Galley compartment for a galley system of an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorThomas Joseph Moran
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Abstract
A galley system includes a galley compartment defining a cavity. The galley compartment has a door that allows access to the cavity and at least a first opening and a second opening. A galley cart is positionable in the cavity of the galley compartment that has a first opening and a second opening. An air supply duct is configured to be coupled in flow communication with the first opening of the galley cart and the first opening of the galley compartment. A space is defined about the galley cart when the galley cart is positioned in the cavity. The space provides flow communication between the second opening of the galley cart and the second opening of the galley compartment.
Claims30
A galley system comprising:
- a galley compartment defining a cavity, the galley compartment comprising a door that allows access to the cavity and at least a first opening and a second opening;
- a galley cart positionable in the cavity of the galley compartment, the galley cart having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the galley cart being positioned proximate to the first opening of the galley compartment for air-through-cart cooling of the galley cart, and the second opening of the galley cart being positioned remote from the second opening of the galley compartment for air-over-cart cooling of the galley cart;
- an air supply duct configured to be coupled in flow communication with the first opening of the galley cart and the first opening of the galley compartment;
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- a space defined about the galley cart when the galley cart is positioned in the cavity, the space providing flow communication between the second opening of the galley cart and the second opening of the galley compartment such that air flows from the second opening of the galley cart substantially throughout the space outside of the galley cart and then flows to the second opening of the galley compartment through the space.
A galley monument for use with a galley cart having a first opening and a second opening, the galley monument comprising:
- a galley compartment having a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a front wall, the front wall having a doorway defined therethrough, the doorway configured to allow the galley cart to be positioned in the galley compartment;
- a door coupled to the front wall to close the doorway, wherein the back wall, the top wall, the bottom wall and the door define a cavity configured to receive the galley cart;
- an air supply duct configured to be coupled in flow communication with the first opening of the galley cart;
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- an air return duct configured to be coupled in flow communication with the second opening of the galley cart;
- wherein at least one of the air supply duct or the air return duct is defined in one of the top wall or the bottom wall and not in the back wall of the galley compartment, and
- wherein one of the air supply duct or the air return duct is located proximate to at least one of the first and second openings of the galley cart and the other of the air supply duct or the air return duct is located remote from the first and second openings of the galley cart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.