Tray table device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9751630-B1
Application number	US-201615194973-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	Jun 28, 2016
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a tray table device, in particular a passenger seat tray table device, with at least one table unit, and with at least one cup holder unit which is provided in at least one position of use to at least partly hold at least one drinking vessel. The cup holder unit is movably mounted to the table unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tray table device, with at least one table unit and with at least one cup holder unit, which is provided in at least one position of use to at least partly hold at least one drinking vessel, wherein
the cup holder unit is movably mounted to the table unit,
in the position of use, a part of an outer peripheral edge of the table unit and a part of the cup holder unit are opposed to one another, and
in the position of use, the part of the outer peripheral edge of the table unit and the part of the cup holder unit cooperate to define an opening for receiving the drinking vessel.

2. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein in the position of use the cup holder unit is at least partly located outside a smallest cuboid containing the table unit.

3. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein the cup holder unit is located at a rear edge of the table unit.

4. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein the cup holder unit is sliding-mounted to the table unit.

5. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein the cup holder unit can be stowed in at least one stowed position.

6. The tray table device according to claim 5 , wherein in the stowed position the cup holder unit and the table unit together implement at least one table surface.

7. The tray table device according to claim 5 , wherein the cup holder unit features at least one grip element.

8. The tray table device according to claim 7 , wherein in the stowed position a top surface of the grip element is at least partly aligned flush with a top surface of the table unit.

9. The tray table device according to claim 7 , wherein the table unit features at least one recess, in which the grip element is located in the stowed position.

10. The tray table device according to claim 5 , wherein in the stowed position the cup holder unit and the table unit together implement at least one outside contour.

11. The tray table device according to claim 5 , wherein the cup holder unit is at least partly located inside the table unit in the stowed position.

12. The tray table device according to claim 5 , wherein the cup holder unit moves at least substantially parallel to a main plane of extent of the table unit during a transition between the position of use and the stowed position.

13. A passenger seat with a tray table device according to claim 1 .

14. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein in the use position, the opening is substantially circular.

15. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein in the use position, the opening is a through-hole.

16. The tray table device according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the outer peripheral edge of the table unit includes a semicircular curve, and the part of the cup holder unit includes a semicircular curve.

17. A tray table device with at least one table unit and with at least one cup holder unit, which is provided in at least one position of use to at least partly hold at least one drinking vessel, wherein
the cup holder unit is movably mounted to the table unit,
in the position of use, a part of an outer peripheral edge of the table unit and a part of the cup holder unit are opposed to one another,
in the position of use, the part of the outer peripheral edge of the table unit and the part of the cup holder unit cooperate to define an opening for receiving the drinking vessel, and
in the position of use, the opening lies in plane that is at least substantially parallel to a main plane of extent of the table unit.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Melton Clinton

Classifications

• A47C7/70

  of foldable type · CPC title

• B64D11/0638 Primary

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title

• A47C7/622

  Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers · CPC title

• B60N3/004

  of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N3/102

  storable or foldable in a non-use position · CPC title