Rotatable mounting system
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsPiotr Krzysztof Kaliszczyk, Sinan Akdeniz
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Abstract
A mounting system for mounting an object to a surface in two or more orientations relative to the surface includes a first portion configured to be attached to the object, in use, and a second portion configured to be attached to the surface, in use. The first portion and the second portion may be rotatable relative to each other. The mounting system further includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion relative to the second portion when the first portion is at a predetermined rotational position relative to the second portion.
Claims14
A mounting system tor mounting an object to a surface in two or more orientations relative to the surface, the mounting system comprising:
- a first portion configured to be attached to the object, in use;
- a second portion configured to be attached to the surface, in use, wherein the first portion and the second portion are rotatable relative to each other;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion relative to the second portion when the first portion is at a predetermined rotational position relative to the second portion,
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring loaded ball mounted to the first portion, biased towards the second portion and two or more recesses formed in the second portion arranged to receive the spring loaded ball when the spring loaded ball is rotationally aligned with a respective recess of the two or more recesses such that when the spring loaded ball is located in the respective recess, relative rotation between the first portion and the second portion is blocked.
A vehicle seat system comprising:
- a seat;
- a floor track arranged in a given orientation of a floor or a platform of a vehicle;
- and
- a mounting system for mounting the seat to the floor or the platform in two or more orientations relative to a surface, wherein the mounting system comprises:
- a first portion configured to be attached to the seat, in use;
- a second portion configured to be attached to the track, in use, wherein the first portion and the second portion are rotatable relative to each other;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion relative to the second portion when the first portion is at a predetermined rotational position relative to the second portion,
- wherein an orientation of the two or more orientations of the seat relative to the track is varied by relative rotation of the first portion and the second portion of the mounting system,
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring loaded ball mounted to the first portion, biased towards the second portion and two or more recesses formed in the second portion arranged to receive the spring loaded ball when the spring loaded ball is rotationally aligned with a respective recess of the two or more recesses such that when the spring loaded ball is located in the respective recess, relative rotation between the first portion and the second portion is blocked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.