Emergency oxygen system for aircraft passengers

Abstract

An emergency oxygen system is provided for aircraft passengers. The system includes at least one oxygen mask (2), with a sensor (4) for detecting at least one breathing characteristic value of a passenger using this oxygen mask (2). A control unit (10) individually determines the oxygen requirement of the passenger on account of the detected breathing characteristic value. A dosing device (8) is actuated by the control unit (10). The dosing device (8) supplies an oxygen quantity corresponding to the determined oxygen requirement, to the oxygen mask (2).

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Patent Application DE 10 2004 063 698.2 filed Dec. 28, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to an emergency oxygen system for aircraft passengers as well as a method for determining the oxygen requirement of an aircraft passenger with the emergency supply of oxygen, and an associated passenger oxygen mask.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In aircrafts, emergency oxygen systems are provided for the supply of oxygen to the passengers in the case of a pressure drop. Known emergency oxygen systems comprise passenger oxygen masks which at a certain flight altitude are supplied with an oxygen quantity adapted to the flight altitude, or with an adapted oxygen flow.[0004]With regard to greater flight altitudes and new flight paths, an extended oxygen supply to the passengers is to be pr...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The invention is based on the idea of individually determining the oxygen requirement for each passenger and to accordingly adapt the oxygen quantity which is supplied to an oxygen mask for the passenger using this mask. This permits the oxygen quantity for the individual passenger to be reduced to the required quantity. It is thus no longer necessary to supply the passenger oxygen mask with an oxygen quantity which is adapted to an average or largest possible requirement. I.e., according to the invention, it is possible to lead less oxygen to a smaller passenger who has a lower oxygen requirement, than to a large passenger who has a greater oxygen requirement. The oxygen quantity to be held ready or to be made available may be reduced by the individual adaptation of the oxygen supply to the requirements of each individual passenger.

Problems solved by technology

This means that larger oxygen quantities must be made available.

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