Seat partitioning systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545409-B2
Application number	US-202018021777-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2020
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

Described are passenger partitioning systems having multiple divider partitions arranged. A first divider partition is arranged along an longitudinal axis of an passenger aircraft. A second divider partition is arranged along a lateral axis of the aircraft. The passenger partition systems may be used to partition off two or more seats within the passenger aircraft (e.g., to quarantine sick passengers).

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1 . A passenger accommodation system, comprising:
a passenger seating deck disposed within a fuselage of an aircraft, the passenger seating deck defined by a floor and a ceiling, the fuselage having a longitudinal axis extending in a direction of travel of the aircraft and a lateral axis extending transverse to the longitudinal axis; a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the passenger seating deck; an overhead storage system comprising a plurality of storage bins, the overhead storage system fixedly mounted to the ceiling above the plurality of passenger seats; and a seat partitioning system located within the passenger seating deck and comprising a plurality of divider partitions, wherein, in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the plurality of divider partitions comprises a first divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions extending longitudinally, wherein the first divider partition (i) is connected to the ceiling, (ii) is movable along the longitudinal axis, and (iii) is formed from a flexible material, wherein the first divider partition is connected to the ceiling such that the first divider partition overlaps and covers a surface of an overhead bin door of at least one storage bin of the plurality of storage bins in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein, in a direction parallel to the lateral axis, the plurality of divider partitions includes:
a second divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions extending laterally; and
a third divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions extending laterally,
wherein the second divider partition (i) is formed of a rigid material and (ii) extends from the floor to an underside of an overhead storage bin,
wherein the third divider partition (i) is connected at a top end of the third divider partition to the ceiling, (ii) includes a first side connected to the second divider partition, and is formed from a flexible material,
wherein the first and third divider partitions are moveable with respect to the second divider partition to selectively isolate at least one passenger seat from other adjacent passenger seats of the plurality of passenger seats.

2 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of passenger seats are arranged in a set of rows and a set of columns, at least two columns of the set of columns aligned with the longitudinal axis and at least two rows of the set of rows aligned with the lateral axis.

3 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 2 , wherein the first divider partition and the second divider partition configured to isolate at least one of two or more rows of passenger seats or two or more columns of passenger seats.

4 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of divider partitions are removably connected to the ceiling via a connecting mechanism.

5 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 4 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises curtain tracks, snaps, or hook and loop fasteners.

6 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 1 , wherein at least the second divider partition is connected to the overhead storage system.

7 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of divider partitions are configured to provide unobstructed access to the plurality of storage bins.

8 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 1 , wherein the first divider partition and the second divider partition are substantially transparent.

9 . An aircraft, comprising:
a fuselage in which is defined a passenger seating deck having a floor and a ceiling, the fuselage having a longitudinal axis extending in a direction of travel of the aircraft and a lateral axis extending transverse to the longitudinal axis; a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the passenger seating deck; an overhead storage system comprising a plurality of storage bins, the overhead storage system fixedly mounted to the ceiling above the plurality of passenger seats; and a seat partitioning system comprising a plurality of divider partitions removably connected to the overhead storage system and removably connected to the ceiling, wherein at least one divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions is connected to the ceiling and movable in a longitudinal direction such that the at least one divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions overlaps and covers a surface of an overhead bin door of at least one storage bin of the plurality of storage bins in a longitudinal direction and selectively isolates groups of passenger seats of the plurality of passenger seats.

10 . The aircraft of claim 9 , wherein a first divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis and formed from a flexible material, and a second divider partition of the plurality of divider partitions is substantially aligned with the lateral axis and formed from a rigid material.

11 . The aircraft of claim 9 , wherein substantially all of the plurality of divider partitions are formed from a flexible material.

12 . The aircraft of claim 9 , wherein the groups of passenger seats comprises two or more rows of passenger seats.

13 . The aircraft of claim 9 , wherein the divider partitions that are configured to selectively isolate the groups of passenger seats comprise curtains that are removably connected to the overhead storage system via a set of curtain tracks.

14 . The aircraft of claim 9 , wherein the seat partitioning system is configured to form a plurality of physical barriers between the groups of passenger seats.

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc
• Safran Seats

Inventors

• Mansouri Reza
• Glain Arthur

Classifications

• B64D11/003

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• B64D11/0023 Primary

  Movable or removable cabin dividers, e.g. for class separation · CPC title