Configurable vehicle seat and method therefor

McCarley, Michael C.; Ferguson, Christopher

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Title: 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:: McCarley, Michael C.; Ferguson, Christopher

Issue Date:: Tue Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021

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):: 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

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
B29C64/386 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
B29L2031/771 - {Seats}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
B33Y10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
B33Y50/02 - for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
B33Y80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
B60N2/24 - for particular purposes or particular vehicles
B60N2/643 - {shape of the back-rests

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
B64D11/062 - {Belts or other passenger restraint means for passenger seats}
B64D11/064 - {Adjustable inclination or position of seats}
B64D11/0642 - {Adjustable headrests}
B64D11/0689 - {specially adapted for pilots}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
B64G1/60 - Crew or passenger accommodations
B64G1/62 - Systems for re-entry into the earth's atmosphere

G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
G05B19/4099 - Surface or curve machining, making 3D objects, e.g. desktop manufacturing
G05B2219/35134 - 3-D cad-cam
G05B2219/49007 - Making, forming 3-D object, model, surface

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DOE Contract Number:: NNK14MA75C

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 10/04/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {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.},

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