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Passenger seat with single actuator seat mechanism

US8360516B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

10References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Mark B. Dowty · Rural Hall, US
Tracy N. Pence · King, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2012
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0643
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger seat includes a rigid frame, a seat pan supported by the frame and movable relative to the frame, a leg rest pivotally attached to a forward end of the seat pan, a seat back pivotally attached to a rearward end of the seat pan, and a single actuator linked to the leg rest such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline. A method of adjusting the passenger seat includes activating the actuator such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline.

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