The Boeing Company

Gregory A Tubbs

Kevin Cassou

David A Young

Franco M Cagnina

Adam Patrick Boroughs

Gary E Liljebeck

Trevis Kurz

Cory Michael Hitchcock

Thomas Seth Perkins

Stephen Lee Scown

Phillip E Pacini

Erik Ivar Wiman

Colin R Kreiger

Alexander J Matsuoka

Derrick B Pruitt

Michael E Frick

Paul Joseph Wilcynski

Adam Robert Weston

John Erik West

Martin Clive Adams

Ryan P Rogers

Jackson L Fadely

Sang Koh

Cory M Hitchcock

A ramp system and method are configured for use between a jetway and an internal cabin of an aircraft. The ramp system and method include a first panel, a second panel, and a pivot axle that pivotally couples the first panel to the second panel. The first panel and the second panel are configured to rotate relative to one another about the pivot axle between a closed position, in which the ramp system is stowable within the internal cabin, and an open position, in which the ramp system is deployable over and between a first portion of the jetway and a second portion of a floor of the internal cabin. The ramp system is configured to be secured to escape slide arming brackets.

Deployable egress ramp systems and methods for aircraft

Air grille panel

There is provided an air grille panel assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes an air grille panel having air grille openings, a top end, and a bottom end. The top end is configured for coupling to a sidewall panel in a cabin of the vehicle. The bottom end is configured for coupling to a raceway assembly on a floor in the cabin. The assembly further includes a frame member disposed around a perimeter of each of the air grille openings, to define each of the air grille openings, an air grille coupled to the frame member and covering each of the air grille openings, and a cover member releasably attached to the air grille. The assembly is configured for coupling to the sidewall panel, via a float attachment, that allows for a vertical adjustment, to accommodate different installed positions of the assembly in the cabin of the vehicle.

Air grille panel assembly, system, and method of installing the same in a vehicle

A vehicle includes an interior cabin, a primary structure within the interior cabin, a plurality of securing mounts having first ends directly coupled to the primary structure, and second ends, and an overhead support platform system directly coupled to the second ends of the plurality of securing mounts. The overhead support platform system includes at least one adapter rail having a plurality of commodity mounts. At least one commodity is directly coupled to the overhead support platform system. The commodity is adaptively secured to one or more of the plurality of commodity mounts.

Overhead support platform system for a vehicle

There is provided a raceway cover assembly for installing conductive element(s) in an aircraft. The raceway cover assembly includes a raceway cover for removable coupling to a raceway. The raceway is configured for attachment to a sidewall assembly for use in a cabin of the aircraft. The raceway cover includes a first cover side, a second cover side, and retaining element(s) disposed on the first cover side. The raceway cover assembly further includes the conductive element(s) coupled and retained to the first cover side, with the retaining element(s), to form the raceway cover assembly. The conductive element(s) and the raceway cover are assembled together at a location off of the aircraft, prior to installing the raceway cover assembly with the one or more conductive elements in the aircraft, which allows for routing of the one or more conductive elements in the raceway cover at the location off of the aircraft.

Assembly, system, and methods for installing conductive elements in an aircraft

Disclosed herein is an example ceiling header system for an aircraft cabin that includes a ceiling between a first storage bin and a second storage bin. The ceiling header system includes a ceiling header that includes a top surface that conforms to the ceiling and a bottom surface that is opposite the top surface. The ceiling header system also includes a curtain track. The top surface is configured to be held against the ceiling via the curtain track being placed against the bottom surface, the curtain track being (i) attachable at a first end of the curtain track to a first rail of the first storage bin and (ii) attachable at a second end of the curtain track to a second rail of the second storage bin.

Ceiling header system for aircraft cabin

Interior of a passenger cabin of an aircraft

There is provided a sidewall closeout area assembly for an aircraft. The assembly includes a raceway with a first end to attach to a sidewall assembly, a second end to attach to aircraft floor structure(s), and a raceway body with first access opening(s) providing access to one or more of, a crown area and an underfloor area, for conductive elements routed along the raceway. The assembly further includes a raceway cover removably coupled to the raceway and having second access opening(s) providing access to the cabin and to an overfloor area in the cabin for the conductive elements. The assembly further includes a closeout area formed between the raceway body and the raceway cover, to house and protect the conductive elements. The assembly facilitates accessibility to the conductive elements, and provides a routing path for the conductive elements that does not need to be reconfigured for different aircraft cabin layouts.

Sidewall closeout area assembly, system, and method for routing conductive elements in an aircraft

Systems and methods are provided for securing aircraft sidewall. One embodiment comprises a hanger for supporting sections of sidewall for an aircraft. The hanger includes an elongated vertical member that attaches to a frame of the aircraft, and sets of keyholes that are each arranged in a vertical pattern along the member and that are each configured to support a corresponding section of sidewall of the aircraft. Each keyhole includes a receptacle dimensioned to receive a fitting from a section of sidewall, and a slot dimensioned to slidably accept the fitting via the receptacle to secure the fitting in place. The slot size of keyholes in each set varies from one end of the vertical pattern to another end of the vertical pattern.

Sidewall mounting hardware for aircraft

A return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly includes an inboard portion configured to couple to a sidewall assembly at a bottom edge of the sidewall assembly and an outboard portion configured to couple to a structural member. The return air bridge also includes at least one support coupling the inboard portion to the outboard portion such that a return air flow path is defined between the inboard portion and the outboard portion. The outboard portion comprises a plate configured to direct an air flow along the return air flow path upwardly with respect to the bottom edge of the sidewall assembly.

Sidewall panel assembly and return air bridge for use in an aircraft assembly

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Marysville, WA, United States of America

Gregory A Tubbs