Seat with universal device for receiving an electronic gadget for an aircraft or spacecraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9283897-B2
Application number	US-201414222184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2014
Priority date	Sep 28, 2011
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to a seat for an aircraft or spacecraft, including a receiving device which is integrated inside the seat and is configured to receive, in an exchangeable manner, an electronic gadget fitted with a screen, and including a safety screen which is arranged in the seat such that the screen is inaccessible from outside but is visible through the safety screen, wherein the receiving device is configured to receive an electronic gadget in the form of a tablet PC or a PDA. The present disclosure furthermore pertains to a corresponding aircraft or spacecraft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat for an aircraft or spacecraft comprising:
a headrest;
a receiving device integrated into said headrest, said receiving device comprising:
an upper rail spaced apart from and parallel to a lower rail, said upper rail and said lower rail on one end being joined by a connecting element, said receiving device further comprising a pivotable closing element provided on a second end of said upper rail and said lower rail, said pivotable closing element configured to be pivoted about an axis to a first position wherein an opening is formed on said second end of said upper rail and said lower rail and a second position wherein the pivotable closing element forms a closed side of the receiving device;
a safety screen;

said receiving device being configured to releasably receive sideways through said opening an electronic device fitted with a screen, said electronic device being one of a tablet personal computer (PC) or a PDA such that said screen is configured to be visible through said safety screen but inaccessible from an exterior of said seat.

2. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the size or shape of the safety screen generally corresponds to the size or shape of the receiving device and of the electronic device.

3. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat has an electric power supply or is connected to an electric power supply of the aircraft or spacecraft by a first interface, and the receiving device has a second electrical interface for the electrical energy supply of the electronic device.

4. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving device is articulated to the safety screen.

5. The seat according to claim 4 , wherein a retaining device is provided which is arranged in the seat and is configured to receive the receiving device and the safety screen articulated thereto.

6. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat has an operating unit which is provided to operate the electronic device.

7. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving device has a pivot device, the electronic device being accommodated in the pivot device such that the electronic device is pivoted.

8. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the safety screen is arranged on the back of the seat.

9. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the safety screen consists of a plastics material.

10. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the safety screen is configured such that the safety screen does not shatter.

11. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the safety screen has a surface coating such that the surface of the safety screen is scratch-proof.

12. An aircraft or spacecraft, having at least one seat according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Wolgast Carsten
• Koehn Thorsten
• Dueser Gerd

Classifications

• B60R2011/0017

  Head-rests · CPC title

• B64D11/0015

  Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television · CPC title

• B64D11/0624

  Arrangements of electrical connectors, e.g. for earphone, internet or electric supply · CPC title

• B64D11/06

  Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats (crew seat constructions for emergency purposes B64D25/04) · CPC title

• B64D11/00155

  Individual entertainment or communication system remote controls therefor, located in or connected to seat components, e.g. to seat back or arm rest · CPC title