Lavatory reconfiguration system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsStephen Lee Scown, Paul Joseph Wilcynski, Jeffrey Nix, Marc Anton Spane
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Abstract
A method and apparatus operating a moveable partition. The moveable partition is configured for use with a first lavatory and a second lavatory. The moveable partition is further configured to separate the first lavatory and the second lavatory into separate spaces within a fixed perimeter for the first lavatory and the second lavatory when the moveable partition is in a first configuration. The moveable partition is further configured to define a single space within the fixed perimeter when the moveable partition is in a second configuration. The moveable partition is connected to a door for the first lavatory in the second configuration.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a moveable partition configured for use with a first lavatory and a second lavatory, wherein the moveable partition is configured to separate the first lavatory and the second lavatory into separate spaces within a fixed perimeter for the first lavatory and the second lavatory when the moveable partition is in a first configuration and wherein the moveable partition is configured to define a single space within the fixed perimeter when the moveable partition is in a second configuration;
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- a hinge system rotatably connecting the moveable partition to a door of the first lavatory about a common axis, wherein the moveable partition is foldable and configured to be folded against the door in the second configuration.
A method for reconfiguring lavatory space in an aircraft, the method comprising:
- moving a moveable partition for a first lavatory and a second lavatory between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first configuration separates the first lavatory and the second lavatory into separate spaces within a fixed perimeter for the first lavatory and the second lavatory, and wherein the second configuration has a single space present within the fixed perimeter and the moveable partition is rotatably connected to a door about a common axis by a hinge system, wherein the moveable partition is foldable and configured to be folded against the door in the second configuration.
A method of operating an aircraft, the method comprising:
- operating the aircraft in which a first lavatory and a second lavatory are located in the aircraft with a moveable partition configured for use with the first lavatory and the second lavatory, wherein the moveable partition is configured to separate the first lavatory and the second lavatory into separate spaces within a fixed perimeter for the first lavatory and the second lavatory when the moveable partition is in a first configuration and wherein the moveable partition is configured to define a single space within the fixed perimeter when the moveable partition is in a second configuration, wherein the moveable partition is rotatably connected to a door about a common axis by a hinge system, wherein the moveable partition is foldable and configured to be folded against the door in the second configuration.
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