Adjustable Aircraft Ottoman With Sliding Resting Surface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Passenger seats in premium aircraft cabins often have limited movement relative to the ottoman, making it inaccessible to passengers of shorter stature, reducing their comfort and enjoyment during flights.
Innovation Solution
An ottoman with a resting surface that can extend towards the passenger seat through sliding, rotating, or a combination of both motions, actuated by manual or mechanical means, allowing adjustable positioning to accommodate passengers of varying heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the ottoman is positioned at a fixed distance from the passenger seat to accommodate bed mode, then the seat-ottoman configuration works for most adults, but passengers of shorter stature cannot reach the ottoman with their feet
Solution Approach 1:
The ottoman incorporates a movable resting surface that can extend toward the passenger seat through sliding, rotating, or combined motions. This dynamic adjustment mechanism allows the resting surface to move between a retracted position (for bed mode) and an extended position (for accessibility), enabling passengers of varying statures to reach and use the ottoman effectively while preserving the bed mode functionality.
2Ease of operation
If the resting surface is made extendable towards the passenger seat, then accessibility for shorter passengers is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ottoman is divided into distinct functional components: a base, a resting surface, and an actuation assembly. The resting surface can be segmented into movable portions that extend independently toward the passenger seat. This segmentation allows the extendable functionality to be added as a separate module rather than redesigning the entire ottoman structure, thereby managing complexity while achieving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
An actuation assembly serves as an intermediary mechanism between the passenger's input (manual or automated) and the resting surface movement. This intermediary component simplifies the user interaction by providing a dedicated control interface and mechanical transmission system that converts simple user input into the complex motion required to extend the resting surface, thereby reducing the perceived complexity for the end user.
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AI summary
An ottoman for an aircraft passenger seat is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the ottoman may include a base (114). The ottoman may include a frame (116). The ottoman may include a shell (120). The ottoman may include a resting surface (132). The ottoman may include an actuation assembly (136). The actuation assembly is configured to actuating the resting surface from a first actuation position relative to the base. The ottoman may include an attachment surface (140). The attachment surface provides and anchor point for the actuation assembly.