Pet Bunk with Removable Partitions for Aircraft Cabin
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for transporting pets on commercial aircraft, such as in cargo areas or under passenger seats, often result in pet discomfort and owner anxiety due to inadequate conditions and space constraints, with pets experiencing anxiety and owners worrying about their pets' well-being.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle system featuring a pet-configurable bunk within the interior cabin with removable partition walls to create multiple pet compartments, providing a comfortable, well-lit, and temperature-controlled environment, separate from passengers, and allowing owners to monitor their pets via cameras.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the pet is transported in a crate within the cargo area, then the pet can be transported separately from passengers, but the pet experiences discomfort and anxiety due to dark lighting, extreme temperatures, and loud noises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the pet containment space from the horizontal cargo area dimension to the vertical overhead bunk dimension. This allows pets to be transported above the passenger cabin rather than in the cargo hold, exposing them to ambient cabin lighting and temperature conditions while maintaining separation from passengers through the overhead compartment design.
2Loss of information
If the pet is stowed in a bag under a passenger seat, then the pet is near the owner in the interior cabin, but the available legroom for the passenger is reduced and the pet may disturb other passengers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the pet containment function from the passenger seat area and relocates it to dedicated overhead bunks. This separation removes the pet from the passenger seating space, preserving legroom and preventing disturbance to other passengers while maintaining owner awareness through the overhead access design.
3Temperature
If the pet is stowed in a small bag or crate for several hours, then the pet can be transported in the interior cabin, but the pet experiences discomfort due to confinement in limited space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs removable partition walls that can be reconfigured to create different compartment sizes and configurations within the overhead bunk. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the space to adapt to different pet sizes and durations of travel, providing adequate room for movement while maintaining the benefits of cabin-level environmental conditions.
4Adaptability or versatility
If removable partition walls are installed in the bunk to create multiple pet compartments, then pets can be contained in dedicated spaces, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the overhead bunk into multiple separable compartments using removable partition walls. This segmentation allows the bunk to be configured for different numbers and sizes of pets, providing versatility in pet transport capacity while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure that can be easily assembled and reconfigured.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes a fuselage defining an interior cabin and a bunk within the interior cabin. The bunk has a base wall and a ceiling that extend a length of the bunk from a first end wall to a second end wall. The bunk includes one or more removable partition walls that divide the bunk into multiple pet compartments between the first and second end walls. The pet compartments are configured to contain pets therein. Each of the partition walls is removably secured to both the base wall and the ceiling.