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Passenger seat armrest recline mechanism

US8534759B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

36References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Javier Valdes De La Garza · Miami, US
Catalin Bunea · Fort Lauderdale, US
Daniel I. Udriste · Winston-Salem, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2010
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/064
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger seat includes a seat back pivotably connected to a seat pan assembly, an armrest pivotally connected to the seat back, and a main linkage pivotably connected to the seat pan assembly at a first pivot point defining a first pivot axis. The main linkage is interconnected to the seat back through a secondary linkage and the main linkage is also interconnected to the armrest through a guide member that travels within a guide slot carried on the armrest and defining a guide pathway. Inclination of the seat back with respect to the seat pan assembly pivots the main link about the first pivot axis with respect to the seat pan assembly, which vertically moves the armrest with respect to the seat pan assembly, and maintains an upper surface of the armrest in substantially parallel relation with the seat pan assembly.

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