Seating device comprising a forward-foldable backrest

摘要

A seating device with reduced bulk, for example for an aircraft. This seating device comprises a backrest which describes a circular translational movement towards the front and upwards of the device when the seating device is brought to the retracted configuration. A seating structure is provided comprising a bearing piece on which are fixed, side by side, a plurality of seating devices with reduced bulk. An aircraft is provided comprising a seating device with reduced bulk mounted in its cabin.

主权项

1. A seating device with reduced bulk comprising:
a support supporting a seating and a backrest, the seating device having a plurality of configurations of use offering a seating place and being movable to a retracted configuration offering a reduced bulk, the backrest being configured to move towards a front of the seating device when the seating device is moved to the retracted configuration, the backrest describing a circular translational movement towards the front and upwards relative to the device when the seating device is moved to the retracted configuration, the seating and the backrest of the seating device being mounted on a deformable parallelogram-shaped support structure having a front stay, a rear stay, a top stay and a bottom stay, each stay being pivotally joined to two adjacent stays, the front stay formed by a portion of the support, the rear stay formed by a portion of the backrest, wherein the seating rotationally tilts about a horizontal axis positioned on the support so that its front end is moved downwards and towards the rear of the device, and its rear end is moved upwards and towards the front of the device when the seating device is moved to the retracted configuration.