Assembly for aircraft cockpit, aircraft cockpit equipped with such assembly and aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9452839-B2
Application number	US-201314041815-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2013
Priority date	Oct 3, 2012
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

The assembly for aircraft cockpit comprising a seat in which a crew member is intended to sit and a display and control device. The display and control device is configured to be mounted relative to the seat displaceable between a first position in which the display and control device is arranged to be used in front by the crew member when the latter is sitting in the seat and a second position in which the display and control device is arranged to be used by said crew member to the side and leave free the frontal zone of the crew member when the latter is sitting in the seat. The invention also relates to an aircraft cockpit and an aircraft.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for an aircraft cockpit, the assembly comprising:
a seat for a crew member, the seat comprising a backrest with lateral borders, the backrest defining a front zone of the backrest which is laterally delimited by the lateral borders of the backrest; and
a display and control device designed for interactions between the crew member and at least some controls of the aircraft, the display and control device comprising a functional face comprising a display and control system, and a support face which is disposed on an opposite side with respect to the functional face, the support face being configured to act as support;
wherein the display and control device is mounted on the seat displaceable between a first position in which the display and control device is in the front zone of the backrest and a second position in which the display and control device is to a side of the seat and leaves free the front zone of the backrest;
wherein in both the first position and the second position the functional face facing the crew member when the crew member is seated in the seat such that the crew member controls and interacts with the at least some controls of the aircraft by using the display and control device without moving the display and control device; and
wherein the display and control device is mounted on the seat by a mounting system comprising:
at least one pivoting arm to move the display and control device between the first and the second position, and
a ball joint by which the display and control device is connected to the pivoting arm, the ball joint being adapted to authorise a change in orientation of the display and control device when the display and control device is in the first and the second position such that in at least the first position the display and control device could be positioned to present the support face turned substantially horizontally upwards to act as support.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a control stick device configured to be mounted on or close to the seat, the display and control device and the control stick device being configured, when in the first and the second position of the display and control device, to allow the crew member free access to the control stick device when the crew member is sitting in the seat.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display and control device is configured so that, in at least one of the first and the second position, mounting of the display and control device relative to the seat authorises a change in orientation of the display and control device relative to the seat.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pivoting arm is adapted to move the display and control device between the first and the second position by pivoting.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the mounting system comprises a ball joint by which the display and control device is connected to the pivoting arm, the ball joint being adapted to authorise a change in orientation of the display and control device when the display and control device is in the first or the second position.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mounting system further comprises a slide system to mount the arm in translation relative to the seat, the pivoting arm being adapted to move the display and control device between the first and the second position during translation and pivoting.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one pivoting arm is adapted to move the display and control device between the first and second positions by pivoting of the pivoting arm, a pivoting axis of the pivoting arm being substantially in a sitting plane and substantially transversal to a longitudinal direction of the seat.

8. An aircraft cockpit equipped with an assembly for an aircraft cockpit as claimed in claim 1 .

9. An aircraft cockpit comprising:
a seat for a crew member, the seat comprising a backrest with lateral borders, the backrest defining a front zone of the backrest which is laterally delimited by the lateral borders of the backrest; and
a display and control device designed for interactions between the crew member and at least some controls of the aircraft, the display and control device comprising a functional face comprising a display and control system, and a support face which is disposed on an opposite side with respect to the functional face, the support face being configured to act as support;
wherein the display and control device is mounted in the aircraft cockpit relative to the seat and displaceable between a first position in which the display and control device is in the front zone of the backrest and a second position in which the display and control device is to the side of the seat and leaves free the front zone of the backrest;
wherein in both the first position and the second position the functional face facing the crew member when the crew member is seated in the seat such that the crew member controls and interacts with the at least some of the controls of the aircraft by using the display and control device without moving the display and control device; and
wherein the display and control device is mounted in the aircraft cockpit by a mounting system comprising:
at least one pivoting arm to move the display and control device between the first and the second position, and
a ball joint by which the display and control device is connected to the pivoting arm, the ball joint being adapted to authorise a change in orientation of the display and control device when the display and control device is in the first and the second position such that in at least the first position the display and control device could be positioned to present the support face turned substantially horizontally upwards to act as support.

10. The aircraft of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pivoting arm is adapted to move the display and control device between the first and second positions by pivoting of the pivoting arm, a pivoting axis of the pivoting arm being substantially in a sitting plane and substantially transversal to a longitudinal direction of the seat.

11. An aircraft comprising a cockpit as claimed in claim 9 .

Assignees

• Airbus Operations (S A S)
• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Chatrenet Nicolas
• Petit Eric
• Saint-Marc Laurent

Classifications

• B64D11/00153

  Monitors mounted on or in the seat other than the seat back · CPC title

• A47C7/72

  Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like · CPC title

• A47C7/70

  of foldable type · CPC title

• B60R2011/0082

  collapsible, e.g. for storing after use · CPC title

• B60R2011/0085

  with adjustment by rotation in their operational position · CPC title