Deployable panel assembly
AssigneeZodiac Seats France
InventorPatrick Hérault
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Abstract
Disclosed is a deployable panel assembly that includes a support plate (101), a front support arm (105) with a first end having at least two pivotable attachments (106, 107) to a first edge of the support plate (101) and a second end having at least two pivotable attachments (108, 109) to a seat shell, and a rear support arm (110) with a first end (111) pivotably attached to a second edge of the support plate (101) and a second end (112) pivotably attached to the seat shell, wherein the support plate is configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Claims22
A deployable panel assembly comprising:
- a support plate;
- a stowed configuration;
- a deployed configuration;
- a front support arm with a first end pivotably attached to the support plate and a second end comprising a direct pivotable attachment to a seat shell;
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- a rear support arm with a first end pivotably attached to the support plate, wherein:
- the rear support arm is longer than the front support arm;
- the first end of the front support arm comprises an upper pivotable attachment connected to the support plate and a lower pivotable attachment connected to the support plate;
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- the second end of the front support arm comprises an upper pivotable attachment connected to the seat shell and a lower pivotable attachment connected to the seat shell.
A deployable panel assembly comprising:
- a support plate;
- a video screen attached to the support plate;
- a stowed configuration;
- a deployed configuration;
- a front support arm with a first end having at least two pivotable attachments connected to a first edge of the support plate and a second end having at least two pivotable attachments directly connected to a seat shell;
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- a rear support arm with a first end comprising a pivotable attachment connected to a second edge of the support plate and a second end comprising a pivotable attachment connected to the seat shell, wherein the rear support arm is longer than the front support arm.
A deployable panel assembly comprising:
- a support plate;
- a stowed configuration;
- a deployed configuration;
- a front support arm with a first end pivotably attached to the support plate and a second end comprising a direct pivotable attachment to a seat shell;
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- a rear support arm with a first end pivotably attached to the support plate and a second end pivotably attached to the seat shell, wherein:
- the rear support arm is longer than the front support arm;
- the second end of the rear support arm comprises a tab configured to rotate with respect to a wall fitting about a pin;
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- the tab comprises (i) an arced slot configured to slide along a stationary pin and (ii) a deployment motion stop configured to contact the stationary pin when the support plate is in the deployed configuration, wherein the deployment motion stop comprises a protrusion extending from a surface of the tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.