Aircraft seat
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat comprisinga seat pan, having a seat pan front edge and a seat pan rear edge;
a backrest, having a backrest top edge and a backrest bottom edge, wherein the backrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan rear edge and wherein the seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position;
base tracking disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction; and
a swivel supporting the seat pan and disposed between the base tracking and the seat pan, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis;
a first control being provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions; and
a second control being provided to lock and unlock the swivel, wherein the swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat pan and a backrest. The seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position. A swivel is disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis. Base tracking is disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction. A first control is provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions. A second control is provided to lock and unlock the swivel. The swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked.
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seat comprising a seat pan, having a seat pan front edge and a seat pan rear edge; a backrest, having a backrest top edge and a backrest bottom edge, wherein the backrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan rear edge and wherein the seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position; base tracking disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction; and a swivel supporting the seat pan and disposed between the base tracking and the seat pan, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis; a first control being provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions; and a second control being provided to lock and unlock the swivel, wherein the swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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