EP1306033A3 - Chair - Google Patents

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EP1306033A3
EP1306033A3 EP02023419A EP02023419A EP1306033A3 EP 1306033 A3 EP1306033 A3 EP 1306033A3 EP 02023419 A EP02023419 A EP 02023419A EP 02023419 A EP02023419 A EP 02023419A EP 1306033 A3 EP1306033 A3 EP 1306033A3
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elements
chair
coupled
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EP1306033B1 (en
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Sven Poppel
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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
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/38—Support for the head or the back for the head
    • 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
    • A47C1/022—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/024—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable and lockable inclination
    • 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
    • A47C7/448—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with resilient blocks
    • 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
    • A47C7/46—Support for the head or the back for the back with special, e.g. adjustable, lumbar region support profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
  • Chairs Characterized By Structure (AREA)
  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)

Abstract

The chair has one or more support element fixings (17) at the rear end of the seat cushion, for securing respective elastic support elements (18), each provided with a coil spring element (20) extending along its length and used for supporting a number of vertically spaced shaped.elements (21) extending across the width of the seat backrest, which can be coupled together via vertical elastic stiffening elements (26). The lower shaped elements and/or the stiffening elements are coupled to one or more pivot levers (27), with a limited pivot movement, adjusted via a setting element (30).
EP02023419A 2001-10-24 2002-10-19 Chair Expired - Lifetime EP1306033B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE10152560A DE10152560A1 (en) 2000-10-12 2001-10-24 Office chair with adjustable seat and backrest has vertically spaced shaped elements at rear of backrest coupled to pivot lever operated by setting device
DE10152560 2001-10-24

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EP1306033A2 EP1306033A2 (en) 2003-05-02
EP1306033A3 true EP1306033A3 (en) 2004-01-07
EP1306033B1 EP1306033B1 (en) 2005-03-02

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EP02023419A Expired - Lifetime EP1306033B1 (en) 2001-10-24 2002-10-19 Chair

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AT (1) ATE289768T1 (en)
DE (2) DE10152560A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE10326404B4 (en) * 2003-06-12 2007-09-06 Automotive Group Ise Innomotive Systems Europe Gmbh Device for protecting people in a frontal collision with a motor vehicle
DE202004017110U1 (en) * 2004-11-05 2005-01-20 Meyra Wilhelm Meyer Gmbh & Co. Kg Seat with a seat and a backrest
NO20065018A (en) * 2006-11-01 2008-02-11 Anders Berget Chair
DE102007018856A1 (en) 2007-04-20 2008-10-23 BRÜNIG, Matthias Mobile backrest for a chair or armchair
DE102012109710A1 (en) * 2012-10-11 2014-06-12 Grammer Ag Vehicle seat with changeable backrest shape

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4157203A (en) * 1977-05-09 1979-06-05 Center For Design Research And Development N.V. Articulated double back for chairs
DE20107899U1 (en) * 2001-05-10 2001-07-12 Sede Ag Klingnau De armchair

Family Cites Families (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4135948C2 (en) 1991-10-31 1993-12-23 Rolf Voelkle Chair, in particular office swivel chair
DE10050430A1 (en) 2000-10-12 2002-04-18 Sven Poppel Office chair has seat support plate mounted on rollers in curved guides, back rest having separate cushions whose position can be changed and which are held in place by springs running through it

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4157203A (en) * 1977-05-09 1979-06-05 Center For Design Research And Development N.V. Articulated double back for chairs
DE20107899U1 (en) * 2001-05-10 2001-07-12 Sede Ag Klingnau De armchair

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DE50202363D1 (en) 2005-04-07
ATE289768T1 (en) 2005-03-15
DE10152560A1 (en) 2003-05-08
EP1306033B1 (en) 2005-03-02
EP1306033A2 (en) 2003-05-02

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