Baggage compartment, in particular an enclosed compartment for an aircraft cabin
AssigneeAirbus SAS
InventorThomas-Mathias Bock
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Abstract
An enclosed baggage compartment is arranged in a space configured to accommodate travelers in a vehicle. The compartment includes at least one wall defining the compartment and is visible from the travelers' space within which the compartment is located. The wall includes at least one opening closed off with a transparent material.
Claims20
A baggage compartment enclosed in a space configured to accommodate travelers in a vehicle, the compartment comprising at least one wall defining the compartment, wherein
- the compartment is visible from a space of the travelers within which the compartment is located,
- the wall includes several openings in a form of slits spaced over a length of the wall, and each of the slits are closed off with a transparent material configured to allow a view through the opening,
- a front portion of the wall overlaps a panel of the wall in which the slits are located,
- the transparent material is covered with a liquid crystal layer and a means for applying a difference of electric potential to the liquid crystal layer, and
- the layer is opaque or translucent depending on the difference of potential applied.
A baggage compartment enclosed in a space configured to accommodate travelers in a vehicle, the compartment comprising at least one wall defining the compartment, wherein
- the compartment is visible from a space of the travelers within which the compartment is located,
- the wall includes several openings in a form of slits spaced over a length of the wall, and each of the slits are closed off with a transparent material configured to allow a view through the opening,
- a front portion of the wall overlaps a panel of the wall in which the slits are located,
- the transparent material is covered with a liquid crystal layer and a means for applying a difference of electric potential to the liquid crystal layer,
- the layer is opaque or translucent depending on the difference of potential applied, and
- an inner face of the wall comprises an illumination means for illuminating an inside of the compartment.
A baggage compartment enclosed in a space configured to accommodate travelers in a vehicle, the compartment comprising at least one wall defining the compartment, wherein
- the compartment is visible from a space of the travelers within which the compartment is located,
- the wall includes several openings in a form of slits spaced over a length of the wall, and each of the slits are closed off with a transparent material configured to allow a view through the opening,
- a front portion of the wall overlaps a panel of the wall in which the slits are located, the transparent material is covered with a liquid crystal layer and a means for applying a difference of electric potential to the liquid crystal layer,
- the layer is opaque or translucent depending on the difference of potential applied, and
- an inner face of the wall comprises at least one concave zone, and the openings are arranged in the concave zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.