Aircraft seat device including force transferring carrier element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10814986-B2
Application number	US-201616064500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 23, 2015
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

An aircraft seat device includes at least one seat bottom unit, a mounting unit, and at least one carrier element. The at least one seat bottom unit at least partly implements a seat surface. The at least one carrier element couples the seat bottom unit with the mounting unit and transfers force from the seat bottom unit to the mounting unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft seat comprising:
an aircraft seat device, the aircraft seat device includes at least one seat bottom unit that at least partly implements a seat surface; a backrest unit; a mounting unit that is configured to be mounted on a mounting plane and that comprises a front transverse support and a rear transverse support; at least one locking module that is at least in a sitting position configured to lock the seat bottom unit and/or the backrest unit of the aircraft seat device; and at least two carrier elements that each extend at least over a large portion of a seat depth of the seat surface and that are configured to couple the seat bottom unit with the mounting unit, wherein the carrier elements are each connected to the front transverse support and the rear transverse support and are arranged spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction, wherein in at least one seat position the carrier elements each are arranged at least substantially underneath an upper edge of the seat bottom unit.

2. The aircraft seat according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest unit is at least partially implemented integrally with the seat bottom unit.

3. The aircraft seat according to claim 2 , wherein the aircraft seat device comprises a support module that pivotally couples the at least one carrier element directly with a rear transverse support.

4. The aircraft seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom unit and/or the backrest unit are/is configured to be pivotally connected to the mounting unit.

5. The aircraft seat according to claim 4 , wherein the seat bottom unit and/or the backrest unit are supported around a shared pivot point.

6. The aircraft seat according to claim 5 , wherein the aircraft seat device comprises at least one support module that is configured to pivot the seat bottom unit and/or the backrest unit relative to the carrier elements, and implement a pivot axis that is arranged underneath the seat bottom unit.

7. The aircraft seat according to claim 4 , wherein the aircraft seat device comprises at least one support module that is configured to pivot the seat bottom unit and/or the backrest unit relative to the carrier elements, implementing for this purpose a pivot axis that is arranged underneath the seat bottom unit.

8. The aircraft seat according to claim 7 , wherein the support module comprises at least one torsion element, implementing the pivot axis of the aircraft seat and extending over a seat width of the seat bottom unit.

9. The aircraft seat according to claim 1 , wherein the locking module comprises at least one locking element that locks the seat bottom unit only in a seat position that is embodied as a TTL position.

10. The aircraft seat according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft seat device comprises a support module that pivotally couples the at least one carrier element directly with a rear transverse support.

11. The aircraft seat according to claim 1 , further comprising two armrests, wherein
the armrests are directly connected with the backrest unit.

12. An aircraft seat comprising:
an aircraft seat device, the aircraft seat device includes at least one seat bottom unit that at least partly implements a seat surface; a backrest unit that is at least partially implemented integrally with the seat bottom unit; a mounting unit that is configured to be mounted on a mounting plane; at least one carrier element that extends at least over a large portion of a seat depth of the seat surface and is configured to couple the seat bottom unit with the mounting unit; and at least one locking module that is only in one sitting position configured to lock the seat bottom unit and the backrest unit, wherein the locking module comprises a locking element that is fixedly connected to the seat bottom unit, wherein the locking module comprises a locking unit that is fixedly connected to the mounting unit, wherein for a locking of the locking module, the locking unit is connectable to the locking element in a form-fit manner.

13. An aircraft seat comprising:
an aircraft seat device, the aircraft seat device includes at least one seat bottom unit that at least partly implements a seat surface; a backrest unit; two armrests directly connected with the backrest unit; a mounting unit that is configured to be mounted on a mounting plane and that comprises a front transverse support and a rear transverse support; and at least two carrier elements that each extend at least over a large portion of a seat depth of the seat surface and that are configured to couple the seat bottom unit with the mounting unit, wherein the carrier elements are each connected to the front transverse support and the rear transverse support and are arranged spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction, wherein in at least one seat position the carrier elements each are arranged at least substantially underneath an upper edge of the seat bottom unit.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Stachel Alfons
• Steinmeyer Klaus
• Jussli Zoltan

Classifications

• Y02T50/40

  Weight reduction · CPC title

• A47C7/563

  provided with a back-rest moving with the seat · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• A47C7/60

  Use of locks or ledges for limiting the seat movement · CPC title