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EP1093737A1
EP1093737A1 EP00120337A EP00120337A EP1093737A1 EP 1093737 A1 EP1093737 A1 EP 1093737A1 EP 00120337 A EP00120337 A EP 00120337A EP 00120337 A EP00120337 A EP 00120337A EP 1093737 A1 EP1093737 A1 EP 1093737A1
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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
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/022—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/023—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being horizontally-adjustable seats ; Expandable seats or the like, e.g. seats with horizontally adjustable parts

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  • the present invention has the object of a chair, in particular a work chair, with a seat depth adjustment to improve that the seat depth adjustment has a very simple construction and simple is to use.
  • the invention solves this problem by means of a chair, in particular a work chair with a seat, the front area turned down and below the Seat can be pulled back to shorten the seat depth is.
  • the seat depth adjustment is therefore very simple constructive construction and is with very little effort adjustable.
  • the seat of the person sitting on the chair can be easily adjusted, can be parallel to the front end the seat is a rod attached to the sled for forward and Retract the seat.
  • the pole can easily be on both sides over the impact area of the seat protrude so that they can be used to adjust the seat depth can also be used as a handle.
  • the sled can at least one arranged under the seat, guided in a guide Have a rod. Particularly good and without tilting the slide slides in when it is two symmetrical to the center each has at least two guides guided rods.
  • the at least one rod and / or the Guide have locking elements.
  • the locking elements are particularly simple and inexpensive in the form of at least one rod or the Form the plastic knobs or balls arranged in the guide, those in recesses in the associated guide or rod intervention.
  • Fig. 1 shows a seat 10 of a not shown here Chair, on the underside of which is parallel to the seat 10 slidable carriage 11 is attached.
  • the front area 12 of the seat 10 is turned down and by means of a rod 13 on the seat surface 10 attached.
  • the rod 13 has one in the longitudinal direction of the Rod 13 extending slot 16 through which the front End of the seat 10 are inserted into the rod 13 can.
  • the carriage 11 By moving the carriage 11 forwards or backwards can thus extend or shorten the seat surface 10 (FIG. 2) be (Fig. 1).
  • the carriage 11 has two rods 14 on, which are guided in two guides 15 (Fig. 3).
  • the guides 15 and the rods 14 have not shown here Locking elements with which the desired one Seat depth can be locked.
  • Fig. 3 shows the carriage 11 of Fig. 1 from below in one perspective view.
  • the carriage 11 is on a base plate 30 mounted, which in turn on the underside of the seat 10 from Fig. 1 can be attached.
  • the parallel to Seat surface displaceable rods 14 are telescopic and connected to the rod 13 at one end.
  • the two projecting ends 31 of the rod 13 make it possible the person sitting on the chair, comfortably and without large Contortions to adjust the seat depth as desired.

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Abstract

The chair has a seating surface (10) whose front region (12) is turned back underneath and pulled below the seat surface for shortening the depth of the seat. The front edge of the seat is attached to a carriage which can be moved parallel to the seating surface. The carriage runs along a rod (13) and can be held in position when required.

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Heutzutage sind Stühle mit Sitztiefenverstellungen ausgerüstet, damit Personen, deren Oberschenkellängen nicht den Normmaßen entsprechen, die Sitzfläche des Stuhls auf ihre individuelle Oberschenkellänge anpassen können. Die bisher bekannten Sitztiefenverstellungen weisen entweder einen relativ komplizierten konstruktiven Aufbau auf, oder sie sind nicht besonders ergonomisch in der Bedienung.Nowadays chairs are equipped with seat depth adjustments, hence people whose thigh lengths are not standard match the seat of the chair to their individual Can adjust thigh length. The previously known Seat depth adjustments are either relatively complicated constructive structure, or they're not special ergonomic to use.

Die vorliegende Erfindung hat die Aufgabe, einen Stuhl, insbesondere einen Arbeitsstuhl, mit einer Sitztiefenverstellung dahin gehend zu verbessern, dass die Sitztiefenverstellung einen sehr einfachen konstruktiven Aufbau aufweist und einfach zu bedienen ist.The present invention has the object of a chair, in particular a work chair, with a seat depth adjustment to improve that the seat depth adjustment has a very simple construction and simple is to use.

Die Erfindung löst die gestellte Aufgabe mittels eines Stuhls, insbesondere eines Arbeitsstuhls, mit einer Sitzfläche, deren vorderer Bereich nach unten eingeschlagen und unterhalb der Sitzfläche zur Verkürzung der Sitztiefe nach hinten ziehbar ist. Somit weist die Sitztiefenverstellung einen sehr einfachen konstruktiven Aufau auf und ist mit sehr geringem Aufwand verstellbar. The invention solves this problem by means of a chair, in particular a work chair with a seat, the front area turned down and below the Seat can be pulled back to shorten the seat depth is. The seat depth adjustment is therefore very simple constructive construction and is with very little effort adjustable.

Vorteilhafterweise kann der vordere Rand des Einschlagbereichs an einem parallel zur Sitzfläche verschiebbaren Schlitten befestigt sein.Advantageously, the front edge of the impact area attached to a slide that can be moved parallel to the seat his.

Damit die Sitzfläche von der auf dem Stuhl sitzenden Person leicht verstellt werden kann, kann parallel zum vorderen Ende der Sitzfläche eine am Schlitten befestigte Stange zum Vor- und Zurückziehen der Sitzfläche angebracht sein. Die Stange kann beidseitig leicht über den Einschlagbereich der Sitzfläche überstehen, sodass sie zur Verstellung der Sitztiefe gleichzeitig als Handgriff eingesetzt werden kann.So that the seat of the person sitting on the chair can be easily adjusted, can be parallel to the front end the seat is a rod attached to the sled for forward and Retract the seat. The pole can easily be on both sides over the impact area of the seat protrude so that they can be used to adjust the seat depth can also be used as a handle.

Um ein leichtes Gleiten des unter der Sitzfläche angebrachten Schlittens zu gewährleisten, kann der Schlitten mindestens eine unter der Sitzfläche angeordnete, in einer Führung geführte Stange aufweisen. Besonders gut und ohne zu verkanten gleitet der Schlitten, wenn er zwei symmetrisch zur Mitte in jeweils mindestens zwei Führungen geführte Stangen aufweist.To make it easy to slide under the seat To ensure sledging, the sled can at least one arranged under the seat, guided in a guide Have a rod. Particularly good and without tilting the slide slides in when it is two symmetrical to the center each has at least two guides guided rods.

Um die Sitztiefenverstellung in der gewünschten Position arretieren zu können, kann die mindestens eine Stange und/oder die Führung Arretierelemente aufweisen.To lock the seat depth adjustment in the desired position to be able to, the at least one rod and / or the Guide have locking elements.

Besonders einfach und kostengünstig lassen sich die Arretierelemente in Form von an der mindestens einen Stange oder der Führung angeordneten Kunststoffnoppen oder Kugeln ausbilden, die in Vertiefungen in der zugehörigen Führung oder Stange eingreifen.The locking elements are particularly simple and inexpensive in the form of at least one rod or the Form the plastic knobs or balls arranged in the guide, those in recesses in the associated guide or rod intervention.

Nachfolgend wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Stuhls anhand der beiliegenden Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Below is an embodiment of an inventive Chair explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Im Einzelnen zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Seitenansicht auf eine Sitzfläche mit Sitztiefenverstellung;
Fig. 2
eine Seitenansicht der Sitzfläche mit Sitztiefenverstellung aus Fig. 1, jedoch mit veränderter Sitztiefe;
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Ansicht auf die Konstruktion der Sitztiefenverstellung.
Show in detail:
Fig. 1
a side view of a seat with seat depth adjustment;
Fig. 2
a side view of the seat with seat depth adjustment from Figure 1, but with a changed seat depth.
Fig. 3
a perspective view of the construction of the seat depth adjustment.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Sitzfläche 10 eines hier nicht näher dargestellten Stuhls, an deren Unterseite ein parallel zur Sitzfläche 10 verschiebbarer Schlitten 11 angebracht ist. Der vordere Bereich 12 der Sitzfläche 10 ist nach unten eingeschlagen und mittels einer Stange 13 an der Sitzfläche 10 befestigt. Die Stange 13 weist einen in Längsrichtung der Stange 13 verlaufenden Schlitz 16 auf, durch den das vordere Ende der Sitzfläche 10 in die Stange 13 eingeschoben werden kann. Durch Verschieben des Schlittens 11 nach vorn oder hinten kann somit die Sitzfläche 10 verlängert (Fig. 2) oder verkürzt werden (Fig. 1). Der Schlitten 11 weist zwei Stangen 14 auf, die in zwei Führungen 15 (Fig. 3) geführt sind. Die Führungen 15 und die Stangen 14 weisen hier nicht näher dargestellte Arretierelemente auf, mit denen die jeweils gewünschte Sitztiefe arretiert werden kann.Fig. 1 shows a seat 10 of a not shown here Chair, on the underside of which is parallel to the seat 10 slidable carriage 11 is attached. The The front area 12 of the seat 10 is turned down and by means of a rod 13 on the seat surface 10 attached. The rod 13 has one in the longitudinal direction of the Rod 13 extending slot 16 through which the front End of the seat 10 are inserted into the rod 13 can. By moving the carriage 11 forwards or backwards can thus extend or shorten the seat surface 10 (FIG. 2) be (Fig. 1). The carriage 11 has two rods 14 on, which are guided in two guides 15 (Fig. 3). The guides 15 and the rods 14 have not shown here Locking elements with which the desired one Seat depth can be locked.

Fig. 3 zeigt den Schlitten 11 aus Fig. 1 von unten in einer perspektivischen Ansicht. Der Schlitten 11 ist auf eine Grundplatte 30 montiert, die ihrerseits an der Unterseite der Sitzfläche 10 aus Fig. 1 angebracht werden kann. Die parallel zur Sitzfläche verschiebbaren Stangen 14 sind teleskopartig ausgebildet und an ihrem einen Ende mit der Stange 13 verbunden. Die beiden überstehenden Enden 31 der Stange 13 ermöglichen es der auf dem Stuhl sitzenden Person, bequem und ohne große Verrenkungen die Sitztiefe nach Belieben zu verstellen.Fig. 3 shows the carriage 11 of Fig. 1 from below in one perspective view. The carriage 11 is on a base plate 30 mounted, which in turn on the underside of the seat 10 from Fig. 1 can be attached. The parallel to Seat surface displaceable rods 14 are telescopic and connected to the rod 13 at one end. The two projecting ends 31 of the rod 13 make it possible the person sitting on the chair, comfortably and without large Contortions to adjust the seat depth as desired.

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Stuhl, insbesondere Arbeitsstuhl, mit einer Sitzfläche (10), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der vordere Bereich (12) der Sitzfläche (10) nach unten eingeschlagen und unterhalb der Sitzfläche (10) zur Verkürzung der Sitztiefe nach hinten ziehbar ist.Chair, in particular work chair, with a seat (10), characterized in that the front area (12) of the seat (10) turned down and below the seat (10) to shorten the seat depth is pullable backwards. Stuhl nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der vordere Rand des Einschlagbereiches an einem parallel zur Sitzfläche (10) verschiebbaren Schlitten (11) befestigt ist.Chair according to claim 1, characterized in that the front edge of the impact area on a parallel to the Seat (10) slidable carriage (11) attached is. Stuhl nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass parallel zum vorderen Ende der Sitzfläche (10) eine am Schlitten (11) befestigte Stange (13) zum Vor- und Zurückziehen der Sitzfläche (10) angebracht ist.Chair according to claim 2, characterized in that parallel to the front end of the seat (10) one on the slide (11) attached rod (13) for pulling back and forth the seat (10) is attached. Stuhl nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schlitten (11) mindestens eine unter der Sitzfläche (10) angeordnete, in einer Führung (15) geführte Stange (14) aufweist.Chair according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the slide (11) at least one under the seat (10) arranged, guided in a guide (15) (14). Stuhl nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die mindestens eine Stange (14) und/oder die Führung (15) Arretierelemente aufweisen. Chair according to claim 4, characterized in that the at least one rod (14) and / or the guide (15) Have locking elements. Stuhl nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Arretierelemente in Form von an der mindestens einen Stange ((14) oder der Führung (15) angeordnete Kunststoffnoppen oder Kugeln ausgebildet sind, die in Vertiefungen an der zugehörigen Führung (15) oder Stange (14) eingreifen.Chair according to claim 5, characterized in that the Locking elements in the form of at least one rod ((14) or the guide (15) arranged plastic knobs or balls are formed, which in recesses engage the associated guide (15) or rod (14).
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