Seat backrest for the crew rest compartment of an aircraft

US7490906B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Schumacher · Buxtehude, DE
• Andrew Muin · Buxtehude, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2005
• Grant date: Feb 17, 2009
• Expiry date: May 27, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/0691
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

To save space it is often not possible to provide a comfortable seat beside a bed, for example for a second flightdeck crew. Normally, sitting on a bed is not comfortable for extended periods of time. The present invention states a backrest arrangement which can be changed from a foldaway position to a seating position. The backrest arrangement can be hinged to a wall. In foldaway position, the distance between a lower region of the backrest and the essentially vertical surface is shorter than in the seating position. In this way the backrest arrangement can for example be attached to a wall beside a bed; in the seating position the backrest arrangement provides a comfortable and safe seat.