Aircraft seat pan assembly
First Claim
1. To be mounted on an aircraft seat foundation including a pair of spaced side rail supports and front and rear cross supports disposed in spanning, spaced apart relation between the side rail supports, an aircraft seat pan assembly comprising:
- a seat panel, said seat panel including a primary surface, a pair of opposite side edges, a rear edge, and a front edge,said side edges being structured and disposed to be directly secured to an upper surface of the side rail supports, in generally planar relation thereto,said front edge of said seat panel being adapted for securement directly to a front one of the cross supports in generally planar relation thereto,rear fastening means structured and disposed to secure said rear edge of said seat panel to a rear one of the cross supports in a generally elevated, spaced apart position above the rear cross support and to absorb a quantity of a downward spine load exerted on said seat panel, such that said seat panel resists the downward spine load thereon with a minimal initial stroking distance between said primary surface of said seat panel and any underlying seat frame portions,said rear fastening means including a rear panel segment extending angularly upward from said primary surface of said seat panel and terminating in said rear edge of said seat panel, andsaid rear fastening means further including a fastener clip coupled to said rear edge of said seat panel and adapted for coupling to the rear cross support so as to maintain said rear edge of said seat panel in said elevated, spaced apart position above the rear cross support and to absorb the quantity of downward spine load.
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Abstract
An aircraft seat pan assembly to be mounted on an aircraft seat foundation including a pair of spaced side rail supports and a pair of spaced apart cross supports disposed in spanning relating between the side rail supports, the seat pan assembly including a seat panel with a primary surface, a pair of opposite side edges, a front edge, and a rear edge. The side edges and front edge of the seat panel are structured to be secured directly to the side rail supports and a front cross support of the seat foundation in generally planar relation thereto, and a rear edge of the seat panel is structured to be secured to the rear cross support in a generally elevated, spaced apart position there above such that a quantity of a downward spine load exerted on the seat panel will be absorbed at the connection between the rear edge and the rear cross support. Accordingly, the panel will resist the downward spine load thereon to a satisfaction of FAA guidelines with a minimum initial stroking distance between the primary surface of the seat panel and any underlying seat frame portions being maintained.
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5 Claims
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1. To be mounted on an aircraft seat foundation including a pair of spaced side rail supports and front and rear cross supports disposed in spanning, spaced apart relation between the side rail supports, an aircraft seat pan assembly comprising:
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a seat panel, said seat panel including a primary surface, a pair of opposite side edges, a rear edge, and a front edge, said side edges being structured and disposed to be directly secured to an upper surface of the side rail supports, in generally planar relation thereto, said front edge of said seat panel being adapted for securement directly to a front one of the cross supports in generally planar relation thereto, rear fastening means structured and disposed to secure said rear edge of said seat panel to a rear one of the cross supports in a generally elevated, spaced apart position above the rear cross support and to absorb a quantity of a downward spine load exerted on said seat panel, such that said seat panel resists the downward spine load thereon with a minimal initial stroking distance between said primary surface of said seat panel and any underlying seat frame portions, said rear fastening means including a rear panel segment extending angularly upward from said primary surface of said seat panel and terminating in said rear edge of said seat panel, and said rear fastening means further including a fastener clip coupled to said rear edge of said seat panel and adapted for coupling to the rear cross support so as to maintain said rear edge of said seat panel in said elevated, spaced apart position above the rear cross support and to absorb the quantity of downward spine load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Specification