US 12,134,475 B2
Emergency passage door
Paul John Wills, Cwmbran (GB)
Assigned to SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED, Cwmbran (GB)
Appl. No. 17/771,451
Filed by Safran Seats GB Limited, Cwmbran (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/060176
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/084479, PCT Pub. Date May 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/927,411, filed on Oct. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396986 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); E05C 19/02 (2006.01); E05D 15/06 (2006.01); E05B 65/08 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0606 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0023 (2013.01); E05C 19/02 (2013.01); E05D 15/063 (2013.01); E05B 65/08 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/252 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/502 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger accommodation system, comprising:
a fixed wall forming a fixed part of a seating compartment;
a moveable door forming a moveable part of the seating compartment;
a slide track mounted to the fixed wall and defining a slide axis;
a carriage assembly slidably mountable to the slide track via one or more slide carriages to enable slidable movement of the carriage assembly along the slide axis, the carriage assembly comprising an elongated latching spigot, wherein the elongated latching spigot is elongated in a direction parallel to the slide axis; and
a door assembly configured to mount to the moveable door and mate with the carriage assembly to enable slidable movement of the moveable door with respect to the fixed wall, the door assembly comprising a latching block aligned with the slide axis and configured to selectively receive the latching spigot by at least:
responsive to a first opening force applied at the moveable door, retaining the latching spigot to enable the moveable door, the carriage assembly, and the door assembly to slide along the slide track; and
responsive to a second opening force applied at the moveable door, releasing the latching block to enable the latching block and the moveable door to slide with respect to the fixed wall independent of the carriage assembly.