Aircraft passenger seat device with a connection unit comprising an impact safety device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11845558-B2
Application number	US-202117406319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2021
Priority date	Aug 19, 2021
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

Aircraft passenger seat device includes an aircraft seat row, comprising having a mounting unit, and three or more neighboring seat areas. In the two outer seat areas, an aircraft seat with a seat bottom and a backrest is mounted to the mounting unit. In the middle seat area a backrest base body is mounted to the mounting unit. In one or more operating states a detachable center console is detachably mounted to the mounting unit in the middle seat area forming a separation between the two outer seats. The backrest base body has one or more functional elements on its rear side provided for the use by a passenger sitting behind.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft passenger seat device comprising an aircraft seat row, comprising:
a mounting unit,
at least three neighboring seat areas,
wherein in the two outer seat areas an aircraft seat with a seat bottom and a backrest is mounted to the mounting unit,
wherein in the middle seat area a backrest base body is mounted to the mounting unit,
wherein in at least one operating state a detachable center console is detachably mounted to the mounting unit in the middle seat area forming a separation between the two outer seats,
wherein the backrest base body has at least one functional element on its rear side provided for the use by a passenger sitting behind, and
a connection unit comprising an impact safety device, which is configured to partially decouple the detachable center console in an event of a crash, so the detachable center console can move forward by a distance X of at least one inch.

2. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the detachable center console is connected directly by the connection unit to supporting tubes of the mounting unit.

3. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the connection unit comprises a front connection element via which the detachable center console can be connected to a front supporting tube and rear connection element via which the detachable center console can be connected to a rear supporting tube.

4. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the front connection element comprises a hinge element via which the console element can be pivoted relatively to the front supporting tube in a partly mounted state.

5. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the impact safety device comprises a pin element connected to the detachable center console and a slot in an element connected to the mounting unit, in which the pin element is arranged.

6. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the impact safety device has a deformation element delimiting the slot and holding the pin element in a first position in a normal operating condition, the deformation element being provided to be deformed by the pin element in the event of a crash to release the pin element in the slot.

7. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom of at least one of the two outer seats of the outer seat areas extends into the middle seat area.

8. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest of at least one of the two outer seats of the outer seat areas has an extended backrest cushion, extending into the middle seat area.

9. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein one functional element on the rear side of the backrest base body is implemented as a literature pocket, a table, a tablet holder, a cup holder and/or a literature net.

10. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the detachable center console comprises at least one foldable armrest, a storage compartment, a power outlet and/or a table element.

11. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest base body comprises at least one functional element on the front.

12. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein the functional element on the front of the backrest base body is a stowage compartment, a tablet holder, a foldable cupholder element and/or advertisement element.

13. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the center console is provided so that a baby basinet, a baby seat or a child seat are fixable thereto.

14. An aircraft passenger seat device comprising an aircraft seat row, comprising:
a mounting unit,
at least three neighboring seat areas,
wherein in the two outer seat areas an aircraft seat with a seat bottom and a backrest is mounted to the mounting unit,
wherein in the middle seat area a backrest base body is mounted to the mounting unit,
wherein in at least one operating state a detachable center console is detachably mounted to the mounting unit in the middle seat area forming a separation between the two outer seats,
wherein the backrest base body has at least one functional element on its rear side provided for the use by a passenger sitting behind,
wherein the detachable center console comprises a base body which forms a structural base of the detachable center console, and
wherein the base body of the detachable center console is implemented as a box, wherein the detachable center console includes two foldable arm rests mounted on an upper end of the base body of the detachable center console.

15. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 14 , wherein the base body of the detachable center console defines an internal space.

16. The passenger seating arrangement according to claim 14 , wherein
the detachable center console further includes two stowage compartments, each stowage compartment of the two stowage compartments is arranged on one lateral side of the detachable center console and is provided for the aircraft seat of one of the two outer seat areas,
the each stowage compartment is formed by a recess in the one lateral side of the base body of the detachable center console and a front plate.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Liew Chee Meng
• Zaveri Hussain
• Stanley Troy
• Cakir Sonay

Classifications

• B64D11/0638 Primary

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title

• B64D11/0605

  including tables or desks · CPC title

• B64D11/0624

  Arrangements of electrical connectors, e.g. for earphone, internet or electric supply · CPC title

• B64D11/0644

  Adjustable arm rests · CPC title

• B64D11/0639 Primary

  with features for adjustment or converting of seats · CPC title