Seating unit for transportation means, in particular for aircrafts
AssigneeOptimares S.P.A.
InventorsMassimo Berti, Andrea Giordano, Alessio Morstcani, Alessandro Braca
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AssigneeOptimares S.P.A.
InventorsMassimo Berti, Andrea Giordano, Alessio Morstcani, Alessandro Braca
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The present invention concerns a seating unit (1), in particular for aircrafts' economy class, comprising a substantially rigid fixed shell (4), a support structure (9), a backrest (2) and a seat (3), all contained within said shell (4), said seating unit (1) being characterized in that said backrest (2) and said seat (3) make a movement, substantially within said shell (4), between a retracted position, that is with said backrest (2) in a substantially vertical position and said seat (3) in a substantially horizontal position, and a slightly extended position, that is with said backrest (2) in a substantially slanted position and said seat (3) in a substantially slanted position, inclined downward.
Seating unit (1), in particular for aircrafts' economy class, comprising a substantially rigid fixed shell (4), a support structure (9), a backrest (2) and a seat (3), all contained within said shell (4), said seating unit (1) being characterized in that said backrest (2) and said seat (3) make a movement, substantially within said shell (4), between a retracted position, that is with said backrest (2) in a substantially vertical position and said seat (3) in a substantially horizontal position, and a slightly extended position, that is with said backrest (2) in a substantially slanted position and said seat (3) in a substantially slanted position, with the front part of said seat (3) inclined downward according to a forward direction.
System (10) of seating units (1) for transportation vehicles, particularly for economy class of airplanes, comprising at least two seating units (1) and a support structure (9), each seating unit (1) having a substantially rigid fixed shell (4), a backrest (2) and a seat (3) substantially contained within said shell (4), said seating system (10) of seating units (1) being characterized in that said shell (4) of each outer seating unit (1) of the system (10) has, laterally, an arm (48), extending substantially close to the resting plane of the system (10), and in that said support structure (9) comprises a first longitudinal lower element (92), extending all through the longitudinal extension of the system (10), and coupled with each arm (48), at least two feet (911), coupled with said first longitudinal upper element (92), and a second upper longitudinal element (93), substantially under said seat (3) of each seating unit (1), extending all through the longitudinal extension of the system (10), and coupled above each foot (911).
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