Tray table tuning mechanism with curved mating surface for passenger seat
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorTyler L. Newbold
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Abstract
A tray table tuning mechanism having a mount member; a pivot limiting member coupled to the mount member and having a mating surface defining a groove; a paddle arm deployment member pivotably coupled to the mount member and pivotable relative to the pivot limiting member; and a paddle arm pivotably coupled to the paddle arm deployment member, pivotable between a stowed state and a deployed state, and having at least one stop member; wherein, in the deployed state of the paddle arm, the at least one stop member is positioned within the groove and mates with the mating surface.
Claims20
A tray table tuning mechanism comprising:
- a mount member;
- a pivot limiting member coupled to the mount member and comprising a mating surface defining a groove;
- a paddle arm deployment member pivotably coupled to the mount member and pivotable relative to the pivot limiting member;
- and
- a paddle arm pivotably coupled to the paddle arm deployment member, pivotable between a stowed state and a deployed state, and comprising at least one stop member;
- wherein, in the deployed state of the paddle arm, the at least one stop member is positioned within the groove and mates with the mating surface.
A method for using a tray table tuning mechanism comprising a mount member, a pivot limiting member comprising a mating surface defining a groove, a paddle arm deployment member, and a paddle arm, the method comprising:
- rotating the paddle arm deployment member relative to the mount member;
- and
- rotating the paddle arm relative to the paddle arm deployment member to a deployed state;
- wherein, in the deployed state, at least one stop member extending from the paddle arm is positioned within the groove and mates with the mating surface to limit rotation of the paddle arm deployment member in a first rotation direction.
A passenger seat comprising:
- an arm rest;
- and
- a tray table tuning mechanism coupled to the arm rest, the tray table tuning mechanism comprising:
- a mount member;
- a pivot limiting member coupled to the mount member and comprising a mating surface defining a groove;
- a paddle arm deployment member pivotably coupled to the mount member and pivotable relative to the pivot limiting member;
- and
- a paddle arm pivotably coupled to the paddle arm deployment member, pivotable between a stowed state and a deployed state, and comprising at least one stop member;
- wherein, in the deployed state of the paddle arm, the at least one stop member is positioned within the groove and mates with the mating surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.