Aircraft passenger suite seating arrangements with all aisle access

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017240283-A1
Application number	US-201715436482-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 17, 2017
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Aug 24, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an illustrative embodiment, a premium class seating arrangement for an aircraft cabin includes at least three passenger suites, each passenger suite including a seat movable between an upright position and a horizontal bed position and an ottoman which expands a surface area of the bed position. The passenger suites may cooperatively form a nested arrangement capable of nesting with identical passenger suite arrangements longitudinally within the cabin area. At least two of the ottomans of the passenger suites may be longitudinally offset in installation position. Each passenger suite in the arrangement is afforded direct aisle access without interference by another passenger suite.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A seating system for installation in an aircraft cabin, the seating system comprising:
a first suite bound by one or more privacy walls defining a first entrance and a first seating area that includes a first ottoman and a first seat, wherein the first seat is configured to achieve a horizontal bed position in coordination with the first ottoman, and the first suite is configured for installation proximate a window region of the aircraft; a second suite configured for installation proximate the first suite and bound by one or more privacy walls defining a second entrance and a second seating area that includes a second ottoman and a second seat, wherein the second seat is configured to achieve a horizontal bed position in coordination with the second ottoman; and, a third suite configured for installation proximate the second suite and bound by one or more privacy walls defining a third entrance and a third seating area that includes a third ottoman and a third seat, wherein the third seat is configured to achieve a horizontal bed position in coordination with the third ottoman; wherein, upon installation of the first suite, the second suite, and the third suite in the cabin area on a first side of a longitudinally extending main aisle in an aircraft cabin,
a first access path is defined from the main aisle to the first entrance, wherein the first access path is external to the second seating area and the third seating area,
a second access path is defined from the main aisle to the second entrance, wherein the second access path is external to the first seating area and the third seating area, and,
a third access path is defined from the main aisle to the third entrance, wherein the third access path is external to the first seating area and the second seating area, wherein the first ottoman is articulable from a deployed position to a stowed position to provide a passenger access between the first seating area and the first access path.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Dowty Mark B

Classifications

• B64D11/0606

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

• B64D11/0605 Primary

  including tables or desks · CPC title

• B64D11/0604

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

• B64D11/0601

  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

• B64D11/0643

  Adjustable foot or leg rests · CPC title