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US 2017/0283059 A1Published application
Aircraft Monument
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorJefferey McKee
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Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, an aircraft monument is adapted for being mounted against an aft-facing bulkhead of the aircraft. The monument may have an aisle-accessible compartment that includes comestible item dispensers and lower footwell regions to accommodate the passengers seated immediately aft of the monument. The monument may also include an aft-facing wall that is readily removal during a maintenance operation so as to facilitate servicing of a heater or chiller unit disposed inside the monument.
Claims20
An aircraft monument comprising:
- a monument housing defined by an aft-facing wall, a forward-facing wall, and at least one aisle-facing side wall configured to be adjacent to an aisle of an aircraft, wherein the aft-facing wall and the forward-facing wall are substantially parallel to one another;
- a plurality of compartments within the monument housing;
- a thermal unit configured to heat or cool at least a portion of the plurality of compartments;
- and
- at least one monument door operably attached to the monument housing and permitting access via the aisle-facing side partition to a first compartment of the plurality of compartments;
- wherein a second compartment of the plurality of compartments is a footwell formed in the bottom portion of the aft-facing partition, the footwell being adapted to receive feet of a passenger seated in an aft positioned passenger seat facing the aft-facing partition.
3 more elements
A method of retrofitting an aircraft, comprising:
- providing a monument including
- a monument housing defined by an aft-facing wall, a forward-facing wall, and at least one aisle-facing side wall configured to be adjacent to an aisle of an aircraft, wherein the aft-facing wall and the forward-facing wall are substantially parallel to one another,
- a plurality of compartments within the monument housing,
- a thermal unit configured to heat or cool at least a portion of the plurality of compartments, and
- at least one monument door operably attached to the monument housing and permitting access via the aisle-facing side partition to a first compartment of the plurality of compartments,
- wherein a second compartment of the plurality of compartments is a footwell formed in the bottom portion of the aft-facing partition, the footwell being adapted to receive feet of a passenger seated in an aft positioned passenger seat facing the aft-facing partition;
- and
- securing the monument to an aft-facing bulkhead, partition, or wall of the aircraft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.