AIRCRAFT SEAT WITH TRANSLATING SEATBACK LINKAGE PIVOT
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1. An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
- a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback;
a fixed spreader defining a first non-linear guide path for controlling the angle of the seatpan as the aircraft passenger seat reclines;
seatback linkage arranged to move relative to the fixed spreader as the aircraft passenger seat reclines, the seatback linkage defining a second non-linear guide path for controlling the angle of the seatback as the passenger seat reclines; and
a drive link arranged to translate horizontally relative to the fixed spreader to recline the aircraft passenger seat.
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Abstract
An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline and including a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback, a spreader defining a non-linear guide path controlling the seatpan angle as the seat reclines, translating seatback linkage defining a non-linear guide path controlling the seatback angle as the seat reclines, and a drive link arranged to translate horizontally relative to the spreader to drive seat recline motion.
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1. An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
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a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback; a fixed spreader defining a first non-linear guide path for controlling the angle of the seatpan as the aircraft passenger seat reclines; seatback linkage arranged to move relative to the fixed spreader as the aircraft passenger seat reclines, the seatback linkage defining a second non-linear guide path for controlling the angle of the seatback as the passenger seat reclines; and a drive link arranged to translate horizontally relative to the fixed spreader to recline the aircraft passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
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a seatpan pivotally attached to a seatback; a spreader defining a non-linear guide path controlling the seatpan angle as the aircraft passenger seat reclines; translating seatback linkage defining a non-linear guide path controlling the seatback angle as the aircraft passenger seat reclines; and a drive link arranged to move the seatpan along the non-linear guide path of the spreader and the seatback along the non-linear guide path of the seatback linkage as the drive link translates horizontally relative to the spreader. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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