Aircraft window assembly having a circular, rotatable lens

摘要

An aircraft window assembly for installing into the interior of an aircraft. The aircraft window assembly includes a reveal with a circular window opening defined by an inner perimeter. There is a collapsible shade with an upper end and lower end for attachment to the reveal. Side rails on the reveal engage the side of the shade. A circular inner lens has an inner and outer surface dimensioned to fit over the inner perimeter of the reveal and contains a handle on the inner surface of the inner lens for rotating the inner lens in a circular motion. A shade rail is mounted to the lower end of the shade and structure is provided to engage the shade rail to the outer surface of the inner lens so that when the handle of the inner lens is moved in a rotating manner, the shade moves between an open and closed position.