Stowage module mounted tray table with multi-bar linkage driven movement
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorMark W. FOOHEY
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Abstract
A tray table assembly including a tray table movable horizontally along a predetermined path between a stowed position within a stowage module and a deployed position outside of the stowage, a linear translation member adapted to adjust a position of the tray table relative to a passenger seat, and a multi-bar linkage assembly affixed at one end to the tray table and at an opposing end to the linear translation member, the multi-bar linkage assembly comprising a plurality of links arranged to deploy the tray table along the predetermined path between the stowed and deployed positions.
Claims20
A tray table assembly, comprising:
- a tray table movable horizontally along a predetermined path between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- a linear translation member adapted to adjust a position of the tray table relative to a passenger seat;
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- a multi-bar linkage assembly affixed at one end to the tray table and at an opposing end to the linear translation member, the multi-bar linkage assembly comprising a plurality of links arranged to deploy the tray table along the predetermined path between the stowed and deployed positions.
A tray table assembly, comprising:
- a stowage module adapted to be positioned in proximity to a passenger seat;
- a tray table configured to transition along a predetermined path between a stowed position within the stowage module and a deployed position outside of the stowage module;
- a linear translation member coupled to the stowage module for movement relative to the stowage module;
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- a multi-bar linkage assembly affixed at one end to the tray table and at an opposing end to the linear translation member, the multi-bar linkage assembly comprising a plurality of links arranged to deploy the tray table along the predetermined path between the stowed and deployed positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.