Aircraft passenger seating unit and passenger seating arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019308730-A1
Application number	US-201815946900-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 6, 2018
Priority date	Apr 6, 2018
Publication date	Oct 10, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

An aircraft passenger seating unit and aircraft seating arrangements including seating units, each seating unit configured as a window-facing seating unit or as an aisle-facing seating unit. Each individual seating unit including first and second laterally adjacent seats mounted on a common platform and oriented at an angle to a longitudinal aircraft axis. A forwardmost point of each of the first and second seats, when in an upright sitting position, resides along a plane common to both the first and second passenger seats perpendicular to the longitudinal aircraft axis to allow longitudinal alignment of rows and increased seating density.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An aircraft passenger seating unit, comprising:
a first passenger seat configured to transition between an upright sitting position and a reclined sitting position; a second passenger seat configured to transition between an upright sitting position and a reclined sitting position, the second passenger seat positioned laterally adjacent the first passenger seat; a first footwell positioned along a back of the aircraft passenger seating unit between the first and second passenger seats adapted for use by a passenger seated in a like first passenger seat of a like aircraft passenger seating unit in an aligned aft-positioned row; and a second footwell positioned along the back of the aircraft passenger seating unit to one side of the second passenger seat apart from the first passenger seat adapted for use by a passenger seated in a like second passenger seat of the like aircraft passenger seating unit in the aft-positioned row; wherein a longitudinal axis of the second passenger seat is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first passenger seat and at an angle to a longitudinal aircraft axis; and wherein a forwardmost point of each of the first and second passenger seats, when in their respective upright sitting positions, resides along a plane common to both the first and second passenger seats perpendicular to the longitudinal aircraft axis.

2 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , wherein the first and second passenger seats are adapted to be positioned in an aircraft in a window-facing configuration wherein the angle to the longitudinal aircraft axis is from 8 degrees to 14 degrees at a seat pitch from 38″ to 47″.

3 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , wherein the first and second passenger seats are adapted to be positioned in an aircraft in an aisle-facing configuration wherein the angle to the longitudinal aircraft axis is from 12 degrees to 18 degrees at a seat pitch from 38″ to 47″.

4 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , further comprising a fixed partition disposed rearward of the first and second passenger seats, the fixed partition continuous along a length of the aircraft passenger seating unit, and a portion of the fixed partition extending forward between the first and second passenger seats about upper seat back portions thereof.

5 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , further comprising a left armrest positioned at a left lateral extent of the aircraft passenger seating unit, a right armrest positioned at a right lateral extent of the aircraft passenger seating unit, and a shared armrest positioned between the first and second passenger seats.

6 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 5 , further comprising a fixed partition positioned rearward of the first and second passenger seats, the fixed partition continuous along a length of the aircraft passenger seating unit and extending upwardly from a rearwardmost extent of the left, right and shared armrests to a height above the first and second passenger seats.

7 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , further comprising a first ottoman positioned in the first footwell and a second ottoman positioned in the second footwell, each of the first and second ottomans deployable from a first position adjacent a platform to a second position elevated above the platform.

8 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , further comprising a fixed partition positioned rearward of the first and second passenger seats and elevated above a platform, to which is mounted behind the first passenger seat a first video monitor and a first deployable seatback tray table for use by an aft-seated passenger in a like first passenger seat, and behind the second passenger seat a second video monitor and a second deployable seatback tray table for use by an aft-seated passenger in a like second passenger seat.

9 . The aircraft passenger seating unit of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second passenger seats comprises a seat back and a seat bottom, and wherein in a fully reclined state of each of the first and second passenger seats the respective seat backs are at an angle to horizontal.

10 . A passenger seating arrangement for an aircraft, comprising:
a first column comprising longitudinally aligned rows of like aircraft passenger seating units; a second column comprising longitudinally aligned rows of like aircraft passenger seating units; and an aisle between the first and second columns parallel to a longitudinal aircraft axis; wherein the like aircraft passenger seating units of each of the first and second columns comprises:
a first passenger seat configured to transition between an upright sitting position and a reclined sitting position;
a second passenger seat configured to transition between an upright sitting position and a reclined sitting position, the second passenger seat positioned laterally adjacent the first passenger seat;
a first footwell positioned along a back of the aircraft passenger seating unit between the first and second passenger seats; and
a second footwell positioned along the back of the aircraft seating unit to one side of the second passenger seat apart from the first passenger seat;
wherein a longitudinal axis of the second passenger seat is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first passenger seat and at an angle to the longitudinal aircraft axis; and
wherein a forwardmost point of each of the first and second passenger seats, when in their respective upright sitting positions, resides along a plane common to both the first and second passenger perpendicular to the longitudinal aircraft axis.

11 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the first and second passenger seats are arranged in a window-facing configuration wherein the angle to the longitudinal aircraft axis is from 8 degrees to 14 degrees at a seat pitch from 38″ to 47″.

12 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the first and second passenger seats are arranged in an aisle-facing configuration wherein the angle to the longitudinal aircraft axis is from 12 degrees to 18 degrees at a seat pitch from 38″ to 47″.

13 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the like aircraft passenger seating units of each of the first and second columns are configured as window-facing aircraft passenger seating units.

14 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the like aircraft passenger seating units of each of the first and second columns are configured as aisle-facing aircraft passenger seating units.

15 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the like aircraft passenger seating units of the first column are configured as window-facing aircraft passenger seating units, and the like aircraft passenger seating units of the second column are configured as aisle-facing aircraft passenger seating units.

16 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the like aircraft passenger seating units of each of the first and second columns each further comprises a fixed partition disposed rearward of the first and second passenger seats, the fixed partition continuous along a length of the aircraft passenger seating unit, and a portion of the fixed partition extending forward between the first and second passenger seats about upper seat back portions thereof.

17 . The passenger seating arrangement of claim 10 , further comprising a first ottoman positioned in the first footwell and a second ottoman positioned in the second footw

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Pozzi Alexander N
• Plant Tom
• Schmid Michael J
• Udriste Daniel
• Suhre Ryan

Classifications

• B64D11/0602

  Seat modules, i.e. seat systems including furniture separate from the seat itself · CPC title

• B64D11/0646

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

• B64D11/0606

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

• B64D11/0638 Primary

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title