Overhead flight crew rest
First Claim
1. An aircraft comprising:
- an airframe including a fuselage, the fuselage comprising;
a plurality of frame members;
a passenger cabin area formed within the fuselage;
a floor defining a portion of the passenger cabin area;
a center section of seats disposed on the floor; and
a crown positioned above a center section of seats; and
a crew rest module disposed within the fuselage, the crew rest module comprising;
an entrance module defined by at least two entrance module peripheral walls and having a seating area; and
a bunk module being separate from the seating area and being defined by at least three bunk module peripheral walls,wherein the entrance module peripheral walls and the bunk module peripheral walls are sized to fit through a passenger door leading to the passenger cabin area of the aircraft when the aircraft is substantially assembled.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an aircraft having a fuselage. The fuselage may have a plurality of frame members, a cabin formed within the fuselage, a floor defining a portion of the cabin, a center section of seats disposed on the floor, a crown positioned above a center section of seats, and a crew rest module. The crew rest module may have an entrance module defined by at least two entrance module peripheral walls and having a seating area, and a bunk module being separate from the seating area and being defined by at least three bunk module peripheral walls. The entrance module peripheral walls and the bunk module peripheral walls may be sized to fit through a passenger door of a substantially assembled aircraft.
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20 Claims
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1. An aircraft comprising:
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an airframe including a fuselage, the fuselage comprising; a plurality of frame members; a passenger cabin area formed within the fuselage; a floor defining a portion of the passenger cabin area; a center section of seats disposed on the floor; and a crown positioned above a center section of seats; and a crew rest module disposed within the fuselage, the crew rest module comprising; an entrance module defined by at least two entrance module peripheral walls and having a seating area; and a bunk module being separate from the seating area and being defined by at least three bunk module peripheral walls, wherein the entrance module peripheral walls and the bunk module peripheral walls are sized to fit through a passenger door leading to the passenger cabin area of the aircraft when the aircraft is substantially assembled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An aircraft comprising:
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an airframe including a fuselage, the fuselage comprising; a passenger cabin area formed within the fuselage, the passenger cabin area having a plurality of spaced apart seats; a floor defining a portion of the passenger cabin area; a crew rest module disposed within the passenger cabin area of the fuselage, the crew rest module comprising; an entrance module defined by at least two entrance module peripheral walls and having a seat supported on a floor portion of the entrance module, the floor portion being elevated above the floor of the passenger cabin area by a predetermined height; and a bunk module being separate from, but adjacent to, the entrance module, the bunk module defined by at least three bunk module peripheral walls, wherein the entrance module peripheral walls and the bunk module peripheral walls are sized to fit through a passenger door of the aircraft leading to the passenger cabin area of the aircraft when the aircraft is substantially assembled. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An aircraft comprising:
a crew rest module disposed within a passenger cabin area of a fuselage of the aircraft, the crew rest module comprising; an entrance module defined by at least two entrance module peripheral walls and having first and second seats supported on a floor portion of the entrance module, the floor portion being elevated above a floor of the passenger cabin area by a predetermined height to enable placement of a galley cart underneath the floor portion of the entrance module; a first stairway for assisting with ingress and egress between the floor of the passenger cabin area and the entrance module; the first and second seats being secured to the floor portion of the entrance module in opposite facing directions and being laterally offset from one another; a moveable privacy curtain positioned between the first and second seats; a bunk module being separate from, but adjacent to, the entrance module, the bunk module defined by at least three bunk module peripheral walls; the bunk module further having a floor portion that is disposed elevationally above a floor portion of the entrance module, the bunk module having dimensions permitting a crew member to repose therein; a second stairway disposed adjacent the bunk module for assisting a crew member with ingress and egress between the entrance module and the bunk module; an alternate egress opening forming in the floor portion of the bunk module; and the entrance module peripheral walls and the bunk module peripheral walls being sized to fit through a passenger cabin door of the aircraft that leads to the passenger cabin area of the aircraft, when the aircraft is substantially assembled.
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