ARRANGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SEATS FOR PASSENGERS OF AN AEROPLANE

• US 20190315468A1
• Filed: 12/14/2017
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safran Seats Co.
• Original Assignee: Safran Seats
• Inventors: White, Jeremy, Sandham, Nicholas, Seale, Richard, Chraibi, Omar
• Granted Patent: US 11,679,881 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0601 Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0604 including a bed, e.g. cocoon type passenger seat modules
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0605 including tables or desks
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0606 with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like class dividers B64D11/0023
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0641 Seats convertible into beds

Abstract

An arrangement of individual seats for installation in an aeroplane cabin having a first set of two seats and a second set of two seats, each seat having an axis and being convertible between a sitting position and an extended position, said arrangement having a longitudinal axis. The arrangement also includes (i) a first central console having a first foot area and a second foot area open in two opposite directions relative to each other and respectively associated with the first seat of the first set and the first seat of the second set and (ii) a second central console having a first foot area and a second foot area open in two opposite directions relative to each other and respectively associated with the second seat of the first set and the second seat of the second set.

Claims

1. An arrangement of individual seats for installation in an aeroplane cabin having a first set of two seats and a second set of two seats, each seat having an axis and being convertible between a sitting position and an extended position, said arrangement having a longitudinal axis, wherein:

a first seat of the first set is positioned facing a first seat of the second set,

second seat of the first set is positioned facing a second seat of the second set,

the first seat and the second seat of the first set are turned inwardly towards the longitudinal axis of the arrangement,

the first seat and the second seat of the second set are turned outwardly towards the longitudinal axis of the arrangement,

the arrangement further comprising;

a first central console and a second central console are positioned between the first set of seats and the second set of seats,

the first central console comprising a first foot area and a second foot area open in two opposite directions relative to each other and respectively associated with the first seat of the first set and the first seat of the second set,

the second central console comprising a first foot area and a second foot area open in two opposite directions relative to each other and respectively associated with the second seat of the first set and the second seat of the second set.

2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein each central console, the foot areas are superimposed at least partially along the longitudinal axis of the arrangement.

3. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a central partition extending along the longitudinal axis to separate the seats of the same set.

4. The arrangement of claim 3, wherein the central partition is retractable between an extended position and a stored position.

5. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein, in the stowed position, the central partition is housed at least partially in a space between the two central consoles.

6. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein the central partition is constructed in one part.

7. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein the central partition is constructed in two parts to isolate the seats at the side of the two sets of seats.

8. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein said central partition is mechanically connected to masts of the arrangement.

9. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a transverse partition extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said arrangement to isolate the first set of seats from the second set of seats.

10. The arrangement of claim 9, wherein the transverse partition is constructed in two parts which are retractable between an extended position and a stowed position, said two parts allowing for the independent separation the first seats of each set or the second seats of each set.

11. The arrangement of claim 10, wherein, in the stored position, each part of the transverse partition is housed at least partially in a space formed in a corresponding central console.

12. The arrangement of claim 9, wherein the transverse partition carries screens, each of which is associated with a seat of said arrangement.

13. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising at least one support carrying a screen, said support being rotatably mounted relative to a mast and said screen being rotatably mounted relative to said support.

14. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising at least one lateral partition extending along an aisle, said lateral partition having means for closing a passage between the seat and the corresponding central console.

15. The arrangement of claim 14, wherein the lateral partition is carried by masts.

16. The arrangement of claim 15, wherein the masts are hollow to allow the passage of wiring harnesses carrying power and data signals for multimedia systems associated with the seats.

17. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein each seat is associated with a hull positioned around seat backs.

18. An aeroplane cabin comprising:

a central group of seats;

two lateral groups of seats located on either side of the central group of seats; and

each lateral group of seats being separated from the central group by an aisle,

wherein the central group comprises at least one arrangement of four seats as defined in claim 1.

19. The aeroplane cabin of claim 18, wherein at least one arrangement of four seats is located at one end of the central seat group.

20. The aeroplane cabin of claim 18, wherein the lateral groups are formed in particular by a repetition of modules of two seats associated with a central console.