Chair

• US 20030111890A1
• Filed: 10/29/2002
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dauphin Entwicklungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH
• Original Assignee: Dauphin Entwicklungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH
• Inventors: Zimmermann, Jurgen
• Granted Patent: US 6,719,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/410
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/38 for the head adjustable coupled to reclining or easy chairs A47C1/036

Abstract

A chair, in particular an office chair, comprises a pedestal; a seat support propped thereon; a seat supporting itself on the seat support; a backrest support mounted on the seat support; a headrest support mounted on the backrest support; and a headrest mounted on the headrest support and having a height setting mechanism for height adjustment of the headrest and an inclination setting mechanism for adjustment of an angle of inclination a of the headrest.

Claims

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

a pedestal (2);

a seat support (5) propped thereon;

a seat (6) supporting itself on the seat support (5);

a backrest support (7) for a backrest (8), the backrest support (7) being mounted on the seat support (5);

a headrest support (9) mounted on the backrest support (7); and

a headrest (10) mounted on the headrest support (9) and having

a height setting mechanism for height adjustment of the headrest (10), and

an inclination setting mechanism for adjustment of an angle of inclination a of the headrest (10).

2. A chair according to claim 1, wherein the height setting mechanism comprises at least one rail (16).

3. A chair according to claim 2, wherein the at least one rail (16) is curved relative to a vertical plane.

4. A chair according to claim 2, wherein at least one friction guide shoe (22) is displaceably guided on the at least one rail (16).

5. A chair according to claim 4, wherein the inclination setting mechanism comprises a shaft (19) that is supported in relation to the headrest support (9).

6. A chair according to claim 5, wherein the shaft (19) is lodged frictionally rotatably in relation to the at least one friction guide shoe (22).

7. A chair according to claim 1, wherein two pairs of rails (16) are provided.

8. A chair according to claim 7, wherein the two pairs of rails (16) are united to form a frame by two cross bars (17).

9. A chair according to claim 8, wherein the frame (15) comprises a facing for definition of the outer contour of the headrest (10).

10. A chair according to claim 9, wherein the facing has a cover.