Reclining chair
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsJohn Williamson, Sreekanth Chintapudi
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Abstract
A reclining chair, in particular a passenger chair, for use in a vehicle such as an aircraft, bus or mobile home. The chair includes a base assembly, a seat frame located above the base assembly, a seat attached to the seat frame, and a seat back connected to the seat frame. In various embodiments, the chair includes features such as an energy absorbing base assembly, an adjustable arm rest, a fully reclining seat back and a seat that increases its angle with respect to the horizontal as the seat back reclines, thereby forcing one back into the chair. The seat and seat back is also capable of achieving a fully horizontal position when the seat back is fully reclined.
Claims20
A chair comprising:
- a base assembly;
- a seat frame located above the base assembly;
- a seat attached to the seat frame;
- a seat back connected to the seat frame;
- and
- an arm rest attached to the seat frame, the arm rest comprising:
- a top support frame including a first end, a second end and a top surface extending between the first end and the second end;
- a mounting block pivotally attached to one of the first end and the second end;
- a bottom support frame being substantially horizontal and separated from the top support frame;
- a guide slot attached to the bottom support frame;
- a support bracket including an upper end engaged with the mounting block, and a lower end engaged with the bottom support frame;
- a dampener coupled with the support bracket;
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- a positioning member extending from the top support frame, the positioning member including a guide pin configured to travel in the guide slot, wherein the mounting block pivots relative to the top surface of the top support frame according to an orientation of the guide pin in the guide slot.
An arm rest for a chair, the arm rest comprising:
- a top support frame including a first end, a second end and a top surface extending between the first end and the second end;
- a mounting block pivotally attached to one of the first end and the second end;
- a bottom support frame being substantially horizontal and separated from the top support frame;
- a guide slot attached to the bottom support frame;
- a support bracket including an upper end engaged with the mounting block, and a lower end engaged with the bottom support frame;
- a dampener coupled with the support bracket;
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- a positioning member extending from the top support frame, the positioning member including a guide pin configured to travel in the guide slot, wherein the mounting block pivots relative to the top surface of the top support frame according to an orientation of the guide pin in the guide slot.
A chair for a vehicle, the chair comprising:
- a base assembly affixed to a floor of the vehicle;
- a seat frame located above the base assembly;
- a seat attached to the seat frame;
- a seat back connected to the seat frame;
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- an arm rest attached to the seat frame, the arm rest comprising:
- a top support frame including a first end, a second end and a top surface extending between the first end and the second end;
- a first mounting block pivotally attached to one of the first end and the second end;
- a second mounting block pivotally attached to the other one of the first end and the second end;
- a bottom support frame being substantially horizontal and separated from the top support frame;
- a guide slot attached to the bottom support frame;
- a first support bracket including an upper end engaged with the first mounting block, and a lower end engaged with the bottom support frame;
- a first support bracket including an upper end engaged with one of the first and second mounting blocks, and a lower end engaged with the bottom support frame;
- a second support bracket including an upper end engaged with the other one of the first and second blocks, and a lower end engaged with the bottom support frame;
- at least one dampener coupled with at least one of the first and second support bracket;
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- a positioning member extending from the top support frame, the positioning member including a guide pin configured to travel in the guide slot, wherein the mounting block pivots relative to the top surface of the top support frame according to an orientation of the guide pin in the guide slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.