ARRANGEMENT IN A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS AN AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT

Abstract

An arrangement in a cabin of an aircraft includes a plurality of passenger seats, which create seat rows arranged between at least one aisle and a cabin wall. At least one first section has at least one row with a first number of passenger seats and at least one second section has at least one seat row with a second number of passenger seats, that is below the first number, are created. The at least one seat row of the first section and the at least one seat row of the second section directly border on the at least one aisle. In the second section between a passenger seat facing the cabin wall and the respective cabin wall a stowage compartment is arranged, which is positionable on a cabin floor.

Claims

1. An arrangement in a cabin of an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of passenger seats, the plurality of passenger seats arranged in seat rows arranged between at least one aisle and a cabin wall, wherein at least one first section having at least one row with a first number of passenger seats and at least one second section having at least one seat row with a second number of passenger seats, that is below the first number, are defined, wherein the at least one seat row of the first section and the at least one seat row of the second section directly border on the at least one aisle, and wherein in the second section between a passenger seat facing the cabin wall and the respective cabin wall a stowage compartment is arranged, the stowage compartment being positionable on a cabin floor.

2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the stowage compartment comprises an outer delimiting wall facing to the cabin wall, the delimiting wall following the contour of the adjacent cabin wall.

3. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the first number is three and the second number is two.

4. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the stowage compartment comprises at least one access opening facing to a laterally neighbouring passenger seat, the access opening being closable through at least one stowage compartment flap.

5. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the stowage compartment does not extend over the laterally neighbouring passenger seat in the longitudinal direction of the cabin in the seating direction

6. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the stowage compartment extends up to a forward end of the second section in the longitudinal direction of the cabin.

7. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the stowage compartment comprises an extension in a vertical direction, the extension corresponding to the extension of the laterally directly neighbouring passenger seat.

8. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the stowage compartment comprises a forward delimitation wall facing a passenger seat of the first section that is arranged in front of the stowage compartment in a seating direction, the delimitation wall configured for allowing a backrest of the passenger seat arranged in front of the delimitation wall to swivel into a swivelled back position up to at least 20° and preferably up to at least 30°.

9. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein a plurality of second rows are arranged in a continuous second section one behind the other, wherein the stowage compartment extends along at least one of the second rows in the longitudinal direction of the cabin.

10. The arrangement of claim 9, wherein the stowage compartment extends along a plurality of the second rows of the continuous second section in the longitudinal direction of the cabin.

11. The arrangement of claim 9, wherein the stowage compartment extends along all second rows of the continuous second section along the cabin longitudinal direction.

12. An aircraft, comprising: a fuselage; a cabin created therein; and an arrangement comprising: a plurality of passenger seats, the plurality of passenger seats arranged in seat rows arranged between at least one aisle and a cabin wall, wherein at least one first section having at least one row with a first number of passenger seats and at least one second section having at least one seat row with a second number of passenger seats, that is below the first number, are defined, wherein the at least one seat row of the first section and the at least one seat row of the second section directly border on the at least one aisle, and wherein in the second section between a passenger seat facing the cabin wall and the respective cabin wall a stowage compartment is arranged, the stowage compartment being positionable on a cabin floor.

13. The aircraft of claim 12, wherein the arrangement is positioned at a door region and wherein the second section directly borders on the door region.

14. The aircraft of claim 12, wherein the arrangement is arranged in a tapered fuselage region.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0026] Other characteristics, advantages and potential applications of the present invention result from the following description of the exemplary embodiments and the figures. In this respect, all described and/or graphically illustrated characteristics also form the object of the invention individually and in arbitrary combination regardless of their composition in the individual claims or their references to other claims. Furthermore, identical or similar objects are identified by the same reference symbols in the figures.

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a top view onto an arrangement positioned in a cabin of an aircraft.

[0028] FIG. 2 shows a spatial illustration of the arrangement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] FIG. 1 shows an arrangement 2 in a cabin 4 of an aircraft having a first section 6 with a seat row 8 with three passenger seats 10 and a second section 12 positioned directly behind it having a seat row 14 with two passenger seats 10. The seat rows 8 and 14 directly border on an aisle 16, which extends in a longitudinal direction x of the cabin. Consequently, the width of the aisle 16 is constant at least in the region shown in FIG. 1, even though the seating measure changes.

[0030] A special characteristic of the region shown here lies in the aircraft door 18, which comprises a receptacle 20 for receiving an emergency slide or the such, which receptacle radially extends into the cabin 4. A surface region 24 that extends substantially perpendicular to a cabin access opening 22 or that lies between two opposed access openings 22, which surface region 24 is referred to as door region, is placed directly behind the second section 12 or the seat row 14, respectively, in opposition to the positive x-direction. Not only the receptacle 20 but also the tapering fuselage cross-section lead to the fact that in the second seat row 14, only two passenger seats 10 are integratable, since there is no sufficient installation space for a third passenger seat. However, the installation space created between the door region 24, the aisle 16 and a cabin wall 28 is sufficient for the integration of a stowage compartment 30, which fills a gap created due to the flush arrangement of the seat row 14 to the aisle 16.

[0031] The stowage compartment 30 comprises a forward delimiting wall 32, which extends vertically upwards from a cabin floor 34, on which the stowage compartment 30 is fixed through seat rails or dedicated holding points, and curves to a side facing away from a forward passenger seat 10, i.e. into the direction of the aircraft door 18. In doing so, both the created installation space may be well utilized as well as blocking of a swivably supported backrest 36 of the passenger seat 10 positioned in the front may be excluded.

[0032] Exemplarily, an outer delimiting wall 38 adapts to a cabin wall 28, while a wall 40 on an access side 42, which faces the seat row 14, is realized in a planar manner. The depth of the stowage compartment 30 in the x-direction roughly corresponds to the depth of a passenger seat 10, wherein, however, the stowage compartment 30 is slightly shifted forward in an x-direction relative to the adjacent passenger seats 30. In doing so, behind the stowage compartment 30, space may be gained for consideration of a sufficient distance to the receptacle 20. This region may also be used as an “assist space” with an opened aircraft door 18.

[0033] FIG. 2 shows a three-dimensional illustration of the arrangement 2 in a cabin 4. Here, the compactness of the stowage compartment 30, which is additionally shown in a cut-out section, becomes apparent. A rear wall 44 of the stowage compartment 30 substantially runs perpendicular to the cabin floor 34 and thereby clearly differentiates from the door region 24 or the longitudinal extension of the door 18, respectively. The forward delimiting wall 32, however, is exemplarily divided into three sections 46, 48 and 50, which are arranged at an angle to each other or which are arranged in a curved manner to each other altogether, such that a passenger seat placed in front of it may assume a swivelled back position.

[0034] For accessing a stowage space in the stowage compartment 30, exemplarily three access flaps 52, 54 and 56 are intended, which are exemplarily swivably arranged around an axis 58 on the stowage compartment 30. The lower access flap 52 may, however, be swivable around a horizontal axis running in the region of the cabin floor 34, since the access flap 52 comprises the largest width of all access flaps 52, 54 and 56. The design of the stowage compartment flaps 52, 54 and 56 should be realized in a way that items placed therein may be protected from falling out during all imaginable loads.

[0035] In addition, it should be pointed out that “comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps, and “a” or “an” does not exclude a plural number. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that characteristics or steps which have been described with reference to one of the above exemplary embodiments may also be used in combination with other characteristics or steps of other exemplary embodiments described above. Reference characters in the claims are not to be interpreted as limitations.

[0036] While at least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention(s) is disclosed herein, it should be understood that modifications, substitutions and alternatives may be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art and can be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. This disclosure is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the exemplary embodiment(s). In addition, in this disclosure, the terms “comprise” or “comprising” do not exclude other elements or steps, the terms “a” or “one” do not exclude a plural number, and the term “or” means either or both. Furthermore, characteristics or steps which have been described may also be used in combination with other characteristics or steps and in any order unless the disclosure or context suggests otherwise. This disclosure hereby incorporates by reference the complete disclosure of any patent or application from which it claims benefit or priority.