Safran Seats USA LLC

Donald M Lasell

Justin K Murnan

Jeffrey L Sikorski

Jean-marie Daout

Ali Mohiti Asli

Joshua T Smith

An energy absorbing assembly for a passenger seat that includes a crushable energy absorbing element for safely capturing kinetic energy during an impact event. The energy absorbing assembly comprises a linkage which is mechanically connected with moving parts of the seat back or seat pan by a first attachment element and a second attachment element, and the linkage includes an extended portion that extends beyond one of the attachment elements. A crushable energy absorbing element is mounted around the extended portion of the linkage and connected thereto, so that the crushable energy absorbing element receives and absorbs energy by deformation when the seat back is pushed forward with sufficiently high energy.

Energy absorbing assembly for passenger seats

Described are thermoplastic composite parts () made up of resin-based fiber composites for use in aircraft furnishings. The thermoplastic composite parts () can be formed into various shapes including bends so as to be suitable for replacing heavier sheet-metal components (), particularly in aircraft furnishings.

Thermoplastic composite components for commercial aircraft seats

Described are seat backs () for aircraft passenger seats (). Such a seat back () can include a unitary structural core () formed as a single piece that includes a body () and a flange (). The body () and the flange () can each include carbon fiber composite material. The flange () can include portions extending from the rearward-facing side () of the body respectively along a left lateral side edge, a top () side edge, and a right lateral side edge of the unitary structural core (). The flange () can be non-tubular.

Aircraft seat back with non-tubular perimeter flange

Seat assemblies including seat brackets and spreader brackets are described. A seat bracket can include an upper portion, a lower portion, and a frangible portion. The frangible portion can be formed from composite material and include a particular layer orientation. A spreader bracket can include a first component configured to couple with a second component to form a coupled structure. A structural fill material can be disposed within the coupled structure. The first component and the second component can be formed from composite material.

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Denton, TX, United States of America

Donald M Lasell