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US 2001/0010225 A1Published application
Emergency flight safety device
AssigneeOptrel AG
InventorLeo Keller
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InventorLeo Keller
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The emergency flight safety device for flight crew members (3) of an aircraft in an emergency situation comprises a full-face mask (1) and a display (31) which is integrated into the full face mask (1), displays flight data and ensures that the crew (3) has access to essential information even in the case when smoke largely blurs the view in the aircraft cabin. The emergency flight safety device further comprises an oxygen and air supply apparatus (14-18) for supplying oxygen and air to the interior of the mask (1). The oxygen and air supply apparatus (14-18) is equipped with means for the purification of polluted cabin air in order to prevent the crew member (3) from being intoxicated by poisonous smoke.
Emergency flight safety device for a person (3) in the cockpit of an aircraft, the device comprising a full-face mask (1) and an integrated display (31) with at least one display area for displaying flight data, characterized in that each display area (35, 37) is at least partially transparent and is configured to be a see-through display, that the display covers a substantial part of the person's field of vision, and that the device further comprises an oxygen and air supply apparatus (14-18) for supplying oxygen and/or air to the interior of the mask (1).
The emergency flight device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the oxygen and air supply apparatus (14-18) comprises means (18) for the purification of smoke-intoxicated cabin air.
The emergency flight safety device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the oxygen and air supply apparatus (14-18) comprises valve means (15) for supplying oxygen and/or air in varying relative amounts.
The emergency flight safety device according to any one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising a power supply (51) for supplying the entire emergency flight safety device with electrical power, independent of a power supply of other electrical equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.