Seating system and passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A seating system for use in an airplane having at least one aisle extending in a same general direction as a longitudinal airplane axis and at least one seat track substantially parallel to the aisle, comprising:
- a plurality of seats arranged in a column adjacent to the aisle to define a longitudinal column axis, each seat having a front end and a back end and further including a foot-rest at the front end of the seat, a reclinable back rest at the back end of the seat and a seat pan positioned between the foot-rest and the back rest, each seat having a seat axis extending from the front end to the back end and having a first sitting position and a second sleeping position wherein a substantially flat bed is formed;
each of the plurality of seats mounted on a plinth secured to the seat track;
each of the plurality of seats having an associated rear wall substantially parallel to the aisle and being positioned behind its associated seat;
a plurality of screens, wherein each of the plurality of seats is associated with at least one screen, the at least one screen having a first end positioned adjacent to the rear wall of the associated seat to form a wall-screen corner and a second end positioned adjacent to the aisle to separate the associated seat from an adjacent seat;
each seat having a space that is defined by a portion of its associated rear wall, a portion of its associated screen and the back end of the seat when in the sitting position; and
wherein, in the second sleeping position, the substantially flat bed is formed with the foot-rest defining a first bed end and having an opposite second bed end that extends into the space.
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Abstract
A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adapted to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly includes a supporting structure (42) for supporting said assembly off the floor of a vehicle; one or more movable, passenger-bearing, structural components (71,72); and means for connecting said movable, structural components to said structure such that said components can be selectively moved between a seat configuration, in which a plurality of passenger-bearing surfaces on said one or more structural, movable components (71,71) or said supporting structure form a seat for the passenger, and a bed configuration, in which a plurality of said bearing surfaces (47,48,67,74,76) are disposed substantially coplanarly and substantially contiguously to form a bed for the passenger; characterized in that at least one of said movable components (72) is double-sided, comprising first and second opposite sides, one of said sides having a first seat surface (73) that forms part of the seat in said seat configuration, and the other side having a second bed surface (74) that forms part of said bed in said bed configuration.
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26 Claims
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1. A seating system for use in an airplane having at least one aisle extending in a same general direction as a longitudinal airplane axis and at least one seat track substantially parallel to the aisle, comprising:
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a plurality of seats arranged in a column adjacent to the aisle to define a longitudinal column axis, each seat having a front end and a back end and further including a foot-rest at the front end of the seat, a reclinable back rest at the back end of the seat and a seat pan positioned between the foot-rest and the back rest, each seat having a seat axis extending from the front end to the back end and having a first sitting position and a second sleeping position wherein a substantially flat bed is formed; each of the plurality of seats mounted on a plinth secured to the seat track; each of the plurality of seats having an associated rear wall substantially parallel to the aisle and being positioned behind its associated seat; a plurality of screens, wherein each of the plurality of seats is associated with at least one screen, the at least one screen having a first end positioned adjacent to the rear wall of the associated seat to form a wall-screen corner and a second end positioned adjacent to the aisle to separate the associated seat from an adjacent seat; each seat having a space that is defined by a portion of its associated rear wall, a portion of its associated screen and the back end of the seat when in the sitting position; and wherein, in the second sleeping position, the substantially flat bed is formed with the foot-rest defining a first bed end and having an opposite second bed end that extends into the space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A seating system for use in an airplane having a longitudinal airplane axis with at least one aisle extending in a same general direction as the longitudinal airplane axis, comprising:
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a plurality of seats arranged in a column adjacent to the aisle to define a longitudinal column axis, each seat having a forward end and a rearward end, a back rest at the rearward end of the seat and a seat pan positioned between the forward end and the rearward end, each seat having a seat axis extending from the forward end to the rearward end and having a first sitting position and a second sleeping position wherein a substantially flat bed is formed; each of the plurality of seats having an associated rear wall substantially parallel to the aisle and being positioned behind its associated seat; a plurality of screens, wherein each of the plurality of seats is associated with at least one screen, the at least one screen having a first end positioned adjacent to the rear wall of the associated seat to form a wall-screen corner and a second end positioned adjacent to the aisle to separate the associated seat from an adjacent seat; each of the plurality of seats having a first surface positioned behind the rearward end of the seat, the first surface extending from the wall-screen corner towards the rearward end of the seat; each seat having a space that is defined by a portion of its associated rear wall, a portion of its associated screen and the rearward end of the seat when in the sitting position; and wherein, in the second sleeping position, the substantially flat bed is formed having a first bed end and having an opposite second bed end that extends into the space adjacent to the first surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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