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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Jürgen Baumann, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Jürgen Baumann, Ludwigshafen, DE;
RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG, Schwäbisch Hall, DE;
Abstract
In a seating system for passenger service vehicles, and for aircraft in particular, having a seat structure (), a seat element, a backrest (), an arm rest (), and table element (), the table element () is movable between a storage position and a use position. In the use position, the table element () faring a table surface (). The table element () is pivotally connected to the seat structure () by lever mechanism (), and a power drive () is provided, which is coupled to the lever mechanism () to form an over-center mechanism. The power drive () pivots the table element () from the storage position into an intermediate position, which is defined by the over-center mechanism, and from the intermediate position into the use position after over-centering of the intermediate position has been overcome by application of a force to the table element ().