US 12,214,905 B2
Passenger seat with removable modular component
Rafael Lozano Segura, Denton, TX (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/014,832
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/041346
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/010481, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294842 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64F 5/10 (2017.01) [B64D 11/0624 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger seat comprising a center console, the center console comprising:
a stationary portion comprising:
a stationary portion structural member positioned at a connecting end of the stationary portion and extending at least partially across an opening of the stationary portion, the stationary portion structural member defining a plurality of openings and comprising at least one stationary portion attachment member extending from the stationary portion structural member; and
a disconnect panel; and
a separable modular portion comprising:
a separable modular portion structural member positioned at a connecting end of the separable modular portion, extending at least partially across an opening of the separable modular portion, the separable modular portion structural member defining a plurality of openings, and the separable modular portion structural member being coupleable to the stationary portion structural member via the at least one stationary portion attachment member; and
an electrical wiring consolidation device comprising:
an electrical cable bundle; and
an electrical connector coupleable to the disconnect panel,
wherein the stationary portion structural member, the disconnect panel, the separable modular portion structural member, and the electrical wiring consolidation device form a quick connect structure for coupling the separable modular portion with the stationary portion.