CN101454204A - Oxygen supply system for generating oxygen from cabin air inan aircraft - Google Patents
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Abstract
This invention relates to an oxygen supply system for generating oxygen from cabin air in an aircraft. The oxygen supply system exhibits a modular cabin unit (1) with an oxygen port (7) and a decentralized oxygen supply unit (2) with an oxygen outlet (13), wherein the decentralized oxygen supply unit (2) is set up in the modular cabin unit (1). The decentralized oxygen supply unit (2) is set up to generate oxygen- enriched air from the cabin air by means of electrical power, wherein the oxygen- enriched air can be provided to the oxygen port (7) of the modular cabin unit (1) via the oxygen outlet (13).
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Related application
The application requires to enjoy the preceence of following patent application: the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/810 that on June 2nd, 2006 submitted to, 381; The U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/822 that on August 21st, 2006 submitted to, 959; And the German patent application No.102006 039181.0 of submission on August 21st, 2006, their disclosure is incorporated this paper in the mode of reference at this.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of oxygen system and method that is used for producing from cabin atmosphere oxygen-enriched air at aircraft.
Background technology
In commercial aircraft, if exist pressure drop just should provide the air that is rich in oxygen in the safety requirements regulation cabin to the passenger.
For example can adopt the chemical oxidation generation systems or gaseous oxygen systems produces oxygen or oxygen-enriched air.When using the chemical oxidation generation systems, the oxygen generation systems uses for example sodium chlorate candle, makes it possible to produce oxygen with the method for chemistry by these sodium chlorate candles that burn.In case the reaction beginning then can not be terminated or interrupt under its most situation, and the combustion period of sodium chlorate candle only limited to about 15 minutes to 22 minutes.When using chemical gas reactors, must be after the use or for example after about 15 years, change used chemical substance such as sodium chlorate candle at the latest.In addition, follow the about 260 ℃ high temperature of also having of chemical reaction, make in the cabin elements such as they for example being integrated into the passenger seat element abnormally dangerous.
When using gaseous oxygen systems, for example be arranged on the oxygen storage tank in the aircraft, required oxygen arrives the passenger via the complicated pipelines system supply that is subjected to the special measure protection.This causes the performing leak test complexity of the high and pipeline system of erected cost.Because gaseous oxygen helps fire spreading and is classified as dangerous material very much, thereby must observe strict oxygen operating instruction, so this test is particularly necessary.Another negative effect is, must monitor the system element of use often, for example monitors the setting of oxygen reservoir or valve.Must carry always and safeguard this oxygen reservoir extraly.In addition, owing to must regulate oxygen distribution system, so the inflexibility pipeline system can make reconfiguring of cabin parts---for example, mobile seat element---complicated.Owing to must regulate continuously and be connected with the pneumatic of main oxygen distribution system, so this causes and is difficult to supply oxygen in cabin elements such as for example seat element.
Up to now, the oxygen system of for example using in the cabin elements such as seat element is always based on chemical oxygen generation.DE 4227377 discloses a kind of seat design that is used for the air passenger traffic seat with chemical oxidation generation systems, wherein is used for oxygenous container and is arranged on seat floor under the seat floor mat.Described container produces oxygen by chemical reaction, and transports pipe via oxygen oxygen is sent to oxygen mask.DE 195 34 025 describes the feeding unit in a kind of passenger seat row that are arranged at landscape configuration.
In addition, the oxygen supply unit can be used in and makes breathable air be rich in oxygen, and wherein cabin atmosphere is used to produce oxygen-enriched air.For example, can use based on so-called transformation absorption principle (PSA) and the molecular sieve of operation at this.EP 1 598 103 and AU 4366396 have described a kind of according to the oxygenous portable oxygen concentration systems of transformation absorption principle.DE 2901938 has described a kind of stream agent that separates with molecular sieve, can produce the oxygen enrichment product from forced air by this stream agent.EP 135 8911 has described a kind of being used for based on molecular sieve principle oxygenous system on aircraft.
Summary of the invention
Need the modular cabin unit of supply oxygen neatly as can be seen.
Can by have the described feature of independent claims be used for address that need from oxygen system and the method that cabin atmosphere produces oxygen-enriched air at aircraft.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention embodiment, provide a kind of oxygen system that is used for producing from cabin atmosphere oxygen-enriched air at aircraft.Oxygen system comprises the modular cabin unit with oxygen port and has the dispersion oxygen supply unit of oxygen outlet, wherein, disperses the oxygen supply unit to be arranged in the modular cabin unit.Be arranged to utilize electric power to produce oxygen-enriched air at this oxygen generating plant, wherein can provide a supply of oxygen to the oxygen port place of modular cabin unit via oxygen outlet from cabin atmosphere.
Another illustrative embodiments of the present invention provides a kind of method that is used for producing from cabin atmosphere at aircraft oxygen-enriched air.Disperse the oxygen supply unit to be arranged in the modular cabin unit.Oxygen generating plant utilizes electric energy to produce oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere.Oxygen-enriched air is fed to the oxygen port place of modular cabin unit via oxygen outlet.
Cabin atmosphere one speech relates in particular to the ambient air around the oxygen generation systems, and in case of emergency these air may be subjected to the pollution of particulate for example or show as the low oxygen dividing potential drop that for example is lower than 210 millibars.Oxygen-enriched air one speech comprises for example breathable air, and wherein for example the oxygen content of oxygen-enriched air can be more than 21%.In addition, the oxygen content of oxygen-enriched air can reach 95% even 100%.For example, if cabin pressure reduces in aircraft, then oxygen partial pressure reduces.Although the ratio of oxygen remains unchanged, the low oxygen dividing potential drop causes lung can not breathe and handle such cabin atmosphere again.In order to compensate, increase the oxygen content in the breathable air, make lung can suck more oxygen.
Utilize neither produce oxygen by the oxygenous electrical energy devices of oxygen canister by chemical reaction is also non-.Can utilize electrolytic process or produce oxygen by electric energy according to the molecular sieve of pressure swing adsorption method (PSA-pressure changes absorption, and the VSA-vacuum changes absorption).In addition, can also utilize electric energy to operate electrochemical membrane.Electrochemical membrane comprises the zirconium film, and the characteristic of zirconium film is at high temperature to allow oxonium ion to pass through and do not allow other molecule or ion to pass through.Wherein, oxonium ion is produced by air at the negative electrode place and passes the electrochemical membrane diffusion by electric field.Oxonium ion again in anode reaction forming oxygen molecule, thereby can produce pure oxygen.
The dispersion oxygen supply unit of the electrically actuatable of oxygen system can be used to provide endless emergency oxygen supply for the passenger.Owing to utilize electric energy to produce oxygen, continue various time spans so oxygen system can be worked, thereby can adjust by corresponding flight path.In addition, but the repetitive operation of described system.Owing to do not use combustible catalysts or limited oxygen canister, so in case of emergency the passenger can access endless oxygen supply.
In addition, oxygen system has been eliminated in the aircraft needs to the complex pipeline system.This has reduced the required space of oxygen system.In addition, other modular cabin unit is not had dependence, make it possible to independently and apart from each other to all passenger seat element oxygen-enriched air.For example, can change cabin layout neatly and need not oxygen system is carried out complicated transformation.Because described modular cabin unit is independent of other modular cabin unit, thus need not specific oxygen supply scheme, thus can select any layout of expectation for modular cabin unit.Therefore, the invention enables and to make the almost autonomous modular cabin unit that only needs electric interfaces, for example passenger seat element.This makes it possible to satisfy modern passenger aircraft at alerting ability, reconfigure and freely select high request aspect the layout fast.Except that being used as the Emergency Oxygen Supply system, described system also can be used for the treatment of purpose and not have any additional expense in each seat, and making in case of emergency and can provide oxygen-enriched air to the passenger for therapeutic purposes.Similarly, can also supply for first aid, therebetween can be to ill passenger's provision of purified oxygen.In addition, can provide favorable service, provide oxygen-enriched air to them for the passenger.And, can separate and independently to each modular cabin unit oxygen supply.
In addition, because disperse the oxygen supply unit to use cabin atmosphere, so oxygen system is without any need for the bleed from propulsion system.The fact that produces and need not to store oxygen-enriched air has on the spot been eliminated other hidden danger.In addition, described system makes it possible to before each flight each modular cabin unit be tested oneself.Therefore, need not complicated monitored control system.Expensive handling labor there is no need equally, such as based on the pressure test of regulation or those required handling labors such as fill again under the situation of gas tank.Because disperse the oxygen supply unit to be arranged in the modular cabin unit, accessibility is good, thereby help to safeguard or change.In addition, older aircraft also can be ressembled and be disperseed the oxygen supply unit.
In another illustrative embodiments, disperse the oxygen supply unit to comprise air generator and oxygen generating plant.Oxygen generating plant comprises molecular sieve element, and wherein oxygen generating plant is suitable for utilizing molecular sieve element to produce oxygen or oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere.Air generator can utilize electric energy work, and wherein, air generator is suitable for producing mass flow of cabin air, makes it possible to oxygen generating plant supply cabin atmosphere.Therefore, oxygen generating plant only needs electric energy just can utilize the molecular sieve principle to produce oxygen or oxygen-enriched air.In addition, for example, can use a plurality of molecular sieves in order to produce oxygen or oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere by pressure-swing absorption process (PSA-pressure changes absorption, and the VSA-vacuum changes absorption).Molecular sieve can be the natural or synthetic zeolite that the gas with specific molecular size, steam and dissolved substance is had strong adsorption power.Select appropriate molecular sieve to make it possible to the molecule of separation different size, that is, for example comprise oxygen molecule from cabin atmosphere.Pressure-swing absorption process (PSA-pressure changes absorption, and the VSA-vacuum changes absorption) is a kind of for example physical process of the gas mixture of cabin atmosphere that is used for optionally decomposing under certain pressure.Adopt special aerated materials (for example, zeolite, active carbon) as molecular sieve so that adsorb these molecules based on the kinetic diameter of molecule.Pressure-swing absorption process has been utilized different these facts of gas degree of absorption from the teeth outwards.Gas mixture is incorporated in the adsorption column under the pressure of the accurate qualification of cabin atmosphere, wherein can produces described pressure by air generator.The undesired component of molecular sieve adsorption this moment, and Oxygen Flow has no to pass adsorption column with hindering.In case adsorbent is fully loaded, then air generator just reduces pressure, cleans adsorption column simultaneously.This makes it possible to obtain the quantity-produced air-flow.
In another illustrative embodiments, air generator is arranged on the oxygen generating plant upstream along air mass flow, and wherein air generator is arranged to the compressor room air and the cabin atmosphere that compresses is fed to oxygen generating plant.Air generator compressor room air also is fed to oxygen generating plant with the cabin atmosphere of compression, thereby the cabin atmosphere that promotes compression passes molecular sieve.Cabin atmosphere has certain pressure can improve the separation of oxygen from cabin atmosphere at molecular sieve place.In addition, for example can utilize pressure to change adsorption process (PSA-pressure changes absorption) and realize oxygen separation.
In another illustrative embodiments, air generator is arranged on the oxygen generating plant downstream along air mass flow.At this, air generator produces vacuum or negative pressure, wherein can utilize vacuum to produce air mass flow, and then can aspirate cabin atmosphere and pass molecular sieve.This also makes it possible to produce air mass flow to supply cabin atmosphere to molecular sieve.The hole density of molecular sieve allows to promote cabin atmosphere and passes molecular sieve, thereby makes the oxygen can be more easily from the cabin air separation.This has increased the oxygen concentration in the oxygen-enriched air.In addition, can utilize vacuum to change absorption method (the VSA-vacuum changes absorption) and realize oxygen separation.And, produce air mass flow by vacuum and saved energy.
In another illustrative embodiments, disperse the oxygen supply unit to comprise control unit, wherein control unit is arranged to control dispersion oxygen supply unit.Therefore, because control unit can activate oxygen system according to the oxygen needs, thereby can utilize control unit to set the oxygen output that produces from cabin atmosphere neatly.Therefore, can activate as required and disperse the oxygen supply unit, wherein on purpose activating oxygen system can saving in energy.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, control unit is arranged to concentrate from actuating device and is received control signal, disperses the oxygen supply unit thereby can activate.The control desk of centralized arrangement that for example, can be by actuating device is input control signal individually or automatically.For example, the aviator can be via center bus attendant panel (FAP) control oxygen system.Therefore, the control unit that activates oxygen system can be concentrated, and all modular cabin unit oxygen-enriched air of for example seat element in aircraft can be concentrated.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, control unit comprises first projector and receptor, and actuating device comprises second projector and receptor, makes it possible to transmission of control signals wirelessly.Therefore, can utilize the wireless communication technology transmission of control signals.The needs that this has eliminated the wiring that is used for exchange message make it possible to everywhere to move the modular cabin unit of passenger seat for example and need not long-time transformation.Except that control signal, can also transmit the status information of disperseing the oxygen supply unit, the information of the functional capacity of for example airborne oxygen content information or relevant dispersion oxygen supply unit.Therefore, for example, can concentrate to obtain all necessary status informations and needn't check each oxygen supply unit.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, disperse the oxygen supply unit also to comprise sensor element.Sensor element is arranged to measure the oxygen-enriched air that oxygen generating plant produces.By measuring oxygen-enriched air, for example can measure the oxygen content or the purity of oxygen-enriched air with sensor element.If the oxygen generating plant fault causes producing the oxygen-enriched air of pollution, sensor can detect it immediately so.Can prevent that like this oxygen-enriched air that will pollute is supplied to the user.In addition, measure the functional capacity that quality of oxygen-enriched air also makes it possible to judge oxygen generating plant.Control unit can disperse the oxygen supply unit controls based on the oxygen-enriched air control of measuring, if make that oxygen quality changes then SELF CL oxygen generating plant.Therefore, can monitor oxygen status for a long time, and then can guarantee high-quality.
In another illustrative embodiments, modular cabin unit comprises mask element.The oxygen-enriched air that oxygen generating plant produces can be fed to mask element, make it possible to provide oxygen-enriched air.Can be to the oxygen-enriched air of modular cabin unit supply by the oxygen generating plant generation.Mask element is arranged in the scope of user's within the reach and provides oxygen-enriched air for the user.The scope of within the reach means that mask element is provided with near the user herein, makes it possible to rapidly to user's oxygen-enriched air.Therefore, the user can in case of emergency obtain mask element fast, and can pass through the very fast acquisition oxygen-enriched air of mask element.
In another illustrative embodiments, mask element comprises blending box.The oxygen-enriched air that can supply cabin atmosphere and produce to blending box by oxygen generating plant, thus can set the oxygen concentration of oxygen-enriched air.This makes it possible to pre-determine the oxygen content in the oxygen-enriched air, so that the user obtains the oxygen of capacity always.If the oxygen content in the oxygen-enriched air that oxygen generating plant produces is too high, can increase cabin atmosphere so that oxygen content restores to blending box so.
In another illustrative embodiments, disperse the oxygen supply unit also to comprise power connection, wherein power connection is arranged to disperseing the oxygen supply unit that electric power is provided.Therefore, disperse the oxygen supply unit to be connected to any electric interfaces in the aircraft neatly, only need electric interfaces when making installation site when the change oxygen system by power connection.Can avoid complicated retrofit work like this.Thereby modular cabin unit is autonomous with respect to oxygen supply line, thereby more flexible.And, can utilize such as energy storage equipments such as batteries to disperseing the power supply of oxygen supply unit.Therefore, do not need the external power supply joint, alerting ability further improves.
In another illustrative embodiments, disperse the oxygen supply unit also to comprise start system, make it possible to provide fast oxygen-enriched air.Suppose that pressure descends suddenly, then must provide oxygen-enriched air rapidly.Start system can reach the required time durations of operating point at oxygen generating plant and play a transition role.This start system comprise can fast actuating oxygen generating plant.For example, start system can be selected from: electrical oxygen generation systems, pneumatically-operated oxygen generation systems, chemical oxidation generation systems and storage element.Like this, start system can combine with oxygen generating plant.For example, start system can be utilize the sodium chlorate candle, only activate the chemical oxidation generating means of specific period momently.In addition, the oxygen that can the store oxygen generating means produces of storage element or oxygen-enriched air and it is fed to oxygen outlet.This makes it possible to produce and store oxygen or oxygen-enriched air and it is fed to oxygen outlet or mask element in needs.Thereby oxygen-enriched air can in case of emergency be provided, thereby the starting period of transition oxygen generation systems.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, disperse the oxygen supply unit to be integrated in the modular cabin unit integratedly or as single-piece.Owing to do not need a large amount of and the intensive Connection Element in space, can reduce like this that therefore the oxygen supply unit is installed in space required in the modular cabin unit.
In another illustrative embodiments, disperse the oxygen supply unit in modular cabin unit, to be arranged to and to change.Therefore, when under the situation of oxygen supply cell failure or to the oxygen supply unit, safeguarding, can pull down oxygen generating plant rapidly and also replace with another oxygen generating plant.Owing to need not in modular cabin unit to repair or to safeguard the oxygen supply unit of changing, but modular cabin unit that can enough normal operation at that time replaces immediately, thus this reduced maintenance and safeguard during the required time.Disperse to change the modular cabin unit in the aircraft the oxygen supply unit except that changing.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, oxygen system comprises another modular cabin unit.Disperse the oxygen supply unit to be arranged to concentrate to described modular cabin unit and other modular cabin unit oxygen-enriched air.If this makes for example described modular cabin unit and other modular cabin unit comprise the passenger seat element, so can be by disperseing the oxygen supply unit to whole row's seat oxygen-enriched air.For example, in three seat structures, in three passenger seat elements one can comprise this dispersion oxygen supply unit and to other two passenger seat element oxygen-enriched air.This moment, other passenger seat element comprised the mask modules with mask element, and mask modules receives oxygen-enriched air via oxygen port from disperseing the oxygen supply unit.This has reduced the needs to dispersion oxygen supply unit, thereby has saved weight and cost.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, modular cabin unit is selected from: passenger seat, sanitary accomodation module (sanitary accomodation), service facility (kitchen), sleep module (bedroom), social facility, coverage and gating element.Therefore, each modular cabin unit can comprise disperses the oxygen supply unit, and its need are used for the power connection of work.Do not need complicated pipelines system or chemical oxidation generation systems at this.Therefore, modular cabin elements can be installed in all places neatly, and needn't carry out complicated retrofit work.Only must provide power supply to disperse the oxygen supply unit in the installation site to activate.
Described device construction is also effective for method and improvement means and purposes, and vice versa.
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Fig. 1 is the scheme drawing of the modular cabin unit with oxygen supply unit according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the scheme drawing of illustrative embodiments with oxygen system of upstream air producer;
Fig. 3 is the scheme drawing of illustrative embodiments with oxygen system of air downstream producer;
Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 is the scheme drawing of illustrative embodiments with oxygen system of different mask element configuration;
Fig. 7 is the scheme drawing that a plurality of mask element of the present invention is connected to the illustrative embodiments of oxygen supply unit; And
Fig. 8 is the scheme drawing according to the modular cabin unit of exemplary embodiment of the invention, and wherein mask element is installed in different positions with dispersion oxygen supply unit.
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Fig. 1 is illustrated in the illustrative embodiments that is used for producing from cabin atmosphere the oxygen system of oxygen-enriched air in the aircraft.Oxygen system comprises modular cabin unit 1 with oxygen port 7 and the dispersion oxygen supply unit 2 with oxygen outlet 13.Disperse oxygen supply unit 2 to be arranged in the modular cabin unit 1.Disperse oxygen supply unit 2 further to be arranged to utilize electric power to produce oxygen-enriched air, wherein can oxygen-enriched air be fed to the oxygen port 7 of modular cabin unit 1 through oxygen outlet 13 from cabin atmosphere.
In addition, Fig. 1 also illustrates the modular cabin unit 1 that comprises passenger seat element 1.Disperse this moment oxygen supply unit 2 can be arranged in the headrest of passenger seat element 1 for example.Therefore, disperse oxygen supply unit 2 next-door neighbour users.In addition, headrest can be integrated with breathes ready mask elements 5, makes the user can obtain these mask element 5 very soon, and then obtains oxygen-enriched air.Disperse oxygen supply unit 2 can also be arranged in backrest, handrail or the seat cushion.
Fig. 2 is illustrated in and is used in the aircraft from the oxygenous oxygen system of cabin atmosphere.Comprise modular cabin unit 1 at this oxygen system, disperse oxygen system 2 to be arranged on the modular cabin unit 1.Decentralized oxygen supply system 2 comprises air generator 3 and oxygen generating plant 4.Wherein oxygen generating plant 4 can comprise molecular sieve element, can produce oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere by molecular sieve element.Alternately, oxygen generating plant 4 can also comprise and is used for oxygenous electrolyzer or electrochemical membrane.Can utilize electric power to make air generator 3 work by the air mass flow of air generator 3 to oxygen generating plant 4 supply cabin atmospheres.At this, Fig. 2 illustrates before air generator 3 is arranged on oxygen generating plant 4 along the direction of air mass flow, so that give the oxygen generating means 4 supply compressor room air.Can the oxygen-enriched air that produce be supplied to the oxygen port 7 or the user of modular cabin unit 1 at oxygen outlet 13 places.
Fig. 2 also illustrates and can be arranged on the control unit 6 that disperses in the oxygen supply unit 2.This control unit 6 can be controlled to oxygen generating plant 4 and air generator 3 all the time can supply required amount of oxygen, and can be to modular cabin unit 1 oxygen-enriched air of for example passenger seat element 1.
Also can pass through actuating device 10 actuation control unit 6, thereby can disperse oxygen supply unit 2 from a position centralized control.Can provide the control signal data transmission by first projector and receptor 11 and second projector and receptor 12, thereby eliminate the electric wire of complexity and the needs of cable.
Fig. 2 also illustrates start system 14.Before can producing sufficient amount of oxygen or oxygen-enriched air, oxygen generation systems 4 can utilize start system 14 to carry out transition required the unloading phase.Therefore, can in case of emergency provide oxygen-enriched air fast.Start system 14 can comprise the storage element that for example is filled with oxygen or oxygen-enriched air, this storage element rapid release oxygen-enriched air when needs.When oxygen generating plant 4 work, storage element 14 can fill oxygen or oxygen-enriched air again.In addition, can use by fast chemical reaction and provide the chemical oxidation generating means of oxygen or oxygen-enriched air as start system 14.The rapid activation of chemical oxidation generating means is enough to make oxygen generating plant 4 to get to the operational ready state, thereby can avoid high temperature.
Fig. 3 illustrates a kind of illustrative embodiments, wherein sees that along air mass flow " m " air generator 3 is arranged on the downstream of oxygen generating plant 4.At this, air generator produces vacuum and passes oxygen generating plant 4 with the suction cabin atmosphere.Therefore, the illustrative embodiments of this shown in Fig. 3 is suitable for producing oxygen or oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere by vacuum pressure swing adsorption process.
Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 illustrates can be to the dispersion oxygen supply unit 2 of one or more mask element 5 oxygen-enriched air.
Fig. 4 illustrates the dispersion oxygen supply unit 2 that is arranged in the modular cabin unit 1.Can oxygen-enriched air be fed to the oxygen port 7 of next-door neighbour user's mask element 5 through oxygen outlet 13.Comprise blending box in this mask element 5, in blending box, the oxygen of generation or oxygen-enriched air mix with cabin atmosphere, produce the oxygen concentration of expectation in respirable air.This respirable air can be supplied to the user.In addition, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 illustrate and can disperse to arrange a plurality of face mask reservoir 5 on the oxygen supply unit 2.Oxygen generating plant 4 with oxygen outlet 13 can be to oxygen port 7 oxygen-enriched air of a plurality of mask element 5.Therefore, a plurality of mask element can be connected to oxygen generating plant 4.Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 also illustrates the storage element 14 that oxygen can be provided fast.
Fig. 7 illustrates other exemplary arrangement of disperseing oxygen supply unit 2 and having the mask modules 8 of mask element 5.At this, mask modules 8 can not be set directly in the environment that disperses oxygen supply unit 2, must connect by the oxygen port 7 of each position in the modular cabin unit 1 of for example passenger seat element 1 but be mounted to.Therefore, disperse oxygen supply unit 2 for example can be arranged under the modular cabin unit 1 or adjacent modular cabin unit 1, and be not subjected to the constraint of the actual installation position of mask modules 8.On the other hand, mask modules 8 can be arranged in various installation sites neatly, disperses oxygen supply unit 2 and need not transform.The modular design of mask modules 8 allows them to be arranged on the oxygen outlet 13 that disperses oxygen supply unit 2 neatly together with oxygen port 7 and can transform fast.
Fig. 8 is illustrated in another exemplary arrangement of the oxygen system 2 in the modular cabin unit 1 of passenger seat element 1 for example.In this case, the mask modules 8 of disperseing oxygen supply unit 2 and having a mask element 5 can be arranged on the various installation sites in the modular cabin unit 1.For example as shown in Figure 8, disperse oxygen supply unit 2 can be arranged under the modular cabin unit 1, for example be arranged in the passenger seat element 1, and the mask modules 8 with mask element 5 is arranged in the headrest, thus the next-door neighbour user.In addition, mask modules 8 can be integrated in another modular cabin unit 9, for example can be integrated in another passenger seat element 9, and mask modules 8 can be obtained oxygen-enriched air from the dispersion oxygen supply unit 2 of modular cabin unit 1.Therefore, disperse this moment oxygen supply unit 2 to be integrated in the modular cabin unit 1 of passenger seat element 1 for example at various installed positions, this is particularly suitable for because space former thereby for example be integrated under the passenger seat element 1, and mask modules 8 can be integrated in the position of breathing near the user simultaneously.Therefore, the user can take off the mask element 5 of mask modules 8 fast and obtain oxygen-enriched air immediately.
Should be noted that in addition " comprising " do not get rid of other any element or step, and " one " or " a kind of " does not get rid of yet a plurality of.And should be noted that feature or the step described with reference to one of above illustrative embodiments also can make up with the further feature or the step of above-mentioned other illustrative embodiments.Reference numeral in the claim can not be understood as restrictive.
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1 modular cabin unit, the passenger seat element
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11 first projector and receptors
12 second projector and receptors
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1. one kind is used at the oxygen system of aircraft from cabin atmosphere generation oxygen-enriched air, and wherein said oxygen system comprises:
Modular cabin unit (1) with oxygen port (7); And
Dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) with oxygen outlet (13),
Wherein said dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) is arranged in the described modular cabin unit (1);
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) is arranged to utilize electric power to produce oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere;
Oxygen-enriched air can be located via the oxygen outlet (7) that described oxygen outlet (13) are fed to described modular cabin unit (1).
2. oxygen system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) comprises air generator (3) and oxygen generating plant (4);
Described air generator (3) can utilize work about electric power;
Described air generator (3) is arranged to produce mass flow of cabin air (m), makes it possible to described oxygen generating plant (4) supply cabin atmosphere;
Described oxygen generating plant (4) comprises molecular sieve element; And
Described oxygen generating plant (4) is arranged to produce oxygen-enriched air by described molecular sieve element from mass flow of cabin air (m).
3. oxygen system as claimed in claim 2, wherein
Described air generator (3) is arranged on the upstream of described oxygen generating plant (4) along air mass flow (m);
Described air generator (3) is arranged to the compressor room air and the cabin atmosphere that compresses is fed to described oxygen generating plant (4).
4. oxygen system as claimed in claim 2, wherein
Described air generator (3) is arranged on described oxygen generating plant (4) downstream along air mass flow (m);
Described air generator (3) is arranged to produce vacuum, and
Cabin atmosphere utilizes vacuum draw to pass described molecular sieve.
5. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 4, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) comprises control unit (6);
Described control unit (6) is arranged to control described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2).
6. oxygen system as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described control unit (6) is arranged to concentrate the reception control signal from actuating device (10), makes described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) to activated.
7. oxygen system as claimed in claim 6, wherein
Described control unit (6) comprises first projector and receptor (11); And
Described actuating device (10) comprises second projector and receptor (12), makes it possible to transmission of control signals wirelessly.
8. as each described oxygen system in the claim 5 to 7, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) also comprises sensor element;
Described sensor element is arranged to measure the oxygen-enriched air that is produced by described oxygen generating plant (4).
9. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 8, wherein
Described modular cabin unit (1) comprises mask element (5);
The oxygen-enriched air that described oxygen generating plant (4) produces can be fed to described modular cabin unit (1);
Described mask element (5) is arranged in the scope of user's within the reach and provides oxygen-enriched air to the user.
10. oxygen system as claimed in claim 9, wherein
Described mask element (5) comprises blending box;
Cabin atmosphere and the oxygen-enriched air that is produced by described oxygen generating plant (4) can be fed to described blending box, make it possible to regulate the oxygen concentration of oxygen-enriched air.
11. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 10, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) also comprises power connection;
Described power connection is arranged to provide electric power to described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2).
12. as each described oxygen system in the claim 2 to 11, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) also comprises start system, make described oxygen generating plant (4) finish must through the unloading phase before can utilize described start system that oxygen-enriched air is provided fast.
13. as oxygen system as described in the claim 12, wherein
Described start system is selected from: electrical oxygen generation systems, pneumatically-operated oxygen generation systems, chemical oxidation generation systems and storage element.
14. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 13, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) integral body is integrated in the described modular cabin unit (1).
15. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 14, wherein
Described dispersion oxygen supply unit (2) is integrated in the described modular cabin unit (1) in the mode that can change.
16. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 15, wherein
Described modular cabin unit (1) is integrated in the aircraft in the mode that can change.
17., also comprise as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 16:
Another modular cabin unit (9);
Wherein, described dispersion apparatus of oxygen supply (2) is arranged to concentrate to described modular cabin unit (1) and other modular cabin unit (9) oxygen-enriched air.
18. as each described oxygen system in the claim 1 to 17, wherein
Described modular cabin unit is selected from: passenger seat, sanitary accomodation module, service facility, sleep module and gating element.
19. one kind is used in the method for aircraft from cabin atmosphere generation oxygen-enriched air, wherein said method comprises:
In modular cabin unit (1), be provided with and disperse oxygen supply unit (2);
Utilize electric power to pass through oxygen generating plant (2) and produce oxygen-enriched air from cabin atmosphere;
Oxygen-enriched air is fed to the oxygen port (7) of described modular cabin unit (1) via oxygen outlet (13).
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