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

Claim 9:
10. The 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 of the aircraft separating the cargo space and the lower passenger cabin from the upper passenger cabin,
a lower deck floor below the intermediate floor,
at least one seat rail within the lower 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 the 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 lower deck floor and on a side of the lower deck 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 lower deck floor and forms a cladding delimiting the cargo space,
wherein, in the first position, the first cladding element forms a floor of the lower passenger cabin and the at least one seat rail is at least partially exposed through the first cladding element when the first cladding element is located in the first position.