Patent ID: 8480027
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A crew rest compartment arranged in an aircraft cabin, the crew rest compartment comprising a storage module, the storage module comprising: a storage unit for storing an item and configured to move from a closed position to an open position; wherein, in the closed position, the storage module is substantially disposed in a space defined between first and second adjacent fuselage frame elements of the aircraft, an exterior skin of the aircraft and a lining defining an interior of the crew rest compartment; and wherein, in the closed position, the storage module uses the space between the first and second adjacent fuselage frame elements, the exterior skin and the lining, the space being substantially or completely outside the interior of the crew rest compartment, thereby making the space available as storage space wherein in the open position, the storage module at least partially extends into the interior of the crew rest compartment.