EP0586689B1 - Siege dynamico-actif - Google Patents

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EP0586689B1
EP0586689B1 EP93908855A EP93908855A EP0586689B1 EP 0586689 B1 EP0586689 B1 EP 0586689B1 EP 93908855 A EP93908855 A EP 93908855A EP 93908855 A EP93908855 A EP 93908855A EP 0586689 B1 EP0586689 B1 EP 0586689B1
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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
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/02—Rocking chairs
    • A47C3/025—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame
    • 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
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/024—Seat parts with double seats
    • 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
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/14—Seat parts of adjustable shape; elastically mounted ; adaptable to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
    • 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
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/14—Seat parts of adjustable shape; elastically mounted ; adaptable to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
    • A47C7/144—Seat parts of adjustable shape; elastically mounted ; adaptable to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions with array of movable supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C9/00—Stools for specified purposes
    • A47C9/002—Stools for specified purposes with exercising means or having special therapeutic or ergonomic effects

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  • the invention relates to an active dynamic seat device the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • seat devices have been developed that a enable so-called active dynamic sitting, in which the Back muscles and intervertebral discs always in action are.
  • This active dynamic sitting posture becomes practical achieved in all cases that the actual seat of the Seat device is held in an unstable position and possibly additionally springs in the vertical direction.
  • a seat device in which the seat surface there are two seat halves, each on the side as well can tilt forward and backward.
  • the two halves of the seat are arranged on the foot frame via the tilting mechanism Plate connected. Between the seat halves and the Plate springs are provided at the corner points, so that the tilting movement takes place against a spring force.
  • the seat device according to US-A 2,799,323 allows tilting of the Seating both sideways and back and forth, however is a total vertical suspension due to the rigid connection mechanism not possible.
  • the seat halves also spring in the vertical direction can. Only through the vertical suspension is when sitting possible that the upper body even with the smallest movements something swings and thus also stressed muscles can relax and use other muscles will.
  • Vertical swinging also requires that Blood flow to the intervertebral disc since it is not static Pressure is applied.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of a seating device with two-part seat part so that active dynamic sitting is made possible.
  • each seat half is arranged on a support part and that the support parts are independent of each other a parallel double swing arm with the intermediate piece are connected vertically resiliently.
  • active dynamic seat device consists of a Foot part 1, an associated intermediate piece 2 and one Seat part 3.
  • the foot part 1 has several star-shaped in a known manner arranged feet, which are integral at their inner ends are connected.
  • the intermediate piece 2 With the central area of the Foot part 1, the lower end of the intermediate piece 2 is connected, at the upper end of the seat part 3 is attached.
  • the Seat part 3 must be in the essentially in a position above the central area of the Foot part 1 are. If the seat part 3, as shown in Fig. 1, only attached to the intermediate piece 2 at its rear, the intermediate piece 2 is to be designed in a suitable manner.
  • the seat part 3 in two parts, from two seat part halves 4 existing trained.
  • the seat part halves 4 each have a Carrier part 5 on which a seat half 6 about an axis A is swiveled forward and backward.
  • each Plate 7 of a seat half 6 on the underside of a first bearing part 8 have, which by means of corresponding holes engaging axis with an arranged on the support member 5 second bearing part 9 is pivotally connected.
  • the seat halves 6 attacking restoring devices are provided be.
  • these reset devices as train or Compression springs 10 are formed, each in front of or behind the Axis A between the support parts 5 and the plates 7 of the seat halves 6 are arranged.
  • the feathers 10 by means of holding devices not shown in FIG fixed in position and can also use the plates 7 and / or the carrier parts 5.
  • a seat cushion 11 is arranged on each of the plates 7.
  • the Seat cushion 11 can, for example, be made of fabric Foam material exist and, if necessary, fixed or detachable with the Plate 12 may be connected.
  • the seat cushion 11 can be convex, concave, even or be wedge-shaped. With a wedge-shaped design the higher end of the wedge should be in the back the seated person.
  • the seat cushions 11 and / or the plates 7 be flexibly connected to one another, in particular a accordingly flexible one-piece seat cushion 11 used can be.
  • the seat part halves 4 are attached to the intermediate piece 2 in the embodiment shown in FIG Invention by means of a parallel double rocker 12.
  • the Parallel double rockers 12 each consist of two in one predetermined distance from each other in the upper end of the intermediate piece 2 rotatably mounted rocker arms 13, the seat part 3 facing ends each rotatable at the same distance from each other are connected to the carrier parts 5.
  • the ends of the carrier parts 5 facing the intermediate piece 2 angled at right angles so that they are parallel to the top of the intermediate piece 2 run.
  • the other ends of the two rockers 13 of each parallel double rocker 12 are each connected to a tension spring 14, whose lower ends in the area of a trained for this purpose Knees 15 are connected to the intermediate piece 2.
  • the Seat part halves 4 are thus composed of the system Parallel double rockers 12 and the tension springs 14 from each other independently resilient essentially in the vertical direction stored. Together with that also independently possible pivoting of the seat halves 6 about the axis A. an unstable balance for the seated person, whose Characteristic due to the dimensioning of the tension springs 14 or the compression or tension springs 10 is determined.
  • seat part 3 in two parts and each seat part in half essentially resilient in the vertical direction as well as the seat halves to make one axis pivotable, also in another Realize this way: for example, the carrier parts 5 the seat part halves 4 each with pneumatically resilient cylinders be connected, which is on a substantially vertical extending intermediate piece 2 are held.
  • the foot part 1 can have any other shape assume the stability and thus safety of the Seat mechanism guaranteed.
  • 1 in known manner several roles can be arranged to make the easy To allow displacement of the seat device.
  • the foot part 1 can be slightly convex downwards have curved bearing surface, which also the shifting the seat device due to the smaller contact area facilitated. It has also been shown that such a very small curvature of the contact surface - with a diameter of the foot part of approx. 50 cm to 60 cm should be the edge area a distance of approx. 0.5 cm to 1 cm from a flat contact surface exhibit - positive on the desired active dynamic Seating behavior affects.
  • each seat half 6 of the seat part halves 4 in Movable forwards and backwards on the carrier part 5 be arranged, giving another possibility of movement in is added in a transverse direction. The Deflection in the forward and backward direction from the neutral position against a restoring force.

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Claims (6)

  1. Siège à position active et dynamique comprenant un piétement (1), un élément intermédiaire (2) raccordé au piétement, et un élément d'assise (3) raccordé à l'élément intermédiaire, élément d'assise réalisé en deux parties, chaque moitié d'élément d'assise (4) étant placée de façon à pouvoir basculer en avant et en arrière sur l'élément intermédiaire, caractérisé en ce que chaque moitié d'assise (6) est placée sur un élément de support (5), et en ce que les éléments de support (5) sont raccordés, indépendamment l'un de l'autre, à l'élément intermédiaire (2), au moyen d'une paire (12) de bras oscillants parallèles, de façon à avoir un effet de ressort à la verticale.
  2. Siège selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moitiés d'assise (6) sont reliées de manière flexible l'une à l'autre, ou en ce qu'un coussin d'assise (11) souple d'une seule pièce est disposé sur ces dernières.
  3. Siège selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que chaque moitié d'assise (6) des moitiés d'éléments d'assise (4) est placée de façon à pouvoir glisser dans les directions avant et arrière sur l'élément de support (5), et en ce que le déportement dans la direction avant et arrière, depuis la position neutre, s'opère à l'encontre d'une force de rappel.
  4. Siège selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le piétement (1) présente une face d'appui qui s'incurve vers le bas avec une courbure légèrement convexe.
  5. Siège selon l'une des revendications qui précèdent, caractérisé en ce que chaque moitié d'élément d'assise (4) présente un coussin d'assise (11) qui lui est raccordé fixement ou avec une possibilité de démontage et qui est réalisé sous forme plane, convexe, concave ou de coin.
  6. Siège selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que chaque coussin d'assise (11) présente une âme sensiblement indéformable, même sous charge.
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DE4210134 1992-03-27
DE4210134A DE4210134C2 (de) 1992-03-27 1992-03-27 Aktivdynamische Sitzvorrichtung
PCT/EP1993/000759 WO1993019648A1 (fr) 1992-03-27 1993-03-29 Siege dynamico-actif

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JP (1) JPH07503391A (fr)
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JPH07503391A (ja) 1995-04-13
EP0586689A1 (fr) 1994-03-16
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