Apparatus and method for airflow modification in vehicles
OwnerBoney Mathew, Aaron Bitz-Richards +4inventors
InventorsBoney Mathew, Aaron Bitz-Richards, Fernando Coronel, Chris Howard, Jon Page, John Ponce
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Abstract
Provided is a passenger service unit for an aircraft. The passenger service unit includes a panel body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least two air passages extending through the panel body, at least one light controllable by a passenger, and at least two air vents extending from the first surface of the panel body at respective fixed angles, each of the at least two air vents configured to receive air from a respective one of the at least two air passages.
Claims21
A passenger service unit (PSU) panel comprising:
- a panel body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least two vent areas extending through the panel body;
- and
- at least two nozzles laterally spaced from one another and configured to receive air from an air source, each of the at least two nozzles being received in one of the at least two vent areas, and each of the at least two nozzles being rotatable about a longitudinal axis extending through the respective nozzle for sideways rotation.
A passenger service unit (PSU) panel comprising:
- a panel body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least two air passages extending through the panel body;
- at least one light controllable by a passenger;
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- at least two air vents extending from the first surface of the panel body at respective fixed angles, each of the at least two air vents configured to receive air from a respective one of the at least two air passages.
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