AIRCRAFT INTERIOR SIDEWALL PANELING SYSTEMS PROVIDE ENHANCED CABIN LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
First Claim
1. An aircraft interior cabin sidewall panel assembly, comprising:
- a generally planar sidewall structural panel having a D-shaped window opening with an apex that is directed rearward and tilted slightly upward relative to the horizontal;
a window assembly disposed in the window opening;
a lighting module arranged to direct light indirectly onto an interior surface of the aircraft cabin; and
,a kick panel disposed at a lower margin of the structural panel.
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Abstract
An interior sidewall panel assembly for a passenger aircraft includes a generally planar sidewall structural panel having a D-shaped window opening with an apex that is directed rearward and tilted slightly upward relative to the horizontal, a window assembly disposed in the window opening, an indirect lighting module disposed at a forward edge of the D-shaped window assembly and arranged to direct light forwardly such that the light washes onto a rear margin of a structural panel of a next adjacent panel assembly located immediately forward of the light module, and a kick panel disposed at a lower margin of the structural panel that incorporates cabin ventilation or decompression ducts and vents and an accent light adapted to direct light onto a cabin floor of the aircraft.
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23 Claims
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1. An aircraft interior cabin sidewall panel assembly, comprising:
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a generally planar sidewall structural panel having a D-shaped window opening with an apex that is directed rearward and tilted slightly upward relative to the horizontal; a window assembly disposed in the window opening; a lighting module arranged to direct light indirectly onto an interior surface of the aircraft cabin; and
,a kick panel disposed at a lower margin of the structural panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An aircraft, comprising:
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a plurality of sidewall panel assemblies having laterally overlapping side edges attached to an interior sidewall of a cabin of the aircraft, each panel assembly comprising; a generally planar sidewall structural panel having a D-shaped window opening with an apex that is directed rearward and tilted slightly upward relative to the horizontal; a window assembly disposed in the window opening; and
,a lighting module arranged to direct light indirectly onto an interior surface of the aircraft cabin. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A passenger window and interior cabin wash light assembly for a passenger aircraft, comprising:
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a transparent, D-shaped window lens having an apex that is directed rearward and tilted slightly upward relative to the horizontal; an opaque window reveal extending around an outer periphery of the lens; a seal forming a pressure-tight seal of the outer periphery of the lens to a sidewall structural panel of the aircraft; an opaque, passenger-adjustable window shade slidably moveable across the window opening so as to block the passage of light therethrough; and
,a lighting module arranged to direct light indirectly onto an interior surface of the aircraft cabin. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification