Crew bunk system and method

US8888043B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Michael J. Olliges · Mill Creek, US
• Mark E. King · Maple Valley, US
• Marc A. Spane · Langley, US
• Paul Andrew Kinzer · Bothell, US
• Aaron L. Castillo · Seattle, US
• Douglas J. Seiersen · Lake Stevens, US
• Richard J. Johnson · Colville, US
• Lee L. Smith · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D2011/0076
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A crew bunk system may include a bunk frame assembly and at least two vertically spaced crew berths. Each one of the crew berths may have a lengthwise hinge line dividing the crew berth into a stationary panel and a foldable panel. The stationary panel may be fixedly coupled to the bunk frame assembly. The foldable panel may be hingedly coupled to the stationary panel along the hinge line. The crew bunk system may include at least one connecting member interconnecting the foldable panels such that the foldable panels pivot in unison between a deployed position and a stowed position. The crew bunk system may include a latching mechanism configured to lock the foldable panels in the stowed position.