Contoured passenger seat privacy shell shape of aircraft passenger compartment suites

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299273-B2
Application number	US-202016744653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2020
Priority date	Jan 16, 2020
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

An aircraft passenger compartment suite may include a privacy shell element proximate to an aircraft seat installed within the aircraft passenger compartment suite. The privacy shell element may include a first section configured to conform to a primary section of the aircraft seat, and a second section configured to conform to an auxiliary section of the aircraft seat. The privacy shell element may include a first profile configured to conform with the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in a first position, and a second profile configured to conform with the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in a second position. The second profile of the privacy shell element may be configured to occupy a greater amount of passenger aircraft living space surrounding the aircraft passenger compartment suite than an amount of passenger aircraft living space occupied by the first profile of the privacy shell element.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An aircraft passenger compartment suite, comprising:
a privacy shell element proximate to an aircraft seat installed within the aircraft passenger compartment suite, a first section of the privacy shell element being configured to conform to a primary section of the aircraft seat, a second section of the privacy shell element being configured to conform to an auxiliary section of the aircraft seat, the primary section positioned substantially parallel to the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat, where an edge of the primary section is substantially flush with an edge of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat to form a combined area of the aircraft seat,
the privacy shell element including a first profile configured to conform with the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in a first position, the privacy shell element including a second profile configured to conform with the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in a second position,
the second profile of the privacy shell element being configured to occupy a greater amount of passenger aircraft living space surrounding the aircraft passenger compartment suite than an amount of passenger aircraft living space occupied by the first profile of the privacy shell element.

2. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 1 , the first position including an upright position.

3. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 2 , the primary section of the aircraft seat and the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat forming a wide seating area when the aircraft seat is in the upright position, the wide seating area configured to seat one or more passengers.

4. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 3 , the primary section of the aircraft seat being configured for a first passenger in the aircraft passenger compartment suite when the aircraft seat is in the upright position.

5. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 4 , the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat being configured for a second passenger in the aircraft passenger compartment suite when the aircraft seat is in the upright position.

6. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 2 , the first section of the privacy shell element being configured to conform to a seat back of the primary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the upright position, the second section of the privacy shell element being configured to conform to a seat back of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the upright position.

7. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 6 , the first profile of the privacy shell element including a first flat surface configured to conform to the seat back of the primary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the upright position, the first profile of the privacy shell element including a second flat surface configured to conform to the seat back of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the upright position.

8. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 2 , the second position including a lie-flat position.

9. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 8 , the primary section of the aircraft seat and the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat forming a wide lie-flat area when the aircraft seat is in the lie-flat position, the wide lie-flat area configured to provide increased width for a passenger when in the lie-flat position.

10. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 9 , the primary section of the aircraft seat and the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat being configured for a passenger in the aircraft passenger compartment suite when the aircraft seat is in the lie-flat position.

11. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 9 , the first section of the privacy shell element being configured to conform to a headrest of the primary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the lie-flat position, the second section of the privacy shell element being configured to conform to an edge of a seat back of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the lie-flat position.

12. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 11 , the second profile of the privacy shell element including a notch configured to conform to the headrest of the primary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the lie-flat position, the second profile of the privacy shell element including a surface configured to conform to the seat back of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the lie-flat position, the notch being configured to occupy the greater amount of passenger aircraft living space surrounding the aircraft passenger compartment suite than the amount of passenger aircraft living space occupied by the surface configured to conform to the seat back of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat.

13. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 11 , a portion of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat being coupled to the privacy shell element when the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat transitions between the upright position and the lie-flat position.

14. The aircraft passenger compartment suite of claim 8 , the aircraft seat being configured to be positioned within a reclined position, the aircraft seat being configured to transition from the upright position to the lie-flat position through the reclined position.

15. A passenger compartment aircraft suite system, comprising:
a first aircraft passenger compartment suite, comprising:
a first privacy shell element proximate to a first aircraft seat installed within the first aircraft passenger compartment suite, a first section of the first privacy shell element being configured to conform to a primary section of the first aircraft seat, a second section of the first privacy shell element being configured to conform to an auxiliary section of the first aircraft seat, the primary section positioned substantially parallel to the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat, where an edge of the primary section is substantially flush with an edge of the auxiliary section of the aircraft seat to form a combined area of the aircraft seat,
the first privacy shell element including a first profile configured to conform with the first aircraft seat when the first aircraft seat is in a first position, the first privacy shell element including a second profile configured to conform with the first aircraft seat when the first aircraft seat is in a second position,
the second profile of the first privacy shell element being configured to occupy a greater amount of passenger aircraft living space surrounding the first aircraft passenger compartment suite than an amount of passenger aircraft living space occupied by the first profile of the first privacy shell element; and

a second aircraft passenger compartment suite, comprising:
a second privacy shell element proximate to a second aircraft seat installed within the second aircraft passenger compartment suite, a first section of the second privacy shell element being configured to conform to a primary section of the second aircraft seat, a second section of the second privacy shell element being configured to conform to an auxiliary section of the second aircraft seat,
the second privacy shell element including a first profile configured to conform with the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in a first position, the second privacy shell element including a second profile configured to conform with the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Dowty Mark B
• Johnson Glenn A
• Ali Adil Mumdood

Classifications

• B64D11/0641

  Seats convertible into beds · CPC title

• B64D11/0605

  including tables or desks · CPC title

• B64D2011/0046

  Modular or preassembled units for creating cabin interior structures · CPC title

• B64D11/0606 Primary

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

• B64D11/0601

  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