US 12,240,608 B2
Inflatable separating region for a vehicle interior
Hans-Gerhard Giesa, Hamburg (DE); Beke Haenel, Hamburg (DE); Maximilian Grom, Hamburg (DE); Kathrin Thielbeer, Hamburg (DE); Jacqueline Mader, Hamburg (DE); and Stefan Wild, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/854,497.
Claims priority of application No. 21183563 (EP), filed on Jul. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002059 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0606 (2014.12) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inflatable separating region for a vehicle interior or a passenger cabin of an aircraft, comprising:
a supporting structure comprising a plurality of interconnected inflatable tubes made of a flexible material and arranged, in an inflated state, to form a self-supporting frame structure for the separating region; and
a covering comprising a plurality of flexible wall membranes which connect the inflatable tubes to one another in a planar manner and are configured to separate off the separating region in the inflated state from the vehicle interior or passenger cabin of an aircraft;
wherein the separating region in the inflated state is open upwards, wherein the supporting structure and the covering are configured to close off the separating region upwards at least in regions in a precisely fitting manner with a ceiling of the vehicle interior or passenger cabin of the aircraft; and
wherein the separating region in the inflated state is open downwards, wherein the supporting structure and the covering are configured to close off the separating region downwards at least in regions in a precisely fitting manner with a floor of the vehicle interior or passenger cabin of an aircraft.