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EP0751726B1
EP0751726B1 EP95915160A EP95915160A EP0751726B1 EP 0751726 B1 EP0751726 B1 EP 0751726B1 EP 95915160 A EP95915160 A EP 95915160A EP 95915160 A EP95915160 A EP 95915160A EP 0751726 B1 EP0751726 B1 EP 0751726B1
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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
    • A47C3/021—Rocking chairs having elastic frames
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47C3/026—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame with central column, e.g. rocking office chairs; Tilting chairs
    • 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
    • A47C7/16—Seats made of wooden, plastics, or metal sheet material; Panel 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
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/405—Support for the head or the back for the back with double backrests
    • 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
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/44—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
    • A47C7/445—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with bar or leaf springs

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  • the invention relates to a chair with a seat plate made of thin, flexible Plate material that is U-shaped around the front edge of the seat plate is led down and clamped, a backrest, a frame and at least one handlebar, which is the rear area of the seat plate supports.
  • Office chairs have had a high level of functionality in recent years, ergonomic qualities and durability achieved. It is natural constantly more complex, heavier and also more expensive Constructions came.
  • EP-A-0 264 029 discloses a chair of the aforementioned type, the Seat plate and backrest can consist of a plastic shell, which is flexible at least in some areas.
  • the plastic shell serving as the seat plate is arched down at the front edge and with its lower end firmly attached to a weighing mechanism that essentially from a swinging parallelogram linkage with a gas pressure spring. This cradle runs from one point the handlebars up to an unspecified position at the transition of seat plate and backrest.
  • Seat plate and backrest form at least a coherent in the illustrated embodiments Shell that is divided only by a pre-formed bend line.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a simple, light, inexpensive to produce To create a chair that, despite the simplification of construction, is good Offers seating comfort and meets the ergonomic requirements.
  • the seat plate For additional guidance of the seat plate is between the rear area and the frame at least one pivotally connected to the frame Handlebar provided with the seat plate in the rear area of their Bottom is firmly connected and causes the seat plate on its rear Compressed area along a predetermined path, and that the Seat plate forced a substantially S-shaped bend during compression which is an ergonomically favorable adaptation to the body shape of the user.
  • the backrest preferably also consists of an elastic, plate-shaped Material. It is preferably with the rear end of the Seat plate connected.
  • a guide on which the Backrest is guided vertically adjustable At the rear end of the handlebar is a guide on which the Backrest is guided vertically adjustable.
  • Fig. 1 shows a chair according to the invention with a forming the frame vertical column 10 with a bogie, not shown, at the lower end, one Seat plate 12 and a backrest 14 and two armrests 16 and 18.
  • a frame for example a Frame with four legs can be provided.
  • the seat plate 12 consists of a thin, flexible plate material. that around the designated with 20 front edge of the seat plate 12 U-shaped down is bent around and with its lower one, backwards again directed section 22 firmly clamped in the upper region of the column 10 is. This results in a firm, but due to the flexibility of the plate material the seat plate 12 resilient support of the seat plate 12 when the chair is used by one person.
  • These handlebars 24 are under the rear end portion of the seat plate 12 rigidly fastened as more accurately Fig. 2 emerges. In this way, the rear end of the seat plate 12 guided exactly when compression, and the seat plate 12 is when compression otherwise also a rigid connection with the links 24 essentially S-shaped deformation imposed, which is ergonomic and has proven anatomically particularly favorable.
  • This S-shaped deformation is based on the fact that at least the rear edge region of the seat plate the downward movement of the links 24 is always parallel to the links and the plate is thus only in the lowered position Im middle area raised in an S-shape to the height of the front edge.
  • connection fittings 2 are indicated, which is a rigid connection the handlebar 24 with the rear end region of the seat plate 12 effect over a certain length.
  • a vertical guide device 30 rigidly attached to the Backrest 14 receives vertically displaceable, so that a separate Height adjustment of the backrest 14 is made possible. So that the size of the user of the chair.
  • the plate-shaped material of the seat plate 12 and also the backrest 14, for example plywood or a suitable plastic with the appropriate Elasticity can be used to increase flexibility through numerous in the longitudinal direction of the chair or vertically directed slots 32.34 in individual, parallel, unmarked strips can be divided. This banding immediately increases the flexibility in the transverse direction of the seat plate 12 or backrest 14, thus improves adaptation to the body shape of the User.
  • the invention enables the inherent elasticity of the plate material, in particular a plywood panel, not just in the immediate area of the seat panel, but also to use like a spring. It will So one of the usual requirements for seating comfort and adjustment options fulfilling chair mechanics created without use a single additional spring. There is a possibility also relatively simple and inexpensive chairs with high ease of use to offer.

Abstract

PCT No. PCT/EP95/01126 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 27, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 27, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 24, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/26152 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 5, 1995A chair with a moveable seat panel mounted springingly on a support and a back-rest has a seat panel made from pliant panel material which is guided down around the front edge of the seat panel in a U-shape and then rigidly sandwiched in the support. A guide bar which is pivotably mounted on the support is directed backwards and is rigidly connected with the underside of the rear end portion of the seat panel.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Stuhl mit einer Sitzplatte aus dünnem, flexiblem Plattenmaterial, das um den vorderen Rand der Sitzplatte herum U-förmig nach unten geführt und eingespannt ist, einer Rückenlehne, einem Gestell sowie wenigstens einem Lenker, der den rückwärtigen Bereich der Sitzplatte abstützt.The invention relates to a chair with a seat plate made of thin, flexible Plate material that is U-shaped around the front edge of the seat plate is led down and clamped, a backrest, a frame and at least one handlebar, which is the rear area of the seat plate supports.

Bürostühle haben in den letzten Jahren einen hohen Stand in bezug auf Funktionalität, ergonomische Qualitäten und Haltbarkeit erreicht. Dabei ist es naturgemäß ständig zu aufwendigeren, schwereren und auch kostspieligeren Konstruktionen gekommen.Office chairs have had a high level of functionality in recent years, ergonomic qualities and durability achieved. It is natural constantly more complex, heavier and also more expensive Constructions came.

Die EP-A-0 264 029 offenbart einen Stuhl der eingangs genannten Art, dessen Sitzplatte und Rückenlehne aus einer Kunststoffschale bestehen kann, die zumindest in Teilbereichen flexibel ist. Die als Sitzplatte dienende Kunststoffschale ist am vorderen Rand bogenförmig nach unten herumgeführt und mit ihrem unteren Ende fest an einem Wiegemechanismus angebracht, der im wesentlichen aus einem schwingend aufgehängten Parallelogrammgestänge mit einer Gasdruckfeder besteht. Von einem Punkt dieser wiege verläuft der Lenker aufwärts zu einer nicht näher definierten Position am Übergang von Sitzplatte und Rückenlehne. Sitzplatte und Rückenlehne bilden zumindest bei den dargestellten Ausführungsformen eine zusammenhängende Schale, die nur durch eine vorgeformte Biegelinie unterteilt ist.EP-A-0 264 029 discloses a chair of the aforementioned type, the Seat plate and backrest can consist of a plastic shell, which is flexible at least in some areas. The plastic shell serving as the seat plate is arched down at the front edge and with its lower end firmly attached to a weighing mechanism that essentially from a swinging parallelogram linkage with a gas pressure spring. This cradle runs from one point the handlebars up to an unspecified position at the transition of seat plate and backrest. Seat plate and backrest form at least a coherent in the illustrated embodiments Shell that is divided only by a pre-formed bend line.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, einen einfachen, leichten, kostengünstig herstellbaren Stuhl zu schaffen, der trotz konstruktiver Vereinfachung guten Sitzkomfort bietet und die ergonomischen Anforderungen erfüllt.The object of the invention is to provide a simple, light, inexpensive to produce To create a chair that, despite the simplification of construction, is good Offers seating comfort and meets the ergonomic requirements.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß bei einem Stuhl der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß das Plattenmaterial unmittelbar am Gestell fest eingespannt ist, daß der Lenker am Gestell in einer Achse schwenkbar gelagert ist und mit der Unterseite der Sitzplatte in deren rückwärtigem Bereich fest verbunden ist, und daß mit dem rückwärtigen Ende des Lenkers eine Führungseinrichtung verbunden ist, in der die Rückenlehne im wesentlichen senkrecht verschiebbar geführt ist. This object is achieved according to the invention in a chair of the type mentioned Art solved in that the plate material clamped directly to the frame is that the handlebar is pivotally mounted on the frame in one axis and firmly with the underside of the seat plate in the rear area is connected, and that with the rear end of the handlebar a guide device is connected, in which the backrest essentially is guided vertically.

Als biegsames, elastisches Plattenmaterial dieser Art kommen beispielsweise Spertholz oder verschiedene Kunststoffmaterialien in Betracht.For example, come as a flexible, elastic plate material of this type Plywood or various plastic materials.

Zur zusätzlichen Führung der Sitzplatte ist zwischen deren rückwärtigem Bereich und dem Gestell wenigstens ein schwenkbar mit dem Gestell verbundener Lenker vorgesehen, der mit der Sitzplatte im rückwärtigen Bereich ihrer Unterseite fest verbunden ist und bewirkt, daß die Sitzplatte an ihrem rückwärtigen Bereich entlang einer vorgegebenen Bahn einfedert, und daß der Sitzplatte beim Einfedern eine im wesentlichen S-förmige Verbiegung aufgezwungen wird, die eine ergonomisch günstige Anpassung an die Körperform des Benutzers zur Folge hat.For additional guidance of the seat plate is between the rear area and the frame at least one pivotally connected to the frame Handlebar provided with the seat plate in the rear area of their Bottom is firmly connected and causes the seat plate on its rear Compressed area along a predetermined path, and that the Seat plate forced a substantially S-shaped bend during compression which is an ergonomically favorable adaptation to the body shape of the user.

Die Rückenlehne besteht vorzugsweise ebenfalls aus einem elastischen, plattenförmigen Material. Sie ist vorzugsweise mit dem rückwärtigen Ende der Sitzplatte verbunden.The backrest preferably also consists of an elastic, plate-shaped Material. It is preferably with the rear end of the Seat plate connected.

Am rückwärtigen Ende des Lenkers ist eine Führung angebracht, an der die Rückenlehne senkrecht einstellbar geführt ist. At the rear end of the handlebar is a guide on which the Backrest is guided vertically adjustable.

Im folgenden werden bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung anhand der beigefügten Zeichnung näher erläutert.

Fig. 1
ist eine schematisch-perspektivische Teildarstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Stuhls;
Fig. 2
ist eine entsprechende schematische Seiten-Teilansicht.
Preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the attached drawing.
Fig. 1
is a schematic perspective partial view of a chair according to the invention;
Fig. 2
is a corresponding partial schematic side view.

Fig. 1 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen Stuhl mit einer das Gestell bildenden senkrechten Säule 10 mit nicht gezeigtem Drehgestell am unteren Ende, einer Sitzplatte 12 und einer Rückenlehne 14 sowie zwei Armlehnen 16 und 18. Anstelle der Säule 10 kann ein anderweitiges Gestell, beispielsweise ein Gestell mit vier Beinen vorgesehen sein.Fig. 1 shows a chair according to the invention with a forming the frame vertical column 10 with a bogie, not shown, at the lower end, one Seat plate 12 and a backrest 14 and two armrests 16 and 18. Instead of the column 10, another frame, for example a Frame with four legs can be provided.

Die Sitzplatte 12 besteht aus einem dünnen, flexiblen Plattenmaterial. das um den mit 20 bezeichneten vorderen Rand der Sitzplatte 12 U-förmig nach unten herumgebogen ist und mit seinem unteren, wiederum nach rückwärts gerichteten Abschnitt 22 im oberen Bereich der Säule 10 fest eingespannt ist. Dadurch ergibt sich eine feste, jedoch aufgrund der Flexibilität des Plattenmaterials der Sitzplatte 12 federnd nachgiebige Abstützung der Sitzplatte 12 bei der Benutzung des Stuhls durch eine Person.The seat plate 12 consists of a thin, flexible plate material. that around the designated with 20 front edge of the seat plate 12 U-shaped down is bent around and with its lower one, backwards again directed section 22 firmly clamped in the upper region of the column 10 is. This results in a firm, but due to the flexibility of the plate material the seat plate 12 resilient support of the seat plate 12 when the chair is used by one person.

Zur zusätzlichen Abstützung und Führung der Sitzplatte 12 sind im dargestellten Beispiel zwei parallele Lenker 24 vorgesehen, die in einer Achse 26 schwenkbar am oberen Ende der Säule 10 gelagert und von dort aus schräg nach rückwärts und aufwärts geführt sind. Diese Lenker 24 sind unter dem rückwärtigen Endbereich der Sitzplatte 12 starr befestigt, wie es genauer aus Fig. 2 hervorgeht. Auf diese Weise wird das rückwärtige Ende der Sitzplatte 12 beim Einfedern genau geführt, und der Sitzplatte 12 wird beim Einfedern im übrigen auch von der starren Verbindung mit den Lenkern 24 eine im wesentlichen S-förmige Verformung aufgezwungen, die sich ergonomisch und anatomisch als besonders günstig erwiesen hat. Diese S-förmige Verformung beruht darauf, daß zumindest der rückwärtige Randbereich der Sitzplatte bei der Abwärtsbewegung der Lenker 24 stets parallel zu den Lenkern verläuft und die Platte sich somit in der rückwärts abgesenkten Stellung erst Im mittleren Bereich S-förmig zur Höhe des vorderen Randes erhebt. For additional support and guidance of the seat plate 12 are shown in the Example two parallel links 24 provided in an axis 26 pivotally mounted at the top of the column 10 and from there at an angle are guided backwards and upwards. These handlebars 24 are under the rear end portion of the seat plate 12 rigidly fastened as more accurately Fig. 2 emerges. In this way, the rear end of the seat plate 12 guided exactly when compression, and the seat plate 12 is when compression otherwise also a rigid connection with the links 24 essentially S-shaped deformation imposed, which is ergonomic and has proven anatomically particularly favorable. This S-shaped deformation is based on the fact that at least the rear edge region of the seat plate the downward movement of the links 24 is always parallel to the links and the plate is thus only in the lowered position Im middle area raised in an S-shape to the height of the front edge.

In Fig. 2 sind Verbindungsbeschläge 2 angedeutet, die eine starre Verbindung der Lenker 24 mit dem rückwärtigen Endbereich der Sitzplatte 12 über eine gewisse Länge bewirken.In Fig. 2 connection fittings 2 are indicated, which is a rigid connection the handlebar 24 with the rear end region of the seat plate 12 effect over a certain length.

An diesen Beschlägen 28 bzw. dem rückwärtigen Ende der Lenker 24 ist im übrigen eine senkrechte Führungseinrichtung 30 starr befestigt, die die Rückenlehne 14 senkrecht verschiebbar aufnimmt, so daß eine gesonderte Höhenverstellung der Rückenlehne 14 ermöglicht wird. Damit kann der Größe des Benutzers des Stuhles Rechnung getragen werden.At these fittings 28 or the rear end of the handlebar 24 is in remaining a vertical guide device 30 rigidly attached to the Backrest 14 receives vertically displaceable, so that a separate Height adjustment of the backrest 14 is made possible. So that the size of the user of the chair.

Das plattenförmige Material der Sitzplatte 12 und auch der Rückenlehne 14, das beispielsweise Sperrholz oder ein geeigneter Kunststoff mit entsprechender Elastizität sein kann, kann zur Erhöhung der Biegsamkeit durch zahlreiche in Längsrichtung des Stuhles bzw. senkrecht gerichtete Schlitze 32,34 in einzelne, parallele, nicht bezeichnete Streifen unterteilt sein. Diese Streifenbildung erhöht sogleich die Biegsamkeit in Querrichtung der Sitzplatte 12 bzw. Rückenlehne 14, verbessert also eine Anpassung an die Körperform des Benutzers.The plate-shaped material of the seat plate 12 and also the backrest 14, for example plywood or a suitable plastic with the appropriate Elasticity can be used to increase flexibility through numerous in the longitudinal direction of the chair or vertically directed slots 32.34 in individual, parallel, unmarked strips can be divided. This banding immediately increases the flexibility in the transverse direction of the seat plate 12 or backrest 14, thus improves adaptation to the body shape of the User.

Die Erfindung ermöglicht es, die Eigenelastizität des Plattenmaterials, insbesondere einer Sperrholzplatte, nicht nur im unmittelbaren Bereich der Sitzplatte, sondern darüber hinaus auch nach Art einer Feder zu nutzen. Es wird also eine die üblichen Anforderungen an den Sitzkomfort und die Verstellmöglichkeiten erfüllende Stuhlmechanik geschaffen, die ohne Verwendung einer einzigen zusätzlichen Feder auskommt. Es besteht die Möglichkeit, auch relativ einfache und preiswerte Stühle mit hohem Benutzungskomfort anzubieten.The invention enables the inherent elasticity of the plate material, in particular a plywood panel, not just in the immediate area of the seat panel, but also to use like a spring. It will So one of the usual requirements for seating comfort and adjustment options fulfilling chair mechanics created without use a single additional spring. There is a possibility also relatively simple and inexpensive chairs with high ease of use to offer.

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  1. Chair with a seat (12) of a thin, flexible sheet material which is directed downwards in a U-shape around the front edge (20) of the seat (12) and clamped, a backrest (14), a stand (10) and at least one link (24), which supports the rear area of the seat (12), characterised in that the sheet material is firmly clamped directly to the stand (10), that the link (24) is pivotably mounted at a pivot (26) on the stand (10) and firmly connected to the underside of the seat (12) in the rear area thereof, and that a guide device (30) is connected to the rear end of the link (24), in which device the backrest (14) is guided so that it can be displaced substantially perpendicularly.
  2. Chair according to claim 1, characterised in that the sheet material of the seat (12) is divided by parallel slits (32) extending in the forward-backward direction of the chair into a number of parallel strips.
  3. Chair according to one of claims 1 to 2, characterised in that the backrest (14) consists of a flexible sheet material.
  4. Chair according to claim 3, characterised in that the sheet material of the backrest (14) is divided by parallel, perpendicular slits (34) into a number of parallel strips.
  5. Chair according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the sheet material of the seat (12) consists of plywood, a plastics material or similar.
  6. Chair according to claim 5, characterised in that the sheet material of the backrest (14) consists of plywood, a plastics material or similar.
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