Passenger seat headrest divider assembly
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorsFrancisco Salcedo, Paul Bentley, Justin Murnan, Christopher Stewart
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Abstract
A passenger seat includes a seat back and a headrest supported on the seat back. The headrest includes a pair of opposing lateral sides, and the headrest may be adjustable relative to the seat back along an axis. A divider assembly having a divider may be attached to the headrest. The divider of the divider assembly is movable with the headrest relative to the seat back, and the divider may be movable relative to the headrest between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the divider extends forward from a first lateral side of the pair of opposing lateral sides of the headrest.
Claims20
A passenger seat comprising:
- a seat back;
- a headrest supported on the seat back, wherein the headrest comprises a pair of opposing lateral sides, and wherein the headrest is adjustable relative to the seat back along an axis;
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- a divider assembly comprising a divider attached to the headrest, wherein the divider is movable with the headrest relative to the seat back and comprises a support panel pivotably attached to the headrest and a divider panel slidably supported on the support panel, wherein the divider is movable relative to the headrest between a stowed position and a deployed position, and wherein, in the deployed position, the support panel and the divider panel extend forward from a first lateral side of the pair of opposing lateral sides of the headrest.
A passenger seat comprising:
- a headrest comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
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- a divider assembly comprising a support, a divider panel, and a supplemental divider,
- wherein the support of the divider assembly attached to the headrest,
- wherein the support defines an elongated channel,
- wherein the divider panel is slidable within the elongated channel between the stowed position and the deployed position, wherein, in the deployed position, the divider extends forward from the first lateral side of the headrest,
- wherein the supplemental divider is pivotably attached to the divider panel and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in a vertical direction.
A passenger seat comprising:
- a seat back;
- a headrest supported on the seat back and movable relative to the seat back, wherein the headrest comprises a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
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- a divider assembly comprising a support and a divider, wherein the support defines an axis, wherein the divider comprises a fan that is rotatable about the axis relative to the support, wherein the fan comprises a fan surface, wherein the divider assembly is supported on the headrest, wherein the divider is movable relative to the headrest between a stowed position and a deployed position, and wherein, in both the stowed position and the deployed position, the divider extends laterally outwards and forward relative to the first lateral side of the headrest, and wherein, in the deployed position, an exposed portion of the fan surface is greater than an exposed portion of the fan surface in the stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.