Patent ID: 7517010
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B64D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A seat for an aircraft, comprising: a sitting portion with a sitting surface, a back portion with a back surface, and two armrests, wherein said seat is convertible into a bed, and further comprises a guide mechanism with at least two substantially vertical rails that guide at least one armrest in a translatory movement in a substantially vertical direction, wherein said guide mechanism guides said at least one armrest between an initial position in which a top surface of said at least one armrest projects above the sitting surface of the sitting portion and a second retracted position in which said top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially flush with a substantially horizontal surface of a portion adjacent to the at least one armrest or is below said substantially horizontal surface, and a lateral wall surrounding a rear of the seat, wherein said at least one armrest is an extension of the wall.