Privacy panel for a passenger seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023331388-A1
Application number	US-202018025434-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2020
Priority date	Sep 14, 2020
Publication date	Oct 19, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Described herein is a privacy panel for a passenger includes a main body positioned between adjacent passenger seats and an attachment mechanism removably coupled to the main body. The attachment mechanism may include a first attachment member couplable to an armrest of the passenger seat and a second attachment member coupled to the first attachment member. The second attachment member may be attachable to a fixed location on the passenger seat for preventing rotation of the armrest.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A privacy panel for a passenger seat comprising:
a main body positioned between adjacent passenger seats and having an upper end and a lower end; an attachment mechanism removably coupled to the main body proximate the lower end, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises:
a first attachment member couplable to an armrest of the passenger seat; and
a second attachment member coupled to the first attachment member;
wherein the second attachment member is attachable to a fixed location on the passenger seat for preventing rotation of the armrest.

2 . The privacy panel of claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a concave portion along an edge extending between the upper end and the lower end.

3 . The privacy panel of claim 1 , further comprising at least one stability member coupled to the main body configured to contact a seatback of the adjacent passenger seats resulting in less rotation of an upper portion of the main body.

4 . The privacy panel of claim 3 , wherein the at least one stability member comprises projections that extend outward from opposing surfaces of the main body for contacting the adjacent passenger seats.

5 . The privacy panel of claim 1 , wherein the second attachment member extends from the first attachment member at a first end and couples to a seat structure between the adjacent passenger seats at a second end forms a loop around the fixed location forming a stop.

6 . The privacy panel of claim 1 , wherein the second attachment member extends from the attachment mechanism at a first end and couples to a seat bottom of the passenger seat at the second end.

7 . The privacy panel of claim 6 , wherein, when a passenger is seated, a weight of the passenger prevents rotation of the armrest.

8 . A privacy panel for a passenger seat comprising:
a main body positioned between adjacent passenger seats and having an upper end and a lower end; an attachment mechanism removably coupled to the main body proximate the lower end, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises:
a first attachment member couplable to an armrest of the passenger seat; and
a second attachment member coupled to the first attachment member;
wherein the second attachment member prevents rotation of the armrest.

9 . The privacy panel of claim 8 , wherein the main body comprises a concave portion along an edge extending between the upper end and the lower end.

10 . The privacy panel of claim 8 , further comprising at least one stability member coupled to the main body configured to contact a seatback of the adjacent passenger seats resulting in less rotation of an upper portion of the main body.

11 . The privacy panel of claim 10 , wherein the at least one stability member comprises projections that extend outward from opposing surfaces of the main body for contacting the adjacent passenger seats.

12 . The privacy panel of claim 8 , wherein the second attachment member extends from the first attachment member at a first end and couples to a seat structure between the adjacent passenger seats at a second end forms a loop forming a stop.

13 . The privacy panel of claim 8 , wherein the second attachment member extends from the attachment mechanism at a first end and couples to a seat bottom of the passenger seat at the second end.

14 . The privacy panel of claim 13 , wherein, when a passenger is seated, a weight of the passenger prevents rotation of the armrest.

15 . A privacy panel for a passenger seat comprising:
a main body positioned between adjacent passenger seats and having an upper end and a lower end; an attachment mechanism removably coupled to the main body proximate the lower end, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises:
a first attachment member couplable to an armrest of the passenger seat; and
a second attachment member coupled to the first attachment member;
at least one stability feature positioned on the main body and configured to contact a seatback of the adjacent passenger seats resulting in less rotation of the privacy panel in a lateral direction; wherein the second attachment member is attachable to a fixed location on the passenger seat for preventing rotation of the armrest.

16 . The privacy panel of claim 15 , wherein the main body comprises a concave portion along an edge extending between the upper end and the lower end.

17 . The privacy panel of claim 15 , wherein the second attachment member extends from the first attachment member at a first end and couples to a seat structure between the adjacent passenger seats at a second end forms a loop around the fixed location forming a stop.

18 . The privacy panel of claim 1 , wherein the second attachment member extends from the attachment mechanism at a first end and couples to a seat bottom of the passenger seat at the second end.

19 . The privacy panel of claim 18 , wherein, when a passenger is seated, a weight of the passenger prevents rotation of the armrest.

20 . The privacy panel of claim 15 , wherein the at least one stability comprises at least one projection, wherein the at least one projection extends from a surface of the main body.

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc

Inventors

• Stewart Christopher D
• Raffat Muhammad Ans
• Waters Kevin M

Classifications

• A47C7/62

  Accessories for chairs · CPC title

• B60R2011/0014

  Arm-rests · CPC title

• B60N3/026

  characterised by the fixing means (B60N3/023 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B64D11/0606 Primary

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

• B60N2/91

  Panels between front seats · CPC title