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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David D. Nicolato, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Mark B. Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an aircraft monument housing a crew quarters positionable in an aircraft cabin adjacent a longitudinal aisle, and a combination including a passenger suite and an aircraft monument housing a crew quarters. The aircraft monument includes a transverse wall forming part of the monument and separating interior space within the monument from the adjacent passenger suite. The interior space of the monument is divided by a shelf into upper and lower compartments and the crew quarters is positioned in the upper compartment for resting and sleeping use by the cabin crew. The lower compartment may be used by the cabin crew or for locating galley components. The transverse wall may be contoured such that the interior space and the passenger suite nest to maximize density. A footwell serving the passenger suite may be recessed into the transverse wall.