US 12,454,359 B2
Double bench seat for aircraft passengers
Alexandra Collins, Rochefort (FR); Mark Collins, Rochefort (FR); Jean-Baptiste Bruyère, Versoix (CH); and Matthias Doaré, Carouge (CH)
Assigned to AIRBUS ATLANTIC, Rochefort (FR)
Appl. No. 18/019,419
Filed by AIRBUS ATLANTIC, Rochefort (FR)
PCT Filed Aug. 3, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/071627
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 2, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/029105, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2008246 (FR), filed on Aug. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286655 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0641 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0601 (2014.12); B64D 11/0602 (2014.12); B64D 11/0606 (2014.12)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A double bench seat for a passenger of an aircraft having a sitting configuration and a lying configuration and comprising a substantially vertical shell surrounding two independent twin seats, wherein:
the two twin seats are oriented along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft,
the two twin seats each assume, independently of one another, at least one chair-like position and one bed-like position,
the two twin seats comprise a backrest and a seat,
in the bed-like position, the two twin seats are extended by an extension,
when the double bench seat is in the lying configuration, the two twin seats are in the bed-like position, arranged so as to be at the same height and to form a continuous horizontal surface with a width and length adapted to form a double bed that can accommodate two lying persons,
when the double bench seat is in the sitting configuration, the two twin seats are in the chair-like position, arranged so that their respective backrests are totally incorporated into the substantially vertical shell of the double bench seat, so as to form a continuous vertical wall, separate from an optional headrest, and thus to provide a common backrest for two seated persons, wherein the shell comprises two recesses made in such a way that the two recesses allow to totally incorporate the backrests, the two recesses each comprising an upper horizontal surface located at a height lower than an upper horizontal surface of the shell.