US 11,717,086 B2
Rotary recline mechanism
Adrian Tarnowski, Wroclaw (PL); Tomasz Wanski, Chrzastawa Wielka (PL); Lukasz Turek, Wroclaw (PL); and Tomasz Kupczyk, Lomianki Dolne (PL)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/517,321.
Claims priority of application No. 20461579 (EP), filed on Nov. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0133043 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 1/027 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 1/027 (2013.01) [B64D 11/064 (2014.12)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotary recline mechanism for allowing reclining movement of a first part relative to a second part, the mechanism comprising:
a plurality of friction pads arranged to be compressed together into a compressed frictional engagement, the plurality of friction pads comprising alternating first friction pads connected to the first part and second friction pads connected to the second part, wherein the first friction pads are attached to a shaft that is connected to the first part and the second friction pads are attached to a casing which is attached to the second part;
a biasing means to bias the friction pads into the compressed frictional engagement;
an actuator means to which force is applied by a user, the actuator means positioned within an internal opening of the shaft; and
a force transmission means positioned proximate to the actuator means, the force transmission means translates a first force applied by the user in a first direction to act against the force of the biasing means to release the frictional pads from the compressed frictional engagement to allow the first friction pads to rotate relative to the second friction pads.