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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2012
Martin S. Day, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chad R. Pacheco, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Donald R. Pinkal, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Martin S. Day, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chad R. Pacheco, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Donald R. Pinkal, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
A track-mounted aircraft seat has seat track locking pins that are capable of moving independently to remain engaged with the seat track assembly in a warped-floor condition. The seat track locking pins are actuated by means of a pair of torque tubes that rotate independently about a common pilot shaft. A control link, which is operated by the user, acts on a pair of bell cranks each of which acts on one of the torque tubes. The control link is attached to the bell cranks by means of a spherical joint. Because the torque tubes rotate independently and because the spherical joint allows the bell cranks also to move independently, in the event of a warped-floor condition, rotation of one torque tube caused by the skewed seat track will not cause the other torque tube to release its track locking pin.