A floor covering (1) for an aircraft interior including a substrate (9) and a plurality of UV lights (8) distributed across the surface of the substrate (9). The floor covering (1) further includes at least one sensor (6) configured to detect the presence of an object (15) on the substrate (9). At least one of the plurality of UV lights (8) emits UV radiation when the at least one sensor (6) detects the presence of an object (15) on the substrate (9). The UV lights (8) may be configured to act as a germicide, and the object (15) may be a foot or footwear. Therefore, the floor covering (1) may be provided as a safety measure for an aircraft.
UV FLOOR COVERING
UV-BODENBELAG
REVÊTEMENT DE SOL PAR UV
2024-03-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Emerald Group Publishing | 2003