Deployable floor panel arrangement for aircraft cabin area

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9511847-B2
Application number	US-201514699401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2015
Priority date	Apr 29, 2014
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

A deployable floor panel arrangement for an aircraft cabin area comprising a substantially planar floor panel with at least one foldable seat arrangement mounted thereto. The seat arrangement comprises at least one backrest which is configured to be moveable between a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 0° to 40° to the plane of the floor panel and a deployed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 80° to 180° to the plane of the floor panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft cabin area, comprising:
at least one deployable floor panel arrangement comprising:
a substantially planar floor panel with at least one foldable seat arrangement mounted thereto,
wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one backrest which is configured to be movable between a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 0° to 40° to the plane of the floor panel and a deployed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 80° to 180° to the plane of the floor panel, wherein the floor panel is movable between a deployed position in which it extends substantially in parallel to the floor area of the aircraft cabin area and a stowed position in which it extends substantially transverse thereto.

2. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 1 , wherein the floor panel is pivotable relative to a floor area of the aircraft cabin area.

3. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 1 , wherein the floor panel arrangement is lockable to components of the aircraft cabin area when arranged in its deployed position and/or in its stowed position.

4. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft cabin area further comprises at least one sidewall area, wherein the floor panel is movable into its stowed position by pivoting it towards the sidewall area, and wherein the seat arrangement is located between the sidewall area and the floor panel when the floor panel is in its stowed position.

5. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft cabin area comprises at least two floor panel arrangements that are arranged adjacent to each other along a transverse axis of the aircraft cabin area which extends in the floor area and perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin area, and wherein the floor panels are movable into their stowed positions by pivoting them towards oppositely arranged sidewall areas.

6. An aircraft cabin area, comprising:
at least one deployable floor panel arrangement comprising:
a substantially planar floor panel with at least one foldable seat arrangement mounted thereto,
wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one backrest which is configured to be movable between a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 0° to 40° to the plane of the floor panel and a deployed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 80° to 180° to the plane of the floor panel, wherein the floor panel is movable between a deployed position in which it extends substantially in parallel to the floor area of the aircraft cabin area and a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 50° to 130° to the floor area.

7. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 6 , wherein the floor panel is pivotable relative to a floor area of the aircraft cabin area.

8. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 6 , wherein the floor panel arrangement is lockable to components of the aircraft cabin area when arranged in its deployed position and/or in its stowed position.

9. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 6 , wherein the aircraft cabin area further comprises at least one sidewall area, wherein the floor panel is movable into its stowed position by pivoting it towards the sidewall area, and wherein the seat arrangement is located between the sidewall area and the floor panel when the floor panel is in its stowed position.

10. The aircraft cabin area according to claim 6 , wherein the aircraft cabin area comprises at least two floor panel arrangements that are arranged adjacent to each other along a transverse axis of the aircraft cabin area which extends in the floor area and perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin area, and wherein the floor panels are movable into their stowed positions by pivoting them towards oppositely arranged sidewall areas.

11. An aircraft cabin area, comprising:
at least one deployable floor panel arrangement comprising:
a substantially planar floor panel with at least one foldable seat arrangement mounted thereto,
wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one backrest which is configured to be movable between a stowed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 0° to 40° to the plane of the floor panel and a deployed position in which it extends at an angle of approximately 80° to 180° to the plane of the floor panel,

wherein the aircraft cabin area further comprises at least one barrier wall which is configured to be movable along the longitudinal axis of the area craft cabin area, and
wherein the barrier wall comprises at least one retractable portion that is retractable to such a degree that the barrier wall may pass by at least one floor panel arrangement with the floor panel in its stowed position.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Ehlers Bernd
• Herzog Mark

Classifications

• B64D11/0601

  Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight · CPC title

• B64D11/0023

  Movable or removable cabin dividers, e.g. for class separation · CPC title

• B64D11/0696

  Means for fastening seats to floors, e.g. to floor rails · CPC title

• B64D9/00

  Equipment for handling freight; Equipment for facilitating passenger embarkation or the like · CPC title

• Y02T50/46

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic