US 12,291,351 B2
Deployable attendant seat aircraft cabin barrier
Darren Carl McIntosh, Mukilteo, WA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/336,167.
Prior Publication US 2024/0417102 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 45/0026 (2019.08) [B64D 11/0691 (2014.12)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft cabin barrier comprising:
a deployed attendant seat assembly located within a vestibule area of an aircraft cabin, said deployed attendant seat assembly comprising:
a deployed attendant seat;
a movable back panel having a movable back panel first side and a movable back panel second side, said movable back panel first side fixedly attached to the deployed attendant seat, said movable back panel configured to extend laterally from a movable back panel stowed position to a movable back panel deployed position;
an aircraft cabin first monument located within the vestibule area of the aircraft cabin, said aircraft cabin first monument comprising an aircraft cabin first monument wall positioned immediately adjacent to the movable back panel when the movable back panel is in the movable back panel stowed position;
an aircraft cabin second monument located within the vestibule area of the aircraft cabin, said aircraft cabin second monument positioned across an aircraft cabin aisle from the aircraft cabin first monument, said aircraft cabin second monument comprising a second aircraft cabin monument outer surface;
a track assembly, said track assembly comprising a track assembly first component and a track assembly second component, said track assembly first component fixedly attached to the aircraft cabin first monument wall, said track assembly second component fixedly attached to the movable back panel second side, said track assembly first component configured to movably engage with said track assembly second component;
wherein said track assembly is configured to movably attach the movable back panel to the aircraft cabin first monument wall, said track assembly further configured to control lateral movement of the movable back panel relative to the aircraft cabin first monument wall along a track path, said track path extending between the movable back panel stowed position and the movable back panel deployed position, said track path further comprising a track path initial position and a track path extended position; and
wherein said movable back panel comprises a movable back panel first leading vertical edge comprising a first mating component, said first mating component configured to mate with a second mating component in the movable back panel deployed position to form the aircraft cabin barrier, said second mating component positioned at the aircraft cabin second monument outer surface of aircraft cabin second monument, said aircraft cabin second monument outer surface located at a selected distance from and across an aircraft cabin aisle from the aircraft cabin first monument wall.