Vehicle lavatory

US9598174B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Ralf Schliwa · Hamburg, DE
• Maria Strasdas · Jork, DE
• Florian Schüphaus · Hamburg, DE
• Christian Seibt · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 3, 2013
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2017
• Expiry date: May 3, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D2011/0046
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle lavatory, in particular an aircraft lavatory, is described. The lavatory includes a cabin space with a centrally located vertical axis around which a washstand and a urinal unit are located. The washstand and urinal unit are arranged to each have an approximately horizontal surface at their top, such that a person using the lavatory has a location to place personal items during use. The horizontal surfaces of the washstand and the urinal are arranged to exist in the same plane and may be a continuous surface that may additionally cross the entirety of the width of the cabin. The urinal is arranged such that a plane defining the opening of the urinal is at an angle relative to a plane defining a front surface of the washstand such that a person using the lavatory only has to turn slightly to access the urinal and the washstand.