Patent ID: 9096318
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A crew rest compartment for accommodating at least one member of a crew of an aircraft, wherein the crew rest compartment is configured to be arranged in an aircraft, the crew rest compartment comprising: a unit for accommodating at least one member of a crew of an aircraft, wherein the unit is arranged in the crew rest compartment, and comprises first means and second means for changing the space required for the unit, wherein the unit comprises: a front portion; a rear portion; a floor; a ceiling; a front panel; and a first and a second lying-down facility arranged one above the other, each having a first side region, a second side region opposite to the first side region, and a longitudinal extension parallel to a surface of the rear portion of the unit such that the first side region of each lying-down facility faces the rear portion of the unit and the second side region faces the front portion of the unit, wherein the first and second lying-down facilities comprise means for displacing each of the lying-down facilities towards the rear portion of the unit, from a horizontal position to a stowed position; wherein the front panel, positioned at the front portion of the unit, comprises a first and a second opening arranged one above the other and is configured to allow a crew member to enter at least one of the first lying-down facility and the second lying-down facility, respectively, from a region of the crew rest compartment which region is outside the unit; wherein the front panel is configured for fastening the first and second lying-down facilities in the horizontal position; and wherein the front panel comprises means for translationally sliding the front panel towards the first and second lying-down facilities and towards the rear portion of the unit when the first and second lying-down facilities have been displaced into the stowed position.