US 12,252,926 B2
System, lavatory, airplane and method for controlling a lavatory door by a user and authorized entities
Björn Müller, Hamburg (DE); Florian Zager-Rode, Buxtehude (DE); and Jörg Engelhardt, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH, Laupheim (DE); and Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH, Gilching (DE)
Filed by Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH, Laupheim (DE); and Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH, Gilching (DE)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/967,013.
Application 17/967,013 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2021/060467, filed on Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 205 215.8 (DE), filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047605 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B64D 11/02 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01)
CPC E05F 15/73 (2015.01) [B64D 11/02 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 65/0035 (2013.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); G07C 9/00174 (2013.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01); E05B 2047/0037 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0069 (2013.01); E05F 2015/765 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/818 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/858 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/10 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/502 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control and information system for a lavatory of an aircraft, wherein the lavatory has a door, the control and information system comprising:
a door actuator for opening and closing the door;
a lock actuator for locking and unlocking the door;
a controller for controlling said door actuator and said lock actuator;
at least one human-machine interface for detecting a triggering action relating to the door by a user of the door and for transmitting the triggering action to said controller as a trigger signal; and
at least one communication interface for transferring input information to said controller from an authorized entity different to the user, said at least one human machine interface containing said at least one communication interface.