Seat, especially an aircraft passenger seat, with a data storage device and associated reading device

• US 7,695,065 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2004
• Issued: 04/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Company KG (Martin Putsch,)
• Original Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Company KG (Martin Putsch,)
• Inventors: Schrempp, Christoph, Terno, Antje
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr.; Milton
• Application Number:
  US10/565,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20060186714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,090 Days
• Field of Search: 297/217.3, 297/463.2, 297/217.1, 244/118.6, 244/122.R
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/90 Details or parts not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0211 for record carriers apparatus, e.g. video recorders, tape players or CD players
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0264 for control means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0012 Seats or parts thereof
• 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a seat, especially a vehicle seat, preferably an aircraft passenger seat (10, 30), comprising at least one seat component, such as a seat part (20), a backrest (22) or an armrest (26). As delivered, the seat meets predefined approved requirements and is correspondingly certified. The inventive seat is characterized in that a data storage device is fixedly disposed on at least one seat component. Said data storage device is used to store individual data relating to the service life or certification of the respective seat and/or individual seat components. The inventive seat is further characterized in that the data storage device can be electronically read by an external reading device. The invention also relates to an associated reading device.

Claims

1. A seat having:

a plurality of seat components;

a data storage device mounted on one of the seat components and storing relevant data, wherein the relevant data is data that represents at least one of service life of the seat, certification of the seat, service life of one of the seat components, and certification of one of the seat components; and

an interface by which said relevant data is readable by an external reading device, wherein

the seat is included in a seat system, which includes a reading device for data transmission to the data storage device, and

the reading device has data transmission means for reading the relevant data,

the reading device has storage means for intermediate storage of data read from the data storage device.

2. The seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reading device has a display unit for display of the relevant data.

3. The seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reading device has positioning means for positioning the reading device in relation to the data storage device for purposes of data transmission.

4. The seat as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a standardized interface for transmitting the relevant data to a computer effecting further processing.

5. The seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage means is provided for intermediate storage of data to be written into the data storage device.

6. A vehicle seat having:

a plurality of seat component;

a data storage device mounted in a stationary manner on one of the seat components and storing relevant data, wherein the relevant data is data that represents at least one of service life of the seat, certification of the seat, service life of one of the seat components, and certification of one of the seat components; and

an interface by which said relevant data is readable by an external reading device, wherein data transmission between the data storage device and the reading device is effected by a wireless device, so that data is read out of the data storage device wirelessly and data is written into the data storage device wirelessly.

7. A vehicle seat having:

a plurality of seat components;

a data storage device mounted in a stationary manner on one of the seat components and storing relevant data, wherein the relevant data is data that represents at least one of service life of the seat, certification of the seat, service life of one of the seat components, and certification of one of the seat components; and

an interface by which said relevant data is readable by an external reading device, wherein transmission of data between the data storage device and the reading device is effected by use of a plug connection.

8. A vehicle seat having:

a plurality of seat components;

a data storage device mounted in a stationary manner on one of the seat components and storing relevant data, wherein the relevant data is data that represents at least one of service life of the seat, certification of the seat, service life of one of the seat components, and certification of one of the seat components, wherein the data storage device comprises a transponder, and data are writable to and readable from the data storage device upon appropriate stimulation of an external reading device; and

an interface by which said relevant data is readable by the external reading device.

9. A vehicle seat having:

a plurality of seat components;

a data storage device mounted in a stationary manner on one of the seat components and storing relevant data, wherein the relevant data is data that represents at least one of service life of the seat, certification of the seat, service life of one of the seat components, and certification of one of the seat components;

an interface by which said relevant data is readable by an external reading device; and

a positioning unit for positioning the reading device into a specifiable position in relation to the data storage device, wherein the positioning unit has a magnet by which the reading device is placed into said specifiable position.