US 12,304,612 B2
Automated cabin-divider door
Justin Eugene Thompson, Haysville, KS (US); Kenneth Matthew Cumming, Derby, KS (US); Morgan Christopher Brown, Wichita, KS (US); Anthony Westhoff, Andover, KS (US); and Andrew Kent Johnson, Maize, KS (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/057,037.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/281,200, filed on Nov. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0159152 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 1/14 (2006.01); E05F 15/603 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01)
CPC B64C 1/1469 (2013.01) [E05F 15/603 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for an automated cabin-divider door for an aircraft, comprising:
a door;
a motor operatively connected to the door for moving the door to an open position;
a limit switch configured to detect when the door is in a fully open position and to stop the motor,
wherein the motor and the limit switch are communicatively coupled to an avionics system of the aircraft, wherein the avionics system determines when the door is to be opened and provides a signal to the motor for moving the door to the fully open position; and
an electrical pin operatively coupled to the avionics system, wherein the electrical pin is configured to communicate a signal to the avionics system to indicate that the motor is installed and operational.