Aircraft restroom unit
A structural frame of an aircraft lavatory unit includes a first side wall facing a latitudinal aisle, and boarding entrances are located at both ends of the latitudinal aisle. A pump-type bottle that can discharge a disinfectant for hands and fingers is disposed at the first side wall at a height at which a passenger can push down a head portion thereof.
1. An aircraft lavatory unit disposed in an aircraft comprising:
a longitudinal aisle extending in a front-rear direction of a fuselage, a latitudinal aisle extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal aisle, and seat groups provided on both sides of the longitudinal aisle, the aircraft lavatory unit being configured to face at least one of the longitudinal aisle or the latitudinal aisle, the aircraft lavatory unit comprising:
a structural frame comprising a wall portion facing the at least one of the longitudinal aisle or the latitudinal aisle; and,
a pump-type bottle that can discharge a disinfectant for hands and fingers being disposed at the wall portion via an arrangement instrument at a height at which a passenger can push down a head portion of the pump-type bottle, wherein
the arrangement instrument includes a lower support member that supports a lower portion of the pump-type bottle while restricting movement of the pump-type bottle in a horizontal direction, and an upper support member that is separated from the lower support member and restricts upward movement of the pump-type bottle in an upper portion of the pump-type bottle,
each of the lower support member and the upper support member is detachably directly attached to the wall portion by a male screw member, and
removal of the pump-type bottle from the arrangement instrument is enabled only by removal of at least one of the lower support member or the upper support member from the wall.
2. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the structural frame comprises a side wall provided facing the latitudinal aisle; and,
the wall portion is the side wall.
3. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 2 , wherein:
a boarding entrance is disposed at an end portion in an extension direction of the latitudinal aisle; and,
the pump-type bottle is disposed at a location of the side wall close to the boarding entrance.
4. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 2 , wherein:
an attendant seat for seating a cabin attendant is disposed at the side wall on a side of the longitudinal aisle; and,
the pump-type bottle is disposed at a location of the side wall closer to the boarding entrance than the attendant seat.
5. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the structural frame comprises a front wall comprising a front wall body provided facing the longitudinal aisle and an entrance provided lateral to the front wall body; and,
the wall portion is the front wall body.
6. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 5 , wherein a location of the wall portion to which the arrangement instrument is attached is reinforced by a reinforcement frame.
7. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein a location of the wall portion to which the arrangement instrument is attached is reinforced by a reinforcement frame.
8. The aircraft lavatory unit according to claim 1 , wherein the removal of the pump-type bottle from the arrangement instrument is enabled by the removal of the lower support member from the wall.