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US 9,174,737 B2Granted
Aircraft seat with translating seatback linkage pivot
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsMichael Beroth, Javier Valdes De La Garza, Daniel Udriste
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Abstract
An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline and including a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback, a spreader defining a non-linear guide path controlling the seatpan angle as the seat reclines, translating seatback linkage defining a non-linear guide path controlling the seatback angle as the seat reclines, and a drive link arranged to translate horizontally relative to the spreader to drive seat recline motion.
Claims18
An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
- a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback;
- a fixed spreader defining a first non-linear guide path for controlling the angle of the seatpan as the aircraft passenger seat reclines;
- seatback linkage arranged to pivot relative to the fixed spreader as the aircraft passenger seat reclines, the seatback linkage defining a second non-linear guide path for controlling the angle of the seatback as the passenger seat reclines;
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- a drive link arranged to translate horizontally relative to the fixed spreader to recline the aircraft passenger seat;
- wherein the seatback linkage is pivotally attached at one end to the fixed spreader such that the seatback linkage pivots as the drive link translates horizontally relative to the fixed spreader.
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An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
- a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback;
- a fixed spreader defining a first non-linear guide path controlling seatpan angle as the aircraft passenger seat reclines;
- seatback linkage defining a second non-linear guide path controlling seatback angle as the aircraft passenger seat reclines;
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- a drive link arranged to move the seatpan along the first non-linear guide path of the spreader and the seatback along the second non-linear guide path of the seatback linkage as the drive link translates horizontally relative to the spreader;
- wherein the seatback linkage is pivotally attached at one end to the fixed spreader such that the seatback linkage pivots as the drive link translates horizontally relative to the fixed spreader.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.