WO2011089580A2 - Configuration de soutien latéral - Google Patents

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WO2011089580A2
WO2011089580A2 PCT/IB2011/050307 IB2011050307W WO2011089580A2 WO 2011089580 A2 WO2011089580 A2 WO 2011089580A2 IB 2011050307 W IB2011050307 W IB 2011050307W WO 2011089580 A2 WO2011089580 A2 WO 2011089580A2
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side support
arrangement
support
seat
cushion
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James Dominic France
Glen Wilson Porter
Michael Bradley Robertson
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Air New Zealand Limited
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    • 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
    • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
    • B60N2/986—Side-rests
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/001—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of tables or trays
    • B60N3/002—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of tables or trays of trays
    • 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
    • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
    • B60N2/986—Side-rests
    • B60N2/99—Side-rests adjustable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/001—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of tables or trays
    • B60N3/002—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of tables or trays of trays
    • B60N3/004—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of tables or trays of trays of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest
    • 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
    • B64D11/062—Belts or other passenger restraint means for passenger seats
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2205/00—General mechanical or structural details
    • B60N2205/30—Seat or seat parts characterised by comprising plural parts or pieces

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  • the present invention relates to an improvement for a seating arrangement. More particularly but not exclusively it relates to a side support arrangement for use with a seating arrangement of a commercial passenger vehicle, and a seating arrangement comprising a side support arrangement.
  • This application shows a seating arrangement including at least three seats located adjacent each other and side by side.
  • Each of the seats include leg rest mechanisms, which can be individually reconfigured to provide a wide variety of intermediate and alternate configurations for passengers travelling as a group, such as a family with children, or couples.
  • figure 1 for an example of some of the various configurations of seating that is rendered possible.
  • a number of the configurations available to this seating arrangement result in one or more of the passengers sitting at least partially diagonally, with their backs against the armrest or the inside shell of the aircraft. It is anticipated that a passenger sitting such a position for a length of time would result in undesirable discomfort for the passenger.
  • the present invention broadly consists in a side support
  • said side support arrangement for a seating arrangement including at least one seat back and a seat pan, said side support arrangement comprising
  • a supporting position in which the support panel is disposed in a position for providing support to a passenger's back when said passenger is sitting at least partially laterally across the seat pan of a seat.
  • the planar support panel defines at least one major face.
  • the planar support panel defines a plurality of major faces.
  • the planar support panel is cushioned on at least one major face.
  • the planar support panel is cushioned on both major faces.
  • the support panel when the support panel is in its first position, it is disposed in a stowed position where it does not extend substantially into a passengers seating space.
  • the support panel when the support panel is in its first position, it is disposed in a fashion with a major face abutting a seat backrest.
  • the support panel when the support panel is stowed with its major face abutting a seat backrest, its cushioned surface is configured and adapted to form part of and align with the seat backrest outer surface.
  • the support panel when the support panel is in its first position, it is disposed in a fashion with a major face abutting a seat pan.
  • the support panel when the support panel is stowed with its major face abutting a seat backrest, its cushioned surface is configured and adapted to form part of and align with the seat pan outer surface.
  • the support panel is pivotally moveable between its first position and its supporting position.
  • the support panel is pivotally moveable between its first position and its supporting position on a pivoting mechanism.
  • the pivoting mechanism includes one or more pivoting arms.
  • the support panel is slidingly moveable between its first position and its supporting position.
  • the support panel is slidingly moveable between its first position and its supporting position in a telescopic fashion.
  • the support panel is both pivotally and slidingly moveable between its first position and its supporting position.
  • the planar support panel defines a slight curve for the purpose of increasing its ergonomic properties.
  • the planar support panel is adjustable to be used as an armrest to provide horizontal support for a passengers arm.
  • the support panel is movable forwardly of the back rest to provide support to a passenger.
  • the support panel is movable rearwardly of the seating arrangement to its support position for providing similar support to a passenger in a similar seating arrangement disposed behind the seating arrangement.
  • the present invention broadly consists in a seating arrangement comprising a side support arrangement as described above.
  • the present invention broadly consists in a seating arrangement comprising at least three or more seat units arranged adjacent each other and side by side to present two outer ends, said seating arrangement further including a side support arrangement as described above associated with each of the two outer seats, for providing side support to passengers at the outer ends.
  • the present invention broadly consists in a side support cushion suitable for use with a seating arrangement of a passenger vehicle, said side support cushion comprising
  • the cushion member includes a recess formation for receiving an armrest of a seat of a passenger vehicle, to allow the cushion to be located against and on the armrest.
  • the recess is shaped to be complementary to the shape of the armrest.
  • the recess is shaped to be complementary to the shape of the armrest, to allow the cushion member to be located against and/ or over and/ or engaged with the armrest in a complementary fashion, to provide a support surface for a passenger to lie against in a direction facing at least partially transversely to the direction that they would face when seated in the seat.
  • the recess is a V-shaped channel.
  • the recess is includes two flat orthogonally oriented surfaces.
  • the side support cushion includes a curved surface for location against an interior surface of a passenger vehicle.
  • the side support cushion provides reclining surface for a passenger when located against an interior surface of a passenger vehicle.
  • the reclining surface is operationally oriented at an angle of between vertical and 45 degrees to the vertical.
  • the side support cushion includes internal and/ or external reinforcing formations for increasing the rigidity of the cushion to provide more rigid support to a passenger.
  • the side support cushion includes engaging formations for rigidly engaging the side support cushion with a seating arrangement or other suitable structural member.
  • the present invention may be said to be a seat unit for a commercial passenger aircraft that comprises a row of at least two seats, each seat including a seat back and a seat pan, each seat in the row being contiguous an adjacent seat, wherein deployable from the seat back of at least one of the seats at the ends of the row is a secondary back rest that can move to be in a stowed position where it is incorporated with the back rest of the seat and a deployed condition where it is presented to allow a passenger in the row to face in the row wise direction and have their back supported by said secondary back rest in its deployed condition.
  • Figures la-c shows various seating configurations available to passengers
  • Figure 2 shows perspective view of a first embodiment of a side support arrangement that folds out from a seat back
  • Figure 3 shows a front elevation view of a second embodiment of a side support arrangement that slides out from a slot
  • Figure 4a, b & c shows a top perspective view of a third embodiment of a side support arrangement pivoting out from a seat back on a pivoting mechanism having two pivoting arms;
  • Figure 5 shows a front cutaway view of a first embodiment of a side support cushion in operation installed against the interior surface of an aircraft and over an armrest;
  • Figure 6 shows a front cutaway view of a second embodiment of a side support cushion in operation installed over an armrest
  • Figure 7 shows a front elevation view of a fourth embodiment of a side support arrangement that pivots out from a seat pan
  • Figure 8 shows a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a side support arrangement that pivots out from a seat back to form armrests.
  • a side support arrangement according to a first aspect of the invention is generally indicated by the numeral 100.
  • a side support arrangement 100 suitable for a seating arrangement 500 of a passenger vehicle such as an aircraft (not shown). It is envisaged that the seating arrangement 500 will include at least one seat back 510, a seat pan 520 and an armrest 530.
  • the side support arrangement 100 is for allowing a passenger's back to be supported against a relatively comfortable support surface 102 when the passenger is sitting facing at least partially transversely across the seat pan 520.
  • the side support arrangement 100 comprises a planar support panel 110 (which forms the surface against which a passengers back can be supported), and a moving mechanism 120.
  • the support panel 110 is preferably substantially planar in shape, but it is envisaged that it could include a slight two or three dimensional curve (not shown) in it to make it more comfortable for a passenger to lean back on as described above.
  • the moving mechanism 120 enables movement of the support panel 110 between a first position and a supporting position (both as shown in figure 2).
  • the support panel 110 In the supporting position, the support panel 110 is disposed in a position for providing support to a passenger's back when the passenger is sitting at least partially laterally or transversely across the seat pan of a seat (i.e. facing the adjacent seat alongside it).
  • the planar support panel 110 defines a pair of major faces 112, with a cushioned lining 114 on at least one major faces 112.
  • the support panel 110 could be cushioned on both major faces 112.
  • Mechanisms 120 are available for moving the support panel 110 between a first position and a supporting position. A number of embodiments are described below without intending to limit the number of embodiments available.
  • the support panel 110 in its first position is disposed in a stowed position (as shown in figure 3) where it does not intrude substantially into a passengers seating space, nor hinder normal activities of a passenger. It also does not provide other support as shown by the embodiments shown in figures 2, 4 and 7.
  • the support panel is received into and extends upwardly from a slot 130 under an armrest 530 or alongside the armrest 530. In this way the support panel 110 is not used at all in its stowed position, and does not hinder the passenger's passage to and from the seating arrangement 500.
  • the support panel 110 is stowed against a seat pan or a seat back when in its first position, with one of its a major faces 112 abutting a seat backrest or seat pan.
  • the moving mechanism 120 will allow the support panel 110 to move so that the cushioned support surface 102 on at least one of its major faces 112 is presented outwardly to form part of and align with the seat pan's 520 or seat back's 510 outer surface.
  • the support panel could have both major faces cushioned, and to present a cushioned support surface 102 on both major faces 112, to allow for an increased variety of uses and configurations.
  • the support panel 110 can be moved out from its first position by pivotal movement about an axis on a pivoting mechanism 140 including pivoting arms 142 (as shown in figures 4 a, b & c), or preferably about a pair of axes for a wide variety of movement and end configurations of its support position.
  • the axes can be aligned orthogonally to each other.
  • the support panel 110 can also be slidingly moveable to extend from itself in a telescopic fashion.
  • the support panel 110 when the support panel 110 is in its first position, it is disposed so that at least one of its major faces 112 is abutting a seat pan 520 or a seat back 510.
  • planar support panel 110 can also be configured to be used as an armrest at the side of a seat arrangement 500 to provide horizontal support for a passengers arm, as shown in figure 8.
  • the support panel is movable forwardly of the back rest 510 to provide support to a passenger using the seat arrangement 100, however this need not be the case. It is also envisaged that such a side support arrangement could extend rearwardly of the seating arrangement to provide support for a passenger using a similar seating arrangement 500 behind the seating arrangement 500 with which the side support arrangement 100 is associated (not shown) .
  • the invention comprises a seating arrangement 500 comprising a side support arrangement as described above.
  • the side support arrangement will be typically used in a seating arrangement 500 where three seats 540 are disposed alongside each other to present two outer ends.
  • the armrests 530 between the seats will be stowable in a position where they do not extend forward of the seat back 510, to provide a single lying space extending transversely across the direction in which passengers would be facing when seated in the seat 540.
  • a side support arrangement 100 as described above is associated with each of the two outer seats 540, for providing side support to passengers at the outer ends. In this way, passengers can face at least partially transversely while lying with their legs across the seat pans 520 of the three seats 540 and lean back onto the support panel 110 in its supporting opposition.
  • a side support cushion 200 suitable for use with a seating arrangement 500 of a passenger vehicle having at least one armrest 530,.
  • the side support cushion 200 comprises one or more cushion members 210,wherein the cushion members 210 include a recess formation 220 for receiving an armrest 530 of a seat 540.
  • cushion member 210 This allows the cushion member 210 to be located against and/ or over and/ or engaged with the armrest 530 in a complementary fashion, to provide a support surface 102 for a passenger to lie against in a direction facing at least partially transversely to the direction that they would face when seated in the seat 540.
  • the recess formation 220 is a V-shaped channel, including two flat orthogonally oriented surfaces 222 for abutment against the side and top of an armrest 530.
  • the side support cushion 200 includes a curved surface 230 for location against an interior surface 550 of a passenger vehicle.
  • the side support cushion 200 provides slightly reclining surface 240 for a passenger when located against an interior surface 550 of a passenger vehicle, or against an armrest 530.
  • the reclining surface 240 is operationally oriented at an angle of anywhere between vertical and 45 degrees to the vertical.
  • the side support cushion 200 can include internal or external reinforcing formations 260 (which can be metal, plastic or composite in nature) for increasing the rigidity of the cushion to provide more rigid support to a passenger. It is envisaged that side support cushion 200 can also include engaging formations 250 for rigidly engaging the side support cushion 200 to a seating arrangement 500 or other suitable structural member.
  • internal or external reinforcing formations 260 which can be metal, plastic or composite in nature
  • side support cushion 200 can also include engaging formations 250 for rigidly engaging the side support cushion 200 to a seating arrangement 500 or other suitable structural member.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une configuration de sièges comportant au moins trois sièges disposés en une rangée et adjacents les uns aux autres de façon à se trouver côte à côte et à présenter deux extrémités extérieures de ladite rangée, ladite configuration de sièges comprenant en outre une configuration de soutien latéral susceptible d'être déployée et associée à au moins un des sièges aux extrémités extérieures de ladite rangée pour assurer un soutien latéral à au moins un passager occupant la configuration de sièges, la configuration de soutien latéral étant susceptible d'être escamotée dans une écartée de sa position de soutien latéral.
PCT/IB2011/050307 2010-01-25 2011-01-25 Configuration de soutien latéral WO2011089580A2 (fr)

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