Patent ID: 11884403
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft, comprising:
an air distribution nozzle that includes:
(i) an elongate inlet chamber that extends along an inlet chamber length;
(ii) an elongate outlet chamber that extends along the inlet chamber length;
(iii) a tapered elongate slot that extends between, and fluidly interconnects, the elongate inlet chamber and the elongate outlet chamber;
(iv) an inlet port into the elongate inlet chamber, wherein the inlet port is configured to receive an inlet fluid flow along an inlet flow axis and in an inlet flow direction; and
(v) an elongate outlet port from the elongate outlet chamber, wherein the elongate outlet port is configured to discharge an outlet fluid flow along an outlet flow axis and in an outlet flow direction, and further wherein the outlet flow axis is oriented at a skew angle relative to the inlet flow axis; and
an air supply conduit configured to provide the inlet fluid flow to the inlet port, wherein the air distribution nozzle is positioned within a cockpit of the aircraft, and further wherein the outlet fluid flow is configured to generate an air curtain between a pilot seating area of the aircraft and a co-pilot seating area of the aircraft.