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US 2025/0171150 A1Published application
Passenger Service Unit Passenger Assist Apparatus
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorNicholas Lewis
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Abstract
An aircraft passenger cabin passenger service assembly is disclosed comprising a passenger service assembly panel having a deployable handle from a stowed configuration that is configured to facilitate and increase passenger maneuverability and stability into and out from passenger seats.
Claims24
An aircraft passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly comprising:
- at least one passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel in the passenger service unit trough cover assembly of an aircraft passenger cabin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly located outboard of an overhead storage bin outboard end of an overhead storage bin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly further located inboard of an aircraft passenger cabin outboard wall, said at least one passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel comprising a passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface facing into the aircraft passenger cabin, said at least one passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface comprising a panel recessed area, said panel recessed area at least partially bounded by a panel recessed area floor and a panel recessed area wall, said panel recessed area dimensioned to house a passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle in a passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle stowed configuration;
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- wherein said passenger service unit trough cover assembly is configured to separate a passenger service unit trough from an aircraft passenger cabin.
An aircraft passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel comprising:
- a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface comprising a panel recessed area, said recessed area configured to house a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle in a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle stowed configuration, said panel recessed area at least partially bounded by a panel recessed area floor and a panel recessed area wall;
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- wherein said aircraft passenger cabin passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel is located within a passenger service unit trough cover assembly of an aircraft passenger cabin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly located outboard of an overhead storage bin outboard end of an overhead storage bin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly further located inboard of an aircraft passenger cabin outboard wall.
A method for modifying a passenger service unit trough cover assembly in an aircraft passenger cabin, the method comprising:
- positioning at least one passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel in the passenger service unit trough cover assembly of an aircraft passenger cabin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly located outboard of an overhead storage bin outboard end of an overhead storage bin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly further located inboard of an aircraft passenger cabin outboard wall, said at least one passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel comprising a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface facing into the aircraft passenger cabin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface comprising a recessed area, said the panel recessed area at least partially bounded by a panel recessed area floor and a panel recessed area wall, said recessed area dimensioned to house a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle in a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle stowed configuration.
A method for assisting/stabilizing passenger ingress into and egress from an aircraft passenger seat assembly, the method comprising:
- deploying a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle from a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle deployed from a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle stowed configuration to a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle deployed configuration, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel located in an aircraft passenger cabin at a location outboard of an overhead storage bin outboard end of an overhead storage bin, and further at a location inboard of an aircraft passenger cabin outboard wall, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel comprising a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface facing into the aircraft passenger cabin, said passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel exterior surface comprising a recessed area, said the panel recessed area at least partially bounded by a panel recessed area floor and a panel recessed area wall, said recessed area dimensioned to house the passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle in a passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle stowed configuration:
- engaging the passenger service unit trough cover assembly panel handle with a weight load of a passenger during at least one of a passenger ingress into a passenger seat assembly passenger and passenger egress from the passenger seat assembly;
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- stabilizing a passenger during at least one of the passenger ingress into a passenger seat assembly passenger and the passenger egress from the passenger seat assembly.
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