Abstract A vehicle multiple passenger seating unit is constructed on a support frame comprising two transverse parallel beams (1, 2) carried on legs (3, 4) having feet (5, 6) for engaging mountings on the floor of the vehicle and joined by two or more spaced generally horizontal longitudinal members (8, 9), usually at each side and between each pair of adjacent seats. The beams (1, 2) enter bores (10, 11) in the longitudinal members (8, 9). Side armrests are usually mounted on the longitudinal members at the sides of the support frame and intermediate armrests are mounted on longitudinal members between adjacent seats or on parts of the frame adjacent to those longitudinal members. The invention provides a longitudinal member (8, 9) for such a support frame that is formed integrally with at least a major part (15, 16) of an armrest. A longitudinal member (8) for the side of a support frame which is to be adjacent to an aisle when the support frame is mounted in a vehicle has a recess (17) in its outer side, surrounding and enclosing constructional details, and a separate panel (19) is provided to fit in the mouth of the recess to conceal them. The edges (18) of the recess are undercut so that the panel (19) can be snapped into the recess (17) and will be self-retaining.
Inventors
👤 John Frederick Branham
👤 John Tcheng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionEP
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-07 01:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/242
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
31 words
A longitudinal member (8) for a support frame for a vehicle seating unit characterized in that it is formed integrally with at least a major part (15, 16) of an armrest.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
A longitudinal member (8) for a support frame for a vehicle seating unit characterized in that it is formed integrally with at least a major part (15, 16) of an armrest.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A longitudinal member (8) as claimed in Claim 1 for a side of the seating unit which is to be adjacent to an aisle when the seating unit is fitted in a vehicle, characterized by a recess (17) in its side which is to be outermost with respect to the seating unit, surrounding and enclosing constructional details of its attachment to other parts of the support frame and of the seating unit, and in that a separate panel (19) is provided to fit in the mouth of the recess to conceal those details.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A longitudinal member (8) as claimed in Claim 2, characterized in that the edges (18) of the recess (17) are undercut and in that the panel (19) is so dimensioned that it can be snapped into the recess (17) and will be self-retaining once fitted in the recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A support frame for a vehicle seating unit, characterized in that it includes at least one longitudinal member (8) as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vehicle seating unit, characterized in that it includes a support frame as claimed in Claim 4.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A vehicle, characterized in that it includes a seating unit as claimed in Claim 5.
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