IP Library Granted Patent US 7,614,694
Granted Patent B2
US 7,614,694 · App. 11/794,819 · Granted Nov 10, 2009

Seat, in particular aircraft passenger seat comprising a cover part with a variable pre-tension

Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 7,614,694
App. No.
11/794,819
Granted
Nov 10, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention to a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, comprising seat components such as a seat ( 10 ) and a backrest ( 12 ), in addition to at least one cover part ( 20 ), which is pre-tensioned in at least one direction and at least one section and which extends between frame parts ( 24 ) of an allocated seat component. As the seat is provided with at least one controllable adjusting unit ( 26 ), which permits the specification of different pre-tensions for the respective cover part ( 20 ) within a predefinable range and in a reversible manner, the respective seat user, who occupies the seat can adapt the seat to his or her comfort and health requirements.

Claims (13)

1. A seat, in particular an aircraft passenger comprising:

a backrest with at least two opposite frame parts having a longitudinal direction and with at least one cover part, which is made of at least a continuous part, which is made of flexible surface material, extending between the frame parts and having a pretensioning in at least one direction; and

at least two actuatable adjustment devices for adjusting the pretensioning of the continuous part in a reversible manner.

2. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein by means of the adjustment devices, the corresponding cover part can be tensioned, starting from a release position, in the direction of at least one frame part crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the frame parts in various tensioning positions and can be secured in these positions, and wherein the release position can be achieved from one of the secured positions.

3. The seat according to claim 2 , wherein with increasing action of the adjustment devices, tensioning positions of greater pretensioning values follow, and in the release position, a given starting value of a pretensioning is achieved.

4. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment devices are distributed over one of the frame parts and can respectively produce different tensile forces in the cover part.

5. The seat according to claim 4 , further comprising a seat part, wherein the adjustment devices are respectively arranged at different heights with respect to the seat part.

6. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the two adjustment devices are respectively arranged on opposite frame parts.

7. The seat according to claim 6 , further comprising a seat part, wherein the adjustment devices are respectively arranged at different heights with respect to the seat part.

8. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the frame parts form a space as a component of the backrest, which is spanned at least partially by the cover part.

9. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the adjustment devices causes a tensile force to be applied to the cover part with a clip part.

10. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover part consists of a single-layer fabric in the form of a two-dimensional textile fabric.

11. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment devices cause a tensile force to be applied to the cover part respectively via a coupling part and the adjustment devices by means of actuating a hand wheel to move the respective coupling part towards one of the corresponding frame parts for an increase in the tensile force.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2007
From: FORGATSCH, OLIVER; ERB, ANDREAS
To: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 019708/0873 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2005 015 143 · Mar 31, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080018153A1 · Jan 24, 2008