Passenger seat comprising a manually extensible seat element, and passenger cabin area

US11046209B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Frank Cordes · Neustadt, DE
• Jean-Baptiste JAFFRELOT · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 29, 2021
• Expiry date: Mar 5, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2002/0216
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger seat comprises a backrest and a seat element that includes a first portion adjoining the backrest and a second portion that can pivot between a rest position and an operational position. In the operational position, the second portion of the seat element increases a depth of a seat pan of the seat element that can be used by the user. A locking mechanism is configured to prevent a pivoting movement of the second portion of the seat element from the operational position thereof into the rest position thereof when a weight of a user sitting in the passenger seat acts on the seat element.