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Touch screen control interface for passenger seat

a technology for controlling interfaces and passenger seats, which is applied in the direction of chairs, seating arrangements, aircraft crew accommodation, etc., can solve the problems of unsatisfactory conventional dedicated single-function switches, unfavorable reconfigurability of dedicated switches, and inability to readily alter graphics that indicate their functions

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-07-15
BE AEROSPACE INCORPORATED
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[0014]According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, an aircraft passenger seat position control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of seat actuators operable to adjust portions of the passenger seat to a preferred seating position and a touch-sensitive control interface having a plurality of touch-responsive sites thereon corresponding to the portions of the passenger seat. The control interface communicates with the plurality of seat actuators and is positioned in proximity to the aircraft passenger seat for use by a passenger seated in the passenger seat, and is adapted to output a signal to the plurality of seat actuators in response to a touch-selected position by the passenger to thereby adjust the portions of the passenger seat to the preferred seating position.
[0017]According to another embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the step of providing a touch-responsive control interface having a plurality of touch-responsive sites thereon corresponding to the plurality of discrete seating positions, wherein the seat actuator is adapted to output a signal to the seat actuator in response to a touch-selected position to thereby adjust the position of the aircraft seat to the selected one of the plurality of discrete seating positions.

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Such dedicated switches are not readily reconfigurable and do not permit the graphics that indicate their functions to be readily altered.
Thus, as passenger seats evolve to provide higher numbers of adjustable parts, and as multi-media entertainment and other amenities are added to the passenger cabins of aircraft, conventional dedicated single-function switches are becoming increasingly unsatisfactory.

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[0031]Referring to the drawings wherein identical reference numerals denote the same elements throughout the various views, FIGS. 1-9 illustrate a control interface 100 according to at least one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a passenger seat 10 for use in a vehicle such as an aircraft includes a seat frame 12 securely mounted to the vehicle floor, a passenger supporting portion including a seat back 14 and a seat bottom 16 mounted to the frame 12, a pair of armrests 18, 20 positioned about the sides of the seat bottom 16, and a legrest 22. In FIG. 1, the seat 10 is shown in a taxi, take-off and landing (TTL) configuration, in which the seat back 14 is placed in its most upright position, the seat bottom 16 is placed in its most rearward position with respect to the seat back 14, and the legrest 22 is placed in its lowest position. As the seat 10 is adjusted into a range of reclined configurations, the seat back 14 reclines, the seat bottom 16 moves forward...

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An aircraft passenger seat position control apparatus is provided. The control apparatus includes a plurality of seat actuators operable to adjust the passenger seat to a selected one of a plurality of discrete seat positions and a touch-sensitive control interface having a plurality of touch-responsive sites thereon corresponding to the plurality of discrete seat positions. The control interface communicates with the plurality of seat actuators and is positioned in proximity to the aircraft passenger seat for use by a passenger seated in the passenger seat. The control interface is also adapted to output a signal to the plurality of seat actuators in response to a touch-selected position by the passenger to thereby adjust the position of the aircraft passenger seat to selected one of the plurality of discrete seat positions.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application claims the benefit of priority of each of U.S. provisional patent application No. 61 / 143,586 filed Jan. 9, 2009, entitled “Touch Screen Control Interface for Passenger Seat,” and U.S. provisional patent application No. 61 / 169,575 filed Apr. 15, 2009, entitled “Display Method and Calibration Method for Control Interface for Passenger Seat.” The contents of the 61 / 143,586 and 61 / 169,575 provisional patent applications are each incorporated herein by this reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to a control interface for adjusting an airline passenger seat, and more particularly to a touch screen control interface for adjusting and displaying the seat, and to calibration methods for calibrating the control interface.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Passenger seats, such as those found on an aircraft, are typically adjustable between upright and reclined positions. Some seats have foot su...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C31/00B60N2/90B60N2/75
CPCB60N2/0228B64D11/0624B64D11/06B64D11/00155B64D11/0646B64D11/0641B64D11/06395B60N2/0233
Inventor ALFORD, DANIELRICHARDS, JOEL
Owner BE AEROSPACE INCORPORATED
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