IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,708,163
Granted Patent B2
US 11,708,163 · App. 17/062,050 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Static aircraft seat privacy panels

Inventors: Glenn A. Johnson (Rural Hall, NC); Mark B. Dowty (Rural Hall, NC); Jefferey M. McKee (Duvall, WA); Tracy Pence (King, NC); Michael M. Princip (Winston-Salem, NC)
Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
B64D11/0606B64D11/0602B64D11/0627B64D11/0641B64D11/0643B64D11/0696
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Patent No.
US 11,708,163
App. No.
17/062,050
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A static aircraft seat privacy panel may include a body. At least a portion of a surface of the body may be shaped to at least partially conform with at least a portion of an aircraft seat. A lower edge of the body may be configured to couple to a floor via a set of floor-mounted components. The set of floor-mounted components may be within the floor separate from a set of seat tracks of an aircraft seat compliant with 16G force requirements for aviation transport. An upper edge of the body may be configured to be offset a selected distance from a surface of one or more overhead structures of the aircraft cabin when the body is coupled to one or more structures positioned proximate to a ceiling of the aircraft cabin. The static aircraft seat privacy panel may be compliant with 9G force requirements for aviation transport.

Claims (29)

1. A passenger compartment, comprising:

an aircraft seat configured to couple to a floor of an aircraft cabin via a set of seat tracks; and

a static aircraft seat privacy panel, the static aircraft seat privacy panel comprising:

a body, at least a portion of a surface of the body being shaped to at least partially conform with at least a portion of the aircraft seat;

a lower edge of the body, the lower edge of the body configured to couple to the floor via a set of floor-mounted components, the lower edge positioned proximate to a surface of the floor when the body is coupled to the floor via the set of floor-mounted components, the set of floor-mounted components being positioned within the floor separate from the set of seat tracks of the aircraft seat; and

an upper edge of the body, the upper edge configured to be offset a selected distance from a surface of one or more overhead structures of the aircraft cabin when the body is coupled to one or more structures positioned proximate to a ceiling of the aircraft cabin,

the aircraft seat being compliant with 16G force requirements for aviation transport, the static aircraft seat privacy panel being compliant with 9G force requirements for aviation transport.

2. The passenger compartment of claim 1 , the lower edge configured to be flush with the surface of a floor of the aircraft cabin when the body is coupled to the floor via the set of floor-mounted components.

3. The passenger compartment of claim 1 , the one or more structures positioned proximate to the ceiling of the aircraft cabin being the one or more overhead structures of the aircraft cabin.

4. The passenger compartment of claim 1 , the one or more structures positioned proximate to the ceiling of the aircraft cabin including one or more ceiling-mounted components mounted to the ceiling of the aircraft cabin underneath the one or more overhead structures.

5. The passenger compartment of claim 1 , the static aircraft seat privacy panel further comprising a filler component configured to fit within a gap formed by the offset between the upper edge of the body and the surface of the one or more overhead structures.

6. The passenger compartment of claim 1 , the aircraft seat being able to actuate between at least one of a raised position, a bed position, or one or more lounge positions.

7. The passenger compartment of claim 6 , the at least the portion of the surface of the body being configured to conform to a portion of an aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is the raised position.

8. The passenger compartment of claim 6 , the at least the portion of the surface of the body being configured to conform to a portion of an aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is the bed position or the at least one lounge position.

9. The passenger compartment of claim 6 , the passenger compartment further comprising:

an ottoman, the ottoman configured to be stowed to allow access to the aircraft seat when the aircraft seat is in the raised position, the ottoman configured to be deployed for use when the aircraft seat is in the bed position.

10. The passenger compartment of claim 6 , the passenger compartment further comprising:

an auxiliary component positioned in front of the aircraft seat within the passenger compartment, the auxiliary component configured to be deployed when the aircraft seat is in the raised position, the auxiliary component configured to be stowed when the aircraft seat is in the bed position.

11. The passenger compartment of claim 6 , the passenger compartment further comprising:

an auxiliary component positioned behind the aircraft seat within the passenger compartment.

12. The passenger compartment of claim 11 , the auxiliary component configured to be stowed when the aircraft seat is in the raised position, the auxiliary component configured to be deployed when the aircraft seat is in the bed position.

13. The passenger compartment of claim 6 , the passenger compartment further comprising:

an auxiliary component including at least one of a storage compartment or a footrest.

14. The passenger compartment of claim 1 , the surface of the body being a first surface, the body including a second surface opposite the first surface, at least a portion of the second surface being shaped to at least partially conform with at least a portion of a second aircraft seat in an adjacent passenger compartment.

15. A static aircraft seat privacy panel, comprising:

a body, at least a portion of a surface of the body being shaped to at least partially conform with at least a portion of an aircraft seat, the aircraft seat configured to couple to a floor of an aircraft cabin via a set of seat tracks;

a lower edge of the body, the lower edge configured to couple to the floor via a set of floor-mounted components, the set of floor-mounted components being within the floor separate from the set of seat tracks of the aircraft seat; and

an upper edge of the body, the upper edge configured to be offset a selected distance from a surface of one or more overhead structures of the aircraft cabin when the body is coupled to one or more structures positioned proximate to a ceiling of the aircraft cabin,

the aircraft seat being compliant with 16G force requirements for aviation transport, the static aircraft seat privacy panel being compliant with 9G force requirements for aviation transport.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2020
From: JOHNSON, GLENN A.; DOWTY, MARK B.; MCKEE, JEFFEREY M.; PENCE, TRACY; PRINCIP, MICHAEL M.
To: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Reel/Frame 054448/0806 →
Continuity (1)
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