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GB2625979A - Passenger seating arrangements for an aircraft - Google Patents

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GB2625979A
GB2625979A GB2406037.8A GB202406037A GB2625979A GB 2625979 A GB2625979 A GB 2625979A GB 202406037 A GB202406037 A GB 202406037A GB 2625979 A GB2625979 A GB 2625979A
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Brady Chris
Hacker Mark
Mckeever John
Clucas Daniel
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Unum Aircraft Seating Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0601—Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0602—Seat modules, i.e. seat systems including furniture separate from the seat itself
    • B64D11/0604—Seat modules, i.e. seat systems including furniture separate from the seat itself including a bed, e.g. cocoon type passenger seat modules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0639—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with features for adjustment or converting of seats
    • B64D11/0641—Seats convertible into beds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0606—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like

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  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

A method is provided of arranging an aircraft interior dependent on whether the aircraft is a twin aisle or single aisle aircraft. A passenger seating arrangement is provided, dependent on whether the aircraft is twin or single aisle.

Claims (2)

  1. Claims
    1 A method of arranging an aircraft interior dependent on whether the aircraft is a twin aisle or single aisle aircraft, the method comprising: (i) providing a plurality of seat assemblies that are configurable between an upright (TTOL) configuration and a lie-flat bed configuration; (ii) determining whether the aircraft is a single aisle aircraft or a twin aisle aircraft; (iii) based on said determination; (a) in the event that the aircraft is a single aisle aircraft: securing the seat assemblies to the aircraft so as to form a single aisle layout comprising a first column of seat assemblies adjacent a first sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, each seat assembly facing outboard and being at an angle of from 34 to 46 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and a second column of seat assemblies adjacent a second sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboard and being at an angle of from 34 to 46 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; an aisle being provided between the first and second column of seat assemblies; (b) in the event that the aircraft is a twin aisle aircraft securing seat assemblies to the aircraft so as to form either: a first twin aisle seating layout (A) comprising: a first column of seat assemblies adjacent a first sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboards and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a second column of seat assemblies adjacent a second wall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboards and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a third column of seat assemblies adjacent the first column, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat assembly of the third column being at an angle of from 22 to 30 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and - 34 - a fourth column of seat assemblies adjacent the second column, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat assembly of the fourth column being at an angle of from 22 to 30 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; or a second twin aisle seating layout (B) comprising: a first column of seat assemblies adjacent a first sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboards and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a second column of seat assemblies adjacent a second wall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboards and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a third column of seats adjacent the first column, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat of the third column being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and a fourth column of seats adjacent the second column of seats, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat of the fourth column being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft.
  2. 2. A pair of aircraft comprising a first, single aisle aircraft and a second, twin aisle aircraft, wherein: the first aircraft comprises a first seating arrangement comprising a first column of seat assemblies adjacent an aisle and a first sidewall of the aircraft fuselage and a second column of seat assemblies adjacent the aisle and a second sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, a plurality of the seat assemblies being movable between an upright (TTOL) configuration and a lie-flat bed configuration, each seat assembly facing outboard at an angle of from 34 to 46 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and the second aircraft comprises a second seating arrangement, comprising: either a first twin aisle layout (A) comprising a first column of seat assemblies adjacent a first sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboard and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a second column of seat assemblies adjacent a second wall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboard and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, a third column of seat assemblies adjacent the first column, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat assembly of the third column being at an angle of from 22 to 30 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and a fourth column of seat assemblies adjacent the second column, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat assembly of the fourth column being at an angle of from 22 to 30 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, or a second twin aisle layout (B) comprising a first column of seat assemblies adjacent a first sidewall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboards and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a second column of seat assemblies adjacent a second wall of the aircraft fuselage, each installed seat assembly facing outboards and being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a third column of seats adjacent the first column, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat of the third column being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and a fourth column of seats adjacent the second column of seats, with an aisle therebetween, each installed seat of the fourth column being at an angle of from 34 to 38 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft. A method or a pair of aircraft according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein component parts of the seat assemblies for both the single aisle and twin aisle layouts are substantially identical in their structure and only vary in their orientation. A method or a pair of aircraft according to claim 3, wherein said component parts for each seat assembly comprises: a recline mechanism for transforming the seat between the upright (TTOL) and bed configuration; a back-rest for receiving the torso of a passenger in the upright and bed configurations; and a seat-pan for receiving the hips of a passenger in the upright configuration; and wherein the recline mechanism, back-rest and/or seat-pan are substantially identical in their structure in both the single and twin aisle layouts. A method or a pair of aircraft according to claim 3 or 4 wherein each of the seat assemblies is part of a seat unit, the seat unit also comprising a furniture assembly. A method or a pair of aircraft according to claim 5, wherein the furniture assembly comprises a table assembly, and wherein the table assembly is located forwards of a datum on the seat assembly by a first distance, and to one side of the datum on the seat assembly by a second distance, perpendicular to the first distance, and wherein the first and second distances are substantially identical for the seat units in both the single aisle and the twin aisle layouts. A method or a pair of aircraft according to any preceding claim, wherein in the single aisle layout the pitch between seat assemblies is from 32â to 41â . A method or a pair of aircraft according to any preceding claim, wherein in the first twin aisle layout the pitch between seat assemblies in the first and second columns is from 32 to 41â and the pitch between seat assemblies in the third and fourth columns is from 41 to 51â . A method or a pair of aircraft according to any preceding claim, wherein in the second twin aisle layout the pitch between seat assemblies in the first, second, third and fourth columns is from 32 to 41â . An aircraft, wherein the aircraft is the single aisle aircraft of claim 7 when dependent on claim 2, comprising seat assemblies arranged in the single aisle layout. An aircraft, wherein the aircraft is the twin aisle aircraft of claim 8 when dependent on claim 2, comprising seat assemblies arranged in the first twin aisle layout. - 37 - An aircraft, wherein the aircraft is the twin aisle aircraft of claim 9 when dependent on claim 2, comprising seat assemblies arranged in the second twin aisle layout. A method of offering aircraft seating comprising a plurality of seat units, each seat unit comprising a seat assembly and a furniture assembly, wherein the method comprises: offering a seat unit design in a single aisle layout, the seat unit design being suitable for installing the seat unit in an outboard facing herringbone; offering a seat unit design in a first twin aisle layout with the seat unit in (a) outer columns adj cent the sidewall at an outboard facing herringbone and (b) a centre column aligned with the axis of the aircraft in an inboard or outboard facing herringbone, the herringbone angle being lower for the centre column than that of the outer columns; or offering a seat unit design in a second twin aisle layout with the seat unit in (a) outer columns adjacent the sidewall at an outboard facing herringbone and (b) a centre column aligned with the axis of the aircraft at an inboard or outboard facing herringbone angle, the herringbone angle being the same as that of the outer columns. A method according to claim 13, wherein the seat unit designs for both the single aisle and twin aisle formations are based on the same seat assembly within the seat unit, said seat assembly comprising a plurality of features in common on both the narrow and twin aisle formations.
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EP3594122A1 (en) * 2011-10-28 2020-01-15 Safran Seats Aircraft seating configuration
WO2021032954A1 (en) * 2019-08-16 2021-02-25 Safran Seats GB Limited An aircraft cabin
US20210188442A1 (en) * 2019-12-18 2021-06-24 Adient Aerospace, Llc Seating arrangements
US20210276716A1 (en) * 2020-03-06 2021-09-09 Acumen Design Associates Ltd. Outboard facing herringbone seating arrangement

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3594122A1 (en) * 2011-10-28 2020-01-15 Safran Seats Aircraft seating configuration
WO2021032954A1 (en) * 2019-08-16 2021-02-25 Safran Seats GB Limited An aircraft cabin
US20210188442A1 (en) * 2019-12-18 2021-06-24 Adient Aerospace, Llc Seating arrangements
US20210276716A1 (en) * 2020-03-06 2021-09-09 Acumen Design Associates Ltd. Outboard facing herringbone seating arrangement

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