Self-deploying counter for multimode transformable monuments
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsTravis J. Vaninetti, Justin C. Christenson, Jefferey M. McKee
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Abstract
A self-deploying counter for an aircraft monument is disclosed. In embodiments, the monument is installable adjacent to a cabin space within an aircraft passenger cabin (e.g., on either side of an exit door) and the self-deploying counter includes a partition door capable of being pivoted between a default closed position and an open position extending into the cabin space. The self-deploying counter has a horizontal top surface and an undersurface. When the partition door is deployed, the counter pivots in concert with the door's deployment, the fully deployed position corresponding to the open position of the partition door.
Claims16
A self-deploying counter assembly for an aircraft monument, comprising:
- a partition door pivotably and hingedly couplable to a monument by at least one pivoting linkage and at least one continuous hinge, the monument installable in an aircraft cabin, the partition door pivotably deployable by a user between a closed position and an open position within the aircraft cabin;
- at least one tracking member attached to the partition door, each tracking member configured to translate along a monument rail set into the monument as the partition door deploys;
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- a counter slidably coupled to the partition door and to the monument, the counter having a substantially horizontal top surface and an undersurface opposite the top surface, the counter configured to pivot with the deployment of the partition door between a stowed position and a deployed position corresponding to the open position of the partition door.
A multimode transformable monument, comprising:
- an upper portion adjacent to the ceiling, a lower portion adjacent to the floor, and a middle portion between the upper and lower portions, the monument installable in an aircraft cabin;
- one or more of the middle portion and the lower portion comprising a partition door pivotably and hingedly coupled to the monument by at least one pivoting linkage and at least one continuous hinge, the partition door deployable by a user between a closed position and an open position within the cabin space;
- at least one tracking member attached to the partition door, each tracking member configured to translate along a monument rail set into the monument as the partition door deploys;
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- a counter slidably coupled to the partition door and to the monument, the counter having a substantially horizontal top surface and an undersurface opposite the top surface, the counter configured to pivot with the deployment of the partition door between a stowed position and a deployed position corresponding to the open position of the partition door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.