US4993666A
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Pivotable seat, especially for a flight attendant
Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Filing: 1987-09-19
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2007-09-19
Abstract
Abstract In a pivotable seat especially for a flight attendant in an aircraft, the backrest and the seat part are constructed to be pivotable together about an approximately vertical axis when the seat part is pivoted about an approximately horizontal axis into an upright position. The seat is secured to a carrying structure of the aircraft. The seat plate (25) and the backrest carrier plate (27) are milled parts. A spring is activated by tilting the seat part (2) into an upright position, whereby the seat 1 is biased into a recess (15) for storage. For pivoting the seat out of the use position into the recess (15) during non-use, only the locking of the seat part must be released and the seat part tilts itself into the vertical position, whereby the mentioned spring is activated for pivoting the seat into the recess (15) and locking it automatically in the recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Faruk Baymak
- 👤 Klaus Lasch
- 👤 Helmut Stueben
- 👤 Hanno Zestermann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 06:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/30; B60N2/3038; B60N2/304; B60N2/3045; B60N2/3047; B09; B09B; B09B1/00; B60N2/3002; B60N2/3004; B60N2/3018; B60N2/3043; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B64D11/06; B64D11/0691; B60N2/02; B60N2002/0204; B60N2002/022; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A tiltable seat structure, especially for a flight attendant in an aircraft, comprising a seat section with a one-piece seat plate and a backrest section with a one-piece backrest carrier plate, first hinging means for journalling said seat section to said backrest section, first spring means urging said seat section up against said backrest section, second hinging means for journalling said backrest section and said seat section to a structural member of said aircraft, second spring means for automatically biasing said backrest section with said seat section into a storage position in a recess in said structural member when said seat section is in an upright position, first locking means (13, 14; 41) secured to said seat section for locking said seat section in a use-position, second locking means (22a) secured to said backrest section for locking said backrest section and said seat section in said storage position, a tapered pin (22) secured in a fixed location to said aircraft structure in a position for cooperating with said first locking means to hold said seat section in its use position and for further cooperating with said second locking means (22a) to hold said backrest section and said seat section in said stored position in said recess, whereby said tapered pin (22) holds said seat in said use-position and in said storage position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A tiltable seat structure, especially for a flight attendant in an aircraft, comprising a seat section with a one-piece seat plate and a backrest section with a one-piece backrest carrier plate, first hinging means for journalling said seat section to said backrest section, first spring means urging said seat section up against said backrest section, second hinging means for journalling said backrest section and said seat section to a structural member of said aircraft, second spring means for automatically biasing said backrest section with said seat section into a storage position in a recess in said structural member when said seat section is in an upright position, first locking means (13, 14; 41) secured to said seat section for locking said seat section in a use-position, second locking means (22a) secured to said backrest section for locking said backrest section and said seat section in said storage position, a tapered pin (22) secured in a fixed location to said aircraft structure in a position for cooperating with said first locking means to hold said seat section in its use position and for further cooperating with said second locking means (22a) to hold said backrest section and said seat section in said stored position in said recess, whereby said tapered pin (22) holds said seat in said use-position and in said storage position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The seat structure of claim 1, further comprising single-piece side struts (10, 10') secured to said one-piece backrest carrier plate, said first hinging means securing said seat section to said single-piece side struts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The seat structure of claim 1, wherein said one-piece backrest carrier plate comprises integral stiffening ribs and means for mounting as integral components of said one-piece backrest carrier plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The seat structure of claim 3, wherein said integral ribs (52, 52') comprise top flanges (53) for forming a T-cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The seat structure of claim 3, wherein said integral ribs (52, 52') comprise one-sided flanges (57) for forming an L-cross-section.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-02-18 | 1994-08-20 | 1995-02-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-02-18 | 1998-08-20 | 1999-02-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-02-18 | 2002-08-20 | 2003-02-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |