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Granted Patent B2
US 12,528,586 · App. 18/563,009 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Seat pan, in particular for an aircraft seat, provided with a clearance zone for the pelvis

Inventors: Maxime Coquart (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Daniele Guerra (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Jonathan Gajewski (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Alexandre Debaugnies (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Jean-Roman Batt (Moissy-Cramayel, FR)
Assignee: Safran Seats
B64D11/0619
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Patent No.
US 12,528,586
App. No.
18/563,009
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a seat pan having a seat pan structure that includes a first longitudinal member, a second longitudinal member, a front cross member and a rear cross member, wherein: each longitudinal member further includes a distal portion extending between the front end portion and the rear end portion; a gap between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member measured between the distal portions is greater than a gap between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member measured between the front end portions and/or a gap between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member measured between the rear end portions.

Claims (17)

1 . A seating surface comprising a seating surface structure comprising:

a first longitudinal member including a front end portion and a rear end portion,

a second longitudinal member including a front end portion and a rear end portion,

a front crossbar mechanically connecting the front end portion of the first longitudinal member and the front end portion of the second longitudinal member to one another, and

a rear crossbar mechanically connecting the rear end portion of the first longitudinal member and the rear end portion of the second longitudinal member to one another,

wherein each longitudinal member further includes a distal portion extending between the corresponding front end portion and rear end portion, and

wherein a distance between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, measured between the distal portions, is greater than a distance between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, measured between the front end portions, and/or a distance between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, measured between the rear end portions.

2 . The seating surface according to claim 1 , further comprising a kinetic energy absorber tube extending between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member.

3 . The seating surface according to claim 2 , wherein a first end of the kinetic energy absorber tube is mechanically connected to the first longitudinal member, and wherein a second end of the kinetic energy absorber tube is mechanically connected to the second longitudinal member.

4 . The seating surface according to claim 1 , wherein a platform is mechanically connected to a corresponding distal portion.

5 . The seating surface according to claim 4 , wherein the platform extends in a longitudinal extension of the front end portion and the rear end portion of a corresponding longitudinal member.

6 . The seating surface according to claim 1 , further comprising a seating surface plate covering at least partly a seating surface area delimited by the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member as well as the front crossbar and the rear crossbar.

7 . The seating surface according to claim 6 , wherein the seating surface plate carries at least one stiffener extending in a direction parallel to the crossbars.

8 . The seating surface according to claim 6 , wherein the seating surface plate comprises at least one latching device for cooperating with a crossbar.

9 . The seating surface according to claim 8 , wherein each latching device includes two elastically deformable tabs delimiting a groove for receiving a crossbar.

10 . The seating surface according to claim 6 , wherein the seating surface plate carries at least one stop piece for bearing against a crossbar.

11 . A seat comprising the seating surface as defined according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2024
From: COQUART, MAXIME; GUERRA, DANIELE; GAJEWSKI, JONATHAN; DEBAUGNIES, ALEXANDRE
To: SAFRAN SEATS
Reel/Frame 068696/0548 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2105568 · May 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240262508A1 · Aug 8, 2024
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