Messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm Gmbh

Deutsche Airbus Gmbh

Helmut Stueben

Faruk Baymak

Klaus Lasch

Uwe Moog

Hanno Zestermann

A seat cushion section with a fiber core is elastically deformable and combined with a plastically deformable shock absorber seat section to form a seat structure, for example for an aircraft passenger seat. The fiber core of the cushion section has fibers therein which are substantially continuous or uninterrupted within the core volume because each fiber has only two ends and extends otherwise uninterrupted throughout the core volume between these two ends so that any pin effect of fiber ends sticking out of the cushion is minimized. The shock absorber seat section includes plastically deformable elements, such as honeycomb cells, for protecting a passenger during a crash.

Cushioning core and seat construction especially for an aircraft seat

In a belt strap for a restraint system for restraiing a passenger in a vehicle seat in the event of a collision, the belt strap includes regions which mechanically absorb energy. Such a seat belt includes elements for increasing the contact surface of the belt strap with the passenger's body so that the force transmitted to the passenger's body in the event of a collision is reduced. The belt may include colored material which discolors over time or plastically deformable colored threads to indicate if the belt's elasticity has decayed due to aging or due to over-extension of the belt. The belt has a modulus of elasticity which varies across its width so that the belt edges roll away from the passenger in the event of a collision. An information label indicating the expiration date of the usable duty lifetime of the safety belt may be provided.

Safety seat belt for a vehicle, especially an aircraft

Pivotable seat, especially for a flight attendant

In a belt strap for a restraint system for restraining a passenger in a vehicle seat in the event of a collision, the belt strap includes regions which mechanically absorb energy. Such a seat belt includes elements for increasing the contact surface of the belt strap with the passenger's body so that the force transmitted to the passenger's body in the event of a collision is reduced. The belt may include colored material which discolors over time or plastically deformable colored threads to indicate if the belt's elasticity has decayed due to aging or due to over-extension of the belt. The belt has a modulus of elasticity which varies across its width so that the belt edges roll away from the passenger in the event of a collision. An information label indicating the expiration date of the usable duty lifetime of the safety belt may be provided.

Device for permanently indicating an overstretching of a safety seat

Flight attendant seat and its arrangement in an aircraft

A vehicle seat, especially for attendants in an aircraft is constructed as a double seat. The seat is equipped with seat cushions on opposite sides of a frame made of two posts interconnected by a cross-member. The seats are preferably hinged to opposite frame sides so that one or the other or both seats can be used.

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Gruenendeich, Germany

Helmut Stueben