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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Alexander Pozzi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Francis Xavier L. Garing, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jae Hun Gu, Doraville, GA (US);
Alyssa G. Mellett, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Julia M. Brooks, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas W. Cahoon, Decatur, GA (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A unified passenger service unit (PSU) control concentrically incorporates a reading light, a gasper outlet, and a notification ring within a control knob rotatable or pushable (via a pushbutton or the control knob itself) by an occupant of the aircraft seat to which the PSU control corresponds. The notification ring may be activated by the passenger or by the cabin crew, and may be visible throughout the aircraft. The notification rings may indicate an attendant call, or be activated by the crew in groups or waves to direct passenger activity. The PSU control includes a user interface (UI) display that serves as a control interface for the gasper outlet and reading light. The UI display may also show indicators or messages sent by the cabin crew.