Lavatories on a blended wing body aircraft
US12269596B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2039/105
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blended wing body (BWB) aircraft having a blended wing body having a main body and wings with no clear demarcation between the wings and the main body along a leading edge of the BWB aircraft, a passenger cabin located within the main body having one or more cross aisles extending along a lateral axis, wherein a shape of the passenger cabin is asymmetrical about a lateral axis, more than one passenger bays located within the passenger cabin, wherein each of the more than one passenger bays are separated by at least one cross aisle of the one or more cross aisles and one or more lavatories situated outside the more than one passenger bays and substantially adjacent to a perimeter of the passenger cabin, wherein each of the one or more lavatories are linked to one cross aisle of the one or more cross aisles.
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