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Seat

PAXCOM -
Seat Control and
Actuation System

In Cooperation with Dornier Technologie Systems GmbH

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PAXCOM System 2
PAXCOM Basis 6
PAXCOM Optional 8

PAXCOM System
3 A
 n intelligent system for seat control and actuation
to provide solutions for variable seat kinematics
3 Modular CAN-based Seat Actuation System
3 S calable from Cockpit Seat up to Super First
Class Seat
3 Usable for Aviation & Train Seat Applications
3 E nhanced Connectivity for easy implementation
of discrete and/or smart buyer-furnished equipment (BFE)
PAXCOM System

3 M
 ultiple Smart Actuator families available to support
a variety of seat kinematics
3 I nnovative maintenance concept with advanced
data logging & analysis

Compliance
Airbus:
3 2520M1F001200, Electrical Seat Actuation System
3 ABD0100, Equipment Design – General Requirements
for Suppliers
3 ABD0031, Fire Worthiness Requirements - Pressurized
Section of Fuselage

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Maximized
User Comfort

Boeing: Others:
3 D6-36440, Standard Cabin System Requirements Document 3 RTCA/DO160G, Environmental Conditions and Test
3 D6-44588, Electrical Requirements for Utilization Procedures for Airborne Equipment
Equipment Installed on Commercial Transport Airplanes 3 RTCA/DO178B, Software Considerations in Airborne
3 D6-51377, Airplane Fire Worthiness Design Criteria - Systems and Equipment Certification
Pressurized Compartments

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 Outstanding Passenger Comfort
PAXCOM System

3 Smooth, ergonomic seat motion due to Smart

Linear & Rotary Actuators utilizing BLDC technology
3 S ilent seat motion, as a result of specially-designed motor
controls and gear material selection
3 C
 apacitive Glass PCU for a high-end look and feel
experience
3 4 -way adjustable lumbar support for quiet, smooth
operation

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Convincing Benefits
for Passengers, Airlines,
and Seat Designers

Simplified Maintenance Flexible Seat Architecture

and Data Logging
3 Transparency due to ‘Big Data’ collection 3 Modular CAN-based Seat Actuation System scalable
3 Ability to analyze passenger behavior from Cockpit Seat to Super First Class Seat

3 Evaluate accessory usage with data captured 3 Multiple Smart Actuator families available to support
a variety of seat kinematics
3 Obtain seat status metrics for predictive maintenance
(on request) 3 4 PAX per system with a total of 32 devices
3 L ower Maintenance effort achieved as a result of the 3 Just one power supply needed for up to 4 PAX
continuous data logging & analysis features in the simplified
3 I nstallation efforts reduced, due to the simplified harness
maintenance concept
concept & quick-lock connectors
3 BITE code display
3 Less calibration efforts required during seat installations
3 Software update
3 Easy development support available by remote control
3 System status views
3 Maintenance operations 3 Easy configuration management

3 Download log files from eSID

3 Automatic upload of log files for online report generation

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 Linear Actuator, Rotary Actuator
PAXCOM Basis

3 Smart Actuator including integrated motion controller

3 BLDC Drive Motor – Servo Drive behavior
3 High-precision positioning
3 Smooth, silent movement
3 P rogrammable start/stop ramp and obstacle
detection
3 Enhanced data logging & analysis capabilities
3 Modular gear reduction system
3 Variable force / torque range
3 Variable speed range
3 Customized stroke lengths and mounting attachments
3 Manual override
3 S imple calibration for Rotary Actuator; Plug-and-Play
Linear Actuator
3 Easy configuration management
3 Compact design, low weight

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Power Supply eSID

3 115V AC WF Power input 3 Easy implementation of discrete and/or
smart buyer-furnished equipment (BFE)
3 4 PAX outlets
3 Simplified maintenance and data logging
3 Integrated enable / disable function (‘Kill Switch’)
3 Various input & output channels
3 Quick lock plugs
3 BITE-Code display
3 Modular system for connector input box
3 Enhanced connectivity & maintenance functionality
3 Thermal management
3 Continuous data logging & analysis
3 Short circuit protection
3 S ingle point access for maintenance & S/W update
3 Low weight, high power density (USB diagnostic interface)
 3 RS485 interface to 3rd party devices
3 RS232 interface to 3rd party devices
3 E thernet interface to a remote control and
diagnostics during development phase
3 HW and SW architecture for potential future demands
3 Hosting of software packages for automatic
software load to all devices

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 Passenger Control Units
The most commonly used technology for Passenger Control
Units (PCUs) are capacitive touch sensors combined with a
robust glass surface, which we call Glass PCU‘s.
PAXCOM Optional

The mechanical Control Panels, called Hard Buttons, are an

alternative to the Glass PCU’s. The Hard Buttons can have
the same functions as the Glass PCU’s and also offer greater
design freedom.

In 2013 the innovative Glass PCU technology

won the Crystal Cabin Award in the
category Premium Class & VIP.

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Fully customizable
3 Glass button and frame design 3 Button functionality and lighting
3 Size, shape, color, surface finish and function 3 Response timing
3 Background lighting and brightness levels 3 Aura and pulsating lighting
3 Lighting for buttons, areas or full screen 3 Lock and unlock function for buttons and areas
3 Brightness
 modes e.g. sleep, standby and 3 Supported interfaces
active/feedback 3 Discrete
 / binary coded
3 D
 ay and night design options 3 CAN-Bus,
 RS-232, RS-485, matrix

Environmental tests according to DIN EN 60601-1-11

Gearbox end shield customizable for customer application

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 Lumbar System
The 4-way Lumbar System ensures a very high level of
passenger comfort.
PAXCOM Optional

3 Very low-noise
3 Very low weight (~400g / 0,88 lb)
3 Massage function available
3 Can be installed into every seat structure
3 Standard cushion size which is customizsble to
customer needs
3 Tube length adaptable to the seat structure
3 Supported interfaces: CAN-Bus, RS-485

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8 mm Gearmotors 15 mm Gearmotors

Lighting
Conventional and LED lamps for creative aviation cabin 3 Custom design capability
interior lighting systems. Designed to improve passenger 3 Headrest
 reading lights
experience through: ambient lighting, spotlights, reading
lights, and area lighting. 3 Embedded wall and ceiling lights
3 Ambient lighting
3 Optical features
3 Mood lighting
3 Miniaturized
 optical projection system, perfect
for integrated spotlights 3 Adjustable brightness and dimming
3 Variable light aperture 
3 3D ray tracing technology for optimized beam
characteristics
3 Latest technology
3 High-efficiency
 LED application
3 Very low power consumption
3 Choice between warm-white and colored ambient light
3 Electronic dimming via contact-less hall sensors

Environmental tests according to DIN EN 60601-1-11

Gearbox end shield customizable for customer application

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 Detroit, US

Morrisville, US

Chihuahua, MX

Fast Forward
Solutions ...

… for the challenges of the

seat actuation industry

3 Experienced System Supplier

3 Quality Competence
3 Innovative & Reliable Product
3 Balanced Knowledge in Mechanics, Software & Hardware
3 Responsive, Worldwide Support
3 Qualification Know-How

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 Hradec Králové, CZ
Nuremberg, DE
Monheim, DE
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, DE Yokohama, JP

Shanghai, CN
Hong Kong, CN
Zhuhai, CN

Headquarters
Production Plants
Tech Center
Sales Office

Dornier Technologie

Fast and Flexible Strong enough to meet the

toughest demands
Bühler Motor stands for highly-efficient, cost-optimized 3 More than 1,700 employees worldwide
electrical drive solutions with a small package size, custo-
3 10 locations on 3 continents
mized to your specific needs.
3 More than 120 engineers
With its internal capabilities: advanced development, pro-
3 More than 20 million units per year
totype sample construction and test centers, Bühler Motor
is perfectly positioned to realize even the largest projects
safely, within a tight timeframe.

Lifecycle Management

From the beginning, Research and Development, Manufactu-

ring Planning, Quality Management, Sales and Purchasing are
also part of the team. From the start of the project to the end
of production, you always have one responsible partner
you can contact.

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 Engineering, Quality and
Production Competence ...

System Expertise
Immersing ourselves in our customers‘ systems and applica- Technology Development
tions is one of our great strengths.
Bühler Motor´s Technology Development team looks far into
Our Advance Development group allows us to anticipate future the future. It identifies and investigates technical trends in
development needs within our target markets, independent of our core markets and new technologies being developed in
customer projects, and to develop viable solutions there. other branches.

As a result, we are able to offer our customers complete

systems with motors, actuators, gears and pumps along with Advance Development
proper electronics, sensors and software from one source.
Our Advance Development unit supports us with new fully-
developed and tested solution components. This allows us to
react to customer requirements faster and more cost-
effectively.

PAXCOM Electronics Development

Seat Actuation
System As products become significantly more sophisticated,
Aircraft Airline electronics have an increasingly important part to play. To
OEM meet these demands we rely on a focused team of experts
which make up our Electronics Development team.
Seat Seat
Manufacturer Manufacturer
Electronics Kinematic

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Engineering Services Testing

Utilizing simulations, our own prototyping unit, and our inter- 3 E MC measurements: insulation and high-voltage tests,
nal test capabilities, we are able to produce prototypes faster, ESD tests and electrical parameter tests
therefore safeguarding your concept.
3 E nvironmental tests: climate and thermal shock,
salt spray, thawing and shakers

Simulation 3 A
 coustic tests in operating noise chamber
3 D
 urability tests under mechanical loads and in
3 Motor design and magnetic circuit simulation
various media
3 Strength calculations
3 Flow simulations
3 Simulation of complex systems
Prototyping
3 Winding of anchors and stators
3 Vibration analyses
3 Final mounting of subassemblies
3 Temperature field calculations
3 Mechanical finishing
3 Injection molding simulations (Moldflow)
3 3D printing
3 Laser labeling
3 Gear cutting
3 Electrostatic coating, balancing, magnetizing
3 Separate ESD area

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... from a Single Source

100% Quality and Zero Defects

From the first sketch until dispatch – quality is an integral part
of the process at Bühler Motor. Quality is not only a question
of process optimization, but also of design.

Our development projects are consistently managed within

the scope of the APQP process based on the level of project
maturity.

Quality assurance system

3 E N ISO 13485
3 I SO 9001
3 I SO TS 16949

Environmental management system

3 D
 IN EN ISO 14001

Workplace Safety Management System

3 O
 HSAS 1800


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Industrialization Manufacturing Technology

Bühler Motor is able to establish the processes and pro- 3 Magnet-, micro- and plastic-injection molding
cedures necessary to successfully bring your product into
3 Stator and armature winding
full-scale production.
3 Metal and plastic laser welding
This includes
3 1+2K gluing processes
3 T he advance development of new technologies in regards
3 Robotic applications
to assembly processes and plastic injection molding.
3 End of line testing
3 T he development, construction and sourcing of plastic
injection molding tools and related peripheral automation.
3 T he development, fabrication and sourcing of fixtures from
one-piece-flow assembly to fully-automatic assembly lines.
3 T he planning, production, and procurement of all quality
assurance measurement and testing equipment.

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1855 1892 1925 1955 1965 1969 1974

Milestones

Where a handshake still means something

The desire to pass its successful business heritage to the next generation is what drives
Bühler Motor’s actions and makes the company – with all of its innovative power – a fair,
reliable and predictable partner for customers and employees.

1855 Founded as a clock manufacturer in Triberg (Black Forest), Germany

1892 Company purchased by the great-great-grandfather of today’s partners
1925 Production of mechanical drive systems began in Nuremberg
1955 First Bühler DC motor: The so called „Brass Motor“
1965 First BLDC application (UHER 4000 Report L) for UHER, Germany
1969 First Automotive Application: DELCO ELECTRONICS for General Motors
1974 Founding of Buehler Motor, Inc. USA in Kinston, NC, USA
1994 Start of production at Bühler Motor s.r.o. in Hradec Králové, CZ
1998 Founding of subsidiary in Hong Kong with production facilities in Huizhou, PR China
2002 Founding of production plant in Chihuahua, Mexico

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2002 Start of first customized seat actuators for business and first class seats
2006 Founding and construction of Buehler Motor Zhuhai Ltd., PR China
2009 USA headquarters moved, setup of North American Tech Center (NATC)
2010 100.000 Smart Seat Actuators
2011 Opening of sales office in Shanghai, PR China
2013 Start of cooperation with Dornier Technologie
2014 Product launch PAXCOM at Aircraft Interiors Expo
2015 Founded Representative Office in Japan
2015 PAXCOM is flying

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 Detroit, US

Hradec Králové, CZ Yokohama, Japan

Nuremberg, DE Yokohama, JP
Morrisville, US Monheim, DE
Shanghai, CN
Hong Kong, CN
Chihuahua, MX
Zhuhai, CN

Sales Offices
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Bühler Motor GmbH Your contact:

Anne-Frank-Str. 33-35
90459 Nuremberg Thomas R. Rauh
Germany Phone: +49 911 45 04 - 1405
Tel.: +49 911 45 04 0 Thomas.R.Rauh@buehlermotor.de
Fax: +49 911 45 46 26
e-mail: info@buehlermotor.com
Internet: www.buehlermotor.de

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Buehler Motor, Inc.

860 Aviation Parkway, Suite 300
Morrisville, NC 27560
Tel.: +1 919 380 3333
Fax: +1 919 380 3256
e-mail: sales@buehlermotor.com
Internet: www.buehlermotor.com

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Buehler Motor (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd.

Sales Office Shanghai
Room 1602, UC Tower, No. 500 Fusahn Rd.
Pudong, Shanghai, 200122
Tel.: +86 21 6106 8618
SAS/16/04/EN

Fax: +86 21 6106 8618 Ext. 8666

e-mail: sales@buehlermotor.cn
Internet: www.buehlermotor.com