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A modular galley for an aircraft comprises several vertical and horizontal structural elements, and usage areas provided therebetween for accommodating slide-in devices, built-in devices or items of equipment. The galley comprises first structural elements that form an essentially unchangeable basic

A modular galley for an aircraft comprises several vertical and horizontal structural elements, and usage areas provided therebetween for accommodating slide-in devices, built-in devices or items of equipment. The galley comprises first structural elements that form an essentially unchangeable basic element which comprises connection elements for the mechanical connection of second structural elements, add-on devices, built-in devices, items of equipment and/or slide-in devices that are variable, and comprises interfaces for the supply to items of equipment that are provided in the galley wherein the connection elements and interfaces are standardized such that various structural elements, add-on devices, built-in devices, items of equipment and/or slide-in devices can be interchanged or can be affixed at various locations.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A modular galley for an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of vertical structural elements and a plurality of horizontal structural elements, the vertical and horizontal structural elements forming a plurality of usage areas for accommodating at least one interchangeable

The invention claimed is: 1. A modular galley for an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of vertical structural elements and a plurality of horizontal structural elements, the vertical and horizontal structural elements forming a plurality of usage areas for accommodating at least one interchangeable device, the interchangeable device being selected from the group consisting of add-on devices, slide-in devices, built-in devices and items of equipment, wherein the vertical and horizontal structural elements are fixed with respect to one another; at least one connection element for the mechanical connection of the at least one interchangeable device; and at least one interface for interacting with the at least one interchangeable device; wherein the at least one connection element and the at least one interface are standardized such that the at least one interchangeable device can be affixed and interchanged at various usage areas; wherein one of the plurality of horizontal structural elements comprises at least one of the at least one connection element and at least one of the at least one interface; wherein the at least one interface comprises at least one interface selected from the group consisting of an interface for supplying electricity, an interface for supplying water, an interface for disposing of waste water, and an interface for transmitting data and information. 2. The galley of claim 1, wherein the plurality of vertical structural elements and plurality of horizontal structural elements comprise panel elements that delimit the usage areas. 3. The galley of claim 1, wherein the usage areas comprise at least one standard usage area that is closed on two sides that are opposite to each other and open at a front arranged transverse to the sides that are opposite to each other; wherein at least one interchangeable device is provided and can be operated from the front. 4. The galley of claim 3, wherein the at least one standard usage area further comprises a rear panel which closes the side opposite to the front. 5. The galley of claim 3, wherein the at least one standard usage area is open and accessible at the side opposite to the front; wherein at least one interchangeable device resides in the at least one standard usage area, and wherein the at least one interchangeable device can be operated from the side opposite to the front. 6. The galley of claim 1, further comprising at least one highly flexible usage area that is open at a front and at least at a side arranged transverse to the front; wherein at least one connection element and at least one interface are provided in the highly flexible usage area. 7. The galley of claim 6, further comprising at least one end, wherein the at least one highly flexible usage area is arranged at the at least one end of the galley. 8. The galley of claim 7, wherein the at least one highly flexible usage area is open on three sides. 9. The galley of claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of horizontal structural elements forms a bottom of the at least one highly flexible usage area and comprises the at least one connection element, and wherein the at least one connection element comprises attachment rails that extend parallel and are provided in one of the plurality of horizontal structural elements that forms a bottom of the at least one highly flexible usage area. 10. The galley of claim 9, wherein the attachment rails comprise a cross-section that is C-shaped, L-shaped, T-shaped, or U-shaped, wherein the cross-section comprises a top and is open towards the top; the galley further comprising a plurality of lockable connecting elements that are insertable in the attachment rails and slidable along the attachment rails and which are configured such that at least one interchangeable device can be attached at any position along the longitudinal direction of the rails. 11. The galley of claim 10, wherein the connecting elements provided in the attachment rails comprise at least one of an aperture comprising internal screw threads and a threaded bolt with an external screw thread. 12. The galley of claim 9, wherein the at least one interface is arranged between the attachment rails. 13. The galley of claim 9, wherein one of the plurality of horizontal structural elements which forms the bottom of the at least one highly flexible usage area comprises at least one of grooves and slits which extend parallel to the attachment rails and are used to accommodate lines in an embedded manner, which lines lead from the at least one interface to at least one connection at the at least one device in the at least one highly flexible usage area. 14. The galley of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one interfaces are standardized interfaces. 15. The galley of claim 1, wherein the at least one interface comprises an electrical ARINC interface. 16. The galley of claim 1, wherein the add-on devices are affixed by connection elements to the outside of the galley and comprise at least one of work surfaces, counter boards, and extended-cover elements. 17. The galley of claim 1, wherein the at least one interchangeable device comprises a container that is rigidly or slidably affixed to the outside of the galley. 18. The galley of claim 1, wherein the at least one interchangeable device comprises at least one trolley. 19. The galley of claim 18, further comprising locking devices capable of locking the position of the trolleys in their moved-in state or in their moved-out state. 20. The galley of claim 1, wherein the at least one interchangeable device comprises at least one of bar-elements and storage elements, which elements can be pulled out of the galley to a moved-out state and pushed into the galley to a moved-in state. 21. The galley of claim 20, wherein each of the bar-elements or storage elements comprises an inverted U-shaped cross section, and is arranged to enclose at least one trolley, wherein the long limbs of the “U”-shape form lateral parts which can be moved out and moved in laterally beside the trolleys relative to the basic body of the galley, and wherein the short limb of the “U”-shape forms a work surface. 22. The galley of claim 21, wherein each of the lateral parts of the bar-elements or storage elements comprises a bottom, and wherein the bottom of each of the lateral parts of the bar-elements or storage elements comprises a pull-out mechanism which is integrated within the width of the lateral parts. 23. The galley of claim 20, wherein the bar-elements or storage elements have a T-shaped or an inverted L-shaped cross section, wherein the long limb of the “T”-shape or of the “L”-shape forms a lateral part which can be moved out of the galley and moved into the galley laterally beside the trolleys, and wherein the short limb of the “T”-shape or of the “L”-shape forms a work surface. 24. The galley of claim 20, wherein the bar-elements or storage elements comprise intermediate bottoms, which in a moved-in state of the elements are vertically folded to the lateral parts, and in a moved-out state of the elements can be folded down horizontally. 25. A modular galley for an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of vertical structural elements and a plurality of horizontal structural elements, the vertical and horizontal structural elements forming a plurality of usage areas for accommodating at least one interchangeable device, the interchangeable device being selected from the group consisting of add-on devices, slide-in devices, built-in devices and items of equipment, wherein the vertical and horizontal structural elements are fixed with respect to one another; at least one connection element for the mechanical connection of the at least one interchangeable device; and at least one interface for interacting with the at least one interchangeable device; wherein the at least one connection element and the at least one interface are standardized such that the at least one interchangeable device can be affixed and interchanged at various usage areas; wherein the at least one interface comprises at least one interface selected from the group consisting of an interface for supplying electricity, an interface for supplying water, an interface for disposing of waste water, and an interface for transmitting data and information. 26. A modular galley for an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of vertical structural elements and a plurality of horizontal structural elements, the vertical and horizontal structural elements forming a plurality of usage areas for accommodating at least one interchangeable device, the interchangeable device being selected from the group consisting of add-on devices, slide-in devices, built-in devices and items of equipment, wherein the vertical and horizontal structural elements are fixed with respect to one another; at least one connection element for the mechanical connection of the at least one interchangeable device; and at least one interface for interacting with the at least one interchangeable device; wherein the at least one connection element and the at least one interface are standardized such that the at least one interchangeable device can be affixed and interchanged at various usage areas; wherein the at least one interface comprises an electrical ARINC interface.