Item of furniture provided with a device for rotatably deploying a movable element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12492001-B2
Application number	US-202319108700-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2023
Priority date	Sep 14, 2022
Publication date	Dec 9, 2025
Grant date	Dec 9, 2025

Abstract

The invention relates to an item of furniture, in particular for an aircraft seat, comprising:
a frame, a movable element, a pivot connection for rotating the movable element relative to the frame between a folded position and a deployed position, a locking finger, a cam provided with a locking recess and an elastic member for biasing, when it is under tension, the locking finger inside the locking recess when the movable element is in the folded position, such that pressure on the movable element causes the elastic member to rotate the movable element and release the locking finger from the locking recess to enable the movable element to rotate towards the deployed position in a second direction of rotation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An item of furniture for an airplane seat comprising:
a frame; a movable element; and a pivot connection between the movable element and the frame for rotating the movable element relative to the frame between a stored position and a deployed position,
wherein the item of furniture further comprises:
a fixed arm relative to the frame, said arm carrying a locking finger;
a cam integrated to the movable element, said cam being provided with a locking recess; and
said arm comprising at least one portion constituted by an elastic member biasing, when it is under tension, the locking finger into the locking recess when the movable element is in the stored position,
such that pressing the movable element causes the movable element to rotate in a first direction of rotation and release the locking finger from the locking recess by means of the elastic member so as to allow a rotation of the movable element towards the deployed position in a second direction of rotation, the first direction of rotation and the second direction of rotation being opposite to each other.

2 . The item of furniture according to claim 1 , further comprising a return spring which can be compressed when pressing on the movable element and then decompressed so as to eject the movable element from the frame.

3 . The item of furniture according to claim 1 , further comprising a spring blade fixed relative to the frame and a limit stop integrated to the movable element, the spring blade cooperating with the limit stop when the movable element is in the deployed position.

4 . The item of furniture according to claim 3 , wherein the limit stop comprises a projecting portion constituting a hard point and a receiving portion of the spring blade.

5 . The item of furniture according to claim 4 , wherein the limit stop has an S shape.

6 . The item of furniture according to claim 4 , wherein the movable element integrates the cam and the limit stop, so that the movable element, the cam, and the limit stop form a single piece.

7 . The item of furniture according to claim 3 , wherein an angle between the limit stop and the locking recess of the cam is of the order of 270 degrees.

8 . The item of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the cam comprises at least one lateral slope for guiding the locking finger towards the locking recess while compressing the elastic member when the movable element passes from the deployed position to the stored position.

9 . The item of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the movable element is a tray table.

10 . An aircraft seat unit comprising an item of furniture defined according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Safran Seats

Inventors

• Lopez Bruno
• Leroy Pierre

Classifications

• B64D11/0638 Primary

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title

• B64D11/0605 Primary

  including tables or desks · CPC title