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US 11,958,610 B2Granted
Reconfigurable aircraft galley monument
AssigneeSafran Cabin Inc.
InventorScott Savian
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Abstract
A system and method for replacing or retrofitting aircraft galley monuments that include standard inserts therein with monuments that include at least some spaces for larger non-standard inserts.
Claims9
A method comprising the steps of:
- providing a galley monument assembly that includes an outer wall and at least first and second standard insert spaces, wherein the first standard insert space is defined between a first vertical divider and a second vertical divider, wherein the second standard insert space is defined between the second vertical divider and a third vertical divider, wherein each of the first and the second standard insert space satisfy size requirements mentioned in ARINC standards, wherein the second vertical divider has a thickness,
- removing a first standard insert from the first standard insert space, wherein the first standard insert space defines a first width,
- removing a second standard insert from the second standard insert space, wherein the second standard insert space defines a second width,
- removing the second vertical divider to define a first non-standard insert space between the first and third vertical dividers, wherein the first non-standard insert space defines a third width, wherein the third width is equal to the first width plus the second width plus the thickness of the second vertical divider,
- inserting a first non-standard insert into the first non-standard insert space,
- wherein the first standard insert is a first standard electrical insert that includes a first standard insert electrical connector that connects to a first monument electrical connector,
- wherein the second standard insert is a second standard electrical insert that includes a second standard insert electrical connector that connects to a second monument electrical connector,
- wherein the first non-standard insert is a first non-standard electrical insert that includes a first non-standard insert electrical connector that connects to one of the first or second monument electrical connectors.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- removing a first galley monument assembly from an aircraft interior, the first galley monument assembly including a first outer wall and at least first and second standard insert spaces, wherein the first standard insert space is defined between a first vertical divider and a second vertical divider, wherein the second standard insert space is defined between the second vertical divider and a third vertical divider, wherein the first standard insert space defines a first width, and wherein the second standard insert space defines a second width, wherein each of the first and the second standard insert space satisfy size requirements mentioned in ARINC standards,
- replacing the first galley monument assembly with a second galley monument assembly that includes a second outer wall and at least a first non-standard insert space, wherein the first outer wall and the second outer wall have the same dimensions, wherein the first non-standard insert space is defined in the second galley monument in the same location as the first and second standard insert spaces in the first galley monument, and
- inserting a first non-standard insert into the first non-standard insert space,
- wherein the first standard insert space includes a first standard insert electrical connector that connects to a first monument electrical connector,
- wherein the second standard insert space includes a second standard insert electrical connector that connects to a second monument electrical connector,
- wherein the first non-standard insert space includes a first non-standard insert electrical connector that connects to one of the first or second monument electrical connectors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.