Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed
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1. A method of providing an aircraft passenger accommodation unit, comprising the steps of:
- providing a passenger seat including at least one armrest;
providing a passenger bed positioned proximate the seat;
moving the armrest between a passenger use position and a relatively lower bed support position wherein the bed is supported at least in part by the armrest;
moving the bed to a stowed position to rest on a deck wherein the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat when the passenger is to be seated in an upright or reclined position;
moving the bed to a deployed position wherein a supporting surface of the bed is horizontal for use and supported at least in part by the armrest; and
deploying the bed onto the armrest when the armrest is moved to the bed support position;
wherein movement of the passenger bed between the stowed and deployed positions includes pivoting the passenger bed about a longitudinal axis, and movement of the passenger bed from the stowed position to the deployed position includes the step of elevating the passenger bed.
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Abstract
A passenger accommodation unit with a deployable bed includes a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position in which the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position in which the bed is horizontal for use and overlaps and is supported in part by the seat. The unit can include a credenza positioned adjacent the seat and between the seat and the bed that supports the bed when deployed.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of providing an aircraft passenger accommodation unit, comprising the steps of:
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providing a passenger seat including at least one armrest; providing a passenger bed positioned proximate the seat; moving the armrest between a passenger use position and a relatively lower bed support position wherein the bed is supported at least in part by the armrest; moving the bed to a stowed position to rest on a deck wherein the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat when the passenger is to be seated in an upright or reclined position; moving the bed to a deployed position wherein a supporting surface of the bed is horizontal for use and supported at least in part by the armrest; and deploying the bed onto the armrest when the armrest is moved to the bed support position; wherein movement of the passenger bed between the stowed and deployed positions includes pivoting the passenger bed about a longitudinal axis, and movement of the passenger bed from the stowed position to the deployed position includes the step of elevating the passenger bed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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