Transport seat system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11027847-B2
Application number	US-201616064567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2016
Priority date	Dec 23, 2015
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A transport seat system, in particular aircraft seat system, includes at least one first seat, with at least one mounting module that is configured, for the purpose of mounting the seat, to be connected on a guide rail, and with at least one second seat, which is arranged behind the first seat with at least one mounting module that is configured, for the purpose of mounting the seat, to be connected on the same guide rail, the two seats being configured, for the purpose of implementing a usage position and a stowage position of at least one of the seats, to be displaced on the guide rail relative to one another, whereinat least one mounting module of at least one of the seats includes a seat foot unit, which is movably supported relative at least to a portion of the mounting module.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft seat system, comprising:
at least one first seat, which comprises at least one mounting module that is configured, for the purpose of mounting the seat in a transport means, to be connected on a guide rail, and
at least one second seat, which is arranged behind the first seat and comprises at least one mounting module that is configured, for the purpose of mounting the seat in the transport means, to be connected on the same guide rail, the two seats being configured, for the purpose of implementing a usage position and a stowage position of at least one of the seats, to be displaced on the guide rail relative to one another,
wherein
at least one mounting module of at least one of the seats comprises a seat foot unit, which is movably supported relative at least to a portion of the mounting module other than the seat foot unit,
the seats each comprise a backrest, which has a same upright position, in the usage position as well as in the stowage position and
in the stowage position, at least one of the seats is arranged with its mounting module at least partially overlapping with the mounting module of the other seat.

2. The aircraft seat system according to claim 1 , wherein the movable seat foot unit is embodied as a front seat foot unit of the second seat.

3. The aircraft seat system according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting module comprises a pivot bearing, via which the front seat foot unit is pivotable.

4. The aircraft seat system according to claim 1 , wherein the one seat foot unit of the mounting module of the one seat is movable relative to a second seat foot unit for the purpose of an adjustment between the usage position and the stowage position.

5. The aircraft seat system according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting module comprises a linear bearing, via which the movable seat foot unit is displaceable with respect to the other seat foot unit.

6. The aircraft seat system according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting module of the second seat implements a base body, which implements a rear seat foot unit as well as a support region between two transverse supports of the seat.

7. The aircraft seat system according to claim 6 , wherein the entire trigger element is movably supported in the at least one mounting module.

8. The aircraft seat system according to claim 6 , wherein the mounting modules of the seats coincide along a displacement direction of a guide rail via which the seats are mounted.

9. The aircraft seat system according to claim 1 , wherein the first seat comprises at least one trigger element, which is configured to be actuated for adjusting the first seat between a lock position and a displacement position.

10. The aircraft seat system according to claim 9 , wherein the first seat comprises at least two mounting modules, which are together triggered by the trigger element.

11. The aircraft seat system according to claim 9 , wherein the trigger element is embodied as a luggage bar.

12. The aircraft seat system according to claim 9 , wherein the first seat comprises at least one fixation element, which couples the at least one mounting module with the guide rail, wherein the fixation element comprises at least one locking element that is adjustable between a locked position and an unlocked position by the trigger element.

13. The aircraft seat system according to claim 12 , wherein the first seat comprises at least one second fixation element for a connection to a second guide rail, wherein the second fixation element is actuatable together with the first fixation element by the trigger element.

14. The first seat in the aircraft seat system, according to claim 1 , comprising a first mounting module comprising a first seat foot unit, which is movably supported relative to at least a portion of the first mounting module.

15. The first seat in the aircraft seat system, according to claim 1 , comprising at least one trigger element, which is configured to be actuated for an adjustment of the first seat between a lock position and a displacement position.

16. An aircraft seat system, comprising
at least one first seat, which comprises at least one mounting module that is configured, for the purpose of mounting the seat in a transport means, to be connected on a guide rail, and
at least one second seat, which is arranged behind the first seat and comprises at least one mounting module that is configured, for the purpose of mounting the seat in the transport means, to be connected on the same guide rail, the two seats being configured, for the purpose of implementing a usage position and a stowage position of at least one of the seats, to be displaced on the guide rail relative to one another,
wherein
at least one mounting module of at least one of the seats comprises a seat foot unit, which is movably supported relative at least to a portion of the mounting module,
the seats each comprise a backrest, which has a same upright position, in the usage position as well as in the stowage position,
in the stowage position, at least one of the seats is arranged with its mounting module at least partially overlapping with the mounting module of the other seat, and
enveloping curves of the two seats coincide in the stowage position by at least 20%.

17. A vehicle seat system, comprising
a guide rail formed on a floor of a vehicle;
a first seat including a first mounting module connected to the guide rail and a first backrest; and
a second seat arranged behind the first seat and including a second mounting module connected on the guide rail and a second backrest,
wherein
the first and second seats are configured to be displaced on the guide rail relative to one another when moving between a usage position and a stowage position,
the second mounting module comprises a seat foot unit that is movably supported relative to the second mounting module,
the first backrest and the second backrest each have a same upright position in both the usage position and the stowage position, and
in the stowage position, one of the first and second seats is arranged with its mounting module at least partially overlapping the mounting module of the other of the first and second seats with respect to the floor of the vehicle.

18. The vehicle seat system according to claim 17 , wherein
the first seat further includes a first seat bottom,
the second seat further includes a second seat bottom,
the first seat bottom and the first backrest are both coupled to the first mounting module, and
the second seat bottom and the second backrest are both coupled to the second mounting module.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Itzinger Andreas

Classifications

• B60N2/3093

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• B60N2/309

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• B60N2/3065

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• B64D11/0648

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• B64D11/0696

  Means for fastening seats to floors, e.g. to floor rails · CPC title