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Granted Patent B2
US 10,919,631 · App. 16/588,515 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Aircraft with multiple doors and multiple zones

Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley (Huntington Beach, CA); Christopher Schuttera (Huntington Beach, CA); Scott Savian (Huntington Beach, CA); Eric Heimbach (Huntington Beach, CA)
Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
B64D11/00B64C1/143B64C1/1415B64C29/0016B64D11/0601B64D11/0636B64D11/0638B64D11/062B64D11/0689
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Patent No.
US 10,919,631
App. No.
16/588,515
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior, front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger zone, a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The cabin interior includes a pilot zone, a passenger zone positioned aft of the pilot zone, and a cargo zone positioned aft of the passenger zone. The pilot zone and the front row of seats are accessible and the back row and cargo zone are inaccessible from an exterior of the body when the aft door is in the closed position and the forward door is in the open position. The back row and cargo zone are accessible and the pilot zone and the front row of seats are inaccessible from the exterior of the body when the aft door is in the open position and the forward door is in the closed position.

Claims (32)

1. An aircraft comprising:

a body that defines a cabin interior, wherein the cabin interior includes a pilot zone, a passenger zone positioned aft of the pilot zone, and a cargo zone positioned aft of the passenger zone,

front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger zone,

a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and

an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the pilot zone and the front row of seats are accessible and the back row and cargo zone are inaccessible from an exterior of the body when the aft door is in the closed position and the forward door is in the open position, and wherein the back row and cargo zone are accessible and the pilot zone and the front row of seats are inaccessible from the exterior of the body when the aft door is in the open position and the forward door is in the closed position.

2. The aircraft of claim 1 wherein the body includes a side opening, wherein when the forward and aft doors are in the closed position, the forward and aft doors are positioned in the side opening, wherein the side opening includes a pilot zone access portion, a front row access portion, a back row access portion and a cargo zone access portion.

3. The aircraft of claim 2 wherein in the closed position, the forward door blocks access to the pilot zone access portion and the front row access portion, wherein in the closed position, the aft door blocks access to the back row access portion and the cargo zone access portion.

4. The aircraft of claim 3 wherein the forward door pivots in one of a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction, and wherein the aft door pivots in the other of the clockwise or the counter-clockwise direction.

5. The aircraft of claim 2 further comprising a divider member that separates the cargo zone from the passenger and pilot zones, wherein the divider member separates the passenger zone from the cargo zone such that a passenger in the passenger zone will not access the cargo zone when the aft door is in the closed position.

6. The aircraft of claim 1 wherein the cargo zone includes a shelf that is pivotable between a stowed and a deployed position, wherein when the shelf is in the deployed position the cargo zone is divided into upper and lower storage sections.

7. The aircraft of claim 6 wherein the divider member includes a ledge, and wherein in the deployed position the shelf rests on the ledge.

8. The aircraft of claim 4 wherein in the open position a protected area is defined between the forward and aft doors.

9. The aircraft of claim 1 wherein the aircraft is a vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

10. The aircraft of claim 1 wherein the front row includes a first front seat and a second front seat, wherein the first and second front seats are angled away from one another, wherein the first front seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a first acute angle with the longitudinal axis, wherein the second front seat is angled outwardly such that the second front seat forms a second acute angle with the longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second acute angles are approximately the same, wherein the back row includes a first back seat and a second back seat, wherein the first and second back seats are angled away from one another, wherein the first back seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a third acute angle with the longitudinal axis, wherein the second back seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a fourth acute angle with the longitudinal axis, and wherein the third and fourth acute angles are the approximately same.

11. The aircraft of claim 10 further comprising:

a front bench seat assembly that includes the first front seat and second front seat, wherein the front bench seat assembly includes a center portion that separates the first front seat from the second front seat, wherein the center portion includes a front edge and a rear edge, and wherein the front edge has a greater dimension than the rear edge, and

a back bench seat assembly positioned aft of the front bench seat assembly, wherein the back bench seat assembly includes the first back seat and second back seat, wherein the back bench seat assembly includes a center portion that separates the first back seat from the second back seat, wherein the center portion includes a front edge and a rear edge, and wherein the front edge has a greater dimension than the rear edge.

12. The aircraft of claim 11 wherein the center portion of the front bench seat assembly includes a drawer that is movable between an open and a closed position, wherein the drawer includes a front edge and a rear edge, and wherein the front edge has a greater dimension than the rear edge.

13. The aircraft of claim 11 wherein the center portion of the front bench seat assembly includes a cover that is movable between an open and a closed position, wherein the cover includes a front edge and a rear edge, and wherein the front edge has a greater dimension than the rear edge.

14. The aircraft of claim 12 wherein a first foot space is defined on a first side of the pilot zone, and wherein a second foot space is defined on a second side of the pilot zone.

15. An aircraft comprising:

a body that defines a cabin interior and includes a side opening, wherein the cabin interior includes a pilot zone, a passenger zone positioned aft of the pilot zone, and a cargo zone positioned aft of the passenger zone,

a divider member that separates the cargo zone and the passenger zone,

front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger zone,

a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and

an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the forward door pivots in one of a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction, and wherein the aft door pivots in the other of the clockwise or the counter-clockwise direction, wherein when the forward and aft doors are in the closed position, the forward and aft doors are positioned in the side opening, wherein the pilot zone and the front row of seats are accessible and the back row and cargo zone are inaccessible from an exterior of the body when the aft door is in the closed position and the forward door is in the open position, and wherein the back row and cargo zone are accessible and the pilot zone and the front row of seats are inaccessible from the exterior of the body when the aft door is in the open position and the forward door is in the closed position,

wherein the side opening includes a pilot zone access portion, a front row access portion, a back row access portion and a cargo zone access portion, wherein in the closed position, the forward door blocks access to the pilot zone access portion and the front row access portion, wherein in the closed position, the aft door blocks access to the back row access portion and the cargo hold access portion,

wherein the divider member separates the passenger zone from the cargo zone such that a passenger in the passenger zone will not access the cargo zone when the aft door is in the closed position,

wherein in the open position a protected area is defined between the forward and aft doors, and

wherein the aircraft is a vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

16. The aircraft of claim 15 wherein the cargo zone includes a shelf that is pivotable between a stowed and a deployed position, wherein when the shelf is in the deployed position the cargo zone is divided into upper and lower storage sections.

17. The aircraft of claim 16 wherein the divider member includes a ledge, and wherein in the deployed position the shelf rests on the ledge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2019
From: HEIMBACH, ERIC; SCHUTTERA, CHRISTOPHER; SAVIAN, SCOTT; SCOLEY, IAN GEOFFREY
To: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
Reel/Frame 050585/0582 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 16566652 · Sep 10, 2019
Continuation PCTUS2019049022 · Aug 30, 2019
Provisional Application 62751870 · Oct 29, 2018
Provisional Application 62751895 · Oct 29, 2018
Provisional Application 62751884 · Oct 29, 2018
Related Publication 20200130837A1 · Apr 30, 2020
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