Patent ID: 9359077
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B64D,E03C,E03D

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft lavatory unit comprising: a body frame including: a bottom wall having a rectangular shape as seen in plan view; a first side wall and a second side wall rising from long sides of the bottom wall facing each other in parallel; a rear wall rising from one short side of the bottom wall and connecting the first and second side walls at one end; and a front wall rising from another short side of the bottom wall and connecting the first and second side walls at another end; the second side wall rising to at least a greater height than a height of a backrest of an aircraft seat in an upright position; a space section being formed between the first side wall and the second side wall, the space section having a uniform width and extending in a straight line from the rear wall to the front wall; a toilet bowl and a wash basin being disposed in the space section to form a lavatory; a doorway being disposed in the front wall; the toilet bowl being disposed near an end in an extending direction of the space section on a side with the rear wall; a storage box being disposed above the toilet bowl between the toilet bowl and the rear wall; the wash basin being disposed in an upper part of the storage box; and a width of the body frame where the second side wall is located being formed at minimum dimensions sufficient to ensure that the space section is wide enough for a person to be able to come and go between the doorway and the toilet bowl and sit on the toilet bowl.