Passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel

A cabin arrangement for installation on board a vehicle, comprising:

• a passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel on board a vehicle, comprising:
• a rail track configured to be mounted along the passenger supply channel,
• a supply panel mounted on the rail track and which is connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying at least one passenger with at least one of conditioned air, medical outlet and oxygen, the supply panel comprising at least one crossover area, wherein the supply panel further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the supply panel are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the supply panel comprising at least one of at least one air nozzle, at least one medical outlet and at least one oxygen output module, and wherein the input/output area of the supply panel and the crossover area of the supply panel are disjunctively arranged from each other, and
• a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and which is separate from the supply panel, the passenger supply unit being connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying the at least one passenger with at least one of light, visual information and sound information, the passenger supply unit comprising at least one overlapping area, wherein the passenger supply unit further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the passenger supply unit are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the passenger supply unit comprising at least one of at least one lamp, at least one display element, at least one monitor, at least one loud speaker and at least one touch panel, wherein the input/output area of the passenger supply unit and the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit are disjunctively arranged from each other,
• wherein the passenger supply unit and the supply panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the passenger supply unit and of the supply panel, the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the supply panel, and
• a passenger supply channel mountable in the vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and which comprises a lining panel defining a channel opening of the passenger supply channel,
• wherein the supply panel, the passenger supply unit and the lining panel are configured such that in a mounted state an extension of the channel opening along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is smaller than both an extension of the supply panel and an extension of the passenger supply unit along the same direction.

A method for installing a passenger supply system in a passenger supply channel on board a vehicle, comprising the steps:

• mounting a rail track along the passenger supply channel,
• mounting a supply panel on the rail track,
• connecting the supply panel to the passenger supply channel for supplying at least one passenger with at least one of conditioned air, medical outlet and oxygen,
• connecting a passenger supply unit to the passenger supply channel for supplying the at least one passenger with at least one of light, visual information and sound information,
• mounting the passenger supply unit on the rail track such that in the mounted state of the passenger supply unit and of the supply panel an overlapping area of the passenger supply unit at least partially overlaps with a crossover area of the supply panel,
• mounting on the supply panel, in an input/output area of the supply panel, at least one input/output panel component comprising at least one of at least one air nozzle, at least one medical outlet and at least one oxygen output module, such that the input/output area of the supply panel and the crossover area of the supply panel are disjunctively arranged from each other, and
• mounting on the passenger supply unit, in an input/output area of the passenger supply unit, at least one input/output passenger supply unit component comprising at least one of at least one lamp, at least one display element, at least one monitor, at least one loud speaker and at least one touch panel, such that the input/output area of the passenger supply unit and the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit are disjunctively arranged from each other.

A method for installing a cabin arrangement on board a vehicle, wherein the cabin arrangement comprises:

• a passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel on board a vehicle, comprising:
• a rail track configured to be mounted along the passenger supply channel,
• a supply panel mounted on the rail track and which is connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying at least one passenger with at least one of conditioned air, medical outlet and oxygen, the supply panel comprising at least one crossover area, wherein the supply panel further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the supply panel are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the supply panel comprising at least one of at least one air nozzle, at least one medical outlet and at least one oxygen output module, and wherein the input/output area of the supply panel and the crossover area of the supply panel are disjunctively arranged from each other, and
• a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and which is separate from the supply panel, the passenger supply unit being connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying the at least one passenger with at least one of light, visual information and sound information, the passenger supply unit comprising at least one overlapping area, wherein the passenger supply unit further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the passenger supply unit are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the passenger supply unit comprising at least one of at least one lamp, at least one display element, at least one monitor, at least one loud speaker and at least one touch panel, wherein the input/output area of the passenger supply unit and the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit are disjunctively arranged from each other,
• wherein the passenger supply unit and the supply panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the passenger supply unit and of the supply panel, the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the supply panel, and
• a passenger supply channel comprising a lining panel,
• the method comprising the steps:
• providing the passenger supply system,
• mounting the passenger supply channel in the vehicle along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle such that the lining panel of the passenger supply channel defines a channel opening of the passenger supply channel, and
• mounting the supply panel, the passenger supply unit and the lining panel such that the extension of the channel opening along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is smaller than both an extension of the supply panel and an extension of the passenger supply unit along the same direction.