US20070145791A1 - Locking device for a tray table system in a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat - Google Patents
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Abstract
In the case of a locking device for a tray table system in a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, with a first (3) and a second tray table part (5) that can be moved around swivel axes (25 or 37), different from one another, between horizontal use positions and non-use or stowed positions, closing parts (43, 47) are assigned to the two tray table parts (3, 5) and can be adjusted relative to one another in an active position, in which they close with respect to one another to keep them from raising a tray table part (3) in a use position.
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- The invention relates to a locking device for a tray table system in a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, with a first and a second tray table part that can be moved around swivel axes, different from one another, between horizontal use positions and non-use or stowed positions.
- Of course, in seats that are provided for passenger service in means of transport, attempts are made to provide additional elements on the seat that afford additional comfort for the seat occupant. This applies in particular in seats that are suitable for extended travel periods, for example in ferries or in particular passenger aircraft. With respect to this, it is prior art to provide tray table parts that can pivot, which, brought into their use position, can be used, for example, as a dining tray table table, or, with smaller tray table surfaces, can form a stand for drinks as a so-called cocktail tray table table.
- To ensure a reliable and trouble-free handling of tray table parts in such tray table systems, as well as to secure an appropriate tray table part in a certain position or use position from pivoting, the possibility of locking the tray table parts must be provided.
- With respect to this, the object of the invention is to make available a locking device that is distinguished by an especially simple type of design.
- According to the invention, this object is achieved by a locking device that has the features specified in
claim 1 in its entirety. - In that, as specified in the characterizing part of
claim 1, both tray table parts are assigned closing parts that can be adjusted relative to one another in an active position, in which they close to keep them from raising a tray table part, said tray table parts can be secured especially simply and reliably in their use position. - The locking device according to the invention is suitable especially in tray table systems in which a first tray table part that is recessed in its stowed position in a shaft of a console that limits the seat to the side can be removed from the console to be moved into the use position and can pivot around an axis that is located on the console and that runs in a direction of travel/flight. By means of the locking device, it is ensured in such tray table systems that the tray table part, which is provided, for example, as a dining tray table, and which is pulled out upward from the console and then is swung downward into the horizontal use position, is not unintentionally or inadvertently folded upward.
- In such seat systems with the shaft located in the seat console, a tray table flap that covers the shaft of the console in the use position and releases the shaft in the non-use position can be provided as a second tray table part and can be pivoted around an axis, which is located parallel to the axis of the first tray table part and offset with respect to the console against the center of the console.
- In addition, the configuration can be designed such that the first tray table part between a first use position, in which it is oriented to the shaft of the console, is adjacent to the lateral edge of the tray table flap in the use position, and, forming a lateral extension of the tray table surface, can be moved forward along this lateral edge in the direction of travel/flight into the second use position. Such a shifting of this tray table part, the dining tray table, can be used for the purpose of combining this tray table part with another additional tray table part, which can be folded down, for example, from the rear of the seatback of the next front seat in the horizontal position. The combination of the dining tray table with this additional tray table part that is supported by the front seat makes it possible to make available to the seat occupant an especially large tray table surface as a working surface.
- In such systems, it is especially important, by means of the pertinent locking device, to ensure that the tray table part that can move forward, the dining tray table, can only be raised and pivoted upward when it is located in its rear starting position that is not moved forward, the first use position. With respect to this, in an especially advantageous embodiment of the locking device according to the invention, the configuration is designed such that the closing parts assigned to the tray table parts based on the moving of the first tray table part (the dining tray table) from its first use position can be adjusted relative to one another in their active position. Thus, it is ensured that the first tray table part can be swiveled upward only in the position that is aligned with the shaft of the console.
- The first tray table part can be pivot-mounted on a support arm on the console for its shifting movement between the first use position and the second use positions that were moved forward, whereby the closing part that is assigned to the first tray table part is mounted below the tray table surface of the first tray table part on the support arm and can be moved between the active position and the inactive position.
- This closing part can be a locking element that is pivot-mounted, configured between the support arm and the underside of the first tray table part, and that, when pivoted to a position corresponding to the active position, works with a second closing part forming a seat that is provided on the tray table flap to form a closure.
- In an especially advantageous way, in this connection, a carrier element that projects in the direction toward the support arm can be provided on the underside of the first tray table part, and said carrier element, when the first tray table part is moved out from the first use position, moves the locking element back into the active position, and during retraction into the first use position moves the locking element back into the inactive position. As a result, the control of the locking device is virtually automatic by the moving forward of the first tray table part activating the locking and by the locking device being inactivated, i.e., the closing state being ended, when retracting this tray table part into the use position.
- Below, the invention will be explained in more detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawing. Here:
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FIG. 1 , in a perspective oblique view, shows a partial view of the center console of an aircraft passenger seat and a seatback portion of an adjacent front seat; -
FIG. 2 shows a perspective oblique view of the tray table systems, shown on an enlarged scale compared toFIG. 1 , that are mounted between two adjacent aircraft passenger seats on a central carrier plate of a center console, whereby only the essential components of the tray table systems can be seen without linings and other structures of the console; -
FIG. 3 shows a view similar toFIG. 2 , with, however, a first tray table part from the console being depicted pulled out upward; -
FIG. 4 shows a cutaway and diagrammatically simplified perspective oblique view of only one portion of the center console with tray table parts located therein in the use position; -
FIG. 5 shows a view similar toFIG. 4 , with, however, a tray table part from the first use position shown inFIG. 4 being moved out in the direction of flight into a second use position, and -
FIG. 6 shows a diagrammatically simplified perspective oblique view in which the closing parts of the locking device between tray table parts are illustrated according to another embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 1 shows the above section of acenter console 1 between two adjacent aircraft passenger seats that are not shown in the drawing. A tray table system is assigned to each side of thecenter console 1, i.e., to each of the two adjacent seats, from which a first tray table part in the form of a dining tray table 3 as well as a second tray table part in the form of atray table flap 5 that forms an above-mentioned cocktail tray table are shown inFIG. 1 . Of the tray table system corresponding to the next seat, only thetray table flap 5 can be seen inFIG. 1 . The tray table part that forms the dining tray table 3 inFIG. 1 is in its first, horizontal use position in which the dining tray table 3 is relative to thecenter console 1 in a position that is oriented to a vertical shaft that is located in thecenter console 1, in which the dining tray table 3 drops and therefore can be stowed. For the respective dining tray table 3 on each side of thecenter console 1, in each case a shaft is provided, whereby the two shafts are separated from one another by acarrier plate 7 that is central in thecenter console 1, seeFIG. 2 . The latterFIG. 2 shows the dining tray tables 3 of the two adjacent seats in their non-use position, i.e., in the stowed position in the respective shaft. - As later explained in more detail, the dining tray table 3 can be moved forward from the first use position shown in
FIG. 1 in the direction of flight indicated witharrow 9, so that it adjoins anedge 13 of an additional tray table 15 in another use position with itsfront edge 11. Said additional tray table can be pivoted from a stowed position located in the rear of the seatback of an adjacent front seat into the horizontal position shown pulled out inFIG. 1 , as indicated withbent arrow 19. After moving the dining tray table 3 forward, theedges -
FIGS. 2 and 3 show the verticalinner carrier plate 7, which, in thecenter console 1, separates the two adjacent shafts for receiving the dining tray table 3. The respective dining tray table is mounted on asupport arm 21, which in turn can pivot on anarticulated support 23 around aswivel axis 25. Theswivel axis 25 runs horizontally and in the lengthwise direction of the seat, i.e., in the direction of flight. - The
articulated support 23 can be moved corresponding to the double arrow 27 (FIG. 3 ) to make it possible to pull out the dining tray table 3 from the shaft of the center console. For this purpose, thearticulated support 23 can move vertically on thesolid carrier plate 7 alongvertical dovetail guides 29, in whichguide elements 31 engage. The dining tray table 3 in turn also hasdovetail guides 33, in whichguide elements 35 engage, which project from the support arm 21 (seeFIG. 4 ) and make possible the shifting movement of the dining tray table in the direction of thedouble arrow 37. -
FIG. 2 shows the state of the dining tray table 3 that is fully retracted into the shaft, with thetray table flaps 5, which can be folded at the upper end of thecarrier plate 7 aroundswivel axes 37, shown in their horizontal use position, in which they form the upper cover of the respective shaft. If the dining tray table 3, as shown inFIG. 3 , together with thesupport arm 21 is pulled upward from the shaft of the console, thejoint element 23 that defines theswivel axis 25 of the dining tray table 3 is located at the upper end of thecarrier plate 7, whereby the position indicated inFIGS. 4 and 5 is created for theswivel axis 25. It can also be seen fromFIGS. 4 and 5 that theswivel axis 37 oftray table flap 5 is located at a distance from theswivel axis 25 of thesupport arm 21 and the dining tray table 3 and that namely theswivel axis 37 of thetray table flap 5 is offset with respect to the center of the console. - As mentioned, the dining tray table 3 can be shifted relative to the
support arm 21 in the direction of the double arrow 27 (FIG. 3 ) with the assistance ofguides 33 andguide elements 35. This shifting movement, however, is only to be possible if the dining tray table 3 is pivoted downward from the position shown inFIG. 3 into its horizontal use position (around the swivel axis 25), so that it occupies the first use position shown inFIG. 4 . To prevent a shifting movement of the dining tray table 3 that is not in its horizontal use position, in each case asafety bracket 39 that forms a quarter-circle arc is located on thetray table flaps 5. The latter is extended, as can be seen most clearly fromFIG. 3 , in the sliding track of the raised dining tray table 3, which only extends from the closing area of thebracket 39 if the dining tray table 3 is swiveled downward into the horizontal use position. Thus, the dining tray table 3 is prevented from being able to move forward (arrow 9), until it is in a raised intermediate position, in which a collision with thefront console head 41 would be possible, in which optionally sensitive seat-operating elements are located. Only once the horizontal use position is achieved and thus thetray table flap 5 can close, seeFIGS. 1 and 4 , is thesafety bracket 39 located below thefront edge 11 of the dining tray table 3, so that its shifting movements can be carried out from the first, rear use position. - The first use position of the dining tray table 3 is shown in
FIG. 4 . In this position, no mutual locking of the two tray table parts, i.e., of dining tray table 3 andtray table flap 5, is provided, i.e., the dining tray table 3, which is flush with the shaft in theconsole 1 in this position, can be raised with itssupport arm 21 around theswivel axis 25, thetray table flap 5, which in turn pivots around theswivel axis 37, being raised simultaneously. - Since the dining tray table 3 is in the horizontal position outside of the area of the
safety bracket 39, the dining tray table can be moved forward, for example to bring it up to the additional tray table 15.FIG. 5 shows that the dining tray table 3 is moved forward from the first use position, whereby the locking device that is provided between dining tray table 3 andtray table flap 5 is activated. AsFIGS. 4 and 5 show, the locking device has a first closing part, assigned to dining tray table 3, in the form of alocking element 43, which is pivot-mounted on thesupport arm 21, as well as aseat 47, located on the underside of thecover plate 45 of thetray table flap 5, for a closing engagement with theclosing element 49 of thelocking element 43. The latter is pivot-mounted between the underside of the dining tray table 3 and the facing side of thesupport arm 21. As indicated only inFIG. 4 with dashed lines, acarrier pin 51 projecting against thesupport arm 21 is located on the underside of the dining tray table 3. If the dining tray table 3 is moved forward from the position shown inFIG. 4 relative to thesupport arm 21, thelocking element 43 is located in the movement track of thecarrier pin 51, such that thelocking element 43, as soon as the dining tray table 3 leaves the first use position or starting position shown inFIG. 4 , rotates and is brought into the active position shown inFIG. 5 , in which theclosing element 49 is brought up toward theseat 47 on thetray table flap 5 that is being used as a second closing part. If an attempt is now made, which is to be prevented by the locking device, to raise the dining tray table 3, moved forward, with thesupport arm 21, whereby thetray table flap 5 is raised, then extended since the swivel movements aroundswivel axes closing elements 49 of thelocking element 43 in closing engagement with theseat 47 on the tray table flap, since because of the different positions of theswivel axes closing element 49 up to theseat 47 is carried out. The latter has aclosing surface 53, formed like a shell and sitting below thecover plate 45, for theclosing element 49. - A
spacing element 55 that projects from thesupport arm 21 is located between the underside of thecover plate 45 and thesupport arm 21. The latter assists both in lifting thetray table flap 5 when thesupport arm 21 is pivoted upward and also in forming a spacer that, by defining a predetermined distance between the underside of thetray table flap 5 and the adjacent surface of thesupport arm 21, ensures that, in the use position, the surfaces of the dining tray table 3 and thetray table flap 5 are at the same level with respect to one another, with no height distance between them. - If the dining tray table 3 is moved back again into the starting position or the first use position from the position, shown in
FIG. 5 , opposite the direction of flight, thecarrier pin 51 again runs to the lockingelement 43 at the end of the shifting movement and rotates the latter in the rotational position shown inFIG. 4 , such that the locking device is again deactivated. Thus, only in this position where the dining tray table 3 in turn is aligned to the shaft in theconsole 1 do the raising and the subsequent stowing of the dining tray table 3 in the console take place. -
FIG. 6 shows a modified embodiment of the locking device. In this figure, only thetray table flap 5 that is located on the left side in thecenter console 1 is shown in the raised position, and the dining tray table 3 is in its first use position. At this lateral edge, which adjoins the dining tray table in thetray table flap 5 folded down in the use position, i.e., at thelateral edge 71, a groove designated as 73 is located for forming a groove-tongue connection. The latter is located on the end area ofedge 71 located forward in the direction of flight and extends only over a small portion of theedge 71. The dining tray table 3 has atongue 77 that projects like a fin at theedge 75 that faces thetray table flap 5, and saidtongue 77 begins at a distance from the end of theedge 75 that is located forward in the direction of flight, and said distance is matched to the length of thegroove 73, whereby thetongue 77 extends up to near the rear end area of theedge 75. - In this configuration, when the
tray table flap 5 is folded downward, thetongue 77 engages with thegroove 73 only if the dining tray table 3 is in the first use position. If the dining tray table is moved forward from the first use position, thetongue 77 runs into thegroove 73. If an attempt is now made to raise the dining tray table 3, thegroove 73 and thetongue 77 engaged therein then form closing parts to lock the tray table elements to keep them from being raised. In other words, the dining tray table 3 can be raised only in the retracted first use position.
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1. Locking device for a tray table system in a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, with a first (3) and a second tray table part (5) that can be moved around swivel axes (25 or 37), different from one another, between horizontal use positions and non-use or stowed positions, characterized by closing parts (43, 47; 73, 77) that are assigned to the two tray table parts (3, 5) and that can be adjusted relative to one another in an active position, in which they close with respect to one another to keep them from raising a tray table part (3) in the use position.
2. The locking device according to claim 1 , wherein a first tray table part (3) that is recessed in its stowed position in a shaft of a console (1) that delimits the seat to the side can be removed from the console (1) to be moved into the use position and can pivot around a shaft (25) that is located on the console (1) and that runs in a direction of travel/flight.
3. The locking device according to claim 2 , wherein a tray table flap (5) that covers the shaft of the console (1) in the use position and releases the shaft in the non-use position is provided as a second tray table part and can be pivoted around an axis (37), which is placed parallel to the axis (25) of the first tray table part (3) and is placed offset with respect to the console (1) against the center of the console.
4. The locking device according to claim 3 , wherein the first tray table part (3) between a first use position—in which it is oriented to the shaft of the console (1), is connected to the lateral edge of the tray table flap (5) in the use position, and forms a lateral extension of the tray table flap surfaces—can be moved forward along this lateral edge in the direction of travel/flight into the second use position.
5. The locking device according to claim 4 , wherein the closing parts (43, 47; 73, 77), assigned to the tray table parts (3, 5), can be adjusted relative to one another in their active position based on the moving of the first tray table part (3) from its first use position.
6. The locking device according to claim 5 , wherein the first tray table part (3) is mounted on a support arm (21) that can pivot on the console (1) for its shifting movement between the first use position and the second use position, moved forward.
7. The locking device according to claim 6 , wherein the closing part (43) that is assigned to the first tray table part (3) is mounted below the tray table surface of the first tray table part (3) on the support arm (21) and can be moved between the active position and the inactive position.
8. The locking device according to claim 7 , wherein as a closing part on the support arm (21), a locking element (43) is provided that is pivot-mounted, configured between the support arm and the underside of the first tray table part (3), and that, when pivoted to a position corresponding to the active position, works with a second closing part forming a seat (47) that is provided on the adjacent lateral edge of the tray table flap (5) to form a closure.
9. The locking device according to claim 8 , wherein a carrier pin (51) projecting in the direction toward the support arm (21) is provided on the underside of the first tray table part (3), and said carrier pin, when the first tray table part (3) is moved from the first use position, moves the locking element (43) back into the active position and during retraction into the first use position moves the locking element (43) back into the inactive position.
10. The locking device according to claim 8 , wherein when the locking element (43) is in the active position, the closing parts (43, 47) work to form a closure to keep both the first (3) and the second tray table parts (5) from being raised from the respective use positions.
11. The Locking device according to claim 5 , wherein the closing parts have a groove-tongue guide (73, 77) between a first tray table part (3), on the one hand, and a tray table flap (5), on the other hand, along which guide the first tray table part (3) moves forward in its shifting movement from the first use position.
12. The locking device according to claim 1 , wherein the groove-tongue guide has a tongue (77) that projects from the edge (75) of the first tray table part (3) and extends in the direction of movement and a groove (73) located on the assigned edge of the tray table flap (5), which are offset with respect to one another in the direction of movement of the first tray table part (3) such that no mutual engagement of tongue (77) and groove (73) is provided in its first use position, but the latter are inserted in one another in the shifting movement.
13. The locking device according to claims 4 , wherein the first tray table part (3) in a forward shifted second use position can be combined to form an enlarged tray table surface with a third tray table part (15), which for its part can be brought into a use position extending far from the rear side (17) of the seatback of an adjacent front seat.
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