IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEM FOR PASSENGERS OF AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM

• US 20090310085A1
• Filed: 02/23/2007
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus France
• Inventors: Cossart, Christophe
• Granted Patent: US 8,192,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/13
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/18 involving the use of optical projection means, e.g. projection of images on clouds projection apparatus per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/08 the advertising matter being arranged on the aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/10 illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13

Abstract

The invention relates to an image viewing system for aircraft passengers, characterized in that it is embodied in the form of a module (10) which comprises a unit (20) for displaying images originating from at least one image source (12, 14, 16), the display unit being tied to an internal wall of the aircraft, in a position parallel to a floor of the aircraft.

Claims

1. An image viewing system for passengers of an aircraft, characterized in that it is constructed in the form of a module (10) provided with a unit (20) for displaying images originating from at least one image source (12, 14, 16), the display unit being fastened to an internal partition of the aircraft, in a position parallel to a floor of the aircraft.

2. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the display unit (20) has a convex general shape.

3. A system according to claim 2, characterized in that the display unit (20) has a hemispherical general shape.

4. A system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is provided with:

a unit (32) for projecting images furnished by the data source,

an optical system (34) for adapting, to the display unit, the images projected thereon.

5. A system according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is provided with passenger/viewing system interactive elements (22) that are in relationship with the display unit.

6. A system according to claim 5, characterized in that the display unit integrates a tactile layer (22), and the interactive elements form tactile zones of the layer.

7. A system according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that it is provided with a plurality of interactive elements arranged around the display unit.

8. A system according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is provided with a data-processing unit (18).

9. A system according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is provided with a mechanism for adjusting the vertical position of the display unit.

10. A system according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the display unit (20) is mounted on a support (30) capable of being fixed on an internal partition of the aircraft.

11. A system according to claim 10, characterized in that the support is provided with a fixation foot (30a).

12. A system according to one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that it is provided with a mechanism for vertical adjustment of the support.

13. A system according to claim 12, characterized in that the adjusting mechanism is of the rotary type.

14. A system according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the module (10) has a height that is smaller than the height of the passengers.

15. An aircraft, characterized in that it comprises an image viewing system (10) for passengers of an aircraft according to one of claims 1 to 14.

16. An aircraft according to claim 15, characterized in that the module (10) is installed in a clear zone of the aircraft accessible to several passengers.

17. An aircraft according to one of claims 15 or 16, characterized in that the internal partition is the floor (24).

18. An aircraft according to claim 17, characterized in that the display unit is fixed to the floor.

19. An aircraft according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the internal partition is the ceiling.