EP2721964B1 - Verstellbare Armlehneneinheit - Google Patents

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EP2721964B1
EP2721964B1 EP13189342.2A EP13189342A EP2721964B1 EP 2721964 B1 EP2721964 B1 EP 2721964B1 EP 13189342 A EP13189342 A EP 13189342A EP 2721964 B1 EP2721964 B1 EP 2721964B1
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Marius Sollie
Sigmund ØVERENG
Jann Frost Urstad
Sondre Frost Urstad
Sindre Widerberg
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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
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/54—Supports for the arms
    • A47C7/541—Supports for the arms of adjustable type
    • 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
    • A47C1/03—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests
    • 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
    • A47C1/03—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests
    • A47C1/0307—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests adjustable rectilinearly in horizontal direction

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  • the invention relates to an armrest, particularly an armrest for an office chair. More specifically, the invention concerns an adjustable armrest assembly as specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the state of the art includes a number of mechanisms for adjusting the armrest of a chair.
  • WO 2006/094260 describes an office chair having two arm support assemblies.
  • Each arm assembly includes a latching assembly to permit adjustment of the height of an arm cap thereof while maintaining the arm cap at a selected elevation.
  • the latch assembly is engageable with an inner liner provided within a support post.
  • the armrest assembly has a plurality of interconnected and relatively movable plates which permit adjustment of the angular orientation of the arm cap along with adjustment of the arm cap in the front-to-back direction and the side-to-side direction.
  • each armrest is arranged to rotate on a vertical axis, such that each armrest is rotatable in the horizontal plane, independently of one another.
  • US 2010/0123346 A1 discloses an adjusting device for the arm rests of a chair.
  • the collective actuation and support member is movably supported by bearing means via respective connection means and carriage means; said connection means and carriage means being structurally connected via fixtures.
  • the carriage means are in one embodiment translationally supported by the bearing means and movable between end stops connected to the bearing means.
  • the carriage means comprises rollers for rotationally supporting the carriage means in the bearing means, a main body and an inner body movably connected via locking means to the main body, and at least one resilient element disposed between the main body and the inner body; said resilient element configured to provide a biasing force between the main body and the inner body.
  • the bearing means comprises an indexed element having grooves configured for receiving at least a portion of the rollers, and said biasing force serves to force said portion of the rollers into at least one of the grooves.
  • the bearing means comprise in one embodiment a pair of bearing assemblies, each comprising a carriage.
  • both armrests may be moved/adjusted by using only one hand (push/pull action).
  • the invented armrest assembly encourages the user to easily and intuitively to push the armrest out of the way.
  • Figure 1 and figure 2 show an office chair 2 having a back rest 3 and a seat 4.
  • the chair is supported by a base (not shown), conventionally having a plurality of wheels, via a height-adjustable column 5 preferably having a shock absorber.
  • a base not shown
  • Levers 6, 7 are operable to adjust the back rest and the seat, respectively, vertically (up and down).
  • Such levers and mechanisms are well known and need therefore not be described in detail here.
  • Two armrests 10a,b are arranged on laterally opposite sides of the seat.
  • the armrests may be individually height-adjustable via known means (thus not shown).
  • the armrests are movable back and forth as shown in figure 1 .
  • the forward position "F” and rear position “R” (phantom drawing).
  • the double arrow indicates this movement. It will be appreciated that the armrests provide support for the elbows when they are in the rear position.
  • FIG. 2 shows that each arm rest 10a,b is connected to a collective cross bar 14, via respective support bars 12.
  • the cross bar 14 is connected to the chair via a pair of connection members 17 that extend into the chair body through slits 16 in a cover 13 underneath the seat.
  • FIG 3 the seat, back rest and cover have been removed to better illustrate the invention.
  • Figure 3 also shows that the column 5 is connected to an interface element 15, which in turn is connected to the seat and back rest (not shown in figure 3 ).
  • the cross bar connection members 17 are connected to a support frame 18.
  • the support frame is connected to the seat (not shown in figure 3 ) via the interface element 15.
  • the support frame 18 generally comprises a pair of bearing assemblies 19 (one for each connection member 17) interconnected via spars 20a,b so as to provide the required rigidity.
  • the support frame 18 i.e. the bearing assemblies 19 and spars 20a,b
  • FIG. 6 illustrates how the cross bar connection members 17 are connected to their respective bearing assembly 19.
  • the armrests and support bars (not shown in figure 6 ) are conveniently connected to opposite ends of the cross bar 14 via a respective receptacle 31.
  • each bearing assembly 19 comprises a elongate housing 28 having an internal longitudinal race groove 29 and a longitudinal opening 30.
  • a carriage 23 is arranged inside the bearing assembly housing and configured for running back and forth along the race groove 29. End stops 33 (for the carriage) are provided at both ends of the race groove.
  • the carriage 23 comprises support protrusions 21 a,b that protrude out through the longitudinal opening 30.
  • the cross bar connection member 17 is thus connected to the carriage 23 via the support protrusions 21 a,b, and secured to the carriage by means of screws 22a ( figure 6 ) in corresponding screw holes 22b ( figure 7a ).
  • the cross bar connection member 17 (and hence the cross bar, and hence the arm rests) it thus movable back and forth in the longitudinal race groove 29 in the bearing assembly 19.
  • Figure 7b shows various components of the carriage 23, i.a. upper vertical bearing wheels 44a,b and lower vertical bearing wheels 45a,b.
  • the lower bearing wheels 45a,b and lateral bearing wheels 46a,b are supported by the race groove 29, which in the illustrated embodiment comprises a lower, U-shaped, insert 24 that serves to reduce the sound generated by the moving carriage.
  • the bearing assembly housing 19 also comprises an upper insert 25, arranged to be in contact with the upper bearing wheels 44a,b.
  • the upper insert 25 comprises a series of grooves 32 that serves as an indexing feature for the carriage.
  • the upper bearing wheels 44a,b are pressed into the grooves (as is explained below), thus providing a slight resistance and giving a feed-back to the user moving the carriage (when moving the armrests).
  • the inserts 24, 25 are made of a hard and durable plastic material, such as polyamide (PA) or polyoxymethylene (POM).
  • the carriage 23 comprises a main body 40 having an elongated shape that corresponds to the internal shape of the bearing assembly.
  • the main body 40 is configured for support against the race groove by the above mentioned lower vertical bearing wheels 45a,b, that are rotatably connected to the main body via a respective axle 47a and axle support 47b.
  • Lateral support for the carriage 23 is provided by the lateral bearing wheels 46a,b, rotatably connected to the main body 40 by respective axles 47c and axle supports 47d.
  • a locking plate 43 is configured for locking engagement with the main body 40, and thus secures the lateral bearing wheels to the main body.
  • the main body 40 comprises a cavity 48, having regions 49 that each is configured for supporting a respective resilient element 42.
  • four such resilient elements are arranged within the cavity, two of which are provided at respective ends of the main body and having a portion protruding beyond the main body end. These two resilient elements arranged at respective ends of the main body thus serve as shock absorbers for the carriage, as they abut against the end stops 33 ( figure 7c ).
  • the resilient element comprises a resilient materiel such as natural or synthetic rubber, micro cellular urethane (MCU), and/or a spring element.
  • An inner body 41 is configured for partial insertion into the cavity 48 and for mating engagement with the main body 40 via detents 34a and corresponding ledges 34b. As illustrated by figure 8c , the length of the detent arms are dimensioned such that there is a play P between the detent and the ledge, whereby the inner body 41 may move up and down with respect to the main body 40 and still being secured to the main body.
  • the inner body 41 and the resilient elements 42 are dimensioned such that the resilient elements are held in compression between the inner body 41 and the main body 40.
  • the resilient elements 42 are thus effectively elastic buffers, or resilient shock absorbers, between the inner body and the main body.
  • the inner body 41 comprises upper vertical bearing wheels 44a,b, rotatably supported via respective axles 47a and supports 47b.
  • the wheels extend partially outside the inner body.
  • the carriage 23 is in an assembled state and placed inside the bearing assembly 19 (e.g. in figures 7a-c )
  • the carriage is rotatably supported by the insert 24 in the race groove 29 via the lower vertical bearing wheels 45a,b and the lateral bearing wheels 46a,b.
  • the resilient elements 42 serve to press the inner body upwards and hence bias the upper bearing wheels 44a,b against the upper insert 25.
  • the upper bearing wheels 44a,b are thus pressed into the grooves 32, which provides a slight motion resistance and a feed-back to the user moving the carriage.
  • the lateral bearing wheels 46a,b that bear against the sides of the U-shaped race groove 29 compensate for any misalignment between the bearing assemblies, and thus prevent jamming. Lateral impact forces, due to e.g. the armrests being pulled by the user or colliding with a desk, are also accommodated by the lateral bearing wheels.
  • the invented armrest assembly makes it easy for the user to move the armrests back and forth.
  • the collective cross bar and the dual bearing assembly configuration enables the user to effectively move both armrests by operating only one of the armrests.

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  1. Armlehneneinheit für einen Stuhl (2) mit Armlehnen (10a,b), die auf seitlich gegenüberliegenden Seiten eines Sitzes (4) angeordnet sind; wobei jede Armlehne jeweilige Stützstrukturen (12) umfasst; wobei die Armlehneneinheit ein gemeinsames Betätigungs- und Stützelement (14) umfasst, welches mit jeder Stützstruktur (12) verbunden und durch Lagermittel (19) beweglich unterstützt ist, welche mit dem Stuhl verbunden werden können; wobei die Lagermittel so angeordnet sind, dass die Armlehnen durch translatorische Bewegung zwischen einer vorderen Position (F) und einer zurückgezogenen Position (R) auf dem Stuhl beweglich sind, und wobei das gemeinsame Betä-tigungs- und Stützelement (14) eine Querstange ist, die quer zu und unter dem Sitz angeordnet ist und eine steife Verbindung zwischen den Armlehnen (10a,b) bereitstellt, wobei eine Armlehne (10a) zwischen der vorderen Position (F) und der zurückgezogenen Position (R) durch Push/Pull-Betätigung der anderen Armlehne (10b) und umgekehrt beweglich ist.
  2. Armlehneneinheit nach Anspruch 1, wobei das gemeinsame Betätigungs-und Stützelement (14) durch Lagermittel (19) über jeweilige Verbindungsmittel (17) und Schlittenmittel (23) beweglich unterstützt ist; wobei die Verbindungsmittel und Schlittenmittel über Halterungen (21a,b, 22a,b) strukturell verbunden sind.
  3. Armlehneneinheit nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Schlittenmittel (23) durch die Lagermittel (19) translatorisch unterstützt und zwischen mit den Lagermitteln (19) verbundenen Endanschlägen (33) beweglich ist.
  4. Armlehneneinheit nach Anspruch 2 und 3, wobei das Schlittenmittel (23) Rollen (44a,b, 45a,b, 46a,b) zur drehbaren Unterstützung der Schlittenmittel in den Lagermitteln, einen Hauptkörper (40) und einen inneren Körper (41), der über Verriegelungsmittel (34a,b) mit dem Hauptkörper beweglich verbunden ist, und mindestens ein elastisches Element (42), das zwischen dem Hauptkörper und dem inneren Körper angeordnet ist, umfasst; wobei das elastische Element zur Bereitstellung einer Vorspannkraft zwischen dem Hauptkörper und dem inneren Körper ausgeformt ist.
  5. Armlehneneinheit nach Anspruch 4, wobei das Lagermittel (19) ein eingeteiltes Element (25) umfasst mit Rillen (32), die zur Aufnahme von mindestens einem Teil der Rollen (44a,b) ausgeformt sind, und die Vorspannkraft dazu dient, denjenigen Teil der Rollen in mindestens eine der Rillen hineinzudrücken.
  6. Armlehneneinheit nach einem der vorgehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Lagermittel ein Paar von Lagereinheiten (19) umfassen, die jeweils einen Schlitten (23) umfasst.
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