Aircraft door and privacy panel assemblies
First Claim
1. A panel door assembly for providing access to an aircraft passenger suite comprising:
- a stationary panel having a side portion extending from an upper end to a lower end of the panel door assembly, and a lower portion extending across a width of the panel door assembly, wherein the lower portion is configured to slide along a rail disposed at a lower end of the panel door assembly between an open position and a closed position during normal operations; and
a removable panel detachably attached to the stationary panel, the removable panel includinga first latching mechanism configured to connect the removable panel to an upper portion of the stationary panel,a second latching mechanism configured to connect the removable panel to the lower portion of the stationary panel, andan emergency handle connected on an inner side of the removable panel;
wherein the stationary panel and the removable panel are configured to operate as a single panel structure in a normal operational mode as the lower portion of the stationary panel slides along the rail between the open position and the closed position; and
wherein, in an emergency operational mode, the emergency handle is configured, upon actuation, to engage the first latching mechanism and the second latching mechanism such that the removable panel is disconnected from the stationary panel to provide an emergency egress path from the passenger suite.
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Abstract
A panel door assembly for providing access to an aircraft passenger suite includes a stationary panel with a side portion extending between upper and lower ends of the panel door assembly. A lower portion of the stationary panel may extend across a width of the panel door assembly and slide along a rail between open and closed positions. A removable panel may connect to the stationary panel and may include a first latching mechanism connecting the removable panel to an upper portion of the stationary panel and a second latching mechanism connecting the removable panel to the lower portion of the stationary panel. An emergency handle may be connected on an inner side of the removable panel, that when actuated, engages the first latching mechanism and the second latching mechanism, disconnecting the removable panel from the stationary panel and providing an egress path from the suite.
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20 Claims
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1. A panel door assembly for providing access to an aircraft passenger suite comprising:
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a stationary panel having a side portion extending from an upper end to a lower end of the panel door assembly, and a lower portion extending across a width of the panel door assembly, wherein the lower portion is configured to slide along a rail disposed at a lower end of the panel door assembly between an open position and a closed position during normal operations; and a removable panel detachably attached to the stationary panel, the removable panel including a first latching mechanism configured to connect the removable panel to an upper portion of the stationary panel, a second latching mechanism configured to connect the removable panel to the lower portion of the stationary panel, and an emergency handle connected on an inner side of the removable panel; wherein the stationary panel and the removable panel are configured to operate as a single panel structure in a normal operational mode as the lower portion of the stationary panel slides along the rail between the open position and the closed position; and wherein, in an emergency operational mode, the emergency handle is configured, upon actuation, to engage the first latching mechanism and the second latching mechanism such that the removable panel is disconnected from the stationary panel to provide an emergency egress path from the passenger suite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A front row aircraft cabin passenger suite including a forward boundary defined by a forward cabin monument, the front row aircraft cabin passenger suite comprising:
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an aisle-side privacy panel; and a panel door assembly for providing access to the aircraft passenger suite configured to extend across at least a portion of an egress path of the passenger suite, the egress path defined by an aisle-side edge of the forward cabin monument and the aisle-side privacy panel, the panel door assembly including a stationary panel having a side portion extending from an upper end to a lower end of the panel door assembly, and a lower portion extending across a width of the panel door assembly, wherein the lower portion is configured to slide along a rail disposed at a lower end of the panel door assembly between an open position and a closed position in a normal operational mode, and a removable panel detachably attached to the stationary panel, the removable panel including an emergency handle connected on an inner side of the removable panel; wherein the stationary panel and the removable panel are configured to operate as a single panel structure in the normal operational mode as the lower portion of the stationary panel slides along the rail between the open position and the closed position; and wherein the emergency handle is configured, upon actuation, to engage at least one latching mechanism such that the removable panel is disconnected from the stationary panel to provide an emergency egress path from the passenger suite in an emergency operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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