AIRCRAFT PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH THREE-POINT SEAT BELT AND STRUCTURAL MOUNTED AIRBAG
An aircraft passenger restraint and protection system including an aircraft seat mounted at an oblique angle to a direction of forward travel, a multi-point seat belt associated with the aircraft seat, and a structural mounted airbag located forward of the aircraft seat.
1 . An aircraft passenger restraint and protection system, comprising:
an aircraft seat mounted at an oblique angle to a direction of forward travel;
a multi-point seat belt associated with the aircraft seat; and
a structural mounted airbag located forward of the aircraft seat.
2 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag is configured to deploy in response to a rapid deceleration event and cover an impact zone of a passenger's head and upper body.
3 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft seat is mounted at an angle from 1 to 90 degrees from a direction of forward travel.
4 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft seat is mounted at an angle from 15 to 45 degrees from a direction of forward travel.
5 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-point seat belt is a three-point seat belt having a lap belt and a shoulder belt.
6 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag is mounted within a partition wall located forward of the aircraft seat.
7 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag is a passive inflatable restraint triggered to deploy by a battery powered crash sensor configured to fire after a threshold of a dynamic impact is registered by a mechanical crash sensor unit.
8 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag inflates to cover portions of a partition wall directly forward of and to one side of the aircraft seat within head, hand, wrist, arm and elbow striking distance.
9 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag when inflated extends partway alongside the aircraft seat to prevent lateral head movement.
10 . The aircraft passenger restraint and protection system according to claim 1 , wherein the airbag is configured to deflate after impact to allow unencumbered egress from the aircraft seat.
11 . An aircraft passenger suite, comprising:
an aircraft seat mounted within the aircraft passenger suite at an oblique angle to a direction of forward travel;
a multi-point seat belt associated with the aircraft seat; and
an airbag mounted within a structure forward of the aircraft seat.
12 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the aircraft seat is mounted at an angle from 1 to 90 degrees from a direction of forward travel.
13 . The aircraft passenger suite of claim 11 , wherein the aircraft seat is mounted at an angle from 15 to 45 degrees from a direction of forward travel.
14 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the multi-point seat belt is a three-point seat belt having a lap belt and a shoulder belt.
15 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the structure is a static partition wall defining a forward boundary of the aircraft passenger suite.
16 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the airbag is a passive inflatable restraint triggered to deploy by a battery powered crash sensor configured to fire after a threshold of a dynamic impact is registered by a mechanical crash sensor unit.
17 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the airbag inflates to cover portions of a partition wall directly forward of and to one side of the aircraft seat within head, hand, wrist, arm and elbow striking distance.
18 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the airbag when inflated extends partway alongside the aircraft seat to prevent lateral head movement.
19 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , wherein the airbag is configured to deflate after impact to allow unencumbered egress from the aircraft seat.
20 . The aircraft passenger suite according to claim 11 , further comprising a video monitor positioned directly forward of the aircraft seat, wherein the airbag is mounted within a partition wall to one side of the video monitor.