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 disposed at a front edge of the 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, the lighting module including means for preventing the light from radiating directly into the eyes of passengers; 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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19 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 disposed at a front edge of the 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, the lighting module including means for preventing the light from radiating directly into the eyes of passengers; 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)
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12. 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; a lighting module arranged to direct light onto an interior surface of the aircraft cabin, the lighting module including means for preventing the light from radiating directly into the eyes of passengers; and
,a kick panel disposed at a lower margin of the structural panel, the kick panel including an accent light adapted to direct light onto a cabin floor of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. 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 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 aircraft sidewall structural panel assembly located immediately forward of the light module, the lighting module including means for preventing the light from radiating directly into the eyes of passengers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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