Seat System and Cabin Area for Use in a Crew Escape System of a Space Transport Vehicle
AssigneeArianegroup SAS
InventorsAlex Plebuch, Marco Prampolini, Marco Wolf
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Abstract
A seat system for use in a crew escape system of a space transport vehicle comprises a seat having a backrest with a supporting surface. The seat is configured to be installed in a cabin area of the crew escape system so it can rotate about a first axis between a first position where the seat faces a first direction, and a second position where faces a second direction that is opposed to the first direction. The seat system further comprises a control unit configured to control a rotation of the seat at least between the first position and the second position in dependence on at least one signal which is indicative of a trajectory of the crew escape system.
Claims20
A seat system for use in a crew escape system of a space transport vehicle, the seat system comprising:
- a seat having a backrest with a supporting surface which, when the seat is used by a crew member, is suitable to support an upper body of the crew member, and being configured to be installed in a cabin area of the crew escape system so as to be rotatable about a first axis at least between a first position, wherein the supporting surface of the backrest faces a first direction, and a second position, wherein the supporting surface of the backrest faces a second direction, the second direction being opposed to the first direction;
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- a control unit configured to control a rotation of the seat at least between the first position and the second position in dependence on at least one signal that is indicative of a trajectory of the crew escape system.
A cabin area for use in a crew escape system of a space transport vehicle, the cabin area comprising at least one seat system, the seat system comprising:
- a seat having a backrest with a supporting surface which, when the seat is used by a crew member, is suitable to support an upper body of the crew member, and being configured to be installed in a cabin area of the crew escape system so as to be rotatable about a first axis at least between a first position, wherein the supporting surface of the backrest faces a first direction, and a second position, wherein the supporting surface of the backrest faces a second direction, the second direction being opposed to the first direction;
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- a control unit configured to control a rotation of the seat at least between the first position and the second position in dependence on at least one signal that is indicative of a trajectory of the crew escape system.
A method of operating a seat system for use in a crew escape system of a space transport vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a seat having a backrest with a supporting surface which, when the seat is used by a crew member, is suitable to support an upper body of the crew member, and being configured to be installed in a cabin area of the crew escape system so as to be rotatable about a first axis at least between a first position, wherein the supporting surface of the backrest faces a first direction, and a second position, wherein the supporting surface of the backrest faces a second direction, the second direction being opposed to the first direction;
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- controlling a rotation of the seat at least between the first position and the second position by a control unit in dependence on at least one signal which is indicative of a trajectory of the crew escape system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.