Safety cabin
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorUwe Schneider
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cabin system for an aircraft fuselage, having one or more lining components for interior lining, and optionally one or more cabin equipment components, wherein the lining component can be installed either separately or in combination with a further lining component and/or a cabin equipment component under tension in the aircraft fuselage such that a cabin that is under tension in the circumferential direction and attaches to the aircraft fuselage is defined. In this manner a passenger cabin configured as a closed safety cell is created in a fuselage, which is of particular advantage in an aircraft fuselage made of a fiber composite material because no splinters or the like can penetrate the self-supporting passenger cabin in case of damage to the same.
Claims12
A cabin system for an aircraft fuselage, comprising:
- a plurality of lining components for lining an interior side of the aircraft fuselage and comprising at least a ceiling lining and a lateral lining;
- and
- a plurality of cabin equipment components configured to be fixed in the aircraft;
- wherein the cabin equipment components hold outer edges of the lining components so that the lining components are held under tension between the cabin equipment components in the aircraft fuselage, thereby fixing a cabin defined by the plurality of lining components and the plurality of cabin equipment components to the aircraft fuselage;
- wherein at least the ceiling lining and the lateral lining are under tension in circumferential direction as a result of being fixed between the plurality of cabin equipment components;
- and
- wherein at least one cabin equipment component is configured as an overhead bin arranged above passenger seats, edges of the ceiling lining and the lateral lining being connected to the overhead bin.
A method for producing a cabin in an aircraft fuselage, the method comprising:
- inserting outer edges of a plurality of lining components into or onto a plurality of cabin equipment components, thereby defining a cabin;
- the plurality of lining components comprising at least a ceiling lining and a lateral lining;
- wherein at least the ceiling lining and the lateral lining are under tension in circumferential direction as a result of being fixed between the plurality of cabin equipment components;
- and
- wherein at least one cabin equipment component is configured as an overhead bin arranged above passenger seats, edges of the ceiling lining and the lateral lining being connected to the overhead bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.