Patent · US Active

Passenger seat

US8439435B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by

20References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zodiac Seats US LLC · US

Inventors

Larry Richard Gaither · The Colony, US
Timothy W. Terleski · Garland, US
Chirag S. Patel · Peekskill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2011
Grant date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Described are passenger seats having a seat pan assembly with reclining and tilting mechanisms, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and the seat pan assembly. The reclining mechanism is configured to adjust a forward position of the seat pan assembly and the rotation of the seat back between upright and reclining positions. The tilting mechanism is configured to rotate an aft end of the seat pan relative to the pan frame and deploy the lumbar mechanism.

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