US 12,296,961 B2
Imbedded sensors for passenger seats
Tyler L. Newbold, Sherman, TX (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/442,044
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 1, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/025173
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/197567, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/823,196, filed on Mar. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0177139 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0624 (2014.12) [B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/0033 (2023.08); B60N 2/0272 (2023.08); B60N 2/7005 (2013.01); B64D 11/0638 (2014.12); B64D 11/064 (2014.12); B64D 11/0647 (2014.12)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger seat assembly, comprising:
a first seat frame tube comprising a first non-contact sensor having a first state and a second state and positioned between a first seat spreader and a second seat spreader;
an articulating seat bottom pan slidingly connected with the first seat frame tube such that the articulating seat bottom pan has a stowed configuration with respect to the first seat frame tube and a deployed configuration with respect to the first seat frame tube, the articulating seat bottom pan comprising a first embedded magnetic element connected to the articulating seat bottom pan below a seat bottom cushion that interacts with the first non-contact sensor such that the first embedded magnetic element causes the first non-contact sensor to switch between the first state and the second state when the articulating seat bottom pan is transitioned between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration;
a passenger seat back comprising a second non-contact sensor having a first state and a second state; and
a deployable tray table movably connected with respect to the passenger seat back such that the deployable tray table has a stowed position with respect to the passenger seat back and a deployed position with respect to the passenger seat back, the deployable tray table comprising a second embedded magnetic element that interacts with the second non-contact sensor such that the second embedded magnetic element causes the second non-contact sensor to switch between the first state and the second state when the deployable tray table is transitioned between the stowed position and the deployed position.