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Privacy panel with video monitor function for vehicle passenger seating unit

US10124895B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Jayson C. Simeon · Round Rock, US
Nathan Careless · Cedar Park, US
Steven K. Brown · Austin, US
Nathan Wang · Austin, US
Mark W. Foohey · Austin, US
Heather Benoit · Austin, US
Daniel James Yee · Austin, US
Jens P. Johnson · Austin, US
Terry L. Branson · Plano, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2016
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0606
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle passenger seating unit of the type having at least first and second seats facing each other. A privacy panel is provided that includes first and second video monitors positioned between the first and second seats and selectively moveable between respective stowed positions. When both video monitors are stowed, visual interaction is permitted between seat occupants in the first and second seats. When moved to respective deployed positions between the first and second seats, privacy is provided to the seat occupants in the first and second seats.

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