Static aircraft seat privacy panels

US11708163B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

• Glenn A. Johnson · Rural Hall, US
• Mark B. Dowty · Rural Hall, US
• Jefferey M. McKee · Duvall, US
• Tracy N. Pence · King, US
• Michael M. Princip · Winston-Salem, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 20, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/0638
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A static aircraft seat privacy panel may include a body. At least a portion of a surface of the body may be shaped to at least partially conform with at least a portion of an aircraft seat. A lower edge of the body may be configured to couple to a floor via a set of floor-mounted components. The set of floor-mounted components may be within the floor separate from a set of seat tracks of an aircraft seat compliant with 16G force requirements for aviation transport. An upper edge of the body may be configured to be offset a selected distance from a surface of one or more overhead structures of the aircraft cabin when the body is coupled to one or more structures positioned proximate to a ceiling of the aircraft cabin. The static aircraft seat privacy panel may be compliant with 9G force requirements for aviation transport.