Convertible aircraft seat comprising movable armrests
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1. A seat for an aircraft, comprising:
- a sitting portion with a sitting surface,a back portion with a back surface, andtwo armrests,wherein said seat is convertible into a bed, and further comprisesa guide mechanism with at least two substantially vertical rails that guide at least one armrest in a translatory movement in a substantially vertical direction, wherein said guide mechanism guides said at least one armrest between an initial position in which a top surface of said at least one armrest projects above the sitting surface of the sitting portion and a second retracted position in which said top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially flush with a substantially horizontal surface of a portion adjacent to the at least one armrest or is below said substantially horizontal surface, anda lateral wall surrounding a rear of the seat,wherein said at least one armrest is an extension of the wall.
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Abstract
A seat for an aircraft includes a seating surface, a backrest and two armrests. The seat also includes a mechanism for guiding at least one of the armrests in translation in an essentially-vertical direction.
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17 Claims
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1. A seat for an aircraft, comprising:
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a sitting portion with a sitting surface, a back portion with a back surface, and two armrests, wherein said seat is convertible into a bed, and further comprises a guide mechanism with at least two substantially vertical rails that guide at least one armrest in a translatory movement in a substantially vertical direction, wherein said guide mechanism guides said at least one armrest between an initial position in which a top surface of said at least one armrest projects above the sitting surface of the sitting portion and a second retracted position in which said top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially flush with a substantially horizontal surface of a portion adjacent to the at least one armrest or is below said substantially horizontal surface, and a lateral wall surrounding a rear of the seat, wherein said at least one armrest is an extension of the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. A seat for an aircraft, comprising:
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a sitting portion with a sitting surface, a back portion with a back surface, and two armrests, wherein said seat is convertible into a bed, and further comprises a guide mechanism with at least two substantially vertical rails that guide at least one armrest in a translatory movement in a substantially vertical direction, wherein said guide mechanism guides said at least one armrest between an initial position in which a top surface of said at least one armrest projects above the sitting surface of the sitting portion and a second retracted position in which said top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially flush with a substantially horizontal surface of a portion adjacent to the at least one armrest or is below said substantially horizontal surface, wherein said bed is convertible from a sitting position, in which said back portion is inclined with respect to said sitting surface, into a bed position, in which said back portion is substantially horizontal, wherein in said bed position and in said second retracted position, the top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially horizontal and flush with the back surface, and wherein, in said bed position, said back portion is over said sitting portion such that in said second retracted position, said top surface of said at least one armrest is above said sitting portion.
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14. A seat for an aircraft, comprising:
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a sitting portion with a sitting surface, a back portion with a back surface, and two armrests, wherein said seat is convertible into a bed, and further comprises a guide mechanism with at least two substantially vertical rails that guide at least one armrest in a translatory movement in a substantially vertical direction, wherein said guide mechanism guides said at least one armrest between an initial position in which a top surface of said at least one armrest projects above the sitting surface of the sitting portion and a second retracted position in which said top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially flush with a substantially horizontal surface of a portion adjacent to the at least one armrest or is below said substantially horizontal surface, wherein said guide mechanism includes at least one jack that prestresses said armrest in said initial position, wherein said jack has a first end to be fastened to a floor of said aircraft and a second end fastened to said at least one armrest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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