Patent ID: 11958613
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method for modifying an articulation profile of a seat comprising:
decoupling a cross piece from a guide slot of a first clockable articulation insert, the first clockable articulation insert configured in a first rotated position within a cavity of a spreader bar of a seat frame, wherein the first clockable articulation insert is configured to be rotated and removably inserted into any particular rotated position of two or more rotated positions, wherein the cross piece is coupled to a seat pan,
wherein the first clockable articulation insert comprises:
a base portion configured to insert within the cavity of the spreader bar at the two or more rotated positions, the base portion comprising an outer wall configured to physically engage with side walls of the cavity and configured to restrict rotation between the base and the cavity; and
a face portion comprising the guide slot configured to receive a terminal end of the cross piece,
wherein the guide slot is configured to guide a movement of the cross piece, wherein the movement comprises a rake, a tilt, or a translation of the seat pan relative to the seat frame and is determined by the position of the terminal end of the cross piece within the guide slot, wherein an articulation profile is determined by a rotated position of the base portion, wherein the articulation profile includes at least one of a range of tilt, a range of rake, or a range of extension of the seat pan relative to the seat frame,
wherein the outer walls are configured as a polygon having three or more sides;

removing the first clockable articulation insert from the cavity;
inserting at least one of the first clockable articulation insert or a second clockable articulation insert into the cavity, wherein the first clockable articulation insert is configured in a second rotated position; and
coupling the cross piece to the guide slot.