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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
François Menard, Issoudon, FR;
Societe Industrielle et Commerciale de Materiel Aeronautique, Issoudun, FR;
Abstract
A seat ( ), notably for an aircraft, comprising a squab ( ), a backrest ( ), and a legrest ( ) fixed in an articulated fashion to the structure of the seat so as to be able to adjust its inclination between a substantially vertical position (B) and a position (A) situated substantially in line with the squab, this legrest ( ) carrying a footrest ( ) able to move between a retracted position and an extension position situated in line with the legrest. The seat ( ) comprises control means ( ) consisting of an electronic circuit ( ) for making the legrest ( ) pivot between the two positions defined above and simultaneously controlling the mergence or progressive retraction of the footrest according to predetermined kinematics. The said electronic circuit ( ) also cooperates with means ( ) able to be actuated by the user in order to adjust the position of the legrest.