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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Javier Herrero, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Everette Desmond Gray, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 11/0619 (2014.12); B64D 11/0696 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seat assembly that is attached to a floor of a vehicle. The seat assembly can include a seat with one or more flex beams that support the seat above the floor. The flex beams comprise a bowed shape with a curving intermediate section positioned between opposing ends. The flex beam is configured to compress when a force is applied to the seat assembly to absorb energy. The flex beam is also configured to impede the return of the flex beam to the first position after the force is removed.