B64D11/00

Aircraft installation arrangement and installation system for mounting an overhead luggage compartment
20180009530 · 2018-01-11 ·

An installation arrangement comprising a first carrier element configured to fasten an overhead luggage compartment thereto. The first element includes a main body comprising a tubular opening, a barrel-shaped component arranged inside the tubular opening, the component comprising a through hole extending substantially perpendicular to a component longitudinal axis, and a fastener to fasten a portion of the overhead luggage compartment to the main body of the first carrier element. A second carrier element of the arrangement is a rotary joint connectable to an installation rail, the rotary joint being movable around a longitudinal axis of the installation rail and an axis perpendicular to that longitudinal axis. The installation arrangement also comprises a rod configured to be coupled with the second carrier element and to fit inside the through hole, wherein the rod is connectable to the first carrier element when the rod is arranged inside the through hole.

COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SPACE FRAME DESIGN, SPACE FRAME CONSTRUCTION KIT AND SPACE FRAME
20180011965 · 2018-01-11 ·

A computer-implemented method for space frame design involves constructing a load stress map in a geometrical boundary representation of a design space, defining attachment points and load application points in the design space, creating a starting network of interconnecting lines between each two of the attachment points and load application points in the design space, assigning load application factors to each line of the starting network of interconnecting lines based on values of the load stress map, generating potential space frame designs by culling different subsets of lines of the starting network of interconnecting lines for each potential space frame design according to variable culling parameters, evaluating the potential space frame designs with respect to optimization parameters, combining the culling parameters for the potential space frame designs the performance score of which is above a predefined performance threshold, and iterating the steps of generating potential space frame designs and evaluating the potential space frame designs on the basis of the combined culling parameters.

Terminal and communication method

A terminal (1050) includes a light receiver (151) that receives a light signal emitted by an apparatus (1000), the light signal including an identifier (SSID) of at least one base station (470); a receiver (153) that performs a reception process on the received light signal to output reception data; a data analyzer (155) that selects one base station based on the identifier of the at least one base station that is included in the reception data; and a radio device (453) that establishes a wireless connection with the selected base station (470) by using the identifier of the base station (470) and wirelessly communicates with the base station (470).

HINGE ASSEMBLY
20230003066 · 2023-01-05 · ·

A hinge assembly for receiving a door includes: a wall including a wall body defining an inner surface, and an outer surface that is opposed to the inner surface, and a wall panel extending from one of the inner surface and the outer surface and defining part of a perimeter of an opening closable by the door; a pivot connected to the wall panel and defining a pivot axis intersecting the wall panel; and a hinge arm having a portion engaged to the pivot and extending away from the wall panel.

PASSENGER SEAT ARRANGEMENT

The present invention relates to an aircraft cabin having a longitudinal axis and comprising at least one aisle and an arrangement of seat units, a seat unit comprising, in particular, a seat provided with a base and a backrest as well as a foot area, the seat being movable between a sitting position and a lying position, the arrangement of seat units comprising: at least one rear group of two seat units, at least one front group of two seat units, each group of two seat units comprising a seat unit arranged on the side of the aisle and referred to as the “aisle-side seat unit” and a seat unit arranged on the side of a window and referred to as the “window-side seat unit”, each seat of a group of seat units having an axis forming a non-zero angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin, such that the seats of each group are facing the aisle, a first passage for accessing the aisle associated with the window-side seat unit of the rear group extending between the foot area and the seat of the aisle-side seat unit of the rear group, and a second passage for accessing the aisle associated with the window-side seat unit of the rear group extending between the aisle-side seat unit of the front group and the foot area of the aisle-side seat unit of the rear group.

LIFT SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT
20230234708 · 2023-07-27 ·

A lift system for an aircraft includes a first galley cart, a second galley cart, a floor deck, and a frame. The frame defines a first storage zone, a second storage zone, and a third storage zone that are stacked. A bottom end of the first storage zone is aligned with the floor deck, a top end of the second storage zone is aligned with the floor deck, and a bottom end of the third storage zone is aligned with a top end of the first storage zone. The lift system also includes a first lift configured to move the first galley cart from the first storage zone to the second storage zone and a second lift configured to move the second galley cart from the first storage zone to the third storage zone.

PASSENGER SEATING WITH FRONT ROW BULKHEAD INTEGRATION
20230002057 · 2023-01-05 ·

A passenger seating installation for a vehicle comprises a front seat located adjacent a bulkhead and facing in a direction that is oblique to the direction of travel of the vehicle. The bulkhead includes a recess for receiving the head of a passenger in the front seat in the event of an accident. The recess is spaced apart from the front seat in the direction of travel and in a direction that is obliquely disposed with respect to the direction in which the seated passenger faces. The recess allows the front seat to be located closer to the bulkhead than would be the case in the absence of the recess, which can increase seat density in a seating area.

Aerial transportation system
11565801 · 2023-01-31 · ·

An aerial vehicle has a passenger cabin for receiving at least one passenger, a load-bearing structure beneath the cabin, and a propulsion system including a number of propulsion units, which propel the aerial vehicle for powered flight and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). The propulsion units are preferably carried by support arms attached to the load-bearing structure and extending upwards therefrom so as to support the propulsion units at a level above the cabin. The aerial vehicle is preferably reconfigurable to a compact configuration after landing, with at least some of the propulsion units overlapping the cabin and/or each other, while still allowing passenger transfer in and out of the vehicle, thereby facilitating efficient use of space for implementing a vertiport.

Aerial transportation system
11565801 · 2023-01-31 · ·

An aerial vehicle has a passenger cabin for receiving at least one passenger, a load-bearing structure beneath the cabin, and a propulsion system including a number of propulsion units, which propel the aerial vehicle for powered flight and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). The propulsion units are preferably carried by support arms attached to the load-bearing structure and extending upwards therefrom so as to support the propulsion units at a level above the cabin. The aerial vehicle is preferably reconfigurable to a compact configuration after landing, with at least some of the propulsion units overlapping the cabin and/or each other, while still allowing passenger transfer in and out of the vehicle, thereby facilitating efficient use of space for implementing a vertiport.

MULTI-PIECE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH-WALLED CABIN SUITE
20230234695 · 2023-07-27 · ·

A bulkhead assembly for an aircraft passenger cabin having a floor and a secondary support member includes upper and lower bulkhead panels and a bulkhead coupling member. The upper bulkhead panel defines an elongated tower portion that protrudes through a slot opening in an overhead closeout panel, and directly or indirectly connects to the secondary support member. The lower bulkhead panel connects to the upper bulkhead panel and to the floor via the bulkhead coupling member. A method for installing the bulkhead assembly in the passenger cabin includes connecting the lower bulkhead panel to the floor, joining the lower bulkhead panel to the base of the upper bulkhead panel using a bulkhead coupling member, inserting the terminal end through the slot opening, and connecting the terminal end to the secondary support member behind the overhead closeout panel.