Safran Seats Gb Limited

Christopher Shiels

Clive Pearce

Louis Flanagan

The present invention concerns an aircraft seat. The aircraft seat comprises at least one moveable element, and a cam follower arrangement associated with the moveable element. The cam follower arrangement comprises a first cam follower and second cam follower attached to a common bogie. Spreading the load over two cam followers attached to a common bogie may reduce the wear on each individual cam follower. This reduction in wear may result in fewer maintenance tasks associated with the aircraft seat, and may make the aircraft seat more robust.

Aircraft seat with cam followers

An actuation mechanism may control the movement of an aircraft seat between an upright position and a bed position. The aircraft seat comprises a back rest and connected seat pan with an actuator for moving the seat between an upright position and a bed position. The seat pan comprises a cam follower (). The cam follower () is arranged to move along a first cam path () when the aircraft seat is moved from the upright position to the bed position. It is further arranged to move along a second cam path () when the seat is moved from the bed position to the upright position.

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Christopher Shiels