Passenger seat and passenger seating system having a flexible seating arrangement for means of passenger transport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713969-B2
Application number	US-201414249573-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2014
Priority date	Apr 11, 2013
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A folding passenger seat and a corresponding passenger seating system for means of passenger transport are provided. The folding passenger seat comprises a seat frame, on which a front seat leg having a first fastening element and a rear seat leg having a second fastening element are arranged. The first fastening element and the second fastening element are configured to be connected to rails on a cabin floor of the means of passenger transport and to be displaced in the rails. A first joint element is arranged between the first fastening element and the second fastening element such that a spacing between the first fastening element and the second fastening element is variable. In particular, the first joint element may be arranged between the front seat leg and the seat frame or between the rear seat leg and the seat frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A folding passenger seat for a means of passenger transport, the passenger seat comprising:
a seat frame;
a front seat leg having a first fastening element;
a rear seat leg having a second fastening element; and
a first joint element arranged between the seat frame and one of the front seat leg and the rear seat leg
such that a spacing between the first fastening element and the second fastening element is variable,
where the first fastening element and the second fastening element are configured to be connected to one or more rails on the means of passenger transport and to be moved in the rails, and
wherein the front seat leg and the rear seat leg are connectable to the one or more rails in a pivotable manner in relation to the one or more rails.

2. The folding passenger seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the folding passenger seat is movable between a stored state and a usable state;
wherein the spacing between the first fastening element and the second fastening element is smaller in the stored state than in the usable state.

3. The folding passenger seat according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a backrest;
wherein the backrest is connected to the seat frame via a second joint element such that the backrest is positioned above at least one of the first fastening element and the second fastening element in the stored state.

4. The folding passenger seat according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an armrest;
wherein the armrest is connected to the backrest via a third joint element such that the armrest is positioned above at least one of the first fastening element and the second fastening element in the stored state.

5. The folding passenger seat according to claim 2 ,
wherein the folding passenger seat has a seat spacing in the stored state of a maximum of 16 inches from at least one of an adjacent front seat and an adjacent rear seat.

6. The folding passenger seat according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a seat cushion;
wherein the seat cushion is connected to the seat frame via a second joint element such that the seat cushion is positioned above at least one of the first fastening element and the second fastening element in the stored state.

7. The folding passenger seat according to claim 2 , wherein the folding passenger seat has a seat spacing in the stored state of a maximum of 11 inches from at least one of an adjacent front seat and an adjacent rear seat.

8. The folding passenger seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a seat cushion;
wherein the seat cushion is removably fastened to the seat frame.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schomacker Lars
• Quatmann Frank

Classifications

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B60N2/3065 Primary

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title

• B64D11/0696 Primary

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