AIRCRAFT CABIN DIVIDER

Abstract

Apparatus for subdividing a passenger cabin of an aircraft, comprising a wall element, wherein the wall element has a securing element in order to be able to be secured to at least one element of the passenger cabin so that the wall element in a state installed within the passenger cabin subdivides the passenger cabin into a first region and a second region, wherein the wall element comprises at least one impact protection system.

Claims

1. An apparatus for subdividing a passenger cabin of an aircraft, comprising a wall element having a securing element in order to be able to be secured to at least one element of the passenger cabin so that the wall element in a state installed within the passenger cabin subdivides the passenger cabin into a first region and a second region, wherein the wall element comprises at least one impact protection system.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element extends in a vertical direction and can be attached with at least a first end of the wall element to at least one element of the passenger cabin, and wherein the wall element has the impact protection system at a second end of the wall element.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in an installed state of the apparatus and/or in a triggered state of the impact protection system, at least portions of the impact protection system are formed at a height between 0.3 m and 1.75 m from a floor of the passenger cabin.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the installed state of the apparatus and in the triggered state of the impact protection system, at least portions of the impact protection system are formed at a height between 0.6 m and 1.5 m from a floor of the passenger cabin.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the installed state of the apparatus and in a triggered state of the impact protection system, at least portions of the impact protection system have in a horizontal extent a width between 0.3 m and 3.5 m.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element comprises an airbag module or an airbag.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element comprises a gas generator.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element comprises an electronic control element.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element comprises an energy carrier.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element comprises an acceleration sensor.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wall element is in the form of an aircraft class divider.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the securing element is configured in such a manner that the apparatus can be releasably secured to the aircraft by means of the securing element.

13. A unit comprising an apparatus according to claim 1, and a seat row having at least one seat, wherein the wall element is arranged in front of the seat when viewed in the seat direction of the seat of the seat row, and wherein, in the positioned state of the wall element relative to the seat row, the impact protection is provided in such a manner that a passenger who is using the seat can be protected by the impact protection system.

14. An aircraft comprising an apparatus according to claim 1.

15. The aircraft according to claim 14, wherein the wall element is secured to at least one element of the passenger cabin of the aircraft so that the wall element subdivides the passenger cabin into a first region and a second region, wherein the second region is located behind the first region when the wall element is in an installed state in the flight direction.

16. An aircraft comprising a unit according to claim 11.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in the drawings and are described in greater detail below.

[0048] FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of a first and a second region of a passenger cabin of an aircraft; and

[0049] FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of a first and a second region of a passenger cabin of an aircraft.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0050] FIG. 1 schematically shows a side view of a passenger cabin 1 of an aircraft. The passenger cabin 1 is subdivided by means of an installed wall element 2 which is in the form of an aircraft class divider 2 into a first region 3 which is located further forward in the flight direction 11 and a second region 4 which is located further backward in the flight direction 11. The wall element 2 comprises, for example, an impact protection system which is illustrated in the triggered state, wherein, for example, a portion of the impact protection system 5 at a second end 13 of the wall element is schematically illustrated as a completely deployed air bag of the type of an airbag 5.

[0051] The wall element 2 is, for example, releasably installed on a ceiling (not illustrated) of the passenger cabin 1 with at least one first end of the wall element 12, wherein there are also conceivable additional supports which are not illustrated or additional securing elements, by means of which the wall element 2 may be able to be attached to additional elements of the passenger cabin 1, for example, a seat 9.

[0052] The portions of the impact protection system 5, such as, for example, the airbag 5, extend in the triggered state in a vertical direction 6 and are formed at a height which extends from a floor 7 and which corresponds to an upper region 9a of the backrest of a seat 9 which is located in front of the passenger in the flight direction. Thus, in the event of an accident, a passenger 10 who is in the second region 4 of the passenger cabin 1 can be shielded by means of the impact protection system from an impact, for example, against at least portions of the seat 9 which is located in front of him/her, with the impact protection system.

[0053] It is not illustrated that the wall element 2 may comprise additional portions of the impact protection system and securing elements for the installation thereof, which is, for example, releasable, with respect to other elements, such as the ceiling and/or wall and/or floor of the passenger cabin 1.

[0054] FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the first region 3 and second region 4 of the passenger cabin 1 with a plurality of wall elements 2 in an installed state. The first region 3 and the second region 4 of the passenger cabin 1 differ as a result of differently depicted seats 9, as may be the case, for example, in different passenger classes.

[0055] The passenger cabin 1 is further illustrated by way of example in a subdivided state with a region 14 which is located on the left in the flight direction 11, a region 16 which is located on the right in the flight direction 11 and a central region 15 which is located centrally between the left region 14 and the right region 16. The left region 14 is separated by means of a left passageway 17 from the central region 15 and the right region 16 is itself separated from the central region 15 by means of a right passageway 18.

[0056] For the passengers 10 who are located in the seats 9 of the second region 4 and who are illustrated in FIG. 1, the wall elements 2 separate the first region 3 and the second region 4 at least partially from each other and at least visually in the manner of a sight protection member.

[0057] Furthermore, FIG. 2 illustrates that the respective wall element 2 of the left, central or right region 14, 15, 16 can extend in a horizontal extent over several seats 9 and/or partially over a seat row 8. When viewed with FIG. 1, it is illustrated that the impact protection system can extend over several seats 9 or a separate impact protection system can be associated with each seat 9.

[0058] In the left region 14 of the passenger cabin 1, for example, the wall element 2 can be configured in such a manner that for the two seats 9 which are located immediately beside it and in the second region 4 a separate impact protection system or, for example, a separate airbag 5 is provided. Each individual passenger could thereby be protected independently of each other.

[0059] For example, the wall element 2 may be configured in the central region 15 of the passenger cabin 1 so that for all the seats 9 which are located immediately beside it and in the second region 4 of the passenger cabin 1, here by way of example four are depicted, a common impact protection system or, for example, a common airbag 5 is provided. Thus, costs during production or redundancies in the production can advantageously be reduced.

[0060] There may also be provision, for example, for in the right region 16 of the passenger cabin 1 the wall element 2 to be configured in such a manner that for the two seats which are located immediately beside it and in the second region 4, a common impact protection system or portions thereof 5 is/are provided.

[0061] Consequently, for example, the wall element 2 can be configured for different seat rows and/or for widths of several seats 9. Furthermore, for example, the wall element can comprise for each seat 9 an individual airbag 5 or, for example, for several seats 9 a common airbag 5.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0062] 1 Passenger cabin [0063] 2 Wall element; aircraft class divider [0064] 3 First region of the passenger cabin [0065] 4 Second region of the passenger cabin [0066] 5 Portion of the impact protection system; airbag [0067] 6 Vertical direction [0068] 7 Floor [0069] 8 Seat row [0070] 9 Seat [0071] 9a Upper region of the backrest of a seat [0072] 10 Passenger [0073] 11 Flight direction [0074] 12 First end of the wall element [0075] 13 Second end of the wall element [0076] 14 Left region [0077] 15 Central region [0078] 16 Right region [0079] 17 Left passageway [0080] 18 Right passageway