Leg restraint device for side-facing seated vehicle occupants

摘要

A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat including a panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate a seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event, an actuator coupled with the panel for driving panel deployment from the first position to the second position, and a sensor communicatively coupled with the actuator, the sensor configured to sense the abrupt deceleration event and trigger actuator movement in response thereto. A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having an automatically deployable lower leg restraint.

主权项

1. A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat, comprising:
(a) a panel deployable from within a dedicated housing adapted to be positioned beneath the seat, the panel mounted to a slide mounted in the housing for movement along at least one stationary guide shuttle mounted on an inner surface of the housing, the panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate the seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event; (b) an actuator coupled with the panel for driving panel deployment from the first position to the second position; and (c) a sensor communicatively coupled with the actuator, the sensor configured to sense the abrupt deceleration event and trigger actuator movement in response thereto.