Raised passenger seat assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019389583-A1
Application number	US-201816489953-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 21, 2018
Priority date	Mar 21, 2017
Publication date	Dec 26, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A passenger seat assembly includes a riser attached to an upper surface of a floor of the vehicle, a seat attached to an upper surface of the riser, and at least one shell portion attached to the upper surface of the riser. The riser includes at least one door for accessing an interior volume of the riser. At least a portion of the interior volume of the riser is a luggage storage volume.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1 . A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a riser attached to an upper surface of a floor of the vehicle, the riser comprising at least one door for accessing an interior volume of the riser; a seat attached to an upper surface of the riser; and at least one shell portion attached to the upper surface of the riser, wherein at least a portion of the interior volume of the riser is a luggage storage volume.

2 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one door is disposed on a lateral surface of the riser.

3 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the at least one door comprises a sliding door that slides in a forward/aft direction of the vehicle.

4 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the at least one door comprises a portion of a drawer that moves rectilinearly with respect to the riser.

5 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one door comprises a first door disposed on a lateral surface of the riser and a second door located on an upper surface of the riser.

6 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one shell portion comprises a forward shell portion, a rear shell portion, and a divider panel.

7 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein a height of the riser is more than 9″.

8 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat comprises a sitting configuration and a bed configuration.

9 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising at least one movable shade including a stowed configuration and at least one deployed configuration.

10 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 9 , wherein, in the stowed configuration, the at least one movable shade is retracted above a ceiling of the vehicle.

11 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 9 , wherein, in one of the at least one deployed configuration, the at least one movable shade extends from a ceiling of the vehicle and approximately reaches the at least one shell portion.

12 . A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a riser attached to an upper surface of a floor of the vehicle; a seat attached to an upper surface of the riser; at least one shell portion attached to the upper surface of the riser; and at least one movable shade including a stowed configuration and at least one deployed configuration.

13 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein, in the stowed configuration, the at least one movable shade is retracted above a ceiling of the vehicle.

14 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein, in one of the at least one deployed configuration, the at least one movable shade extends from a ceiling of the vehicle and approximately reaches the at least one shell portion.

15 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein:
the at least one shell portion comprises a forward shell portion, a rear shell portion, and a divider panel; the at least one movable shade comprises a forward shade, a rear shade, and a center shade; and in one of the at least one deployed configuration, (i) the forward shade extends from a ceiling of the vehicle and approximately reaches the forward shell portion, (ii) the rear shade extends from the ceiling of the vehicle and approximately reaches the rear shell portion, and (iii) the center shade extends from the ceiling of the vehicle and approximately reaches the divider panel.

16 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein a height of the riser is more than 9″.

17 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein the riser comprises at least one door for accessing an interior volume of the riser and at least a portion of the interior volume of the riser is a luggage storage volume.

18 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 17 , wherein the at least one door is disposed on a lateral surface of the riser.

19 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 17 , wherein the at least one door comprises a sliding door that slides in a forward/aft direction of the vehicle.

20 . The passenger seat assembly of claim 17 , wherein the at least one door comprises a first door disposed on a lateral surface of the riser and a second door located on an upper surface of the riser.

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc

Inventors

• Constantin Jean-Yves

Classifications

• B64D11/0641

  Seats convertible into beds · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

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

• B64D11/0696 Primary

  Means for fastening seats to floors, e.g. to floor rails · CPC title

• B64D11/003 Primary

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• B64D11/0648

  Lower frame constructions · CPC title