Aircraft seat
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat comprisinga seat pan, having a seat pan front edge and a seat pan rear edge;
a backrest, having a backrest top edge and a backrest bottom edge, wherein the backrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan rear edge and wherein the seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position;
a swivel disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis; and
base tracking disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction;
a first control being provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions; and
a second control being provided to lock and unlock the swivel, wherein the swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked,wherein at least one of the first and second controls also locks and unlocks a recline mechanism that permits adjustment of a recline position.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat pan, where the seat pan front edge defines a first pivot point and the seat pan rear edge defines a second pivot point. A swivel is disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis. First and second armrests are disposed on either side of the seat pan. A first control is positioned in the first armrest to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of lateral and longitudinal directions. A second control is positioned in the second armrest to lock and unlock at least the swivel.
90 Citations
25 Claims
-
1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
-
a seat comprising a seat pan, having a seat pan front edge and a seat pan rear edge; a backrest, having a backrest top edge and a backrest bottom edge, wherein the backrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan rear edge and wherein the seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position; a swivel disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis; and base tracking disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction; a first control being provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions; and a second control being provided to lock and unlock the swivel, wherein the swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked, wherein at least one of the first and second controls also locks and unlocks a recline mechanism that permits adjustment of a recline position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A vehicle seat, comprising:
-
a seat comprising a seat pan, having a seat pan front edge and a seat pan rear edge; a backrest, having a backrest top edge and a backrest bottom edge, wherein the backrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan rear edge and wherein the seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position; a swivel disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis; and base tracking disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction; a first control being provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions; and a second control being provided to lock and unlock the swivel, wherein the swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked, wherein the seat pan front edge defines a first pivot point and the seat pan rear edge defines a second pivot point, and wherein the first pivot point remains in a substantially fixed position for the taxi, takeoff and landing position, the napping position, and the sleeping position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
Specification