Seating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10287019-B2
Application number	US-201515538370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2015
Priority date	Dec 23, 2014
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A seating device, in particular a flight passenger seating device, includes at least one seat bottom unit and with a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable in a comfort position and in a further sitting position.
The comfort position is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seating device comprising at least one seat bottom unit and a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein the backrest unit comprises (a) a rigid partial region which is rigidly coupled with the seat bottom unit and (b) an upper partial region, which is embodied in such a way that it is pivotable with respect to the rigid lower partial region, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable (i) in a comfort position, which is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort, in which a backrest unit of the seating device has an inclination that is pivoted out of a TTL position backwards, allowing a non-upright sitting position for a passenger, and (ii) in a further sitting position, in which the backrest unit has a different inclination with respect to a cabin floor than in the comfort position, further comprising (c) at least one support unit, which supports the rigid lower partial region with the pivotable upper partial region, and forms a pivot axis, which is offset in a seating direction frontwards with respect to a rear end of the backrest unit.

2. The seating device according to claim 1 , comprising at least one laterally arranged abutment element extending from the backrest unit frontwards in a region of the at least one support unit.

3. The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit and the seat bottom unit have a sitting angle of at least 120 degrees in the base position.

4. The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit features in the base position an inclination of at least 120 degrees with respect to a mounting plane.

5. The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein a seating area of the seat bottom unit comprises a base body implementing at least in a front region at least two partial regions, which are separate from each other in a transverse direction and are movable with respect to each other in height.

6. The seating device according to claim 5 , wherein the base body forms, at least in its front region, at least one slit separating the at least two partial regions from each other.

7. The seating device according to claim 5 , comprising at least one armrest unit, which delimits the seating area laterally.

8. The seating device at least according to claim 7 , wherein the armrest unit comprises at least one bracing and/or separating element which is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the seat bottom unit, and at least one support element, which is pivotably connected thereto.

9. The seating device according to claim 7 , comprising at least one bracing element, wherein the bracing element spans at least over a region between the seat bottom unit, the armrest unit and/or the backrest unit.

10. The seating device at least according to claim 8 , wherein in a rest position of the at least one support element, a bracing element directly abuts on a bracing surface of the at least one support element.

11. The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit forms a backrest support surface, which features a tapering in its lower region.

12. A layout with a plurality of flight passenger seats comprising a seating device according to claim 1 , wherein at least two flight passenger seats are arranged one behind the other one, wherein a backrest unit of the frontward flight passenger seat extends in a comfort position until over a seat bottom unit of the rearward flight passenger seat.

13. The layout according to claim 12 , wherein an overlap of the backrest unit of the frontward flight passenger seat with the seat bottom unit of the rearward flight passenger seat is in a comfort position at least 3.5 inches.

14. A seating device comprising at least one seat bottom unit and a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein the backrest unit comprises (a) a rigid partial region which is rigidly coupled with the seat bottom unit and (b) an upper partial region, which is embodied in such a way that it is pivotable with respect to the rigid lower partial region, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable (i) in a comfort position, which is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort, in which the backrest unit of the seating device has an inclination that is pivoted out of a TTL position backwards, allowing a non-upright sitting position for a passenger, and (ii) in a further sitting position, in which the backrest unit has a different inclination with respect to a cabin floor than in the comfort position, further comprising (c) at least one laterally arranged abutment element extending from the backrest unit frontwards in a region of a support unit.

15. A seating device comprising at least one seat bottom unit and a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein the backrest unit comprises (a) a rigid partial region which is rigidly coupled with the seat bottom unit and (b) an upper partial region, which is embodied in such a way that it is pivotable with respect to the rigid lower partial region, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable (i) in a comfort position, which is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort, in which the backrest unit of the seating device has an inclination that is pivoted out of a TTL position backwards, allowing a non-upright sitting position for a passenger, and (ii) in a further sitting position, in which the backrest unit has a different inclination with respect to a cabin floor than in the comfort position, wherein the backrest unit and the seat bottom unit have a sitting angle of at least 120 degrees in the base position.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Erb Andreas
• Jakubowski Jens
• Jussli Zoltan
• Schuerg Christoph
• Bich Christoph
• Tute Christopher
• Thiele Maik

Classifications

• Y02T50/46

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B64D11/064 Primary

  Adjustable inclination or position of seats · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/7011

  of substantially two-dimensional shape, e.g. hammock-like, plastic shells, fabrics · CPC title

• B64D11/0641

  Seats convertible into beds · CPC title