Passenger accommodation systems including partition walls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018265201-A1
Application number	US-201615554160-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 4, 2016
Priority date	Apr 8, 2015
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Passenger accommodation systems are described. An example passenger accommodation system can be disposed in an aircraft and can include a passenger seating deck, a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the passenger seating deck, and a partition wall disposed within the passenger seating deck so as to separate the plurality of passenger seats into a first set of passenger seats and a second set of passenger seats. The partition wall can be aligned with a longitudinal axis extending in the direction of travel of the aircraft. Movement of passengers between the first set of seats and the second set of seats may not impeded by the partition wall.

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 comprising:
a passenger seating area and one or more common areas, the fuselage having a longitudinal axis extending in the direction of travel of the aircraft;
a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the passenger seating deck in the passenger seating area, the plurality of passenger seats arranged in a set of rows and a set of columns, at least some columns of the set of columns aligned with the longitudinal axis;
a partition wall disposed within the passenger seating deck and extending between the plurality of passenger seats to define a first passenger seating subarea and a second passenger seating subarea;
one or more service anchors disposed within the one or more common areas, each service anchor configured to releasably secure a moveable service cart, the moveable service cart comprising a deployable structure that is configured to move from a stowed position within the moveable service cart to a deployed position outside of the moveable service cart; and
a deployable galley system disposed within one of the one or more common areas, the deployable galley system comprising one or more galley cabinets each configured to move in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction between a stowed position and a deployed position; and
a passenger resting deck disposed within the fuselage at a location above the passenger seating deck, the passenger resting deck comprising:
an access aisle aligned with the longitudinal axis; and
a plurality of resting compartments, individual resting compartments of the plurality of resting compartments aligned with an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis, each resting compartment comprising:
a resting surface; and
a set of dividers extending between the resting surface and an upper portion of the fuselage.

2 . 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 the direction of travel of the aircraft; a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the passenger seating deck, the plurality of passenger seats arranged in a set of rows and a set of columns, at least some columns of the set of columns aligned with the longitudinal axis; a partition wall disposed within the passenger seating deck to define a first area and a second area, a set of passenger seats of the plurality of passenger seats disposed within at least the first area; a first passenger aisle disposed within the first area; and a second passenger aisle disposed within the second area, wherein passengers of the aircraft can move between the first area and the second area using at least one of the first passenger aisle or the second passenger aisle.

3 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 2 , wherein the partition wall comprises a curved portion and a straight portion, the straight portion being aligned with the longitudinal axis and the curved portion curving relative to the longitudinal axis.

4 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 2 , wherein the set of passenger seats is a first set of passenger seats, and wherein a second set of passenger seats of the plurality of passenger seats is disposed within the second area.

5 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 2 , wherein the second passenger aisle is defined by the partition wall on a first side and the fuselage on a second side.

6 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 2 , further comprising a passenger resting deck disposed within the fuselage of the aircraft at a position above the passenger seating deck.

7 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 6 , wherein the passenger resting deck comprises:
an access aisle extending along the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of resting compartments, individual resting compartments of the plurality of resting compartments aligned with an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis, each resting compartment comprising:
a resting surface; and
a set of dividers extending between the resting surface and an upper portion of the fuselage.

8 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 6 , wherein the passenger resting deck is a first passenger resting deck, the passenger accommodation system further comprising a second passenger resting deck disposed within the fuselage of the aircraft at a position below the passenger seating deck.

9 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 2 , further comprising a passenger resting deck disposed within the fuselage of the aircraft at a position below the passenger seating deck, the passenger resting deck comprising:
an access aisle extending along the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of resting compartments each extending in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.

10 . An aircraft, comprising:
a passenger seating deck disposed within a fuselage of the aircraft, the fuselage having a longitudinal axis extending in the direction of travel of the aircraft; a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the passenger seating deck, the plurality of passenger seats arranged in a set of rows and a set of columns, at least some columns of the set of columns aligned with the longitudinal axis; a partition wall disposed within the passenger seating deck to separate a first set of passenger seats of the plurality of passenger seats and a second set of passenger seats of the plurality of passenger seats, at least a portion of the partition wall aligned with the longitudinal axis, wherein passengers of the aircraft can move between the first set of passenger seats and the second set of passenger seats.

11 . The aircraft of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the partition wall is a first portion, and wherein the partition wall further comprises:
a second portion that extends in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; and a third portion that curvedly attaches the first portion and the second portion.

12 . The aircraft of claim 10 , wherein the passenger seating deck is defined by a floor and a ceiling, and wherein the partition wall extends between the floor and the ceiling.

13 . The aircraft of claim 10 , wherein the partition wall is a first partition wall, and wherein the aircraft further comprises a second partition wall disposed within the passenger seating deck to separate a passenger access corridor and the second set of passenger seats.

14 . The aircraft of claim 10 , wherein the partition wall comprises one or more openings.

15 . A passenger accommodation system, comprising:
a passenger seating deck disposed within a fuselage of an aircraft, the passenger seating deck comprising a seating area and one or more common areas; a plurality of passenger seats disposed within the seating area of the passenger seating deck; and one or more service anchors disposed within the one or more common areas, each service anchor configured to releasably secure a moveable service cart, the moveable service cart comprising a deployable structure that is configured to move from a stowed position within the moveable service cart to a deployed position outside of the moveable service cart.

16 . The passenger accommodation system of claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of fixed service columns disposed within the seating area and among the plurality of passenger seats.

17 . The passe

Assignees

• Zodiac Seats Us Llc

Inventors

• Carlioz Victor
• Jamson Hugo
• Karatsoli Lito
• Miles Luke

Classifications

• B64D11/0023 Primary

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

• B64D11/04

  Galleys · CPC title

• B64D2011/0069

  Rest berths, beds or the like · 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

• B64D11/0007

  Devices specially adapted for food or beverage distribution services · CPC title