Galley cart and galley system of an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorThomas Joseph Moran
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Abstract
A galley cart includes walls defining an interior cavity extending between a front and a rear of the galley cart and the interior cavity extending between a top end and a bottom end. A supply port is provided in flow communication with the interior cavity at or near either the top end or the bottom end of the cart. A return port is provided in flow communication with the interior cavity that is adjacent the supply port at or near the top end or the bottom end of the cart. A barrier is positioned between the supply port and the return port within the interior cavity of the cart to define a supply chamber and a return chamber to control airflow through the interior cavity.
Claims24
A galley comprising:
- a rear wall;
- a mid-wall oriented with respect to the rear wall;
- a cart compartment at least partially defined by the rear wall and the mid-wall, the cart compartment being configured to receive at least one galley cart;
- a first duct defined in the rear wall below the mid-wall and in flow communication with the cart compartment;
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- a second duct defined in the rear wall adjacent the first duct and in flow communication with the cart compartment;
- wherein the rear wall below the mid-wall is jogged inward relative to the position of the rear wall above the mid-wall such that the rear wall is non-planar.
A galley comprising:
- a rear wall;
- a mid-wall oriented with respect to the rear wall;
- a cart compartment at least partially defined by the rear wall and the mid-wall, the cart compartment being configured to receive at least one galley cart;
- a first duct defined in the rear wall below the mid-wall and in flow communication with the cart compartment;
- a second duct defined in the rear wall adjacent the first duct and in flow communication with the cart compartment;
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- a galley cart received in the cart compartment, the galley cart comprising walls defining an interior cavity, the interior cavity extending between a top end and a bottom end, a supply port in flow communication with the interior cavity at or near the top end and a return port in flow communication with the interior cavity adjacent the supply port at or near the top end, the galley cart comprising a barrier positioned between the supply port and the return port within the interior cavity of the cart, wherein the supply port is in flow communication with the first duct and the return port is in flow communication with the second duct, the barrier controlling airflow through the interior cavity between the supply and return ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.