Extended display integration for passenger seats

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11365006-B2
Application number	US-201817288805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2018
Priority date	Oct 31, 2018
Publication date	Jun 21, 2022
Grant date	Jun 21, 2022

Abstract

Described are extended display devices for a passenger compartment including a first display device and a second display device, the first display device positioned in an outer frame to face a passenger seat and the a second display connected with and positioned laterally relative to the first display, wherein the first and second displays are configured to simultaneously display information from two different sources. One or both display devices can be attached modularly within a void through the outer frame and within an insert that matches the inner boundary of the outer frame and matches the exterior boundary of the display device.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A display assembly, comprising:
an outer frame comprising an outer face and a first set of attachment elements for connecting the outer frame with a passenger-facing internal aircraft structure, the outer frame comprising a first void therethrough having a first boundary;
an insert having an exterior dimension sized to match the first boundary of the first void through the outer frame and a second void through the insert, the second void having an internal boundary shaped to receive a display device;
an inner frame comprising a second set of attachment elements for connecting the display device with the passenger-facing internal aircraft structure, when the display device is received within the insert; and
the display device, wherein:
the display device is a first display device and the outer face of the outer frame comprises a second display device;
the first display device is positioned on the outer frame so that, when the outer frame is connected with the passenger-facing internal aircraft structure, the first display device directly faces a passenger seat; and
the second display device is positioned on a side surface of the outer frame so that, when the outer frame is connected with the passenger-facing internal aircraft structure, the second display device substantially faces an aisle adjacent the passenger seat.

2. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first display device and second display device have different inputs configured to cause the first and second display devices to display different information to a passenger simultaneously.

3. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first display device and second display device are configured to display different portions of an extended display.

4. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first boundary of the first void through the outer frame is shaped to cooperate with the exterior dimension of the insert in a snap fit.

5. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the internal boundary of the second void through the insert is shaped to cooperate with a second external dimension of the display device in a snap fit.

6. The display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame and insert are shaped to align with the display device such that front surfaces of each of the outer frame, insert, and display device are substantially coplanar.

7. A seat arrangement comprising a passenger seat, a privacy enclosure positioned forward of the passenger seat, and the display assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sets of attachment elements are mounted to the privacy enclosure.

8. A privacy enclosure for a passenger seat, comprising:
an enclosure shaped to partially enclose a portion of a passenger seat and configured to attach to a cabin floor; and
a dual-display assembly connected with an aft portion of the enclosure, the dual-display assembly comprising:
a first display connected with the aft portion of the enclosure and arranged to directly face a passenger seat when connected with the enclosure; and
a second display connected with and positioned laterally relative to the first display, wherein the first and second displays are configured to simultaneously display information from two different sources;
wherein the enclosure has a side portion positioned substantially orthogonal to the aft portion, and wherein the second display is connected with and facing outward from the side portion.

9. The privacy enclosure of claim 8 , wherein the first and second displays comprise first and second subsets of a single screen having a wide-screen aspect ratio.

10. The privacy enclosure of claim 8 , wherein the first and second displays comprise first and second display devices that are physically separate from each other by a nonzero distance.

11. The privacy enclosure of claim 8 , further comprising an outer frame connected to the aft portion of the enclosure and supporting the first and second displays, the outer frame comprising an insert having an exterior dimension sized to match a first boundary of a first void through the outer frame and a second void through the insert, the second void having a second boundary shaped to receive one or both of the first and second displays.

12. The privacy enclosure of claim 8 , wherein the dual-display assembly can tolerate at least a 10 G load without detaching from the enclosure.

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc

Inventors

• Chavarria Daniel
• Madrigal Jose
• Antillon Teresa Del Carmen
• Bermudez Cristina
• Le Nguyen Foek

Classifications

• B64D11/0015 Primary

  Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

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