Abstract:
A monument is provided for a cabin of transportation, for example a lavatory monument, a kitchen or galley monument or a storage monument to be fitted in an aircraft, in a helicopter, in a ship or boat, in a train or in a caravan or trailer. A mounting system is also provided with one or several monuments and transportation with a monument installed therein. The monument for the cabin of the transportation includes, but is not limited to a flexible attachment element for attaching the monument to the cabin of the transportation means. The flexible attachment element is designed in such a manner that attachment of the monument can take place in a region of relative positions of the monument relative to the cabin of the transportation.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/EP2010/052934, filed Mar. 9, 2010, which was published under PCT Article 21(2) and which claims priority to German Patent Application No. 102009014598.2 filed Mar. 24, 2009 and of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/162,791 filed Mar. 24, 2009, the disclosure of which applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    The technical field relates to the configuration of cabins of transportation means. In particular, the technical field relates to a monument for a cabin of a transportation means, for example a lavatory monument, a kitchen or galley monument or a storage monument to be fitted in an aircraft, in a helicopter, in a ship or boat, in a train or in a caravan or trailer. Apart from this the technical field relates to a mounting system with one or several monuments, and to transportation means with a monument installed therein. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    In transportation means, for example in aircraft, such monuments can be attached to so-called hard points. A hard point is an attachment point created for a particular monument, which attachment point can be a hole in a structural element of the transportation means. For various monuments, for example a kitchen element and a lavatory monument, these hard points can comprise different diameters or can be provided for accommodating different attachment means, for example screws or clamps. To provide a bearing arrangement for the forces which a monument exerts on its hard points it may be necessary to provide support elements in the transportation means. Furthermore, it may be necessary to provide a hole in base plates of the cabin of the transportation means in order to gain access to the hard points. Thus already in the concept stage of the transportation means consideration must be given to the position at which a particular monument is to be installed. 
         [0004]    In particular in the case of aircraft, attachment of the monuments to the aircraft fuselage is not standardized, but specifically attuned to the integration of the particular monument in the aircraft. For example, attachment of monuments differs from attachment of hatracks. 
         [0005]    Likewise, the connections of monuments to on-board systems, for example electrical power, service water and waste water, are not standardized. The cables and pipes to the connections are specially laid to the positioning space of a monument. In order to make it possible to seamlessly join the monuments to a lateral lining, gaps between the lateral lining and a monument are filled in by means of trimming parts. This frequently results in a large number of trimming parts. 
         [0006]    Generally speaking, the installation of monuments in a transportation means causes significant adaptation expenditure in the cabin of the transportation means. Likewise, quick reconfiguration of the transportation means between two journeys or flights becomes almost impossible. DE 10 2005 043 610 A1 and US 2007 102579 A1 describe a monument for an aircraft. The monument comprises attachment elements for attaching the monument to corresponding attachment elements of an aircraft surface in an aircraft at a predetermined position. 
         [0007]    It is at least one object to reduce the installation time or reconfiguration time of a transportation means and in addition to save weight in the transportation means. In addition, other objects, desirable features and characteristics will become apparent from the subsequent summary and detailed description, and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and this background. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0008]    According to an exemplary embodiment, a monument for a cabin of a transportation means comprises a flexible attachment element for attaching the monument to the cabin or to a supporting structure of the fuselage of the transportation means. The flexible attachment element is designed in such a manner that attachment of the monument can take place in a region of relative positions of the monument relative to the cabin of the transportation means. 
         [0009]    By making flexible at least one attachment element of the monument and by standardizing attachment positions or attachment points of the transportation means, the adaptation effort is displaced from the cabin of the transportation means to the monument. Apart from this, the adaptation effort is reduced in that the flexible attachment means can be adapted with little effort to the attachment location of the monument in the transportation means. 
         [0010]    The flexible attachment element makes it possible to attach the monument within a region of relative positions within the cabin of the transportation means without this requiring significant change in the cabin. There is no longer any adaptation effort which otherwise arises in that the cabin needs to be adapted to the monument to be accommodated. Moreover it is no longer necessary for every relative position at which a monument can be provided in a cabin to provide attachment points and the load-bearing connections that are necessary for this. These separate attachment points and load-bearing connections can be done without and consequently weight savings in the transportation means can be achieved. 
         [0011]    According to one embodiment, in the case of aircraft or ships or boats, the flexible attachment element is attached to frame elements or beams of the fuselage of the aircraft or of the hull of the ship or boat. Apart from at least one flexible attachment element a multitude of flexible attachment elements is also possible, which flexible attachment elements can be attached to the monument or integrated in the monument. 
         [0012]    According to one embodiment, the attachment element can be connected to an attachment rail for a hatrack. The hatrack can, for example, be an overhead rack, for example a baggage rack. An attachment rail for hatracks is, as a rule, already present in each cabin of the transportation means, and consequently there is no need to provide separate attachment positions for the monument. 
         [0013]    According to one embodiment, the attachment element can be connected to a seat rail of the transportation means. In cabins of transportation means, seat rails are frequently already present, by means of which seat rails seats or seat rows for passengers can be attached to the floor or to the floor beam structure of the transportation means. By attaching the monument to the seat rails there is no need to provide separate special attachment positions for the monument. 
         [0014]    According to one embodiment the monument comprises lower, possibly flexible, attachment elements for attaching the monument to a floor beam structure in the floor of the cabin. 
         [0015]    According to one embodiment the monument comprises upper, possibly flexible, attachment elements for attachment to a lateral support structure or roof beam structure of the cabin. 
         [0016]    According to one embodiment the monument can be attached with several attachment elements in the cabin of the transportation means; for example with an upper attachment element to an attachment rail for a hatrack and with a lower attachment element to a seat rail. By providing several flexible attachment elements, flexible positioning of the monument during installation of the monument can be carried out without the attachment of the monument on the transportation means being less strong than the attachment of a conventional monument. 
         [0017]    According to a further embodiment, the flexible attachment element comprises an attachment rail. This attachment rail can, for example, be attached to the top of the monument and after installation can possibly extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the transportation means. In the attachment rail one or several clamps can be arranged that are slidable within the attachment rail. When the monument during installation is at the target position the clip can be slid to that position within the attachment rail, at which position it can be connected to the cabin by means of a non-flexible attachment position of the means of transport. 
         [0018]    According to one embodiment the monument further comprises attachment elements for attaching the monument to a floor of the cabin and a load-distributing substructure. The load-distributing substructure is suitable for evenly distributing the forces which the monument exerts on the attachment elements and on the floor. In this manner the monument can be arranged or erected at various positions within the cabin without the floor region being subjected to the load of the monument first having to be specially prepared for the monument. 
         [0019]    According to one embodiment the load-distributing substructure comprises a base plate that for the purpose of distributing the load can comprise a base area that is larger than that of the monument. 
         [0020]    According to one embodiment the monument comprises a trolley, an accommodation region for the trolley. The trolley can be driven into and out of the accommodation region. The base plate comprises a wedge-shaped section that serves as a ramp for the trolley in the accommodation region. In such a monument, in the case of a kitchen monument or a galley, the use of one or several trolleys can be assumed. By means of the ramp a base plate of a thickness can be selected which without the ramp would impede the trolley or trolleys from being driven in and out, which base plate, however, as a result of its thickness optimally distributes the load. 
         [0021]    According to one embodiment the monument comprises at least one supply connection for connecting the monument to at least one on-board system of the transportation means. The supply connection comprises a monument-connection end that can be connected to a transportation-means connection end of the on-board system. The monument-connection end is movable relative to the monument. 
         [0022]    During installation of the monument the transportation-means connection end need not be specially adapted to the position of the monument, in that, for example, lines or pipes are installed; instead, the monument-connection end is merely moved to the transportation-means connection end and is connected to the aforesaid. In this arrangement the monument can be connected to a host of different on-board systems, for example to a power supply system, a service water system, a waste water system or to a data network (in which the connection can, for example, take place by means of glass fibers). This is thus a “flexible” supply connection. Moreover, it is possible for several connections for various on-board systems to be integrated in a standard connection. 
         [0023]    In one embodiment the monument-connection end can be moved in horizontal direction, or in the case of an installed monument in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the transportation means. 
         [0024]    According to one embodiment a monument for a transportation means is provided, which monument comprises at least one connection element for connecting the monument to the transportation means, wherein the at least one connection element can be moved relative to the monument. The connection element can, for example, be a clamp for a rail or a connection end for an on-board system of the transportation means. 
         [0025]    According to one embodiment the monument-connection end can be connected to the transportation-means connection end that is suitable for connection to a hatrack-connection end. In the case of transportation-means connection ends standardized in this manner there is no need to provide separate connection ends for monuments and hatracks. 
         [0026]    According to one embodiment the supply connection of the monument is arranged laterally on the rear wall, in other words the wall that faces, or that is to face, the outside wall of the transportation means. 
         [0027]    According to a further embodiment the monument comprises an induction loop by means of which, by way of an induction loop of the transportation means, the monument can be supplied with power. For example, underneath the floor of the cabin of the transportation means a chain of induction loops can be arranged, which are also suitable for supplying power to seats attached in the transportation means. 
         [0028]    A mounting system is also provided for installation in a transportation means, which mounting system comprises a monument according to the described embodiments. According to one embodiment the mounting system comprises at least two hatracks whose extensions in longitudinal direction of the transportation means differ from one another. The two hatracks differ in length. According to one embodiment the mounting system comprises a hatrack whose extension in longitudinal direction of the transportation means is adjustable. The length of the hatracks can be varied. 
         [0029]    During concurrent installation of hatracks and monuments in the cabin a problem can arise in that a gap arises between hatracks of uniform length and a monument. This gap can be compensated for by means of a hatrack of different length, for example from a modular kit of hatracks of different lengths, or by a hatrack with variable length. A hatrack whose extension in longitudinal direction of the transportation means is adjustable, or a hatrack of variable length, can be a hatrack comprising two elements that are telescopically slidable into one another. 
         [0030]    According to one embodiment an OLED can be affixed to a hatrack. For example, in the case of an overhead rack, an OLED can be used to illuminate the passenger seats underneath it. According to one embodiment an OLED can be affixed to each of the elements of a telescope hatrack. When the elements are slid together, the OLEDs intersect or overlap. One OLED disappears behind the other OLED. In this way an arrangement can be achieved in which on the telescopic hatrack essentially continuous illumination from one end of the hatrack to the other end is provided. According to one embodiment a continuous flexible OLED can be affixed to a telescopic hatrack. When the two elements of the hatrack are slid together, the continuous flexible OLED can either be folded up or rolled in. In this manner the continuous OLED can be shortened or lengthened in such a manner that it extends from one end of the telescopic hatrack to the other end. 
         [0031]    According to one embodiment the mounting system comprises a monument and a hatrack which are connectable to the same attachment structure of the cabin or to the cabin, and/or which are connectable to the same transportation-means connection ends. 
         [0032]    According to one embodiment the mounting system comprises a compensating element that is suitable at least in part to fill in a void arising between the monument and a lateral lining of the transportation means. For example, the monument can be positioned so as not to be directly adjacent to the lateral lining of the transportation means, because the lateral lining is curved or because there is a window opening in the lateral lining, which window opening is not to be entirely covered by the monument. A compensating element can then reduce the arising void, in order to in this manner, for example, prevent dirt or objects from falling behind the monument. 
         [0033]    According to one embodiment the mounting system comprises a ceiling lining for a cabin of the transportation means. The ceiling lining is connectable to the cabin by way of first attachment elements. The monument is connectable to the cabin by way of second attachment elements. In order to facilitate the installation and deinstallation of monuments, the ceiling lining is affixed separately from the monuments in the cabin. The ceiling lining and the monument are not directly interconnected. The monuments can be installed and deinstalled without the need for the ceiling lining to be removed. 
         [0034]    According to one embodiment the monument delimits the cabin between a floor of the cabin and the ceiling lining. Because the monument essentially fills in the space between the floor of the cabin and the ceiling lining no gaps arise through which the wall construction of the cabin is visible, and which gaps need to be covered by separate faceplates or lining elements. 
         [0035]    According to one embodiment the mounting system comprises a lateral lining for the cabin of the transportation means, wherein the lateral lining can delimit the cabin between the floor of the cabin and the ceiling lining, wherein the monument and the lateral lining can be affixed to identical attachment positions in the cabin of the transportation means. The lateral lining and the ceiling lining are not directly interconnected. 
         [0036]    In order to facilitate reconfiguration of the transportation means, the mounting system comprises lateral linings that can easily be exchanged for the monument. When the lateral lining and the monument are to completely cover the wall section of the cabin between the floor and the ceiling lining, the height of the monument and of the lateral lining is identical. 
         [0037]    A transportation means is also provided, in particular to an aircraft or an airplane, with a monument according to the described embodiments or with a mounting system according to the described embodiments. 
         [0038]    A hatrack is also provided that according to one embodiment can be attached to an attachment rail for a monument. According to one embodiment the hatrack comprises a hatrack-connection end for connecting the hatrack to at least one on-board system of the transportation means. The aforesaid can be connected to a transportation-means connection end that is also suitable for connection to a monument-connection end. According to one embodiment the extension of the hatrack in longitudinal direction of the transportation means is adjustable. According to one embodiment the hatrack comprises two elements that are telescopically slidable into one another. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0039]    The present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the following drawing figures, wherein like numerals denote like elements, and 
           [0040]      FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a lavatory monument according to one exemplary embodiment with two flexible attachment elements at the top; 
           [0041]      FIG. 2  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a kitchen monument according to one exemplary embodiment, which kitchen monument can be attached to a base plate; 
           [0042]      FIG. 3   a  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a kitchen monument with a base plate according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0043]      FIG. 3   b  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a kitchen monument with a base plate according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0044]      FIG. 4   a  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a monument according to one exemplary embodiment, which monument comprises a supply connection with a movable connection end; 
           [0045]      FIG. 4   b  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a monument according to one exemplary embodiment with a flexible attachment element at the top and a supply connection with a movable connection end; 
           [0046]      FIG. 5  shows a cross section of an aircraft cabin with a monument according to one exemplary embodiment, whose power supply is effected by way of an induction loop; 
           [0047]      FIG. 6  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a monument according to one exemplary embodiment, which monument can be connected to an attachment rail for a hatrack; 
           [0048]      FIG. 7   a  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a monument according to one exemplary embodiment, which monument can be connected to a transportation-means connection end that is also suitable for connection to a hatrack-connection end; 
           [0049]      FIG. 7   b  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a hatrack that comprises a connection end that can be connected to the same transportation-means connection end for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0050]      FIG. 8   a  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with two hatracks of different lengths for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0051]      FIG. 8   b  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a hatrack that is telescopically slidable, for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0052]      FIG. 9   a  and  FIG. 9   b  show a longitudinal section of a hatrack that is telescopically slidable, for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0053]      FIG. 9   c  and  FIG. 9   d  show a longitudinal section of a hatrack that is telescopically slidable, for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0054]      FIG. 9   e  and  FIG. 9   f  show a longitudinal section of a hatrack that is telescopically slidable, for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0055]      FIG. 10  shows a perspective view of an aircraft cabin with a monument and a compensating element for a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment; 
           [0056]      FIG. 11   a  shows a cross section of an aircraft cabin with a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment, comprising a ceiling lining and a hatrack; 
           [0057]      FIG. 11   b  shows a cross section of an aircraft cabin with a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment, comprising a ceiling lining and a monument; 
           [0058]      FIG. 11   c  shows a cross section of an aircraft cabin with a mounting system according to one exemplary embodiment, comprising a ceiling lining and a lateral lining; and 
           [0059]      FIG. 12  shows an aircraft with a monument according to one exemplary embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0060]    The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit application and uses. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any theory presented in the preceding background or summary or the following detailed description. 
         [0061]      FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of a section from the interior of a cabin  10  of an aircraft. A monument  12  is attached to two upper attachment rails  14  as attachment elements and to two seat rails  16  with further attachment elements beside a door  18  in the cabin  10 . The seat rails  16  are installed in the floor  17  of the cabin  10  and are connected to the fuselage of the aircraft. 
         [0062]    The monument  12  is a lavatory monument that can be entered by a door  20 , with the rear wall  22  of said monument  12  being adapted to the curvature of the cabin wall in such a manner that no void arises behind it. In the rails  14  at the top  15  of the monument  12  there are clamps that are, for example, screwed down by means of screws to a supporting element  24  that is rigidly connected to the carrier structure of the aircraft. The attachment rails  14  form a flexible attachment element for the monument  12 , because the attachment point of the monument  12  is variable or flexible as a result of sliding the clamps. 
         [0063]    The monument  12  can be attached to the cabin  10  in a region of relative positions in longitudinal direction L of the aircraft. The region is delimited by the length of the rails  14 . If the monument  12  is, for example, to be attached to the cabin so as to be offset to the relative position shown, it is then only necessary to undo the screws that connect the monument to the seat rails  16  and to the carrier element  24 , then to slide the monument  12  to the new position, and subsequently to again screw the monument  12  to the seat rails  16  and to the carrier element  24 . 
         [0064]      FIG. 2  shows a further embodiment of a monument  12   a  that is connected to the seat rails  16  by way of a base plate  26 . At its top  15  the monument  12   a  can be connected to the cabin in precisely the same manner as is the case with monument  12  from  FIG. 1 . As a result of the base plate  26  the monument  12   a  can be screwed to the seat rails  16  at any desired position within the cabin. The base plate  26  distributes the weight of the monument  12   a  in such a manner that there is no need to provide a separate support structure for the monument  12   a  in the floor  17  of the cabin  10  apart from the support structure for the floor  17 . 
         [0065]      FIG. 3   a  shows the monument  12   a  from  FIG. 2  with an alternative embodiment of a base plate  26   a , which monument can, for example, be a kitchen monument, in other words a galley. In the monument  12   a  there are three accommodation regions  28 , in each case for one trolley  30 . By way of a wedge-shaped section  32  of the base plate  26   a  it is possible to drive the trolleys  30  into and out of the accommodation regions  28 . 
         [0066]      FIG. 3   b  shows a further embodiment of a monument  12   b  with an integrated base plate  26   b . The base plate  26   b  at the same time provides the floor of the accommodation device  28   a . The accommodation device  28   a  comprises a door  34 , shown in its open state, so that the interior of the accommodation device  28   a  is visible. In contrast to the embodiment of  FIG. 3   a , the wedge-shaped section  32   a , which serves as a ramp, of the base plate  26   b  is arranged within the accommodation device  28   a . The base plate  26   b  comprises a base area that is identical to that of monument  12   b . In the embodiment shown in  FIG. 3   a  of the base plate  26   a  the wedge-shaped section  32  projects beyond the base area of the monument  12   a . The base plate  26   a  is thus larger than the base area of the monument  12   a.    
         [0067]      FIG. 4   a  shows a further embodiment of a monument  12   b  with a supply connection  36 , whose connection end  38  is movable relative to the monument. In the presently shown embodiment of the monument  12   b  the connection end  38  is movable in horizontal direction. For example, the supply connection  36  comprises several hoses that are movably arranged in the interior of the monument in such a manner that the connection end  38  can be moved along the opening  37 . The connection end  38  is connectable, by way of a connection end  40 , to an on-board system or to several on-board systems of the aircraft. The monument  12   b  could be a kitchen monument that is supplied with hot water and cold water by way of the supply connection  36 , in which kitchen monument gray water can be fed back to the waste water system of the aircraft by way of the supply connection  36 . At its top, the monument  12   b  shown in  FIG. 4   a  comprises an attachment element  42 . The monument can be connected to the aircraft by means of the seat rails  16  in precisely the same manner as is the case with one of the preceding monuments. 
         [0068]      FIG. 4   b  shows a further embodiment of a monument  12   c  with a single attachment rail  14   a  at its top  15 . The attachment rail  14   a  can, for example, be attached, by means of a clamp situated in it, to a carrier element  24   a  that is rigidly connected to the fuselage of the aircraft. The monument  12   c  further comprises a supply connection with a connection end  38  that can be moved in horizontal direction relative to the monument and that can be connected, by means of one connection end  40 , to at least one on-board system of the aircraft. 
         [0069]      FIG. 4   b  shows that the monument  12   c  can be attached to a region of relative positions R within the cabin  10 . To this effect it is only necessary to undo the clamps in the rail  14   a  and attachment elements (not shown) with the floor, for example with seat rails. With the attachment elements undone, the monument  12   c  can be slid within the region R. The region R is delimited by the length of the attachment rail  14   a  and the possible movement region of the connection end  38 . Although the connection end  40  of the aircraft is arranged at a fixed position within the cabin, it is not necessary to install lines or pipes to the monument  12   c , because the connection end  38  can be displaced relative to the monument  12   c . The monument  12   c  can be displaced from the middle position shown up to 30 cm in the direction L of the longitudinal axis of the aircraft without this necessitating an extension from the connection end  40  to the end  38  that is movable. 
         [0070]      FIG. 5  diagrammatically shows the manner in which an embodiment of a monument  12   d  can be supplied with power by means of induction loops  42 ,  44 . Underneath the floor  17  of the cabin  10  a first induction loop  44  is arranged which is connected to the power supply system of the aircraft. Within the monument  12   d  there is a second induction loop  42  in which, by means of the induction principle, power is induced through the first induction loop  44 , which power can be fed to a consumer  46 , for example to a lamp. 
         [0071]      FIG. 6  shows a further embodiment of a monument  12   e , which on the one hand is attached to the floor of the cabin  10  by means of the seat rails  16 , and on the other hand comprises attachment elements  50  that can be attached to an attachment rail  48  for a hatrack. In this arrangement the attachment elements  50  can be attached in elongated openings  51  of the attachment rail  48 . 
         [0072]      FIG. 7   a  shows a further embodiment of a monument  12   f  that comprises attachment elements  50 , a first supply connection  36   a  and a second supply connection  36   b . The attachment elements  50  are connectable to an attachment rail  48  for hatracks. The first supply connection  36   a  comprises a connection end  38   a  that is connectable to a connection end  40   a  of the aircraft. The supply connection  36   a  could, for example, be several pipes or hoses by means of which service water can be supplied to the monument  12   f  and by means of which gray water or black water generated in the monument  12   f  can be fed back to the aircraft. 
         [0073]    The second supply connection  36   b  comprises a connection end  38   b  that by way of a connection end  40   b  of the aircraft can be connected to further on-board systems. For example, the power supply of the monument  12   f  and a data network connection could be integrated in the supply connection  36   b . The connection ends  36   a  and  36   b  are movable in horizontal direction relative to the monument  12   f . If the monument  12   f  is to be connected to the cabin  10 , the monument  12   f  is first pushed approximately to its target position. Subsequently, the connection ends  38   a  and  38   b  are connected to the corresponding connection ends  40   a  and  40   b . Thereafter, the monument  12   f  can be displaced precisely to its target position, wherein the connection ends  38   a  and  38   b  of the monument  12   f , which connection ends  38   a  and  38   b  are then firmly connected to the connection ends  40   a  and  40   b , move relative to the monument  12   f . Finally, the attachment elements  50  are connected to the attachment rail  48 , for example in that they are screwed, by means of screws, to the attachment rail  48  through the elongated openings  51 . 
         [0074]      FIG. 7   b  shows an embodiment of a hatrack  52  in the form of a baggage rack. The hatrack  52  comprises a supply connection  36   c  with a connection end  38   c  that is rigidly connected to the hatrack  52 . By means of the hook-shaped attachment elements  50   a  the hatrack  52  can be hooked into the elongated openings  51  in the attachment rail  48 . In this manner concurrently in one process step the connection end  38   c  can be connected to the connection end  40   b . In its attached position the hatrack  52  is supported by its rear section  56  on the attachment rail  54 . 
         [0075]    As shown in  FIG. 7   a  and  FIG. 7   b , a multitude of connection ends  40   b  are affixed in the sidewall  58  of the cabin  10 . As a rule, for each hatrack  52  a connection end  40   b  is provided. The connection ends  40   b  are arranged equidistantly spaced apart from one another in the direction of the longitudinal direction L of the aircraft. The connection ends  40   b  comprise a spacing that is determined by the length of sequentially arranged hatracks  52 . Although the position of the hatracks  52  is determined by the position of the connection ends  40   b , the position of the monument  12   f  relative to a longitudinal direction L of the aircraft can be selected at will if the horizontal movability of the connection ends  36   a  and  36   b  is greater than the distance of the connection ends  40   b .  FIG. 7   a  and  FIG. 7   b  show a mounting system for an aircraft, which mounting system comprises one or several of the monuments  12   f  and of one or several of the hatracks  52 . 
         [0076]      FIG. 8   a  shows a further mounting system for an aircraft, which mounting system comprises the monument  12   g  and two hatracks  52   a  and  52   b . The monument  12   g  can be attached to the cabin  10  and connected to the on-board system of the aircraft in the same manner as one of the monuments  12   a  to  12   f . Likewise, the hatracks  52   a  and  52   b  can be attached to the cabin in the same manner as the hatrack  52 , namely by means of an attachment rail  48 , and can comprise a supply connection  36   c . The hatracks  52   a  and  52   b  are different in length in the direction L of the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. In this way, when the monument  12   g  is arranged at a distance from the hatrack  52   a , which distance is shorter than the length of the hatrack  52   a , it is possible to prevent a gap from arising. For closing gaps of different lengths, hatracks  52   b  of different lengths are provided. 
         [0077]      FIG. 8   b  shows a hatrack  52   c  that comprises two elements  60  and  62  that are telescopically slidable into one another. If instead of hatrack  52   a  a hatrack  52   c  is used, a gap that would arise between the hatrack  52   a  and the monument  12   g  can be closed in that the element  62  is pulled out of the element  60 . This can, for example, take place automatically by means of pneumatic springs. 
         [0078]      FIG. 9   a  shows a cross section of the hatrack  52   c  that comprises the two elements  60   c  and  62   c . The element  62   c  can be pushed into the element  60   c . On the two elements  60   c  and  62   c , which are telescopically slidable into one another, at their bottom in each case an OLED  64   c ,  66   c  is attached. The element  62   c  can on one side rest against a monument  12 .  FIG. 9   b  shows the hatrack  52   c  in which the elements are slid further into one another than is the case in  FIG. 9   a . In this arrangement the OLED  66   c  is partly pushed into the interior of the element  64   c . The OLEDs  64   c  and  66   c  overlap one another. 
         [0079]      FIG. 9   c  and  FIG. 9   d  show a telescopically slidable hatrack  52   d  that essentially comprises the same design as the hatrack from  FIGS. 9   a  and  9   b . The OLED  66   d  has been affixed so as to be flush with the OLED  64   d , in other words at the same height as the aforesaid. During pushing together the OLED  66   d  folds and moves parallel to the lateral area  61   d  of the element  60   d  into the element  62   d.    
         [0080]      FIG. 9   e  and  FIG. 9   f  show a telescopically slidable hatrack  52   e  that essentially comprises the same design as the hatracks from  FIG. 9   a  to  FIG. 9   d . In contrast to the hatracks from  FIG. 9   a  to  FIG. 9   d  the hatrack  52  comprises a single OLED  64   e  that is affixed to the element  60   e . When the elements  60   e  and  62   e  are pushed together the OLED  64   e  is rolled into the interior of the element  62   e.    
         [0081]      FIG. 10  shows a section of a cabin  10  of an aircraft. In the cabin  10  there are two monuments  12   h  and  12   i  of which only the base area is shown. The monuments  12   h  and  12   i  can be connected to the cabin and/or to the on-board systems of the aircraft in exactly the same manner as one of the monuments  12   a  to  12   f . The monument  12   h  comprises a rear wall  22   h  that is curved in such a manner that between the rear wall  22   h  and the lateral lining  66   h  in the arrangement position of the monument  12   h  as shown in  FIG. 10  no large void arises between the rear wall  22   h  of the monument  12   h  and the lateral lining  66   h  of the cabin  10  for the aircraft. If the monument  12   h  is displaced against the arrow L denoting the longitudinal direction of the aircraft, a void exists between the monument  12   h  and the lateral lining  66   h , which void is not visible from the outside. 
         [0082]    The monument  12   i  also comprises a rear wall  22   i  that is curved in such a manner that in a particular position of the monument  12   i  between the rear wall  22   i  and the sidewall  66   i  essentially no cavity arises. In the position shown in  FIG. 10  the monument  12   i  is, however, arranged in such a manner that a window  68  in the sidewall  66   i  is not covered up by the monument  12   i . Therefore a void arises between the monument  12   i  and the lateral lining  66   i . This void can be closed up to the window  68  by means of a compensating element  70 . Likewise,  FIG. 10  only shows the base area of the compensating element  70 . 
         [0083]      FIG. 11   a  shows a cross section of a cabin  10  of an aircraft. The cabin is delimited from the bottom by a floor  17  in which seat rails  16  are attached. The cabin  10  is laterally delimited by a sidewall  58  that comprises attachment rails  48 ,  54  to which a hatrack  52  is attached, approximately in the same manner as shown in  FIG. 7   b . At the top the cabin  10  is delimited by a ceiling lining  70  which is connected to the sidewall  58  of the cabin by way of dedicated attachment elements  72 . The hatrack  52  can be taken off the wall  58  without there being a need to remove the ceiling lining  70 . 
         [0084]      FIG. 11   b  shows a cross section of a cabin  10  of an aircraft, which cross section is analogous to that shown in  FIG. 11   a . Instead of the hatrack  52  a monument  12   j  is connected to the cabin  10 . This could take place, as shown in the preceding figures, by means of the attachment rail  48  and the seat rails  16 . The monument  12   j  can be affixed to the cabin without there being a need to undo the ceiling lining  70 , because the monument  12   j  and the ceiling lining  70  comprise their own, separate, attachment rails  48 ,  72  to the wall  58 . In addition, the monument  12   j  fills the space between the floor  17  and the ceiling lining  70  so that no larger gaps arise through which the wall  58  of the cabin  10  would be visible. In this manner further lining elements are avoided. 
         [0085]      FIG. 11   c  shows a cross section of a cabin  10  of an aircraft analogous to the cross sections shown in  FIGS. 11   a  and  11   b . Instead of the monument  12   j  a lateral lining  74  is connected to the wall  58  of the cabin  10 . This could, for example, as indicated in  FIG. 11 , take place by way of the attachment rail  54  or by way of the attachment rail  48 . As is the case with the monument  12   j , the lateral lining  74  extends from the floor  17  of the cabin  10  to the ceiling lining  70 . The mounting system shown in  FIG. 11   a  to  FIG. 11   c  makes it possible to exchange hatracks  52 , monuments  12   j  and lateral linings  74  at will, without there being a need to remove the ceiling lining  70 . 
         [0086]      FIG. 12  shows a diagrammatic top view of an aircraft  100  with several monuments that are attached in a cabin  110 . 
         [0087]    In addition, it should be pointed out that “comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps, and “a” or “an” does not exclude a plural number. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that characteristics or steps which have been described with reference to one of the above exemplary embodiments can also be used in combination with other characteristics or steps of other exemplary embodiments described above. Moreover, while at least one exemplary embodiment has been presented in the foregoing summary and detailed description, it should be appreciated that a vast number of variations exist. It should also be appreciated that the exemplary embodiment or exemplary embodiments are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration in any way. Rather, the foregoing summary and detailed description will provide those skilled in the art with a convenient road map for implementing an exemplary embodiment, it being understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements described in an exemplary embodiment without departing from the scope as set forth in the appended claims and their legal equivalents.