Aircraft-seat assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12515798-B2
Application number	US-202218572374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	Jul 12, 2021
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

An aircraft seat arrangement includes a first aircraft seat device and a second aircraft seat device. The second aircraft seat device has an enclosure which forms a backrest wall in a subregion of the enclosure of the second aircraft seat device. The second aircraft seat device includes in an aircraft seat region a seat bottom which has a seat bottom front edge, a main extension axis of the seat bottom front edge being oriented at an angle of at least 5 degrees with respect to an aircraft seat device transversal axis of the second aircraft seat device. A lying-down direction of the aircraft seat region is oriented at an angle of at least 30 degrees with respect to an aircraft seat device longitudinal axis of the second aircraft seat device, the lying-down direction being directed away from an access region of the aircraft seat region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An aircraft seat arrangement with a first aircraft seat device and with a second aircraft seat device, the second aircraft seat device is arranged directly behind the first aircraft seat device and is realized at least substantially identically to the first aircraft seat device,
wherein the second aircraft seat device has an aircraft seat device longitudinal axis which extends along fastening points of the second aircraft seat device, the fastening points of the second aircraft seat device are arranged one behind the other, and the second aircraft seat device has an aircraft seat device transversal axis which is oriented orthogonally to an aircraft cabin longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin, wherein the first aircraft seat device has an enclosure and the second aircraft seat device has an enclosure which forms a backrest wall at least in a subregion of the enclosure of the second aircraft seat device, wherein the first aircraft seat device and the second aircraft seat device together form an aircraft seat region for a passenger, which is arranged at least substantially between the enclosure of the first aircraft seat device and the enclosure of the second aircraft seat device, wherein the second aircraft seat device comprises in the aircraft seat region a seat bottom which has a seat bottom front edge, a main extension axis of the seat bottom front edge being oriented at an angle of at least 5 degrees with respect to the aircraft seat device transversal axis of the second aircraft seat device, wherein the first aircraft seat device comprises in the aircraft seat region an ottoman, which in a lying-down position of the aircraft seat region together with the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device forms at least a portion of a lying-down surface of the aircraft seat region, and wherein a lying-down direction of the aircraft seat region, which is directed from a head region of the lying-down surface to a foot region of the lying-down surface, is oriented at an angle of at least 30 degrees with respect to the aircraft seat device longitudinal axis of the second aircraft seat device, the lying-down direction being directed away from an access region of the aircraft seat region.

2 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a seat distance between identical reference points of the first aircraft seat device and the second aircraft seat device is at most 97 cm.

3 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest wall of the second aircraft seat device is concavely curved on a side facing towards the aircraft seat region.

4 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device is realized as a seat bench on which the passenger can assume different sitting positions, wherein the seat bottom front edge extends over a length of at least 70 cm.

5 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein in a TTL position of the aircraft seat region a free space, which is free of an at least substantially horizontally-extending support surface, is arranged between the enclosure of the second aircraft seat device and the access region of the aircraft seat region.

6 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein an inclination of the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device can be changed between a TTL position and the lying-down position.

7 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second aircraft seat device comprises at least one movable support element, which is configured to form the portion of the lying-down surface.

8 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second aircraft seat device comprises an armrest unit, which is arranged on an aisle side and is realized so as to be height-adjustable, in particular so as to be lowerable below an upper edge of the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device.

9 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest wall of the second aircraft seat device is adjustable in its orientation and/or shape at least in a subregion, in particular in a lower region, of the backrest wall.

10 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening points are configured to couple the second aircraft seat device to a fastening rail of a floor of the aircraft cabin.

11 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the head region of the lying-down surface is configured and adapted to support a head of a passenger, and the head region is arranged on a seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device.

12 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the foot region of the lying-down surface is configured and adapted to support feet of a passenger, and is arranged on the ottoman of the first aircraft seat device.

13 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the angle to the aircraft seat device longitudinal axis at which the lying-down direction is oriented is larger than an angle at which a sitting direction is oriented to the aircraft seat device longitudinal axis, the sitting direction being perpendicular to the seat bottom front edge.

14 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the angle to the aircraft seat device longitudinal axis at which the lying-down direction is oriented differs from an angle at which a sitting direction is oriented to the aircraft seat device longitudinal axis, the sitting direction being perpendicular to the seat bottom front edge.

15 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first aircraft seat device comprises at least one movable support element, which is configured to form the portion of the lying-down surface.

16 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one movable support element is supported movably on the ottoman of the first aircraft seat device and/or on the enclosure of the first aircraft seat device.

17 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second aircraft seat device comprises at least one movable leg support element, which is coupled with the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device.

18 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 17 , wherein the first aircraft seat device comprises at least one movable support element, wherein in the lying-down position of the aircraft seat region, the at least one movable leg support element and the at least one movable support element are arranged directly side by side and form the lying-down surface of the aircraft seat region together with the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device and the ottoman of the first aircraft seat device.

19 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 17 , wherein the first aircraft seat device comprises at least one movable support element, wherein the at least one movable leg support element and/or the at least one movable support element comprise/s at least one functional element, which in the lying-down position of the aircraft seat region is arranged between the enclosure of the first aircraft seat device and the seat bottom of the second aircraft seat device, and can be utilized by the passenger in the lying-down position of the aircraft seat region.

20 . An aircraft seat device of the aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Thiele Maik
• Chilcott Christopher
• Hoffmann Hermann
• Minzer Heiko
• Mikova Violina
• Weng Philipp

Classifications

• B64D11/0644

  Adjustable arm rests · CPC title

• B64D11/0641

  Seats convertible into beds · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

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

• 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

• B64D11/0604 Primary

  including a bed, e.g. cocoon type passenger seat modules · CPC title