CA2361274A1

CA2361274A1 - Dynamic seat arrangement

Info

Publication number: CA2361274A1
Application number: CA002361274A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Oliver Keller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-02-02
Filing date: 2000-02-02
Publication date: 2000-08-10
Anticipated expiration: 2020-02-02
Also published as: ATE264077T1; DE50006068D1; EP1150593B1; WO2000045675A3; DE20001678U1; EP1150593A2; WO2000045675A2; CA2361274C

Abstract

The invention concerns a dynamic seat arrangement comprising a seat portion which is movable relative to a support element by pivoting about a first pivot axis with a first maximum pivotal movement, wherein provided between the seat portion and the support element is at least one mounting element which is held by an elastic buffer element which at least partially surrounds the mounting element and which connects the seat portion and the support element, wherein the seat arrangement is so designed that either a pivotal movement about a second pivot axis which is different from the first pivot axis is made possible, with a second maximum pivotal movement which is different from the first maximum pivotal movement, or pivotal movement only about the first pivot axis is made possible.

Claims

1. A dynamic seat arrangement comprising a seat portion (10, 12) which is movable relative to a support element (20; 22) by pivoting about a first pivot axis with a first maximum pivotal movement, characterised in that provided between the seat portion and the support element is at least one mounting element (24; 30, 32) to define a mounting between the support element and the seat portion with the first pivot axis, wherein the mounting element is held by an elastic buffer element (16) which at least partially surrounds the mounting element and which affords a spring force for the mounting, wherein the buffer element can be so designed that either a pivotal movement about a second pivot axis which is different from the first pivot axis with a second maximum pivotal movement which is different from the first maximum pivotal movement, or pivotal movement only about the first pivot axis is made possible, by the mounting, and wherein there are provided means for adjustable displacement of the seat portion relative to the support element in a displacement plane defined by the seat portion or the support element.

2. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1 characterised in that the buffer element is of a disk-like, strip-like, parallelepipedic or cushion-shaped configuration or the like, fixed with one side to the seat portion and/or the support element, and is so designed that the mounting element is embedded at least in a portion-wise manner into the buffer element.

3. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2 characterised in that the elastic buffer element is formed from foam rubber, sponge rubber, latex or another elastic synthetic or natural material, and has an incision or cut-out for receiving the mounting element.

4. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 3 characterised in that the mounting element is a ball (32), a bar (24) or a parallelepiped (30) or the like, of a material which is elastic or non-elastic in relation to a seat loading, or is embodied by the buffer element itself.

5. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 4 characterised in that an effective height of the mounting element between the seat portion and the support element is less than a thickness of the elastic buffer element.

6. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 5 characterised by means for limiting a maximum pivotal motion between the seat portion and the support element, which means can be manually introduced into an intermediate space (34) between the seat portion and the support element by an operator, said means being in particular in the form of a lever or screw device which can be inserted or pivoted in and which more preferably is adjustable in respect of height.

7. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 6 characterised by damping means provided in an intermediate space (34) between the seat portion and the support element outside the buffer element and preferably being adjustable in respect of its force action, in particular in the form of an adjustable spring element.

8. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 7 characterised by arresting means for fixing a pivotal position as between the seat portion and the support element, which arresting means can be manually introduced into an intermediate space (34) between the seat portion and the support element or can be manually fixed laterally or rearwardly to the seat portion and/or the support element.

9. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 8 characterised in that the means for displacement of the seat portion have fixing and/or retaining means (38, 40, 42, 44) for affording at least one fixed relative position between the seat portion and the support element, wherein preferably the displacement means have a loop and/or belt arrangement (36) for connecting the seat portion and the support element, which permits displacement along a direction, in particular the seating

10. An arrangement as set forth in one of claims 1 through 9 characterised in that, at a side of the support element which is remote from the seat portion, same is provided with a foil or sheet, an elastic layer (16) and/or a leg arrangement, and/or has means for fixing on an article of seat furniture.

11. A dynamic seat arrangement comprising a seat portion {10, 12) which is movable relative to a support element (20; 22) by pivoting about a first pivot axis, characterised in that provided between the seat portion and the support element is an elastic buffer element (16) as a damping and/or mounting element, and there are provided means adjacent to or embedded in the buffer element, for displacement of the seat portion relative to the support element in a displacement plane defined by the seat portion or the support element, with at least one fixed relative position between the seat portion and the support element.