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Aircraft seat with segmented seatback for achieving in-bed lounge sitting position

US10266271B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Daniel I. Udriste · Winston-Salem, US
Javier Valdes De La Garza · Miami, US
Michael T. Beroth · Lewisville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2016
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0646
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a preferred embodiment, an adjustable aircraft passenger seat includes a seat bottom; a legrest moveably connected to the seat bottom that articulates between a legrest vertical and a legrest horizontal positions; a lower seatback moveably connected to the seat bottom to be articulated between a lower seatback vertical and a lower seatback horizontal positions; and an upper seatback moveably connected to the lower seatback to be articulated between an upper seatback vertical and an upper seatback horizontal positions. The articulation of the legrest, the articulation of the lower seat back, and the articulation of the upper seatback may be configured to articulate the adjustable aircraft passenger seat from an upright sitting to a horizontal sleeping position, through an in-bed lounge sitting position.

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