SEALABLE APPARATUS WITH DATA- AND ENERGY TRANSMISSION THROUGH ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

• US 20110220527A1
• Filed: 08/18/2009
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Inventors: Baatz, Andreas
• Application Number:
  US13/119,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20110220527A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/459.5
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/04 Galleys
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/021 Sliding doors
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/36 Visual displays
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/04 Sensors detecting the presence of a person
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/005 Mounting of control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/00 Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

The invention relates to the transmission of data and energy to sealed elements of sealable apparatus. To do so, the invention proposes the use of two antennas for electromagnetic induction. The non-cabled transmission of data and energy makes possible a random allocation of sealed elements into a plurality of receiving apparatus.

Claims

1. A closable compartment comprising:

a holding device for holding a content comprising a closure opening and a first antenna;

a closure element for closing the closure opening in a closure position;

wherein the closure element comprises a second antenna and a display device for displaying content information relating to the content present within the holding device;

wherein the first antenna is in the vicinity and opposite the second antenna when the closure element is in the closure position;

wherein the closure element comprises a receiving element selected from the group consisting of a sensor, an infrared detector, a radio receiver, and a combination thereof, the receiving element being adapted to detect the presence of users in the vicinity of the display device and the distance of the users from the display device.

2. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein the display device is configured such that the displayed content information is displayed in detail, if the detected distance between a user and the display device is less than a predetermined distance.

3. The closable compartment of claim 2, wherein data is transmitted via electromagnetic induction from the second antenna to the first antenna when the closure element is in the closure position.

4. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein the closure element comprises an input device selected from the group consisting of a membrane keyboard, a circuit element, and a combination thereof.

5. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein the holding device is selected from the group consisting of a lavatory, a galley device, an oven, a refrigerator, a food store, and a combination thereof.

6. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein the closure element is a sliding door.

7. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein the closable compartment comprises a plurality of holding devices each designed to hold the content, and comprising a plurality of closure elements, each designed to close each and any of the holding devices in the closure position.

8. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein a first closure element of the closable compartment is laterally movable past a second closure element that is in the closure position.

9. The closable compartment of claim 1, wherein the closure element is held and guided by at least one of rails or a sliding guide.

10. An aircraft comprising the closable compartment of claim 1.