Deployable clearance panel system, method, and assembly for a monument within an internal cabin of an aircraft
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1. A monument configured to be positioned within an internal cabin of a vehicle, the monument comprising:
- a deployable portion, wherein the deployable portion is configured to move from a non-deployed state into a deployed state when a force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument, the deployable portion comprising a deployable clearance panel within a monument wall assembly, the clearance panel being configured to move from the non-deployed state into the deployed state when the force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument wall assembly, the clearance panel comprising one or more bracing members that prevent the clearance panel from moving from the deployed state back to the non-deployed state, the one or more bracing members pivotally or slidably coupling the clearance panel to a fixed wall, and the one or more bracing members being configured to slide or pivot into an outwardly deployed position that prevents the clearance panel from moving from the deployed state back to the non-deployed state.
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Abstract
A monument is configured to be positioned within an internal cabin of a vehicle. The monument includes a deployable portion. The deployable portion is configured to move from a non-deployed state into a deployed state when a force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument wall assembly.
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1. A monument configured to be positioned within an internal cabin of a vehicle, the monument comprising:
a deployable portion, wherein the deployable portion is configured to move from a non-deployed state into a deployed state when a force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument, the deployable portion comprising a deployable clearance panel within a monument wall assembly, the clearance panel being configured to move from the non-deployed state into the deployed state when the force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument wall assembly, the clearance panel comprising one or more bracing members that prevent the clearance panel from moving from the deployed state back to the non-deployed state, the one or more bracing members pivotally or slidably coupling the clearance panel to a fixed wall, and the one or more bracing members being configured to slide or pivot into an outwardly deployed position that prevents the clearance panel from moving from the deployed state back to the non-deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle, comprising:
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an internal cabin; a plurality of seats within the internal cabin; and a monument proximate to at least one of the plurality of seats, wherein the monument includes a deployable portion, wherein the deployable portion is configured to move from a non-deployed state into a deployed state when a force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument, the deployable portion comprising a deployable clearance panel within a monument wall assembly, the clearance panel being configured to move from the non-deployed state into the deployed state when the force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument wall assembly, the clearance panel comprising one or more bracing members that prevent the clearance panel from moving from the deployed state back to the non-deployed state, the one or more bracing members pivotally or slidably coupling the clearance panel to a fixed wall, and the one or more bracing members being configured to slide or pivot into an outwardly deployed position that prevents the clearance panel from moving from the deployed state back to the non-deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of preventing a head strike with a monument within an internal cabin of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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moveably securing a deployable portion of the monument to a fixed wall or a fixed portion of the internal cabin, the deployable portion comprising a deployable clearance panel within a monument wall assembly, the clearance panel comprising one or more bracing members; pivotally or slidably coupling the clearance panel to the fixed wall with the one or more bracing members; coupling the deployable portion to the fixed wall or the fixed portion of the internal cabin in a non-deployed state; moving the deployable portion into a forward deployed state away from a passenger seat in response to exertion of a force meeting or exceeding a predetermined threshold into the monument, wherein the moving the deployable portion operation comprises moving the clearance panel from the non-deployed state into the forward deployed state when the force that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold is exerted into the monument wall assembly; and preventing the clearance panel from moving from the forward deployed state back to the non-deployed state with the one or more bracing members, wherein the preventing operation comprises sliding or pivoting the one or more bracing members into an outwardly deployed position that prevents the clearance panel from moving from the forward deployed state back to the non-deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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