Patent ID: 11952120
Assignee: AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A multi-layer sleeping compartment for an aircraft comprising:
a housing to at least partially isolate the sleeping compartment from an open cabin area of the aircraft;
an entrance to the sleeping compartment, the entrance to the sleeping compartment is located at an end of the sleeping compartment;
a plurality of sleeping pods, the sleeping pods are arranged into a first side of pods and a second side of pods, the plurality of sleeping pods located within the housing; and
each side of sleeping pods has at least a top pod and a lower pod;
wherein the entrance provides access to a central lobby area located between the first side of pods and the second side of pods;
wherein the central lobby area is approximately trapezoidal or triangular in plan view such that the width of the central lobby area is wider towards the entrance;
wherein the sleeping pod has a head region at an end of the sleeping compartment away from the entrance and a foot region towards the entrance;
wherein the central lobby area provides side entry for the sleeping pods on an internal side of the sleeping compartment;
wherein the sleeping compartment is generally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and
wherein the sleeping compartment is located on or towards a centreline of the aircraft body.