Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Work-and-dine aircraft seat with tilt and shift articulation
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Application No.: US16159892Application Date: 2018-10-15
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Publication No.: US11021255B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Michael L. Oleson , Andrew J. Shutter , John Iossifidis
- Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Agency: Suiter Swantz pc llo
- Main IPC: B64D11/06
- IPC: B64D11/06 ; B60N2/14

Abstract:
An aircraft seat with tilt-shift functionality includes a backrest frame pivotably mounted to the seat frame, the backrest frame having rollers set into its upright end that translate through slots in the seat frame and lateral slots in its forward end capable of accepting sliders attached to the seatpan. When a passenger leans backward in the seat, tilting the backrest frame backward and downward, a shift linkage below the backrest frame translates the backward tilt to a forward shift of the seatpan forward to enhance the comfort of the passenger. The aircraft seat may further be capable of longitudinal and lateral translation as well as a full 360-degree swivel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190233119A1 Work-and-Dine Aircraft Seat with Tilt and Shift Articulation Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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