Abstract: A flexible aircraft privacy door for a passenger cabin environment, comprising a first edge and a second edge. The flexible privacy door is configured to be slidable between a stowed position leaving an opening between spaced structures of an airplane seat and a deployed position closing the opening between the spaced structures of the airplane seat. The first edge of the flexible privacy door, when the flexible privacy door is in the deployed position, is moveable out of a plane of the opening by way of force against the flexible privacy panel. In addition, the flexible privacy door is bendable out of the plane of the airplane seat entrance up to a certain bending distance, thereby allowing a passenger to pass through the opening for ingress/egress during flight operations.

Abstract: A position indicator device for conveyed objects having a checking area disposed in a conveying passage where a plurality of objects are unidirectionally conveyed while being aligned in a conveying direction and a direction normal thereto; an indicator manually movable to a position of a target object within the checking area for indicating a position of the same; and an indicator-position detector for detecting a two-dimensional position of the indicator within the checking area. The checking area includes a plurality of beam emitters operable together to project beams of light in a grating form within the area and a plurality of beam receivers each operable to receive a light beam from a corresponding emitter. The indicator acts as a beam-blocking member for blocking the beam transmission between the emitter and receiver. The indicator-position detector detects a position within the checking area of the indicator based on a position information of the receiver blocked by the indicator.