DE102020210127A1 - Storage compartment arrangement for an aircraft, seat and compartment with the storage compartment arrangement, monument with the compartment or with the seat and aircraft with the monument - Google Patents

Abstract

A storage compartment arrangement 1 with a storage compartment 10 is proposed, by means of which an advantageous solution for improved stowage of mobile devices 8a, 8b during a flight in an aircraft 40 can be provided. The mobile device 8a, 8b can be arranged in a holding device 7a, 7b arranged on a door 3 or wall 2a-e of the storage compartment 10. The holding device 7a, 7b is designed and/or arranged to hold the mobile device 8a, 8b in a visible and operable manner regardless of the position Ö, S and/or the state V, E of a door 3 of the storage compartment 10, the holding device 7a, 7b together with the closed and/or locked door 3 forms a removal safeguard against removal of the mobile device 8a, 8b from the holding device 7a, 7b.

Description

The invention relates to a storage compartment arrangement for an aircraft. The invention further relates to a seat or a compartment for integration into a monument with the storage compartment arrangement, a monument with the compartment or with the seat and an aircraft with the monument.

There are already solutions for arranging mobile devices in or on a galley monument of an aircraft. For example, the reference describes DE 10 2018 200 139 A1 a galley monument with an integrated display arrangement. The display arrangement has a display and a display holder, by means of which the display is movably articulated on the outside of the galley monument. When in use, the display can be rotated into a use orientation via the display holder.

Solutions are also known which ensure charging of mobile devices during the flight. In the pamphlet DE 10 2017 201 103 A1 a galley monument with a charging station is described, for example. The charging station is located in a slot in the galley monument. The charging station has a locking element with a locking mechanism that ensures an emergency intervention to open the locking element in an emergency situation.

It is the object of the present invention to improve handling of mobile devices in the aircraft. This object is achieved by a storage compartment arrangement for an aircraft with the features of claim 1, by a seat for integration into a compartment and/or monument of the aircraft with the storage compartment arrangement according to claim 11, by a compartment for integration into a monument with the storage compartment arrangement according to claim 12, by a monument with the seat according to claim 13, by a monument with the compartment according to claim 14 and by an aircraft with the monument according to claim 15. Preferred or advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the claims, the following description and the attached figures.

A storage compartment arrangement for an aircraft is proposed. The storage compartment assembly includes a storage compartment. The storage compartment has a receiving space in which objects can preferably be stowed, in particular during the flight. The storage compartment has at least one wall, preferably two side walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall and/or a top wall. The at least one wall, in particular the walls, partially delimit the receiving space.

The storage compartment includes a door which can assume an open position, in particular can be opened, and which can assume a closed position, in particular can be closed. For example, the door is designed as a pivoting wing door or flap or as a displaceable sliding door. In particular, the at least one wall and the closed door together delimit the receiving space.

Optionally, the door includes a movable door leaf. The door optionally includes a fixed door frame. The door leaf is preferably movably connected to the door frame via a connecting device, for example via a door hinge, a hinge, at least one roller, etc. The door frame can be designed and/or provided as a separate component. Alternatively, the door frame can be formed at least in sections by the at least one wall of the storage compartment. Alternatively, the at least one wall may form a fixed surrounding structure for the door, with the door being movably connected to one of the walls.

The door leaf preferably has a side edge on which the connecting device is arranged and side edges that are free of connecting devices. The door frame, the surrounding structure and/or the at least one wall preferably has a stop edge on which the connecting device is arranged and further side edges that are free of connecting devices.

The storage compartment arrangement has a locking device. The locking device is designed to convert the door into a locking state, in particular to lock it, or to convert the door into an unlocked state, in particular to unlock it. The locking device preferably comprises an electrically operated and/or controllable lock. The lock can be a magnetic lock, for example, which can be actuated by alternating, in particular non-permanent, current supply. Alternatively, the lock can be an electromechanical lock, for the drive of which the storage compartment arrangement can include an electric motor, for example.

The lock is preferably not visible from the outside inside the storage compartment, for example on an inner side of the door panel facing the receiving space or on the inner side of the at least one wall. This has the particular advantage that the storage compartment as far as possible is burglar-proof, since, for example, manipulation and/or blows on a cylinder of the lock to open it, in particular without a suitable key or the like, are not possible. It is also advantageous that the door opens automatically, in particular springs open, when the locking device is/is unlocked. Alternatively, it can be provided within the scope of the invention that the lock works and/or can be operated purely mechanically.

The locking device preferably includes an emergency unlocking system, by means of which the locking device, in particular the electrically operating and/or controllable lock, can be switched to manual operation in the event of a fault or power failure. For example, a lever is provided on the lock which, when actuated manually, releases a magnetic contact and causes the lock to open. The lever is preferably arranged to be easily and quickly accessible.

It is a consideration of the invention that mobile devices are increasingly being used by the crew on board aircraft. The storage compartment arrangement includes a holding device for a mobile device. The holding device is preferably designed to accommodate and/or hold the mobile device. For example, the holding device is designed as a holding frame which can at least partially surround and/or enclose the mobile device. Preferably, the dimensions and/or one or more outer contours of the holding frame are adapted to an intended mobile device and/or to a mobile device that is assumed to be known, in particular with manufacturer-specific dimensions, so that it can be arranged with a precise fit on or in the holding device.

The holding device is arranged on the door or in the door. Alternatively, the holding device is arranged on the at least one wall of the storage compartment or in it. In particular, a mobile crew control unit can be provided in, on or adjacent to the door using the mobile device held in the holding device. Optionally, several holding devices for holding several mobile devices can also be provided, with one or more holding devices being arranged on the door and/or one or more further holding devices on one of the side walls, for example.

The holding device is designed and/or arranged to hold and/or accommodate the mobile device in a visible and operable manner, independently of the position and/or the state of the door. In particular, the mobile device held by the holding device can be accessed with visual contact in the open position and in the closed position and also in the unlocked state and in the locked state of the door. In this way, in particular, inputs, for example user commands, can be entered into the mobile device and/or outputs, for example user information, can be obtained using the mobile device.

Together with the closed and/or locked door, the holding device forms a removal safeguard against removal of the mobile device from the holding device. Optionally, the holding device together with the closed and/or locked door can prevent the mobile device from being removed from the holding device, in particular without authorization. Unauthorized means e.g. B. that a picker is not authorized to unlock the lock of the door, i.e. does not lawfully have a key, access code or similar to unlock the lock and open the door. In particular, the holding device is designed and/or arranged to hold the mobile device securely when the door is closed and/or locked and at the same time to ensure operation, in particular the input of user commands and the output of user information. In particular, the holding device, together with the closed and locked door, forms an anti-theft device for the visible and operable mobile device.

It is advantageous that the mobile device is stowed in a position-proof and theft-proof manner by means of the holding device and the closed and locked door, in particular during the flight, and is at the same time ready to be accessed and operated. This possibility offers great advantages in particular for the crew on board the aircraft, since when carrying out their activities on board they can be sure that the mobile device is protected against unauthorized removal and can be used quickly if required.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the holding device has a receiving opening through which the mobile device can be arranged in the holding device and/or removed from it. For example, the mobile device can be inserted and/or pushed into the holding device through the receiving opening and removed from it in a corresponding manner. It is particularly preferred within the scope of the invention that the receiving opening cannot be used, cannot be used and/or is not accessible when the door is closed and/or locked. In particular, an adjacent structure, for example the door frame and/or the at least one adjacent side wall, prevents use when the door is closed and/or use of the receiving opening and thus the removal of the mobile device from the holding device.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the holding device is arranged on the door leaf in such a way that the receiving opening is arranged adjacent to and/or at the end of one of the side edges free of the connecting device. Alternatively or optionally in addition, the holding device is arranged on the surrounding structure and/or on the at least one wall, for example on one of the side walls, such that the receiving opening is arranged adjacent to and/or contiguous to one of the additional side edges free of the connecting device. Alternatively, it is preferred that the receiving opening is integrated in the respective side edge free of the connecting device.

It is also possible for the receiving opening to be arranged adjacent to one of the outsides, in particular visible sides, of the door frame that is free of the connecting device. In particular, removal of the mobile device held in the holding device can be prevented when the door is closed, since the receiving opening is covered and/or inaccessible by the surrounding structure, the at least one wall and/or by the door frame in conjunction with the closed door. When the door is open, the adjacent arrangement of the holding device on one of the side edges of the door and/or the door frame that is free of the connecting device is advantageous, since the mobile device can easily be arranged through the receiving opening in the holding device and removed from it again.

In a possible structural implementation of the invention, the holding device is arranged on an outside of the door leaf or on an inside of the door leaf, for example placed on it. Alternatively or optionally in addition, it is possible within the scope of the invention for the holding device to be integrated in the door leaf. For example, the door leaf has a recess or receptacle in which the holding device is accommodated or arranged at least in sections or which forms the holding device at least in sections. When the holding device is arranged on the inside of the door leaf or in the recess or receptacle, it can preferably be provided that the door leaf has the recess at least in the area of the holding device or is designed to be transparent in order to make the mobile device held in it visible and/or easy to operate to ensure device. In particular, the holding device is arranged on the door leaf and/or integrated into it in such a way that a display of the mobile device is visible from outside the storage space, e.g. on the outside of the door leaf or the respective wall. The holding device can end on the inside with the door leaf or the respective wall or protrude a bit from it, e.g. into the receiving space. The arrangement of the holding device and thus the mobile device on the door leaf and/or on the at least one wall has the advantage that no separate installation space has to be provided for this.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the holding device comprises or forms a charging station, which is designed to charge an energy carrier, e.g. rechargeable batteries, of the mobile device. For example, the charging station is designed to charge the mobile device using a cable. In particular, the charging station can include a charging cable, a charging plug and/or a charging socket, with which the mobile device can preferably be coupled and/or is coupled independently when it is arranged and/or accommodated in the holding device. Alternatively, the charging station can be designed to charge the mobile device arranged in the holding device by means of inductive energy transmission, for example using a so-called Qi standard. The inductive charging station is preferably integrated in the holding device in a concealed manner. The charging station preferably has a connection to a power supply of the seat, monument and/or compartment in which the storage compartment arrangement is integrated, so that the charging station can be supplied with electricity. In particular, the charging station has a connection to an on-board network of the aircraft for the power supply. It is advantageous that the mobile device can be operated without restrictions while the energy source is being charged.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the storage compartment arrangement includes a human-machine interface, also referred to as a human machine interface, or HMI for short. The man-machine interface can include the mobile device, be formed by it or be designed and/or provided as a separate component, for example as a computer. In particular, the man-machine interface can be designed and/or provided for authentication and/or access authorization for the mobile device. The man-machine interface is preferably connected to the power supply of the seat, monument or compartment, in particular to the aircraft's on-board network. In particular, the man-machine interface can be connected to other mobile devices, computers, radio devices, screens, etc. in the aircraft in terms of signals and data. The other mobile devices can be, for example, crew tablets with the respective airline app, a smart galley control panel and/or a galley area monitoring panel delve Optionally, the man-machine interface can be configured individually, so that intuitive operation can be advantageously guaranteed.

The man-machine interface preferably has an input device which is designed to input user commands. The input device can be embodied, for example, as a keyboard, mouse, camera, touchpad, microphone and/or as a touch-sensitive screen, in particular as a touch screen. The man-machine interface preferably has an output device which is designed to output user information. The output device can be, for example, a screen, for example the touch-sensitive screen, a loudspeaker and/or a signal light. Cross-monument data transfer and/or data exchange can preferably take place via the human-machine interface. In particular, an aircraft cabin can be externally networked using the man-machine interface, so that one-way or two-way information, instructions and data can be transmitted to or exchanged with the cockpit, other crew members or the passengers, for example. In this way, processes within the crew and/or the on-board personnel can be supported and simplified.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the man-machine interface includes access protection, for example in the form of a password, access code, face recognition or an RFID reader, the latter being able to communicate in particular with a transponder, for example via a contactless chip card interface (CCE). . The chip card can be, for example, an employee ID card for the crew and/or the cabin crew.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the locking device comprises a position sensor. The position sensor is preferably integrated in the locking device, e.g. arranged on the lock. The position sensor is designed in particular to detect a locked position of the lock, in particular an absolute door lock position. For example, the position sensor is designed as an inductive, capacitive or optical sensor.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the storage compartment arrangement has a control device. The control device can be integrated in the area of the storage compartment arrangement or independently of it in the seat, monument, the compartment and/or the aircraft. The control device is preferably designed to control the locking device on the basis of the locking position. For this purpose, the locking device and the control device are connected to one another in terms of signals, for example by wire or radio, optionally via a wireless local area network or via Bluetooth. In particular, the position sensor transmits the locking position as a sensor signal to the control device. In particular, the locking device can receive control commands from the control device. For example, the control device activates the energization or de-energization of the magnetic lock, or the control device activates or deactivates the electric motor in order to activate the electromechanical lock and thereby unlock or lock the door.

Optionally, in addition, the control device is wired or wirelessly connected to the man-machine interface. The control device is preferably designed to control the user information on the output device. The user information is, for example, an indication of the locking position of the lock, in particular information about whether the door is locked or unlocked. It is particularly preferred within the scope of the invention that the unlocking and thus an independent opening of the door can be controlled by entering or performing the access authorization to the human-machine interface. In particular, access profiles are implemented in the control device, by means of which the lock is actuated by the control device after the access authorization has been checked and compared. This has the advantage that unauthorized persons can be denied access to the storage compartment and to the mobile device held in the holding device. Furthermore, in addition to entering the access authorization, no door handle operation or the like is required to unlock and open the door and to enable removal of the mobile device.

Within the scope of the invention, it can be provided that the control device determines and/or monitors an operating state of the locking device, in which case this can be done in particular by evaluating the locking positions and the power consumption required for this. As a result, operational wear and tear or an error condition, for example a blocked door that cannot be opened, can advantageously be detected at an early stage and corresponding warning and/or error messages can be output on the output device. It is advantageous that necessary maintenance measures can be identified and planned at an early stage.

It can furthermore be provided within the scope of the invention that the control device can control the output of communication on the output device. This can involve, for example, the output of videos or video sequences, for example advertising, films or information displays on screens in the aircraft. In particular, there is a simple possibility of providing a flexible entertainment program, in particular so-called in-flight entertainment (IFE) for selected or all seats in the aircraft cabin through the human-machine interface and/or to control it through the control device. On the basis of the user commands entered by the crew and/or the on-board personnel, for example, overlapping group closures or group openings of storage compartments and/or access doors in the compartment and/or aircraft can be implemented. In particular, a mobile crew control unit can be provided for the locking device and optionally for additional locking devices in the monument, compartment and/or aircraft. In particular, a flexible adjustment of locking and opening authorizations for the doors of the storage compartment(s) is possible. Optionally, the storage compartment(s) or the door(s) can also be blocked immediately if, for example, access cards that enable access authorization to the man-machine interface have been lost.

In a preferred constructive realization, the storage compartment arrangement can be and/or is integrated in a compartment, in a monument, in a partition and/or in a seat.

Another object of the invention is a seat with an integrated storage compartment arrangement according to the previous description and / or according to one of claims 1 to 10. The storage compartment arrangement is integrated, for example, in a seat or in the seat that the door is designed as a pivoting flap and at least one wall is formed by a seat structure of the seat.

A further subject matter of the invention is a compartment for integration into a monument of the aircraft. The compartment includes the storage compartment arrangement according to the previous description and/or according to one of claims 1-10. The compartment is designed, for example, as a paneling component, luggage compartment, shelf or cupboard or as a luggage compartment, shelf or cupboard system or the like. For example, the monument can be designed as a vanity unit, hygiene cabinet, dispenser cabinet, as a kitchen cabinet, galley or as a frame structure or carcass suitable for this or include these.

A monument with the seat according to the previous description and/or according to claim 11 forms a further subject of the invention. A monument with the compartment according to the previous description and/or according to claim 12 forms a further subject of the invention. The monument is designed, for example, as a passenger compartment, washroom or as a galley.

Another subject of the invention is an aircraft with the monument according to the previous description and/or according to claim 13 or 14.

• 1 eine perspektivische Draufsicht von vorne auf ein Staufach einer Staufachanordnung, wobei das Staufach eine geschlossene Tür mit daran angeordneten Halteeinrichtungen für mobile Geräte aufweist;
• 2 das Staufach aus der 1 mit einer geöffneten Tür und den daran angeordneten Halteeinrichtungen;
• 3 eine Draufsicht von vorne auf die geöffnete Tür mit den Halteeinrichtungen, wobei in den Halteeinrichtungen mobile Geräte anordbar sind;
• 4 eine seitliche Draufsicht auf das Staufach mit der geöffneten Tür und mit den Halteeinrichtungen, in denen die mobilen Geräte anordbar sind;
• 5 eine schematische Darstellung einer Systemarchitektur, welche ein Monument und ein Compartment mit der Staufachanordnung umfasst.

Further features, effects and advantages of the invention result from the following description of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention and the attached figures. show:

• 1 a perspective plan view from the front of a storage compartment of a storage compartment arrangement, wherein the storage compartment has a closed door with holding devices arranged thereon for mobile devices;
• 2 the storage compartment from the 1 with an open door and the holding devices arranged thereon;
• 3 a plan view from the front of the opened door with the holding devices, wherein mobile devices can be arranged in the holding devices;
• 4 a side plan view of the storage compartment with the door open and with the holding devices in which the mobile devices can be arranged;
• 5 a schematic representation of a system architecture, which includes a monument and a compartment with the storage compartment arrangement.

Corresponding or identical parts are each provided with the same reference symbols in the figures.

In the 1 and 2 Perspective top views from the side of a storage compartment 10 of a storage compartment arrangement 1 are shown. The storage compartment 10 is designed as a cabinet and is part of a compartment 20 for a monument 30 of an aircraft 40 (see FIG 5 ). The compartment 20 is, for example, a kitchen cabinet system or galley for a galley as a monument 30. Alternatively, the compartment 20 can be a hygiene or dispenser cabinet system for a washroom as a monument 30, a luggage compartment system or a seat for a Passenger Cabin act as Monument 30.

The storage compartment 10 has a plurality of walls, in particular two side walls 2a, 2b, a rear wall 2c, a bottom wall 2d and a top wall 2e. It also includes a door 3. The door 3 is designed as a wing door according to 1 is closed and has a closed position S and which according to the 2 is open and has an open position Ö. The walls 2a-e delimit a receiving space in which objects can be stowed. The door 3 allows access to and closure of the receiving space.

The door 3 has a door leaf 6 and a connecting device 4 . The door leaf 6 is pivotably connected to a stop edge 9 of the first side wall 2a via the connecting device 4 designed as a door hinge.

The door 3 has three side edges 5a-5c free of connecting devices, in particular an upper free side edge 5a, a lateral free side edge 5b and a lower free side edge 5c (see FIG 2 ) which abut or rest on corresponding further connecting device-free side edges of the top wall 2e, the second side wall 2b and the bottom wall 2d. The side walls 2a-e thus form a fixed surrounding structure for the door leaf 6.

A first and a second holding device 7a, 7b for holding and/or receiving mobile devices 8a, 8b, for example smartphones 8a or tablets 8b, are integrated in the door leaf 6. The holding devices 7a, 7b are embodied as holding frames for the mobile devices 8a, 8b, the dimensions of the first holding frame 7a being adapted to the smartphone 8a as the mobile device, and the dimensions of the second holding frame 7b being adapted to the tablet 8b as the mobile device adjusted (see also 3 and 4 ).

In the areas in which the holding devices 7a, 7b are integrated, the door leaf 6 has cutouts for the displays of the mobile devices 8a, 8b. Thus, the mobile device 8a, 8b can also be operated and used when it is held in the holding device 7a, 7b, regardless of the open or closed position Ö, S of the door 3. In particular, user commands 17 can be entered and user information 18 can be output will. The mobile device 8a, 8b can be protected against access in the form of a password, a PIN, an RFID card reader, fingerprint or face recognition, so that only authorized users can operate and use the mobile device 8a, 8b.

In an alternative exemplary embodiment, one or both holding devices 7a, 7b can be arranged on an inside or outside of the door leaf 6. Alternatively, the holding devices 7a, 7b and/or other holding devices can also be arranged on the inside or outside of the top wall 2e and/or the second side wall 2b or can be integrated into this/these. In the case of an arrangement on the inside, the respective wall 2b, 2e or the door leaf 6 has the recesses in the area of the holding devices 7a, 7b in order to ensure that the displays can be seen and operated.

In the 3 the storage compartment 10 of the storage space arrangement 1 is shown in a front view with the door 3 open. In the 4 the storage compartment 10 is shown in a side view of the second side wall 2b and the inside of the opened door 3.

The holding devices 7a, 7b have receiving openings 11a, 11b, through which the respective mobile devices 8a, 8b can be accommodated in the corresponding holding device 7a, 7b, in particular inserted into it. The receiving opening 11a of the first holding device 7a is integrated in the upper free side edge 5a of the door leaf 6 . The receiving opening 11b of the second holding device 7b is integrated in the lateral free side edge 5b of the door leaf 6 . If one or both holding devices 7a, 7b is/are arranged on the inside or on the outside of the door leaf 6, the second side wall 2b and/or the top wall 2e, the respective receiving opening 11a, 11b is adjacent to and/or contiguous with the corresponding one side edge arranged.

The holding devices 7a, 7b, in particular their receiving openings 11a, 11b, are arranged on the door leaf 6 in such a way that the mobile devices 8a, 8b can only be arranged through the receiving openings 11a, 11b in the holding devices 7a, 7b or removed from them can when door 3 is open. In the closed position of the door 3, the receiving openings 11a, 11b are covered by the surrounding structure, in particular by the walls 2b, 2e or their free side edges.

The storage compartment 10 has a locking device 12 which includes a lock 13 with a bolt. The lock 13 is arranged on an inner side of the second side wall 2b and is therefore only visible when the door 3 is open. The lock 13 can be an electrically operating magnetic lock with a magnetically actuable bolt or an electromechanically operating lock 13 with a bolt which can be actuated by an actuator of the locking device 12, e.g. by a motor. It is therefore not necessary for the lock 13 to be arranged on the outside in order to actuate the bolt.

The locking device 12 includes a position sensor 19 which detects an absolute locking position of the bolt. The position sensor 19 can work optically, inductively or capacitively.

The locking device 12 is connected to an on-board power supply of the aircraft 40 for energizing the lock and/or for supplying power to the actuator and/or the position sensor 19 (see also 5 ).

When the lock 13 is energized or when the actuator is activated accordingly, the bolt is actuated and the door 3 is locked, in particular in a locked state V (see Fig 1 ), transferred. When the power is switched off or when the actuator is activated accordingly, the bolt is actuated in the opposite direction and the door 3 is unlocked, in particular in an unlocked state E (see Fig 2 until 4 ), transferred.

If the door 3, as in the 1 shown, is closed and locked and unlocked again, the bolt is released and the door 3 is opened, in particular it jumps open automatically. It is therefore not necessary to press a door handle or a lever or the like in order to convert the door 3 from the closed state S to the open state Ö.

When the door 3 is closed and locked, a user who cannot unlock the door 3 cannot gain access to the mobile device 8a, 8b held in the holder 7a, 7b or remove it from the holder 7a, 7b remove. Thus, the holding device 7a, 7b together with the closed and locked door 3 forms a removal safeguard against unauthorized removal and/or an anti-theft device against theft of the mobile device 8a, 8b held in the holding device 7a, 7b.

In the 5 A schematic system architecture is shown, which includes a monument 30 of an aircraft 40 . The monument 30 is designed as a galley, a lavatory or a passenger cabin etc. of the aircraft 40 . The monument 30 includes a compartment 20, which is designed as a kitchen cabinet system or galley for the galley or as a hygiene and/or dispenser cabinet system for the washroom. For the passenger cabin, the compartment 20 can also be designed as a luggage compartment system or as a seat.

The compartment 20 includes the storage compartment assembly 1 with the storage compartment 10 in the 1 until 4 is shown. The dimensions and design of the storage compartment 10 can be adapted to the respective application in the compartment 20 . If the storage compartment 10 is integrated in the seat or the luggage compartment system, the door 3 can be designed as a pivotable flap, for example. The walls 2a-e enclosing the receiving space can be formed in the seat as, for example, a seat structure.

The storage compartment arrangement 1 comprises a charging station 14 for charging an electrical energy carrier of the respective mobile device 8a, 8b for each holding device 7a, 7b or for each mobile device 8a, 8b that can be arranged therein. The charging stations 14 are integrated in the holding devices 7a, 7b. The charging stations 14 are connected to the on-board network of the aircraft 40 for the power supply. The charging stations 14 can work with a cable and include a charging cable, a charging socket and/or a charging plug with which the respective mobile device 8a, 8b is automatically coupled when arranged in the holding device 7a, 7b. Alternatively, the charging stations 14 can charge the energy carrier of the respective mobile device 8a, 8b inductively, e.g. according to the Qi standard, when the mobile device 8a, 8b is arranged in the holding device 7a, 7b. It is advantageous that failure of the mobile devices 8a, 8b due to an uncharged energy carrier can be avoided by the automatic charging in the charging stations 14.

The storage compartment arrangement 1 comprises a control device 15. The control device 15 can be arranged on the storage compartment 10 or provided separately thereto at a suitable location in the compartment 20, monument 30 or in the aircraft 40. The control device 15 is designed as a computer and is connected to the locking device 12 in terms of signals, e.g. by cable or wirelessly.

The storage compartment arrangement 1 includes a man-machine interface 16, which is integrated in the mobile devices 8a, 8b or is formed by them. The man-machine interface 16 forms a signal connection between users of the mobile devices 8a, 8b and the control device 15 / or a loudspeaker as an output device for displaying and/or outputting the user information 18. The man-machine interface 16, in particular the mobile device 8a, 8b, also includes input devices for entering the user commands 17, the input devices being used, for example, as a display, e.g as the touch-sensitive display, as a keyboard, mouse, as a touchpad, as a camera and/or as a microphone.

The control device 15 controls the locking device 12, in particular the lock 13 with the bolt, depending on the locking position by transmitting control commands 21 to the locking device 12, by means of which the door 3 can be locked or unlocked. For this purpose, the locking device 12 is connected to the control device 15 by cable or by radio, for example Bluetooth, so that the position sensor 19 can transmit the detected locking position as a sensor signal 22 to the control device 15 .

The control device 15 also controls the locking device 12, in particular the lock 13 with the bolt, as a function of the user commands 17. In particular, the user can lock and unlock the door 3 by entering appropriate user commands 17 into the input device.

Depending on the detected locking positions and/or the power consumption required for this, the control device 15 can determine and monitor an operating state of the locking device 12 . As a result, maintenance measures can be planned at an early stage and thus faults in the locking device can be avoided.

The users of the mobile devices 8a, 8b are, for example, on-board personnel and/or a crew of the aircraft 40. This gives the on-board personnel and/or the crew the opportunity to place the mobile devices 8a, 8b clearly visible and at the same time operable in the To stow compartments 20 and/or monuments 30 of the aircraft 40 and at the same time to protect them from unauthorized access, for example by cleaning staff or passengers of the aircraft 40. Because the mobile devices 8a, 8b have access protection, access and operation of the mobile devices 8a, 8b can also be prevented if they are held in the holding device 7a, 7b. For example, a member of the onboard staff and/or the crew can unlock and open the door 3 of the storage compartment 10 after unlocking the corresponding mobile device 8a, 8b and entering a corresponding user command. Alternatively, the door 3 can be unlocked and opened automatically when the mobile device 8a, 8b is unlocked. Only then is it possible to remove the mobile device 8a, 8b from the respective holding device 7a, 7b. The door 3 can be closed manually again and locked by securing the mobile device 8a, 8b, e.g. by switching to a stand-by mode.

An advantageous solution for a mobile operating unit on board can be provided by means of the storage compartment arrangement 1 . Thus, the on-board personnel and/or the crew can communicate with one another, give and receive instructions and/or exchange information by means of the man-machine interface 16, in particular by means of the mobile devices 8a, 8b, which are always charged, stowed away securely and can still be used and operated at any time . It is also possible, for example, to use the mobile devices 8a, 8b and the control device 15 to control screens in the passenger cabin and/or for or on individual seats to display videos or passenger information. Furthermore, it is possible to issue and implement closing and locking commands and opening and unlocking commands for one, some or all storage compartments 10 of the compartment 20 and/or the monument 30 . For example, if an employee ID card suitable for unlocking the mobile devices 8a, 8b is lost, all storage compartments 10 can be locked at the same time. The storage compartment arrangement 1 can thus simplify processes on board for the on-board personnel and/or the crew and make them safer.

Reference List

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storage compartment arrangement

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first side wall

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second side wall

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back panel

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bottom wall

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door

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lateral free side edge

5c

lower free side edge

6

door leaf

7a

first holding device

7b

second holding device

8a

mobile device/smartphone

8b

mobile device/tablet

9

stop edge

10

storage compartment

11a

first intake opening

11b

second receiving opening

12

locking device

13

lock

14

charging station

15

control device

16

human-machine interface

17

user commands

18

user information

19

position sensor

20

compartment

21

control commands

22

sensor signals

30

monument

40

plane

E

unlock state

O

open position

S

closed position

V

locking state

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Patent Literature Cited

• DE 102018200139 A1 [0002]
• DE 102017201103 A1 [0003]

Claims (15)

Storage compartment arrangement (1) for an aircraft (40), with a storage compartment (10), wherein the storage compartment (10) has at least one wall (2a-e) which partially delimits a receiving space of the storage compartment (10), wherein the storage compartment (10) has a door (3) which can assume an open position (Ö) and a closed position (S), wherein the storage compartment (10) has a locking device (12) for transferring the door (3) into a locked state (V) or into an unlocked state (E), with at least one holding device (7a, 7b) for at least one mobile device (8a, 8b), the holding device (7a, 7b) being on or in the door (3) or on or in at least one wall (2a-e) of the storage compartment (10) is arranged, wherein the holding device (7a, 7b) is designed and/or arranged, the mobile device (8a, 8b) independently of the open and closed position (Ö, S) and/or the locking and unlocking state (V, E) of the keep and/or pick up the door (3) in a visible and operable manner, wherein the holding device (7a, 7b) together with the door (3) in the closed position (S) and/or in the locked state (V) has a removal safeguard against removal of the mobile device (8a, 8ab) from the holding device (7a, 7b ) forms. Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the holding device (7a, 7b) has a receiving opening (11a, 11b) through which the mobile device (8a, 8b) can be arranged in the holding device (7a, 7b) and removed from it, the receiving opening (11a, 11b) cannot be used when the door (3) is closed and/or locked. Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding device (7a, 7b) is arranged on a door leaf (6) of the door (3) or on the wall (2a-e) that the receiving opening (11a , 11b) adjacent to and/or terminating with a side edge (5a-c) of the door (3) and/or the wall or that the receiving opening (11a, 11b) is in the side edge (5a-c) of the door ( 3) and/or the wall (2a-e) is integrated. Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of claim 3 , characterized in that the holding device (7a, 7b) is arranged on the door leaf (6) or that the holding device (7a, 7b) is integrated in the door leaf (6). Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding device (7a, 7b) comprises and/or forms a charging station (14) for charging an energy carrier of the mobile device (8a, 8b). Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to claim 5 , characterized in that the charging station (14) is designed to charge the mobile device (8a, 8b) by cable or by inductive energy transmission. Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a human-machine interface (16) with an input device for inputting user commands (17) and/or with an output device for outputting user information (18). Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (12) has a position sensor (19) for detecting a locking position of a lock (13) of the locking device (12). Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to claim 7 or 8th , characterized by a control device (15) for controlling the locking device (12) on the basis of the locking position and/or for controlling the output of the user information (18) on the output device. Storage compartment arrangement (1) according to claim 9 , characterized in that the control device (15) is designed to determine and/or monitor an operating state of the locking device (12) as a function of detected locking positions and/or the power consumption required for this. Seat with an integrated storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims. Compartment (20) for integration into a monument (30) of the aircraft, the compartment (20) having the storage compartment arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 1 until 10 includes. Monument (30) with the seat behind claim 11 . Monument (30) to the Compartment (20). claim 12 . Airplane (40) with the Monument (30) behind Claim 13 or 14 .

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