Aircraft interior lavatory
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsDonald F. Cook, Liberty Harrington, Philipp Steiner, Robert K. Brauer, Trevor Skelly
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Abstract
A lavatory for an aircraft cabin includes a wall having a forward wall portion disposed immediately aft of and substantially conforming to an exterior aft surface of an aircraft cabin structure, such as a passenger seat, that is substantially not flat in a vertical plane. The forward wall portion includes a forward projection over an aft portion of the adjacent passenger seat. The forward wall portion can define a secondary space in the interior lavatory space, which can provide an amenity stowage space, and can include design elements providing visual space.
Claims17
A lavatory unit for a cabin of an aircraft, comprising:
- an aft wall;
- and
- a forward wall comprising:
- an upper portion;
- a lower portion;
- a middle portion below the upper portion defining an upper recess aftward of at least a portion of the lower portion;
- wherein the upper recess is adapted to receive at least a portion of the exterior aft surface of a seat back of a seat immediately forward of the forward wall;
- wherein the lower portion of the forward wall is adapted to receive at least a portion of a seat support of the seat aftward of at least a portion of the lower portion for mounting the seat support to the aircraft;
- and
- wherein the forward wall is adapted to receive loads.
A lavatory unit for a cabin of an aircraft, comprising:
- an aft wall;
- and
- a forward wall comprising:
- an upper portion;
- a lower portion;
- a middle portion below the upper portion defining an upper recess aftward of at least a portion of the lower portion;
- wherein the upper recess is adapted to receive at least a portion of the exterior aft surface of a seat back of a seat immediately forward of the forward wall;
- wherein the lower portion of the forward wall is adapted to receive at least a portion of a seat support of the seat aftward of at least a portion of the lower portion for mounting the seat support to the aircraft;
- and
- wherein the forward wall is configured to be positioned adjacent a structure within the cabin without a gap and accept loads from the structure.
A lavatory for a cabin of an aircraft, the cabin having an aircraft passenger seat positioned forward of and adjacent to the lavatory, the lavatory comprising:
- an aft wall;
- and
- a forward wall, wherein an interior of the lavatory is disposed between the aft wall and the forward wall, the forward wall comprising:
- an upper portion;
- a middle portion defining an aft-extending upper recess below the upper portion, the middle portion including a flat portion;
- a lower portion below the middle portion;
- wherein the lower portion comprises a downward extending vertical portion, and
- wherein a seat support of the aircraft passenger seat is secured aft of the downward extending vertical portion, the seat support configured to interface with a floor of the cabin and hold a seat bottom of the aircraft passenger seat in an elevated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.