AIRCRAFT DOOR AND PRIVACY PANEL ASSEMBLIES
First Claim
1. A privacy panel assembly for a passenger cabin environment, comprising:
- a flexible privacy panel having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the flexible privacy panel moveable between a stowed position leaving open an opening between spaced structures and a deployed position closing the opening;
wherein the leading edge of the flexible privacy panel, when the flexible privacy panel is in the deployed position, is moveable out of a plane of the opening by way of force against the flexible privacy panel.
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Abstract
A privacy panel assembly for a passenger cabin environment including a flexible privacy panel having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the flexible privacy panel moveable between a stowed position leaving open an opening between spaced structures and a deployed position closing the opening, wherein the leading edge of the flexible privacy panel, when the flexible privacy panel is in the deployed position, is moveable out of a plane of the opening by way of force against the flexible privacy panel. A passenger suite configuration including a suite entrance formed between spaced walls and a flexible privacy panel moveable between a stowed position leaving open the suite entrance and a deployed position closing the suite entrance, wherein a portion of the flexible privacy panel is moveable out of a plane of the opening by way of force against the flexible privacy panel, for example, during emergency exit from the suite.
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20 Claims
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1. A privacy panel assembly for a passenger cabin environment, comprising:
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a flexible privacy panel having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the flexible privacy panel moveable between a stowed position leaving open an opening between spaced structures and a deployed position closing the opening; wherein the leading edge of the flexible privacy panel, when the flexible privacy panel is in the deployed position, is moveable out of a plane of the opening by way of force against the flexible privacy panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A passenger suite configuration, comprising:
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a suite entrance formed between spaced walls; and a flexible privacy panel moveable between a stowed position leaving open the suite entrance and a deployed position closing the suite entrance; wherein a leading edge of the flexible privacy panel, when the flexible privacy panel is in the deployed position, is moveable out of a plane of the opening by way of force against the flexible privacy panel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft passenger cabin configuration, comprising:
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a passenger suite having a suite entrance formed between spaced first and second structures; and a two-part door including a first part pivotally attached to the first structure and a second part slidable from the second structure toward the first part; wherein the first part is a rigid panel and the second part is a flexible privacy panel having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the flexible privacy panel moveable between a stowed position leaving open part of the suite entrance and a deployed position closing the part of the suite entrance; wherein the leading edge of the flexible privacy panel, when the flexible privacy panel is in the deployed position, is moveable out of a plane of the suite entrance by way of force against the flexible privacy panel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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