Passenger suite armrest assembly

A passenger suite for an aircraft having an approximately 45° oblique seating arrangement, comprising:

• a lie-flat seat;
• and
• an armrest assembly, the armrest assembly comprising:
• a support surface;
• a column fixedly connected to the support surface at a first non-square angle, the column extendable from a housing at a second non-square angle, the second non-square angle supplementary to the first non-square angle, the column fixed at the second non-square angle relative to the housing, wherein the support surface, the column, and the housing are associated with the seat and the housing is directly mounted to a floor of the passenger suite;
• and
• the support surface and the column movable as a whole with respect to the housing between a stowed position and a deployed position;
• wherein the support surface translates in a direction parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the column and the first and second non-square angles remain constant when the support surface moves between the stowed position and the deployed position;
• wherein when the support surface is in the stowed position, a front edge of the support surface is spaced a first distance from another seat such that ingress/egress of a passenger into and out of an interior of the passenger suite from an aisle adjacent the armrest assembly is facilitated and when the support surface is in the deployed position, the front edge of the support surface is spaced a second distance from the another seat such that ingress/egress of the passenger into and out of the interior of the passenger suite from the aisle adjacent the armrest assembly is impeded, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

A method for deploying an armrest for a lie-flat seat of a passenger suite of an aircraft having an approximately 45° oblique seating arrangement, comprising:

• positioning an armrest assembly adjacent a seat;
• and
• moving a support surface of the armrest assembly relative to a housing of the armrest assembly from a stowed position to a deployed position, the housing directly mounted to a floor of the passenger suite, wherein a column of the armrest assembly is fixedly connected to the support surface at a first non-square angle and the column is fixed at a second non-square angle relative to the housing, the second non-square angle supplementary to the first non-square angle, wherein a plane of the support surface remains horizontal when the support surface is in the stowed position, the deployed position, and when moving between the stowed position and the deployed position and wherein the support surface rises in elevation and extends forward when moving from the stowed position to the deployed position;
• wherein when the support surface is in the stowed position, a front edge of the support surface is spaced a first distance from another seat such that ingress/egress of a passenger into and out of an interior of the passenger suite from an aisle adjacent the armrest assembly is facilitated and when the support surface is in the deployed position, the front edge of the support surface is spaced a second distance from the another seat such that ingress/egress of the passenger into and out of the interior of the passenger suite from the aisle adjacent the armrest assembly is impeded, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.