Patent ID: 8042769

Claim:
A modular aircraft window, comprising: an outer pane and an inner pane; a substantially rectangular frame receiving therein at least one of said outer pane and said inner pane, said frame having longitudinal parts, an upper transverse part and a lower transverse part; a foldable shade disposed between said outer pane and said inner pane, said shade having a freely movable end; an operating unit for opening and closing said shade coupled to said freely movable end of said foldable shade, said operating unit including at least one shade-raising and lowering mechanism disposed in one of said longitudinal parts of said frame, a transmission mechanism being a transmission rod operating said at least one shade-raising and lowering mechanism, and a drive mechanism mounted in said lower transverse part of said frame, said drive mechanism including a threaded spindle with an external thread disposed to be movable merely translationally to drive said transmission rod via said external thread, said threaded spindle and said transmission rod being disposed coaxially relative to one another, and said threaded spindle being a hollow spindle with said transmission rod extending therethrough.