Cabin attendant seat, arrangement comprising a cabin attendant seat and aircraft area

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9327836-B2
Application number	US-201414256150-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2014
Priority date	Oct 20, 2011
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A cabin attendant seat including a carrier element which comprises a backrest section and a base section that carries the backrest section and a seat element fastened to a front side of the carrier element. At least one first stowage compartment is integrated into the carrier element. An inclined section of a rear wall of the carrier element is inclined, at least along a section of the first stowage compartment integrated into the carrier element, in such a way that a cross-sectional area of the carrier element increases in the direction of the base section of the carrier element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cabin attendant seat comprising:
a carrier element which comprises a backrest section and a base section that carries said backrest section; and
a seat element fastened to a front side of said carrier element,
wherein at least one first stowage compartment is integrated into the carrier element, an inclined section of a rear wall of the carrier element being inclined, at least along a section of the first stowage compartment integrated into said carrier element, in such a way that a cross-sectional area of said carrier element increases in the direction of the base section of said carrier element,
wherein the shape of the inclined section of the rear wall of the carrier element is permanently adapted to the shape of a rear side of a backrest of a passenger seat in an inclined position.

2. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the shape of the rear wall of the carrier element has a first straight section which borders, in the direction of the backrest section of the carrier element, on the inclined section of the rear wall of said carrier element, and a second straight section, substantially parallel to the first straight section, which borders, in the direction of the base section of the carrier element, on said inclined section of the rear wall of said carrier element.

3. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first stowage compartment is accessible through at least one aperture which is constructed in at least one side wall of the carrier element.

4. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a head rest which is fastened to the carrier element in a pivotable manner, there being integrated into said carrier element, in an area of the head rest, at least one second stowage compartment which is accessible by pivoting said head rest relative to the carrier element.

5. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 4 ,
wherein said cabin attendant seat is constructed as a double seat and comprises only one second stowage compartment which extends over substantially the entire width of the carrier element.

6. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 4 ,
wherein the head rest comprises a head cushion which is fastened to a base element of said head rest in a pivotable manner, there being integrated into the head rest at least one third stowage compartment which is accessible by pivoting the head cushion relative to the base element of the head rest.

7. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 6 ,
wherein the cabin attendant seat is constructed as a double seat and comprises two head cushions that are pivotable independently of one another, relative to the base element of the head rest.

8. The cabin attendant seat according to claim 1 , wherein the inclined section of the rear wall of the carrier element of the cabin attendant seat extends substantially parallel to an inclined section of the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat.

9. An arrangement comprising:
a cabin attendant seat comprising:
a carrier element which comprises a backrest section and a base section that carries said backrest section; and
a seat element fastened to a front side of said carrier element; and
a passenger seat which is positioned, relative to the cabin attendant seat, in such a way that the rear wall of the carrier element of said cabin attendant seat faces towards the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat,
wherein at least one first stowage compartment is integrated into the carrier element, an inclined section of a rear wall of the carrier element being inclined, at least along a section of the first stowage compartment integrated into said carrier element, in such a way that a cross-sectional area of said carrier element increases in the direction of the base section of said carrier element,
wherein the shape of the inclined section of the rear wall of the carrier element is permanently adapted to the shape of a rear side of a backrest of the passenger seat in an inclined position.

10. The arrangement according to claim 9 ,
wherein the passenger seat is equipped with a backrest which is adjustable between an upright position and a reclined position, and the cabin attendant seat and the passenger seat are positioned, relative to one another, in such a way that a predetermined safety gap is present between the rear wall of the carrier element of the cabin attendant seat and the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat, even when said backrest of the passenger seat is in a reclined position.

11. The arrangement according to claim 9 ,
wherein the inclined section of the rear wall of the carrier element of the cabin attendant seat extends substantially parallel to an inclined section of the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat.

12. The arrangement according to claim 9 ,
wherein a first straight section of the rear wall of the carrier element of the cabin attendant seat extends substantially parallel to a section of a carrier of the passenger seat and also to a section of the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat that borders on said carrier.

13. The arrangement according to claim 9 ,
wherein a second straight section of the rear wall of the carrier element of the cabin attendant seat extends substantially parallel to a substantially straight head rest section of the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat.

14. An aircraft area having:
an aircraft door;
a passageway which extends in the direction of said aircraft door;
an assistance space which borders on the passageway and extends along a section of said passageway;
a main aisle which extends substantially perpendicularly to the passageway; and
a cabin attendant seat, which is positioned in the aircraft area in such a way that side walls of the cabin attendant seat border on the assistance space and the main aisle respectively, comprising:
a carrier element which comprises a backrest section and a base section that carries said backrest section; and
a seat element fastened to a front side of said carrier element,
wherein at least one first stowage compartment is integrated into the carrier element, a section of a rear wall of the carrier element being inclined, at least along a section of the first stowage compartment integrated into said carrier element, in such a way that a cross-sectional area of said carrier element increases in the direction of the base section of said carrier element,
wherein the shape of the inclined section of the rear wall of the carrier element is permanently adapted to the shape of a rear side of a backrest of the seat element in an inclined position.

15. The aircraft area according to claim 14 ,
further comprising a passenger seat which is positioned, relative to the cabin attendant seat, in such a way that the rear wall of the carrier element of the cabin attendant seat faces towards the rear side of the backrest of the passenger seat.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Weitzel Sebastian
• Urban Enrico

Classifications

• B64D11/003

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• B64D11/0627

  Seats combined with storage means · CPC title

• B64D11/064

  Adjustable inclination or position of seats · CPC title

• B64D11/06 Primary

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

• B60N2/838

  Tiltable · CPC title