Leg restraint device for side-facing seated vehicle occupants
AssigneesB/E Aerospace, Inc., Takata Protection Systems, Inc.
InventorsMichael L. Oleson, Hau Ho, Dave L. Guyton, Norman Shimizu, Mark E. Deevey, Pete C. Meister, Michael J. Farvet
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Abstract
A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat including a restraint panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate a seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event, an actuator arranged to push the panel from the first position to the second position, and a sensor and trigger assembly configured to signal the actuator to fire in response to the abrupt deceleration event. A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having a deployable lower leg restraint.
Claims15
A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat, comprising:
- (a) a restraint panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate a seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event;
- (b) an actuator arranged to push the panel from the first position to the second position, the actuator comprising a pusher including a piston configured to rapidly extend;
- (c) a sliding carriage, wherein the restraint panel is attached to the sliding carriage with one end of the sliding carriage arranged facing the piston such that piston extension pushes the sliding carriage away from the pusher in a direction of the second position;
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- (d) a sensor and trigger assembly configured to signal the actuator to fire in response to the abrupt deceleration event.
A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having a deployable lower leg restraint, comprising:
- (a) a seat bottom;
- (b) a seat back
- (c) a restraint panel configured to deploy from a first position under the seat bottom to a second position forward of the seat bottom in response to an abrupt deceleration event;
- (d) an actuator comprising a pusher including a piston which extends to push the panel from the first position to the second position;
- (e) a sensor and trigger assembly configured to signal the actuator to fire in response to the abrupt deceleration event;
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- (f) a sliding carriage, wherein the restraint panel is attached to the sliding carriage with one end of the sliding carriage arranged facing the piston such that piston extension pushes the sliding carriage away from the pusher in a direction of the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.