Adaptor for mounting a seat in a cabin of a vehicle, seat for a cabin of a vehicle and vehicle with a cabin and a seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802706-B2
Application number	US-201414483523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2014
Priority date	Mar 23, 2012
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

An adapter for receiving a vehicle attendant seat in a cabin of a vehicle comprises a flat retaining body, a receiving device for a vehicle attendant seat, at least one first pivoting means and at least one first securing means. The at least one first pivoting means is arranged on a pivoting edge of the retaining body and is adapted for forming a hinge with at least one correspondingly formed second pivoting means. The receiving device is arranged on a surface of the at least one retaining body, which surface extends parallel to the plane, and is adapted for mechanically connecting the vehicle attendant seat with the at least one retaining body. Thus in a vehicle cabin a vehicle attendant seat may be accommodated in a very space-saving manner even at locations to which in conventional vehicle operation access is required.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adapter for receiving a vehicle attendant seat in a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:
a retaining body with an upper edge, a lower edge, a height and a width, taken up by a pivoting edge and outer contours of the retaining body span a plane,
a receiving device for a vehicle attendant seat,
at least one first pivoting device, the at least one first pivoting device arranged on the pivoting edge of the retaining body and is adapted to form a hinge with at least one correspondingly formed second pivoting device, and
at least one first securing device,
wherein the receiving device is arranged on a surface of the retaining body, which surface extends parallel to the plane, for mechanically connecting the vehicle attendant seat with the retaining body and wherein the retaining body comprises an access opening with a closure means that is openable, said access opening is arranged in a region facing the lower edge of the retaining body in order to reach a stowage compartment in the vehicle attendant seat from a side of the retaining body which side is opposite the receiving device.

2. The adapter of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one first securing device is arranged on the retaining body so as to be spaced apart from the at least one first pivoting device.

3. The adapter of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one first securing device is arranged on a securing edge that is situated opposite the pivoting edge.

4. The adapter of claim 1 ,
wherein the width of the retaining body is smaller than the height of the retaining body.

5. The adapter of claim 1 ,
wherein the retaining body is adapted for taking up a variable width.

6. The adapter of claim 1 ,
further comprising an electrical connector device that is arranged on the retaining body.

7. The adapter of claim 6 ,
further comprising at least one electrical line that extends from the electrical connector device to the pivoting edge.

8. The adapter of claim 6 ,
wherein the electrical connector device is arranged in a region near the lower edge of the retaining body.

9. The adapter of claim 6 ,
wherein the at least one electrical line is placed over the at least one first pivoting device in order to be led to a vehicle-fixed part by way of at least one second pivoting device.

10. The adapter of claim 6 ,
wherein the at least one electrical line is connected to a rotatable slip ring arrangement that is arranged on the at least one first pivoting device.

11. The adapter of claim 1 ,
further comprising a foldable supporting device that is arranged on a side of the retaining body, which side is opposite the receiving device, for connecting, by its end facing away from the retaining body, to a vehicle-fixed part.

12. A cabin arrangement in a vehicle, comprising:
a floor area,
at least one cabin equipment component with at least one second pivoting device, and
an adapter, connected by way of at least one first pivoting device to the at least one second pivoting device, the adaptor including:
a retaining body with an upper edge, a lower edge, a height and a width, taken up by a pivoting edge and outer contours of the retaining body span a plane,
a receiving device for a vehicle attendant seat,
the at least one first pivoting device, the at least one first pivoting device arranged on the pivoting edge of the retaining body to form a hinge with the at least one second pivoting device, and
at least one first securing device,
wherein the receiving device is arranged on a surface of the retaining body, which surface extends parallel to the plane, for mechanically connecting the vehicle attendant seat with the retaining body and wherein the retaining body comprises an access opening with a closure means that is openable, said access opening is arranged in a region facing the lower edge of the retaining body in order to reach a stowage compartment in the vehicle attendant seat from a side of the retaining body which side is opposite the receiving device.

13. The cabin arrangement of claim 12 ,
further comprising a second securing device, arranged on the at least one cabin equipment component, and the second securing device is shaped so as to correspond to the at least one first securing device of the adapter,
wherein the at least one second pivoting device and the at least one second securing device are arranged in such a manner on the at least one cabin equipment component that the adapter in an in-use position closes an opening defined by the at least one cabin equipment component.

14. The cabin arrangement of claim 13 ,
wherein the opening is a through-opening.

15. The cabin arrangement of claim 13 ,
wherein the opening is associated with an inwards-directed offset of the at least one cabin equipment component.

16. The cabin arrangement of claim 12 ,
wherein the at least one cabin equipment component is selected from a group of cabin equipment components, with the group comprising:
a toilet module,
a galley module,
a stowage module,
a rest compartment module,
a stairway access,
a partition wall to a cockpit,
a shared space,
a prayer room,
a smokers' module,
an electronics module,
a service module,
a lavatory,
a dressing room,
a wardrobe,
a bar module,
a reception module, and
combinations thereof.

17. A vehicle, comprising:
at least one cabin arrangement including a floor area, at least one cabin equipment component with at least one second pivoting device and an adaptor, the adaptor connected by way of at least one first pivoting device to the at least one second pivoting device, the adaptor including:
a retaining body with an upper edge, a lower edge, a height and a width, taken up by a pivoting edge and outer contours of the retaining body span a plane,
a receiving device for a vehicle attendant seat, and
the at least one first pivoting device, the at least one first pivoting device arranged on the pivoting edge of the retaining body to form a hinge with the at least one second pivoting device,

wherein the receiving device is arranged on a surface of the retaining body, which surface extends parallel to the plane, for mechanically connecting the vehicle attendant seat with the retaining body and wherein the retaining body comprises an access opening with a closure means that is openable, said access opening is arranged in a region facing the lower edge of the retaining body in order to reach a stowage compartment in the vehicle attendant seat from a side of the retaining body which side is opposite the receiving device.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 , further comprising:
at least one first securing device of the adaptor, and
a second securing device, arranged on the at least one cabin equipment component, and the second securing device is shaped so as to correspond to the at least one first securing device,
wherein the at least one second pivoting device and the at least one second securing device are arranged in such a manner on the at least one cabin equipment component that the adapter in an in-use position closes an opening defined by the at least one cabin equipment component.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 ,
wherein the opening is a through-opening.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schliwa Ralf
• Strasdas Maria Theresia
• Jedraszczyk Jan-Ole

Classifications

• B64D11/0691

  specially adapted for cabin crew · 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

• B64D11/0689

  specially adapted for pilots · CPC title

• B64D11/0696 Primary

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