Integrated Crew Rest Stowage Bin Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Crew rest compartments in aircraft lack storage space, leading to discomfort and limited flexibility in storage distribution, as existing designs separate stowage bins from the crew rest compartment, making it difficult to adapt storage space and increasing the need for additional construction measures.
Innovation Solution
A modular design integrating a stowage bin within the crew rest compartment, accessible from the interior, with dimensions matching conventional aircraft stowage bins, allowing for enhanced storage and flexibility, and featuring a stable, single-piece construction that can replace existing stowage bins without additional installation efforts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a stowage bin chain is installed below the crew rest compartment, then passengers can access storage space, but crew members have limited or no storage options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the crew rest compartment with a stowage bin to form an integrated module. The stowage bin is positioned within the module structure, allowing crew members to access storage space from the interior of the crew rest compartment. This integration ensures that storage space is both available and easily accessible to crew members without requiring separate components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate stowage bins and crew rest compartments are used, then installation flexibility is reduced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The crew rest compartment and stowage bin are merged into a single integrated module, reducing the number of separate components that need to be manufactured and installed. This integration maintains adaptability because the module can be installed in various positions in the aircraft ceiling region, and the stowage bin dimensions can be configured to match conventional aircraft stowage bins for consistency with existing aircraft architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated module serves multiple functions: it provides a crew rest compartment for accommodation, includes a stowage bin for storage, and can replace existing stowage bins in the aircraft. The module's design allows it to be installed in different locations and configured with appropriate access mechanisms, making it a universal solution that can adapt to various aircraft types and configurations.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple separate components are installed, then installation effort increases, but structural stability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the crew rest compartment and stowage bin into a single integrated module, the patent reduces installation effort while improving structural stability. The module is installed as one complete unit rather than assembling multiple separate components, which speeds up installation and ensures stable structural composition throughout operation.
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AI summary
A module for an aircraft is provided for the accommodation of crew members. The module includes, but is not limited to a trough-shaped floor region having an external contour that corresponds to the contour of further stowage bins installed in the aircraft. The storage space created in this way in the interior of the module is accessible from the interior of the module. In this way the stability of the module may be enhanced and the installation expenditure may be reduced. Furthermore, comfort may be enhanced, in particular as a result of more space being available for the crew.