Seating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018162533-A1
Application number	US-201515538370-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2015
Priority date	Dec 23, 2014
Publication date	Jun 14, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A seating device, in particular a flight passenger seating device, includes at least one seat bottom unit and with a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable in a comfort position and in a further sitting position.
The comfort position is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort.

First claim

1 . A seating device, in particular a flight passenger seating device, with at least one seat bottom unit and with a backrest unit that is connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein at least the backrest unit is positionable in a comfort position and in a further sitting position, wherein the comfort position is implemented as a base position that is optimized for a passenger comfort.

2 . The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit comprises a rigid partial region which is rigidly coupled with the seat bottom unit.

3 . The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit comprises an upper partial region, which is embodied in such a way that it is pivotable with respect to the rigid lower partial region.

4 . The seating device according to claim 1 , comprising at least one support unit, which supports the rigid lower partial region with the pivotable upper partial region, and forms a pivot axis, which is offset in a seating direction frontwards with respect to a rear end of the backrest unit.

5 . The seating device according to claim 1 , comprising at least one laterally arranged abutment element extending from the backrest unit frontwards in a region of the support unit.

6 . The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit and the seat bottom unit have a sitting angle of at least 120 degrees in the base position.

7 . The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit features in the base position an inclination of at least 120 degrees with respect to a mounting plane.

8 . The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the seating area of the seat bottom unit comprises a base body implementing at least in a front region at least two partial regions which are separate from each other in a transverse direction and are movable with respect to each other in height.

9 . The seating device according to claim 8 , wherein the base body forms, at least in its front region, at least one slit separating the at least two partial regions from each other.

10 . The seating device according to claim 1 , comprising at least one armrest unit, which delimits the seating area laterally.

11 . The seating device at least according to claim 10 , wherein the armrest unit comprises at least one bracing and/or separating element which is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the seat bottom unit, and at least one support element, which is pivotably connected thereto.

12 . The seating device according to claim 10 , comprising at least one bracing element, wherein the bracing element spans at least over a region between the seat bottom unit, the armrest unit and/or the backrest unit.

13 . The seating device at least according to claim 10 , wherein in a rest position of the support element, the bracing element directly abuts on a bracing surface of the support element.

14 . The seating device according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit forms a backrest support surface, which features a tapering in its lower region.

15 . A layout with a plurality off light passenger seats comprising a seating device according to claim 1 , wherein at least two flight passenger seats are arranged one behind the other one, wherein a backrest unit of the frontward flight passenger seat extends in a comfort position until over a seat bottom unit of the rearward flight passenger seat.

16 . The layout according to claim 15 , wherein an overlap of the backrest unit of the frontward flight passenger seat with the seat bottom unit of the rearward flight passenger seat is in a comfort position at least 3.5 inches.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Erb Andreas
• Jakubowski Jens
• Jussli Zoltan
• Schuerg Christoph
• Bich Christoph
• Tute Christopher
• Thiele Maik

Classifications

• B64D11/0646

  Seats characterised by special features of stationary arms, foot or head rests · CPC title

• B64D11/0641

  Seats convertible into beds · CPC title

• B64D11/064 Primary

  Adjustable inclination or position of seats · CPC title

• B60N2/7011

  of substantially two-dimensional shape, e.g. hammock-like, plastic shells, fabrics · CPC title

• Y02T50/40

  Weight reduction · CPC title