Compartment for accommodating at least one flight crewmember
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsFelix Helfrich, Thomas Sütthoff
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a compartment for accommodating at least one flight crewmember, comprising a first module and a stowage area, wherein the first module comprises a first rest facility, wherein the first rest facility is arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, as well as substantially parallel to the traverse axis of the aircraft, and wherein the stowage area is substantially arranged under the first rest facility.
Claims14
A flight crew rest compartment (FCRC) for accommodating at least two flight crewmembers, the compartment forming a substantially closed area and comprising:
- a first FCRC module configured as a base module in an aircraft cabin, wherein the first FCRC module comprises
- a first cot arranged substantially centrally relative to the height of the compartment;
- and
- a stowage area;
- a second FCRC module comprising a second cot configured to be arranged in a ceiling area of an aircraft cabin at a different height relative to the first cot,
- wherein the second cot is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first cot;
- wherein the stowage area is arranged substantially under the first cot;
- wherein a connection between the first FCRC module and the second FCRC module is arranged as a non-permanent connection, wherein the second FCRC module can be selectively uninstalled;
- wherein, in a first configuration, the second FCRC module is uninstalled and the first FCRC module is sealed by a screen panel or a wall;
- and
- wherein, in a second configuration, the second FCRC module is connected to the first FCRC module at said different height and the screen panel or wall is removed.
An aircraft comprising a flight crew rest compartment (FCRC) for accommodating at least two flight crewmembers, the compartment forming a substantially closed area and comprising:
- a first FCRC module configured as a base module in an aircraft cabin, wherein the first module comprises
- a first cot, wherein the first cot is arranged substantially centrally relative to the height of the compartment;
- and
- a stowage area;
- a second FCRC module comprising a second cot configured to be arranged in a ceiling area of an aircraft cabin at a different height relative to the first cot,
- wherein the second cot is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first cot;
- wherein the stowage area is arranged substantially under the first cot;
- wherein a connection between the first FCRC module and the second FCRC module is arranged as a non-permanent connection, wherein the second FCRC module can be selectively uninstalled;
- wherein, in a first configuration, the second FCRC module is uninstalled and the first FCRC module is sealed by a screen panel or a wall;
- wherein, in a second configuration, the second FCRC module is connected to the first FCRC module at said different height and the screen panel or wall is removed;
- and
- wherein the first module is arranged in such a way as to substantially directly adjoin a cockpit of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.