Business class travel suite arrangements for narrow body and wide body aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11319072-B2
Application number	US-201916371759-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2019
Priority date	Apr 1, 2019
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A travel suite arrangement for an aircraft cabin, such as a business class cabin, including at least one longitudinal aisle dividing sections, with each section including at least one four-suite unit. Each four-suite unit generally includes an angled first seat positioned directly adjacent the longitudinal aisle forward-facing, a second angled seat positioned directly adjacent the longitudinal aisle rearward-facing, a third angled seat positioned apart from the longitudinal aisle, to one side of the first seat and rearward-facing, and a fourth angled seat positioned apart from the longitudinal aisle, to one side of the second seat and forward-facing. Aisle seats are accessed directly from the aisle while outboard seats share access passageways.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A travel suite arrangement for an aircraft cabin, comprising:
a longitudinal aisle defining a longitudinal aisle axis; and
a four-suite unit positioned to one side of and adjacent the longitudinal aisle, comprising:
a first suite including a first seat, the first suite positioned directly adjacent the longitudinal aisle and the first seat positioned forward-facing and angled toward the longitudinal aisle;
a second suite including a second seat, the second suite positioned directly adjacent the longitudinal aisle and the second seat positioned rearward-facing and angled away from the longitudinal aisle;
a third suite including a third seat, the third suite positioned apart from the longitudinal aisle and to one side of the first suite, and the third seat positioned rearward-facing and angled toward the longitudinal aisle; and
a fourth suite including a fourth seat, the fourth suite positioned apart from the longitudinal aisle and to one side of the second suite, and the fourth seat positioned forward-facing and angled away from the longitudinal aisle;
wherein the angle of each of the first, second, third and fourth seats is measured as a respective longitudinal seat axis with respect to the longitudinal aisle axis; and
wherein the angle of the first seat is less than the angle of the second seat, and the angle of the fourth seat is less than the angle of the third seat.

2. The travel suite arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first and second seats face each other, and the third and fourth seats are positioned back-to-back.

3. The travel suite arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the angle of the first seat is equal to and opposite the angle of the fourth seat, and the angle of the second seat is equal to and opposite the angle of the third seat.

4. The travel suite arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the angle of the first and fourth seats is less than 10 degrees, and the angle of the second and third seats is greater than 10 degrees.

5. The travel suite arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second suites are accessed directly from the longitudinal aisle, the third suite is accessed through a passageway positioned behind the first suite, and the fourth suite is accessed through a passageway positioned behind the second suite.

6. The travel suite arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the four-suite unit further comprises a privacy divider dividing the first and second suites, the privacy divider extending from the longitudinal aisle to a position behind the third seat.

7. The travel suite arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the four-suite unit further comprises a first ottoman serving the first seat positioned with the privacy divider and a second ottoman serving the second seat positioned with the privacy divider, wherein the first and second ottomans are positioned side-by-side.

8. The travel suite arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the four-suite unit further comprises a privacy divider positioned between the first and the third suites and a privacy divider positioned between the second and the fourth suites, wherein each of the privacy dividers includes a retractable portion.

9. A travel suite arrangement for an aircraft cabin, comprising:
a longitudinal aisle defining a longitudinal aisle axis and dividing the aircraft cabin into a first section and a second section, each of the first and second sections including a plurality of longitudinally-aligned four-suite units, wherein each of the plurality of four-suite units comprises:
a first suite including a first seat, the first suite positioned directly adjacent the longitudinal aisle and the first seat positioned forward-facing and angled toward the longitudinal aisle;
a second suite including a second seat, the second suite positioned directly adjacent the longitudinal aisle and the second seat positioned rearward-facing and angled away from the longitudinal aisle;
a third suite including a third seat, the third suite positioned apart from the longitudinal aisle and to one side of the first suite, and the third seat positioned rearward-facing and angled toward the longitudinal aisle; and
a fourth suite including a fourth seat, the fourth suite positioned apart from the longitudinal aisle and to one side of the second suite, and the fourth seat positioned forward-facing and angled away from the longitudinal aisle;
wherein the angle of each of the first, second, third and fourth seats is measured as a respective longitudinal seat axis with respect to the longitudinal aisle axis; and
wherein the angle of the first seat is less than the angle of the second seat, and the angle of the fourth seat is less than the angle of the third seat.

10. The travel suite arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of four-suite units in the first section are a mirror image of the plurality of four-suite units in the second section about the longitudinal aisle axis bisecting the longitudinal aisle.

11. The travel suite arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the first and second seats face each other and the third and fourth seats are positioned back-to-back.

12. The travel suite arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the angle of the first seat is equal to and opposite the angle of the fourth seat, and the angle of the second seat is equal to and opposite the angle of the third seat.

13. The travel suite arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the angle of the first and the fourth seats is less than 10 degrees, and the angle of the second and the third seats is greater than 10 degrees.

14. The travel suite arrangement of claim 9 , wherein each of the first and the second suites are accessed directly from the longitudinal aisle, and the third and the fourth suites are accessed through shared passageways.

15. The travel suite arrangement of claim 9 , wherein each of the four-suite units further comprises a first privacy divider dividing the first and second suites and extending from the longitudinal aisle to a position behind the third seat, a second privacy divider dividing the first and third suites, and a third privacy divider dividing the second and fourth suites, wherein at least the second and third privacy dividers each include a retractable portion.

16. The travel suite arrangement of claim 15 , further comprising a fourth privacy divider positioned between each third suite of one four-suite unit and each fourth suite of a longitudinally-adjacent four-suite unit.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Henshaw Robert J
• Morgan Edward W
• Lin Horng Jaan
• Pence Tracy N
• Bailey Benjamin T
• Gu Jae Hun
• Wilkey Robert D

Classifications

• 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

• B64D11/0023 Primary

  Movable or removable cabin dividers, e.g. for class separation · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

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

• B64D2011/0046

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

• B64D11/0641

  Seats convertible into beds · CPC title