B64D2011/0038

Pivot bin assembly with minimal force required for closing
09789963 · 2017-10-17 · ·

An aircraft storage bin that includes an upper housing, and a bucket pivotally connected to the upper housing that cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior. The bucket includes a bottom, a front edge, first and second opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom and a center of gravity. The bucket pivots about a pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position. The center of gravity of the bucket is positioned below the pivot axis when the bucket is in the closed position.

VEHICLE CABIN WAYFINDING ASSEMBLY
20170247111 · 2017-08-31 · ·

A vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly is configured to be secured within an internal cabin of a vehicle. The vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly may include a placard having a front face, and at least one directional reflector offset from the front face of the placard. The directional reflector(s) defines one or more indicia, and is configured to directionally reflect light that is emitted from a light source into an application zone.

Method of operating an aircraft cabin illumination system, aircraft cabin illumination system, and aircraft comprising the same

A method of operating an aircraft cabin illumination system, having a plurality of light modules with a set spatial distribution across an aircraft cabin, includes receiving an image; mapping the image to the set spatial distribution of the plurality of light modules; generating an illumination command set, including an operating command for each of the plurality of light modules, on the basis of the mapping of the image to the set spatial distribution of the plurality of light modules; and issuing the illumination command set to the plurality of light modules.

Interior trim arrangement for an aircraft cabin

An interior trim arrangement for an aircraft cabin, having lateral ceiling elements, and an angled element having limbs limb extending from one another, one lateral ceiling element arranged offset upwardly and to a first side, the angled element arranged with the first limb adjoining a lateral ceiling element towards the first side, the free end of the first limb located opposite the free end, towards the first side, of a lateral ceiling element, the other limb extending towards the other lateral ceiling element, the free end of the second limb spaced apart from the first free end, towards a lateral ceiling element, of the other lateral ceiling element, a light source for the other lateral ceiling element between the free end of the second limb and the first free end, towards a lateral ceiling element, of the other lateral ceiling element, and the angled element having a lighting element.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING A MOVING OBJECT WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SPACE
20220032840 · 2022-02-03 · ·

A system for illuminating at least a portion of an object within an enclosed space includes an object configured to be moved within the enclosed space, and a beacon coupled to the object. The beacon is configured to emit a light tracking signal. A light sensor is configured to detect the light tracking signal emitted from the beacon. A lighting control unit in communication with the light sensor is configured to determine a position of the object within the enclosed space based on the light tracking signal as detected by the light sensor. A lighting assembly is in communication with the lighting control unit. The lighting control unit is configured to operate the lighting assembly to emit the illuminating light onto the at least a portion of the object based on the light tracking signal as detected by the light sensor. The system may also be configured to guide a passenger to a seat, and provide way-finding illumination.

Method and system for displaying a moveable lighting scene in a passenger cabin
09725033 · 2017-08-08 · ·

The present disclosure is generally directed to an interior lighting system for an aircraft, in which individual lighting elements (or groups of lighting elements) can be controlled to emit light of various colors and brightness according to the position of a cart, such as a galley cart. According to an embodiment, a processor that controls the system receives signals from one or more sensors around the aircraft cabin (e.g., radio frequency identification (“RFID”) readers or optical scanners) that indicate the current position of the cart (e.g., by detecting an RFID tag on the cart) and, based on the position of the cart, sends commands to the various lighting elements around the cabin to execute a lighting scene (e.g., gradually raise the lights as the cart comes through).

Illumination device

This illumination device includes an organic EL illumination panel installed in a baggage rack or the like in a fuselage of an aircraft, and a panel driving circuit that drives the organic EL illumination panel and is installed in a different place apart from the organic EL illumination panel in the fuselage to drive the organic EL illumination panel. The organic EL illumination panel includes a plurality of light emitting units including at least a light emitting layer, and a charge generation layer arranged between the plurality of light emitting units to thereby form a multi-photoemission structure, and has a thickness of 5 mm or less in a stacking direction.

ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE BODY
20170259736 · 2017-09-14 ·

An illumination system includes: a seat; a wall; and a sleep control light for controlling sleep, wherein the seat includes a backrest and a seating portion, and makes a transition between a seated state and a lying state when the backrest and the seating portion make a slide movement, the seated state being a state where a minor angle formed between the backrest and the seating portion is a first angle, the lying state being a state where the minor angle is a second angle greater than the first angle, an optical axis of the sleep control light is tilted downward with respect to the horizontal plane, the sleep control light is located behind or above the seat when the seat is in the seated state, and the optical axis of the sleep control light passes through the backrest when the seat is in the lying state.

CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT
20170253336 · 2017-09-07 ·

The control device individually controls operations of the two or more lighting devices. Each lighting device includes a light source, a sensor for measuring light intensity of the light source, and a controller circuit for controlling the light source. The control device includes a replacement detector circuit, and the replacement detector circuit determines whether any of the lighting devices has been replaced, and obtains a determination result distinguishing a replacement lighting device from remaining lighting device(s). When the replacement detector circuit has obtained the determination result, the control device controls at least one of the lighting devices based on the measurement value outputted from the sensor of the replacement lighting device and the measurement value(s) outputted from the sensor(s) of the remaining lighting device(s), so that a difference between light intensity of the replacement lighting device and light intensity derived from the remaining lighting device(s) falls within a predetermined range.

SANITIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH FAR-UVC
20220226518 · 2022-07-21 · ·

A sanitization system for an aircraft may comprise: a power source; and a plurality of sanitizers in electrical communication with the power source, each sanitizer in the plurality of sanitizers configured to emit ultraviolet radiation having an average wavelength between 200 and 230 nm, the power source configured to provide power to each sanitizer in the plurality of sanitizers in succession during an occupied flight of the aircraft.