A SEATING SYSTEM AND A PASSENGER ACCOMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE

摘要

A seating system for a passenger vehicle, particularly an aircraft, comprising a plurality of seat units (40), each seat unit (40) defining a notional longitudinal seat axis (C-C) and comprising a supporting structure (42) adapted for attaching the seat unit to a floor (30) of a vehicle (12) and means forming or being configurable for forming a seat comprising a seat-pan (71) and a back-rest (72), said seat units (40) being arranged to form a column (29) defining a notional longitudinal column axis (B-B), in which column said seat-units (40) are arranged side-by-side in longitudinally offset relation at an acute angle to a notional column axis, thereby defining a space (36) to the rear of each seat, each seat unit (40) further comprising means forming or being configurable for forming a substantially flat bed (47,48,67,74,76), a major proportion of which bed is disposed forwardly of the position of the seat, which bed extends rearwardly into said space (36) to extend the flat-bed. Each seat unit may include a passenger supporting element (47) in said space to the rear of the seat, which passenger supporting element forms part of said flat bed. Said acute angle is preferably in the range 30 - 60 DEG .