Mini suite emergency egress solutions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019329891-A1
Application number	US-201716349636-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Priority date	Nov 15, 2016
Publication date	Oct 31, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

Passenger seats having improved comfort emergency egress solutions for mini suites or other types of passenger seats that have a privacy screen, wall, or sliding door that divides the passenger seat from the aisle area or other common area. Specific embodiments find particular use on-board passenger transportation vehicles, such as aircraft, where comfort and privacy must be balanced with safety and federal regulations.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A passenger seat egress system, comprising:
a passenger seat area divided from an aisle or other common area by a privacy feature, wherein the privacy feature offers a primary egress from the passenger seat area and a secondary egress from the passenger seat area.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the primary egress comprises a sliding door configured to slide into and out of a wall pocket in order to open a close a passageway space.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the secondary egress comprises one or more hinges on the sliding door, such that if sliding movement into and out of the wall pocket is blocked, the door is hingeable.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein one or more hinges comprise one or more vertical hinges that hinge the door away from the passageway space.

5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the sliding door comprises a plurality of vertical panels, and wherein the one or more hinges comprise vertical hinges that allow the panels to accordion fold.

6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the sliding door comprises more than one horizontal panel, and wherein the one or more hinges comprise one or more horizontal hinges that allow an upper panel to fold over a lower panel.

7 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the sliding door comprises a plurality of panels, and wherein the secondary egress comprises a first panel that drops into a pocket of a second panel.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary egress comprises removing the sliding door from the housing frame.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the primary egress comprises a first and second sliding doors configured to slide into and out of front and rear wall pockets in order to open a close a passageway space.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the secondary egress comprises at least one of the first and second sliding doors comprising a lowerable section.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the secondary egress comprises a removable panel.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the primary egress comprises a first and second sliding doors configured to slide into and out of a central stow feature.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the privacy feature comprises one or more hinged panels, and further comprising a releaseable securement member configured to secure the hinged panels as a rigid door and wherein removal of the releaseable securement member allows the panels to hinge.

14 . A passenger seat egress system, comprising:
a passenger seat area divided from an aisle or other common area by a privacy feature, wherein the privacy feature offers a primary egress from the passenger seat area and a secondary egress from the passenger seat area, wherein the primary egress comprises a sliding door mounted on a track system housed within a housing, wherein the secondary egress comprises releasing the door from the track system and storing the door in the housing.

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc
• Safran Seats

Inventors

• Bonnefoy Bastien
• Glain Arthur K
• Carlioz Victor
• Cleary Matthew
• Freienmuth Eric O
• Herault Patrick
• La Montagna Christopher

Classifications

• B64D11/0606 Primary

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

• B64D11/0639

  with features for adjustment or converting of seats · CPC title

• B64D11/0023

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

• B60N2/005 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles {, e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats}(B60N2/02 takes precedence {; for railway vehicles B61D1/04}) · CPC title

• B64D2011/0046

  Modular or preassembled units for creating cabin interior structures · CPC title