EP0591932A1 - Chair, in particular an office chair - Google Patents

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EP0591932A1
EP0591932A1 EP93116099A EP93116099A EP0591932A1 EP 0591932 A1 EP0591932 A1 EP 0591932A1 EP 93116099 A EP93116099 A EP 93116099A EP 93116099 A EP93116099 A EP 93116099A EP 0591932 A1 EP0591932 A1 EP 0591932A1
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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
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
    • A47C1/03255—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest with a central column, e.g. rocking office chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
    • A47C1/03261—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means
    • A47C1/03272—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means with coil springs

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  • the invention relates to a chair, in particular an office or work chair, as specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • a chair is known from DE 40 41 157 A1.
  • the backrest is always inclined backwards with a downward movement of the rear area of the seat support is coupled, in a chair of the type mentioned the entire seat part is raised when the backrest is tilted backwards.
  • This has the advantage that the restoring force for returning the backrest into the upright position is applied directly by the weight of the person sitting on the seat part. It is therefore not necessary to use this restoring force through energy stores such as gas springs or the like. which must be adjusted to the weight of a user.
  • a disadvantage of the known chair is that the lifting of the seat part when the backrest is tilted backwards is unusual and even uncomfortable for the user, in particular because it is associated with a shift in the seat pressure towards the front edge of the seat, to the extreme case that the contact of the feet with the floor is lost due to the upward movement of the front part of the seat.
  • the invention has for its object to design a chair of the type mentioned with structurally simple means so that the desired upward movement of the seat part for generating the counterforce to the backward inclination of the backrest is such that it is ergonomically advantageous and is not perceived by the user as uncomfortable .
  • the trajectory of the four-bar transmission guiding the seat part which can be influenced by the choice of the lengths and joint distances of the handlebars, is designed in accordance with the invention in such a way that there is a combined pivoting and translational movement of the seat part which corresponds to a pivoting about an imaginary axis which is in front of the front edge of the seat part and so that it runs in the area of the knee joint axis of a seated person. This ensures that the contact between feet and floor remains almost constant over the entire range of motion and the above-mentioned disadvantageous shifting of the seat pressure into the back of the knee does not take place.
  • the chair shown has a base frame 6, to which a seat support 1 is preferably attached in a rotatable and height-adjustable manner.
  • a seat support 1 On the seat support 1, the approximately horizontally extending arm of the backrest support 4 is mounted in a horizontal-axis swivel joint D, which carries the backrest 8 with its other, upward-pointing arm.
  • a section of the back support 4 which is extended forwardly via the swivel joint D is articulated in a connecting joint C to the seat part 3, which carries a seat plate with cushion 7.
  • the seat part 3 in the joint B is connected to a double joint lever 2 which is articulated in the joint A on the seat support 1.
  • An arm 9 of the back support 4 projecting downward from the swivel joint D is supported against the seat support 1 by an energy accumulator 9.
  • the section 10 of the back support 4 lying between the swivel joint D and the connecting joint C forms a rear linker, and the double articulated lever 2 forms a front link of a four-link mechanism leading the seat part 3 with the articulation points A, B, C and D.
  • the link 10 is from the swivel joint D. from almost horizontally directed towards the front, while the front link 2 also runs forward from the seat support-side joint A and inclines upward at an acute angle.
  • the seat support 3 and thus the seat plate 7 is moved upwards when the backrest 8 is tilted back into the dashed position, with a combined translational and rotary movement which corresponds to a pivoting about an imaginary horizontal pivot axis K, which at a distance in front of and slightly above the front edge of the seat plate 7, approximately where the knee joint axis of a person of normal size sitting on the seat plate 7 would be.
  • the up and down movement of the seat plate 7 associated with the change in inclination of the backrest 8 thus leaves the position of the knees of the user, and thus the contact of the feet with the floor is essentially unaffected.
  • the restoring moment counteracting the backward inclination of the backrest 8 is, as mentioned at the outset, applied by the weight of the person sitting on the seat plate 7.
  • the energy accumulator 5 does not need to apply this restoring moment, but only serves to hold the chair in a defined position in the unoccupied state.
  • conventional locking means acting on the energy accumulator or other parts of the synchronous mechanism can also be provided in order to also rigidly lock the chair in a desired position.
  • the drawing shows only the parts that are essential for the kinematics in the drawing plane. It goes without saying that the joints, links, etc. shown are designed or arranged twice so that the seat part and back support are adequately supported over the width of the chair.

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The synchronising mechanism of an office chair comprises a four-bar linkage guiding the seat part (3, 7) relative to the seat support (1) and having a front and a rear link (2, 10), the rear link (10) of which is rigidly connected to the back support (4) which is articulatedly connected to the seat support (1). During rearward tilting of the back support (4), the seat part (3, 7) is raised, its movement corresponding approximately to a pivoting about a pivot axis (K) extending through the knee joint of the sitting person. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Stuhl, insbesondere einen Büro- oder Arbeitsstuhl, wie im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegeben. Eine derartiger Stuhl ist aus DE 40 41 157 A1 bekannt. Während bei den bis dahin bekannten und üblichen Synchronmechaniken, die in verschiedenen, mehr oder weniger komplizierten Ausführungen bekannt sind (z.B. DE 35 20 188 A1, DE 37 41 471 A1 und EP 0 179 933 A1), die Rückwärtsneigung der Rückenlehne stets mit einer Abwärtsbewegung des hinteren Bereiches des Sitzträgers gekoppelt ist, wird bei einem Stuhl der eingangs genannten Art das gesamte Sitzteil beim Rückwärtsneigen der Rückenlehne angehoben. Dies hat den Vorteil, daß die Rückstellkraft für das Rückstellen der Rückenlehne in die aufrechte Stellung unmittelbar vom Gewicht der auf dem Sitzteil sitzenden Person aufgebracht wird. Es ist daher nicht erforderlich, diese Rückstellkraft durch Kraftspeicher, wie Gasfedern od.dgl. aufzubringen, die auf das Gewicht einer Benutzerperson eingestellt werden müsssen.The invention relates to a chair, in particular an office or work chair, as specified in the preamble of claim 1. Such a chair is known from DE 40 41 157 A1. While in the hitherto known and customary synchronous mechanisms which are known in various, more or less complicated designs (for example DE 35 20 188 A1, DE 37 41 471 A1 and EP 0 179 933 A1), the backrest is always inclined backwards with a downward movement of the rear area of the seat support is coupled, in a chair of the type mentioned the entire seat part is raised when the backrest is tilted backwards. This has the advantage that the restoring force for returning the backrest into the upright position is applied directly by the weight of the person sitting on the seat part. It is therefore not necessary to use this restoring force through energy stores such as gas springs or the like. which must be adjusted to the weight of a user.

Ein Nachteil des bekannten Stuhls liegt jedoch darin, daß das Anheben des Sitzteils beim Rückwärtsneigen der Rückenlehne für den Benutzer ungewohnt und sogar unbequem ist, und zwar insbesondere deshalb, weil damit eine Verlagerung des Sitzflächendruckes in Richtung auf die Sitzvorderkante verbunden ist, bis zu dem Extremfall, daß durch die Aufwärtsbewegung des vorderen Sitzteilbereiches der Kontakt der Füße zum Boden verloren geht.A disadvantage of the known chair, however, is that the lifting of the seat part when the backrest is tilted backwards is unusual and even uncomfortable for the user, in particular because it is associated with a shift in the seat pressure towards the front edge of the seat, to the extreme case that the contact of the feet with the floor is lost due to the upward movement of the front part of the seat.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Stuhl der genannten Art mit konstruktiv einfachen Mitteln so auszugestalten, daß die für die Erzeugung der Gegenkraft zur Rückwärtsneigung der Lehne gewünschte Aufwärtsbewegung des Sitzteils derart verläuft, daß sie ergometrisch vorteilhaft ist und vom Benutzer nicht als unbequem empfunden wird.The invention has for its object to design a chair of the type mentioned with structurally simple means so that the desired upward movement of the seat part for generating the counterforce to the backward inclination of the backrest is such that it is ergonomically advantageous and is not perceived by the user as uncomfortable .

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß mit den im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmalen des Stuhls gelöst. Die Unteransprüche beziehen sich auf vorteilhafte weitere Ausgestaltungen.This object is achieved with the features of the chair specified in claim 1. The subclaims relate to advantageous further refinements.

Die durch die Wahl der Längen und Gelenkabstände der Lenker beeinflußbare Bahnkurve des das Sitzteil führenden Viergelenkgetriebes ist erfindungsgemäß derart ausgebildet, daß sich eine kombinierte Schwenk- und Translationsbewegung des Sitzteils ergibt, die einer Schwenkung um eine gedachte Achse entspricht, die vor der Vorderkante des Sitzteils und damit im Bereich der Kniegelenkachse einer sitzenden Person verläuft. Damit wird erreicht, daß der Kontakt zwischen Füßen und Boden über den gesamten Bewegungsbereich nahezu konstant bleibt und die oben erwähnte nachteilige Verlagerung des Sitzflächendruckes in den Kniekehlenbereich hinein nicht stattfindet.The trajectory of the four-bar transmission guiding the seat part, which can be influenced by the choice of the lengths and joint distances of the handlebars, is designed in accordance with the invention in such a way that there is a combined pivoting and translational movement of the seat part which corresponds to a pivoting about an imaginary axis which is in front of the front edge of the seat part and so that it runs in the area of the knee joint axis of a seated person. This ensures that the contact between feet and floor remains almost constant over the entire range of motion and the above-mentioned disadvantageous shifting of the seat pressure into the back of the knee does not take place.

Eine Ausführungsform der Erfindung wird anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Diese zeigt den Bürostuhl in einer auf die kinematisch wesentlichen Teile reduzierten schematischen Seitenansicht.An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. This shows the office chair in a schematic side view reduced to the kinematically essential parts.

Der dargestellte Stuhl hat ein Fußgestell 6, an dem vorzugsweise drehbar und höhenverstellbar ein Sitzträger 1 befestigt ist. An dem Sitzträger 1 ist in einem horizontalachsigen Drehgelenk D der ungefähr horizontal verlaufende Arm des Rückenlehnenträgers 4 gelagert, der mit seinem anderen, nach oben gerichteten Arm die Rückenlehne 8 trägt. Ein über das Drehgelenk D nach vorne verlängerter Abschnitt des Rückenträgers 4 ist in einem Verbindungsgelenk C mit dem Sitzteil 3 gelenkig verbunden, welches eine Sitzplatte mit Polster 7 trägt. Im vorderen Bereich ist der Sitzteil 3 im Gelenk B mit einem Doppelgelenkhebel 2 verbunden, der im Gelenk A am Sitzträger 1 angelenkt ist. Ein vom Drehgelenk D nach unten ragender Arm 9 des Rückenträgers 4 ist durch einen Kraftspeicher 9 gegen den Sitzträger 1 abgestützt.The chair shown has a base frame 6, to which a seat support 1 is preferably attached in a rotatable and height-adjustable manner. On the seat support 1, the approximately horizontally extending arm of the backrest support 4 is mounted in a horizontal-axis swivel joint D, which carries the backrest 8 with its other, upward-pointing arm. A section of the back support 4 which is extended forwardly via the swivel joint D is articulated in a connecting joint C to the seat part 3, which carries a seat plate with cushion 7. In the front area, the seat part 3 in the joint B is connected to a double joint lever 2 which is articulated in the joint A on the seat support 1. An arm 9 of the back support 4 projecting downward from the swivel joint D is supported against the seat support 1 by an energy accumulator 9.

Der zwischen Drehgelenk D und Verbindungsgelenk C liegende Abschnitt 10 des Rückenträgers 4 bildet einen hinteren Lener, und der Doppelgelenkhebel 2 bildet einen vorderen Lenker eines den Sitzteil 3 führenden Viergelenkgetriebes mit den Gelenkpunkten A, B, C und D. Der Lenker 10 ist vom Drehgelenk D aus nahezu horizontal nach vorne gerichtet, während der vordere Lenker 2 vom sitzträgerseitigen Gelenk A aus ebenfalls nach vorne und in einem spitzen Winkel nach oben geneigt verläuft. Aufgrund der gewählten Geometrie des Viergelenkgetriebes wird der Sitzträger 3 und damit die Sitzplatte 7 beim Rückwärtsneigen der Rückenlehne 8 in die gestrichelte Position nach oben bewegt, und zwar mit einer kombinierten Translations- und Drehbewegung, die einer Schwenkung um einer gedachte horizontale Schwenkachse K entspricht, die in einem Abstand vor und etwas oberhalb der Vorderkante der Sitzplatte 7 liegt, und zwar etwa dort, wo sich die Kniegelenkachse einer auf der Sitzplatte 7 sitzenden Person normaler Größe befinden würde. Die mit der Neigungsänderung der Rückenlehne 8 verbundene Auf- und Abbewegung der Sitzplatte 7 läßt somit die Lage der Knie des Benutzers, und damit auch den Kontakt der Füße zum Boden im wesentlichen unbeeinflußt.The section 10 of the back support 4 lying between the swivel joint D and the connecting joint C forms a rear linker, and the double articulated lever 2 forms a front link of a four-link mechanism leading the seat part 3 with the articulation points A, B, C and D. The link 10 is from the swivel joint D. from almost horizontally directed towards the front, while the front link 2 also runs forward from the seat support-side joint A and inclines upward at an acute angle. Due to the selected geometry of the four-bar linkage, the seat support 3 and thus the seat plate 7 is moved upwards when the backrest 8 is tilted back into the dashed position, with a combined translational and rotary movement which corresponds to a pivoting about an imaginary horizontal pivot axis K, which at a distance in front of and slightly above the front edge of the seat plate 7, approximately where the knee joint axis of a person of normal size sitting on the seat plate 7 would be. The up and down movement of the seat plate 7 associated with the change in inclination of the backrest 8 thus leaves the position of the knees of the user, and thus the contact of the feet with the floor is essentially unaffected.

Das der Rückwärtsneigung der Lehne 8 entgegenwirkende Rückstellmoment wird, wie eingangs erwähnt, vom Gewicht der auf der Sitzplatte 7 sitzenden Person aufgebracht. Der Kraftspeicher 5 braucht dieses Rückstellmoment nicht aufzubringen, sondern dient nur dazu, den Stuhl im unbesessenen Zustand in einer definierten Position zu halten. Selbstverständlich können übliche, auf den Kraftspeicher oder andere Teile der Synchronmechanik wirkende Arretiermittel vorgesehen sind, um den Stuhl in einer gewünschten Position auch starr zu arretieren.The restoring moment counteracting the backward inclination of the backrest 8 is, as mentioned at the outset, applied by the weight of the person sitting on the seat plate 7. The energy accumulator 5 does not need to apply this restoring moment, but only serves to hold the chair in a defined position in the unoccupied state. Of course, conventional locking means acting on the energy accumulator or other parts of the synchronous mechanism can also be provided in order to also rigidly lock the chair in a desired position.

Wie bereits erwähnt, zeigt die Zeichnung vereinfacht nur die für die Kinematik in der Zeichenebene wesentlichen Teile. Es ist selbstverständlich, daß die dargestellten Gelenke, Lenker usw. so ausgestaltet oder doppelt angeordnet sind, daß Sitzteil und Rückenträger über die Breite des Stuhls ausreichend abgestützt sind.As already mentioned, the drawing shows only the parts that are essential for the kinematics in the drawing plane. It goes without saying that the joints, links, etc. shown are designed or arranged twice so that the seat part and back support are adequately supported over the width of the chair.

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Stuhl, insbesondere Büro- oder Arbeitsstuhl, mit einem Sitzträger (1), einem daran in einem Drehgelenk (D) schwenkbar gelagerten Rückenträger (4) und einem Sitzteil (3, 7), das in seinem vorderen Bereich über einen Doppelgelenkhebel (2) mit dem Sitzträger (1) verbunden ist und in einem dahinter liegenden Verbindungsgelenk (C) mit dem Rückenträger (4) verbunden ist, wobei der Doppelgelenkhebel (2) einen vorderen Lenker und der zwischen Drehgelenk (D) und Verbindungsgelenk (C) liegende Teil (10) des Rückenträgers (4) einen hinteren Lenker eines das Sitzteil (3, 7) führenden Viergelenkgetriebes bilden, das bei Rückwärtsneigung des Rückenträgers (4) ein Anheben des Sitzteils (3, 7) relativ zum Sitzträger (1) bewirkt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Längen des vorderen Lenkers (2) und hinteren Lenkers (10) und die Position ihrer Gelenkpunkte (A, B, C, D) so gewählt sind, daß die von ihnen gesteuerte Bewegung des Sitzträgers (3, 7) annähernd eine Schwenkbewegung um eine gedachte, im Abstand vor der Vorderkante des Sitzteils (3, 7) liegende horizontale Schwenkachse (K) ist.Chair, in particular office or work chair, with a seat support (1), a back support (4) pivotably mounted thereon in a swivel joint (D) and a seat part (3, 7) which, in its front area, has a double articulated lever (2) is connected to the seat support (1) and is connected to the back support (4) in a connecting joint (C) behind it, the double articulated lever (2) being a front link and the part (10 ) of the back support (4) form a rear link of a four-bar transmission guiding the seat part (3, 7), which causes the seat part (3, 7) to be lifted relative to the seat support (1) when the back support (4) is tilted backwards,
characterized in that the lengths of the front link (2) and rear link (10) and the position of their articulation points (A, B, C, D) are selected so that the movement of the seat support (3, 7) controlled by them is approximately is a pivoting movement about an imaginary horizontal pivot axis (K) lying at a distance from the front edge of the seat part (3, 7). Stuhl nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die gedachte Schwenkachse (K) etwa mit der Kniegelenkachse einer auf dem Sitzteil (3, 7) sitzenden Person zusammenfällt.Chair according to claim 1, characterized in that the imaginary pivot axis (K) coincides approximately with the knee joint axis of a person sitting on the seat part (3, 7). Stuhl nach Anspruch 1 oder 2 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Rückenträger (4) einen unter das Sitzteil (3, 7) greifenden, ungefähr horizontalen Arm aufweist, der am Sitzträger (1) im Drehgelenk (D) gelagert ist und dessen über das Drehgelenk (D) hinaus nach vorne verlängerter Abschnitt (10) den mit dem Sitzteil im Verbindungsgelenk (c) verbundenen hinteren Lenker bildet.Chair according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the back support (4) has an approximately horizontal arm which engages under the seat part (3, 7), which is mounted on the seat support (1) in the swivel joint (D) and whose section (10) which is extended forward beyond the swivel joint (D) forms the rear link connected to the seat part in the connecting joint (c). Stuhl nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein am Rückenträger (4) oder am Sitzträger (3, 7) oder einem der Lenker (2, 10) angreifender Kraftspeicher (5) vorgesehen ist, der den unbesessenen Stuhl in definierter Lage hält.Chair according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a force accumulator (5) is provided which engages the back support (4) or the seat support (3, 7) or one of the handlebars (2, 10) and which defines the unoccupied chair Location holds.
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