EP1186257B1 - Neck support for a swivel office chair - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to the field of furniture industry. It relates to a neck support for an office swivel chair with a purpose of tilt adjustment movably mounted on a support backrest.
- Office chairs are known with a backrest mechanism or a synchronous mechanism, which realize a tilt of the backrest during use.
- the trend of manufacturers of such chairs is currently to allow ever stronger backrest inclinations.
- Office chairs with headrests or with high backrests that support the head area have been on the market for a long time.
- the headrests are invariable in their height and usually not inclinable.
- the known headrests have the disadvantage that it is not possible for the user to work in the reclined position on the monitor, because they do not support the head or the neck precisely so that a head posture is supported, which allows a practical viewing angle to the monitor ,
- the invention seeks to avoid this mentioned disadvantage of the known prior art. It is the object of the invention to develop a neck support for an office swivel chair, with which it is possible to support the neck of the user in the reclined position so that an ergonomically correct angle is given to the monitor. It should be realized individually customized support of the neck for different work situations.
- this is in an office swivel chair with a neck support and with a tilt adjustment movably mounted on a support backrest, wherein between the backrest and neck support a hinge connection with a tilt resistance for adjusting the inclination of the neck support is achieved in that the neck support is also height adjustable, wherein the height adjustment of a circular orbit is formed following, and the inclination adjustment resistance of the neck support is adjustable.
- the advantages of the invention are, by the combination of inclination and height adjustment of the neck support is possible at any time during the use of office swivel chair to realize a pinpoint support of the head and neck area and thus set an ergonomically correct angle to the monitor. Neck tension is thus prevented by the user. Due to the individually adjustable inclination resistance of the inclination joint, it is advantageously left to the user to decide how tightly the joint should be adjustable.
- the neck support consists of a supporting frame with two curved side bars, which each have a joint socket, as well as a crossbar and a curved cushion part, consisting of a U-shaped pad plate with sliding blocks and the pad itself, the side bars an inner-side guide groove for receiving the sliding blocks of the upholstered plate and the traverse has a centrally disposed guide track for additional guidance of the pad plate.
- a height adjustment of the neck support can be realized very easily by shifting the pad plate in the guide groove of the side bars.
- the backrest has a backrest frame with two joint sockets, which correspond to the joint sockets of the frame of the neck support, wherein in the joint sockets of the backrest frame two Tellerfedem are axially arranged, which means of one of the joint sockets of the frame of the backrest and the frame the neck support connecting screw can be prestressed.
- the U-shaped pad plate of the neck support for the purpose of Aufklapples their webs above Film hinge on. It can be easily brought over the traverse of the neckrest frame including the upholstered part.
- the webs at its lower end by means of connecting means, preferably screws, connectable, so that the padding part is fixedly attached to the frame and does not slip during use.
- Fig. 1 shows an office swivel chair 1 with inventive neck support 2 during use at a computer workstation.
- the office swivel chair 1 has a backrest 4 movably mounted on a support 3. These Backrest 4 is adjustable in its inclination.
- the backrest 4 and the neck support 2 are connected via a hinge connection 5, which is described in more detail in Fig. 4.
- a user sits in particular when working on a monitor 6 in a reclined position in the office swivel chair.
- the head and neck posture of the user is accurately supported so that an ergonomically correct angle is given to the monitor, ie the screen top of the monitor 6 and the eye level of the user are on an (imaginary) horizontal Line of sight 7.
- Fig. 2 shows schematically in a side view, the height adjustment and Figure 3, the inclination adjustability of the neck support 2 according to the invention of the neck support 2 are only the curved side portions 8 of the frame and the curved cushion part 9 can be seen.
- the joint 5 between the neck support 2 and backrest 4 is shown.
- the solid lines in Fig. 2 show the neck support 2 in the pushed back position (lowest height) of the cushion part 9, the dashed lines in the highest position. Due to the curved components, the height adjustment follows a circular orbit (see dash-dot line).
- Fig. 3 the neck support 2 is shown in a standard position (solid lines), the dashed lines show them in a direction inclined towards the user's position.
- Fig. 4 shows a partial longitudinal section through the neck support and backrest support of the office swivel chair 1, from which the exact structure of the neck support 2 according to the invention is apparent.
- the neck support 2 consists of a supporting frame with two circular segment-curved side webs 8, of which only one web 8 is shown in Fig. 4 for reasons of symmetry, and a webs connecting the webs 8 10 and a curved padded part 9.
- Das Upholstery part 9 consists of a U-shaped pad plate 11 and the pad 12 itself.
- the side bars 8 of the neck support frame each have at their lower end a joint socket 16. They also have an inside guide groove 13.
- the pad plate 11 is laterally provided with respective sliding blocks 14, which are guided in the guide groove 13.
- the traverse 10 has a centrally arranged guide track 15, in which the pad plate 11 is additionally guided.
- the backrest 4 has a backrest frame 17 with two joint sockets 18, which correspond to the two joint sockets 16 on the side webs 8 of the neck support 2.
- two disc springs 19 are arranged axially.
- a screw 20 holds on the one hand the two sockets 16, 18 together, on the other hand it serves to bias the disc springs 19 such that a certain coefficient of friction between the two sockets 16 of the frame of the neck support 2 and the two sockets 18 on the backrest 4 is effective and so a certain resistance of the tilt adjustment results.
- the resistance of the tilt joint 5 is necessary so that the neck support on the one hand holds the head weight and on the other hand allows a situational adjustment of the inclination.
- Fig. 5 shows a side view of the neck support 2 with mounting components 21, 22.
- a film hinge 21 is arranged on the U-shaped cushion plate 11 for the purpose of unfolding their webs.
- the U-shaped cushion part 9 unfolded and easy on the cross member 10 of the frame Neck support 2 can be brought.
- connecting elements 22, here screws connected to each other, so that the cushion part is fixedly attached to the frame and does not slip during use.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf das Gebiet der Möbelindustrie. Sie betrifft eine Nackenstütze für einen Bürodrehstuhl mit einer zwecks Neigungsverstellung beweglich an einem Träger gelagerten Rückenlehne.The invention relates to the field of furniture industry. It relates to a neck support for an office swivel chair with a purpose of tilt adjustment movably mounted on a support backrest.
Bekannt sind Bürostühle mit einer Rückenlehnenmechanik oder einer Synchronmechanik, welche eine Neigung der Rückenlehne während der Benutzung realisieren. Der Trend der Hersteller bei derartigen Stühlen geht zur Zeit dahin, immer stärkere Rückenlehnenneigungen zu ermöglichen.Office chairs are known with a backrest mechanism or a synchronous mechanism, which realize a tilt of the backrest during use. The trend of manufacturers of such chairs is currently to allow ever stronger backrest inclinations.
Für die Bandscheibenentlastung ist dies ohne Zweifel von Vorteil. Für die Nackenmuskulatur ist dies jedoch problematisch, da der Nutzer mehr Kraft aufwenden muß, um das nach hinten geneigte Kopfgewicht zu halten.This is undoubtedly an advantage for the disc relief. For the neck muscles, however, this is problematic because the user must spend more force to hold the tilted back head weight.
Dies führt bei längerem Sitzen in der zurückgeneigten Haltung zwangsläufig zu Nackenverspannungen, insbesondere dann, wenn in der zurückgeneigten Haltung am Monitor gearbeitet wird. Um dies zu verhindern, benötigt ein Stuhl mit starker Rückenlehnenneigung eine Kopf- oder Nackenstütze.This leads to prolonged sitting in the reclined position inevitably neck tension, especially when working in the reclined position on the monitor. To prevent this, a chair with a strong backrest tilt requires a headrest or neck support.
Bürostühle mit Kopfstützen oder auch mit hohen Rückenlehnen, die den Kopfbereich stützen, sind seit längerem auf dem Markt vertreten. Die Kopfstützen sind in ihrer Höhe unveränderlich und meist nicht neigungsverstellbar. Es sind aber auch Lösungen bekannt, bei welchen die Neigung der Kopfstütze mit Hilfe eines zwischen Rückenlehne und Kopfstütze angeordneten Gelenkes verändert werden kann.Office chairs with headrests or with high backrests that support the head area have been on the market for a long time. The headrests are invariable in their height and usually not inclinable. But there are also known solutions in which the inclination of the headrest by means of a arranged between the backrest and headrest joint can be changed.
Die bekannten Kopfstützen haben den Nachteil, daß es dem Benutzer nicht möglich ist, in der zurückgelehnten Haltung am Monitor zu arbeiten, weil sie den Kopf bzw. den Nacken nicht punktgenau so unterstützen, daß eine Kopfhaltung gestützt wird, die einen praktikablen Sichtwinkel zum Monitor ermöglicht.The known headrests have the disadvantage that it is not possible for the user to work in the reclined position on the monitor, because they do not support the head or the neck precisely so that a head posture is supported, which allows a practical viewing angle to the monitor ,
Die Erfindung versucht, diesen genannten Nachteil des bekannten Standes der Technik zu vermeiden. Ihr liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Nackenstütze für einen Bürodrehstuhl zu entwickeln, mit welcher es möglich ist, den Nacken des Benutzers auch in der zurückgeneigten Position so zu unterstützen, daß ein ergonomisch richtiger Blickwinkel zum Monitor gegeben ist. Es soll eine individuell exakt angepaßte Abstützung des Nackens für unterschiedliche Arbeitssituationen realisiert werden.The invention seeks to avoid this mentioned disadvantage of the known prior art. It is the object of the invention to develop a neck support for an office swivel chair, with which it is possible to support the neck of the user in the reclined position so that an ergonomically correct angle is given to the monitor. It should be realized individually customized support of the neck for different work situations.
Erfindungsgemäß wird dies bei einem Bürodrehstuhl mit einer Nackenstütze und mit einer zwecks Neigungsverstellung beweglich an einem Träger gelagerten Rückenlehne, wobei zwischen Rückenlehne und Nackenstütze eine Gelenkverbindung mit einem Neigungswiderstand zur Verstellung der Neigung der Nackenstütze angeordnet ist dadurch erreicht, daß die Nackenstütze zusätzlich höhenverstellbar ist, wobei die Höhenverstellung einer Kreisumlaufbahn folgend ausgebildet ist, und der Neigungsverstellungswiderstand der Nackenstütze einstellbar ist.According to the invention this is in an office swivel chair with a neck support and with a tilt adjustment movably mounted on a support backrest, wherein between the backrest and neck support a hinge connection with a tilt resistance for adjusting the inclination of the neck support is achieved in that the neck support is also height adjustable, wherein the height adjustment of a circular orbit is formed following, and the inclination adjustment resistance of the neck support is adjustable.
Die Vorteile der Erfindung bestehen darin, durch es die Kombination von Neigungs- und Höhenverstellbarkeit der Nackenstütze jederzeit möglich ist, während der Benutzung des Bürodrehstuhles eine punktgenaue Stützung des Kopf- und Nackenbereiches zu realisieren und somit einen ergonomisch richtigen Blickwinkel zum Monitor einzustellen. Nackenverspannungen werden beim Benutzer somit verhindert. Durch den individuell einstellbaren Neigungswiderstand des Neigungsgelenkes wird es dem Nutzer vorteilhaft selbst überlassen einzustellen, wie schwergängig das Gelenk verstellbar sein soll.The advantages of the invention are, by the combination of inclination and height adjustment of the neck support is possible at any time during the use of office swivel chair to realize a pinpoint support of the head and neck area and thus set an ergonomically correct angle to the monitor. Neck tension is thus prevented by the user. Due to the individually adjustable inclination resistance of the inclination joint, it is advantageously left to the user to decide how tightly the joint should be adjustable.
Es ist zweckmäßig, wenn die Nackenstütze aus einem tragenden Rahmen mit zwei gekrümmten Seitenstegen, welche jeweils eine Gelenkpfanne aufweisen, sowie mit einer Traverse besteht und aus einem gekrümmten Polsterteil, bestehend aus einer u-förmigen Polsterplatte mit Nutensteinen und dem Polster selbst, wobei die Seitenstege eine innenseitige Führungsnut zur Aufnahme der Nutensteine der Polsterplatte aufweisen und die Traverse eine mittig angeordnete Führungsbahn zur zusätzlichen Führung der Polsterplatte aufweist. Auf diese Weise kann sehr einfach durch Verschiebung der Polsterplatte in der Führungsnut der Seitenstege eine Höhenverstellung der Nackenstütze realisiert werden.It is useful if the neck support consists of a supporting frame with two curved side bars, which each have a joint socket, as well as a crossbar and a curved cushion part, consisting of a U-shaped pad plate with sliding blocks and the pad itself, the side bars an inner-side guide groove for receiving the sliding blocks of the upholstered plate and the traverse has a centrally disposed guide track for additional guidance of the pad plate. In this way, a height adjustment of the neck support can be realized very easily by shifting the pad plate in the guide groove of the side bars.
Von Vorteil ist es, wenn die Rückenlehne einen Rückenlehnenrahmen mit zwei Gelenkpfannen aufweist, welche mit den Gelenkpfannen des Rahmens der Nackenstütze korrespondieren, wobei in den Gelenkpfannen des Rückenlehnenrahmens jeweils zwei Tellerfedem axial angeordnet sind, welche mittels einer die Gelenkpfannen des Rahmens der Rückenlehne und des Rahmens der Nackenstütze verbindenden Schraubverbindung vorspannbar sind. Durch einfaches Lockeren oder Festdrehen der Schraube ist es möglich, einen bestimmten Reibwert zwischen den Gelenkpfannen des Nackenstützenrahmens und den Gelenkpfannen des Rückenlehnenrahmens zu realisieren. Daraus resultiert ein bestimmter Widerstand der Neigungsverstellung.It is advantageous if the backrest has a backrest frame with two joint sockets, which correspond to the joint sockets of the frame of the neck support, wherein in the joint sockets of the backrest frame two Tellerfedem are axially arranged, which means of one of the joint sockets of the frame of the backrest and the frame the neck support connecting screw can be prestressed. By simply loosening or tightening the screw, it is possible to realize a certain coefficient of friction between the socket joints of the neck support frame and the socket joints of the backrest frame. This results in a certain resistance of the tilt adjustment.
Aus Gründen der Montierbarkeit weist einerseits vorteilhaft die u-förmige Polsterplatte der Nackenstütze zwecks Aufklappbarkeit ihrer Stege oben ein Filmscharnier auf. Damit kann sie inklusive Polsterteil problemlos über die Traverse des Nackenstützenrahmens gebracht werden. Andererseits sind die Stege an ihrem unteren Ende mittels Verbindungsmitteln, vorzugsweise Schrauben, verbindbar, so daß das Polsterteil fest am Rahmen angebracht ist und während der Benutzung nicht verrutscht.For reasons of mountability, on the one hand advantageously has the U-shaped pad plate of the neck support for the purpose of Aufklappbarkeit their webs above Film hinge on. It can be easily brought over the traverse of the neckrest frame including the upholstered part. On the other hand, the webs at its lower end by means of connecting means, preferably screws, connectable, so that the padding part is fixedly attached to the frame and does not slip during use.
In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- einen Bürodrehstuhl mit erfindungsgemäßer Nackenstütze während der Benutzung an einem Computer-Arbeitsplatz;
- Fig. 2
- eine Seitenansicht der Nackenstütze mit schematischer Darstellung der Höhenverstellbarkeit;
- Fig. 3
- eine Seitenansicht der Nackenstütze mit schematischer Darstellung der Neigungsverstellbarkeit;
- Fig. 4
- einen Teillängsschnitt durch Nackenstütze und Rückenlehnenträger;
- Fig. 5
- eine Seitenansicht der Nackenstütze mit Montagebauteilen.
- Fig. 1
- an office swivel chair with neck support according to the invention during use at a computer workstation;
- Fig. 2
- a side view of the neck support with a schematic representation of the height adjustment;
- Fig. 3
- a side view of the neck support with a schematic representation of the inclination adjustment;
- Fig. 4
- a partial longitudinal section through neck support and backrest support;
- Fig. 5
- a side view of the neck support with mounting components.
Es sind nur die für das Verständnis der Erfindung wesentlichen Elemente gezeigt.Only the elements essential to the understanding of the invention are shown.
Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung anhand eines Ausführungsbeispieles und der Figuren 1 bis 5 näher erläutert.The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment and the figures 1 to 5.
Fig. 1 zeigt einen Bürodrehstuhl 1 mit erfindungsgemäßer Nackenstütze 2 während der Benutzung an einem Computer-Arbeitsplatz. Der Bürodrehstuhl 1 weist eine an einem Träger 3 beweglich gelagerte Rückenlehne 4 auf. Diese Rückenlehne 4 ist in ihrer Neigung verstellbar. Die Rückenlehne 4 und die Nackenstütze 2 sind über eine Gelenkverbindung 5, welche in Fig. 4 näher beschrieben ist, verbunden. Wie in Fig. 1 dargestellt, sitzt ein Benutzer insbesondere bei der Arbeit an einem Monitor 6 in zurückgelehnter Haltung im Bürodrehstuhl. Mit Hilfe der erfindungsgemäßen höhen- und neigungsverstellbaren Nackenstütze wird die Kopf- und Nackenhaltung des Benutzers punktgenau so gestützt, daß ein ergonomisch richtiger Blickwinkel zum Monitor gegeben ist, d.h. die Bildschirmoberkante des Monitors 6 und die Augenhöhe des Benutzers befinden sich auf einer (gedachten) horizontalen Sichtlinie 7.Fig. 1 shows an office swivel chair 1 with
Fig. 2 zeigt schematisch in einer Seitensicht die Höhenverstellbarkeit und Fig.3 die Neigungsverstellbarkeit der erfindungsgemäßen Nackenstütze 2. Von der Nackenstütze 2 sind dabei jeweils nur die gekrümmten Seitenteile 8 des Rahmens und das gekrümmte Polsterteil 9 zu sehen. Außerdem ist die Gelenkverbindung 5 zwischen Nackenstütze 2 und Rückenlehne 4 dargestellt. Die durchgezogenen Linien in Fig. 2 zeigen die Nackenstütze 2 in zurückgeschobener Stellung (geringste Höhe) des Polsterteiles 9, die gestrichelten Linien in der höchsten Stellung. Auf Grund der gekrümmten Bauteile folgt die Höhenverstellung einer Kreisumlaufbahn (siehe Strich-Punkt-Linie).Fig. 2 shows schematically in a side view, the height adjustment and Figure 3, the inclination adjustability of the
In Fig. 3 ist die Nackenstütze 2 in einer Standardstellung dargestellt (durchgezogenen Linien), die gestrichelten Linien zeigen sie in einer nach vom in Richtung des Benutzers geneigten Stellung.In Fig. 3, the
Fig. 4 zeigt einen Teillängsschnitt durch Nackenstütze und Rückenlehnenträger des Bürodrehstuhles 1, aus welchem der genaue Aufbau der erfindungsgemäßen Nackenstütze 2 hervorgeht. Die Nackenstütze 2 besteht aus einem tragenden Rahmen mit zwei kreissegmentförmig gekrümmten Seitenstegen 8, von denen aus Symmetriegründen nur ein Steg 8 in Fig. 4 abgebildet ist, sowie einer die Stege 8 verbindenden Traverse 10 und einem gekrümmten Polsterteil 9. Das Polsterteil 9 besteht aus einer u-förmigen Polsterplatte 11 und dem Polster 12 selbst.Fig. 4 shows a partial longitudinal section through the neck support and backrest support of the office swivel chair 1, from which the exact structure of the
Die Seitenstege 8 des Nackenstützenrahmens besitzen an ihrem unteren Ende jeweils eine Gelenkpfanne 16. Sie verfügen außerdem über eine innenseitige Führungsnut 13. Die Polsterplatte 11 ist seitlich jeweils mit Nutensteinen 14 versehen, welche in der Führungsnut 13 geführt werden. Die Traverse 10 weist eine mittig angeordnete Führungsbahn 15 auf, in welcher die Polsterplatte 11 zusätzlich geführt wird. Durch Verschiebung der Polsterplatte 11 in der Führungsnut 13 bzw. Führungsbahn 15 wird somit die Höhenverstellung der Nackenstütze 2 realisiert.The side bars 8 of the neck support frame each have at their lower end a
Die Rückenlehne 4 weist einen Rückenlehnenrahmen 17 mit zwei Gelenkpfannen 18 auf, welche mit den beiden Gelenkpfannen 16 an den Seitenstegen 8 der Nackenstütze 2 korrespondieren. In den Gelenkpfannen 16 des Rückenlehnenrahmens 17 sind jeweils zwei Tellerfedern 19 axial angeordnet. Eine Schraubverbindung 20 hält einerseits die beiden Gelenkpfannen 16, 18 zusammen, andererseits dient sie dazu, die Tellerfedern 19 derart vorzuspannen, daß ein bestimmter Reibwert zwischen den beiden Gelenkpfannen 16 des Rahmens der Nackenstütze 2 und den beiden Gelenkpfannen 18 an der Rückenlehne 4 wirksam wird und so ein bestimmter Widerstand der Neigungsverstellung resultiert. Der Widerstand des Neigungsgelenkes 5 ist notwendig, damit die Nackenstütze einerseits das Kopfgewicht hält und andererseits eine situative Verstellung der Neigung zuläßt. Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Lösung kann somit ein Nutzer des Bürostuhles individuell einstellen, wie schwergängig das Gelenk verstellbar ist.The
Fig. 5 zeigt in einer Seitendarstellung die Nackenstütze 2 mit Montagebauteilen 21, 22. Aus Gründen der Montierbarkeit der Nackenstütze 2 ist an der u-förmige Polsterplatte 11 zwecks Aufklappbarkeit ihrer Stege ein Filmscharnier 21 angeordnet. Auf diese Weise kann das u-förmige Polsterteil 9 auseinandergeklappt und einfach über die Traverse 10 des Rahmens der Nackenstütze 2 gebracht werden. Danach werden die beiden Stege des Polsterteiles 9 von unten mittels Verbindungselemente 22, hier Schrauben, miteinander verbunden, so daß das Polsterteil fest am Rahmen angebracht ist und während der Benutzung nicht verrutscht.Fig. 5 shows a side view of the
Selbstverständlich ist die Erfindung nicht auf das beschriebene Ausführungsbeispiel beschränkt.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described.
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- BürodrehstuhlOffice chair
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- Nackenstützeheadrest
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- Trägercarrier
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- Rückenlehnebackrest
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- Gelenkverbindungarticulation
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- Monitormonitor
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- Sichtlinieline of sight
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- Seitenstegside web
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- Polsterteilupholstery part
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- Traversetraverse
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- Polsterplattepad plate
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- Polsterpad
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- seitliche Führungsnut in Pos. 8lateral guide groove in Pos. 8
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- Nutenstein von Pos. 11Slot nut from Pos. 11
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- Führungsbahn in Pos. 10Guideway in Pos. 10
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- Gelenkpfanne in Pos. 8Socket in pos. 8
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- Rahmen von Pos. 4Frame from pos. 4
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- Gelenkpfanne in Pos. 17Socket in pos. 17
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- TellerfederBelleville spring
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- Schraubverbindungscrew
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- Filmscharnierfilm hinge
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- Verbindungsmittelconnecting means
Claims (4)
- A swivel office chair (1) with a neck support (2) and a backrest (4) lying flexibly on a carrier (3) in order to ensure an inclination adjustment, whereby an articulation (5) with an inclination resistance to adjust the gradient of the neck support (2) is located between the backrest (4) and the neck support (2), characterised by the fact that the neck support (2) can be adjusted in height, whereby the height adjustment follows a circular trajectory, and the resistance of the inclination adjustment of the neck support (2) can be set to the user's preference.
- A swivel office chair (1) according to Claim 1 is characterised in that the neck support (2) consists of a carrier frame with two curved side straps (8), each of which has a socket (16) and a tie bar (10), and of a substantially curved upholstery part (9) comprising a U-shaped upholstery plate (11) with sliding blocks (14) and the upholstery (12) itself, wherein the side straps (8) have an inside guiding groove (13) to receive the sliding blocks (14) of the upholstery plate (11), whereby the tie bar (10) has a slotted link (15) arranged in the middle to provide guidance of the upholstery plate (11).
- A swivel office chair (1) according to Claim 1 is characterised in that the backrest (4) comprises a backrest frame (17) with two sockets (18) corresponding to the respective sockets (16) of the frame of the neck support (2), wherein two spring washers (19) are arranged axially in each socket (16) of the backrest frame (17), and pre-stress can be applied to said springs by means of a screwed connection (20) between the sockets (16, 18) of the frame of the backrest (4) and the frame of the neck support (2).
- A swivel office chair (1) according to Claim 1 is characterised in that for assembly reasons, the U-shaped upholstery plate (11) has a hinge (21) in its upper portion so that the straps can be folded, and the straps can be connected at their bottom end by means of joints and fastenings (22), preferably by screws.
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