Convertible monuments
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorRalf Schliwa
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Abstract
A monument is provided for a cabin of transportation, for example a lavatory monument, a kitchen or galley monument or a storage monument to be fitted in an aircraft, in a helicopter, in a ship or boat, in a train or in a caravan or trailer. A mounting system is also provided with one or several monuments and transportation with a monument installed therein. The monument for the cabin of the transportation includes, but is not limited to a flexible attachment element for attaching the monument to the cabin of the transportation means. The flexible attachment element is designed in such a manner that attachment of the monument can take place in a region of relative positions of the monument relative to the cabin of the transportation.
Claims9
A mounting system for installation in a transportation having a cabin, comprising:
- a monument;
- a supply connection configured to connect the monument to an on-board system of the transportation the supply connection comprising a monument-connection end that is configured to connect to a transportation connection end of the on-board system;
- a lower flexible attachment element configured to attach the monument to the cabin and further configured to connect to a seat rail of the transportation, the flexible attachment element further configured such that attachment of the monument is available in a region of relative positions of the monument relative to the cabin;
- an upper attachment element for attachment to an attachment rail for a hatrack;
- an opening in the monument;
- a plurality of attachment elements configured to attach the monument to a floor of the cabin;
- a load-distributing substructure including a base plate configured to distribute forces that are exerted by the monument on the plurality of attachment elements and the floor;
- and
- a hatrack comprising two exterior enclosures that are telescopically slidable into one another and an OLED arrangement coupled to the hatrack to provide continuous illumination from a first end of the hatrack to a second end of the hatrack,
- wherein the monument-connection end is movable relative to the monument with a movement along the opening of the monument.
A transportation, comprising:
- a cabin;
- and
- a monument for the cabin, the monument comprising:
- a supply connection configured to connect the monument to an on-board system of the transportation the supply connection comprising a monument-connection end that is configured to connect to a transportation connection end of the on-board system;
- a lower flexible attachment element configured to attach the monument to the cabin and further configured to connect to a seat rail of the transportation, the flexible attachment element is further configured such that attachment of the monument is available in a region of relative positions of the monument relative to the cabin;
- an upper attachment element for attachment to an attachment rail for a hatrack;
- an opening in the monument;
- a plurality of attachment elements configured to attach the monument to a floor of the cabin;
- a load-distributing substructure including a base plate configured to distribute forces that are exerted by the monument on the plurality of attachment elements and the floor;
- and
- a hatrack comprising two exterior enclosures that are telescopically slidable into one another and an OLED arrangement providing continuous illumination from a first end of the hatrack to a second end of the hatrack,
- wherein the monument-connection end is movable relative to the monument with a movement along the opening of the monument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.