US 11,708,163 B2
Static aircraft seat privacy panels
Glenn A. Johnson, Rural Hall, NC (US); Mark B. Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US); Jefferey M. McKee, Duvall, WA (US); Tracy Pence, King, NC (US); and Michael M. Princip, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/62,050.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106043 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0606 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0602 (2014.12); B64D 11/0627 (2014.12); B64D 11/0641 (2014.12); B64D 11/0643 (2014.12); B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger compartment, comprising:
an aircraft seat configured to couple to a floor of an aircraft cabin via a set of seat tracks; and
a static aircraft seat privacy panel, the static aircraft seat privacy panel comprising:
a body, at least a portion of a surface of the body being shaped to at least partially conform with at least a portion of the aircraft seat;
a lower edge of the body, the lower edge of the body configured to couple to the floor via a set of floor-mounted components, the lower edge positioned proximate to a surface of the floor when the body is coupled to the floor via the set of floor-mounted components, the set of floor-mounted components being positioned within the floor separate from the set of seat tracks of the aircraft seat; and
an upper edge of the body, the upper edge configured to be offset a selected distance from a surface of one or more overhead structures of the aircraft cabin when the body is coupled to one or more structures positioned proximate to a ceiling of the aircraft cabin,
the aircraft seat being compliant with 16G force requirements for aviation transport, the static aircraft seat privacy panel being compliant with 9G force requirements for aviation transport.