Structural seat back shroud
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorsReza Mansouri, Juan Carlos Adib Audelo Navarro
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Abstract
Described are monocoque seat backs having a structural shroud with a rear panel, a top lip and two side lips positioned along edges of the rear panel to form an interior volume. A mesh suspension system is coupled to the structural shroud and suspended over an opening of the interior volume. In certain embodiments, the structural shroud may be formed of one or more of a composite, a thermoplastic resin, a thermoset resin, or a polyfuryl phenolic resin. The structural shroud is constructed to satisfy 16G criteria and FST criteria.
Claims18
A monocoque seat back comprising:
- a structural shroud comprising a rear panel, a top lip, and two side lips, the top lip and two side lips positioned along edges of the rear panel and extending forward to form an interior volume of the structural shroud, wherein the rear panel, the top lip, and the two side lips are formed of a single, continuous material;
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- a mesh suspension system comprising a mesh surface directly connected to the structural shroud and suspended over an opening of the interior volume.
A monocoque seat comprising:
- a structural shroud comprising a rear panel, a top lip, and two side lips, the top lip and two side lips positioned along edges of the rear panel and extending forward to form an interior volume of the structural shroud, wherein the rear panel, the top lip, and the two side lips are formed of a single, continuous material;
- a mesh suspension system comprising a mesh surface directly connected to the structural shroud and suspended over an opening of the interior volume;
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- a cellular cushion positioned within the interior volume between the rear panel and the mesh surface of the mesh suspension system.
A monocoque seat back comprising:
- a structural shroud comprising a rear panel, a top lip, and two side lips, the top lip and two side lips positioned along edges of the rear panel and extending forward relative to the rear panel, wherein an aft side of the rear panel forms an aft surface of the seat back, and wherein a forward side of the panel, the top lip, and the two side lips together form an interior volume of the structural shroud, wherein the rear panel, the top lip, and the two side lips are formed of a single, continuous material and the structural shroud further comprises a tray table attachment point integrated into at least one of the two side lips;
- a tray table directly attached to the structural shroud at the tray table attachment point;
- a mesh suspension system comprising a mesh surface directly connected to the structural shroud and suspended over an opening of the interior volume;
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- a cellular cushion positioned within the interior volume between the rear panel and the mesh surface of the mesh suspension system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.