US 11,945,589 B2
Passenger seat canopy
Martin Klaus, Salzkotten (DE); Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Koblenz (DE); and Robert Schulten, Munster (DE)
Assigned to GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH, Lippstadt (DE)
Filed by Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH, Lippstadt (DE)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/713,563.
Claims priority of application No. 19186183 (EP), filed on Jul. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0009272 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0606 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0626 (2014.12); B64D 2011/0053 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A canopy configured to be mounted to a passenger seat of a passenger transport vehicle the canopy being foldable between a retracted storage configuration and an extended operational configuration;
wherein the canopy, in the operational configuration, forms a hood establishing a passenger's personal space below the canopy; and
wherein the canopy comprises:
a foldable upper sheet and a foldable lower sheet defining an internal space in between the two sheets when the canopy is in its operational configuration, wherein the foldable lower sheet is at least partly transparent or translucent and wherein the foldable upper sheet is substantially opaque; and
at least one functional device which is configured for modifying a physical characteristics of the personal space, wherein the at least one functional device includes:
a lighting device configured for lighting the personal space by emitting light into the internal space formed between the two sheets when the canopy is in its operational configuration.