Filament wound crew rest enclosure structure
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRalph D Druckman, Karen L Hills, Susan L Robinson
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Abstract
A mobile platform personnel berth unit and a method for creating the mobile platform personnel berth unit are provided. A male mandrel is created defining an inner mold line surface of the berth unit. The male mandrel is overlayed with one or more layers of filament strips. The filament layers are thermally cured to create an integrated structural member. The male mandrel is then removed from the structural member. The structural member is profile shaped to create a semi-finished berth unit having a top, a bottom and a pair of integral side panels. Additional entrance and back panels as well as access panels and connecting hardware are then added to complete the berth unit.
Claims18
A mobile berth unit for an aircraft and adapted to accommodate an individual, comprising:
- a body attached to an internal wall portion of the aircraft and having integrally joined perimeter walls defining a substantially hollow interior space;
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- a wall thickness operably formed from at least one layer of a continuously wound filament;
- an end wall attached to the body at one end thereof;
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- wherein a material of the body contains a substantially graphite material.
A berth unit for an aircraft and adapted to accommodate an individual, the berth unit comprising:
- a body portion attached to an internal wall portion of the aircraft having integrally formed perimeter walls including top, bottom, and a pair of side walls forming a generally continuous, seamless portion, sufficient in size to enable an individual to enter an interior area thereof;
- said body portion having a wall portion formed by at least one layer of a continuously wound filament extending in a plurality of unbroken turns around a full circumference of said body portion;
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- an end wall attached to one end of said body portion.
A berth unit for an aircraft adapted to accommodate an individual and adapted for placement in an overhead area within the aircraft, the berth unit comprising:
- a body portion attached to a structural portion of the aircraft and having integrally formed perimeter walls including top, bottom and side walls forming a generally continuous, seamless portion;
- said body portion having a wall portion formed by at least one layer of a continuously wound filament;
- an end wall attached to one end of said body portion;
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- at least one connecting fitting integrally coupled to said body portion during manufacture of said body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.