Patents Assigned to Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co.
  • Publication number: 20130068887
    Abstract: A seat arrangement of a passenger cabin includes at least two seat groups. The at least two seat groups are arranged consecutively between two passenger aisles running parallel to a longitudinal direction of the passenger cabin and each have two outer seat units and just one central seat unit. The seat units are set in a seating configuration. A central seat unit of at least one of the at least two seat groups is arranged offset with respect to at least one of the outer seat units of the same seat group in the longitudinal direction of the passenger cabin, as a result of which each seat unit has obstacle-free access to at least one cabin aisle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Djunianto Ko
  • Publication number: 20130068899
    Abstract: A cable fastener includes at least two support units, at least one traverse element, a bearing unit and a retaining unit. The retaining unit is interposed between the at least two support units. At least part of the bearing unit is formed by at least one part of a support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Jörg Richter
  • Publication number: 20130049416
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for absorbing energy in a motor vehicle seat in the case of a collision etc., and to an energy-absorption device for implementing said method. The method comprises the step of providing a removoble deformation element in or at the vehicle seat, preferobly in a space thereto provided in the fitting provided for inclining the backrest of the vehicle seat. The energy-obsorption device implemented as the deformation element comprises at least one deformotion portion which is deformable in a collision, thus absorbing energy. The invention is also directed to a fitting for inclining the backrest, the fitting having a space for mounting the deformation element. The invention is in especially provided to avoid in particular damages to the nape of the neck in the case of collisions from the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Funke, Jan Martens
  • Patent number: 8376440
    Abstract: An airplane seat includes a processing unit, adapted to operate actuators, and a memory unit in which at least one comfort position transition dataset for bringing about a comfort position transition between at least two comfort positions is memorized. The processing unit, in at least one operating mode, is adapted to operate the actuators in accordance with the comfort position transition dataset for bringing about the comfort position transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Marco Krämer
  • Publication number: 20130020846
    Abstract: An aircraft seat, including at least one electronics unit and at least one seat frame unit. The electronics unit is at least partially arranged in a hollow space spanned by the seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marco Krämer
  • Publication number: 20120200125
    Abstract: A passenger seat device, in particular an air passenger seat device, including a seat surface unit that is assigned to a first row of seats having a plurality of passenger seats, a comfort unit, which, in addition to the seat surface unit, in at least one usage position forms at least one first support surface that is provided for supporting at least one body part of a reclined passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sven Achilles
  • Patent number: 8207629
    Abstract: A transformer, particularly a seat transformer, for a sitting device, comprising at least one transformation unit, which has at least one input and at least one output. According to the invention, the transformation unit is provided for transforming a low voltage present at the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marco Kraemer
  • Patent number: 8205938
    Abstract: A seat device, in particular a motor vehicle or airplane seat device, has a table mounting unit. It is suggested that the table mounting unit comprises at least one coupling gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Speh, Jürgen Baumann, Oliver Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20120139305
    Abstract: An airplane passenger seat device includes a seat part, which has a seat surface, a seat direction and a main body, which abuts an aisle in a installed state in a means of transportation and which, in a usage position, laterally covers the seat surface in a region that is lateral to the seat surface with respect to the seat direction. It is proposed that the passenger seat device has a bearing unit for moveably mounting the main body, which is provided to move the main body from the usage position into a release position by way of a movement relative to the seat surface, which causes the region lateral to the seat surface to be released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Jürgen Baumann
  • Publication number: 20120098322
    Abstract: A seat frame device for having at least two frame parts which are connected by way of at least one connection. At least one connection is formed at least partially of a pin connection, having at least one pin which is secured in the respective connection position by way of a safety connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Kurt Müller
  • Patent number: 8141946
    Abstract: A system (1) for adjusting the position of at least one seat component such as head rest (4), back rest (6), seat component (8), leg rest (10), or foot rest (12) of a passenger seat (2) of a vehicle, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, by means of actuators, a seat control (14, 18) being mounted locally on the aircraft passenger seat (2) and being provided with at least one operating element (15) and data being transmissible between the seat controls (14, 18) of a plurality of passenger seats (2), preferably of all passenger seats (2) of the vehicle, including data relating to the position of the seat components and/or data relating to operation of the actuators, and a common control unit (24; 124), characterized in that the seat control (14, 18) and the common control unit (24; 124) each has a data transmission unit (20, 21, 32, 34, 36) for wireless data transmission and an associated common control unit (24; 124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marco Krämer
  • Publication number: 20120061514
    Abstract: A passenger seat device, in particular an airplane passenger seat device, which comprises a support assembly of stretched fabric for holding a stretched fabric element, the support assembly of stretched fabric comprising a frame unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Jürgen Baumann
  • Patent number: 8132859
    Abstract: A pneumatic seat device, in particular a pneumatic seat device for aircraft, includes at least one pneumatic unit and first and second computer units, whereby an advantageous division of tasks and/or functions within the pneumatic seat device among the individual computing units can be achieved. Primarily, it is thereby possible to obtain effective and fast data processing with use of the two computing units and, consequently, fast control and/or regulation of the pneumatic seat device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marco Krämer
  • Publication number: 20120048999
    Abstract: A flight passenger seating device comprising a backrest having a first backrest unit. The backrest has a second backrest unit and a bearing unit which movably receives the second backrest unit relative to the first backrest unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schürg, Andreas Erb, Jens Jakubowski
  • Publication number: 20120012708
    Abstract: A passenger seat device, particularly an airplane passenger seat device, including a visible surface body having a receiving region, which is provided for receiving a replaceable information carrier, and a fastening unit for fastening the information carrier in the receiving region. The fastening unit is provided for uncovered fastening of the information carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co.,KG
    Inventors: Satoshi Hasegawa, Patrick Barron Sesma
  • Patent number: 8096612
    Abstract: A releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles. In a releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles, in particular for aircraft, comprising seat components such as a seat structure, a seat part, a seat back and an armrest, the position of at least one of these seat components being adjustable, wherein the table part is arranged on the seat structure to be tiltable between an operative position and a stowed position, the table part can be secured in the stowed position by means of a locking device which, for releasing the table part into its operative position, can be actuated by the adjustment movement of at least one armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Schumm, Gerhard Klein, Branislav Miskovic, Oliver Schwarz
  • Patent number: 8075058
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat, in particular, a vehicle or aircraft passenger seat with seat components such as a seat base (12), a backrest (14) and a coupling device (16) for coupling the movement of at least one part of the seat components between an exit (I) and at least one comfortable (II) position and vice versa. According to the invention, the coupling device (16) comprises at least one control piece, which may be controlled using the movement of the backrest (14) and/or the seat base (12) and hence by means of at least one further control piece to move the seat base (12) and/or the backrest (14) between said positions (I, II), whereby an adjustment, in particular, tilting movement of the backrest is linked with a simultaneous adjustment movement of the seat base which, preferably in the rearward transition region into the backrest descends by a given amount relative to the front edge of the seat which simultaneously moves forward to increase the seat depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jürgen Baumann
  • Publication number: 20110168841
    Abstract: An air passenger seat with at least one basic body unit and a fastening device which is fastened to the basic body unit and is provided for fastening a child seat. It is proposed that the fastening device has an intersecting point for connecting to a fastening means of the child seat, said intersecting point being connected rigidly to the basic body unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sven Achilles
  • Patent number: 7976101
    Abstract: An airplane seating apparatus includes a lifejacket container arranged, at least in open and closed states, exclusively on a side of a front boundary area that faces the seating apparatus. The front boundary area is formed by an area which runs through a seat front side perpendicularly to a seat mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Wieland
  • Publication number: 20110156452
    Abstract: A releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles. In a releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles, in particular for aircraft, comprising seat components such as a seat structure, a seat part, a seat back and an armrest, the position of at least one of these seat components being adjustable, wherein the table part is arranged on the seat structure to be tiltable between an operative position and a stowed position, the table part can be secured in the stowed position by means of a locking device which, for releasing the table part into its operative position, can be actuated by the adjustment movement of at least one armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Schumm, Gerhard Klein, Branislav Miskovic, Oliver Schwarz