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Passenger supply unit for an aircraft cabin

US10800529B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Peter Klose · Hamburg, DE
Wolfgang Fischer · Eppelheim, DE
Matthias Schmitt · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 17, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B80/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger supply unit for an aircraft cabin, including an input device for detecting a control command from a passenger, and for outputting a control signal to a further device for controlling the further device according to the control command. A passenger supply unit can be controlled by a passenger independent of its height above the passenger seat. The unit can be independent from an in-flight entertainment system. The input device includes a contact free sensor to detect the control command without being contacted by a passenger.

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