Unified passenger service unit (PSU) control

US10822088B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

• Alexander Nicholas Pozzi · Winston-Salem, US
• Francis Xavier L. Garing · Atlanta, US
• Jae Hun Gu · Doraville, US
• Alyssa G. Mellett · Kennesaw, US
• Julia M. Brooks · Atlanta, US
• Thomas Cahoon · Atlanta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2020
• Expiry date: May 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05G1/105
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A unified passenger service unit (PSU) control concentrically incorporates a reading light, a gasper outlet, and a notification ring within a control knob rotatable or pushable (via a pushbutton or the control knob itself) by an occupant of the aircraft seat to which the PSU control corresponds. The notification ring may be activated by the passenger or by the cabin crew, and may be visible throughout the aircraft. The notification rings may indicate an attendant call, or be activated by the crew in groups or waves to direct passenger activity. The PSU control includes a user interface (UI) display that serves as a control interface for the gasper outlet and reading light. The UI display may also show indicators or messages sent by the cabin crew.