PNEUMATIC SEAT DEVICE

• US 20100181813A1
• Filed: 11/11/2006
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Company KG (Martin Putsch,)
• Original Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Company KG (Martin Putsch,)
• Inventors: Krämer, Marco
• Granted Patent: US 8,132,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/217.300
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0244 with logic circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/914 Hydro-pneumatic adjustments of the shape
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/06 Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats crew seat constructions for emergency purposes B64D25/04
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0647 Seats characterised by special upholstery or cushioning features

Abstract

A pneumatic seat device, in particular a pneumatic seat device for aircraft, includes at least one pneumatic unit and first and second computer units, whereby an advantageous division of tasks and/or functions within the pneumatic seat device among the individual computing units can be achieved. Primarily, it is thereby possible to obtain effective and fast data processing with use of the two computing units and, consequently, fast control and/or regulation of the pneumatic seat device.

Claims

1. A pneumatic seat device for aircraft, comprising at least one pneumatic unit, at least one first computing unit, and at least one second computing unit.

2. The pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and the second computing units are arranged in distributed fashion.

3. The pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a data network.

4. The pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one data unit is provided for wireless reception and/or for wireless transmission of data.

5. The pneumatic seat device at least as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first and the second computing units are provided for data exchange via the data network.

6. The pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one central computing unit.

7. The pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least two memory units.

11. A pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor unit for pressure sensing.

8. A pneumatic seat device for aircraft, comprising at least one pneumatic unit and at least one first functional unit for performing a first task, further comprising at least one further functional unit for performing a second task and being able to perform the first task at least in part.

9. The pneumatic seat device at least as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first functional unit and the further functional unit are formed by computing units.

10. The pneumatic seat device at least as claimed in claim 8, wherein a first functional unit and at least one second functional unit are formed by sensor units.

12. A seat device comprising a pneumatic seat device as claimed in claim 8 and comprising a first and at least one second seat unit, wherein the first functional unit is assigned to the first seat unit and the further functional unit is assigned to the second seat unit.