Control unit individually serving two adjacent passengers
US4509097A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One passenger control unit to individually serve two adjacently seated passengers that is affixable to a seat arm disposed between the two passengers. A structural interface frame may provide facile removable attachment of the control unit to the seat arm. Each housing unit has a set of controls on opposite sides to allow individual passenger control of plural services. Only one housing, one internal printed circuit board, and one cable are required for two passengers, thus accomplishing a significant saving in weight. The passenger control unit may form a lower or an upper forward part of the seat arm.
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