Patent ID: 8534602

Claim:
A residence and sleeping module for integration into an aircraft for accommodating at least one member of an aircraft crew, the residence and sleeping module comprising: a first partial module comprising a first enclosure configured to be isolated from a passenger cabin area; a second partial module comprising a second enclosure; and a connecting element, wherein the second partial module is connected to the first partial module by the connecting element; wherein the first partial module is configured to be arranged at a vertical height of an aircraft, which vertical height differs from that of the second partial module; wherein after integration into the aircraft the first partial module is positioned on a main deck of the aircraft, the main deck being an area where a passenger cabin is located, and the second partial module is positioned on a cargo deck, the cargo deck being an area below the main deck where cargo is stored, the connecting element being affixed to a floor of the main deck, wherein the first partial module extends from the main deck area substantially to the ceiling of the main deck area; and wherein an inside of the first partial module and an inside of the second partial module are connected to each other by a single hatch.