Additive manufactured aircraft seat components
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorsJames A. Hallford, Jeremy Green, Kevin M. Waters, Jodi Presswood
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Abstract
A passenger includes at least one seat component including a first material and at least one additive manufactured component including a second material, the at least one additive manufactured component including a plurality of zones. The at least one additive manufactured component is attached to the at least one seat component. The at least one additive manufactured component includes a lattice structure. Each of the plurality of zones have different physical properties.
Claims24
A passenger seat comprising:
- at least one seat component;
- at least one additive manufactured component comprising an outer surface and a lattice structure having a first zone and a second zone;
- wherein the at least one additive manufactured component is arranged in a head impact region on a rear side of the passenger seat and designed to minimize energy transferred to a passenger's head during impact in a rapid deceleration event;
- wherein the first zone is arranged adjacent to the outer surface and second zone is arranged behind the first zone;
- wherein, during impact in the rapid deceleration event, the first zone dissipates and distributes energy from the head impact, and the second zone compresses and absorbs energy from the head impact;
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- wherein the at least one additive manufactured component is attached to the at least one seat component.
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An additive manufactured component for a passenger seat comprising:
- an outer surface;
- a lattice structure comprising a three dimensional volumetric structure and having a first zone and a second zone;
- wherein the additive manufactured component is attached to a seat component and arranged in a head impact region on a rear side of the passenger seat and designed to minimize energy transferred to a passenger's head during impact in a rapid deceleration event;
- wherein the first zone is arranged adjacent to the outer surface and second zone is arranged behind the first zone;
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- wherein, during impact in the rapid deceleration event, the first zone dissipates and distributes energy from the head impact, and the second zone compresses and absorbs energy from the head impact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.