Aircraft Galley Brewing Apparatus
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsLuke E. Kelly, Brian P. Mills, Byron A. Devlin
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Abstract
A brewing apparatus may include a chassis dimensioned to fit within a compartment of an aircraft galley. The chassis may include a front chassis section and one or more guide rails configured to engage one or more tracks in the aircraft galley compartment. The front chassis section may include a brew head assembly with one or more server restraints or one or more brew cup restraints and a brew cup panel assembly. The brew cup panel assembly may include a hinge assembly configured to engage the brew head assembly and a brew cup panel. The brew cup panel may be coupled to the hinge assembly and may be configured to adjust the brew head assembly in a selected direction via actuation of the hinge assembly.
Claims20
A brewing apparatus, comprising:
- a chassis dimensioned to fit within a compartment of an aircraft galley, the chassis comprising:
- a front chassis section;
- a rear chassis section;
- and
- one or more guide rails configured to couple the front chassis section and the rear chassis section, the one or more guide rails configured to engage one or more tracks in the aircraft galley compartment;
- the front chassis section comprising:
- a server base including a cavity configured to receive a server;
- a brew cavity configured to receive a brew cup;
- a brew cup shelf including a recess, the recess configured to receive the brew cup;
- a brew head assembly, the brew head assembly including at least one of one or more server restraints or one or more brew cup restraints;
- and
- a brew cup panel assembly, comprising:
- a hinge assembly configured to engage the brew head assembly;
- and
- a brew cup panel, the brew cup panel configured to cover the brew cavity, the brew cup panel coupled to the hinge assembly, the brew cup panel configured to adjust the brew head assembly in a selected direction via actuation of the hinge assembly.
A brewing apparatus, comprising:
- a chassis dimensioned to fit within a compartment of a vehicle, the chassis comprising:
- a front chassis section;
- a rear chassis section;
- and
- one or more guide rails configured to couple the front chassis section and the rear chassis section, the one or more guide rails configured to engage one or more tracks in the vehicle compartment;
- the front chassis section comprising:
- a server base including a cavity configured to receive a server;
- a brew cavity configured to receive a brew cup;
- a brew cup shelf including a recess, the recess configured to receive the brew cup;
- a brew head assembly, the brew head assembly including at least one of one or more server restraints or one or more brew cup restraints;
- and
- a brew cup panel assembly, comprising:
- a hinge assembly configured to engage the brew head assembly;
- and
- a brew cup panel, the brew cup panel configured to cover the brew cavity, the brew cup panel coupled to the hinge assembly, the brew cup panel configured to adjust the brew head assembly in a selected direction via actuation of the hinge assembly.
A brewing apparatus, comprising:
- a chassis, comprising:
- a front chassis section;
- a rear chassis section;
- and
- one or more guide rails configured to couple the front chassis section and the rear chassis section;
- the front chassis section comprising:
- a server base including a cavity configured to receive a server;
- a brew cavity configured to receive a brew cup;
- a brew cup shelf including a recess, the recess configured to receive the brew cup;
- a brew head assembly, the brew head assembly including at least one of one or more server restraints or one or more brew cup restraints;
- and
- a brew cup panel assembly, comprising:
- a hinge assembly configured to engage the brew head assembly;
- and
- a brew cup panel, the brew cup panel configured to cover the brew cavity, the brew cup panel coupled to the hinge assembly, the brew cup panel configured to adjust the brew head assembly in a selected direction via actuation of the hinge assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.