Patent ID: 11919619
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage,
an upper passenger cabin within the fuselage comprising a plurality of passenger seats,
a cargo space within the fuselage below the upper passenger cabin,
a lower passenger cabin within the fuselage below the upper passenger cabin,
an intermediate floor separating the cargo space and the lower passenger cabin from the upper passenger cabin, and
a plurality of cladding elements below the upper passenger cabin, the plurality of cladding elements comprising a first cladding element hingedly connected to a portion of aircraft within the fuselage and pivotable about an axis of rotation from a first position to a second position to selectively delimit the cargo space and the lower passenger cabin,
wherein, in the first position, the first cladding element is arranged parallel to a main plane of the intermediate floor and on a side of the intermediate floor which is directed towards the lower passenger cabin, and
wherein, in the second position, the first cladding element is arranged at an angle to the main plane of the intermediate floor and forms a cladding delimiting the cargo space,
wherein the first cladding element is arranged on an underside of the intermediate floor, said underside forming a ceiling of the lower passenger cabin when the first cladding element is in the first position.