Passenger compartment
View Patent ↗The field relates to a compartment of an aircraft. The compartment is delimited by a section of the outer wall of the cabin, as well as by two identical foldable partition segments that delimit the compartment from adjacent compartments. So that a compartment passenger's compliance with the requirement to fasten the seat belt may nonetheless be verified during the flight, the partition segments are arranged such that between them access openings to the compartment are created.
1. A compartment for installation in a cabin space of a commercial aircraft, comprising:
a first angled partition segment with an angled form;
a second angled partition segment with an angled form; and
an outer wall section of the cabin space of the commercial aircraft, wherein the first partition segment and the second partition segment have the same shape and are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the cabin space, at a distance from each other, defining a space for an opening for an access door to the compartment,
wherein both the first partition segment and the second partition segment comprises several straight partition sections that are arranged at such an angle in relation to each other such that a first niche section is formed in the respective first and second partition segments, the first niche section of the compartment being formed by the sections of the second partition segment,
wherein the first partition segment and the second partition segment comprise:
a first partition section that extends spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the outer wall section of the cabin space; wherein the first partition section of the second partition segment forming a first side partition of the first niche section of the compartment;
a second partition section; wherein the second partition section of the second partition segment forming a rear partition of the first niche section of the compartment, and the second partition section of the first partition segment forming a rear partition of the first niche section of a first adjacent compartment forward of the compartment; and
a third partition section having an angled portion; wherein the third partition section of the second partition segment forming a second side partition of the first niche section, the second side partition arranged opposite the first side partition of the first niche section of the compartment and the third partition section closing the compartment off to the outer wall section of the cabin space; and
wherein the first partition section is pivotably connected to the second partition section and the second partition section is pivotably connected to the third partition section.
2. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein the first niche section of the compartment accommodates a seat and couch combination.
3. The compartment of claim 2 , wherein the geometry of the compartment is such that the seat and couch combination is capable of forming a substantially horizontal bed.
4. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein the first side partition and the second side partition, when viewed in horizontal projection, are observed to be angled divergent from each other, starting from the rear partition of the first niche section.
5. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein the third partition section of the first partition segment together with the outer wall section of the cabin space forms in the compartment a second niche section, opposite of the first niche section formed by the second partition segment.
6. The compartment of claim 5 , wherein the first partition segment forms a front partition of the compartment, separating the compartment from a first adjacent compartment, and the second partition segment forms a rear partition of the compartment, separating the compartment from a second adjacent compartment.
7. The compartment of claim 2 , wherein a floor of the cabin space of the commercial aircraft comprises seat rails and the seat and couch combination and the first and second partition segments are fixed by the seat rails to the floor of the cabin space.
8. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein at least the first partition section is of at least 180 cm in height.
9. The compartment of claim 6 , wherein the first partition section is at least 180 cm in height.
10. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein a median or a bisecting line of the first side partition and of the second side partition is arranged at an angle in a range of 15°-23° in relation to the outer wall section of the cabin.
11. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein the first partition segment and the second partition segment are made from a laminated material.
12. A compartment arrangement, comprising at least two compartments according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two compartments define at least a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are nested, such that the first niche section formed in the first compartment is arranged adjacent to a second niche section formed in the second compartment, the second niche section of the second compartment being in addition to the first niche section formed in the second compartment.
13. A passenger compartment for a cabin of a passenger aircraft comprising:
an aisle extending along a length of the passenger aircraft, the aisle having a longitudinal direction along the axis of the length of the passenger aircraft;
a plurality of passenger seats, each of the plurality of passenger seats having an interior facing side, a back side and an exterior facing side, the interior facing side and the exterior facing side being disposed at a first angle to the longitudinal direction of the aisle greater than zero, and the back side being disposed at a second angle greater than ninety degrees;
a plurality of angled partitions, each one of the plurality of angled partitions being deployable in the cabin of the passenger aircraft and being comprised of:
a first partition section arrangeable on the interior facing side of one of the plurality of passenger seats, when the plurality of angled partitions are deployed in the cabin of the passenger aircraft, such that the interior facing side of a first one of the plurality of passenger seats is partitioned from the aisle by the first partition section of a first one of the plurality of angled partitions, and the interior facing side of a second one of the plurality of passenger seats is partitioned from the aisle by a second one of the plurality of passenger seats; and
a second partition section having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second partition being attached to the first partition section and the second end, opposite from the first end, being attached to a third partition section, the second partition section having a connecting portion extending between the first end of the second partition and the second end of the second partition, the connecting portion of the second partition being disposed at a third angle to the first partition section and at a fourth angle to the third partition section, such that a first niche is formed around the interior facing side, the back and the exterior facing side of each one of the plurality of passenger seats,
wherein the first one of the plurality of angled partitions is disposed at a distance along the longitudinal direction of the aisle from the second one of the plurality of angled partitions, and the first one of the plurality of angled partitions and the second one of the plurality of angled partitions define a passenger compartment around the first one of the plurality of passenger seats, wherein the first partition section is pivotably connected to the second partition section and the second partition section is pivotably connected to the third partition section.
14. The passenger compartment of claim 13 , wherein the first partition section includes a door.
15. The passenger compartment of claim 14 , wherein the door of the first partition section includes accordion folds, such that the door is storable.
16. The passenger compartment of claim 13 , wherein the first partition section pivotably folds for storage behind the back side of one of the plurality of passenger seats.
17. The compartment of claim 13 , wherein the third partition section is attached to a fourth partition section and forms a fifth angle with the fourth partition section, such that the second of the plurality of angled partitions defines a second niche in the passenger compartment opposite of the first niche defined around the first one of the plurality of passenger seats.
18. The compartment of claim 14 , wherein the second niche includes an additional passenger seat in addition to the plurality of passenger seats, and the additional passenger seat facing in a direction opposite of the first one of the plurality of passenger seats, such that the first one of the plurality of passenger seats is capable of pivotably extending to fill a gap between the first one of the plurality of passenger seats and the additional passenger scat, such that a sleeping berth is defined by the first one of the plurality of passenger seats and the additional passenger seat.