Passenger seat with removable modular component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12214905-B2
Application number	US-202018014832-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2020
Priority date	Jul 9, 2020
Publication date	Feb 4, 2025
Grant date	Feb 4, 2025

Abstract

Described is a passenger seat having a center console. The center console has a stationary portion including: a stationary portion structural member positioned at a connecting end of the stationary portion; and a disconnect panel. The center console has a separable modular portion having: a separable modular portion structural member positioned at a connecting end of the separable modular portion and coupleable to the stationary portion structural member; and an electrical wiring consolidation device that includes: an electrical cable bundle; and an electrical connector coupleable to the disconnect panel. The stationary portion structural member, the disconnect panel, the separable modular portion structural member, and the electrical wiring consolidation device form a quick connect structure for coupling the separable modular portion with the stationary portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A passenger seat comprising a center console, the center console comprising:
a stationary portion comprising:
a stationary portion structural member positioned at a connecting end of the stationary portion and extending at least partially across an opening of the stationary portion, the stationary portion structural member defining a plurality of openings and comprising at least one stationary portion attachment member extending from the stationary portion structural member; and
a disconnect panel; and

a separable modular portion comprising:
a separable modular portion structural member positioned at a connecting end of the separable modular portion, extending at least partially across an opening of the separable modular portion, the separable modular portion structural member defining a plurality of openings, and the separable modular portion structural member being coupleable to the stationary portion structural member via the at least one stationary portion attachment member; and
an electrical wiring consolidation device comprising:
an electrical cable bundle; and
an electrical connector coupleable to the disconnect panel,

wherein the stationary portion structural member, the disconnect panel, the separable modular portion structural member, and the electrical wiring consolidation device form a quick connect structure for coupling the separable modular portion with the stationary portion.

2. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the separable modular portion is interchangeable with at least one second separable modular portion.

3. The passenger seat of claim 2 , wherein the at least one second separable modular portion comprises at least one different feature than the separable modular portion.

4. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the separable modular portion is removable from the center console to assist with installation of the passenger seat into a passenger vehicle.

5. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein a time period required for coupling the separable modular portion with the stationary portion is less than about one minute.

6. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stationary portion attachment member extends from a front surface of the stationary portion structural member, and the front surface of the stationary portion structural member faces a front surface of the separable modular portion structural member.

7. The passenger seat of claim 1 , wherein the separable modular portion further comprises at least one electrical component and the electrical wiring consolidation device connects the at least one electrical component to the disconnect panel.

8. A passenger seat comprising a seat element, wherein the seat element comprises:
a stationary component comprising:
a stationary component structural member positioned at a connecting end of the stationary component and extending at least partially across an opening of the stationary component, the stationary component structural member defining a plurality of openings; and
a disconnect panel; and

a removable modular component comprising:
a removable modular component structural member positioned at a connecting end of the removable modular component, extending at least partially across an opening of the removable modular component, the removable modular component structural member defining a plurality of openings and comprising at least one removable modular component attachment member extending from the removable modular component structural member, and the removable modular component structural member being coupleable to the stationary component structural member via the at least one removable modular component attachment member; and
an electrical wiring consolidation device comprising:
an electrical cable bundle; and
an electrical connector coupleable to the disconnect panel,

wherein the stationary component structural member, the disconnect panel, the removable modular component structural member, and the electrical wiring consolidation device form a quick connect structure for coupling the removable modular component with the stationary component.

9. The passenger seat of claim 8 , wherein the seat element further comprises at least a portion of a center console, a seat back, a seat bottom, a leg rest, an armrest, a headrest, or a partition divider.

10. The passenger seat of claim 8 , wherein the removable modular component is interchangeable with at least one second removable modular component.

11. The passenger seat of claim 10 , wherein the at least one second removable modular component comprises at least one different feature than the removable modular component.

12. The passenger seat of claim 8 , wherein the removable modular component is removable from the seat element to assist with installation of the passenger seat into a passenger vehicle.

13. The passenger seat of claim 8 , wherein a time period required for coupling the removable modular component with the stationary component is less than about one minute.

14. The passenger seat of claim 8 , wherein the at least one removable modular component attachment member extends from a front surface of the removable modular component structural member, and the front surface of the removable modular component structural member faces a front surface of the stationary component structural member.

15. The passenger seat of claim 8 , wherein the removable modular component further comprises at least one electrical component and the electrical wiring consolidation device connects the at least one electrical component to the disconnect panel.

16. A method for coupling a removable modular component of a passenger seat with a stationary component of the passenger seat, the method comprising:
attaching an electrical connector of the removable modular component to a disconnect panel of the stationary component; and
attaching a removable modular component structural member of the removable modular component to a stationary component structural member of the stationary component via at least one removable modular component attachment member extending from the removable modular component structural member,
wherein the stationary component structural member, the disconnect panel, the removable modular component structural member, and the electrical connector form a quick connect structure for coupling the removable modular component with the stationary component, and
wherein the removable modular component structural member extends at least partially across an opening of the removable modular component and the removable modular component structural member defines a plurality of openings, and the stationary component structural member extends at least partially across an opening of the stationary component and the stationary component structural member defines a plurality of openings.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein a time period required for coupling the removable modular component with the stationary component is less than about one minute.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one removable modular component attachment member extends from a front surface of the removable modular component structural member, and the front surface of the removable modular component structural member faces a front surface of the stationary component structural member.

19. The method of claim 16 , attaching the removable modular component structural member of the removable modular component to the stationary component structural member of the stationary compo

Assignees

• Safran Seats Usa Llc

Inventors

• Lozano Segura Rafael

Classifications

• B64D11/0624

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• Y02T50/40

  Weight reduction · CPC title

• B60R7/043

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title

• B64D11/00153

  Monitors mounted on or in the seat other than the seat back · CPC title

• B64D11/0627

  Seats combined with storage means · CPC title