The Boeing Company

Richard Fraker

R Klaus Brauer

Peter S Guard

David A Young

Paul E Mikulencak

Ralph N Bladt

William C Quan

Domenic S Giuntoli

Michael A Ritts

Ryon Christopher Warren

Joseph P Condon

Paul Joseph Wilcynski

Kevin Shimasaki

Richard J Johnson

Eric Allen Bryan

Randolph C Camp, Iii

Miles A Webb

Wilbur J Wong

Richard B Emery

Klaus R Brauer

Peter J Guard

Aircraft window

Interior archway for an aircraft

An architectural archway for an aircraft. The archways can be positioned individually, or in pairs or other sets along the length of an aircraft fuselage. The archways are used to run or connect various transport elements, such as electrical wiring, water lines, and environmental control system conduits, between the upper crown, lower bay and passenger cabin of the aircraft. The invention simplifies installation complexity and eliminates the installation and variability associated with running transport elements between the various sections of the aircraft.

Aircraft archway architecture

Interior lighting and illumination systems for aircraft, particularly commercial passenger airplanes. Opposing pairs of LED lamps are positioned in the ceiling panels above the aisles between sets of seats in the passenger cabins. One set of LED lights are directed to illuminate the ceiling panels and may be in a particular color. The other set of LED lights are positioned to shine their lights on storage/stowage bins positioned across the aisles, thus creating a cross-bin lighting system. This enhances the cabin architecture and provides cabin illumination. A reflector can be positioned to direct the light and reduce possible glare to the passengers. The reflector directs the light rays from the LED lights which emanate from the top of the reflector to shine on the lowest part of the bins. The light rays leaving the reflector cross in front of the reflector.

Ceiling illumination for aircraft interiors

Aircraft

Aircraft archway

A modular overhead stowage bin system has an outboard bin support and a center bin support coupleable to the fuselage. First and second stowage bin modules having different storage capacities are connectable to the outboard and center bin supports in first and second configurations. In a first configuration, the first and second stowage bin modules are coupled to the fuselage and have a first overhead aisle therebetween with first opposing edge portions. The first and second stowage bin modules in the second configuration are coupled to the fuselage and have a second overhead aisle therebetween. The second overhead aisle has second opposing edge portions each shifted laterally relative to the position of the first opposing edge portions of the first overhead aisle when the first and second stowage bin modules are in the first configuration.

Modular overhead stowage bin systems and associated methods

Aircraft windows and associated methods for installation. The windows can be installed in a passenger cabin of an aircraft and can include a frame that supports a pane assembly having a viewing area of at least 180 square inches. The viewing area can have a triangular shape, with the sides of the window aligned with none of the major axis of the aircraft. Alternatively, the window can have a longitudinally extended rectangular shape, a diamond shape or an elliptical shape. The window frame can have a divider portion that separates two window apertures, each of which carries a separate pane assembly. Adjacent windows can be closed out with a common bezel.

Aircraft windows and associated methods for installation

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Edmonds, WA, United States of America

Richard Fraker