OWEED divan with fold-down backrest for egress and inflatable restraint for occupant protection

A passenger seating configuration for an aircraft including an emergency exit positioned in an exterior wall and over a wing of the aircraft, the passenger seating configuration comprising:

• a divan positioned against the exterior wall and facing inboard, the divan including two or more laterally adjacent seats, at least one of the seats positioned directly in front of the emergency exit and comprising:
• a lower frame assembly attachable to a floor;
• an upper frame assembly comprising:
• a seat pan subassembly movably attached to the lower frame assembly;
• and
• a backrest subassembly rotatably attached to the seat pan subassembly;
• and
• a lock assembly configured to lock at least one of rotational motion of the backrest subassembly relative to the seat pan subassembly, and motion of the seat pan subassembly relative to the lower frame assembly;
• wherein, in use:
• the backrest subassembly is configured to rotate between a first position in which the backrest subassembly is upright and a second position in which the backrest assembly overlays the seat pan subassembly;
• and
• the seat pan subassembly is configured to raise and lower relative to the lower frame assembly.

A divan including two or more laterally adjacent seats, at least one of the seats comprising:

• a lower frame assembly attachable to a floor;
• an upper frame assembly comprising:
• a seat pan subassembly movably attached to the lower frame assembly;
• and
• a backrest subassembly rotatably attached to the seat pan subassembly;
• and
• a lock assembly configured to lock at least one of rotational motion of the backrest subassembly relative to the seat pan subassembly, and motion of the seat pan subassembly relative to the lower frame assembly, the lock assembly comprising:
• a backrest lock subassembly comprising at least one lock mounted to one of the seat pan subassembly and the backrest subassembly, and at least one pin mounted to the other of the seat pan subassembly and the backrest subassembly, each lock configured to capture and release its respective pin;
• a seat pan lock subassembly comprising at least one lock mounted to one of the seat pan subassembly and the lower frame assembly, and at least one pin mounted to the other of the seat pan subassembly and the lower frame assembly, each lock configured to capture and release its respective pin;
• a first actuator positioned on and accessible from an inboard side of the divan;
• a second actuator positioned on an accessible from an outboard side of the divan;
• and
• cabling interconnecting each of the first and second actuators to each of the locks of each of the backrest lock subassembly and the seat pan lock subassembly;
• wherein, in use:
• the backrest subassembly is configured to rotate between a first position in which the backrest subassembly is upright and a second position in which the backrest assembly overlays the seat pan subassembly;
• and
• the seat pan subassembly is configured to raise and lower relative to the lower frame assembly.