US4856762A
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Fire retardant gas spring assembly for a passenger seat control
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-02-19
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2008-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A gas spring mechanism for adjusting and locking the inclination of one element with respect to another, such as the backrest on a passenger seat. The gas spring has a low melting point plug which melts in the event of a fire to discharge compressed gas in the gas spring and thereby allow for the expansion of working liquid in the gas spring. In one preferred embodiment, the compressed gas contains a fire retardant such as HALON 1301.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunther Selzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:03
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B64D11/06; B64D11/0639; B64D11/064; A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/022; A47C1/024; A47C1/0244; F; F16; F16F; F16F9/00; F16F9/02; F16F9/0209; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/05; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20396; Y10T74/20402; Y10T74/20408; Y10T74/20414; Y10T74/2045; Y10T74/20462
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A gas spring assembly having an elongated housing and an inner working chamber therein comprising: (a) first and second pistons slidably disposed within the inner working chamber and dividing the inner working chamber into three separate chambers, an intermediate chamber between the first and second pistons, a first end chamber adjacent the side of the first piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber and a second end chamber adjacent the side of the second piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber, the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber adapted to be filled with working liquid and the second end chamber adapted to be filled with compressed gas; (b) a piston rod secured at one end thereof to the first piston and the other end thereof extending out of the elongated housing; (c) valve means to control the flow of working liquid between the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber; and (d) a conduit in fluid communication between the second end chamber and the exterior of the housing which is blocked off by a plug disposed therein, the plug made of materials which melt at relatively low temperatures unblocking the conduit and permitting the escape of compressed gas from the second end chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A gas spring assembly having an elongated housing and an inner working chamber therein comprising: (a) first and second pistons slidably disposed within the inner working chamber and dividing the inner working chamber into three separate chambers, an intermediate chamber between the first and second pistons, a first end chamber adjacent the side of the first piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber and a second end chamber adjacent the side of the second piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber, the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber adapted to be filled with working liquid and the second end chamber adapted to be filled with compressed gas; (b) a piston rod secured at one end thereof to the first piston and the other end thereof extending out of the elongated housing; (c) valve means to control the flow of working liquid between the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber; and (d) a conduit in fluid communication between the second end chamber and the exterior of the housing which is blocked off by a plug disposed therein, the plug made of materials which melt at relatively low temperatures unblocking the conduit and permitting the escape of compressed gas from the second end chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 1 wherein the compressed gas is a non-combustible gas selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, helium, argon, and neon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 2 wherein the compressed gas has incorporated therein a fire retardant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 3 wherein the first retardant is selected from the group consisting of brominated and fluorinated low molecular weight hydrocarbons.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 4 wherein the fire retardant is bromotrifluoromethane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 4 wherein the fire retardant is dibromodifluoromethane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 1 wherein the working liquid contains a brominated, fluorinated hydrocarbon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The gas spring assembly of claim 7 wherein the working liquid is selected from the group consisting of bromotrifluoromethane and dibromodifluoromethane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
221 words
A gas spring assembly for a seat, the gas spring assembly having an elongated housing and an inner working chamber therein comprising: (a) first and second pistons slidably disposed within the inner working chamber and dividing the inner working chamber into three separate chambers, an intermediate chamber between the first and second pistons, a first end chamber adjacent the side of the first piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber and a second end chamber adjacent the side of the second piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber, the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber to be filled with working liquid and the second end chamber to be filled with compressible fluid; (b) a piston rod secured at one end thereof to the first piston and the other end thereof extending out of the elongated housing; (c) valve means to control the flow of working liquid between the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber; (d) a conduit in fluid communication between the second end chamber and the exterior of the housing; and (e) a low melting point plug disposed in the conduit which prevents the escape of compressible fluid from the second end chamber at working temperatures but which in the event of a fire will melt allowing the escape of compressible fluid from the second chamber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
221 words
A gas spring assembly for a seat, the gas spring assembly having an elongated housing and an inner working chamber therein comprising: (a) first and second pistons slidably disposed within the inner working chamber and dividing the inner working chamber into three separate chambers, an intermediate chamber between the first and second pistons, a first end chamber adjacent the side of the first piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber and a second end chamber adjacent the side of the second piston opposite the side adjacent the intermediate chamber, the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber to be filled with working liquid and the second end chamber to be filled with compressible fluid; (b) a piston rod secured at one end thereof to the first piston and the other end thereof extending out of the elongated housing; (c) valve means to control the flow of working liquid between the intermediate chamber and the first end chamber; (d) a conduit in fluid communication between the second end chamber and the exterior of the housing; and (e) a low melting point plug disposed in the conduit which prevents the escape of compressible fluid from the second end chamber at working temperatures but which in the event of a fire will melt allowing the escape of compressible fluid from the second chamber.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
232 words
An apparatus for adjusting and locking the inclination of a backrest of a passenger seat, comprising: (a) an hydraulic assembly having an elongated housing and an inner working chamber therein said assembly comprising: at least one piston slidably disposed within the inner working chamber and dividing the inner working chamber into two separate chambers, a first chamber on one side of the piston and a second chamber on the opposite side of the piston, the first and second chambers filled with working liquid containing substantial quantities of bromotrifluoromethane; a piston rod secured at one end thereof to the piston and the other end thereof extending out of the elongated housing; valve means to control the flow of working liquid between the first chamber and the second chamber; and (b) a remote actuating means having a push button, a pivotally mounted crank having one arm operatively engaging the back side of the push button and another arm receiving one end of an operating cable; and (c) a lever actuating assembly mounted to a support frame for said passenger seat including a mounting element, a lever arm pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the mounting element and having the other end of the operating cable removably secured to the free end of the lever arm, means on the lever arm to engage a valve release rod on the end of the piston rod.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
232 words
An apparatus for adjusting and locking the inclination of a backrest of a passenger seat, comprising: (a) an hydraulic assembly having an elongated housing and an inner working chamber therein said assembly comprising: at least one piston slidably disposed within the inner working chamber and dividing the inner working chamber into two separate chambers, a first chamber on one side of the piston and a second chamber on the opposite side of the piston, the first and second chambers filled with working liquid containing substantial quantities of bromotrifluoromethane; a piston rod secured at one end thereof to the piston and the other end thereof extending out of the elongated housing; valve means to control the flow of working liquid between the first chamber and the second chamber; and (b) a remote actuating means having a push button, a pivotally mounted crank having one arm operatively engaging the back side of the push button and another arm receiving one end of an operating cable; and (c) a lever actuating assembly mounted to a support frame for said passenger seat including a mounting element, a lever arm pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the mounting element and having the other end of the operating cable removably secured to the free end of the lever arm, means on the lever arm to engage a valve release rod on the end of the piston rod.
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