A personal transportation seat, in particular for aircraft passengers, includes individually adjustable seat parts (3, 7). At least one seat part may be moved against a returning force, with a force reservoir (11), normally blocked by a locking device. A switch arrangement (35, 37) can move the locking device into an ineffective state to release the force reservoir (11) to generate the returning force on the movable seat part (3, 7). The switch device is a servo drive for each adjustable seat pa...

An apparatus and method for supplying oxygen to passengers on board an aircraft in the form of a portable machine including a housing having a shape and size allowing it to be positioned under a seat on the aircraft, an air separation device in the housing for separating oxygen from the air inside the aircraft, a self-contained compressed air supply in the housing including a compressor operatively connected to the air separation device and a brushless d-c motor for driving the compressor, and a...

A method and system for protecting child restraint seat passengers placed in a front passenger seat of a vehicle having an air bag restraint system includes a sensor for sensing the presence of a child restraint seat on the front passenger seat of the vehicle and providing an output signal indicating such presence; and a control for controlling the front passenger seat drive actuator to drive the front passenger seat toward a rearward position or an indicator for informing the driver that the fr...

The invention relates to a pallet assembly (100, 101) for a transport system for the movement of passengers/goods formed by a moving endless belt based on said pallet assemblies (100, 101). Each assembly has: a driven pallet (101) which is driven by a drive pallet (100), both pallets (100, 101) being hinged to one another according to an axis perpendicular to a movement direction D of the belt. The pallets (100, 101) have a rocking beam (13) having: an end hinged to a functional surface accordin...

A system for presenting information to passengers in a conveyance, has a computer which stores operation diagram information; a storage medium which stores a plurality of advertisement data items to be presented to the passengers; and an information presenting device. The computer obtains an operation time in each operation section on the basis of the operation diagram information and identification data for identifying the conveyance, and selects and arranges some of the advertisement data item...

An air-to-ground telecommunications system allows callers to store messages on an aircraft data server when sufficient air-to-ground communication bandwidth is unavailable for transmitting a call. The system allows aircraft callers to leave voice, fax, e-mail or other data messages. The messages are stored on the aircraft until sufficient bandwidth becomes available for transmission to the ground. Transmitting messages requires shorter air time and more efficient bandwidth usage because messages...

A modular rapid transportation system is described which features transport modules for carrying passengers and/or freight, high-speed, constant-velocity conveyors for transporting the transport modules from station to station and variable-speed transfer vehicles at the stations capable of matching velocities with the high-speed conveyors for loading and unloading the transport modules onto and off of the conveyors. A station in the system is located between at least two oppositely-moving, const...

For any given sensed load weight in an elevator car, the union (30-36) of a fuzzy set (FIG. 2) indicative of the likelihood of possible number of male passengers causing the sensed weight, taking into account the relative mix of males in the total population of the building (12-22) with a fuzzy set (FIG. 4) indicative of the likelihood of possible number of female passengers causing the sensed weight, taking into account the relative mix of females in the total population of the building (14-24)...

A respirator for emergency oxygen supply for passengers in aircraft, with a mounting container (1), which can be closed with a lid (2), is fastened above the row of seats, and accommodates at least one breathing mask and an exothermic chemical oxygen generator (3) connected to the breathing mask in a holder (4, 5). The pivotability of the lid of the mounting container is improved by rigidly arranging the holder on the mounting container (1) such that it permits the oxygen generator (3) to change...

A system and method are disclosed for supplying a rental service provider such as a hotel or an automobile rental agency with advance printed notice of customers who are approaching the hotel or agency aboard a shuttle bus from a nearby airport, thereby enabling the hotel or agency to prepare rental agreements for the customers in advance of the customers' arrival. First, a credit card reader receives one or more credit cards and automatically reads the data contained thereon. A computer directs...