Passenger air shield
AssigneePexco Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Harcup, Jesse Peck, James Mehlos, Aldo Barletta, Chevy Ho, Edson Alexandrino, Elle Stapleton, Zach Snyder, Mark Hacker
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for interfacing with an airplane interior air system to form an air curtain. An air directing device can include a housing with one or more inlets and one or more outlets. An engagement component can engage the air directing device with a PSU of an aircraft. The air directing device can receive air from the PSU and the air system through the inlet, and direct the air to the outlets. The outlets can include nozzles that output the air curtain.
Claims14
An air directing device for interfacing with an airplane interior air system, the air directing device comprising:
- a housing defining an interior volume comprising an air reservoir, the housing having an upper surface including a first upper aperture, a lower surface including a first lower aperture, and sidewalls extending between the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the first upper aperture is proportioned to receive a portion of an aircraft overhead system comprising at least a passenger service unit (PSU) having gaspers that direct air to the air reservoir through the first upper aperture, and the air reservoir is fluidly coupled to the first upper aperture and the first lower aperture, the first lower aperture having an interior edge that includes a curved edge, and an exterior edge that includes a sloped portion that forms a protrusion extending away from the lower surface, wherein the exterior edge forms a blade nozzle having a fixed position, and wherein the air reservoir is configured to, upon receiving air by the air reservoir through the first upper aperture, direct the air to the blade nozzle through the first lower aperture to output a first air curtain between passengers seated below the PSU;
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- a vent mechanical interface projecting upward from the upper surface and configured to engage the upper surface with the PSU such that the first upper aperture receives a portion of the PSU.
An air directing device for interfacing with an airplane interior air system, the air directing device comprising:
- a housing defining an interior volume comprising an air reservoir, the housing having an upper surface including a first upper aperture, a lower surface including a plurality of lower apertures, and sidewalls extending between the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the first upper aperture is proportioned to receive a portion of an aircraft overhead system comprising at least a passenger service unit (PSU) having gaspers that direct air to the air reservoir through the first upper aperture, and the air reservoir is fluidly coupled to the first upper aperture and the plurality of lower apertures, each of the plurality of lower apertures having an interior edge that includes a curved edge and an exterior edge that includes a sloped portion that forms a protrusion extending away from the lower surface, wherein each of the exterior edges forms a blade nozzle having a fixed position, and wherein the air reservoir is configured to, upon receiving air by the air reservoir through the first upper aperture, direct the air to the blade nozzle through the respective lower aperture to output a respective air curtain between passengers seated below the PSU;
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- a vent mechanical interface projecting upward from the upper surface and configured to engage the upper surface with the PSU such that the first upper aperture receives a portion of the PSU.
An air directing device for interfacing with an airplane interior air system, the air directing device comprising:
- a housing defining an interior volume comprising an air reservoir, the housing having an upper surface including a first upper aperture, a lower surface including a first lower aperture and a second lower aperture, and sidewalls extending between the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the first upper aperture is proportioned to receive at least two gaspers of a passenger service unit (PSU) of an aircraft overhead system that direct air to the air reservoir through the first upper aperture, and the air reservoir is fluidly coupled to the first upper aperture and the first lower aperture, wherein the first and second lower apertures each have an interior edge that includes a curved edge, and an exterior edge that includes a sloped portion that forms a protrusion extending away from the lower surface, wherein the exterior edge of the first lower aperture forms a first blade nozzle having a fixed position and the exterior edge of the second lower aperture forms a second blade nozzle having a fixed position relative to the first blade nozzle, and wherein the air reservoir is configured to direct air to the first and second blade nozzles through the first and second lower apertures to output first and second air curtains between passengers seated below the PSU;
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- a vent mechanical interface projecting upward from the upper surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.