Passenger suite seating arrangement with moveable video monitor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469405-B2
Application number	US-201313955370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2013
Priority date	Aug 1, 2012
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A passenger suite seating arrangement including a first passenger suite including a first seat and a first video monitor fixed in position directly forward of the first seat, and a second passenger suite including a second seat facing the first seat and laterally offset relative thereto, the second suite including a second video monitor configured to move parallel to a viewing angle of a passenger seated in the second seat to selectively connect and divide the first and second suites.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A passenger suite seating arrangement, comprising:
a first passenger suite including a first seat and a first video monitor fixed in position directly forward of the first seat and oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first passenger suite; and
a second passenger suite longitudinally adjacent the first passenger suite and including a second seat laterally offset relative to the first seat about the longitudinal axis of the first passenger suite and facing in a direction of the first seat, the second passenger suite including a second video monitor configured to translate horizontally between a first position laterally offset relative to the second seat and a second position directly forward of the second seat;
wherein the first and second video monitors align together to form a continuous partition between the first and second suites when the second video monitor is in the second position, and wherein the first and second video monitors overlap to connect the first and second suites when the second video monitor is in the first position.

2. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second video monitor translates perpendicular to a viewing angle of a passenger seated in the second seat, and wherein the first and second passenger suites share a desk positioned therebetween divided by the second video monitor when the second video monitor is positioned directly forward of the second seat.

3. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first and second passenger suites nest to form a column of passenger suites.

4. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a third passenger suite laterally adjacent the second passenger suite, the third passenger suite including a third seat positioned laterally adjacent the second seat, the second and third seats facing in the same direction.

5. The seating arrangement of claim 4 , further comprising a partition positioned between the second and third seats, the partition moveable between a deployed position dividing the second and third passenger suites and a stowed position connecting the second and third passenger suites.

6. The seating arrangement of claim 5 , wherein line of sight is provided between passengers seated in the first, second and third seats when the second video monitor is in the first position and the partition is stowed.

7. The seating arrangement of claim 4 , further comprising a fourth passenger suite facing the third passenger suite and laterally adjacent the first passenger suite, the fourth passenger suite including a fourth seat, the first and second passenger suites arranged to form a first column and the third and fourth passenger suites arranged to form a second column laterally adjacent the first column, wherein the first and fourth seats are outboard seats adjacent aisles and the second and third seats are inboard seats adjacent one another.

8. The seating arrangement of claim 7 , wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth passenger suites includes a tray table deployable from a position directly forward of and spaced apart from the respective seat to a position directly forward and over the respective seat.

9. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first and second seats are lie-flat adjustable seats.

10. The seating arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the legrest of the first seat in a lie-flat configuration is positioned underneath a desk of the second passenger suite, and the legrest of the second seat in a lie-flat configuration is positioned underneath a desk of the first passenger suite.

11. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first and second passenger suites are divided by a shared console, the console topped with a desk shared by the first and second passenger suites, the desk supporting the first and second video monitors thereon, and the desk being divided by the second video monitor when the second video monitor is in the second position.

12. The seating arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the first and second video monitors extend vertically upward to a height above seat backs of the first and second seats.

13. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein partition walls positioned behind the first and second seats are sinusoidal shaped to accommodate a seat in a lie-flat configuration.

14. The seating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein line of sight is provided between passengers seated in the first and second seats when the second video monitor is in the first position.

15. An aircraft passenger seating arrangement, comprising:
a first passenger suite including a first seat and a first video monitor fixed in position directly forward of the first seat and oriented perpendicular relative to a longitudinal axis of the first passenger suite;
a second passenger suite longitudinally adjacent the first passenger suite and including a second seat laterally offset relative to the first seat about the longitudinal axis of the first passenger suite and facing in a direction of the first seat, the second suite including a second video monitor configured to translate horizontally between a first position laterally offset relative to the second seat and a second position directly forward of the second seat, wherein the first and second video monitors align side-by-side to form a continuous partition between the first and second suites when the second video monitor is in the second position, and wherein the first and second video monitors overlap to connect the first and second suites when the second video monitor is in the first position; and
a third passenger suite laterally adjacent the second passenger suite, the third passenger suite including a third seat laterally adjacent the second seat, and the second and third seats facing in the same direction.

16. The passenger seating arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the second and third passenger suites are divided by a partition positioned between the second and third seats, the partition configured to move between a deployed position dividing the second and third passenger suites and a stowed position connecting the second and third passenger suites.

17. The passenger seating arrangement of claim 16 , wherein line of sight is provided between passengers seated in the first, second and third passenger suites when the second video monitor is in the first position and the partition is stowed.

18. The passenger seating arrangement of claim 15 , further comprising a desk positioned between the first and second passenger suites, the desk divided by the second video monitor when the second video monitor is in the second position.

19. The passenger seating arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the first and second passenger suites are divided by a console, the console topped with a desk shared by the first and second passenger suites, the desk supporting the first and second video monitors thereon, and the desk being divided by the second video monitor when the second video monitor is in the second position.

20. The passenger seating arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the. first and second passenger suites nest to form a column, and wherein a legrest of each of the first and second seats is positioned underneath a desk of the opposing suite when the first and second seats are in a lie-flat configuration.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Henshaw Robert J

Classifications

• B64D11/0015

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

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B60N2/4256 Primary

  the shape of the seat being specially adapted for a particular purpose or for particular vehicles · CPC title

• B60N3/002 Primary

  of trays · CPC title