Aircraft seat arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12539970-B2
Application number	US-202218556715-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2022
Priority date	Apr 28, 2021
Publication date	Feb 3, 2026
Grant date	Feb 3, 2026

Abstract

An aircraft seat arrangement includes a first aircraft seat module delimiting an aircraft seat region, the aircraft seat module includes an aircraft seat to be mounted in the aircraft cabin at an angle of more than 30°, to be oriented away from a central aisle towards a window and to form a substantially planar lying-down surface. The aircraft seat module includes one or more enclosure units delimiting the aircraft seat region at least partially, and includes one or more further aircraft seat modules arranged directly neighboring the first aircraft seat module and delimiting a further aircraft seat region. The further aircraft seat module also includes an enclosure unit which delimits the aircraft seat region at least partially, is realized substantially identically to the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module, and separates the aircraft seat regions of the first and second aircraft seat modules.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An aircraft seat arrangement with a first aircraft seat module which delimits a first aircraft seat region, the first aircraft seat module comprising an aircraft seat which is configured to be mounted in an aircraft cabin at an angle α of more than 30°, to be oriented away from a central aisle towards a window of the aircraft cabin and to form an at least substantially planar lying-down surface,
wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises at least one enclosure unit which delimits the first aircraft seat region at least partially, and with at least one further aircraft seat module which is arranged directly neighboring the first aircraft seat module and delimits a further aircraft seat region,
wherein the at least one further aircraft seat module also comprises an enclosure unit which delimits the further aircraft seat region at least partially,
wherein the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module is substantially identical to the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module and separates the first aircraft seat region of the first aircraft seat module from the further aircraft seat region of the at least one further aircraft seat module,
wherein the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module at least partly separates the first aircraft seat region from a remaining cabin area, wherein the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module comprises at least one enclosure element which extends, at least in a region in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module, parallel to a sitting direction of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module and is configured to extend, with an end that is away from the central aisle, at least as far as shortly in front of a side panel, wherein the first aircraft seat module further comprises a console unit with at least a fixed table element,

wherein an adjustable table element is arranged at an underside of the fixed table element and is fastened to the fixed table element via at least one bearing unit.

2 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises a further console unit, which forms at least one stowage facility that is connected to an inner face of the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module, in the region in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module.

3 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises a further console unit, which is arranged in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module and comprises at least a footrest region.

4 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the further console unit is connected to the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module and extends as far as shortly in front of an outer face of the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module.

5 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises a shelf element, which is connected to the outer face of the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module and bridges a gap between the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module and the further console unit.

6 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein in a plan view, the further console unit is substantially a parallelogram or a triangle.

7 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the console unit is arranged in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module and comprises a bracing element which supports at least the fixed table element on a side that faces away from the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module.

8 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustable table element is connected to an inner face of the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module in a linearly displaceable manner, and is displaceable parallel to the sitting direction between a stowage position and a usage position.

9 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixed table element has a front edge which is aligned orthogonally to the sitting direction of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module.

10 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises a monitor unit, which is connected to an inner face of the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module in a pivotable manner.

11 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein at least one fixing means for a stowage of utensils is arranged on a rear side of the monitor unit.

12 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises a further console unit, which is arranged in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module, wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises at least one bridge element, which in a mounted state closes a gap between the further console unit and the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module.

13 . The aircraft seat arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one enclosure element extends towards the side panel such that there is a gap between the side panel and the end of the at least one enclosure element.

14 . An aircraft seat arrangement with a first aircraft seat module which delimits a first aircraft seat region, the first aircraft seat module comprising an aircraft seat which is configured to be mounted in an aircraft cabin at an angle α of more than 30°, to be oriented away from a central aisle towards a window of the aircraft cabin and to form an at least substantially planar lying-down surface,
wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises at least one enclosure unit which delimits the first aircraft seat region at least partially, and with at least one further aircraft seat module which is arranged directly neighboring the first aircraft seat module and delimits a further aircraft seat region,
wherein the at least one further aircraft seat module also comprises an enclosure unit which delimits the further aircraft seat region at least partially,
wherein the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module is substantially identical to the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module and separates the first aircraft seat region of the first aircraft seat module from the further aircraft seat region of the at least one further aircraft seat module,
wherein the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module at least partly separates the first aircraft seat region from a remaining cabin area,
wherein the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module comprises at least one enclosure element which extends, at least in a region in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module, parallel to a sitting direction of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module and is configured to extend, with an end that is away from the central aisle, at least as far as shortly in front of a side panel,
wherein the first aircraft seat module comprises a console unit, which is arranged in front of the aircraft seat of the first aircraft seat module and comprises a fixed table element,
wherein the console unit is connected to the enclosure unit of the first aircraft seat module and extends as far as shortly in front of an outer face of the enclosure unit of the at least one further aircraft seat module, and
wherein an adjustable table element is arranged at an underside of the fixed table elem

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Udriste Daniel
• Thiele Maik
• Hoffmann Hermann
• Chilcott Christopher

Classifications

• B64D11/0696

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• B64D11/0619

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• B64D11/0606

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