Slide-out bed pod

摘要

A pod assembly for use in an aircraft that includes a seat with a seat bottom and a seat back, a shell that at least partially surrounds the seat, and a bed associated with the shell. The bed is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position where the bed is generally flat. The bed is supported by the shell in the deployed position.

主权项

1. A pod assembly for use in an aircraft, the assembly comprising:
a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back, a shell that at least partially surrounds the seat, wherein the shell includes a front wall and at least one side wall, and a bed associated with the front wall of the shell, wherein the bed is movable between a stowed position where the bed is folded and a deployed position where the bed is unfolded and generally flat, wherein the bed deploys from the front wall toward the seat and is supported by the shell and is at least partially supported by the side wall of the shell in the deployed position, and a video monitor movable between a deployed position where it is positioned adjacent the front wall and a stowed position where it is not adjacent to the front wall, and wherein the video monitor must be moved to the stowed position in order to move the bed from the stowed position to the deployed position.