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US20050200186A1
US20050200186A1 US11/079,607 US7960705A US2005200186A1 US 20050200186 A1 US20050200186 A1 US 20050200186A1 US 7960705 A US7960705 A US 7960705A US 2005200186 A1 US2005200186 A1 US 2005200186A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0639—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with features for adjustment or converting of seats
    • B64D11/064—Adjustable inclination or position of seats
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/30—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
    • B60N2/3038—Cushion movements
    • B60N2/304—Cushion movements by rotation only
    • B60N2/3045—Cushion movements by rotation only about transversal axis
    • B60N2/3047—Cushion movements by rotation only about transversal axis the cushion being hinged at the back-rest
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/75—Arm-rests
    • B60N2/753—Arm-rests movable to an inoperative position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0646—Seats characterised by special features of stationary arms, foot or head rests

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  • the present invention relates to a folding seat, particularly for a passenger cabin of an aircraft.
  • the present invention relates to a folding seat for an aircraft, a seat group for a vehicle, an aircraft having a respective folding seat, as well as a method for guiding passengers to a seat of an aircraft.
  • Conventional passenger seats for aircraft have a support frame with a seat area, which is fixedly disposed thereon, and a backrest, which is disposed in the region of the back edge of the seat area.
  • the passenger seats preferably, form rows of seats, wherein two or more adjacently disposed passenger-seats or seats may be combined into a seat group, which is supported by a common support frame.
  • an armrest is arranged at each side of a seat.
  • the seat groups are provided as stiff units for the installation in the passenger cabins of the aircraft. In this respect, according to the requirements of the airlines, varying configurations may result, a highest possible capacity of seats being primarily aspired.
  • a passenger cabin having a great number of seats is that, due to the narrow longitudinal corridors of the cabin, also referred to as traffic area, between the rows of seats, the entrance and exit of the passengers require a high amount of time. Stagnation may particularly arise, if, in order to store their hand luggage in compartments above the seats, for example, the passengers remain standing in the corridor, whereby this will be blocked.
  • the cabin corridors are too narrow to allow for a passage of two air passengers one besides the other. Particularly, a space between the rows of seats is difficult to access during cleaning works as well.
  • the ground time between consecutive flights of an aircraft is of essential importance for the profitability of a commercial aircraft. Therefore, it is necessary that also in case of a high occupancy of seats in the passenger cabin, the traffic area be designed in such a way that a fast entrance and exit of the passengers is allowed for, and the amount of time for necessary ground works is minimized.
  • a folding seat for an aircraft comprising a backrest, a seat area and an armrest.
  • the seat area may be pivotable.
  • the armrest may be pivotable downwards.
  • This may allow for an increase of the traffic area, i.e. the areas in the passenger cabin of an aircraft, where the persons may move, particularly during entering and leaving the aircraft.
  • a passenger may step between two adjacent rows of seats and thereby empty the corridor so that further passengers may go to their seats.
  • This may be made possible in that both, the seat area is pivoted away, and the armrest of the seat may be pivoted away so that there remains still enough space for a person to stand between two consecutively disposed seats.
  • a traffic area of an aircraft may be increased, particularly during a rest on the ground.
  • a pivoting of the seat area against the backrest may cause a downwards pivoting of the armrest.
  • This folding seat may allow, for example, a simple handling, because by means of pivoting or folding of the seat area upwards against the backrest of the seat, the armrest automatically may be pivoted downwards, whereby a simple access to the space between successive seats is allowed for.
  • the seat area and the armrest may be coupled in a force-closed manner.
  • a handling may be simplified in such a way that only one single hand grip is necessary for pivoting seat area and armrest. This may be desired, particularly during cleaning works.
  • the seat area and the armrest may be coupled by means of at least one coupling element.
  • the folding seat may be adapted to be disposed at a corridor in an aircraft.
  • the folding seat may, for example, be the corridor seat of a seat group having two, three or several seats. Thereby, the traffic area of the corridor between consecutive rows of seats may be enlarged, in which persons, for example, may step between rows of seats in order to store pieces of luggage.
  • a seat group for a vehicle wherein an armrest and a seat area of a seat may be pivotable.
  • the vehicle may, for example, be an aircraft.
  • having two seats on each respective side of the corridor, particularly that respective seat of the seat group, which is adjacent to the corridor, may be provided with a pivotable seat area and a pivotable armrest.
  • the traffic area of the aircraft may be enlarged, whereby it may be accelerated for passengers to get on and of the aircraft.
  • This may also attribute to a decrease in a time, which is necessary for cleaning the aircraft.
  • a “turn around”-time of an aircraft may be decreased.
  • an aircraft which has a folding seat according to the present invention or a seat group according to the present invention.
  • Such an aircraft may have a reduced “turn around”-time.
  • a corridor between adjacent rows of seats may, for example, be designed to be very narrow, because for the passengers to get on and for the passengers to get off, the respective seat areas and armrests at the corridor side may be pivoted away, whereby the total traffic area of the aircraft is increased again.
  • a method for leading passengers to a seat of an aircraft is presented.
  • a method of loading or unloading of the aircraft is concerned, i.e. a method to allow for the boarding of passengers to or the deboarding of passengers from an aircraft.
  • the seat areas and armrests of seats or rows of seats which are disposed in the respective way may be folded upwards or folded away, respectively, whereby a traffic area of the aircraft may be increased.
  • FIG. 1 shows a three dimensional side view of a first embodiment of a folding seat of an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a further three dimensional side view of a second embodiment of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a further three dimensional side view of a third embodiment of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further three dimensional view of a fourth embodiment of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further schematical three dimensional side view of a fifth embodiment of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further schematical three dimensional side view of a sixth embodiment of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 shows a further schematical three dimensional side view of a seventh embodiment of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 shows a schematical three dimensional view of a embodiment of a row of seats, according to an embodiment example of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematical three dimensional side view of a folding seat for an aircraft, according to the present invention.
  • the seat or folding seat respectively, comprises a seat area 2 , as well as a backrest 4 .
  • an armrest 6 is shown, which, with respect to the direction of the seat, is situated at the left side of the seat.
  • another armrest 6 having substantially the same construction, may be provided in mirror-inverted manner at the right side, with respect to the direction of the seat.
  • an armrest of a seat area, facing the corridor is coupled to the seat area and is downwards pivotable, when the seat area is pivoted upwards.
  • the seat is positioned at a support structure 10 , on which the seat area 2 as well as the backrest 4 are positioned.
  • a support element 3 is further provided, at which, for example, an axis 12 , as well as an axis 14 is provided.
  • the axis 12 may be the pivot axis of the seat area 2 and the backrest 4 .
  • there may also be provided a separate pivot axis for the seat area 2 in order to allow for an upward movement of the seat area against the backrest 4 .
  • the seat area 2 is folded against the backrest 4 of the seat, either about the axis 12 or about the respective other axis, which is not shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the reference numeral 8 refers to a lower side of the seat area 2 .
  • the seat area 2 may be provided with a structurally reinforced seat cushion.
  • the armrest 6 may be pivoted, by approximately 90 degrees, about the axis 14 inverse to the arrow direction, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the stops 18 are provided at the support element 3 .
  • the seat area 2 may be folded upwards against the backrest 4 , as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1 .
  • the armrest 6 which, when the seat is disposed in an aircraft, is preferred to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the aircraft, when the seat area 2 is in seating position, may be folded upwards or may be disposed in the position shown in FIG. 1 , respectively.
  • the seat area 2 is fixedly connected to a lever 20 , which is rotatable about the rotational axis 12 .
  • the point 26 is connected to a point 28 , and to the armrest 6 .
  • the point 28 is disposed at the armrest 6 behind the rotational axis 14 , when viewed in the direction of the seat.
  • the points 26 and 28 may be swivel joints, by means of which the coupling rod 24 is connected to the armrest 6 and to the lever 20 .
  • This displacement takes place along a circular trajectory about the axis 12 .
  • This circular trajectory is defined by means of the lever 20 .
  • the coupling rod 24 Due to this displacement, by the coupling rod 24 , the armrest 6 is turned about the rotational axis 14 in such a way that the armrest 6 is folded downwards.
  • the armrest 6 is pivoted away downwards, in a counterclockwise way, by about 90 degrees out of the position shown in FIG. 1 , so that it substantially presents a lateral extension of the backrest 4 .
  • the dimensions of the seat, when viewed in the direction of the seat, are substantially reduced, whereby, for example, if the seat is disposed as a seat of a row of seats of an aircraft, an enlarged traffic region for access to further seats of the same row of seats is provided now.
  • a traffic area of an adjacent corridor may be enlarged, because a person may, for example, enter the space which is emptied by the seat area 2 and the armrest 6 , and may, for example, deposit luggage in compartments above or below the seats. In this manner, it is enabled that, although a person is depositing luggage in a compartment, further persons may use the corridor of the aircraft, for example, to reach their seats.
  • the reference numeral 22 shown in FIG. 1 refers to a damping element as, for example, a gas pressure spring.
  • a damping element as, for example, a gas pressure spring.
  • the damping element 22 is disposed between the point 26 and the support element 3 .
  • the damping element 22 may, for example, also be disposed between an arbitrary point at the lever 20 and the support structure 10 .
  • the armrest 6 By the coupling the armrest 6 to the seat area 2 , it is, for example, achieved that the armrest 6 is folded downwards, when a lifting of the seat area 2 takes place, or that the seat area 2 is folded upwards, when a downwards folding of the armrest 6 takes place, respectively.
  • This allows for a one-hand operation of the seat, i.e. a one-hand folding of the armrest 6 , and the seat area 2 .
  • FIG. 2 shows a further three dimensional side view of a second embodiment of a folding seat, according to the present invention, which is preferably adapted to be disposed in an aircraft.
  • a pivoting lever 32 is provided, which is rotatable about the rotational axis 12 .
  • one side of the pivoting lever 32 is connected with the damping element 22 .
  • the point 34 may be provided with a swivel joint.
  • another side of the pivoting lever 32 is connected with a coupling rod 30 .
  • the point 36 may be provided with a swivel joint.
  • the coupling rod is connected with the armrest 6 .
  • the point 38 may be provided with a swivel joint. When seen in the direction of the seat, the point 38 is positioned in front of a center of rotation of the armrest 6 , i.e. in front of the rotational axis 14 of the armrest 6 . If the seat area 2 , by means of the lower arrow shown in FIG. 2 , is now folded against the backrest 4 , point 34 performs a clockwise rotation about the rotational axis 12 . By means of the coupling of the points 38 and 36 , the armrest 6 will be folded downwards, when an upwards folding of the seat area 2 takes place. This is shown in FIG. 2 by means of the upper arrow. Contrary to the arrangement shown in FIG.
  • the lower end of the coupling rod 30 is disposed at the point 36 behind the rotational axis 12 of the seat area 2 .
  • the pivoting lever 32 the front end of which receives the damping element 22 , is extended behind the seat areas of the rotational axis 12 .
  • the cross-over effect of this coupling is the same, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • a lifting of the seat area 2 causes a downwards folding of the armrest 6 .
  • a downwards folding of the armrest 6 causes a lifting of the seat area 2 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a further three dimensional side view of a third embodiment of a folding seat according to the present invention.
  • seat area 2 and armrest 6 are connected via a set of bevel gears 42 , 46 , 48 and 50 .
  • the bevel gears 46 and 48 are connected by means of a shaft 44 .
  • the bevel gear 42 is coupled to the rotational axis 12 of the seat area 2
  • the bevel gear 50 is coupled to the rotational axis 14 of the armrest 6 .
  • a rotational movement of the seat area 2 about the rotational axis 12 causes a clockwise rotation of the bevel gear 42 .
  • This rotation is transferred to the bevel gear 46 and from the bevel gear 46 is transferred via the shaft 44 to the bevel gear 48 , which in turn transfers this rotation into a counterclockwise rotation of the bevel gear 50 .
  • the bevel gears 42 and 50 are coupled with the respective rotational axes 12 and 14 , an upwards folding of the seat area 2 accordingly causes a downwards folding of the armrest 6 and vice versa.
  • the reversal of rotational direction shown by means of the arrows in FIG.
  • Such a coupling by means of bevel gears may couple rotational axes of armrests and seat areas, where an enlarged distance between the rotational axes 12 and 14 is required.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further schematic three dimensional side view of a fourth embodiment of a folding seat according to the present invention.
  • the seat area 2 and the armrest 6 are coupled by means of a transmission chain 24 , being effective in a cross-over way, which cooperates with respective chain wheels 62 and 64 on den rotational axes 12 and 14 .
  • a movement of the armrest 6 and the seat area 2 is damped by means of the damping element 22 , which, by means of a lever, is coupled to the rotational axis 12 .
  • the damping element 22 is connected to the lever 60 .
  • the point 34 may for example be provided with a swivel joint.
  • Corresponding transmission chains 24 which allow for a motion-inverting guiding of transmission in form of an eight are, for example, known from drives of stair-elevators for carriage of handicapped. Such transmission chains allow for an inversion about all three spatial axes.
  • a transmission chain 64 comprises, for example, a steel cable guided by a hollow rail onto which plastic spheres are provided in regular divisional intervals.
  • these plastic spheres provide for the necessary form fit or force closure, respectively.
  • the coupling shown in FIG. 4 on account of sliding properties of the spheres, for which, for example, self-smearing plastic material may be used, only needs a minimal smearing and therefore needs to be serviced only to a minor extent.
  • guiding rails may be provided (not shown in FIG. 4 ), which at the same time may serve to secure a tension in the transmission chain 64 .
  • FIG. 5 shows a further schematic three dimensional side view of a folding seat according to a preferred fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • the rotational axes 12 and 14 of the armrest 6 and of the seat area 2 are provided with pinions 70 and 72 of equal size, which roll off against each other.
  • pinions 70 and 72 of different size may be used in order to realize, for example, different rotational angles of the seat area 2 and the armrest 6 .
  • FIG. 6 shows a further schematic three dimensional side view of a sixth embodiment of a folding seat according to the present invention.
  • further pinions 84 and 86 are provided at auxiliary axes 80 and 82 between the pinion 90 at the axis 14 and the pinion 88 at the axis 12 .
  • the pinions 84 , 86 , 88 and 90 roll off against each other, respectively, whereby a rotational movement of the axis 12 is turned into an inverse rotational movement of the axis 14 .
  • a greater distance may be realized between the rotational axes 12 and 14 than is possible for example in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 7 shows a further schematic three dimensional side view of a seventh embodiment of a seat according to the present invention. Similar to the arrangement shown in FIG. 5 , the arrangement shown in FIG. 7 comprises two pinions 92 and 94 at the axes 12 and 14 . However, in order to couple the pinion 94 to the armrest 6 , a connecting link 98 is provided, which possesses an elongated hole 100 , into which a pin 96 at the pinion 94 engages. The pinion or gear 94 turns freely on the rotational axis 14 and is not coupled to the rotational axis 14 . The pinion 92 is coupled with the rotational axis 12 .
  • the connecting link 98 is fixedly disposed at the rotational axis 14 and coupled to the armrest 6 in this manner.
  • the provision of the connecting link 98 allows the armrest 6 to be pivoted upwards by 90 degrees, when the seat area 2 is folded downwards.
  • the pinion 92 which is connected to the rotational axis 12 rolles off the pinion 94 , and the pin 96 , during the movement, as soon as it reaches one end of the elongated hole 100 , takes along the connecting link 98 together with the armrest 6 , whereby during upwards folding of the seat area 2 the armrest 6 is folded away downwards.
  • this also allows for a course of the movement without a dead point.
  • the arrangement shown in FIG. 7 allows an air passenger to fold down the seat area, in order to take seat, and that the armrest is folded out of the vertically downwards directed rest position into the horizontal working position. When the armrest is not needed, it may be folded away upwards.
  • a friction brake may be provided between the connecting link 98 and the pinion 94 .
  • FIG. 8 shows a simplified three dimensional view of a row of seats according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the row of seats has three single seats 110 , 112 and 114 , the row of seats having stiff armrests 116 .
  • the armrest 6 being close to the corridor 130 of the aircraft is coupled to the seat area 2 in such a way that, during an upwards folding of the seat area 2 , the armrest 6 may be pivoted away downwards.
  • the seat area 2 and the armrest 6 are not rigidly coupled. I.e., an upwards folding of the seat area 2 , as shown in FIG.
  • recesses 18 are provided, which are for example adapted to the contour of the support structure 10 .
  • a lower side of the seat area 2 may, for example, be referred to as seat-box 120 .
  • the seat area 2 may, for example, be biased by means of a spring so that the seat area 2 is automatically folded against the seatback 4 , when a person rises up from the seat area 2 .
  • the armrest 6 is then automatically folded away downwards, into the vertical rest position.
  • the armrests may each possess a mechanics as shown in the FIGS. 1 to 7 .

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