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US 11,447,250 B2Granted
Optimized configuration for lower lobe passenger rest cabins
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsNicolas Behr, Trevor Skelly
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Abstract
A modular lower lobe passenger rest cabin includes passenger rest compartments oriented longitudinally along the roll axis and laterally along the pitch axis. Partial passenger rest compartments are defined by the modular lower lobe passenger rest cabin such that when two modular lower lobe passenger rest cabins are installed in a cargo deck of an aircraft, the partial passenger rest compartments define a single passenger rest compartment or aisle from space that would otherwise be insufficient for the purpose.
Claims20
A modular lower lobe passenger rest cabin comprising:
- one or more exterior cameras;
- at least one longitudinally oriented passenger rest compartment configured to accommodate a passenger of an aircraft in a substantially prone position, each of the at least one longitudinally oriented passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window;
- at least one partial passenger rest compartment, each of the at least one partial passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window, and each of the at least one partial passenger rest compartments defining a portion of a longitudinal passenger rest compartment;
- and
- at least one angled passenger rest compartment configured to accommodate a passenger of an aircraft in a substantially prone position, each of the at least one angled passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window,
- wherein:
- the at least one partial passenger rest compartment is disposed to align with a partial passenger rest compartment of a second modular lower lobe passenger rest cabin such that a first portion of a longitudinal passenger rest compartment of one partial passenger rest compartment and a second portion of a longitudinal passenger rest compartment of a partial passenger rest compartment of the second modular lower lobe passenger rest cabin to form a complete longitudinal passenger rest compartment;
- and
- the modular lower lobe passenger rest cabin is configured for disposition within a cargo handling system of an aircraft.
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A system of passenger rest cabins comprising:
- one or more exterior cameras;
- at least one entry lower lobe passenger rest cabin comprising:
- at least one passenger rest compartment configured to accommodate a passenger of an aircraft in a substantially prone position, each of the at least one passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window;
- and
- a first partial passenger rest compartment defining a first portion of a longitudinal passenger rest compartment;
- and
- at least one connected lower lobe passenger rest cabin comprising:
- at least one passenger rest compartment configured to accommodate a passenger of an aircraft in a substantially prone position, each of the at least one passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window;
- and
- a second partial passenger rest compartment, the second partial passenger rest compartment comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window, and defining a second portion the longitudinal passenger rest compartment,
- wherein the first partial passenger rest compartment and the second partial passenger rest compartment are disposed to align such that the first portion of the longitudinal passenger rest compartment and the second portion of the longitudinal passenger rest compartment form a complete longitudinal passenger rest compartment when the system of passenger rest cabins is installed in a cargo handling system an aircraft.
8 more elements
An aircraft comprising:
- one or more exterior cameras;
- at least one entry lower lobe passenger rest cabin comprising:
- at least one passenger rest compartment configured to accommodate a passenger of an aircraft in a substantially prone position, each of the at least one passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window;
- and
- a first partial passenger rest compartment defining a first portion of a longitudinal passenger rest compartment;
- and
- at least one connected lower lobe passenger rest cabin comprising:
- at least one passenger rest compartment configured to accommodate a passenger of an aircraft in a substantially prone position, each of the at least one passenger rest compartments comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window;
- and
- a second partial passenger rest compartment, the second partial passenger rest compartment comprising a display surface in data communication with the one or more exterior cameras to provide a virtual window, and defining a second portion the longitudinal passenger rest compartment,
- wherein:
- the first partial passenger rest compartment and the second partial passenger rest compartment are disposed to align such that the first portion of the longitudinal passenger rest compartment and the second portion of the longitudinal passenger rest compartment form a complete longitudinal passenger rest compartment when the system of passenger rest cabins is installed in a cargo handling system the aircraft;
- and
- the at least one entry lower lobe passenger rest cabin is aligned to a main passenger cabin vestibule configured to provide access to a staircase in the at least one entry lower lobe passenger rest cabin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.