US 12,214,885 B2
Controlling movement of a table in an aircraft passenger suite
Richard W. Harris, Wales (GB)
Assigned to Safran Seats GB Limited, Cwmbran (GB)
Appl. No. 17/784,380
Filed by Safran Seats GB Limited, Wales (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/053213
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/123748, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1918521 (GB), filed on Dec. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0046054 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0605 (2014.12) [B60N 3/002 (2013.01); B64D 11/0606 (2014.12); B64D 11/0638 (2014.12)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft passenger suite comprising:
a console;
a table movably mounted to the console, the table being moveable relative to the console along a table path between a first position and a second position;
a controller for controlling electro-mechanical movement of the table along the table path, the controller comprising an initiation input for receiving an instruction to initiate electro-mechanical movement of the table; and
sensing equipment for sensing if any obstacle is present on the table path and providing, to the controller, an indication of whether or not any obstacle is present on the table path,
wherein the controller is configured to prevent electro-mechanical movement of the table along the table path if the controller receives an indication that an obstacle is present on the table path, and
wherein the sensing equipment is configured to sense if any obstacle is present on the table path without requiring contact between the table and the obstacle.