Unitary seat support with integrated electronics

Seat support structure comprising an upright seat support of heat conductive material, and a heat-generating electronics unit thermally coupled to said support for conduction of heat from said unit through said support and for dissipation of heat from said support, said upright seat support being of generally X configuration including downward diverging legs and upward diverging arms forming recesses toward the top, front, back and bottom of said support between said arms and legs, said support including a vertical plate of heat-conductive material integral with said arms and legs and extending across one of said recesses, said electronics unit being mounted on said plate.

An aircraft seat frame for supporting a seat assembly comprising a plurality of upright unitary seat supports of heat-conductive material, and a heat-generating electronic module mounted in direct thermal contact with one of said supports for conducting heat therethrough and dissipating heat therefrom, wherein said module is positioned between a first and a second of said supports.

A unitary seat support with integrated electronics comprising an upright structural body of heat-conductive material of generally X configuration including a central portion, front and rear legs diverging downward from said central portion and front and rear arms diverging upward from said central portion, and a stringer extending between and connecting the lower end portions of said downward diverging legs, an upright plate formed integrally with and bridging between said legs, and a heat-generating electronics unit mounted on said plate and thermally coupled thereto for conduction of heat through said plate to said legs and the remainder of said support for dissipation of heat from the support.

The method of dissipating heat from a heat-generating electronics unit of aircraft seat electronics which comprises mounting the heat-generating unit on a unitary upright seat support of heat-conductive material and positioning the heat-generating unit between front and rear upright portions of said seat support, for conducting heat through the support and for dissipating heat from the support.

Seat structure for supporting a generally horizontal seat spaced above a floor comprising two upright seat support members, at least one of said members being heat-conductive material, and a heat-generating electronics unit thermally coupled to said at least one support member at a location between said two support members and positioned between said two support members for conduction of heat from said unit through said at least one support member and for dissipation of heat from said at least one support member.

Seat support structure comprising an upright seat support of heat conductive material, and a heat-generating electronics unit thermally coupled to said support for conduction of heat from said unit through said support and for dissipation of heat from said support, said upright seat support being of generally X configuration including downward diverging legs and upward diverging arms forming recesses toward the top, front, back and bottom of said support between said arms and legs, said support including a vertical plate of heat conductive material thermally coupled to said arms and legs and extending across one of said recesses, said electronics unit being mounted on said plate.