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Seat pan assembly

US8733840B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

26References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zodiac Seats US LLC · US

Inventors

Rik Westerink · Corinth, US
Armando Valdes · Krum, US
Chirag S. Patel · Peekskill, US
Timothy W. Terleski · Garland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2012
Grant date	May 27, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/2222
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Described are seat pan assemblies for a passenger seat having a pan frame pivotally coupled to a seat back, a seat pan pivotally coupled to the pan frame, a tilting mechanism coupled to the seat pan and the pan frame, wherein the tilting mechanism is configured to rotate the seat pan between an upright position and a sleeper position, and an automatic release mechanism, wherein the automatic release mechanism is configured to return the seat pan to an upright position when the seat back is in an upright position.

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