Illuminated literature pocket for aircraft passenger seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10065741-B1
Application number	US-201715484845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 11, 2017
Priority date	Apr 11, 2017
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A passenger seat that includes a seat bottom and a seat back having a literature pocket extending across a width of the seat back above a stowed aircraft passenger tray table. A light fixture powered by an electrical circuit is mounted on the literature pocket and adapted to direct light into a space directly aft of the seat back for use by an aft-seated passenger.

First claim

We claim:

1. An aircraft passenger seat, comprising:
a seat back;
a tray table stowable against a backside of the seat back;
a literature pocket disposed in the backside of the seat back, the literature pocket extending across a portion of a width of the seat back and comprising an elongate opening disposed above the tray table when stowed; and
a light fixture fixed to the backside of the seat back in a recess behind the tray table when stowed, the light fixture being a part of the literature pocket and positioned to illuminate the recess and an area above the tray table when deployed, and the light fixture recessed within the backside of the seat back such that the tray table resides flush against the light fixture when the tray table is stowed.

2. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical circuit mounted on the literature pocket operable for powering the light fixture.

3. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the light fixture extends vertically from about the elongate opening of the literature pocket to about a top surface of the tray table when deployed.

4. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 1 , further comprising a lateral retention bar disposed at the elongate opening of the literature pocket, the lateral retention bar and the light fixture cooperating to retain articles in the literature pocket when the tray table is deployed.

5. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 4 , wherein light fixture vertically bisects the lateral retention bar and the light fixture has a width less than a total width of the lateral retention bar.

6. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the light fixture is a reading light comprising an array of light-emitting diodes.

7. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the light fixture operates in a range between 300-500 lux and a color temperature range between 3600-5200K.

8. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the light fixture automatically powers on when the tray table is deployed and automatically powers off when the tray table is stowed.

9. An aircraft passenger seat, comprising:
a seat back;
a tray table stowable against a backside of the seat back;
a literature pocket disposed in a recess along the backside of the seat back, the literature pocket comprising a lateral retention bar disposed along an elongate opening of the literature pocket above the tray table when stowed, and a light fixture fixed to the seat back and extending vertically along the backside of the seat back spaced apart therefrom, the lateral retention bar and the light fixture cooperating to retain articles in the literature pocket, the light fixture arranged to illuminate the backside of the seat back and an area above the tray table when the tray table is deployed, and the light fixture recessed within the backside of the seat back such that the tray table resides flush against the light fixture when the tray table is stowed; and
a video monitor disposed in the backside of the seat back above the elongate opening of the literature pocket.

10. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 9 , further comprising an electrical circuit mounted on the literature pocket operable for powering the light fixture.

11. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 9 , wherein the light fixture is a reading light comprising an array of light-emitting diodes.

12. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 9 , wherein the light fixture operates in a range between 300-500 lux and a color temperature range between 3600-5200K.

13. The aircraft passenger seat of claim 9 , wherein the light fixture automatically powers on when the tray table is deployed and automatically powers off when the tray table is stowed.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Pozzi Alexander N
• Johnson Glenn A
• Hontz Jeffrey W
• Freeman Jara

Classifications

• B64D11/0638

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title

• B64D11/0627 Primary

  Seats combined with storage means · CPC title

• B64D2011/0053

  Cabin passenger reading lights · CPC title

• B60Q3/41

  for mass transit vehicles, e.g. buses · CPC title

• B60Q3/20

  for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title