The stylish Future of Airline Basins
Cost saving and light
What’s more, the basin is made of plastic, a much lighter weight alternative to the materials currently used.
Our Application is divided into the following sections:
- This basin needs more than a wash…
- More design for less money
- The Easy Swap principle
- Simple design, practical functions
- Make your airline stand apart
This basin needs more than a wash
Yellow streaks appear around the rim of the basin and calcification wreaks havoc on the appearance. Efforts to rectify this problem are time consuming and seldom successful.
Why is this the case?
Because today’s airplane washbasins are often fixed components of larger supporting structures. These in turn are connected with other modules, with the connection points concealed for aesthetic reasons, and the water and drainage systems are permanently connected with the washbasin. Replacing a faulty faucet can therefore easily take up to four hours, and every step threatens greater damage to the surrounding structure.
More design for less money
Our focus in designing the K2 EasySwap Future Basin was on creating a revolutionary washbasin that could be quickly and easily replaced. Our EasySwap System lets airlines reduce maintenance and ground handling times while also allowing them to customize their lavatories for the first time.
The surface components (featuring the respective design elements) can all be detached from the supporting structure and water systems, giving a multitude of design options as well as eliminating the hassle and risk of damage when replacing or redesigning the structure.
And thanks to their simple and reliable fastening systems already in use in the aviation industry, replacing them takes five short minutes.
Featuring a sophisticated design and comfortable size, the washbasin is both aesthetically appealing and functional. Its sloped surfaces and minimized joints
protect against dirt and water collection. Its low front edge also makes it easy for children to use.
Innovations:
- Cost savings through accelerated
- maintenance processes
- Airline customization
The easy swap principle
The modular structure of the components, which keeps the number of joints to a minimum, makes replacing individual parts easier than ever before. The washbasin can be replaced without disturbing adjoining components such as the faucet or drain, and surfaces featuring design elements can be easily changed or swapped out.
The standardized mounting system makes quick work of assembling and disassembling the structure, and of maintaining the water system inlets and outlets.
And removing and mounting the washbasin itself completed with a few clicks.
Indeed, detaching the basin involves only two simple steps that reduce wear-and-tear on the parts:
- Removing the front cover
- Pulling and lifting the washbasin to disengage it
Innovations:
- Replacement in just a few steps
- Easier access to supply systems
Effizient design practical function
The K2 EasySwap Future Basin comprises not only the washbasin itself, but also the seamlessly connected components as well as the paneling that conceals the joints.
The mounting system is based on the simple yet effective principle of snap coupling. It consists of only two parts – ball pins and a coupling – by which the washbasin can be attached and detached to the frame. The coupling is affixed to the edges of the component to be mounted and ensures positive locking with its counterpart. The ball pins are affixed to the frame and, nce in place, snap into the coupling. This connection guarantees a secure hold and can be repeatedly opened and closed with ease. It also allows for tolerance compensation between the components, and has a vibration- and noise-decoupling effect.
The washbasin’s thermoplastic material offers countless advantages to be enjoyed, including the thermoplastic’s low-cost tools and manufacturing, plus reduced weight of individual components and the structure as a whole. The best material on the market also comes at the best price.
Innovations:
- Snap coupling for fast and secure attachment
- Cost-effective materials and manufacturing processes
From a Lavatory Mirror to decorative Elements
The washbasin was designed not only to be highly functional, but also to allow airlines to customize their lavatory areas, for example, by adding their logos.
The washbasin’s modular structure and standardized connections make the color and shape highly customizable. Indeed, as long as the connection points do not change, any design is possible. The thermoplastic from which it is made allows for great variety in terms of surface structure and color. A low-cost version without highgloss coating is also possible.
The option of substituting the drain plug with a fixed decorative cover creates yet more scope for customized design. The components‘ design can be flexibly adapted to the client’s needs, even after the structure has been assembled. For charter airlines in particular, this creates entirely new and easily implementable possibilities for customization.
Innovations:
- Many different surfaces, shapes and colors are possible
- Decorative drain cover as a design option
- Wide range of options, from low-cost to high-end
With “K-Reflexion clear” we offer the clear polycarbonate sheet which is the base for our K-Reflexion mirrors as a transparent version without reflective coating.
