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US 9,730,518 B1Granted
Powered chairs for public venues, assemblies for use in powered chairs, and components for use in assemblies for use in powered chairs
OwnerMatthew D. Jacobs, Frederick D. Jacobs +1inventors
InventorsMatthew D. Jacobs, Frederick D. Jacobs, Terry Plumert
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Abstract
Powered recliner chairs, assemblies for use in the chairs, and components for use in the assemblies are provided. Electrical systems for use in the chairs, and components for use in the assemblies are provided. Control systems and methods for operating powered recliner chairs are also provided. Any given chair may be locally and/or remotely controlled.
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An electrical system for a plurality of powered recliner chairs, the system comprising:
- a first powered recliner chair and a second powered recliner chair;
- an electric supply connected to an input of an electric power source, wherein a first rated voltage of the input to the electric power supply is higher than a second rated voltage of an output of the electric power supply;
- a first electrical interconnection extending from the output of the electric power supply to a first actuator in the first powered recliner chair;
- a second electrical interconnection extending from the output of the electric power supply to a second actuator in the second powered recliner chair;
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- a power demand management device, wherein the power demand management device controls a power flow from the electric power supply.
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An electrical system for a plurality of powered recliner chairs, the system comprising:
- a first powered recliner chair and a second powered recliner chair;
- a first electric power supply connected to an input of a first electric power source, wherein a first rated voltage of the input to the first electric power supply is higher than a second rated voltage of an output of the electric power supply;
- a first electrical interconnection extending from the output of the first electric power supply to a first actuator in the first powered recliner chair;
- a second electrical interconnection extending from the output of the first electric power supply to a second actuator in the second powered recliner chair;
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- a third electrical interconnection extending from the first electric power source to a second electric power supply, wherein the second electric power supply provides electric power to at least one of:
- an aisle light, a user interface, a row light, or a seat identification.
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An electrical system for a plurality of powered recliner chairs, the system comprising:
- a first powered recliner chair and a second powered recliner chair;
- an electric supply connected to an input of an electric power source, wherein a first rated voltage of the input to the electric power supply is higher than a second rated voltage of an output of the electric power supply;
- a first electrical interconnection extending from the output of the electric power supply to a first actuator in the first powered recliner chair;
- a second electrical interconnection extending from the output of the electric power supply to a second actuator in the second powered recliner chair;
- a local user interface mounted in the first powered recliner chair;
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- a remote user interface physically separated from the first powered recliner chair and the second powered recliner chair, wherein activation of the local user interface reorients the first powered recliner chair from a first orientation to a second orientation, and wherein activation of the remote user interface reorients both the first powered recliner chair and the second powered recliner chair.
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An electrical system for a plurality of powered recliner chairs, the system comprising:
- a first powered recliner chair and a second powered recliner chair;
- an electric supply connected to an input of a first electric power source, wherein a first rated voltage of the input to the electric power supply is higher than a second rated voltage of an output of the electric power supply;
- a first electrical interconnection extending from the output of the electric power supply to a first electric actuator motor of a first actuator of the first powered recliner chair;
- a second electrical interconnection extending from the output of the electric power supply to a second electric motor of a second actuator of the second powered recliner chair;
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- at least one energy storage device connected to the output of the electric power supply or incorporated within an uninterruptible power supply connected to the input of the electric power supply, wherein the at least one energy storage device includes at least one of:
- a battery or a capacitor, and wherein the electric power supply and the at least one energy storage device provide electric power to the first electric motor and the second electric motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.