Passenger seating with multi-mode privacy door
AssigneeThompson Aero Seating Limited
InventorAaron Robinson
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Abstract
Passenger seating comprises rows of seats with a door assembly at the end of each row for improving a seat occupant's privacy. The door assembly includes a door that slides into and out of a base in a primary mode of operation, and which supports a secondary mode of opening. The secondary mode may involve pivoting on hinges. A latch is provided to prevent the door from being opened routinely in the secondary mode. The door assembly is also capable of retracting with respect to the adjacent seat to improve access.
Claims20
Passenger seating comprising at least one seat and a door assembly, said door assembly comprising a base portion and a door, said door assembly being operable in a primary mode in which said door is movable with respect to the base portion between an open state in which a gap is defined to provide access to said at least one seat, and a closed state in which said door closes said gap, and
- wherein said base portion and said door are movable with respect to said seat between a normal state and an access state, said gap being wider in said access state than in a normal state and an access state,
- and wherein said gap has a width and, when said base portion and said door are in said access state and said door is in the open state, the width of said gap is greater than the width of said gap when said base portion and said door are in said normal state and said door is in the open state.
Passenger seating comprising at least one seat and at least one respective door assembly, said door assembly comprising a base portion and a door that, in a primary mode of operation, is slidable with respect to the base portion between an open state and a closed state, and wherein said door is configured to support a second mode of opening out of said closed state that is different from said primary mode, said door being configured to support said second mode by being formed in first and second parts that are pivotably coupled together at a substantially vertical pivot joint that is exposed from said base portion when said door is in said closed state, said first and second parts being pivotable with respect to each other at said joint about a substantially vertical axis, and wherein the or each door assembly includes a locking mechanism for selectively locking the respective door in its open state, and wherein said locking mechanism includes a user operable latch mechanism that is operable to selectively retain the respective door in its open state, and a respective latch operating mechanism including a user control for controlling operation of said latch mechanism.
Passenger seating comprising at least one seat and at least one respective door assembly, said the respective door assembly comprising a base portion and a door that, in a primary mode of operation, is slidable with respect to the base portion between an open state and a closed state, wherein said door is configured to support a second mode of opening by being shaped to define a hatchway that is exposed from the base portion when the door is in the closed state and is dimensioned to allow a person to pass therethrough, the door further including means for closing said hatchway.
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