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Independent translating roller seat

US10232744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Rockwell Collins, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter C. Meister · Lake Park, US
Perci Oliveira · Hialeah, US
John Iossifidis · Miami, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 12, 2017
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0642
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger seat is configured to adjust between an upright seating position and a lie-flat sleeping position, which includes one or more intermediate reclined seating positions, via independent rollers attached to the seat pan, or seat bottom, and to the backrest. As the passenger seat transitions between the upright seating position and the lie-flat sleeping position, guide channels set into the left and right frame rails direct the movement of the independent rollers through the guide channels and thereby control the angles of the seat pan and the backrest throughout the transition.

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