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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Wellington, FL (US);
Michael L. Oleson, Parkland, FL (US);
Arjun Koustubhan, Hyderabad, IN;
Anatoly Starikov, Hollandale Beach, FL (US);
B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, a tilt-recline force adjusting apparatus for an aircraft passenger seat configured for a tilt-recline positioning includes a first spring having a first axis to urge a seat back into an upright position, the first spring arranged to compress as the seat is manually reclined, a helper spring having a second axis parallel to the first axis, the helper spring arranged to assist or counteract the first spring, an adjustment mechanism coupled to the helper spring to increase or decrease a force exerted by the helper spring to assist or counteract the first spring, and a weight sensing mechanism coupled to the adjustment mechanism and operable to actuate the adjustment mechanism in direct proportion to a weight of a seated passenger, whereby the force exerted on the aircraft seat to urge the seat back into an upright position is greater for a heavier seated passenger.