IP Library Granted Patent US 9,688,406
Granted Patent B2
US 9,688,406 · App. 14/622,029 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Interior component for a vehicle with a modular passenger service unit

Inventors: Uwe Schneider (Hamburg, DE); Patrick Rollfink (Hamburg, DE); Diana Siehndel (Hamburg, DE)
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
B64D11/00B64D11/0015B64D13/06B64D25/00B64D2011/0046B64D2011/0053
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Patent No.
US 9,688,406
App. No.
14/622,029
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interior component for an interior room of an aircraft is provided. The interior component includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and a multitude of functional modules which form a passenger service unit. The second surface is arranged opposite to the first surface and comprises a recess. The multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body.

Claims (35)

1. An interior component for an interior room of an aircraft, comprising:

a body having a first surface and a second surface; and

a multitude of functional modules forming a passenger service unit;

wherein the second surface is arranged opposite the first surface;

wherein the second surface comprises a continuous recess in a longitudinal direction along the entire length of the interior component;

wherein the multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body, and wherein the recess and the functional modules are configured such that the functional modules are pushable along the recess from the first front surface of the body to a second front surface of the body;

wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise an identical extension in the longitudinal direction; and

wherein a length of the body corresponds to an integral multiple of the length of a functional module.

2. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein a second front surface of a rear functional module closes flush with the second front surface of the body.

3. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein a functional module extends in a direction across the longitudinal direction over the entire extension of the recess.

4. The interior component of claim 1 , further comprising a fastening element by means of which each functional module of the multitude of functional modules is reversibly mechanically coupled.

5. The interior component of claim 4 , wherein the fastening element is arranged in the recess.

6. The interior component of claim 4 , wherein the fastening element is a fastening rail that extends in the longitudinal direction of the interior component.

7. The interior component of claim 1 , further comprising a first interface for connecting the interior component to a passenger service channel.

8. The interior component of claim 7 , further comprising a second interface for connecting the multitude of functional modules to the interior component.

9. The interior component of claim 8 , wherein the second interface is coupled to the first interface so that the functional modules can be coupled indirectly to the passenger service channel.

10. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise at least one functional module selected from the group comprising a display element, an illumination element, a ventilation element, an emergency oxygen supply unit, an extendable projection surface, and a projector.

11. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein the interior component is a hatrack.

12. An aircraft with an interior component, comprising:

a passenger compartment with a plurality of seats arranged one after another;

wherein the interior component is arranged in the passenger compartment above the multitude of seats; and

wherein the interior component comprises:

a body having a first surface and a second surface; and

a multitude of functional modules that form a passenger service unit;

wherein the second surface is arranged opposite the first surface;

wherein the second surface comprises a continuous recess in a longitudinal direction along the entire length of the interior component;

wherein the multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body, and wherein the recess and the functional modules are configured such that the functional modules are pushable along the recess from the first front surface of the body to a second front surface of the body;

wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise an identical extension in the longitudinal direction; and

wherein a length of the body corresponds to an integral multiple of the length of a functional module.

13. The interior component of claim 12 , wherein a second front surface of the a rear functional module closes flush with the second front surface of the body.

14. The interior component of claim 12 , wherein a functional module extends in a direction across the longitudinal direction over the entire extension of the recess.

15. The interior component of claim 12 , further comprising a fastening element by means of which each functional module of the multitude of functional modules is reversibly mechanically coupled.

16. The interior component of claim 12 , further comprising a first interface for connecting the interior component to a passenger service channel.

17. The interior component of claim 16 , further comprising a second interface for connecting the multitude of functional modules to the interior component.

18. The interior component of claim 12 , wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise at least one functional module selected from the group comprising a display element, an illumination element, a ventilation element, an emergency oxygen supply unit, an extendable projection surface, and a projector.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2025
From: DRONEDEPLOY, INC.; STRUCTIONSITE, INC.
To: HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072147/0547 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2015
From: ROLLFINK, PATRICK; SIEHNDEL, DIANA; SCHNEIDER, UWE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 035563/0784 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 101 895 · Feb 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150232182A1 · Aug 20, 2015