Module For An Aircraft Cabin With A Seat Fastened To A Door
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorChristian Seibt
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Abstract
A module for an aircraft cabin and an aircraft with a passenger cabin and such a module where the module includes a door to open the module, and a seat that is fastened to the door. The seat can be a vehicle attendant seat, and the module can be a lavatory. The rear side of the module can nestle against the pressure bulkhead in the tail of the aircraft. The module can include another module directly adjacent to its side, e.g., a galley module.
Claims13
A module for an aircraft cabin, the module comprising:
- a door to open the module;
- and
- a seat fastened to the door;
- wherein a seat surface of the seat is configured to swivel from an essentially perpendicular stowage position into an essentially horizontal operating position, and
- wherein the module comprises a locking mechanism allowing the seat to swivel from the essentially perpendicular stowage position into the essentially horizontal operating position only if the door is locked.
The module of claim 5, wherein the door comprises at least one of an actuating element, a locking element, and a damper.
An aircraft with a passenger cabin, comprising a first module for an aircraft cabin, the first module comprising:
- a door to open the module;
- and
- a seat fastened to the door;
- wherein a seat surface of the seat is configured to swivel from an essentially perpendicular stowage position into an essentially horizontal operating position, and
- wherein the module comprises a locking mechanism allowing the seat to swivel from the essentially perpendicular stowage position into the essentially horizontal operating position only if the door is locked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.