RESTING DECK IN AN AIRCRAFT WITH RESTING CABINS

Abstract

A resting deck in an aircraft with a plurality of side-by-side arranged resting compartments, which are oriented in a special way and manner, in order to make use of the existing space as optimally as possible, and an aircraft, which is equipped with such a resting deck. The resting deck includes a plurality of side-by-side arranged, longitudinally extending resting compartments, which are defined on two, opposite longitudinal sides by a respective separating barrier, which separates adjacent resting compartments from one another, as well as a longitudinal resting surface, which is arranged in each of the plurality of the resting compartments, such that a longitudinal side of the resting surface extends along a longitudinal direction of the separating barrier and a slanting angle between the separating barrier and the fuselage axis in a forward direction is greater than 0° and less than 180°.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Next, exemplary embodiments will be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings serves only for explaining the resting deck and in particular, may not be misconstrued as a limitation on claim scope. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective cross section through an aircraft fuselage with a resting deck disposed in the top region;

FIG. 2 shows a perspective representation of the resting deck of the present invention, in which the aircraft fuselage was cut away;

FIG. 3 shows a perspective representation of the resting deck of FIG. 2, in which for a better overview, half of the separating walls of the sleeping compartment are cut away; and

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the resting deck.

Claims

1. A resting deck in an aircraft fuselage having a longitudinal fuselage axis extending in the direction of travel, comprising: a plurality of longitudinally extending resting compartments, arranged side-by-side, and defined on at least one of two opposite longitudinal sides by a separating barrier, separating one of the plurality of resting compartments from an adjacent one of the plurality of resting compartments;a longitudinal resting surface arranged in each of the plurality of resting compartments, such that a longitudinal side of the resting surface extends along a longitudinal direction of the separating barrier; andthe plurality of resting compartments are arranged having a slanting angle between the separating barrier and the fuselage axis in a forward direction greater than zero degrees and less than one hundred eighty degrees.

2. The resting deck of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of resting compartments is arranged having a slanting angle comprised of a first directional component of its longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage, and the slanting angle is at least thirty degrees.

3. The resting deck of claim 1, wherein the slanting angle is selected in a range between 30° and 80°.

4. The resting deck of claim 1, further comprising an access aisle, wherein the plurality of resting compartments are arranged in two rows separated from one another by an access aisle.

5. The resting deck of claim 4, wherein the two rows are arranged with the plurality of resting compartments in a fishbone arrangement.

6. The resting deck of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of resting compartments have a front side facing the access aisle, the front side of each of the plurality of the resting compartments defining the access aisle.

7. The resting deck of claim 6, wherein the front side of at least an opposing pair of the plurality of resting compartments, in plan view, have at least one angled portion such that in the area of the angled portion, a partial widening of the access aisle is defined.

8. The resting deck of claim 1, wherein the resting deck is arranged in the top area of the aircraft fuselage above a main passenger cabin.

9. The resting deck of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the resting surface of each of the plurality of compartments is disposed at a height above the floor of the access aisle.

10. An aircraft, comprising a fuselage, a main passenger cabin deck and a resting deck of claim 1 disposed above the main passenger cabin deck.

11. The aircraft of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of resting compartments is arranged having a slanting angle comprised of a first directional component of its longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage and a second directional component of its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage, and the slanting angle is at least thirty degrees.

12. The aircraft of claim 10, wherein the slanting angle is selected in a range between 30° and 80°.

13. The aircraft of claim 10, further comprising an access aisle, wherein the plurality of resting compartments are arranged in two rows separated from one another by an access aisle.

14. The aircraft of claim 13, wherein the two rows are arranged with the plurality of resting compartments in a fishbone arrangement.

15. The aircraft of claim of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of resting compartments have a front side facing the access aisle, the front side of each of the plurality of the resting compartments defining the access aisle.

16. The aircraft of claim 15, wherein the front side of at least an opposing pair of the plurality of resting compartments, in plan view, have at least one angled portion such that in the area of the angled portion, a partial widening of the access aisle is defined.

17. The aircraft of claim 10, wherein the resting deck is arranged in the top area of the aircraft fuselage above a main passenger cabin.

18. The aircraft of claim 10, wherein an upper surface of the resting surface of each of the plurality of compartments is disposed at a height above the floor of the access aisle.