Patent ID: 6572054
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: B64D,H05K

Abstract:
An under floor housing system for a plurality of passenger seat electronic units within an aircraft,the aircraft including a passenger cabin with a floor supporting a plurality of passenger seats, the passenger cabin having an air circulation system; the individual passenger seat electronic units each being connected to a master control and communicating via at least one conduit to a passenger interface accessible from an associated passenger seat, the units and interface capable of providing passenger services selected from the group consisting of: audio entertainment; video entertainment; telephone; intercom; television; video games; internet; email; and electrical power supply, the under floor housing system comprising:at least one housing recessed beneath the floor surface adjacent the passenger seats, each housing having: a removable top cover; side walls; and a bottom wall defining an interior compartment; and air cooling means, for cooling each electronic unit within the interior compartment of each housing, the air cooling means comprising a fan with an intake and outlet in communication with the passenger cabin air circulation system.