EP1190651A2 - Dispositif de réglage pour un siège ou pour un lit avec au moins une pièce pivotante par barre de torsion connectée au lit ou siège - Google Patents

Dispositif de réglage pour un siège ou pour un lit avec au moins une pièce pivotante par barre de torsion connectée au lit ou siège Download PDF

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EP1190651A2
EP1190651A2 EP01121412A EP01121412A EP1190651A2 EP 1190651 A2 EP1190651 A2 EP 1190651A2 EP 01121412 A EP01121412 A EP 01121412A EP 01121412 A EP01121412 A EP 01121412A EP 1190651 A2 EP1190651 A2 EP 1190651A2
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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
    • A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/08—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with means for adjusting two or more rests simultaneously
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/04—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination
    • A47C20/041—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination by electric motors

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  • the present invention relates to an adjustment device for a couch or Seating with at least one swiveling over a torsion bar on the lying or seating furniture swivel part, with a housing and a bearing element arranged in the housing, one in the bearing element the torsion bar is partially encompassing recess, in which the torsion bar can be inserted so that the adjustment device is held positively on the torsion bar, and with an im Housing housed actuator acting on the torsion bar.
  • EP 372 032 B 1 describes an adjusting device for one at least one pivotable back part and one pivotable Equipped slatted frame of a bed disclosed, whereby at the back and foot part a torsion bar is provided, which in the adjusting device extends. There is a radial on this torsion bar protruding stand lever attached, which on a spindle of a Actuator attacks.
  • This adjustment device comprises a housing in which all necessary components for adjusting the head and foot section are integrated. In this housing there is one for the foot and one head part Provided recess in which that part of the torsion bar can be received that includes the lever.
  • the housing with its recess from below is now attached to the slatted frame pushed onto the torsion bars in such a way that the lever in The housing disappears and the torsion bar rests in the recess. Then a cover held on the housing is placed over the Recess pushed so that the housing and the entire adjustment device over this cover on the torsion bar and thus on the slatted frame is hanging.
  • the adjustment devices known from EP 372 032 B1 and DE 38 42 078 C2 are simply through without additional fasteners Attach to the respective torsion bars on the slatted frame. For this it is advantageous to make the adjusting device as light as possible.
  • to Attachment of the known adjustment devices on the slatted frame must be Torsion bars first in the corresponding recesses or clamps are inserted before the lid to close the Recess can be pushed into position. This assembly is very cumbersome and can only be carried out by specialist staff, in particular there is very little space available under the slatted frame stands.
  • These adjustment devices are also due to the large number and Size of the components is expensive to manufacture.
  • the present invention is based on the object to create an adjustment device that is easy to mount on the furniture and which is inexpensive to manufacture.
  • an adjusting device is the technical solution to this problem proposed with the features of claim 1.
  • advantageous Further developments of this adjustment device are the subclaims refer to.
  • An adjustment device trained according to this technical teaching has the Advantage that this can be easily installed. To do this the housing is simply attached to the torsion bar using the recess, before the actuator then pushes the torsion bar into the Recess presses so that the bearing element in the torsion bar Grips area of the recess. The adjustment device thus hangs form-fitting on the slatted frame, so that the tedious closing of the lid or the attachment of other fasteners is not necessary. This is also ensures that the adjustment device is permanently attached to the torsion bar, d. H. is held on the slatted frame.
  • the recess faces the actuator designed open, so that the adjusting device quasi horizontally on the Torsion bar can be pushed on and a recess forming Arm rests on the torsion bar and the entire adjustment device that way.
  • the Bearing element is connected tensile to the actuator, so that the actuator always pull the bearing element tight against the torsion bar can, so that the recess with its web permanently holds the torsion bar and encompasses reliably.
  • the adjustment device comprises a thrust element which can be moved transversely to the torsion bar and which presses on the torsion bar by the actuator. This will also the torsion bar pressed into the recess of the bearing element, so that the torsion bar slips out of the recess and thus falling of the adjusting device is prevented. This will achieved particularly advantageous in that on the torsion bar radially protruding lever extending into the housing is the forces exerted by the thrust element on the torsion bar transfers.
  • the actuator forms the Bearing element and the thrust element an adjustment mechanism, the axial is slidably mounted in the housing. This will introduce the Torsion bar relieved as the whole mechanism for this purpose can be moved a little and after inserting the torsion bar is returned to the original position.
  • both the head and the foot part is adjustable.
  • Figure 1 shows a slatted frame 10 of a bed with a pivotable attached head and foot section, which a slatted and on Slatted frame 10 have rotatably mounted pivot part 12, 14, which over on the pivot part 12, 14 engaging levers 16, 18 of a rotatable on Slatted frame 10 mounted torsion bar 20, 22 are pivotable.
  • On these two torsion bars 20, 22 is an embodiment of one Adjusting device according to the invention suspended cantilevered in the subsequent figures is described in detail.
  • This adjustment device 24 is only hanging on the torsion bars 20, 22 attached and requires no additional fasteners, so this Adjustment device 24 can also be retrofitted without great effort existing slatted frames 10 can be retrofitted.
  • the adjusting device 24 includes a two-part housing 26 in which two exactly identical adjustment mechanisms are axially displaceable.
  • a part of the housing 26 is shown, while the other part of the housing 26, which is of exactly the same construction is not shown.
  • This Recesses 28 are dimensioned and selected so that the torsion bars 20, 22 can be generously accommodated without Initiate housing 26.
  • torsion bar 20, 22 there is a radially protruding set-up lever 30, 32 attached, which is designed angled in itself.
  • the adjustment mechanism comprises a bearing element 38, 40, a thrust element 42, 42 and an actuator 46, 48.
  • an electric motor 50, 52 one driven by the electric motor 50, 52 Worm gear 54, 56 and a hollow spindle driven by the worm gear 58, 60, which is integrally connected to the bearing element 38, 40 and with its free end axially displaceable in a bearing opening 62, 64 is held precisely.
  • the thrust element 42, 44 is also on the Hollow spindle 58, 60 guided axially displaceable and elongated in this way formed that its front edge on the angled web 34, 36th of the lifting lever 30, 32 presses.
  • At the top of the bearing element 38, 40 is one to the middle of the Housing 26 open recess 66, 68 formed in the the torsion bar 20, 22 is insertable.
  • the actuator 46, 48 pulls the Hollow spindle 58, 60 and that integrally connected to the hollow spindle 58, 60 Bearing element 38, 40 in such a way that the in the Recesses 28 and 66, 68 inserted torsion bar 20, 22 from Projection 70, 72 is embraced, so that the adjusting device 24 this type holds positively on the torsion bar 20, 22.
  • Adjustment device 24 are the two adjustment mechanisms with exactly the same components. This eliminates unnecessary molds and the quantities to be produced increase accordingly, so that the individual parts can be manufactured inexpensively. However, this has the consequence that the one acting on the worm wheel 54, 56 Electric motor 50, 52 protrudes once to the right and once to the left, so that a corresponding bulge is provided in the housing 26. This in turn has the consequence that the two parts of the housing 26 can be identical, which also leads to a reduction in production costs leads.
  • the adjustment mechanism in its entirety is in the direction of the hollow spindle 58, 60 slidably mounted in the housing.
  • the inside of the housing 26 is formed with a honeycomb-like stiffening structure, which also serves as a guide for the respective adjustment mechanisms.
  • the hollow spindle 58, 60 is in the bearing opening 62, 64 also held axially displaceable, the end of the hollow spindle 58, 60 is carried out according to the path to be shifted so long that the hollow spindle 58, 60 always remains in the position opening 62, 64.
  • FIGS. 3a to 3f The attachment of the adjusting device 24 to the torsion bars 20, 22 takes place in several successive steps, which are shown in FIGS. 3a to 3f are shown.
  • the adjusting device 24 is already one-sided attached to the torsion bar 22, while Figure 3a the other Adjustment mechanism still shows in its original position. Due to the oblique position of the adjusting device 24 now slips the entire Adjustment mechanism due to gravity so far to the outer end of the Housing 26 out that the bearing element 38 to the honeycomb structure 74 Facility is coming. Figure 3b shows this position. Now the bearing element 38 axially displaced so far that the projection 70 the recess 28th completely releases, so that the torsion bar 20 is now in the recess 28 and can be inserted into the recess 66.
  • the Swivel part 16 slightly raised, so that first the web 34 in the Recess 28 of the housing 26 can be inserted in that the adjusting device 24 is moved up towards the slatted frame.
  • the swivel part 16 returned to its original position, and the adjustment device 24 moved further up, so that the torsion bar 20 enters the recess 28, as shown in Figures 3c and 3d is shown.
  • the torsion bar 20 touches the swinging executed recess 66 of the bearing element 38 and presses the bearing element 38 together with the entire adjusting mechanism, so that it moves towards the center of the adjusting device 24 (FIG. 3e).
  • the projection 70 engages around the torsion bar 20 and locks it thus the adjusting device 24 on the torsion bar 20.
  • the adjusting device 24 is held in a form-fitting manner on the torsion bar 20 and can be used as intended.
  • FIG. 3f shows, now by actuating the steep drive via the thrust element 42 pressure be exerted on the lifting lever 34, so that the lever 16 the Presses swivel part 12 into the desired position.

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)
EP01121412A 2000-09-22 2001-09-07 Dispositif de réglage pour un siège ou pour un lit avec au moins une pièce pivotante par barre de torsion connectée au lit ou siège Expired - Lifetime EP1190651B1 (fr)

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