IP Library Granted Patent US 11,401,037
Granted Patent B2
US 11,401,037 · App. 17/288,876 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Seat having an auxiliary tablet

Inventors: Houssem Arroum (Soliman, TN); Raouia Akkari (Soliman, TN)
Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
B64D11/0638
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Patent No.
US 11,401,037
App. No.
17/288,876
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an assembly, in particular for an aircraft, comprising a seat back, a main tablet mounted on the seat back via a tablet structure, said main tablet being movable between a stored position, in which the tablet is pressed against a rear face of the seat back, and a deployed position, said assembly further comprising an auxiliary tablet mounted on the tablet structure via at least one auxiliary arm, said auxiliary tablet being movable between a raised position and a deployed position, in which the auxiliary tablet is vertically superposed with respect to the main tablet.

Claims (14)

1. An assembly, in particular for an airplane, comprising

a seat back,

a main tray table mounted on the seat back by means of a tray table structure, said main tray table being movable between a stored position, in which the tray table is positioned against a rear face of the seat back, and a deployed position,

characterized in that said assembly further comprises an auxiliary tray table mounted on the tray table structure by means of at least one auxiliary arm, said auxiliary tray table being movable between a raised position and a deployed position, in which the auxiliary tray table is vertically superimposed with respect to the main tray table,

wherein the auxiliary arm is rotatably mounted on the tray table structure via a pivot connection between a stored position and a deployed position, in which the auxiliary arm extends substantially in a vertical direction,

wherein the assembly further comprises a locking system for locking the auxiliary arm in the deployed position, wherein the locking system comprises a pin movable between an unlocked position, in which the pin is released from a groove in the auxiliary arm and a locked position, in which the pin cooperates with the groove in the auxiliary arm.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the auxiliary tray table is arranged between the rear face of the seat back and the main tray table, when the auxiliary tray table is in a raised position and that the main tray table is in the stored position.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the auxiliary tray table is rotatably mounted on the auxiliary arm via a pivot connection.

4. The assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the assembly further comprises an elastic member for forcing a rotation of the auxiliary arm from the stored position to the deployed position.

5. The assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking system comprises a cam capable of controlling a movement of the pin from one position to another.

6. The assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the auxiliary tray table comprises a hole for ensuring a cup holder function.

7. The assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that a mirror is arranged on the back of the auxiliary tray table.

8. A seat comprising an assembly as defined in claim 1 .

9. An airplane comprising a seat as defined in claim 8 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2021
From: ARROUM, HOUSSEM; AKKARI, RAOUIA
To: SAFRAN SEATS
Reel/Frame 057092/0033 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62754267 · Nov 1, 2018
Related Publication 20210347486A1 · Nov 11, 2021