Seat having a seat panel and a backrest

• US 8,215,710 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2007
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nowy Styl Gmbh (Nowy Styl Sp zoo)
• Original Assignee: Sato Office GmbH (Sato-Biomichania Epipion Grafiou Anonymos Etairia)
• Inventors: Erker, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Allred, David E
• Application Number:
  US12/517,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20100084904A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,685 Days
• Field of Search: 297/300.2, 297/300.4, 297/300.5, 297/316, 297/321, 297/322
• US Class Current: 297/300.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/03255 with a central column, e.g. rocking office chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/03288 with resilient blocks
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/03294 slidingly movable in the base frame, e.g. by rollers

Abstract

A seat (10) having a seat panel (12) and a backrest (14) is described. The seat panel (12) is connected to a base device (16) by means of a first connecting device (18). The backrest (14) is connected to the seat panel (12) by means of a second correcting device (20). The first connecting device (18) comprises a pair of front and a pair of rear connecting levers (22, 24). The front connecting levers (22) are longer than the rear connecting levers (24). The rear connecting levers (24) are designed with an angled extension (34) so as to form toggle levers. The second connecting device (20) comprises a pair of rod elements (36) which are mounted in a pivotable and linearly movable manner on the seat panel (12) by way of their front end (38) and which are connected in a pivotable manner to the angled extension (34) of the rear connecting levers (24).

Claims

1. A seat having a seat panel and a backrest, wherein the seat panel is connected to a base device by means of a first connecting device and can be adjusted with respect to the base device in height and at the same time in inclination and in a seat longitudinal direction, and wherein the backrest is connected to the seat panel by means of a second connecting device and can be simultaneously adjusted with the seat panel in inclination and in height, characterized in that the first connecting device comprises, laterally opposite one another, a pair of front connecting levers and a pair of rear connecting levers, wherein the front connecting levers are longer than the rear connecting levers and wherein each of the front connecting levers and the rear connecting levers is articulated with one end thereof at the base device and another end thereof at the seat panel, in that the rear connecting levers each comprises an elongated main portion and an angled extension so forming a toggle lever, the angled extension extending in a direction facing away from the backrest from the elongate main portion, and in that the second connecting device comprises, laterally opposite one another, a pair of rod elements which are mounted in a pivotable and linearly movable manner on the seat panel by way of their front ends and which are connected in a pivotable manner to the angled extension of the rear connecting levers.

2. The seat as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the seat panel is designed with associated slots, and in that a guide element which is guided in the associated slots is provided at the front end of the respective rod element.

3. The seat as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that guide sleeves into which the front end of the respective rod element (extends in a linearly movable manner are provided in a pivotable manner on the seat panel.

4. The seat as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that guide members through which the front end of the rod elements extends in a linearly movable manner are provided in a pivotable manner on the seat panel.

5. The seat as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the front connecting levers are each designed with an angled extension, said extensions being connected to one another by means of a connecting rod which is provided for a weight-adjustment device.

6. The seat as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the weight-adjustment device comprises an elastically compliant wedge element which can be adjusted with respect to the connecting rod.

7. The seat as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the weight-adjustment device comprises a dimensionally stable wedge element, which is fastened to the connecting rod, and a body made of an elastically compliant material which can be adjusted with respect to the wedge element.

8. The seat as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the seat panel has a trough-like design with two longitudinal side walls and longitudinal edges projecting laterally away therefrom on the upper side in opposite directions from one another.

9. The seat as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the longitudinal side walls are designed with cutouts for receiving ends of a guide element.

10. The seat as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the base device is configured for mounting on a chair column element.

11. The seat as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the chair column element can be adjusted in its length.

12. The seat as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the chair column element comprises a damping device.