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US 2021/0276718 A1Published application
Spring clutch arm assembly
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorKlay E. Gilbert
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Abstract
A spring clutch arm assembly includes a moveable arm comprising a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration, a fixed shaft, and a spring portion comprising a moving portion with a distal end and a coil portion wrapped around the fixed shaft. The moveable arm may include a moveable member. The distal end may be attached to the moveable member. The moveable arm may be held in the deployed configuration by the spring portion.
Claims20
A spring clutch arm assembly comprising:
- a moveable arm comprising a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration;
- a fixed shaft;
- and
- a spring portion comprising (i) a moving portion with a distal end, (ii) a coil portion wrapped around the fixed shaft, and (iii) a bushing that interfaces with the fixed shaft and the coil portion, wherein:
- the bushing comprises a cutout that interfaces with the moving portion;
- a size of the cutout is adjustable;
- the moveable arm comprises a moveable member;
- the distal end is attached to the moveable member;
- and
- the moveable arm is held in the deployed configuration by the spring portion.
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A rotating arm assembly for a passenger seat comprising:
- a rotating arm comprising a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration;
- a fixed shaft that is fixed relative to the passenger seat;
- a spring comprising (i) a moving portion with a distal end and (ii) a coil portion wrapped around the fixed shaft;
- and
- a bushing that interfaces with (i) the fixed shaft and (ii) the coil portion, wherein:
- the bushing comprises an inner diameter that interfaces with an outer cylindrical surface of the fixed shaft and
- the bushing is adjustable to change the inner diameter.
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A rotating arm assembly for a passenger seat comprising:
- a rotating arm comprising a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration;
- a fixed shaft that is fixed relative to the passenger seat
- a spring comprising (i) a moving portion with a distal end and (ii) a coil portion wrapped around the fixed shaft and
- a bushing that interfaces with (i) the fixed shaft and (ii) the coil portion, wherein:
- the bushing comprises a cutout that interfaces with the moving portion;
- and
- a size of the cutout is adjustable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.