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US 11,590,442 B2Granted
Systems and methods for providing filtered air to an enclosure for a passenger of a vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorCulver T. Misawa
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Abstract
Within examples, a system to provide filtered air to an enclosure for a passenger of a vehicle is described that includes a collapsible canopy hood attachable to a support structure of a vehicle, and a filter unit mounted to the support structure of the vehicle and having an output coupled to the collapsible canopy hood. The filter unit includes an air filtration component to filter air that is then output to the collapsible canopy hood.
Claims20
A system to provide filtered air to an enclosure for a passenger of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a collapsible canopy hood attachable to a support structure of a vehicle, wherein the collapsible canopy hood is configurable into a folded configuration to sit upright and into an unfolded configuration to enclose a head and at least a portion of a chest of a passenger;
- a filter unit mounted to the support structure of the vehicle and having an output coupled to the collapsible canopy hood, the filter unit including an air filtration component to filter air that is then output to the collapsible canopy hood;
- a hose connecting the filter unit to an environmental control system (ECS) of the vehicle to receive the air, wherein the hose includes an electrical power cord to further provide power to the filter unit, and
- wherein the filter unit is triggered to operate via the power received from the electrical power cord of the hose once the collapsible canopy hood is arranged in the unfolded configuration.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an environmental control system (ECS);
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- a system to provide filtered air to an enclosure for a passenger, the system including:
- a collapsible canopy hood attachable to a support structure of a vehicle, wherein the collapsible canopy hood is configurable into a folded configuration to sit upright and into an unfolded configuration to enclose a head and at least a portion of a chest of a passenger;
- a filter unit mounted to the support structure of the vehicle and having an output coupled to the collapsible canopy hood, the filter unit including an air filtration component to filter air received from the ECS that is then output to the collapsible canopy hood;
- a hose connecting the filter unit to the ECS of the vehicle to receive the air, wherein the hose includes an electrical power cord to further provide power to the filter unit, and
- wherein the filter unit is triggered to operate via the power received from the electrical power cord of the hose once the collapsible canopy hood is arranged in the unfolded configuration.
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A method for providing filtered air to an enclosure for a passenger of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- enclosing, via a collapsible canopy hood, a head and at least a portion of a chest of a passenger, wherein the collapsible canopy hood is attachable to a support structure of a vehicle, wherein the collapsible canopy hood is configurable into a folded configuration to sit upright and into an unfolded configuration to enclose the head and at least the portion of the chest of the passenger;
- receiving, at a filter unit mounted to the support structure of the vehicle, air from an environmental control system (ECS) of the vehicle via a hose connecting the filter unit to the ECS of the vehicle to receive the air, wherein the hose includes an electrical power cord to further provide power to the filter unit;
- based on the collapsible canopy hood being arranged in the unfolded configuration, the filter unit being triggered to operate via the power received from the electrical power cord of the hose and filtering, by an air filtration component of the filter unit, the air received from the ECS of the vehicle;
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- outputting filtered air from the filter unit into the collapsible canopy hood.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.