The Boeing Company

Jonathan T Barrows

David S Melberg

Emma Romig

Michael S Koehn

A system for controlling lighting of an instrument panel has a sensor for monitoring activity near the instrument panel. A lighting control unit is coupled to the sensor and a lighting system of the instrument panel. The lighting control unit controls the light intensity of the lighting system. The lighting control unit increases the intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors activity near the instrument panel.

Apparatus and method for controlling flight deck light intensity

A security pocket door traverses within a security bulkhead wall that defines a pocket, within which the pocket door traverses, and a through passage to permit people, carts and luggage to pass. The pocket door has an upper door track mechanism and a lower door track mechanism that engages a corresponding upper and lower track mechanism of the bulkhead and floor, respectively. The bulkhead door locks with at least one solenoid with a locking pin that engages a hole in a tab of the pocket door. The locking pin creates a magnetic field with a magnet located in the tab to send a signal to the flight deck in order to indicate a closed and locked or an unlocked pocket door condition. When the pocket door is in its closed position, the door perimeter overlaps the bulkhead on at least three sides of the door and also overlaps with the floor.

Flight deck security pocket door system

Modular vehicle units, including aircraft interior storage units, and associated methods are disclosed herein. One embodiment is directed toward an aircraft system that includes a modular unit and at least one latch or releasable coupler to couple the modular unit to at least one surface of an aircraft. Another embodiment is directed toward a vehicle system that includes a vehicle having a first surface and a second surface. A modular unit can be positioned generally against the first and second surfaces. The system can further include at least one latch or releasable coupler to couple the modular unit to at least one of the first and second surfaces. In further embodiments, the system can include at least one locating device for positioning the modular unit.

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

Jonathan T Barrows