Convertible toilet system for aircraft interior cabins

Abstract

To provide an aircraft toilet system that is easily accessible and usable by people with reduced mobility. [Solution] The aircraft 204 includes an interior cabin 202 and a toilet system 200 within the interior cabin 202. The toilet system 200 is convertible between a standard configuration and an extended configuration. The toilet system 200 includes a first toilet unit 210 and a second toilet unit 212. One or more doors 218, 220 of either the first toilet unit 210 or the second toilet unit 212 are movable between different positions to provide a standard configuration and an extended configuration.

Claims

1. A toilet system (200) configured for the interior cabin (130, 202) of an aircraft (100, 204), First toilet unit (210), and Equipped with a second toilet unit (212), The toilet system (200) is convertible between a standard configuration and an extended configuration, and one or more doors (218, 220) of either or both of the first toilet unit (210) or the second toilet unit (212) are movable between different positions to provide the standard configuration and the extended configuration.

2. The toilet system (200) according to claim 1, wherein the toilet system (200) is configured to be located in the rear area (206) of the internal cabin (130, 202).

3. The toilet system (200) according to claim 1, further comprising a passage (214) separating the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212), wherein the passage (214) is configured to connect to a passage (216) within the internal cabin (130, 202).

4. The toilet system (200) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212) is equipped with a toilet bowl.

5. The one or more doors (218, 220) mentioned above are, The first door of the first toilet unit (210), and The toilet system (200) according to claim 1, including a second door for the second toilet unit (212).

6. The toilet system (200) according to claim 5, wherein the first toilet unit (210) provides a first internal chamber, the second toilet unit (212) provides a second internal chamber, the first door is movable between a first closed position in which the first internal chamber is closed in the standard configuration and a first open position in which the first internal chamber is open in the standard configuration, and the second door is movable between a second closed position in which the second internal chamber is closed in the standard configuration and a second open position in which the second internal chamber is open in the standard configuration.

7. The toilet system (200) according to claim 6, wherein the first door is configured to open into the first internal chamber of the first toilet unit (210), and the second door is configured to open into the second internal chamber of the second toilet unit (212).

8. The toilet system (200) according to claim 7, wherein one or both of the first door or the second door are configured to extend across a passage (214) between the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212) in order to provide the extended configuration.

9. The toilet system (200) according to claim 1, further comprising an end area (230) between the first end side walls (231, 233) of the first toilet unit (210) and the second end side walls (231, 233) of the second toilet unit (212).

10. The toilet system (200) according to claim 9, wherein the end area (230) includes a cabinet (260) for holding a waste container.

11. The toilet system (200) according to claim 9, wherein the end area (230) includes emergency equipment (262).

12. The toilet system (200) according to claim 9, wherein the end area (230) includes a sink (264).

13. The toilet system (200) according to claim 9, wherein the end area (230) includes a crew seat.

14. The toilet unit (200) according to claim 1, further comprising one or more cabinets (260) and one or more crew seats fixed to one or both of the first toilet unit (210) or the second toilet unit (212).

15. A method for an aircraft (100, 204), wherein the aircraft (100, 204) is Interior cabins (130, 202), and The toilet system (200) in the aforementioned internal cabin (130, 202) comprises a toilet system (200) that is convertible between a standard configuration and an extended configuration, and the toilet system (200) is First toilet unit (210), and Equipped with a second toilet unit (212), One or more doors (218, 220) of either or both of the first toilet unit (210) or the second toilet unit (212) are movable between different positions in order to provide the standard configuration and the extended configuration. The aforementioned method, A method comprising converting the toilet system (200) between the standard configuration and the extended configuration.

16. The aforementioned conversion is performed by Moving the first door of the first toilet unit (210) to the first closed position in which the first internal chamber of the first toilet unit (210) is closed in the standard configuration, Moving the first door of the first toilet unit (210) to the first open position in which the first internal chamber is open in the standard configuration, Moving the second door of the second toilet unit (212) to the second closed position in which the second internal chamber of the second toilet unit (212) is closed in the standard configuration, and The method according to claim 15, comprising moving the second door of the second toilet unit (212) to a second open position in which the second internal chamber is open in the standard configuration.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising extending one or both of the first door or the second door across the passage (214) between the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212) in order to provide the extended configuration.

18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising holding one or more of the following in the end area (230) between the first end side walls (231, 233) of the first toilet unit (210) and the second end side walls (231, 233) of the second toilet unit (212): a garbage container, emergency equipment (262), or a sink (264).

19. Aircraft (100, 204), Interior cabins (130, 202), and A toilet system (200) in the rear area (206) of the internal cabin (130, 202), comprising a toilet system (200) that is convertible between a standard configuration and an extended configuration, wherein the toilet system (200) A first toilet unit (210) comprising a first door and a first toilet bowl within a first internal chamber, wherein the first door is configured to open into the first internal chamber of the first toilet unit (210), and the first door is movable between a first closed position in which the first internal chamber is closed in the standard configuration and a first open position in which the first internal chamber is open in the standard configuration. A second toilet unit (212) comprising a second door and a second toilet bowl within a second internal chamber, wherein the second door is configured to open into the second internal chamber of the second toilet unit (212), and the second door is movable between a second closed position in which the second internal chamber is closed in the standard configuration and a second open position in which the second internal chamber is open in the standard configuration. A passage (214) separating the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212), which is connected to a passage (216) within the internal cabin (130, 202), and An end area (230) between the first end side walls (231, 233) of the first toilet unit (210) and the second end side walls (231, 233) of the second toilet unit (212), which includes an end area (230) that includes a cabinet (260) for holding a garbage container, emergency equipment (262), and a sink (264), One or both of the first door or the second door are configured to extend across the passage (214) between the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212) in an aircraft (100, 204).

20. The aircraft (100, 204) according to claim 19, wherein the toilet system (200) further comprises one or more cabinets (260) fixed to each of the first toilet unit (210) and the second toilet unit (212), and one or more crew seats.

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