US 12,168,516 B2
Latching for a lavatory convertible divider wall
Oscar Ruiz Lara, Kirkland, WA (US); Travis John Vaninetti, Bothell, WA (US); Brent Ellis, Bothell, WA (US); Scott Marley, Edmonds, WA (US); and Alexander Lei Velet, Clemmons, NC (US)
Assigned to B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,534.
Prior Publication US 2024/0158082 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/02 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/06 (2006.01); E05C 9/04 (2006.01); E06B 3/48 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/02 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0023 (2013.01); E05C 1/06 (2013.01); E05C 9/041 (2013.01); E06B 3/481 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft lavatory monument, comprising:
a first lavatory comprising a first door providing access to the first lavatory from an aisle of an aircraft;
a second lavatory proximate the first lavatory, the second lavatory comprising a second door providing access to the second lavatory from the aisle of the aircraft; and
a movable wall disposed between the first lavatory and the second lavatory, the movable wall including a latching mechanism positioned on an exterior edge of the movable wall and accessible from the aisle of the aircraft,
wherein the latching mechanism, responsive to being in a locked position, causes the movable wall to be positioned at a first position separating the first lavatory from the second lavatory and providing privacy therebetween,
wherein the latching mechanism, responsive to being in an unlocked position, allows the movable wall to collapse thereby forming an enlarged bathroom space including the first lavatory and the second lavatory,
wherein the movable wall comprises a front panel, a rear panel, and a kickout panel,
wherein the rear panel comprises a first pin, wherein the kickout panel comprises a second pin,
wherein, responsive to the front panel being in the locked position, the front panel causes the first pin to protrude from a distal end of the rear panel thereby engaging a first slot in a frame segment of the aircraft and preventing the rear panel from rotating, and
wherein, responsive to the front panel being in the locked position, the front panel causes the second pin to protrude from the distal end of the kickout panel thereby engaging a second slot in the frame segment of the aircraft and preventing the kickout panel from rotating.