Aircraft Passenger Seat
First Claim
1. An aircraft passenger seat comprising a primary seat having a seat back and a seat pan, and a secondary support surface located or locatable opposite the primary seat, the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that:
- a. in the reclined configuration, the primary seat is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface is angled upwardly towards the primary seat so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat; and
b. in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface is substantially horizontal and the seat back, the seat pan and the secondary support surface form a substantially flat and continuous surface;
wherein the secondary support surface is rotatable and translatable between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.
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Abstract
An aircraft passenger seat comprises a primary seat (1) having a seat back (3) and a seat pan (4), and a secondary support surface (5) located or locatable opposite the primary seat (1), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat (1) is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface (5) is angled upwardly towards the primary seat (1) so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (1); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface (5) is substantially horizontal and the seat back (3), the seat pan (4) and the secondary support surface (5) form a substantially flat and continuous surface wherein the secondary support surface (5) is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, said axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.
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53 Claims
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1. An aircraft passenger seat comprising a primary seat having a seat back and a seat pan, and a secondary support surface located or locatable opposite the primary seat, the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that:
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a. in the reclined configuration, the primary seat is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface is angled upwardly towards the primary seat so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat; and b. in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface is substantially horizontal and the seat back, the seat pan and the secondary support surface form a substantially flat and continuous surface; wherein the secondary support surface is rotatable and translatable between the reclined and substantially flat configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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3. An aircraft passenger seat comprising a primary seat having a seat back and a seat pan, and a secondary, substantially flat support surface located or locatable opposite the primary seat, the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that:
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a. in the reclined configuration, the primary seat is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface is angled upwardly towards the primary seat so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat; and b. in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface is substantially horizontal and the seat provides a substantially flat and continuous sleeping, surface consisting essentially of the seat back, the seat pan and the secondary support surface
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15. An aircraft passenger seat comprising a primary seat having a seat back and a seat pan, and a secondary support surface located or locatable opposite the primary seat, the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that:
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a. in the reclined configuration, the primary seat is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface is angled upwardly towards the primary seat so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat; and b. in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface is substantially horizontal and the seat back, the seat pan and the secondary support surface form a substantially flat and continuous surface; wherein the secondary support surface is rotatable upwardly so as to be secured in a substantially vertical stowed position.
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- 16. A foot/legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a support surface for supporting the foot or leg of a passenger, and an adjustable support for positioning the support surface in each of a substantially horizontal position and an inclined position, such that the support surface is both rotated and translated between the substantially horizontal and inclined positions.
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29. An aircraft passenger seat comprising a seat back, a seat pan and a frame, the seat being positionable in each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration in which the seat back is reclined relative to the upright configuration and a substantially flat configuration in which the seat back and the seat pan form a substantially flat and continuous surface, wherein the seat back is guided so as to recline as the seat back moves forward relative to the frame, the seat back being connected to the seat pan by:
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a. a pivotal connection between the seat back and the seat pan; and b. a mechanism for governing the angle between the seat back and the seat pan as the seat back reclines. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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- 35. An aircraft passenger seat comprising a seat back and a seat pan, the seat being positionable in each of an upright configuration and a substantially flat configuration in which the seat back and the seat pan form, a substantially flat and continuous surface, the seat having a retractable armrest having a raised position in which the retractable armrest overhangs the seat pan in the upright configuration and a lowered position in which the armrest is located on or above the seat back in the substantially flat configuration.
- 38. An aircraft passenger seat reclinable from an upright configuration to a reclined configuration by means of a reclining mechanism, the seat having a retractable armrest connected to the reclining mechanism so as to adopt a raised position when the seat is in the upright configuration and a lowered position when the seat is in the substantially flat configuration, wherein the armrest is movable out of its lowered position independently of the reclining mechanism.
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43. An aircraft passenger seat having a privacy screen arranged to refract automatically in response to a remote signal.
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44. An aircraft passenger seat having a retractable privacy screen biased towards a retracted position thereof;
- and a latch for latching the privacy screen in a deployed position thereof.
- View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
- 47. A privacy screen for an aircraft passenger seat, the screen comprising a plurality of substantially horizontal slats slidable in a substantially vertical direction between a deployed position and a retracted position.
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50. An aircraft passenger seat having a screen between the seat and an adjacent aircraft passenger seat, the screen having a transparency dependent on vertical viewing angle, such that the screen is not transparent at a low vertical viewing angle but is transparent at a high vertical viewing angle.
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