Aircraft seat employing dual actuators for seat translaton and seat recline
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1. An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
- a fixed base frame;
a seatback pivotally connected to a seat bottom;
a first actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a first rail relative to the fixed base frame to horizontally translate the seatback and the seat bottom relative to the fixed base frame independent of seat recline; and
a second actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a second rail relative to the first rail to drive seat recline including both seatback and seat bottom angular adjustment;
wherein the first and second actuators are arranged in parallel to drive seatback and seat bottom horizontal translation and seat recline in one continuous motion.
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Abstract
An aircraft passenger seat including a seat base frame, a seatback and a seat bottom configured to horizontally translate relative to the seat base frame, a first actuator arranged to drive seat translation, and a second actuator arranged to drive seatback recline, the dual actuators working in parallel to increase the speed of horizontal translation and combine the recline function into one continuous motion.
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13 Claims
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1. An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising:
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a fixed base frame; a seatback pivotally connected to a seat bottom; a first actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a first rail relative to the fixed base frame to horizontally translate the seatback and the seat bottom relative to the fixed base frame independent of seat recline; and a second actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a second rail relative to the first rail to drive seat recline including both seatback and seat bottom angular adjustment; wherein the first and second actuators are arranged in parallel to drive seatback and seat bottom horizontal translation and seat recline in one continuous motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline and horizontally translate, comprising:
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a seat base frame; a seatback and a seat bottom configured to horizontally translate relative to the seat base frame; a first actuator arranged to drive a first rail to drive seatback and seat bottom horizontal translation relative to the seat base frame independent of seat recline; and a second actuator arranged to drive a second rail to drive seat recline, the second rail arranged to horizontally translate relative to the first rail to angularly adjust both the seatback and the seat bottom; the first and second actuators working in parallel to increase the speed of horizontal translation and combine seat recline into one continuous motion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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