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AssigneesAirbus Deutschland GmbH, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
InventorsJade Gaeta Angerami, Andreas Baatz, Stefan Hiesener, Harald Merensky
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Passengers are transported in a cabin of a passenger aircraft in an upright position. For this purpose the aircraft cabin is equipped with passenger stands. Each stand has a passenger backing and a safety belt, preferably a three-point safety belt. The stands are positioned in a standing room area of the cabin which has a sufficient vertical clearance between floor and ceiling for accommodating passengers in the upright position. The passenger backing has preferably a shell-shape forming a back support as a lean-against portion and at least one side portion for privacy. The shell or flat backing wall may itself be connected either directly or through a post for an angular adjustment relative to the forward flight direction.
An aircraft passenger cabin structure comprising a standing room area (5) having a standing clearance for accommodating passengers in an upright standing position, at least one passenger stand (3) secured to said cabin structure in said standing room area, said passenger stand (3) comprising a passenger backing (6, 6′, 11) for taking up accelerations to which a passenger in said passenger stand can be exposed, and a safety device (14) secured to said passenger stand (3) for holding a passenger in said passenger stand in an upright position.
A stand for transporting a passenger in an upright standing position in an aircraft cabin, said stand (3) comprising a passenger backing (6, 6′, 11) for taking up accelerations to which a passenger in said stand could be exposed, at least one post secured to said passenger backing for mounting said stand in said aircraft cabin in an upright position, and a safety device (14) secured to said stand for holding a passenger upright in said stand.
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