WO2023057776A1 - Siège de véhicule - Google Patents

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WO2023057776A1
WO2023057776A1 PCT/GB2022/052554 GB2022052554W WO2023057776A1 WO 2023057776 A1 WO2023057776 A1 WO 2023057776A1 GB 2022052554 W GB2022052554 W GB 2022052554W WO 2023057776 A1 WO2023057776 A1 WO 2023057776A1
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Luke Miles
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60N2/763—Arm-rests adjustable
    • B60N2/767—Angle adjustment
    • 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
    • B60N2/79—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests
    • 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
    • B60N2/79—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests
    • B60N2/793—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests for use as storage compartments
    • 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
    • B64D11/0606—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like

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  • the following disclosure relates to vehicle seating and, in particular, vehicle seats and rows thereof.
  • the seats and rows thereof may be employed in mass transit vehicles, particularly aircraft.
  • a vehicle seat comprising: a seat back; an armrest; and a side support element, which is moveable between: a stowed configuration, in which: the side support element is stowed against, or is stowed within the armrest, and at least one of the armrest and the side support element offers support to an arm of a vehicle user sitting in the vehicle seat; and a deployed configuration, in which: the side support element extends along a side of and outwardly from the seat back, generally in the same direction that the seat back faces, so as to offer support to the side of the user, and the armrest offers support to the arm of the user.
  • the following disclosure also provides, in a further aspect, a row of two or more vehicles seats according to any of the examples provided herein, in which all of the seats of the row face in the same direction, and adjacent seats within the row are connected to each other.
  • the following disclosure provides a vehicle comprising a row of seats according to any of the examples provided herein.
  • Figure lA is a perspective view of a vehicle seat according to a first illustrative embodiment, showing a side support element for the seat in a deployed configuration;
  • Figure IB is a further perspective view of the vehicle seat of Figure 1A taken from an opposite side of the seat, again showing the side support element in a deployed configuration;
  • Figure 1C is a further perspective view of the vehicle seat of Figures 1A and IB, showing the side support element in a stowed configuration;
  • Figure ID is a further perspective view of the vehicle seat of Figures 1A-1C, illustrating the relative dimensions and arrangement of various elements of the seat;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a row of seats having side support elements according to a further illustrative embodiment.
  • Figure 1 A is a perspective view of a vehicle seat 1 according to a first illustrative embodiment.
  • the seat 1 is configured for use in an aircraft. However, it may be configured for use in various other vehicle types.
  • the seat 1 may be configured for use in any of a variety of mass-transit vehicles, such as aircraft, buses, trains, ferries etc.
  • the seat 1 includes a seat back 100 and two armrests 30a, 30b (though this is not essential and, in other examples, only one armrest might be provided).
  • the seat 1 further includes two side support elements, though only one of the side support elements 10a (which is associated with armrest 30a) is visible in Figure 1A.
  • These side support elements 10 when deployed, offer support to the side of the body of a vehicle user, such as a passenger, who is sitting in the vehicle seat.
  • body is used herein in contradistinction to the word “head”; the side support elements are configured to support, for example, the sides of the user’s upper arms, or their shoulders.
  • a seat 1 shown in Figure 1A includes separate wings 40a, 40b for supporting the user’s head
  • the side support elements 10 could additionally function to support the user’s head, for example by being made particularly tall, for instance so that they extend substantially to the top of the seat back 100.
  • an element that supports only the head of the user such as each of the wings 40a, 40b shown in Figure 1A, is not a “side support element”, in the sense used herein.
  • the inventors consider that supporting a user in a side-leaning or rotated position is particularly ergonomic, providing significant comfort to the user sitting in the seat. This is in contrast to various attempts to increase user comfort by increasing the amount of leg room provided (e.g. by increasing pitch between rows of seats). Supporting a user in a side-leaning position may, for example, allow the user to change their posture, alleviating pressure of various parts of the body.
  • Figures 1A-1C show the side support element 10a associated with armrest 30a in a deployed configuration
  • Figure 1C shows the same side support element 10a in a stowed configuration.
  • the user is able to move the side support element between these configurations in accordance with his/her preferences.
  • the side support element 10a when a side support element 10 is in a deployed configuration, the side support element 10a extends along a side of and outwardly from the seat back 100.
  • side support element 10a extends along side 110 of the seat back 100. If the side support element associated with armrest 30b were moved to its deployed configuration, it would extend along the opposite side 120 of the seat back 100.
  • the armrests 30 and side support elements 10 are so-configured that, when a side support element 10 is in its deployed configuration, it is able to offer support to the side of the user, while its associated armrest 30 is able to offer support to an arm of the user.
  • armrest 30a in Figure 1C when one of the side support elements 10 is in a stowed configuration, it no longer offers support to the side of the user; however, its associated armrest 30 continues to offer support to an arm of the user.
  • a stowed configuration for a side support element 10 might be described as a low-profile configuration for the side support elements 10. Such a low-profile configuration may allow a vehicle user to move past the seat easily.
  • each side support element 10 is configured for pivoting movement relative to the seat back 100 between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration.
  • a deployment mechanism may be relatively easy to manufacture and/or may be relatively robust.
  • each side support element 10 is configured solely for pivoting movement relative to the seat back 100 about a single axis.
  • each armrest 30a, 30b is configured for pivoting movement relative to the seat back 100 between a stowed configuration (where it is, for example, generally horizontal) and a deployed configuration (where it is, for example, generally upright).
  • each armrest 30a, 30b is configured for pivoting movement about an axis that is parallel to a width direction of the seat back. Such an arrangement may be simple to construct and/or relatively compact.
  • each armrest 30a, 30b pivots about the same axis as its associated side support element 10.
  • Such an arrangement may be relatively robust. This is, however, by no means essential and hence, in other examples, each armrest 30a, 30b and its associated side support element 10 may pivot about respective, parallel axes; for instance, each armrest 30a, 30b might pivot about an axis located towards the rear of the associated armrest 30a, 30b (i.e. the end of the armrest nearest the seat back 100).
  • an armrest 30a, 30b and its associated side support element 10 may share a common pivotable coupling to the seat back 100. Such a coupling may be relatively easy to manufacture and/or may be relatively robust. Nevertheless, in other examples, each armrest 30a, 30b might have a separate pivotably coupling to its associated side support element 10. For example, each side support element 10 might be pivotably coupled to its associated armrest 30a, 30b, for instance towards the rear of the associated armrest 30a, 30b (i.e. the end of the armrest nearest the seat back 100). As another example, each side support element 10 might be pivotably coupled to the seat back at a different location to that which its associated armrest 30a, 30b is pivotably coupled.
  • the side support elements 10 be configured for pivoting movement.
  • the side support element(s) 10 may, for example, be configured to deploy slidably and/or telescopically from an associated armrest.
  • the side support elements 10 are stowed within their associated armrests 30 when they are in a stowed configuration.
  • a majority of, or substantially the entirety of each side support element 10 may be disposed within its associated armrest 30, when the side support element 10 is in a stowed configuration.
  • this is not essential and, in other examples, such as that shown in Figure 2, a side support element 10 may instead be configured such that, when it is in its stowed configuration, it is stowed against an associated armrest 30.
  • each armrest 30a, 30b comprises a door or hatch 31a, 31b in an upper portion thereof.
  • Each such door 31a, 31b can be opened by the user to provide access to the side support element 10 stowed within the armrest 30a, 30b in question, thereby allowing the user to move the side support element 10 to its deployed configuration.
  • the side support elements 10 may be neatly stowed away when not needed by the user.
  • by closing a door 31a, 31b inadvertent user interaction with a stowed side support element 10 may be avoided. For example, with seats having such doors 3 la, 3 lb, a user may be less likely to catch his/her clothing or fingers on a side support element 10 when stowed away.
  • each side support element 10 when stowed within its associated armrest 30a, 30b, is accessible from an upper portion of the armrest 30a, 30b.
  • Further examples of such constructions may not include a door or hatch 31a, 31b in an upper portion of the armrest 30a, 30b.
  • a small part of the side support element 10 might protrude from within its associated armrest 30a, 30b when the side support element is in a stowed configuration, e.g. to act like a handle for the user.
  • each armrest 30a, 30b may include an enlarged lower portion 32a, 32b to house the side support element 10.
  • the or each side support element 10 may include a cushioned portion on a supporting face Ila thereof, which (as is apparent from Figure 1A) is the face that offers support to the side of the user when the side support element 10 is in the deployed configuration.
  • the face 12a of the side support element 10 opposing the supporting face Ila may lack a cushioned portion.
  • Such a side support element 10 may be suitable where it is not intended that a user in a neighbouring seat would also make use of the side support element 10. Such an approach may be adopted even where the seat 1 is part of a row of seats.
  • every seat may be provided with a (single) side support element 10 that offers support to the right side of a user; or, as an alternative, every seat 1 may be provided with a (single) side support element 10 that offers support to the left side of a user.
  • the side support element 10 may further include a second cushioned portion on face 12a of the side support element 10 opposing the supporting face I la, which may thus be configured as a second, opposing supporting face.
  • a second cushioned portion on face 12a of the side support element 10 opposing the supporting face I la may thus be configured as a second, opposing supporting face.
  • the cushioned portion may, for example, include a fabric cover (for instance made of woven fabric, real or artificial leather or the like) that surrounds and encloses padding or stuffing material, such as a foam filling material or a densified fiber filling material.
  • a side support element may further include a backing structure that may, for example, be described as providing structural support to the cushioned portion(s).
  • a backing structure may therefore be substantially rigid, for instance being formed from hard plastic materials and/or may include a metal support frame.
  • the side support element(s) 10 may, in some embodiments, be described as being substantially rigid, for example so that the or each side support element 10 moves as a single rigid body. Hence (or otherwise), the or each side support element 10 may not include any hinges, joints or articulations.
  • Figure ID is a further perspective view of the vehicle seat 1 of Figures 1A-1C, illustrating the relative dimensions and arrangement of various elements of the seat 1.
  • the seat back 100 is elongate in a length direction, which is indicated by arrow 101.
  • each side support element 10 is also elongate in this length direction 101 and, moreover, extends a majority of the extent of the seat back 100 in this length direction 101.
  • a thus-configured side support element 10 provides a suitable level of side support to a user sitting in the seat 1.
  • each side support element 10 when in its deployed configuration, (and, in some cases, the height of the supporting face Ila, 11b of each side support element 10) may be at least 30cm, and in some cases may be at least 40cm, or at least 50cm.
  • the height of a side support element, or its supporting face is for example defined such that it is the longest dimension of the side support element or supporting face, as the case may be.
  • the thus-defined height of the side support elements 10 is parallel to the length direction 101, when the side support elements are deployed.
  • the height of the side support element 10 may be defined in a slightly different direction to the length direction 101 of the seatback 100.
  • each side support element 10 when in its deployed configuration, may be at least 10cm, and in some cases may be at least 20cm.
  • the width of a side support element is for example defined such that it is perpendicular to the longest dimension of the side support element, the height (and may, for example, be further defined such that it is perpendicular to the smallest dimension, the thickness).
  • seat 1 of the embodiment of Figures 1A-1D includes two side support elements, it should be understood that in other embodiments only one side support element 10 might be provided. Indeed, seats could be provided with any suitable number of side support elements. Hence, in some embodiments each armrest could be associated with more than one side support element. Nevertheless, in many cases one or two side supports for each seat will be appropriate.
  • FIG 2 is a perspective view of two rows 1000, 2000 of seats 1 according to a further illustrative embodiment.
  • each row 1000, 2000 includes three substantially identical seats 1 (i)-(iii), which all face in the same direction. It should however be understood that a row 1000, 2000 could include any appropriate number of seats; for example, other embodiments might include four or more seats.
  • such a row of seats 1000, 2000 may, in some examples, include a seat base, to which the seats 1 (i)-(iii) are attached.
  • the row of seats l(i)-(iii) may then be installed as a single module within a vehicle.
  • the seat base may, for example, include several connectors, which engage with corresponding features on the floor of a vehicle, during installation of the row.
  • each seat 1 has a simpler construction than the seat shown in Figures 1A-1D. Specifically, rather than each side support element 10 being stowed within the associated armrest 30, in the seats 1 shown in Figure 2 each side support element is merely stowed against the associated armrest 30. Nevertheless, it will be understood that seats with the more complex construction shown in Figures 1A-1D may be provided in rows in the manner shown in Figure 2 and described below.
  • each side support element 10 may, in its stowed configuration, offer support to an arm of the user sitting in the seat 1.
  • the associated armrest 30 may be configured such that it offers additional support to the user’s arm.
  • the armrest 30 may be configured such it offers support to the user’s arm when the side support element 10 is in its deployed configuration, but not when it is in its stowed configuration.
  • side support elements 10 that are stowed within their associates armrests 30 may also, in some embodiments, offer support an arm of a user in their stowed configurations.
  • a side support element 10 might include a portion that, when the side support element 10 is stowed, protrudes from an upper portion of the associated armrest 30.
  • neighbouring seats 1 within each row have a single armrest 30 disposed (and shared) between them. Furthermore, each armrest 30 is provided with only a single side support element 10. Hence (or otherwise), neighbouring seats 1 within a row have only a single side support element 10 between them.
  • each seat 1 might be provided with a respective pair of armrests, with neighbouring seats consequently being separated by two armrests 30.
  • each side support element 10 may not be designed to be shared between neighbouring seats 1. Rather, it may be intended that each user use only one of the two side support elements adjacent his/her seat. Hence (or otherwise), in particular embodiments, each side support element 10 may be asymmetrically configured (e.g. in terms of its shape, construction and/or mounting) relative to the two seats it is disposed between. An example of this is shown in Figure 2, where each side support element, in its deployed configuration, is located towards the right side of the associated armrest 30, closer to the seat to the right of the side support element 10. Such side support elements 10 may be configured to preferentially support the left side of a user, for example by providing a cushion portion on only the right side of each side support element 10.
  • the seats described above with reference to Figures 1A-1D and 2 may be configured for use in various vehicle types.
  • the seats may be used in mass-transit vehicles, such as aircraft, buses, trains, ferries etc.

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Un siège de véhicule est divulgué et comprend : un dossier de siège, un accoudoir et un élément de support latéral, qui est mobile entre : une configuration repliée et une configuration déployée. Dans la configuration repliée, l'élément de support latéral est rangé contre, ou est rangé à l'intérieur de l'accoudoir, et au moins l'un de l'accoudoir et de l'élément de support latéral offre un support à un bras d'un utilisateur de véhicule assis dans le siège de véhicule. Dans la configuration déployée, l'élément de support latéral s'étend le long d'un côté, et vers l'extérieur, du dossier de siège, généralement dans la même direction que les faces de dossier de siège, de façon à offrir un support au côté de l'utilisateur, et l'accoudoir offre un support au bras de l'utilisateur.
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