Patent ID: 11952127
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A passenger seat arrangement for an aircraft passenger cabin, comprising:
an aisle;
first and second partition walls positioned in spaced apart relation forming a first area therebetween, each of the first and second partition walls including at least one portion angled relative to the aisle, each of the first and second partition walls having one end positioned proximate the aisle, and the first area formed between the first and second partition walls directly accessible from the aisle;
a first passenger seat positioned in the first area and oriented generally facing the aisle;
a guide mechanism positioned in the first area, separate from and coupled to the first passenger seat, for guiding movement of the passenger seat within the first area and relative to the aisle;
a third partition wall positioned parallel and in spaced apart relation to the first partition wall, the third and first partition walls forming a second area therebetween, the third partition wall including at least one portion angled relative to the aisle, the third partition wall having one end positioned proximate the aisle, and the second area formed between the third and first partition walls directly accessible from the aisle;
a second passenger seat positioned in the second area and oriented generally facing the aisle;
wherein the first passenger seat is configured to travel along the guide mechanism between a first position at a first end of the area in which the first passenger seat is positioned distal from the aisle and a second position at a second end of the area in which the first passenger seat is positioned proximate the aisle, through a third position between the first end and the second end in which the first and second passenger seats are positioned laterally adjacent and aligned;
wherein the second seat is fixed in position within the second area; and
wherein the guide mechanism is configured to impart rotation of the passenger seat such that, relative to the aisle, an angle of the passenger seat when in the first position is different from the angle of the passenger seat when in the second position, and the angle of the passenger seat when in the third position is different from the angle of the passenger seat when in the second position.