Aircraft cabin arrangement optimised for the installation of seats for the flight crew
An aircraft cabin arrangement includes at least one cabin attendant seat, called a high-comfort seat, which can assume a stowed position, a sitting position and at least one rest position, and at least one furniture unit. The high-comfort seat is installed in a space provided in the furniture unit, or can extend at least partially into a space arranged in the furniture unit when said high-comfort seat is in the rest position.
1. An aircraft cabin arrangement comprising:
at least one high-comfort seat wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is movable between a stowed position, a sitting position and at least one rest position, and
at least one furniture unit,
wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is installed in a space provided in the at least one furniture unit, or can extend at least partially into the space arranged in the at least one furniture unit when said at least one high-comfort seat is in the rest position, wherein the at least one furniture unit comprises:
two foot-rests for of adjacent passenger seats, and
a standard cabin attendant seat that is movable between a stowed position and a sitting position, wherein the standard cabin attendant seat is positioned between two storage compartments such that the at least one high-comfort seat extends at least partially into the space in the at least one furniture unit between the two storage compartments when the at least one high-comfort seats in the at least one rest position and the standard cabin attendant seat is in the stowed position.
2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one furniture unit is chosen from one of the following units: a galley module, a sanitary module or a storage module.
3. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is physically separated from a passenger-dedicated area.
4. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the standard cabin attendant seat is fixed to a sanitary module, and wherein the furniture unit comprises:
the two foot-rests of the adjacent passenger seats,
the at least one high-comfort seat facing forward, and
the two storage compartments, one on either side of the at least one high-comfort seat.
5. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one furniture unit further comprises:
a retractable partition extending along an aisle to ensure a direct view in the sitting position, and
a curtain between a sanitary module and the at least one furniture unit on an aisle side to enable the at least one high-comfort seat to be isolated.
6. The arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a rest module, wherein the rest module comprises:
one forward partition and one aft partition to ensure isolation of the rest module,
the at least one high-comfort seat having two high-comfort seats positioned side by side,
one mobile partition providing separation from an aisle of the cabin, and
one mobile partition providing separation between the two high-comfort seats.
7. The arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a rest module, wherein the rest module comprises:
a forward partition and an aft partition to ensure isolation of the rest module,
the at least one high-comfort seat facing forward or aft, and
an auxiliary module mounted on an aisle side.
8. The arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the auxiliary module is chosen from one of the following modules: a sanitary module, a galley module, a storage compartment or a self-service module.
9. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is at least partially extendable into a space arranged in part of a galley module.
10. The arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a hybrid module, wherein the hybrid module comprises:
a first part incorporating a galley module, and
a second part incorporating two of the at least one high-comfort seat separated from one another by a partition or a curtain.
11. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one high-comfort seat comprises an extendable seat bottom, a back that can be inclined by up to 45 degrees relative to the vertical, a leg-rest, and a foot-rest that can be extended relative to the leg-rest.
12. An aircraft cabin arrangement comprising:
at least one high-comfort seat wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is movable between a stowed position, a sitting position and at least one rest position, and
at least one furniture unit, wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is installed in a space provided in the at least one furniture unit, or can extend at least partially into the space arranged in the at least one furniture unit when said at least one high-comfort seat is in the at least one rest position,
wherein the at least one furniture unit comprises:
a standard cabin attendant seat fixed to a sanitary module.
two foot-rests of adjacent passenger seats,
the at least one high-comfort seat facing forward, and
two storage compartments, one on either side of the at least one high-comfort seat such that the at least one high comfort seat extends at least partially into the space in the at least one furniture unit between the two storage compartments when the at least one high-comfort seat is in the at least one rest position and the standard cabin attendant seat is in the stowed position.
13. The arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one furniture unit can be further chosen from one of the following units: a galley module, or a storage module.
14. The arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one high-comfort seat is physically separated from a passenger-dedicated area and at least partially extendable into a space arranged in part of a galley module, and
wherein the at least one high comfort seat comprises an extendable seat bottom, a back that can be inclined by up to 45 degrees relative to the vertical, a leg-rest, and a foot-rest that can be extended relative to the leg-rest.
15. The arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the standard cabin attendant seat is movable between a stowed position and a sitting position, wherein the standard cabin attendant seat is positioned between the two storage compartments.
16. The arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one furniture unit further comprises:
a retractable partition extending along an aisle to ensure a direct view in the sitting position, and
a curtain between a sanitary module and the at least one furniture unit on an aisle side to enable the at least one high-comfort seat to be isolated.
17. The arrangement according to claim 12 , further comprising a rest module, wherein the rest module comprises:
one forward partition and one aft partition to ensure isolation of the rest module,
two of the at least one high-comfort seat positioned side by side,
one mobile partition providing separation from an aisle of the cabin, and
one mobile partition providing separation between the two high-comfort seats.
18. The arrangement according to claim 12 , further comprising a rest module, wherein the rest module comprises:
a forward partition and an aft partition to ensure isolation of the rest module,
the at least one high-comfort seat facing forward or aft, and
an auxiliary module mounted on an aisle side, and
wherein the auxiliary module is chosen from one of the following modules: a sanitary module, a galley module, a storage compartment or a self-service module.
19. The arrangement according to claim 12 , further comprising a hybrid module, wherein the hybrid module comprises:
a first part incorporating a galley module, and
a second part incorporating two of the at least one high-comfort seat separated from one another by a partition or a curtain.