Configurable vehicle seat and method therefor
Abstract
A conformal seat insert for an adjustable vehicle seat, the conformal seat insert comprising an insert frame, the insert frame having one or more insert reference features for locating the insert frame on a seat frame of the vehicle seat in a predetermined position relative to the seat frame, and a contoured support surface formed in the insert frame, the contoured support surface having a crew reference point corresponding to an acromial point of a shoulder of a seat occupant of the adjustable vehicle seat, the crew reference point being a datum from which an eye position of the seat occupant is established relative to instrumentation of an aerospace vehicle in which the adjustable vehicle seat is located.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1840223
- Patent Number(s):
- 11053009
- Application Number:
- 16/593,366
- Assignee:
- The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- NNK14MA75C
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 10/04/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
McCarley, Michael C., and Ferguson, Christopher. Configurable vehicle seat and method therefor. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web.
McCarley, Michael C., & Ferguson, Christopher. Configurable vehicle seat and method therefor. United States.
McCarley, Michael C., and Ferguson, Christopher. Tue .
"Configurable vehicle seat and method therefor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1840223.
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