Frame assembly for passenger seat
AssigneeBE Aerospace, Inc.
InventorGlenn Johnson
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Abstract
A passenger seat frame assembly includes first and second seat frames, each defining a curved shape corresponding to the profile of an anatomically-appropriate seat bottom and seat back; a seat base for being attached to a supporting surface, the seat base being disposed centrally between the first and second seat frames; a first beam comprising a first hollow body having a first end attached to the first seat frame, a second end attached to the second seat frame, and a central portion disposed between the first and second ends. The central portion of the first beam is attached to the seat base. A baggage guard rail extends between the first and second seat frames. The baggage guard rail is loaded in tension and the first beam is loaded in compression.
Claims12
A passenger seat frame assembly comprising:
- first and second seat frames, each of the seat frames defining a curved shape corresponding to the profile of an anatomically-appropriate seat bottom and seat back;
- a seat base for being attached to a supporting surface, the seat base being disposed centrally between the first and second seat frames;
- a first beam comprising a first hollow body having a first end attached to the first seat frame, a second end attached to the second seat frame, and a central portion disposed between the first and second ends, the central portion of the first beam being attached to the seat base;
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- a baggage guard rail extending between the first and second seat frames, wherein the baggage guard rail is loaded in tension and the first beam is loaded in compression.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.