REFLECTOR: Adjustable Seat Back Hinges

[Scott Baker]

Bend the end of the hinges so they come in contact with the seat back.
The hinge, at the pivot point, remains parallel.
The seat back tilt works okay and does not bind.
SB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lawrence Epstein,MD 
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 11:11 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Adjustable Seat Back Hinges


  Was there an answer to this that I missed?

   

  -----Original Message-----
  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Bob Jackson
  Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:02 AM
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Adjustable Seat Back Hinges

   

  I recently bought the new adjustable seat back hinges from Velocity, but have had difficulty getting them installed in a way that makes them operate smoothly or freely.  Understanding that they are designed not to mount directly against the seat bottom and back pans (but instead with the seat fabric and a little bit of foam trapped in between), we have tried using shims to simulate the thickness of the fabric and foam.  But even so, we have still been unable to install them so that they operate smoothly and freely or to allow the front seat backs to be easily folded down nearly on top of the seat bottoms for easy ingress to the rear seats and for the easy storage of bags behind the rear seats.

   

  The basic problem seem to be the fact that the lower part of the seat backs, where the hinges attach to the embedded hardpoints, are not parallel which angles the two hinge axes and prevents them from being co-linear, as shown in the photo below:

   



   

  The angling also causes the seat tilt rod to bend and not operate smoothly.  The adjustable seat hinges seem like a good idea, but we have been unable to install them properly.

   

  The question is whether or not someone on the Reflector has been able to successfully shim the hinges to allow the seat back to move smoothly and easily through it's full range of tilt forward motion, and if so, how they did it.

   

  Any ideas or suggestions from people who have made them work would be appreciated,

   

  Thanks,

  Bob Jackson

   

  XLRG



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