Seat for a vehicle and vehicle

• US 9,617,002 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2013
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lufthansa Systems GmbH (Deutsche Lufthansa AG)
• Original Assignee: Lufthansa Systems AG (Deutsche Lufthansa AG)
• Inventors: Hommel, Peter, Liebe, Jrg
• Primary Examiner(s): MINTZ, RODNEY K
• Application Number:
  US14/410,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20150336673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,393 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0252 for personal computers, e.g. laptops, notebooks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0012 Seats or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00152 Seat back fixtures for removable monitors, e.g. tablet computers
• 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 11/0624 Arrangements of electrical connectors, e.g. for earphone, internet or electric supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/40 Weight reduction

Abstract

The present invention relates to a seat for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, having a visual playback device integrated in a surface of the seat. A base firmly connected to the seat is arranged in the surface of the seat. Said visual playback device is releasably attached to the base by means of a holder adapted to the visual playback device and the base.

Claims

1. A seat for an aircraft having:

a visual playback device integrated in a surface of the seat, wherein a base firmly connected to the seat is arranged in the surface of the seat, said visual playback device being releasably attached to the base by means of a holder adapted to the visual playback device and the base and wherein the visual playback device is removable from the base via the holder and together with the holder, which is detachably fastened to the base, and further having a securing device for securing the holder to the base, wherein the securing device has a shutter for covering the visual playback device and the holder.

2. A seat for an aircraft having:

a visual playback device integrated in a surface of the seat, wherein a base firmly connected to the seat is arranged in the surface of the seat, said visual playback device being releasably attached to the base by means of a holder adapted to the visual playback device and the base and wherein the visual playback device is removable from the base via the holder and together with the holder, which is detachably fastened to the base, and further having a securing device for securing the holder to the base, wherein the securing device has an injury prevention shutter for covering the visual playback device and the holder to prevent personal injury.

3. A seat for a vehicle having:

a visual playback device integrated in a surface of the seat, wherein a base firmly connected to the seat is arranged in the surface of the seat, said visual playback device being releasably attached to the base by means of a holder adapted to the visual playback device and the base and wherein the visual playback device is removable from the base via the holder and together with the holder, which is detachably fastened to the base, and further having a securing device for securing the holder to the base, wherein the securing device has a shutter for covering the visual playback device and the holder.

4. The seat of claim 3, wherein the visual playback device is a tablet computer.

5. The seat of claim 3, wherein the base comprises an outer frame into which the holder with the visual playback device is inserted.

6. The seat of claim 3, wherein the base forms a recess in the surface of the seat, the visual playback device being adapted to be inserted into the recess together with the holder and fitting flush with the surface of the seat.

7. The seat of claim 3, wherein the shutter is configured as a rolling shutter or an attachment shutter.

8. The seat of claim 3, wherein the visual playback device has a wireless data communication interface.

9. The seat of claim 3, wherein the holder has an inner frame into which the visual playback device is inserted.

10. The seat of claim 9, wherein the visual playback device is fixed in the inner frame.

11. The seat of claim 3, wherein the base is connected with a central power supply network, that a detachable power connection is arranged between the base and the holder, and that the holder has a connector for connection of the visual playback device to the power supply, the visual playback device being connectable with the central power supply network via the base, the detachable power connection and the holder.

12. The seat of claim 11, wherein the detachable power connection is a quick contact connection.

13. The seat of claim 11, wherein the power supply network is a low voltage DC power network.

14. A vehicle having:

a plurality of said seats of claim 3; and

wherein an entertainment network is in data communication with each said visual playback device.

15. The vehicle of claim 14, wherein each said seat of the plurality of seats comprises the base of identical structure, while at least one said visual playback device of one said seat has a structure different from that of the visual playback devices of other said seats.