A seat locking mechanism comprises a plurality of positional brake mechanisms including a longitudinal brake assembly, a lateral brake assembly, and a rotational brake assembly; and an electric motor assembly operably connected to each of the plurality of positional brake mechanisms. The electric motor assembly comprises: a drive motor; a clutch system located between the drive motor and the plurality of positional brake mechanisms; and a solenoid operably connected to the clutch system. The solenoid in operation engages the clutch system to operably connect the electric motor to the plurality of positional brake mechanisms when the electric motor assembly is activated and disengages the clutch system to operably disconnect the electric motor to the plurality of positional brake mechanisms when the electric motor assembly is deactivated. The electric motor assembly in operation moves the plurality of positional brake mechanisms to at least one of a locked position and unlocked position.

A contoured stowable seat is provided. The contoured stowable seat may comprise a housing, a seat pan, a contoured backrest, and a deployment lever. The contoured stowable seat may be configured to be in a stowed position and a deployed position. In response to the seat pan being in the deployed position, the deployment lever may contact the contoured backrest, causing the contoured backrest to deploy and form into a contoured shape. The contoured stowable seat may also further comprise a tension cord and a headrest. The contoured backrest may also further comprise a cushion located on the outer surface of the contoured backrest.

A flight attendant seat comprises a carrier device having a first surface, a seat element movably coupled to the carrier device, and a backrest element movably coupled to the carrier device and operatively coupled to the seat element. The seat is movable between an operative position, permitting the use of the seat by a flight attendant, and an inoperative position in which the seat element and the backrest element are positioned, relative to the carrier device, such that they do not protrude from the carrier device first surface. The seat may be positioned in such a way, relative to a passenger seat or a row of passenger seats, that the rear side of the backrest element faces towards the rear side of a backrest of the passenger seat or the rear side of a backrest of at least one passenger seat belonging to the row of passenger seats.

An aircraft monument for installation in an aircraft cabin. The aircraft monument comprises a movable side wall that is configured for separating the aircraft monument from a passenger area of the aircraft cabin, and that is configured for being moved. The aircraft monument further comprises at least one seat that is fastened to the movable side wall. Also disclosed is an aircraft area having a main aisle that extends along a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin, and having an aircraft monument situated next to the main aisle. Also disclosed is an aircraft that includes at least one aircraft area.

A vehicle includes an interior cabin including a floor and a ceiling. A deployable seat assembly is moveably coupled to the ceiling. The deployable seat assembly is moveable between a stowed position in which at least a portion of the deployable seat assembly is stowed within a stowage space within the ceiling, and a deployed position in which the deployable seat assembly extends between the ceiling and the floor.

A system and method for retention of flight deck preferences operates to control a comprehensive combination of aircraft systems and system configurations enabling a pilot to seamlessly retain and recall the desired preferences based on a plurality of mission related factors. With system control of flight deck physical settings including seat position and shape, display illumination and color and internal and external lighting configurations, the system allows a pilot to save time, effort, and minimize errors of system set up and configuration. With a short entry, or short-range sensing, of the pilot ID, the pilot commands the system and method for retention of flight deck preferences to configure each of the plurality of aircraft systems according to the recalled pilot preference.

A floor mounted aircraft seat seal frame includes a frame, displacing elements connecting the frame to the posterior of the seat, and fabric tensioning elements that keep a gap covering fabric connected to the posterior surface of the seat in tension around the frame. The frame displacing elements, which may be leaf springs, coil springs, or manually adjustable element, allow the frame to conform to a wall behind the seat, regardless of the tapering of the wall.

A completely integrated metallic seat pan with a negative stiffness includes a seat pan base, an internal metallic lattice, and a metallic seat pan cover surrounding the metallic lattice. The metallic lattice and seat pan cover elastically deform to absorb the weight of the crewmember and provide cushioning. The seat pan cover is contoured. Portions of the contoured seat pan cover may have greater or lesser cross-sectional thickness to provide variable negative stiffness at different locations on the seat pan.

Disclosed is an aircraft seat assembly provided as one continuous row generally including at least one passenger seat and a cabin attendant seat positioned at one end of the row, wherein the at least one passenger seat and the cabin attendant seat face in opposite directions. A transverse beam of the passenger seat frame portion of the assembly extends laterally outward to support a coupling assembly attached to the cabin attendant seat. In some cabin layouts, the aircraft seat assembly is positioned adjacent to a lateral passageway extending from a longitudinal aisle to an aircraft door such that the at least one passenger seat faces away from the lateral passageway and the cabin attendant seat faces toward the lateral passageway to position a seated cabin crew member with the passengers and proximate the aircraft door.

Disclosed is a door assembly for enclosing a compartment, for instance a cabin attendant seat (CAS) compartment. The assembly generally includes spaced guides for guiding opening and closing movement of a bi-fold door including coupled upper and lower door sections. The door sections are coupled through an interface that allows vertical displacement of the lower door section relative to the upper door section when the door assembly is in the closed condition to engage or disengage latches from respective catches. In some embodiments, the assembly further includes cam latches and a biasing mechanism for driving bi-fold door movement toward the open condition, among other features.