US 12,304,640 B2
Support pallet for an airplane seat unit
Bastien Bonnefoy, Issoudun (FR); Laurent Ligonniere, Issoudun (FR); José Bernardo De Morais, Chateauroux (FR); and Florent Yvon, Issoudun (FR)
Assigned to Safran Seats, Plaisir (FR)
Appl. No. 17/772,124
Filed by Safran Seats, Plaisir (FR)
PCT Filed Oct. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/079709
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/083778, PCT Pub. Date May 6, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1912243 (FR), filed on Oct. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396359 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0696 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0602 (2014.12); B64D 11/0648 (2014.12)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support pallet for an airplane seat unit comprising:
a body comprising an upper face and a lower face;
a plurality of lock fixing means, each lock fixing means of the plurality of lock fixing means formed in a corresponding portion of the body, wherein each lock fixing means of the plurality of lock fixing means defines a fixation point such that the plurality of lock fixing means define a plurality of fixation points, wherein each fixation point is configured to engage at least one of a corresponding seat rail lock or a corresponding intermediate connecting piece to the body; and
a plurality of seat unit fixing means, each seat unit fixing means of the plurality of seat unit fixing means provided in a corresponding portion of the body, wherein each seat unit fixing means of the plurality of seat unit fixing means defines a fixation point for attaching the body to an element of the airplane seat unit,
wherein said support pallet further comprises a plurality of stiffening ribs, and wherein:
the plurality of stiffening ribs extend in paths along the body between the plurality of lock fixing means such that, at least between a first lock fixing means and a second lock fixing means of the plurality of lock fixing means, at least two stiffening ribs of the plurality of stiffening ribs extend therebetween,
the stiffening ribs integral with the body are arranged on the lower face of the body of the support pallet, and
the upper face of the body is smooth,
wherein the support pallet constitutes a single piece,
wherein the body of the support pallet includes a main portion and an elongated arm, the elongated arm being defined between a lock fixing means and two seat unit fixing means, the elongated arm having a maximum width inferior to a maximum width of the main portion, and
the elongated arm includes a through recess.