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US 2019/0337603 A1Published application
Enclosure for storing electronic components in overhead space of an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDaniel Fan
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Abstract
An aircraft includes an enclosure positioned in a crown of the aircraft and extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The crown is above a passenger cabin of the aircraft. The aircraft includes an equipment rack coupled to a first side of the enclosure. The equipment rack is configured to hold at least one electronic component. The aircraft further includes an entryway on a second side of the enclosure that is opposite to the first side. The entryway provides access to the enclosure from the passenger cabin.
Claims20
An aircraft comprising:
- an enclosure positioned in a crown of the aircraft and extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, the crown being above a passenger cabin of the aircraft;
- an equipment rack coupled to a first side of the enclosure, the equipment rack configured to hold at least one electronic component;
- and
- an entryway on a second side of the enclosure that is opposite to the first side, the entryway providing access to the enclosure from the passenger cabin.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- accessing an enclosure positioned in a crown of an aircraft and extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, the crown being above a passenger cabin of the aircraft, the enclosure having an equipment rack coupled to a first side of the enclosure, the equipment rack storing an electronic component, the enclosure further having an entryway on a second side of the enclosure that is opposite to the first side, the entryway providing access to the enclosure from the passenger cabin;
- and
- removing the electronic component from the equipment rack.
A method comprising:
- accessing an enclosure positioned in a crown of an aircraft and extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, the crown being above a passenger cabin of the aircraft, the enclosure having an equipment rack coupled to a first side of the enclosure, the enclosure further having an entryway on a second side of the enclosure that is opposite to the first side, the entryway providing access to the enclosure from the passenger cabin;
- and
- installing an electronic component within the equipment rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.