Patents Assigned to ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
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Patent number: 11945591Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a frame intended to be fastened to a floor of an aircraft passenger cabin, a seat base movably mounted on the frame, and a movably mounted seat back. The aircraft passenger seat is characterized in that at least one rail is fastened to the frame and in that the seat base is slidably arranged on the rail by means of guide elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ZIM Aircraft Seating GmbHInventors: Sebastian Lueck, Uwe Salzer
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Patent number: 11919646Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, comprising a structural component, on which a tray table of the aircraft passenger seat is held via a hinge assembly, the tray table being pivotable about a pivot axis of the hinge assembly. According to the invention, a connection assembly for detachably fitting the tray table on the structural component is provided, the connection assembly comprising an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mounting position for the tray table relative to the structural component, the adjustment mechanism being designed such that the mounting position can be selected from a plurality of different mounting positions for the tray table relative to the structural component.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Zim Aircraft Seating GmbHInventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
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Patent number: 11820514Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has a first and a second housing half; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; the device is provided on a main structure of the legrest; the first housing half is spring-loaded with respect to the second housing half by the spring force of a spring device of the device, such that the first housing half can be moved from an open position relative to the second housing half towards a closed position relative to the second housing half.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
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Patent number: 11780588Abstract: An aircraft-passenger seat is provided, including a structural component on which a table top of the aircraft-passenger seat is mounted via an articulation arrangement such that the table top can be pivoted about a pivot axis of the articulation arrangement, from an upright position, in which the table top is up against the structural component, to a use position, in which the table top projects outwardly from the structural component, and back out of the use position into the upright position. The articulation arrangement includes a damping device that damps the pivoting movement of the table top between the upright position and the use position.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ZIM Aircraft Seating GmbHInventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
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Patent number: 11738872Abstract: A passenger seat having a frame is proposed, wherein the frame is intended for securing to a floor of a passenger cabin, wherein the frame comprises a seat divider and beams that run transverse to the seat direction, wherein the seat divider is held by the beams, wherein a housing is disposed on the seat divider, wherein the housing at least partly surrounds a backrest. According to the invention, a structure component is disposed on the seat divider, with an attachment unit for a safety belt for a passenger disposed on the structure component.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ZIM Aircraft Seating GmbHInventor: Peter Zimmermann
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Patent number: 11731765Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, having an enclosure and a base component of a backrest of the aircraft passenger seat, wherein the base component assumes an upright position during the use of the backrest. According to the invention, a securing device is provided for releasably securing the base component in the upright position, wherein a securing element of the securing device is adjustable from a securing position of the securing element on the securing device into a release position of the securing element, wherein, in order to lock the securing element in the securing position, a movable locking member of the securing device comes to bear against a latching contour on the securing element in such a manner that the securing element is locked in the securing position.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
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Patent number: 11724809Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft passenger seat comprising a support framework, the support framework being designed to be fastened to a floor in an aircraft passenger cabin, wherein the support framework has a seat divider and bars running transversely to the seating direction, the seat divider being supported by the bars. A housing comprises a structural component and the housing at least partly surrounds a backrest. According to the invention, the seat divider is connected to the structural component via a connecting device, the connecting device being designed as a plug-in connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Zim Aircraft Seating GmbHInventor: Alexander Jensen
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Publication number: 20230002061Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has a first and a second housing half; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; the device is provided on a main structure of the legrest; the first housing half is spring-loaded with respect to the second housing half by the spring force of a spring device of the device, such that the first housing half can be moved from an open position relative to the second housing half towards a closed position relative to the second housing half.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
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Publication number: 20220411071Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has two housing halves; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; a seat cover for the aircraft passenger seat can be provided on one housing half, so that the device forms part of the usage surface of the legrest; and the device can be provided on a main structure of the legrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
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Publication number: 20220402613Abstract: The invention proposes an aircraft-passenger seat comprising a structural component on which a table top of the aircraft-passenger seat is mounted via an articulation arrangement such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis of the articulation arrangement, so that the table top can be pivoted from an upright position of the table top, in which the latter has been swung up against the structural component, from a use position of the table top, in which the latter projects from the structural component, and back out of the use position into the upright position. According to the invention, the articulation arrangement comprises a damping device, which is designed to damp the pivoting movement of the table top between the upright position of the table top and the use position of the table top.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
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Publication number: 20220402616Abstract: A hinge having a center element, a first leaf element articulated on the center element and rotatable about a first axis, and a second leaf element articulated on the center element and rotatable about a second axis. The leaf elements have mounting elements for a leaf. The hinge has a mounting member to fasten the center element to an air passenger seat. In the mounted state of the hinge on the air passenger seat and in the arranged state of the leaves, the leaves are present such that they can be moved relative to the remaining air passenger seat. The first and the second axes are present on the hinge so as to extend in a bearing plane and so as to be spaced apart from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Abhilash Dominic CHIRAYIL, Alexander JENSEN
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Publication number: 20220402611Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, having an enclosure and a base component of a backrest of the aircraft passenger seat, wherein the base component assumes an upright position during the use of the backrest. According to the invention, a securing device is provided for releasably securing the base component in the upright position, wherein a securing element of the securing device is adjustable from a securing position of the securing element on the securing device into a release position of the securing element, wherein, in order to lock the securing element in the securing position, a movable locking member of the securing device comes to bear against a latching contour on the securing element in such a manner that the securing element is locked in the securing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
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Publication number: 20220402614Abstract: A table panel for an aircraft passenger seat, wherein the table panel comprises a panel component having two mutually opposite main sides, wherein the main sides are delimited by a component periphery having straight peripheral portions. The panel component has a multiplicity of mutually separated material clearances so that the panel component has a reduced mass in relation to a solid material panel that in terms of the thickness and the footprint area corresponds to the panel component and has an initial volume of the solid material, wherein the material clearances are in each case open in relation to the main side of the panel component, and wherein the sum of the volumes of all material clearances in the panel component result in a clearance volume of the panel component, wherein the clearance volume of the panel component is at least 20 percent of the initial volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventor: Lukasz SZYDELKO
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Publication number: 20220402617Abstract: A passenger seat having a frame is proposed, wherein the frame is intended for securing to a floor of a passenger cabin, wherein the frame comprises a seat divider and beams that run transverse to the seat direction, wherein the seat divider is held by the beams, wherein a housing is disposed on the seat divider, wherein the housing at least partly surrounds a backrest. According to the invention, a structure component is disposed on the seat divider, with an attachment unit for a safety belt for a passenger disposed on the structure component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventor: Peter ZIMMERMANN
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Patent number: 11524787Abstract: The present invention proposes an air passenger seat comprising a frame that is designed to be fastened to a floor in an air passenger cabin, the frame comprising a seat divider and rails running transversely to the seat direction, wherein: the seat divider is held in place by the rails and is disposed behind a first front rail, which is positioned in front, with regard to the seat direction of the rail; and wherein perpendicular to a plane, which is formed by points for fastening the frame to the floor of an air passenger cabin, is a height difference between the rails so that the rear rail is positioned above the front rail at least by a difference d of 20 mm.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Zim Aircraft Seating GmbHInventor: Peter Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20220380054Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat including a support framework designed to be fastened to a floor in an aircraft passenger cabin. The support framework has a seat divider and cross rails running transversely to the seating direction, and the support framework is held by the cross rails, a housing including a structural component, and the housing at least partly surrounds a backrest. The structural component is provided on the seat divider, and includes a compound sheet component having one or more cover sheets, with a connecting structure provided between a plurality of cover sheets, more particularly between two cover sheets. The connecting structure creates gaps between the cover plates, and the volume of the gaps makes up at least 50% of the volume between the cover sheets of the compound sheet component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventor: Peter ZIMMERMANN
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Publication number: 20220380055Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, comprising a structural component, on which a tray table of the aircraft passenger seat is held via a hinge assembly, the tray table being pivotable about a pivot axis of the hinge assembly. According to the invention, a connection assembly for detachably fitting the tray table on the structural component is provided, the connection assembly comprising an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mounting position for the tray table relative to the structural component, the adjustment mechanism being designed such that the mounting position can be selected from a plurality of different mounting positions for the tray table relative to the structural component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
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Publication number: 20220348331Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft passenger seat comprising a support framework, the support framework being designed to be fastened to a floor in an aircraft passenger cabin, wherein the support framework has a seat divider and bars running transversely to the seating direction, the seat divider being supported by the bars. A housing comprises a structural component and the housing at least partly surrounds a backrest. According to the invention, the seat divider is connected to the structural component via a connecting device, the connecting device being designed as a plug-in connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventor: Alexander JENSEN
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Publication number: 20220227494Abstract: The present invention proposes an air passenger seat comprising a frame that is designed to be fastened to a floor in an air passenger cabin, the frame comprising a seat divider and rails running transversely to the seat direction, wherein: the seat divider is held in place by the rails and is disposed behind a first front rail, which is positioned in front, with regard to the seat direction of the rail; and wherein perpendicular to a plane, which is formed by points for fastening the frame to the floor of an air passenger cabin, is a height difference between the rails so that the rear rail is positioned above the front rail at least by a difference d of 20 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBHInventor: Peter ZIMMERMANN