Passenger cabin seat power bus

US7389960B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Bradley J. Mitchell · Snohomish, US
• Kevin S. Callahan · Shoreline, US
• Trevor M. Laib · Woodinville, US
• Robert Johnson · Palo Alto, US
• Darrell E. Santala · Marysville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 25, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2008
• Expiry date: May 5, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/0264
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A conductive bus device and method operable to distribute signals throughout a platform. The bus delivers signals to any number of select locations within the platform, such as to seats mounted to a seat track. The bus is mounted beneath a floor of the platform. The signals can be transmitted between the power bus and the passenger seats using a conductor that extends from the passenger seats to the bus through a opening in the seat track. The bus device and method eliminates the need to run separate connections between a signal source and each seat. This device and method significantly reduce the cost, energy, and time necessary to wire each seat individually.