Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Warped-floor tolerant aircraft seat
- Patent Title (中): 翘曲地板容忍飞机座椅
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Application No.: US13571084Application Date: 2012-08-09
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Publication No.: US08998323B2Publication Date: 2015-04-07
- Inventor: Martin S. Day , Chad R. Pacheco , Donald R. Pinkal
- Applicant: Martin S. Day , Chad R. Pacheco , Donald R. Pinkal
- Applicant Address: US CO Colorado Springs
- Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Colorado Springs
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B60N2/427
- IPC: B60N2/427

Abstract:
A track-mounted aircraft seat has seat track locking pins that are capable of moving independently to remain engaged with the seat track assembly in a warped-floor condition. The seat track locking pins are actuated by means of a pair of torque tubes that rotate independently about a common pilot shaft. A control link, which is operated by the user, acts on a pair of bell cranks each of which acts on one of the torque tubes. The control link is attached to the bell cranks by means of a spherical joint. Because the torque tubes rotate independently and because the spherical joint allows the bell cranks also to move independently, in the event of a warped-floor condition, rotation of one torque tube caused by the skewed seat track will not cause the other torque tube to release its track locking pin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140042273A1 WARPED-FLOOR TOLERANT AIRCRAFT SEAT Public/Granted day:2014-02-13
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