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EP1093737B1
EP1093737B1 EP00120337A EP00120337A EP1093737B1 EP 1093737 B1 EP1093737 B1 EP 1093737B1 EP 00120337 A EP00120337 A EP 00120337A EP 00120337 A EP00120337 A EP 00120337A EP 1093737 B1 EP1093737 B1 EP 1093737B1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/022Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/023Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being horizontally-adjustable seats ; Expandable seats or the like, e.g. seats with horizontally adjustable parts

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  • the seat has a front part which is adjustable for stepless adjustment of the seat depth, wherein the front part contains a slide displaceably mounted in the seat body, more or less forwardly displaceable over this slide and a flexible front section of the upholstery, which forms a reserve of material and thus over the front end of the seat Slider laid and is guided by this, that he always rests with a corresponding to the respective feed of the slider length on the top.
  • the flexible front section is pulled vertically downwards.
  • the object of the present invention is to improve a chair, in particular a work chair, with a seat depth adjustment in such a way that the seat depth adjustment has a very simple structural design and is easy to operate.
  • the invention solves the problem by means of a chair, in particular a work chair, with a seat surface whose front portion is turned down and below the seat to shorten the seat depth is pulled backwards.
  • a chair in particular a work chair
  • a seat surface whose front portion is turned down and below the seat to shorten the seat depth is pulled backwards.
  • the front edge of the impact area is attached to a slidable parallel to the seat slide.
  • the seat can be easily adjusted by the person sitting on the chair, a slide-mounted rod for pulling back and forth of the seat can be mounted parallel to the front end of the seat.
  • the rod can easily project beyond the impact area of the seat on both sides, so that it can be used as a handle to adjust the seat depth at the same time.
  • the carriage may have at least one arranged under the seat, guided in a guide rod. Especially good and without tilting slides the carriage when it has two symmetrical to the center in each case at least two guides guided rods.
  • the at least one rod and / or the guide may have locking elements.
  • the locking elements in the form of arranged on the at least one rod or the guide plastic knobs or balls can be formed, which engage in recesses in the associated guide or rod.
  • Fig. 1 shows a seat 10 of a chair not shown here, on the underside of a parallel to the seat 10 slidable carriage 11 is mounted.
  • the front portion 12 of the seat 10 is hammered down and secured by a rod 13 to the seat 10.
  • the rod 13 has a longitudinal direction of the rod 13 extending slot 16 through which the front end of the seat 10 can be inserted into the rod 13.
  • the carriage 11 has two rods 14, which are guided in two guides 15 (Fig. 3).
  • the guides 15 and the rods 14 have here not shown locking elements with which the respective desired seat depth can be locked.
  • Fig. 3 shows the carriage 11 of FIG. 1 from below in a perspective view.
  • the carriage 11 is mounted on a base plate 30, which in turn can be attached to the underside of the seat 10 of FIG.
  • the slidable parallel to the seat rods 14 are telescopically formed and connected at its one end to the rod 13.
  • the two protruding ends 31 of the rod 13 allow it the person sitting on the chair, comfortably and without great dislocations to adjust the seat depth as desired.

Abstract

The chair has a seating surface (10) whose front region (12) is turned back underneath and pulled below the seat surface for shortening the depth of the seat. The front edge of the seat is attached to a carriage which can be moved parallel to the seating surface. The carriage runs along a rod (13) and can be held in position when required.

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Heutzutage sind Stühle mit Sitztiefenverstellungen ausgerüstet, damit Personen, deren Oberschenkellängen nicht den Normmaßen entsprechen, die Sitzfläche des Stuhls auf ihre individuelle Oberschenkellänge anpassen können. Die bisher bekannten Sitztiefenverstellungen weisen entweder einen relativ komplizierten konstruktiven Aufbau auf, oder sie sind nicht besonders ergonomisch in der Bedienung.Nowadays, chairs are equipped with seat depth adjustments so that people whose thigh lengths are not within the standard dimensions can adjust the chair's seat to their individual thigh length. The previously known seat depth adjustments either have a relatively complicated structural design, or they are not particularly ergonomic in operation.

Aus der DE 93 00 810 U1 ist ein Sitz mit einem Sitzkörper und einem auf diesem aufliegenden Polster bekannt. Der Sitz weist ein zur stufenlosen Einstellung der Sitztiefe verstellbares Vorderteil auf, wobei das Vorderteil einen verschiebbar im Sitzkörper gelagerten, mehr oder weniger weit über diesen nach vorn vorschiebbaren Schieber und einen flexiblen Vorderabschnitt des Polsters enthält, der eine Materialreserve bildet und so über das Vorderende des Schiebers gelegt und von diesem geführt ist, dass er stets mit einer dem jeweiligen Vorschub des Schiebers entsprechenden Länge auf dessen Oberseite aufliegt. Zum Straffhalten des Polsters wird der flexible Vorderabschnitt senkrecht nach unten gezogen.From DE 93 00 810 U1 a seat with a seat body and a resting on this cushion is known. The seat has a front part which is adjustable for stepless adjustment of the seat depth, wherein the front part contains a slide displaceably mounted in the seat body, more or less forwardly displaceable over this slide and a flexible front section of the upholstery, which forms a reserve of material and thus over the front end of the seat Slider laid and is guided by this, that he always rests with a corresponding to the respective feed of the slider length on the top. To keep the cushion tight, the flexible front section is pulled vertically downwards.

Aus der DE 30 27 807 A1 ist ein Stuhl mit einer Ausschiebemechanik für Fußstützen mit parallel zueinander ausschiebbaren Bauteilen bekannt, wobei Führungsbauteile von Haltebauteilen flexibel gehalten werden.From DE 30 27 807 A1 a chair with a Ausschiebemechanik for footrests with parallel ausschiebbaren components is known, wherein guide components are held flexible by holding components.

Die vorliegende Erfindung hat die Aufgabe, einen Stuhl, insbesondere einen Arbeitsstuhl, mit einer Sitztiefenverstellung dahin gehend zu verbessern, dass die Sitztiefenverstellung einen sehr einfachen konstruktiven Aufbau aufweist und einfach zu bedienen ist.The object of the present invention is to improve a chair, in particular a work chair, with a seat depth adjustment in such a way that the seat depth adjustment has a very simple structural design and is easy to operate.

Die Erfindung löst die gestellte Aufgabe mittels eines Stuhls, insbesondere eines Arbeitsstuhls, mit einer Sitzfläche, deren vorderer Bereich nach unten eingeschlagen und unterhalb der Sitzfläche zur Verkürzung der Sitztiefe nach hinten ziehbar ist. Somit weist die Sitztiefenverstellung einen sehr einfachen konstruktiven Aufau auf und ist mit sehr geringem Aufwand verstellbar.The invention solves the problem by means of a chair, in particular a work chair, with a seat surface whose front portion is turned down and below the seat to shorten the seat depth is pulled backwards. Thus, the seat depth adjustment on a very simple constructive structure and is adjustable with very little effort.

Der vordere Rand des Einschlagbereichs ist an einem parallel zur Sitzfläche verschiebbaren Schlitten befestigt.The front edge of the impact area is attached to a slidable parallel to the seat slide.

Damit die Sitzfläche von der auf dem Stuhl sitzenden Person leicht verstellt werden kann, kann parallel zum vorderen Ende der Sitzfläche eine am Schlitten befestigte Stange zum Vor- und Zurückziehen der Sitzfläche angebracht sein. Die Stange kann beidseitig leicht über den Einschlagbereich der Sitzfläche überstehen, sodass sie zur Verstellung der Sitztiefe gleichzeitig als Handgriff eingesetzt werden kann.Thus, the seat can be easily adjusted by the person sitting on the chair, a slide-mounted rod for pulling back and forth of the seat can be mounted parallel to the front end of the seat. The rod can easily project beyond the impact area of the seat on both sides, so that it can be used as a handle to adjust the seat depth at the same time.

Um ein leichtes Gleiten des unter der Sitzfläche angebrachten Schlittens zu gewährleisten, kann der Schlitten mindestens eine unter der Sitzfläche angeordnete, in einer Führung geführte Stange aufweisen. Besonders gut und ohne zu verkanten gleitet der Schlitten, wenn er zwei symmetrisch zur Mitte in jeweils mindestens zwei Führungen geführte Stangen aufweist.In order to ensure easy sliding of the attached under the seat carriage, the carriage may have at least one arranged under the seat, guided in a guide rod. Especially good and without tilting slides the carriage when it has two symmetrical to the center in each case at least two guides guided rods.

Um die Sitztiefenverstellung in der gewünschten Position arretieren zu können, kann die mindestens eine Stange und/oder die Führung Arretierelemente aufweisen.In order to lock the seat depth adjustment in the desired position, the at least one rod and / or the guide may have locking elements.

Besonders einfach und kostengünstig lassen sich die Arretierelemente in Form von an der mindestens einen Stange oder der Führung angeordneten Kunststoffnoppen oder Kugeln ausbilden, die in Vertiefungen in der zugehörigen Führung oder Stange eingreifen.Particularly simple and inexpensive, the locking elements in the form of arranged on the at least one rod or the guide plastic knobs or balls can be formed, which engage in recesses in the associated guide or rod.

Nachfolgend wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Stuhls anhand der beiliegenden Zeichnungen näher erläutert.Hereinafter, an embodiment of a chair according to the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Im Einzelnen zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Seitenansicht auf eine Sitzfläche mit Sitztiefenverstellung;
Fig. 2
eine Seitenansicht der Sitzfläche mit Sitztiefenverstellung aus Fig. 1, jedoch mit veränderter Sitztiefe;
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Ansicht auf die Konstruktion der Sitztiefenverstellung.
In detail show:
Fig. 1
a side view of a seat with seat depth adjustment;
Fig. 2
a side view of the seat with seat depth adjustment of Figure 1, but with changed seat depth.
Fig. 3
a perspective view of the construction of the seat depth adjustment.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Sitzfläche 10 eines hier nicht näher dargestellten Stuhls, an deren Unterseite ein parallel zur Sitzfläche 10 verschiebbarer Schlitten 11 angebracht ist. Der vordere Bereich 12 der Sitzfläche 10 ist nach unten eingeschlagen und mittels einer Stange 13 an der Sitzfläche 10 befestigt. Die Stange 13 weist einen in Längsrichtung der Stange 13 verlaufenden Schlitz 16 auf, durch den das vordere Ende der Sitzfläche 10 in die Stange 13 eingeschoben werden kann. Durch Verschieben des Schlittens 11 nach vorn oder hinten kann somit die Sitzfläche 10 verlängert (Fig. 2) oder verkürzt werden (Fig. 1). Der Schlitten 11 weist zwei Stangen 14 auf, die in zwei Führungen 15 (Fig. 3) geführt sind. Die Führungen 15 und die Stangen 14 weisen hier nicht näher dargestellte Arretierelemente auf, mit denen die jeweils gewünschte Sitztiefe arretiert werden kann.Fig. 1 shows a seat 10 of a chair not shown here, on the underside of a parallel to the seat 10 slidable carriage 11 is mounted. The front portion 12 of the seat 10 is hammered down and secured by a rod 13 to the seat 10. The rod 13 has a longitudinal direction of the rod 13 extending slot 16 through which the front end of the seat 10 can be inserted into the rod 13. By moving the carriage 11 forward or backward, the seat 10 can thus be extended (FIG. 2) or shortened (FIG. 1). The carriage 11 has two rods 14, which are guided in two guides 15 (Fig. 3). The guides 15 and the rods 14 have here not shown locking elements with which the respective desired seat depth can be locked.

Fig. 3 zeigt den Schlitten 11 aus Fig. 1 von unten in einer perspektivischen Ansicht. Der Schlitten 11 ist auf eine Grundplatte 30 montiert, die ihrerseits an der Unterseite der Sitzfläche 10 aus Fig. 1 angebracht werden kann. Die parallel zur Sitzfläche verschiebbaren Stangen 14 sind teleskopartig ausgebildet und an ihrem einen Ende mit der Stange 13 verbunden. Die beiden überstehenden Enden 31 der Stange 13 ermöglichen es der auf dem Stuhl sitzenden Person, bequem und ohne große Verrenkungen die Sitztiefe nach Belieben zu verstellen.Fig. 3 shows the carriage 11 of FIG. 1 from below in a perspective view. The carriage 11 is mounted on a base plate 30, which in turn can be attached to the underside of the seat 10 of FIG. The slidable parallel to the seat rods 14 are telescopically formed and connected at its one end to the rod 13. The two protruding ends 31 of the rod 13 allow it the person sitting on the chair, comfortably and without great dislocations to adjust the seat depth as desired.

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  1. Chair, particularly a work chair, with a seat surface (10), characterized in that the front area (12) of the seat area (10) is folded under and can be drawn backwards to shorten the depth of the seat, whereby the front rim of the folding area is attached to a slot (11) that can be shifted parallel to the seat surface (10).
  2. Chair in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a bar (13) fixed to the slot (11) is attached, parallel to the front end of the seat area (10), for drawing the seat area (10) forwards and backwards.
  3. Chair in accordance with claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the slot (11) has at least one bar (14) disposed below the seat surface (10) and guided in a guide means (15).
  4. Chair in accordance with claim 3, characterized in that the at least one bar (14) and/or the guide means (15) have detention means.
  5. Chair in accordance with claim 4, characterized in that the detention elements are in the form of plastic knobs or spheres that engage in recesses in the associated guide means (15) or bar (14).
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