EP0751726A1 - Chair - Google Patents

Chair

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EP0751726A1
EP0751726A1 EP95915160A EP95915160A EP0751726A1 EP 0751726 A1 EP0751726 A1 EP 0751726A1 EP 95915160 A EP95915160 A EP 95915160A EP 95915160 A EP95915160 A EP 95915160A EP 0751726 A1 EP0751726 A1 EP 0751726A1
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seat plate
chair
backrest
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Simon Desanta
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F- Mart In Steifensand Bueromoebel GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/02—Rocking chairs
    • A47C3/021—Rocking chairs having elastic frames
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/02—Rocking chairs
    • A47C3/025—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame
    • A47C3/026—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame with central column, e.g. rocking office chairs; Tilting chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/024—Seat parts with double seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/16—Seats made of wooden, plastics, or metal sheet material; Panel seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/405—Support for the head or the back for the back with double backrests
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/44—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
    • A47C7/445—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with bar or leaf springs

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  • the invention relates to a chair with a resiliently supported on a frame, movable seat plate and a backrest.
  • Office chairs have reached a high level in terms of functionality, ergonomic qualities and durability in recent years. Naturally, this has always resulted in more complex, heavier and also more expensive constructions.
  • the object of the invention is to create a simple, light, inexpensive to manufacture chair which, despite the structural simplification, offers good seating comfort and meets the ergonomic requirements.
  • the seat plate is made of thin, flexible plate material which is guided downward in a U-shape around the front edge of the seat plate and is firmly clamped to the frame.
  • plywood or various plastic materials can be considered as a flexible, elastic plate material of this type.
  • At least one link pivotably connected to the frame is expediently provided between its rear area and the frame, which is firmly connected to the seat plate in the rear area of its underside and causes the seat plate at its rear area compresses along a predetermined path, and that the seat plate is forced to bend essentially S-shaped when it is compressed, which results in an ergonomically favorable adaptation to the body shape of the user.
  • the backrest preferably also consists of an elastic, plate-shaped material. It is preferably connected to the rear end of the seat plate.
  • a guide is preferably attached, on which the backrest is guided in a vertically adjustable manner.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective partial view of a chair according to the invention
  • FIG. 1 shows a chair according to the invention with a vertical column 10 forming the frame with a bogie (not shown) at the lower end, a seat plate 12 and a backrest 14 and two armrests 16 and 18.
  • a bogie not shown
  • the column 10 another frame, for example a frame with four legs may be provided.
  • the seat plate 12 consists of a thin, flexible plate material which is bent around the front edge of the seat plate 12 in a U-shape downwards and firmly clamped in the upper region of the column 10 with its lower, again rearward-facing section 22 is. This results in a firm but resilient support of the seat plate 12 due to the flexibility of the plate material of the seat plate 12 when the chair is used by one person.
  • two parallel links 24 are provided in the example shown, which are pivotably mounted in an axis 26 at the upper end of the column 10 and from there are guided obliquely backwards and upwards.
  • These links 24 are rigidly attached under the rear end region of the seat plate 12, as can be seen in more detail in FIG. 2. In this way, the rear end of the seat plate 12 is guided precisely when deflected, and the rest of the seat plate 12 is also forced by the rigid connection to the links 24 to an essentially S-shaped deformation, which is ergonomically and anatomically known has proven particularly favorable.
  • This S-shaped deformation is based on the fact that at least the rear edge area of the seat plate always runs parallel to the handlebars during the downward movement of the handlebars 24, and the plate thus only rises S-shaped to the height of the front edge in the central area in the rearward lowered position .
  • Connection fittings 2 are indicated in FIG. 2, which bring about a rigid connection of the links 24 with the rear end region of the seat plate 12 over a certain length.
  • a vertical guide device 30 is rigidly attached, which receives the backrest 14 vertically displaceable, so that a separate height adjustment of the backrest 14 is made possible. The size of the user of the chair can thus be taken into account.
  • the plate-shaped material of the seat plate 12 and also the backrest 14, which can be, for example, plywood or a suitable plastic with corresponding elasticity, can be increased by numerous slots in the longitudinal direction of the chair or vertical slots 32, 34 in order to increase the flexibility , parallel, unmarked stripes. This streak formation immediately increases the flexibility in the transverse direction of the seat plate 12 or backrest 14, thus improving adaptation to the body shape of the user.
  • the invention makes it possible to use the inherent elasticity of the panel material, in particular a plywood panel, not only in the immediate area of the seat panel, but also in the manner of a spring.
  • a chair mechanism which meets the usual requirements for seating comfort and the adjustment possibilities is thus created, which does not require a single additional spring. It is also possible to offer relatively simple and inexpensive chairs with a high level of user comfort.

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Abstract

PCT No. PCT/EP95/01126 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 27, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 27, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 24, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/26152 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 5, 1995A chair with a moveable seat panel mounted springingly on a support and a back-rest has a seat panel made from pliant panel material which is guided down around the front edge of the seat panel in a U-shape and then rigidly sandwiched in the support. A guide bar which is pivotably mounted on the support is directed backwards and is rigidly connected with the underside of the rear end portion of the seat panel.

Description

STUHL CHAIR
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Stuhl mit einer federnd auf einem Gestell abge¬ stützten, beweglichen Sitzplatte und einer Rückenlehne.The invention relates to a chair with a resiliently supported on a frame, movable seat plate and a backrest.
Bürostühle haben in den letzten Jahren ei hohen Stand in bezug auf Funk¬ tionalität, ergonomische Qualitäten und Haltbarkeit erreicht. Dabei ist es na¬ turgemäß ständig zu aufwendigeren, schwereren und auch kostspieligeren Konstruktionen gekommen.Office chairs have reached a high level in terms of functionality, ergonomic qualities and durability in recent years. Naturally, this has always resulted in more complex, heavier and also more expensive constructions.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, einen einfachen, leichten, kostengünstig her¬ stellbaren Stuhl zu schaffen, der trotz konstruktiver Vereinfachung guten Sitzkomfort bietet und die ergonomischen Anfordert _en erfüllt.The object of the invention is to create a simple, light, inexpensive to manufacture chair which, despite the structural simplification, offers good seating comfort and meets the ergonomic requirements.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäjS bei einem Stuhl der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß die Sitzplatte aus dünnem, flexiblen Plattenmaterial besteht, das und um den vorderen Rand der Sitzplatte herum U-förmig nach unten geführt und fest am Gestell eingespannt ist.This object is achieved according to the invention in a chair of the type mentioned at the outset in that the seat plate is made of thin, flexible plate material which is guided downward in a U-shape around the front edge of the seat plate and is firmly clamped to the frame.
Als biegsames, elastisches Plattenmaterial dieser Art kommen beispielsweise Sperrholz oder verschiedene Kunststoffmaterialien in Betracht.For example, plywood or various plastic materials can be considered as a flexible, elastic plate material of this type.
Zur zusätzlichen Führung der Sitzplatte ist zweckmäßigerweise zwischen de¬ ren rückwärtigem Bereich und dem Gestell wenigstens ein schwenkbar mit dem Gestell verbundener Lenker vorgesehen, der mit der Sitzplatte im rück¬ wärtigen Bereich ihrer Unterseite fest verbunden ist und bewirkt, daß die Sitzplatte an ihrem rückwärtigen Bereich entlang einer vorgegebenen Bahn einfedert, und daß der Sitzplatte beim Einfedern eine im wesentlichen S-för¬ mige Verbiegung aufgezwungen wird, die eine ergonomisch günstige Anpas- sung an die Körperform des Benutzers zur Folge hat.For additional guidance of the seat plate, at least one link pivotably connected to the frame is expediently provided between its rear area and the frame, which is firmly connected to the seat plate in the rear area of its underside and causes the seat plate at its rear area compresses along a predetermined path, and that the seat plate is forced to bend essentially S-shaped when it is compressed, which results in an ergonomically favorable adaptation to the body shape of the user.
Die Rückenlehne, besteht vorzugsweise ebenfalls aus einem elastischen, plat- tenförmigen Material. Sie ist vorzugsweise mit dem rückwärtigen Ende der Sitzplatte verbunden.The backrest preferably also consists of an elastic, plate-shaped material. It is preferably connected to the rear end of the seat plate.
Am rückwärtigen Ende des Lenkers ist vorzugsweise eine Führung ange¬ bracht, an der die Rückenlehne senkrecht einstellbar geführt ist. PO7EP95/01126At the rear end of the handlebar, a guide is preferably attached, on which the backrest is guided in a vertically adjustable manner. PO7EP95 / 01126
Im folgenden werden bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung anhand der beigefügten Zeichnung näher erläutert.Preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the attached drawing.
Fig. 1 ist eine schematisch-perspektivische Teildarstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Stuhls;Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective partial view of a chair according to the invention;
Fig. 2 ist eine entsprechende schematische Seiten-Teilan¬ sicht.2 is a corresponding schematic partial side view.
Fig. 1 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen Stuhl mit einer das Gestell bildenden senkrechten Säule 10 mit nicht gezeigtem Drehgestell am unteren Ende, ei¬ ner Sitzplatte 12 und einer Rückenlehne 14 sowie zwei Armlehnen 16 und 18. Anstelle der Säule "10 kann ein anderweitiges Gestell, beispielsweise ein Gestell mit vier Beinen vorgesehen sein.1 shows a chair according to the invention with a vertical column 10 forming the frame with a bogie (not shown) at the lower end, a seat plate 12 and a backrest 14 and two armrests 16 and 18. Instead of the column 10, another frame, for example a frame with four legs may be provided.
Die Sitzplatte 12 besteht aus einem dünnen, flexiblen Plattenmaterial, das um den mit 20 bezeichneten vorderen Rand der Sitzplatte 12 U-förmig nach un¬ ten herumgebogen ist und mit seinem unteren, wiederum nach rückwärts gerichteten Abschnitt 22 im oberen Bereich der Säule 10 fest eingespannt ist. Dadurch ergibt sich eine feste, jedoch aufgrund der Flexibilität des Plat¬ tenmaterials der Sitzplatte 12 federnd nachgiebige Abstützung der Sitzplatte 12 bei der Benutzung des Stuhls durch eine Person.The seat plate 12 consists of a thin, flexible plate material which is bent around the front edge of the seat plate 12 in a U-shape downwards and firmly clamped in the upper region of the column 10 with its lower, again rearward-facing section 22 is. This results in a firm but resilient support of the seat plate 12 due to the flexibility of the plate material of the seat plate 12 when the chair is used by one person.
Zur zusätzlichen Abstützung und Führung der Sitzplatte 12 sind im darge- stellten Beispiel zwei parallele Lenker 24 vorgesehen, die in einer Achse 26 schwenkbar am oberen Ende der Säule 10 gelagert und von dort aus schräg nach rückwärts und aufwärts geführt sind. Diese Lenker 24 sind unter dem rückwärtigen Endbereich der Sitzplatte 12 starr befestigt, wie es genauer aus Fig. 2 hervorgeht. Auf diese Weise wird das rückwärtige Ende der Sitzplatte 12 beim Einfedern genau geführt, und der Sitzplatte 12 wird beim Einfedern im übrigen auch von der starren Verbindung mit den Lenkern 24 eine im we¬ sentlichen S-förmige Verformung aufgezwungen, die sich ergonomisch und anatomisch als besonders günstig erwiesen hat. Diese S-förmige Verformung beruht darauf, daß zumindest der rückwärtige Randbereich der Sitzplatte bei der Abwärtsbewegung der Lenker 24 stets parallel zu den Lenkern verläuft und die Platte sich somit in der rückwärts abgesenkten Stellung erst im mittleren Bereich S-förmig zur Höhe des vorderen Randes erhebt. In Fig. 2 sind Verbindungsbeschläge 2 angedeutet, die eine starre Verbin¬ dung der Lenker 24 mit dem rückwärtigen Endbereich der Sitzplatte 12 über eine gewisse Länge bewirken.For additional support and guidance of the seat plate 12, two parallel links 24 are provided in the example shown, which are pivotably mounted in an axis 26 at the upper end of the column 10 and from there are guided obliquely backwards and upwards. These links 24 are rigidly attached under the rear end region of the seat plate 12, as can be seen in more detail in FIG. 2. In this way, the rear end of the seat plate 12 is guided precisely when deflected, and the rest of the seat plate 12 is also forced by the rigid connection to the links 24 to an essentially S-shaped deformation, which is ergonomically and anatomically known has proven particularly favorable. This S-shaped deformation is based on the fact that at least the rear edge area of the seat plate always runs parallel to the handlebars during the downward movement of the handlebars 24, and the plate thus only rises S-shaped to the height of the front edge in the central area in the rearward lowered position . Connection fittings 2 are indicated in FIG. 2, which bring about a rigid connection of the links 24 with the rear end region of the seat plate 12 over a certain length.
An diesen Beschlägen 28 bzw. dem rückwärtigen Ende der Lenker 24 ist im übrigen eine senkrechte Führungseinrichtung 30 starr befestigt, die die Rückenlehne 14 senkrecht verschiebbar aufnimmt, so daß eine gesonderte Höhenverstellung der Rückenlehne 14 ermöglicht wird. Damit kann der Grö¬ ße des Benutzers des Stuhles Rechnung getragen werden.At these fittings 28 and the rear end of the handlebar 24, a vertical guide device 30 is rigidly attached, which receives the backrest 14 vertically displaceable, so that a separate height adjustment of the backrest 14 is made possible. The size of the user of the chair can thus be taken into account.
Das plattenförmige Material der Sitzplatte 12 und auch der Rückenlehne 14, das beispielsweise Sperrholz oder ein geeigneter Kunststoff mit entsprechen¬ der Elastizität sein kann, kann zur Erhöhung der Biegsamkeit durch zahlrei¬ che in Längsrichtung des Stuhles bzw. senkrecht gerichtete Schlitze 32,34 in einzelne, parallele, nicht bezeichnete Streifen unterte.it sein. Diese Streifen¬ bildung erhöht sogleich die Biegsamkeit in Querrichtung der Sitzplatte 12 bzw. Rückenlehne 14, verbessert also eine Anpassung an die Körperform des Benutzers.The plate-shaped material of the seat plate 12 and also the backrest 14, which can be, for example, plywood or a suitable plastic with corresponding elasticity, can be increased by numerous slots in the longitudinal direction of the chair or vertical slots 32, 34 in order to increase the flexibility , parallel, unmarked stripes. This streak formation immediately increases the flexibility in the transverse direction of the seat plate 12 or backrest 14, thus improving adaptation to the body shape of the user.
Die Erfindung ermöglicht es, die Eigenelastizität des Plattenmaterials, insbe¬ sondere einer Sperrholzplatte, nicht nur im unmittelbaren Bereich der Sitz¬ platte, sondern darüber hinaus auch nach Art einer Feder zu nutzen. Es wird also eine die üblichen Anforderungen an den Sitzkomfort und die Verstell¬ möglichkeiten erfüllende Stuhlmechanik geschaffen, die ohne Verwendung einer einzigen zusätzlichen Feder auskommt. Es besteht die Möglichkeit, auch relativ einfache und preiswerte Stühle mit hohem Benutzungskomfort anzubieten. The invention makes it possible to use the inherent elasticity of the panel material, in particular a plywood panel, not only in the immediate area of the seat panel, but also in the manner of a spring. A chair mechanism which meets the usual requirements for seating comfort and the adjustment possibilities is thus created, which does not require a single additional spring. It is also possible to offer relatively simple and inexpensive chairs with a high level of user comfort.

Claims

PATENTANSPRÜCHE PATENT CLAIMS
1. Stuhl mit einer federnd auf einem Gestell abgestützten Sitzplatte und einer Rückenlehne, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sitzplatte (12) aus dünnem, flexiblen Plattenmaterial besteht, das um den vorderen Rand (20) der Sitz¬ platte (12) herum U-förmig nach unten geführt und fest am Gestell (10) ein¬ gespannt ist.1. Chair with a resiliently supported on a frame seat plate and a backrest, characterized in that the seat plate (12) consists of thin, flexible plate material which is U-shaped around the front edge (20) of the seat plate (12) is guided downwards and clamped firmly on the frame (10).
2. Stuhl nach Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch wenigstens einen schwenk- bar am Gestell ( 10) angebrachten Lenker (24), der vom Gestell aus nach rückwärts gerichtet und mit der Unterseite der Sitzplatte ( 12) in deren rückwärtigem Bereich fest verbunden ist.2. Chair according to claim 1, characterized by at least one pivotally attached to the frame (10) handlebar (24), which is directed backwards from the frame and is firmly connected to the underside of the seat plate (12) in its rear region.
3. Stuhl nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Lenker (24) an seinem rückwärtigen Ende mit einer Führungseinrichtung (30) verbunden ist, in der die Rückenlehne (14) im wesentlichen senkrecht verschiebbar ge¬ führt ist.3. Chair according to claim 2, characterized in that the handlebar (24) is connected at its rear end to a guide device (30) in which the backrest (14) is guided substantially vertically displaceable.
4. Stuhl nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Plattenmaterial der Sitzplatte (12) durch parallele, in Vorwärts-Rückwärts-4. Chair according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the plate material of the seat plate (12) by parallel in forward-backward
Richtung des Stuhles verlaufende Schlitze (32) in eine Anzahl von parallelen Streifen unterteilt ist.Slots (32) extending in the direction of the chair are divided into a number of parallel strips.
5. Stuhl nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Rückenlehne (14) aus flexiblem Plattenmaterial besteht.5. Chair according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the backrest (14) consists of flexible plate material.
6. Stuhl nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Plattenmaterial der Rückenlehne ( 14) durch parallele, senkrechte Schlitze (34) in eine An¬ zahl von parallelen Streifen unterteilt ist.6. Chair according to claim 5, characterized in that the plate material of the backrest (14) is divided by parallel, vertical slots (34) into a number of parallel strips.
7. Stuhl nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeich¬ net, daß das Plattenmaterial der Sitzplatte (12) aus Sperrholz, Kunststoff oder dergleichen besteht.7. Chair according to one of the preceding claims, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the plate material of the seat plate (12) consists of plywood, plastic or the like.
8. Stuhl nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Plattenmaterial der Rückenlehne (14) aus Sperrholz, Kunststoff oder dergleichen besteht. 8. Chair according to claim 7, characterized in that the plate material of the backrest (14) consists of plywood, plastic or the like.
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