Vehicle seat comprising integrated holder for electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016009394-A1
Application number	US-201514751512-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 26, 2015
Priority date	Jun 30, 2014
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a backrest, a recess made in the backrest, a holder base fitted to a rear wall of the recess, an upper holder clip which is movably and resiliently mounted in a clip rail extending vertically from top to bottom in the holder base, and a fold-out tray which can be folded out from the recess by two folding hinges which are fitted to the inner side walls of the recess inside the recess.

First claim

1 . A vehicle seat comprising:
a backrest; a recess made in the backrest; a holder base fitted to a rear wall of the recess; an upper holder clip which is movably and resiliently mounted in a clip rail extending vertically from top to bottom in the holder base; and a fold-out tray which can be folded out from the recess by two folding hinges which are fitted to the inner side walls of the recess inside the recess.

2 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the fold-out tray comprises a tray holder groove which is formed above the lower edge of the fold-out tray either completely or in part, and is generally U-shaped.

3 . The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the tray holder groove is U-shaped.

4 . The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the tray holder groove comprises one or more connection through-openings.

5 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the recess is a hollow having a rectangular or square cross-sectional area and a predetermined depth in the backrest.

6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the upper holder clip is a clamp having a U-shaped latching hook which protrudes forwards from the holder base.

7 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the holder base further comprises a lower holder clip having a U-shaped latching hook which protrudes forwards from the holder base.

8 . The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein the lower holder clip is arranged so as to be a horizontal mirror image of the latching hook of the upper holder clip.

9 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a holder lock which is arranged on the upper edge of the recess and is designed to lock the fold-out tray in a folded-up state in the recess.

10 . An aircraft or spacecraft comprising at least one vehicle seat, the at least one vehicle seat comprising:
a backrest; a recess made in the backrest; a holder base fitted to a rear wall of the recess; an upper holder clip which is movably and resiliently mounted in a clip rail extending vertically from top to bottom in the holder base; and a fold-out tray which can be folded out from the recess by two folding hinges which are fitted to the inner side walls of the recess inside the recess.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Felske Thomas
• Schomacker Lars
• Wolgast Carsten
• Dueser Gerd
• Ilias Erwin
• Miehlke Peter
• Pohlenz Horst
• Miler Dino

Classifications

• B64D11/00152 Primary

  Seat back fixtures for removable monitors, e.g. tablet computers · CPC title

• B64D11/0638

  with foldable tables, trays or cup holders · CPC title

• B64D11/0627

  Seats combined with storage means · CPC title

• B60N3/004

  of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest · CPC title

• B64G1/60

  Crew or passenger accommodations · CPC title