Ergonomic productivity workstation having coordinated and harmonized movement of head rest, backrest, seat, leg rest, arm rests, monitor support, and work trays through sitting, standing, and reclining configurations

• US 9,433,288 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2015
• Issued: 09/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sv Tool Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sv Tool Corporation
• Inventors: Voigt, Che, Speicher, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US14/605,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20150216302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 297/217.3, 297/161, 297/170, 297/172, 297/173
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2083/025 Computer workstation with integrated seat
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/0242 by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/036 the parts including a head-rest
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/037 in combination with a leg-rest or foot-rest
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/004 for chairs or stools with central column, e.g. office chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/006 with castors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/72 Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/723 with display screens

Abstract

An ergonomic workstation that includes a base; an effective hip axis affixed to the base; a seat bottom that rotates about the effective hip axis; a seat back that rotates about the effective hip axis; an effective shoulder axis positionally fixed to the seat back; an effective elbow axis positionally fixed to the seat back; a monitor support having a monitor mount that rotates about the shoulder axis; and an input device tray support configured such that an input device tray on the support rotates about the elbow axis. As the workstation moves through a broad range of operational zones, it maintains a fixed eye-to-monitor distance and fixed angle between the user'"'"'s head and the monitor throughout a significant portion of the range of motion, and a fixed distance from the user'"'"'s elbow to an input device throughout the entire range of motion.

Claims

1. A chair, comprising:

a base for placement on a surface having a ground plane;

a seat bottom that rotates about an effective hip axis positionally fixed in relation to said base;

a seat back that rotates about said effective hip axis;

a monitor support configured such that a monitor mounted On said monitor support rotates about an effective shoulder axis positionally fixed in relation to said seat back; and

an input device tray support configured such that an input device, tray mounted on said input device tray support rotates about an effective elbow axis positionally fixed in relation to said seat back;

wherein said chair has a sitting range of motion, a reclining range of motion, and a transition range of motion between said sitting and reclining, ranges in which said input device tray and a monitor mounted on said monitor support move down and back toward said seat back and said seat bottom while maintaining a fixed angle relative to a ground plane as said seat back rotates back through said sitting range of motion.

2. The chair of claim 1, wherein said chair has a sitting range of motion in which said input device tray and said monitor mount are held at approximately fixed angles relative to the ground plane as said seat back rotates about said hip axis.

3. An ergonomic workstation, comprising:

a base for placement on a surface having a ground plane;

a hip axis affixed to said base;

a seat bottom that rotates about said hip axis;

a seat back that rotates about said hip axis;

an elbow axis fixed to said seat back; and

an input device tray support configured such that an input device tray mounted on said input device tray support rotates about said elbow axis;

wherein said ergonomic workstation has a sitting range of motion, a reclining range of motion, and a transition range of motion between said sitting and reclining ranges in which said input device tray moves down and back toward said seat back and said seat bottom while maintaining a fixed angle relative to a ground plane as said seat back rotates back through said sitting range of motion; and

wherein said workstation has a sitting range of motion, in which said input device tray is held at an approximately fixed angle relative to the ground plane as said seat back rotates about said hip axis.