Seat arrangement for an interior space or a passenger cabin of a vehicle, as well as a respective vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899455-B2
Application number	US-201715661430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2017
Priority date	Jul 29, 2016
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A seat arrangement for a vehicle has: parallel aisles in a longitudinal direction of a cabin; cabin walls arranged parallel to the aisles; a central region enclosed by the aisles; and two outer regions neighboring the central region and separated from the central region through the aisles. Seat rows having two inner seat modules and two outer seat modules, are arranged in the central region behind each other. Additional seat rows having an inner seat module facing the respective aisle and an outer seat module wall facing the respective cabin wall, are arranged behind each other in the outer regions. Each seat module has a seat and an ottoman. The seat modules of the central region have a use direction aligned parallel to a main extension direction of the bordering aisle or enclose a maximum angle such that the ottoman reaches further into the aisle than the assigned seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:
two aisles extending parallel and at a distance to each other, which aisles are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the cabin;
two cabin walls at a distance to each other, the cabin walls arranged parallel to the aisles at least in a region, and laterally delimit the cabin;
a central passenger region enclosed by the aisles;
two outer passenger regions neighboring the central passenger region, the outer passenger regions separated from the central passenger region through one of the aisles each and border at one of the two cabin walls;
wherein a plurality of first seat rows having two inner seat modules and two outer seat modules each, are arranged in the central passenger region in the longitudinal direction one behind each other;
wherein a plurality of second seat rows, each having an inner seat module facing the respective aisle and an outer seat module wall facing the respective cabin wall are arranged one behind each other in the outer passenger regions in the longitudinal direction;
wherein each seat module comprises a seat and an ottoman assigned to the seat;
wherein the seat modules of the central passenger region comprise a use direction, which are aligned parallel to a main extension direction of the bordering aisle or enclose an angle of 4 degrees with the bordering aisle as a maximum in such a way, that the ottoman of the respective seat module reaches further into the respective aisle than the assigned seat,
wherein a predetermined distance is provided between an ottoman of a seat module facing an aisle and a seat of a seat module in front of the seat module facing the aisle along the longitudinal direction, through which predetermined distance the seat module facing away from the respective aisle is accessible from the respective aisle,
wherein:
the ottomans of at least the seat modules that border the aisle comprise a base that is attachable to a cabin floor and a support that is movable relative to the base;
in a seating position of the respective seat the support is held in a retracted position on the base, in which the support protrudes over the base to a minimum possible extent; and
in a reclining position the support is deflected into the bordering aisle.

2. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the seats of two neighboring seat modules comprise a displacement in the longitudinal direction.

3. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the seats of an outer seat module of the central passenger region comprise a displacement of 12 inches as a maximum.

4. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the seats of an inner seat module of the outer passenger regions comprise a displacement of at least 16 inches.

5. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a passage is created between two consecutive inner seat modules in an outer passenger region or two consecutive outer seat modules in the central passenger region, which passage encloses an angle with a main extension direction of a bordering aisle that is in a range of 45 degrees to 135 degrees.

6. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the inner seat modules of the outer passenger region each comprises a use direction, which encloses an angle of at least 4 degrees to the main extension direction of the respective bordering aisle.

7. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the ottomans of the seat modules, which border an aisle, comprise a construction depth, which decreases from the aisle towards the seat module facing away from the aisle.

8. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the usable minimum width of the aisles is at least 15 inches.

9. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the support is held on the base through a passive mechanism comprising a spring arrangement and is adapted to be pushed into a deflected position through a seat cushion of the seat displaced to the ottoman.

10. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the support is held on the base through an active mechanism comprising at least one actuator and is adapted for moving into a deflected or retracted position upon moving the seat cushion of the respective passenger seat.

11. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein in a deflected position the support protrudes into the aisle up to a distance of 4 inches.

12. A vehicle comprising a fuselage having a cabin arranged therein, the cabin comprising a seat arrangement according to claim 1 .

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the vehicle is an aircraft.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Sieben Martin
• Sütthoff Thomas
• Schmidt-Schäffer Tobias

Classifications

• B64D11/0602

  Seat modules, i.e. seat systems including furniture separate from the seat itself · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

  with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like (class dividers B64D11/0023) · CPC title

• B60N2/00

  Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles (railway seats B61D33/00; cycle seats B62J1/00; aircraft seats B64D11/06, B64D25/04, B64D25/10) · CPC title

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B64D11/0601 Primary

  Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight · CPC title