DE102006003585B4 - Restedeck in an airplane with herringbone arranged resting cabins - Google Patents

Abstract

Aircraft with an aircraft fuselage (8), in whose crown area above the main passenger cabin (9) a rest deck (10) is formed, the rest deck (10) comprising: - a plurality of side-by-side, elongated rest compartments (3) which adjoin two opposite longitudinal sides are bounded by a respective partition wall (11), which mutually adjacent rest compartments (3) separate from each other; - A plurality of elongated resting surfaces, which are arranged in the rest compartments (3) so that their longer side in the direction of the partitions (11) extends; wherein the individual rest compartments (3) of the plurality of rest compartments (3) are arranged with their longitudinal directions inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage (8); each rest compartment (3) being inclined so that a first directional component of its longitudinal direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage (8) and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage (8); wherein in the rest deck (10) are arranged two rows of side-by-side elongated rest compartments (3) separated by an access passage (2) to the individual rest compartments (3); wherein the rest compartments have front sides facing the access passage; and wherein the front sides viewed in plan view at least one parallel to the aircraft longitudinal axis section and at least one angled to the aircraft longitudinal axis section and thus arise in the region of the angled portions partial widening of the access passage.

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to an aircraft with an aircraft fuselage, in whose crown area above the main passenger cabin a resting deck is formed, and an aircraft with an aircraft fuselage in whose lower deck below the main passenger cabin a resting deck is formed

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Recently, many efforts have been made to provide passengers, especially on long-haul flights, with rest rooms or compartments to which they can retire in order to rest during the flight and to sleep in the optimal case. In this case, beds are often arranged in the crown region of the aircraft due to the small available space along the flight or hull direction in order to provide sufficient volume for each sleeping space available.

Such arrangements are for example in the US Pat. Nos. 6,073,883 . 6,182,926 or 6,305,645 describe. In such a longitudinal arrangement of the beds, however, usually remains a certain volume between the hull in the crown area and the sleeping area unused. As an alternative to the aforementioned longitudinal arrangement, attempts have also already been made to accommodate the beds in a transverse arrangement in the fuselage, in which the beds are arranged at right angles to the direction of flight or to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage. Particularly in the case of a transverse arrangement of the beds, in which two rows of beds are spaced apart from one another by an access, the volume of the sleeping areas is severely restricted due to the fuselage cross-sectional geometry in the vicinity of the fuselage. In addition, moreover access to such symmetrical transverse arrangements of the beds is often severely impaired.

Another disadvantage of the described symmetrical transverse arrangement of the beds in the crown area of an aircraft fuselage furthermore consists in the fact that due to the available space, the access between the two rows of beds must be very narrow, so that neither for the passage of two passengers in the aisle nor for the Dressing and undressing the passengers in the aisle is enough space available.

A further disadvantage of the bed arrangements described consists further in that they provide only a limited privacy, as passengers in opposite sleeping cabins in the cabin of their counterpart can easily see.

Out WO 2006/094091 A2 For example, a seat assembly is known that represents seats on two levels. The seats can also be arranged inclined in their longitudinal direction to the aircraft longitudinal axis.

From the DE 100 59 603 A1 is a passenger cabin with an arrangement of passenger seats, in particular an aircraft passenger cabin known, the passenger seats are adjustable in a sitting position with an upright back and in at least one reclining position with lowered backrest and on the outer wall of the passenger cabin an overlapping arrangement of passenger seats is provided.

WO 80/01 156 A1 describes a seat assembly for vehicles with side by side and successively provided resting compartments. The resting compartments are stacked in four floors.

US Pat. No. 2,632,408 describes a seat compartment in a rail vehicle. The seat compartments are closed by a curtain. The seats are arranged inclined to the longitudinal axis of the rail vehicle.

US Pat. No. 6,848,654 B1 shows bunk beds, which are arranged in a row transverse to the longitudinal direction of an aircraft and an opposite row of berths, which are aligned in the direction of the aircraft longitudinal axis. The berths are located above the main passenger cabin.

EP 0 901 962 A2 describes escape routes for rest compartments, which are arranged above the main passenger cabin. Furthermore, resting compartments oriented transversely and longitudinally of the aircraft longitudinal axis are shown.

EP 0 901 963 A2 describes an aircraft in the cargo hold sleep decks are arranged parallel and transverse to the aircraft's longitudinal. The sleeping compartments in the cargo hold are connected by stairs to the main passenger deck.

US 2004/0232283 A1 describes a passenger seat arrangement for an aircraft. The seats can be aligned obliquely to the aircraft's longitudinal axis. Furthermore, the seating position is adjustable.

PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved and more efficient arrangement of resting compartments with elongated resting surfaces in a rest deck of an aircraft.

Starting from the above-described bed arrangements adhering problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a realization with which the available space inside a fuselage as optimally as possible for the formation of a resting deck can be exploited with a variety of resting compartments, at the same time a Improvement in terms of privacy.

According to a first aspect of the invention, this object is achieved by an aircraft with an aircraft fuselage in whose crown area above the main passenger cabin a resting deck according to claim 1 is formed. The resting deck comprises a plurality of side-by-side, elongated rest compartments which are delimited on two opposite longitudinal sides by a respective partition which mutually separates mutually adjacent rest compartments. The partitions may be formed, for example, as solid walls or as films or blinds. In addition, the rest deck comprises a plurality of elongated resting surfaces, which are arranged in the rest compartments so that their longer side extends in the direction of the partitions. Here, the individual rest compartments of the plurality of rest compartments are arranged inclined with their longitudinal directions relative to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage. If in the context of the present invention of a longitudinal direction, longitudinal side or an elongated rest compartment is mentioned, this direction refers to the longer dimension of the rest compartment, the resting surface and the fuselage. This definition is also accompanied by the fact that the side by side arranged resting compartments are arranged to each other so that they adjoin each other with their longer sides. Each rest compartment is arranged inclined so that a first directional component of its longitudinal direction runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction runs perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage. In the rest deck, two rows of side-by-side elongated rest compartments are arranged, separated by an access passage to the individual rest compartments. The rest compartments have front sides facing the access passage. The front sides, viewed in plan view, have at least one section parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and at least one section angled away from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, so that partial widening of the access passage occurs in the region of the angled sections.

According to a further aspect of the invention, an aircraft with an aircraft fuselage, in whose lower deck below the main passenger cabin a resting deck according to claim 2 is formed, is indicated.

With the described oblique arrangement of the resting compartments in the fuselage an approximately optimal space utilization of the resting deck available space is possible without that the gear, which can lead to the individual resting compartments, must be made excessively narrow. This can be attributed to the fact that the individual rest compartments are arranged with their longitudinal axis inclined to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage, so that the orthogonal extent of the individual cabins is reduced to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage. As a result, more space for any gear remains in the orthogonal direction to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage.

The said resting surfaces may be, for example, simple horizontal floors, which on the one hand serve, for example, for depositing mattresses and, on the other hand, can form the underside of the ceiling above a main passenger cabin, viewed at least partially from the other side. However, since the ceiling area of a passenger cabin is often equipped with hatracks (luggage racks), said resting areas would not consistently form the ceiling of the passenger cabin deck underneath, but only partially represented the ceiling for the passenger deck located below the resting deck.

As can be seen from the preceding statements, the individual resting compartments in the described oblique arrangement are arranged inclined in the resting deck in such a way that a first directional component of its longitudinal direction runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage. In other words, the individual rest compartments are arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the rest compartments encloses an acute angle with the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, which can be in the range between 30 ° and 80 °, depending on the hull size or width, but of course also thereof Deviating values are possible with correspondingly large or small dimensions of the aircraft fuselage. The more space available in an aircraft fuselage because of the size of the fuselage, the steeper the longitudinal directions of the rest compartments can be aligned with the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, whereas the smaller the space in the fuselage, the smaller the space in the fuselage Available. For example, it has been found that in a two-four-two seat configuration in the main deck (two outer rows of seats with two seats, which by one gear each is separated from a middle row of seats with four seats), a recumbent configuration leads to an optimal use of space, in which said angle is about 62 °.

In order to make the individual resting compartments of the resting deck according to the invention easily accessible, two rows of side-by-side, elongated rest compartments are arranged in the rest deck, which are separated from each other by an access passage to the individual rest compartments. This access passage can be accessible, for example, from the main passenger deck located under the resting deck via a ladder or staircase, so that the passengers can comfortably retreat into the resting deck or the rest compartments therein. By this formation of the resting deck, in which two rows of side by side arranged resting compartments are separated by an access passage, results in plan view of a herringbone-like configuration, which means that located on both sides of the access passage resting compartments under a positive or a negative acute angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage are arranged.

Such a herringbone arrangement of the resting compartments can ensure that a passenger, who is located in a rest compartment on one side of the access passage, can not easily look into the rest compartment on the opposite side of the access passage, whereby the privacy of the passengers in the individual resting compartments can be increased.

The individual resting compartments can be installed, for example, as complete building units in the resting deck, wherein the individual resting compartments have the access passage facing front sides, which, viewed in total, define the access passage. Thus, no additional walls must be installed to form the access passage, as this is defined by the arrangement of the individual rest compartments itself.

In order to create a continuous access passage, the front sides of the rest compartments are arranged at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal sides of the rest compartments, which is due to the oblique arrangement of the rest compartments at the same acute angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, so that all Resting areas in total assets to define a continuous access corridor. However, instead of forming a continuous access passageway, it may also be desirable to partially extend the passage so that two passengers can effortlessly meet or pass each other at these locations. This is ensured by the fact that the front sides viewed in plan view have at least one portion which is not parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and thus to the access passage, so that partial widening of the access passage arise in the region of these sections. The front of the rest compartments thus has sections which are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and other sections which are not parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage.

In the case where the resting compartments have front sides on both sides of the access passage which run parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and other sections which are not parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage in order to form partial gullies, the resting compartments should not be staggered on either side of the access passage otherwise there would be no girth widening in this case. Rather, the corridor would meander along the front sides of the quiescent portion in approximately constant width, which would result in no space gain for widening. In order to prevent this, the resting compartments on both sides of the access passage should rather be arranged unopposed or in pairs, so that each rest compartment on the one side of the access passage can be assigned another rest compartment on the other side of the access passage. By such a pairwise arrangement, the widening on both sides of the access passage at opposite points of the access passage come to rest, so that at these points, almost a double widening of the access passage is formed.

Since the available space can be optimally utilized with the rest deck according to the invention, the rest deck can readily be arranged in the crown area of the fuselage, which is located above a main passenger cabin. Of course, it is also possible to form such a resting deck section also on the level of the main passenger cabin or in the lower deck.

However, in the case where the resting deck is arranged in the crown area, the floor of the access passage can be lowered in relation to the resting areas of the resting compartments. This may be required by the fact that only a small height can be sufficient for the resting compartments, whereas the access corridor must be dimensioned higher so that passengers walking in it do not have to bend over. In addition, by doing so, that the bottom of the access passage is lowered relative to the resting surface of the rest compartments, it can be achieved that no additional bed crates or the like are required in the rest compartments; Rather, such a bed box is already generated by the fact that the bottom of the access passage opposite the resting surface is located lower.

Finally, the present invention provides an aircraft which has an aircraft fuselage in whose crown area above the main passenger cabin a resting deck is formed, as described in the preceding passages.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It shows:

1 shows a perspective cross section through an aircraft fuselage with a crown area arranged according to the invention Ruhedeck;

2 shows a perspective view of the Ruhedecks invention, in which the fuselage has been cut away;

3 shows a perspective view of the resting deck of 2 in which, for the sake of clarity, the partitions of the rest compartment have been cut away; and

4 shows a plan view of the Ruhedecks invention.

Throughout the figures, like or corresponding elements are identified with like or corresponding reference numerals. The illustrations in the figures are not necessarily to scale, but can reproduce qualitative proportions.

DESCRIPTION OF AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The 1 shows a cross section through an aircraft fuselage 8th which is essentially formed by a plurality in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage 8th spaced apart frames 1 is formed, which are usually planked with an outer skin, not shown here. On the inside are the frames 1 with a side panel 7 in the area of the main passenger cabin 9 in which, in the illustration shown here, the seats are arranged in a two-four-two configuration. In the two-four-two configuration, the two outer rows of seats, each with two seats, are each provided with a longitudinal passageway 6 separated from the middle row of seats, which have four seats. Above the thus formed main passenger cabin 9 is in the crown area of the fuselage 8th the resting deck according to the invention 10 formed on the configuration thereof in the following with simultaneous reference to the 2 to 4 as well as on the 1 to be received.

How the particular 2 can be removed, the rest deck according to the invention 10 through a variety of resting compartments 3 formed, which are each arranged side by side to each other. The resting compartments 3 have an elongated extent along which they laterally by means of partitions 11 from the respective adjacent rest compartment 3 be separated, the partitions may be formed, for example, as solid walls or as films or blinds. The partitions 11 extend from the resting areas 12 , which extend in horizontal longitudinal direction at the bottom of the resting compartments 3 extend, vertically upwards and have a (circular) segment-like upper form closure to match the inner contour of the fuselage frames 1 match. On the resting areas 12 For example, mattresses or other upholstery can be stored in order to provide sufficient comfort for a passenger.

How very clear the 4 can be taken, are the individual resting compartments 3 with their longitudinal directions relative to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage or the longitudinal direction of the access passage 2 arranged inclined, which by the two rows side by side arranged elongated rest compartments 3 is formed. In the 4 may in particular the herringbone arrangement of the resting compartments 3 be recognized, which is due to the fact that the resting compartments 3 on both sides of the access corridor 2 at a positive or negative acute angle to the longitudinal direction of the access passage 2 are arranged, which angle in the embodiment of the 4 to about + 62 ° or -62 °.

Like from the 2 and 4 Furthermore, can be seen very clearly, have the rest compartments 3 the access passage 2 facing front sides, which in combination with each other the access passage 2 define. The fronts 13 the resting compartments 3 for this purpose have a section which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage. Next to it are the fronts 13 a portion angled to said parallel portion, which thus does not extend parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, whereby partial widening occurs in the areas of these angled portions 14 of access passage 2 arise so that two passengers can pass easily in these places. Alternatively, the niches formed in this way 14 also be used for dressing and undressing of passengers. Although it would be possible, the rest cabins 3 on both sides of the access corridor 2 staggered to each other, however, would thereby the gear 2 each be extended only on one side; in the worst case, the gear would 2 even only in constant width along the front sides of the resting portion 3 meandering, which would result in no space for expansions. To prevent this, the rest compartments should 3 on both sides of the access corridor 2 rather, be arranged unopposed or in pairs, as the 4 showing each resting compartment on one side of the access passageway 2 another rest compartment 3 can be assigned on the other side of the entrance corridor. By such a pairwise arrangement, the widenings on both sides of the access passage at opposite points of the access passage come to rest, so that at these points, almost a double widening of the access passage 2 arises.

The resting compartments 3 For example, they can be supplied as prefabricated cage-like housings in which the partitions 11 as well as the resting areas 12 as a one-piece structure in the form of resting compartments 3 self-delivered. This is a very time-saving installation of the resting compartments 3 in the crown area of the fuselage 8th possible, which allows a modular design. To the rest deck 10 can be made accessible to passengers, then a floor 5 opposite the resting areas 12 be suspended over a trough-like component, so that the floor 12 opposite the resting areas 12 is lowered and the passengers are easily upright in the access corridor 2 can move.

As the 1 shows, forms the resting area 12 at least partially an area of the underside of the ceiling of the main passenger cabin 9 , at which side of the fuselage and towards the middle in the area of the lowered floor 5 of access passage 2 stowage bins 4 are arranged to accommodate hand luggage.

As can be seen from the preceding explanations, the oblique arrangement of the resting compartments ensures optimum utilization of the space available in the crown area, without having to make the access passage between two opposite rows of rest compartments narrow. At the same time ensures the herringbone arrangement of the resting compartments 3 as in particular in the 4 It is good to see that one in a rest compartment 3 Passenger can view very limited in the opposite resting compartments, so that the privacy of the passengers can be best ensured.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

rib

2

access gear

3

rest compartment

4

Head Rack

5

floor

6

longitudinal passages

7

side panel

8th

fuselage

9

Main passenger cabin

10

relaxing deck

11

partition wall

12

rest area

13

Front of the resting compartments

14

Widening of the access passage

Claims (6)

Airplane with a fuselage ( 8th ), in the crown area above the main passenger cabin ( 9 ) a resting deck ( 10 ), wherein the resting deck ( 10 ) comprises: - a plurality of elongated resting compartments arranged side by side ( 3 ), which on two opposite longitudinal sides by a respective partition ( 11 ), which mutually adjoining resting compartments ( 3 ) separate from each other; - A variety of elongated resting surfaces, which in the rest compartments ( 3 ) are arranged so that their longer side in the direction of the partitions ( 11 ) runs; the individual resting compartments ( 3 ) of the plurality of resting compartments ( 3 ) with their longitudinal directions relative to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) are arranged inclined; each resting compartment ( 3 ) is arranged inclined so that a first directional component of its longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) runs; where in the resting deck ( 10 ) two rows of side-by-side elongated rest compartments ( 3 ) are arranged through an access passage ( 2 ) to the individual resting compartments ( 3 ) are separated from each other; wherein the rest compartments have front sides facing the access passage; and wherein the front sides viewed in plan view at least one parallel to the aircraft longitudinal axis section and at least one angled to the aircraft longitudinal axis section and thus arise in the region of the angled portions partial widening of the access passage. Airplane with a fuselage ( 8th ), in its lower deck below the main passenger cabin ( 9 ) a resting deck ( 10 ), wherein the resting deck ( 10 ) comprises: - a plurality of elongated resting compartments arranged side by side ( 3 ), which on two opposite longitudinal sides by a respective partition ( 11 ), which mutually adjoining resting compartments ( 3 ) separate from each other; - A variety of elongated resting surfaces, which in the rest compartments ( 3 ) are arranged so that their longer side in the direction of the partitions ( 11 ) runs; the individual resting compartments ( 3 ) of the plurality of resting compartments ( 3 ) with their longitudinal directions relative to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) are arranged inclined; each resting compartment ( 3 ) is arranged inclined so that a first directional component of its longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) runs; where in the resting deck ( 10 ) two rows of side-by-side elongated rest compartments ( 3 ) are arranged through an access passage ( 2 ) to the individual resting compartments ( 3 ) are separated from each other; wherein the rest compartments have front sides facing the access passage; and wherein the front sides viewed in plan view at least one parallel to the aircraft longitudinal axis section and at least one angled to the aircraft longitudinal axis section and thus arise in the region of the angled portions partial widening of the access passage. Aircraft according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the longitudinal direction of the rest compartment ( 3 ) with the longitudinal direction of the fuselage ( 8th ) includes an angle in the range between 30 ° and 80 °. Aircraft according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the resting compartments ( 3 ) are arranged like a herringbone. Aircraft according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the access passage ( 2 ) facing front sides in sum the entrance passage ( 2 ) define. Aircraft according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ground ( 5 ) of the access passage ( 2 ) relative to the resting surfaces of the resting compartments ( 3 ) is lowered.

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