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US 10,370,107 B2Granted
Arced rail for aircraft tray table
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsAlexander N. Pozzi, Mark W. Foohey, Sam C. Scudder, John C. Horton, IV, Steve K. Brown, Darryl D. Daniel
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Abstract
A tray table configured to transition between a stowed position within a stowage module to a deployed position outside of the stowage module by way of an arced rail having rail heads, and a plurality of tray table wheels and stowage module wheels arranged to mesh with the rail heads. The tray table follows an arcuate path between the stowed and deployed positions and remains horizontal in all positions of the tray table.
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A tray table assembly, comprising:
- a stowage module;
- a tray table configured to transition along an arcuate path between a stowed position within the stowage module and a deployed position outside of the stowage module;
- an arced rail having a first tab, a second tab parallel to the first tab, a first rail head extending from the first tab, and a second rail head extending from the second tab;
- a plurality of tray table wheels rotatably mounted to the tray table and engaging at least the first rail head;
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- a plurality of stowage module wheels rotatably mounted to the stowage module and engaging at least the second rail head.
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A tray table assembly, comprising:
- a stowage module;
- a tray table configured to transition along an arcuate path between a stowed position within the stowage module and a deployed position outside of the stowage module;
- an arced rail comprising a first outer rail head disposed along a first outer surface of the arced rail, a second outer rail head disposed along a second outer surface of the arced rail, a first inner rail head disposed along a first inner surface of the arced rail, and a second inner rail head disposed along a second inner surface of the arced rail;
- a plurality of tray table wheels rotatably mounted to the tray table and engaging the first and second inner rail heads;
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- a plurality of stowage module wheels rotatably mounted to the stowage module and engaging the first and second outer rail heads.
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A tray table assembly, comprising:
- a stowage module;
- a tray table configured to transition along an arcuate path between a stowed position within the stowage module and a deployed position outside of the stowage module;
- an arced rail having a first tab, a second tab parallel to the first tab, a first rail head extending from the first tab, and a second rail head extending from the second tab;
- a plurality of tray table wheels rotatably mounted to the tray table and engaging at least the first rail head;
- a plurality of stowage module wheels rotatably mounted to the stowage module and engaging at least the second rail head;
- a linear rail affixed to an underside of the tray table;
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- a tray table carriage slidable along the linear rail and affixed to the plurality of tray table wheels, wherein the tray table is configured to translate along the linear rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.