Center console with privacy divider for passenger seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12187436-B2
Application number	US-202017926835-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2020
Priority date	Jun 12, 2020
Publication date	Jan 7, 2025
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025

Abstract

Described is a passenger seat having a seat bottom, a seat back, and a privacy divider. The seat back may have a stationary portion and a moveable portion, wherein the moveable portion is substantially upright in stowed position and is substantially horizontal over the seat bottom in a deployed position. The privacy divider may be coupled to at least an upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A passenger seat comprising:
a headrest portion;
a seat bottom;
a seat back comprising a stationary portion and a moveable portion, wherein the moveable portion is substantially upright in stowed position and is substantially horizontal over the seat bottom in a deployed position; and
a privacy divider coupled to at least an upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position and moveable between a stowed state and a deployed state; and
wherein, in the deployed state, the privacy divider extends between the upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position and the headrest portion; and
wherein the privacy divider comprises an attachment portion that is coupleable to the headrest portion, and wherein the headrest portion defines a cavity that is sized to receive the attachment portion.

2. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the privacy divider is deployable when the moveable portion is in the deployed position.

3. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein, in the stowed position of the moveable portion, the privacy divider is in the stowed state and arranged between at least a portion of the moveable portion and a portion of the seat back.

4. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position forms a support surface usable by a passenger.

5. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the moveable portion is lockable in the stowed position.

6. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the moveable portion is positioned at least partially within a recess of the stationary portion when in the stowed position.

7. A row of passenger seats comprising:
at least one first passenger seat comprising:
a headrest portion;
a seat bottom;
a seat back comprising a stationary portion and a moveable portion, wherein the moveable portion is substantially upright in stowed position and is substantially horizontal over the seat bottom in a deployed position; and
a privacy divider coupled to at least an upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position and moveable between a stowed state and a deployed state;
wherein the privacy divider comprises an attachment portion that is coupleable to the headrest portion, and wherein the headrest portion defines a cavity that is sized to receive the attachment portion; and
wherein, in the deployed state, the privacy divider extends between the upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position and the headrest portion; and

at least two second passenger seats, wherein the at least one first passenger seat is positioned between the at least two second passenger seats.

8. The row of passenger seats of claim 7 , wherein the privacy divider is deployable when the moveable portion is in the deployed position.

9. The row of passenger seats of claim 7 , wherein, in the stowed position of the moveable portion, the privacy divider is in the stowed state and arranged between at least a portion of the moveable portion and a portion of the seat back.

10. The row of passenger seats of claim 7 , wherein the upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position forms a support surface usable by a passenger.

11. The row of passenger seats of claim 7 , wherein the moveable portion is lockable in the stowed position.

12. The row of passenger seats of claim 7 , wherein the moveable portion is positioned at least partially within a recess of the stationary portion when in the stowed position.

13. A method of deploying a moveable portion of a seat back of a passenger seat, the method comprising:
moving the moveable portion into a deployed position, wherein the moveable portion is substantially horizontal above a seat bottom of the passenger seat in the deployed position; and
coupling an attachment portion of a privacy divider to a headrest portion;
wherein the privacy divider is coupled to at least an upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position and moveable between a stowed state and a deployed state; and
wherein, in the deployed state, the privacy divider extends between the upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position and the headrest portion; and
wherein the headrest portion defines a cavity that is sized to receive the attachment portion.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising stowing the privacy divider and the moveable portion, wherein the privacy divider is arranged between at least a portion of the moveable portion and a portion of the seat back.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position forms a support surface usable by a passenger.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising stowing the moveable portion, wherein the moveable portion is lockable in a stowed position.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising stowing the moveable portion within a recess of a stationary portion of the seat back.

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc
• Safran Seats

Inventors

• Chavarria Garcia Daniel Abraham
• Audelo Navarro Juan Carlos Adib
• Herrera Murillo Mario Gerardo
• Flores Aguirre Raul Daniel

Classifications

• B60R21/026

  Rigid partitions inside vehicles, e.g. between passengers and load compartments (B60R21/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/91

  Panels between front seats · CPC title

• B60R21/06

  Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass ({B60R21/026} , B60R21/11, B60R21/12, B60R21/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/28

  Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats {or other parts} of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60N2/90

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title