Modular cabin segment, cabin for a vehicle and vehicle with a cabin
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles with passenger cabins face challenges in maximizing space utilization while meeting comfort and regulatory requirements, particularly in commercial aircraft where standardized equipment separates cabin sections and occupies valuable space, and there is a need for flexible design to accommodate varying passenger needs and equipment configurations.
Innovation Solution
A modular cabin segment design that allows for customizable composition of modules, including pivotable cabin attendant seats, integrated toilet and storage arrangements, and adaptable galley modules, optimizing space use and enabling efficient use of available space without the need for costly individual solutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If standardized equipment monuments are used to separate cabin sections, then regulatory requirements are met and passenger comfort is ensured, but space utilization is reduced and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple equipment functions (toilet, storage, galley, cabin attendant seat) into an integrated modular cabin segment. This merging eliminates the need for separate standardized monuments while meeting all regulatory requirements, thereby improving space utilization and reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular cabin segment is designed as a multi-functional unit that simultaneously serves as toilet arrangement, storage compartment, galley module, and cabin attendant seat. This universal design allows a single structure to fulfill multiple regulatory and operational requirements that traditionally required separate equipment monuments.
2Reliability
If standardized equipment monuments are used, then regulatory requirements are met, but manufacturing cost increases due to need for individual solutions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cabin into standardized modular units that can be manufactured independently and then assembled. This segmentation allows for economies of scale in manufacturing while maintaining the ability to meet specific regulatory requirements through modular configuration, thereby reducing overall manufacturing costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal modular design can be configured to meet different regulatory requirements through arrangement and composition of standard modules, eliminating the need for costly custom-designed monuments for each specific application.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed equipment arrangements are used, then installation is simplified, but adaptability to different operator needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The modular segmented design allows operators to select and compose specific modules according to their operational needs while maintaining standardized interfaces for simple installation. The segmentation enables flexibility in configuration without compromising installation simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular system provides dynamic adaptability where the cabin configuration can be adjusted by reconfiguring or replacing modules based on changing operational requirements, while the standardized interfaces maintain installation simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular cabin segment for a vehicle includes a first lateral segment module accommodating a first toilet arrangement with a toilet compartment, a second lateral segment module, and at least one central module, wherein in each case an outer lateral face of the first segment module and of the second lateral segment module is designed to adapt in each case to an inner wall of a cabin of the vehicle so as to correspond to the aforesaid. At least one of the modules includes a cabin attendant seat that on one side is held on the at least one module so that it can be pivoted on an axis. In this manner very good integration of many different functions in the manner of a construction kit is achieved in order to be able to accommodate a greater number of passenger seats elsewhere within the limited space provided in a cabin.