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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Karen L. Hills, Everett, WA (US);
Dianne Lynn McMullin, Bothell, WA (US);
Randolph C. Camp, III, Kirkland, WA (US);
William Hanson Valentine, Jr., Mill Creek, WA (US);
Douglas Alan Brown, Edmonds, WA (US);
Rush Frederick Green, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard K. Simms, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Jennifer J. Rezmer, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Joseph Burgess, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Lighting components for illuminating an aisle portion of a cabin floor of an aircraft, and aircraft and passenger seats for an aircraft including the same are disclosed. Said lighting components are configured to illuminate at least a portion of the aisle, between adjacent passenger seats positioned on either side of the aisle. The lighting components are configured to direct light towards the cabin floor using a specially designed housing and reflector surface that are designed to illuminate objects in the aisle, while minimizing light pollution in the cabin and detection by passengers on board the aircraft. Said lighting components are optionally mounted on one or more passenger seats, and/or may be integrally formed with a passenger seat. Lighting components include a curved reflector surface configured to reflect light from a light source positioned within the housing such that it is directed towards the aisle to create the desired illumination.