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US 2026/0307798 A1Published application
Aircraft seat unit and aircraft cabin layout
OwnerJames Byron Woodingtoninventor
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Abstract
An aircraft seat unit comprising a seat pan and an arm rest, wherein the arm rest is moveable from a first position, in which the arm rest is suitable for supporting the arm of a passenger sitting in the seat unit, and a second position, in which the arm rest is approximately co-planar with the seat pan, such that a further seating surface is provided.
Claims11
An aircraft cabin comprising a first row of at least one aircraft seat unit, and a second row of at least one aircraft seat unit,
- wherein each aircraft seat unit comprises a seat pan and an arm rest, wherein the arm rest is moveable from:
- a first position, in which the arm rest is suitable for supporting the arm of a passenger sitting in the seat unit;
- and
- a second position, in which the arm rest is approximately co-planar with the seat pan, such that a further seating surface is provided,
- wherein the each of the aircraft seat units is oriented at an angle of at least 45 degrees, to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin,
- wherein a pitch between the aircraft seat unit of the first row and the aircraft seat unit of the second row is no more than 30 inches, and wherein the seat units comprise a shell, wherein a front side of the shell provides a fixed backrest portion for a passenger sitting in the seat unit, and a rear side of the shell provides a footrest portion for another aircraft seat unit.
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An aircraft seat unit comprising a seat pan and an arm rest, wherein the arm rest is moveable from:
- a first position, in which the arm rest is suitable for supporting the arm of a passenger sitting in the seat unit;
- and
- a second position, in which the arm rest is approximately co-planar with the seat pan, such that a further seating surface is provided,
- wherein the aircraft seat unit is configured to be oriented in an aircraft cabin at an angle of at least 45 degrees, to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin,
- and
- a pitch that is not more than 30 inches, wherein the seat unit comprise a shell, wherein a front side of the shell provides a fixed backrest portion for a passenger sitting in the seat unit, and a rear side of the shell provides a footrest portion for another aircraft seat unit.
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