MODULAR LONG WINDOW FOR AIRCRAFT CABINS

摘要

Various systems, processes, and techniques may be used for producing a long modular window assembly for an aircraft. In particular implementations, a long modular window assembly may, among other things, include a frame, a motor, and a shade. The frame may include an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell may have a lens opening, and the outer shell an opening but no lens. The frame may have a frame interior. A lens may be provided for engagement to the lens opening of the inner shell. A multiplicity of brackets may attach the frame to engage the assembly to a side wall, typically curved, of an aircraft interior. An electric motor may engage the frame in the frame interior along the frame. A first shade is provided with a shade rail. The shade and the shade rail are dimensioned for receipt into the interior of the frame.

主权项

1. A modular window assembly for use in an aircraft interior, the window assembly comprising:
a frame having top, bottom, front, rear, and side walls, the frame including an inner shell and an outer shell, the inner shell having a lens opening and the outer shell having an opening, the frame having a frame interior; a transparent lens for engagement to the lens opening of the inner shell; a multiplicity of brackets attached to the frame to engage the assembly to a side wall of an aircraft interior; an electric motor mounted to the frame in the frame interior along the frame top, the motor having a drive shaft with a drive sprocket on the end thereof; a shade with a shade rail, the shade and the shade rail dimensioned for receipt into the interior of the frame, the shade having an upper edge attached to the top of the frame; an idler sprocket aligned with the motor drive shaft; a live axle rotatably mounted to the frame in the frame interior on or near the bottom wall thereof; a pair of following sprockets, each following sprocket fixedly engaged to removed ends of the live axle; a belt pair for engaging the drive and idler sprockets, wherein one belt of the belts engages the first drive sprocket and a first of the following sprockets, and the other belt engages the idler sprocket and a second of the following sprockets.