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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Sambasiva Rao Kodati, Kaikalur, IN;
Arjun Koustubhan, Hyderabad, IN;
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A swinging seatpan assembly for a passenger seat includes a fixed seatpan frame attached to the seat structure and a mobile seatpan frame pivotably attached to the fixed seatpan frame by rollers configured for translation through slots in the fixed seatpan frame. Passengers occupying middle and aisle seats of a multiple-seat block or assembly may engage their respective swinging seatpan assemblies to allow an occupant of a window seat to enter/egress their seat without the middle-seat and aisle-seat passengers leaving their seats for the aisle. For example, the passenger may engage a release to unlock and push the mobile seatpan frame so that the mobile seatpan frame pivots rearward/downward, temporarily increasing the seat pitch distance and allowing the window-seat passenger increased egress space.