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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Wellington, FL (US);
Inventor:
Francis Xavier L. Garing, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/23 (2006.01); F16C 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/231 (2013.01); B60N 2/797 (2018.02); F16C 1/16 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18832 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cable release mechanism for a seat of the type having a seat bottom and a seat back adapted to be moved by a lockable gas spring between upright and reclined positions relative to the seat bottom. An electric motor is operatively attached to the gas spring by a cable movable by the motor to move the seat back between the upright and reclined positions, and a switch is electrically connected to the motor for initiating operation of the motor to move the cable. A related method is also disclosed.