IP Library Granted Patent US 10,711,487
Granted Patent B2
US 10,711,487 · App. 15/784,397 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Aircraft with a plurality of aircraft doors

Inventor: Stephen Ward (Donaumuenster, DE)
Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
E05B41/00B64C1/1423B64D45/0005B64D47/08H04N7/18
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Patent No.
US 10,711,487
App. No.
15/784,397
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aircraft with a plurality of aircraft doors, each aircraft door comprising at least one lock lever that is provided for engaging a counterpart in an engaged state for locking a respective aircraft door relative to the aircraft, wherein a real-time monitoring device is provided for generating a real-time representation of the at least one lock lever and the counterpart, the real-time representation being suitable for determining whether the at least one lock lever is in the engaged state.

Claims (48)

1. A vehicle door comprising:

a door structure;

at least one lock lever moveably mounted to the door structure;

a counterpart mounted to the door structure and engageable with the at least one lock lever in an engaged state for locking the vehicle door of an associated vehicle, and

a real-time monitoring device configured for generating a real-time representation of the at least one lock lever and the counterpart, the real-time representation being suitable for determining whether the at least one lock lever is in the engaged state;

wherein the real-time monitoring device comprises an image formation device attached to the door structure.

2. The vehicle door of claim 1 ,

wherein the image formation device comprises at least video formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is a video.

3. The vehicle door of claim 2 ,

wherein the image formation device further comprises still image formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is switchable between the video and a still image.

4. The vehicle door of claim 1 ,

wherein a fixation member is provided that rigidly attaches the image formation device to a door structure of the vehicle door.

5. The vehicle door of claim 1 ,

wherein a control panel is provided for controlling operation of the image formation device.

6. The vehicle door of claim 5 ,

wherein the control panel comprises a display screen for displaying the real-time representation.

7. The vehicle door of claim 1 ,

wherein the image formation device comprises a backlight device.

8. The vehicle door of claim 7 ,

wherein the associated vehicle is an aircraft, wherein the vehicle door defines a cabin access door of the aircraft.

9. An aircraft with a plurality of aircraft doors, each aircraft door being a vehicle door as in claim 1 and comprising at least one lock lever that is provided for engaging a counterpart in an engaged state for locking a respective aircraft door relative to the aircraft, wherein a real-time monitoring device is provided for generating a real-time representation of the at least one lock lever and the counterpart, the real-time representation being suitable for determining whether the at least one lock lever is in the engaged state.

10. The aircraft of claim 9 ,

wherein the respective aircraft door is a cabin access door.

11. The aircraft of claim 9 ,

wherein the real-time monitoring device comprises an image formation device that comprises at least video formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is a video.

12. The aircraft of claim 11 ,

wherein the image formation device further comprises still image formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is switchable between the video and a still image.

13. The aircraft of claim 9 ,

wherein at least one display screen is provided for displaying the real-time representation.

14. The aircraft of claim 13 ,

wherein the at least one display screen is provided at the respective aircraft door, in vicinity of the respective aircraft door and/or on an aircraft flight deck of the aircraft.

15. The vehicle door of claim 1 , wherein the real-time representation of the at least one lock lever and the counterpart comprise a real-time visualization of the at least one lock lever and a real-time visualization of the counterpart.

16. The vehicle door of claim 1 , wherein the image formation device comprises a camera focused on the at least one lock lever and the counterpart.

17. A vehicle door comprising:

a door structure;

at least one lock lever moveably mounted to the door structure;

a counterpart mounted to the door structure and engageable with the at least one lock lever in an engaged state for locking the vehicle door of an associated vehicle, and

a real-time monitoring device for generating a real-time representation of the at least one lock lever and the counterpart, the real-time representation being suitable for determining whether the at least one lock lever is in the engaged state;

wherein the image formation device comprises at least video formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is a video.

18. The vehicle door of claim 17 ,

wherein the image formation device further comprises still image formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is switchable between the video and a still image.

19. A vehicle door comprising:

a door structure;

a lock lever moveably mounted to the door structure;

a counterpart mounted to the door structure and engageable with the lock lever in an engaged state for locking the vehicle door of an associated vehicle, and

a real-time monitoring device comprising an image formation device attached to the door structure, the image formation device being configured to generate a real-time representation of the lock lever and the counterpart, the real-time representation being a real-time visualization of the lock lever and a real-time visualization of the counterpart to show whether the lock lever is in the engaged state with the counterpart.

20. The vehicle door of claim 19 ,

wherein the image formation device comprises a miniature camera mounted on the door structure, the miniature camera having video formation capabilities and still image formation capabilities, wherein the real-time representation is a video or a still image of the at least one lock lever and the counterpart, wherein the real-time representation is switchable between the video and the still image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2017
From: WARD, STEPHEN
To: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 043871/0790 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16400046 · Oct 18, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180106074A1 · Apr 19, 2018
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