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US 8,177,184 B2Granted
Seat track assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMartin Grether, Paul R. Fortado, Viet Phan, Gina Pischke
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Abstract
A seat track assembly an illustrative embodiment of the seat track assembly includes a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending from the track plate. Each of the track flanges is variable in depth. A method of fabricating a seat track assembly is also disclosed.
Claims17
A seat track assembly, comprising:
- a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending downwardly from said track plate, said track plate extending outwardly from said track flanges;
- a base flange wherein said track flanges are carried by said base flange, forming, in combination, a closed shape, said base flange having a longitudinally extending downwardly arched center segment, said arched center segment extending over a major portion of a length of said base flange, a plurality of spaced apart lightening apertures provided in said center segment of said base flange, said base flange adapted to be attached to an upper surface of a floor structure, said base flange extending outwardly from said track;
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- wherein each of said track flanges is variable in depth, each of said track flanges comprising a greater depth at a central portion compared to end portions of each said track flanges.
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A seat track assembly, comprising:
- a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending downwardly from said track plate, said track plate extending outwardly from said track flanges;
- a plurality of plate apertures provided in said track plate;
- a base flange wherein said track flanges are carried by said base flange forming, in combination, a closed shape, said base flange having a longitudinally extending downwardly arched center segment, said arched center segment extending over a major portion of a length of said base flange, a plurality of spaced apart lightening apertures provided in said center segment of said base flange, said base flange adapted to be attached to an upper surface of a floor structure, said base flange extending outwardly from said track flanges;
- and,
- wherein each of said track flanges is variable in depth, each of said track flanges comprising a greater depth at a central portion compared to end portions of each of said track flanges.
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An aircraft seat track assembly, comprising:
- a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending downwardly from said track plate, said track plate extending outwardly from said track flanges;
- a base flange wherein said track flanges are carried by said base flange forming, in combination, a closed shape, said base flange having a longitudinally extending downwardly arched center segment, said arched center segment extending over a major portion of a length of said base flange, a plurality of spaced apart lightening apertures provided in said center segment of said base flange, said base flange adapted to be attached to an upper surface of a floor structure, said base flange extending outwardly from said track;
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- wherein each of said track flanges is variable in depth, each of said track flanges comprising a greater depth at a central portion compared to end portions of each said track flanges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.