Concentric armrest pivot
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorsReza Mansouri, Amen Omoragbon
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Abstract
An armrest pivot assembly may be provided for a passenger seat. An armrest pivot assembly includes an armrest support defining an aperture having an aperture wall. The aperture wall includes a first pivot-limiting feature. The armrest pivot assembly also includes an armrest pivot within the aperture of the armrest support and rotatable within the aperture relative to the armrest support. The armrest pivot includes a perimeter wall having a second pivot-limiting feature, and the first pivot-limiting feature and the second pivot-limiting feature define a range of rotation of the armrest pivot relative to the armrest support.
Claims20
An armrest pivot assembly for a passenger seat, the armrest pivot assembly comprising:
- an armrest support defining an aperture comprising an aperture wall, wherein the aperture wall comprises a first pivot-limiting feature;
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- an armrest pivot within the aperture of the armrest support and rotatable within the aperture relative to the armrest support, wherein the armrest pivot comprises a perimeter wall, wherein the perimeter wall comprises a second pivot-limiting feature, and wherein the first pivot-limiting feature and the second pivot-limiting feature define a range of rotation of the armrest pivot relative to the armrest support.
An armrest pivot for a passenger seat, the armrest pivot comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a perimeter wall between the first end and the second end, the perimeter wall extending from the first end to the second end,
- wherein a portion of the perimeter wall between the first end and the second end comprises a pivot-limiting feature configured to engage a complimentary pivot-limiting feature within an aperture of an armrest support.
An armrest pivot assembly comprising:
- an armrest support comprising an aperture and a first pivot-limiting feature within the aperture;
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- an armrest pivot within the aperture of the armrest support and rotatable within the aperture relative to the armrest support, wherein the armrest pivot comprises a second pivot-limiting feature within the aperture defined by the armrest support, wherein the second pivot-limiting feature is configured to selectively engage the first pivot-limiting feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.