Chair

• US 6,863,346 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2003
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dauphin Entwicklungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH
• Original Assignee: Dauphin Entwicklungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH
• Inventors: Zünd, Roland
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Harris, Stephanie
• Application Number:
  US10/339,563
• Publication Number:
  US 20040135413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: 297/302.1, 297/302.4, 297/316, 297/317, 297/318, 297/329, 297/323, 297/342, 297/312, 297/313, 297/321, 297/341, 297/344.1, 297/303.1, 297/303.4, 297/337
• US Class Current: 297/322
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/023 the parts being horizontally-adjustable seats ; Expandable seats or the like, e.g. seats with horizontally adjustable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/03272 with coil springs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/024 with double seats
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/029 of non-adjustable shape adapted to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/14 of adjustable shape; elastically mounted ; adaptable to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions movably-coupled seat and backrests with elastic adjustment means A47C1/03261; elastically-mounted back-rests or backrest-seat units in the base frame A47C7/44

Abstract

A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising a pedestal, a seat support supported thereon, a seat plate supported on said seat support, and a backrest secured on said seat support. Said seat support comprises a rear supporting and guiding unit facing said backrest on which said seat plate is supported, and on which said seat plate is guided obliquely relative to the horizontal line against at least one spring element. Said seat support comprises further a front supporting and guiding unit on which said seat plate is supported, and on which said seat plate is displaceably guided.

Claims

1. A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising

a pedestal (2),

a seat support (5) supported thereon,

a seat plate (6) supported on said seat support (5),

a backrest (9) secured on said seat support (5), and

comprising a horizontal front direction (18) extending horizontally from the backrest (9) towards the seat plate (6), the horizontal front direction (18) extending parallel to a horizontal plane (B),

wherein said seat support (5) comprises a rear supporting and guiding unit (45) facing said backrest (9), the rear supporting and guiding unit (45) comprising at least one sliding surface (27) being inclined against the horizontal plane (B) at an inclination angle a,

said seat plate (6) being supported on said sliding surface (27), and

said seat plate (6) being guided on said sliding surface (27) against at least one spring element, and

wherein said seat support (5) comprises a front supporting and guiding unit (32),

on which said seat plate (6) is supported, and

on which said seat plate (6) is displaceably guided along the horizontal front direction (18), and

wherein said rear supporting and guiding unit (45) comprises at least one guiding pin (51) being surrounded by at least one spiral spring (57).

2. A chair according to claim 1, wherein at least one bearing (54) is secured on said seat plate (6) in which bearing said guiding pin (51) is displaceably guided.

3. A chair according to claim 1, wherein said front supporting and guiding unit (32) is pivotable around a substantially horizontal pivot axis (34) relative to said seat support (5).

4. A chair according to claim 1, wherein said seat plate (6) comprises a front seat plate element (43) and a rear seat plate element (44) being connected with one another via a joint (46).

5. A chair according to claim 1, wherein said seat plate (6) is displaceable towards the front against the spring force of said spring element (57).

6. A chair according to claim 1, wherein two guiding pins extending parallel to one another are provided.

7. A chair according to claim 1, wherein said inclination angle a is changeable.

8. The chair of claim 1 wherein said front supporting and guiding unit (32) comprises at least one guiding pin (37) which is displaceably guided in at least one oblong hole (39) provided in said seat plate (6).

9. A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising

a pedestal (2),

a seat support (5) supported thereon,

a seat plate (6) supported on said seat support (5),

a backrest (9) secured on said seat support (5), and

comprising a horizontal front direction (18) extending horizontally from the backrest (9) towards the seat plate (6), the horizontal front direction (18) extending parallel to a horizontal plane (B),

wherein said seat support (5) comprises a rear supporting and guiding unit (45) facing said backrest (9), the rear supporting and guiding unit (45) comprising at least one sliding surface (27) being inclined against the horizontal plane (B) at an inclination angle a,

said seat plate (6) being supported on said sliding surface (27), and

said seat plate (6) being guided on said sliding surface (27) against at least one spring element, and

wherein said seat support (5) comprises a front supporting and guiding unit (32),

on which said seat plate (6) is supported, and

on which said seat plate (6) is displaceably guided along the horizontal front direction (18), and

wherein said front supporting and guiding unit (32) comprises at least one guiding pin (37) which is displaceably guided in at least one oblong hole (39) provided in said seat plate (6).