Aircraft seat with mechanism for seat actuation
AssigneeSafran Seats GB Limited
InventorsChristopher Shiels, Clive Pearce, Louis Flanagan
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Abstract
An actuation mechanism may control the movement of an aircraft seat between an upright position and a bed position. The aircraft seat comprises a back rest and connected seat pan with an actuator for moving the seat between an upright position and a bed position. The seat pan comprises a cam follower (32). The cam follower (32) is arranged to move along a first cam path (38) when the aircraft seat is moved from the upright position to the bed position. It is further arranged to move along a second cam path (40) when the seat is moved from the bed position to the upright position.
Claims14
An aircraft seat comprising a back rest and connected seat pan, an actuator for moving the aircraft seat between an upright position and a bed position, the seat pan comprising a cam follower, the aircraft seat further comprising a first cam path and a second cam path, wherein the cam follower is arranged to move along the first cam path when the aircraft seat is moved from the upright position to the bed position, and the cam follower is arranged to move along the second cam path when the seat is moved from the bed position to the upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.