EP2062506A1 - Seating furniture - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C17/00—Sofas; Couches; Beds
- A47C17/04—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds
- A47C17/12—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds changeable to beds by tilting or extending the arm-rests
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C17/00—Sofas; Couches; Beds
- A47C17/04—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds
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- the present invention relates to a chair according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Multifunctional seating is now widely used and can be found in virtually every price segment. While in the past it was mostly confined to providing seating that could be configured as needed to create a sleeping area for sleeping (so-called "sofa beds”), additional functionalities are increasingly available today, such as the ability to position the seat wide areas to change or to provide more backrest elements if necessary.
- the bed is provided by the fact that arranged on a base element back or Armlehnetti be removed, which must then be stored somewhere, which requires additional space and usually leads to a sense of dwelling, "unclean" overall situation.
- the invention relates to a chair, such as a sofa or a chair, which has at least two interconnected via a support structure elements which are positioned relative to each other in a first and a second position and in each of these positions together a viable top of the chair form.
- a "load-bearing upper side” is understood to mean an upper side of the seat that is capable of being owned by an adult person in every area of its extension, without this causing any damage to the seating or becoming unstable.
- the claimed load-bearing top formed by the elements may be the entire top of the chair or a portion thereof.
- these elements are positioned relative to each other such that the upper side of the seat formed by these forms a continuous and substantially flat surface, ie a flat lying surface without significant elevations, depressions or gaps.
- these elements are positioned relative to one another in such a way that the upper side of the seat formed by them has one or more abruptly elevated regions, ie one or more regions which emerge stepwise from the remaining surface.
- the elements which are in accordance with the requirements form second position form abruptly elevated areas, and the adjacent elements thereof gaps between them, which are open to the top of the chair and narrow in this area, so that although dust and smaller solids, such as coins, from the top into this Column can penetrate, a cleaning of the column or their boundary surfaces by means of cleaning cloth or vacuum cleaner is not or only insufficiently possible.
- the elements are arranged in such a way that the boundary surfaces of the aforementioned gaps are easily accessible with a cleaning cloth or the vacuum cleaner, to allow easy cleaning.
- the invention enables the creation of multifunctional seating furniture with couch function possible, which have a virtually identical floor plan in any configuration, require no additional space for the temporary storage of elements and at the same time meet high hygienic requirements, since they open to the top but for a Cleaning with the cleaning cloth or vacuum cleaner per se have inaccessible gaps between the elements.
- the embodiment of the invention favors a pleasing visual design of the seating furniture, in which the backrest elements seem to "hover" over the seat surface in the second position in the claim.
- the entire load-bearing upper side of the seat is formed by the claimed elements, so that it forms a continuous, essentially flat lying surface, similar to a bed, at most still having "unsustainable" upper side portions can, for example, laterally arranged storage areas, which are formed by non-claimant elements.
- the entire top of the chair formed by the claimed elements so that the chair in the first position has neither areas which are not sustainable, that is not allowed to be owned, nor area formed by other, not claiming elements.
- the entire load-bearing upper side of the seat is formed by the claimed elements, so that in this position at most "non-loadable" upper side sections may be present, e.g. laterally arranged storage areas that are formed by non-claimant elements. More preferably, the entire top of the chair is formed by the claimed elements, so that the chair in the second position has neither areas which are not load-bearing, i. not to be possessed, nor area formed by other, non-claiming elements.
- At least one of the claimed elements is displaceable upwardly from the first position relative to another of the elements, or at most a few degrees from the perpendicular to a plane formed from the top of the chair in the first position, so as to produce a claimable second position, this element then forming an abruptly elevated area of the top of the chair.
- the upwardly displaceable element at least in the first position part of the circumferential boundary of the top of the chair, because this makes possible embodiments in which the boundary surfaces of the gaps formed between this element and those in the first position on these adjacent elements are already fully accessible when the first element is displaced upwards by its height from the outside.
- the support structure comprises one or more guide elements, to ensure defined movements of the elements relative to each other when they are moved relative to each other to take the claimed first or second position.
- incorrect operation can be largely avoided and it also results in a high-quality overall impression of the chair.
- one or more translational guide elements which are preferably designed as guide columns or scissor mechanisms, are present, which advantageously have a direction of movement perpendicular to a plane formed by the surface of the seat in the first position. In such embodiments, the advantages of the invention are particularly evident.
- one or more of the claimed elements is connected to the other elements via exactly one guide column or exactly one scissor mechanism, advantageously centered with respect to the longitudinal extension of the respective element, it is not possible to tilt several of these guide elements with one another and it results a clearly structured, tidy overall impression.
- the support structure is configured such that at least a portion of the relatively positionable elements in the first position, in the second position or in these two positions locked to each other, it is preferred that this is designed such that a lock automatically when reaching the respective position, for example by snapping, or automatically after completion of an operation action, for example, after releasing an actuating knob or an operating loop, via which or which the adjustment was triggered.
- a lock automatically when reaching the respective position, for example by snapping, or automatically after completion of an operation action, for example, after releasing an actuating knob or an operating loop, via which or which the adjustment was triggered.
- this electric drive means preferably an electric motor with a spindle drive or a hydraulic drive with electric pump, by means of which at least a part of the elements between the first and the second position back and forth are movable.
- the drive means are also designed such that the claimed elements can be locked with these in any position between the first and the second position.
- the seating has one or more spring drives on, preferably with a gas spring, by means of which at least a portion of the relatively positionable elements from the first to the second position are movable, for which a possible existing locking the first position must be canceled previously.
- the movement of the elements from the second to the first position by muscle power under increasing bias of the respective spring drive can be done, for which a possible existing locking the second position must be canceled previously.
- Such inventive seating equipped with spring drives have the advantage that no external energy in the form of electricity is needed, so that can be dispensed with disturbing power cable.
- a high ease of operation is achieved by the energy is provided for the typically counter to gravity movement of the elements of the claim according to the first claim in the claims second position by the spring force drive, while the countermovement, in which essentially only those in the spring element demonstrêtment Energy must be applied, can be provided by the operator taking advantage of his body weight.
- a part or all of the claimed elements which in the second position form an abruptly elevated area of the top of the chair, at least in the second position, preferably also in any intermediate positions between the first and the second Position, in each case with respect to their orientation, which they occupy in the first position, inclined or tiltable, preferably continuously inclinable. It is also envisaged that these can be tilted directly from the first position as stated above.
- the inclination is preferably carried out around an inclination axis, which runs parallel to a boundary edge of the part surface formed by this surface of the seat. This boundary edge is also preferably the longest of the boundary edges of this subarea.
- this inclination or inclinability of the respective element consists of a partial surface, which is formed by one or more elements which can not form abruptly elevated areas of the top of the chair, in particular the inclination axis in the region of this Partial surface facing the boundary of the element is arranged.
- the seating furniture having elements arranged in the first position has an upper side with a substantially rectangular floor plan, the circumferential boundary of which is formed on two or three circumferentially successive sides entirely or partially by elements which in a second Position can form an abruptly elevated area of the top.
- the portion of the upper surface thereof formed by the claimed elements which can not form abruptly raised portions of the upper side, in the first position and in the second position, has an identical height above one through the footprints of the seat Seating furniture defined level, so on the floor surface on which the seating is set up as intended. This results in both positions identical seat height.
- Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a first embodiment of the inventive seat in the form of a two-seater sofa.
- the upper side 3 of the sofa is formed by a total of five claimed elements 1, 2, wherein the large element 1 shown in the figure in the middle below is a fixed element, while the remaining elements 2 arranged to the right and left and above which form the peripheral boundary of the upper side 3 of the sofa on three of four sides, individually upwardly displaceable perpendicularly to the upper side 3 of the sofa, so that they can individually or collectively claim stepwise raised areas 4 of the upper side 3.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 which is a front view ( Fig. 2 ) and a side view ( Fig. 3 ) of the chair Fig. 1 show, the elements 1 and 2 in the illustrated claimed first position a continuous, substantially flat top 3 of the chair, which is viable over its entire extent, that can be owned or occupied.
- the elements border 1, 2 in this situation with the formation of narrow, open to the top 3 and the peripheral boundary of the sofa towards columns 9 to each other.
- the sofa as a whole forms a continuous lying surface 3, similar to a bed.
- FIGS. 4 to 8 shows the sofa with the elements 1, 2 arranged in different second positions according to the claims, ie in positions in which the elements 1, 2 are arranged in such a way that the top 3 formed by them has abruptly elevated areas 4 the elements 2 which are displaceable in order to form these regions are each displaced upwards in this position so that the boundary surfaces 7, 8 which bound the gaps 9 formed between the elements 1, 2 are completely accessible, so that they can be cleaned with a cleaning cloth and / or a vacuum cleaner can be cleaned.
- Fig. 5 shows, also in the front view, the sofa in a situation which differs from the in Fig. 4 only differs in that here also the two in Fig. 1 form elements 2 shown on the right and left below, so that a two-seat sofa with a flat backrest and flat armrests is formed.
- Fig. 6 shows a situation like the one in Fig. 5 shown, but the two in Fig. 1 Elements 2 shown above, which previously served as flat backrests, are now inclined towards the seat surface formed by the stationary element 1 so as to form a high backrest.
- Fig. 6 shows a situation like the one in Fig. 5 shown, but the two in Fig. 1 Elements 2 shown above, which previously served as flat backrests, are now inclined towards the seat surface formed by the stationary element 1 so as to form a high backrest.
- Fig. 7 shows a situation similar to the one in Fig. 6 , shown, but also in the Fig. 1 Element 2 shown on the bottom left, which is in Fig. 6 the left flat armrest formed inclined to the seat surface formed by the fixed element 1, while that in the Fig. 1 bottom right element shown in Fig. 6 the right flat armrest formed, here is not elevated.
- the sofa forms a so-called chaise longue.
- Fig. 8 is a side view of the in Figure 7 shown in the front view sofas.
- FIGS. 9 to 13 show other variants of the chair from the FIGS. 1 to 8 each in the plan view.
- Fig. 9 shows a sofa like Fig. 1 with the difference that in Fig. 1 Slidable element 2 shown below right is omitted and that fixed element 1 extends to the right boundary of the top 3 of the sofa.
- Fig. 10 shows a sofa like Fig. 1 with the difference that the fixed element 1 has a greater depth and in front of the in Fig. 1 Sliding elements 2 shown to the right and left extending to the right and left boundary of the upper side 3 of the sofa, whereby this sofa when in the in the FIGS. 4 to 6 is configured type, provides a much greater seat depth.
- Fig. 11 shows a sofa, which is different from the one in Fig.
- FIG. 9 only differs in that the in Fig. 9 shown fixed element 1 and the sliding element 2 shown there above right are shortened from the right, so that a similar sofa is created with reduced seat width.
- Fig. 12 shows a sofa similar to in Fig. 11 shown, but with the difference that in Fig. 11 Sliding elements 2 shown above right and left have been replaced by a single, shorter displaceable element 2, which in the illustration in Fig. 12 now no longer extends to the right boundary of the top 3 of the sofa.
- the freed by the shortening part of the top is formed here by the fixed element 1, which extends correspondingly on the right side of the representation to the upper limit of the top 3 of the sofa.
- Fig. 13 shows a single-seat sofa corner element, which differs from the in Fig. 11 Sofa only differs in that the in Fig. 11 Slidable element 2 shown above right is omitted and the fixed element 1 has been shortened accordingly from the right.
- Fig. 14 shows a plan view of a second embodiment of the inventive seat, also in the form of a two-seater sofa.
- the top side 3 of the sofa is formed here by a total of four claimed elements 1, 2.
- a large, fixed element 1 is present, which forms all circumferential boundaries of the upper side 3 of the sofa, and three smaller elements 2, which are seen in the plan view all disposed within the large fixed element 1 and individually perpendicular to the top 3 of the sofa can be displaced above, so that they can form demanding jumped areas 4 of the top 3.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 which is a front view ( Fig. 15 ) and a side view ( Fig. 16 ) of the chair Fig. 14 show, these elements 1, 2 in the illustrated claim according to the first position also a total continuous, substantially flat top 3 of the chair, which is also viable over its entire extent.
- the elements 1, 2 adjoin one another here in the first position according to the claim, forming narrow gaps 9, but with the difference that these gaps 9 are here exclusively opened towards the top side 3 of the sofa.
- FIGS. 17 to 20 shows the sofa arranged with the elements 1,2 in different claims second positions
- the displaceable to form these areas elements 2 are in this position each shifted so far up that the boundary surfaces 7, 8, which in the claims Limit the first position formed between the elements 1, 2 formed column 9, are fully accessible, so that they can be cleaned with a cleaning cloth and / or a vacuum cleaner.
- Fig. 18 shows, also in the front view of the sofa, a situation which differs from the one in Fig. 17 only differs in that here also the two in Fig. 14 Formed below the right and left sliding elements 2 form jumped areas 4, so that there is a two-seater sofa with flat backrest and flat armrests.
- Fig. 19 shows a situation like the one in Fig. 18 shown, but the in Fig. 14 Slidable element 2 shown above, which previously served as a flat backrest, is now inclined towards the seat surface formed by the stationary element 1 and thereby forms a high backrest.
- Fig. 20 is a side view of the in Figure 19 Sofas shown in the front view.
- the displaceable elements 2 are each connected via a belonging to the claim according to support structure 5 guide column 6 with the stationary element 1, wherein each guide column 6 with a gas spring drive (not visible) is provided, with which the respective element 2 can be driven automatically and guided by the guide column 6 upwards.
- a gas spring drive (not visible)
- This is effected in each case when not arranged in the upper position element 2 by pulling on a pull tab (not shown), wherein after releasing a locking takes place in the reached position.
- the latch is removed by pulling the pull tab again and the element 2 then by vertical load, for example, with the body weight of the operator, against the force of the gas spring moves down, at the same time the gas spring is increasingly biased. Then the pull tab is released again, whereupon the reached lowered position is locked.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Sitzmöbel gemäss dem Oberbegriff von Patentanspruch 1.The present invention relates to a chair according to the preamble of
Multifunktionale Sitzmöbel sind heute weit verbreitet und praktisch in jedem Preissegment zu finden. Während man sich früher zumeist darauf beschränkte, ein Sitzmöbel bereitzustellen, dessen Elemente bei Bedarf so konfiguriert werden können, dass eine Liegefläche zum Schlafen entsteht (so genannte "Schlafsofas"), werden heute vermehrt zusätzliche Funktionalitäten angeboten, wie beispielsweise die Möglichkeit, die Sitzposition in weiten Bereichen zu verändern oder bei Bedarf weitere Lehnenelemente zur Verfügung zu stellen.Multifunctional seating is now widely used and can be found in virtually every price segment. While in the past it was mostly confined to providing seating that could be configured as needed to create a sleeping area for sleeping (so-called "sofa beds"), additional functionalities are increasingly available today, such as the ability to position the seat wide areas to change or to provide more backrest elements if necessary.
Dabei ergibt sich bei einigen heute bekannten Bauarten der Nachteil, dass zur Bereitstellung der Liegefläche Elemente des Sitzmöbels ausgeklappt werden müssen, was mit einer deutlichen Vergrösserung der Abmessungen dieses Sitzmöbels einhergeht und mit einer entsprechenden Reduktion des Platzangebotes um dieses herum.This results in some today known types of disadvantage that elements of the chair must be expanded to provide the mattress, which is accompanied by a significant increase in the dimensions of this chair and with a corresponding reduction in the space around it.
Bei anderen Bauarten wiederum wird die Liegefläche dadurch zur Verfügung gestellt, dass auf einem Grundelement angeordnete Rücken- bzw. Armlehnelemente entfernt werden, welche dann irgendwo zwischengelagert werden müssen, was zusätzlichen Platz erfordert und zumeist zu einer dem Wohngefühl abträglichen, "unaufgeräumten" Gesamtsituation führt.In other types, in turn, the bed is provided by the fact that arranged on a base element back or Armlehnelemente be removed, which must then be stored somewhere, which requires additional space and usually leads to a sense of dwelling, "unclean" overall situation.
Weiter sind auch Bauarten bekannt, bei denen die Liegefläche ohne oder ohne nennenswerte Vergrösserung der Abmessungen dadurch zur Verfügung gestellt werden kann, dass fest mit der Sitzmöbelstruktur verbundene Elemente abgesenkt oder abgeklappt werden. Diese Bauarten weisen jedoch den Nachteil auf, dass zwischen den feststehenden und den abklapp- oder absenkbaren Elementen Spalte vorhanden sind, in denen sich mit der Zeit Staub und kleinere Festkörper ansammeln und welche nicht oder nur relativ umständlich zu reinigen sind. Solche Bereiche gilt es aus Gründen der Wohnbereichshygiene zu vermeiden.Further, designs are also known in which the lying surface can be made available without or without any appreciable enlargement of the dimensions by virtue of the fact that elements fixedly connected to the seating furniture structure are lowered or folded down. However, these designs have the disadvantage that there are gaps between the fixed and the hinged or lowerable elements, in which accumulate with time dust and smaller solids and which do not or only relatively awkward to clean. Such areas should be avoided for reasons of domestic hygiene.
Es stellt sich daher die Aufgabe, ein Sitzmöbel zur Verfügung zu stellen, welches die zuvor erwähnten Nachteile des Standes der Technik nicht aufweist oder diese zumindest teilweise vermeidet.It is therefore the object to provide a chair available, which does not have the aforementioned disadvantages of the prior art, or at least partially avoids.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch das Sitzmöbel gemäss Patentanspruch 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by the seating according to
Demgemäss betrifft die Erfindung ein Sitzmöbel, wie beispielsweise ein Sofa oder ein Sessel, welches mindestens zwei über eine Tragstruktur miteinander verbundene Elemente aufweist, die relativ zueinander in einer ersten und einer zweiten Position positionierbar sind und dabei in jeder dieser Positionen gemeinsam eine tragfähige Oberseite des Sitzmöbels bilden. Unter einer "tragfähigen Oberseite" wird im vorliegenden Fall eine Oberseite des Sitzmöbels verstanden, die im Stande ist, in jedem Bereich ihrer Erstreckung von einer erwachsenen Person besessen zu werden, ohne dass dadurch das Sitzmöbel Schaden nimmt oder instabil wird. Die von den Elementen gebildete anspruchsgemässe tragfähige Oberseite kann die gesamte Oberseite des Sitzmöbels sein oder ein Teilbereich davon.Accordingly, the invention relates to a chair, such as a sofa or a chair, which has at least two interconnected via a support structure elements which are positioned relative to each other in a first and a second position and in each of these positions together a viable top of the chair form. In the present case, a "load-bearing upper side" is understood to mean an upper side of the seat that is capable of being owned by an adult person in every area of its extension, without this causing any damage to the seating or becoming unstable. The claimed load-bearing top formed by the elements may be the entire top of the chair or a portion thereof.
In der anspruchsgemässen ersten Position sind diese Elemente derartig zueinander positioniert, dass die von diesen gebildete Oberseite des Sitzmöbels eine durchgehende und im wesentlichen ebene Fläche bildet, also eine ebene Liegefläche ohne wesentliche Erhöhungen, Vertiefungen oder Zwischenräume.In the claimed first position, these elements are positioned relative to each other such that the upper side of the seat formed by these forms a continuous and substantially flat surface, ie a flat lying surface without significant elevations, depressions or gaps.
In der anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position sind diese Elemente derartig zueinander positioniert, dass die von diesen gebildete Oberseite des Sitzmöbels einen oder mehrere sprunghaft erhöhte Bereiche aufweist, also einen oder mehrere Bereiche, die stufenartig aus der übrigen Fläche hervortreten.In the claimed second position, these elements are positioned relative to one another in such a way that the upper side of the seat formed by them has one or more abruptly elevated regions, ie one or more regions which emerge stepwise from the remaining surface.
Dabei bilden in der anspruchsgemässen ersten Position die Elemente, welche in der anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position sprunghaft erhöhte Bereiche bilden, und die an diese angrenzenden Elemente Spalte zwischen diesen aus, welche zur Oberseite des Sitzmöbels hin geöffnet und in diesem Bereich eng sind, so dass zwar Staub und kleinere Festkörper, wie z.B. Münzen, von der Oberseite her in diese Spalte eindringen können, eine Reinigung der Spalte bzw. derer Begrenzungsflächen mittels Putztuch oder Staubsauger jedoch nicht oder nur unzureichend möglich ist.In this case, in the first position to be claimed, the elements which are in accordance with the requirements form second position form abruptly elevated areas, and the adjacent elements thereof gaps between them, which are open to the top of the chair and narrow in this area, so that although dust and smaller solids, such as coins, from the top into this Column can penetrate, a cleaning of the column or their boundary surfaces by means of cleaning cloth or vacuum cleaner is not or only insufficiently possible.
In der anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position sind die Elemente derartig zueinander angeordnet, dass die Begrenzungsflächen der zuvor erwähnten Spalte ohne weiteres mit einem Putztuch oder dem Staubsauger zugänglich sind, zur Ermöglichung einer problemlosen Reinigung.In the claimed second position, the elements are arranged in such a way that the boundary surfaces of the aforementioned gaps are easily accessible with a cleaning cloth or the vacuum cleaner, to allow easy cleaning.
Durch die Erfindung wird die Schaffung von multifunktionalen Sitzmöbeln mit Liegenfunktion möglich, welche in jeder Konfiguration einen praktisch identischen Grundriss aufweisen, keinen zusätzlichen Platzbedarf für die Zwischenlagerung von Elementen benötigen und gleichzeitig hohen hygienischen Ansprüchen gerecht werden, da sie keine zur Oberseite hin geöffneten aber für eine Reinigung mit dem Putztuch oder Staubsauger per se unzugänglichen Spalten zwischen den Elementen aufweisen.The invention enables the creation of multifunctional seating furniture with couch function possible, which have a virtually identical floor plan in any configuration, require no additional space for the temporary storage of elements and at the same time meet high hygienic requirements, since they open to the top but for a Cleaning with the cleaning cloth or vacuum cleaner per se have inaccessible gaps between the elements.
Auch begünstigt die erfindungsgemässe Ausgestaltung eine gefällige optische Gestaltung der Sitzmöbel, bei der die Lehnenelemente in der anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position über der Sitzfläche zu "schweben" scheinen.Also, the embodiment of the invention favors a pleasing visual design of the seating furniture, in which the backrest elements seem to "hover" over the seat surface in the second position in the claim.
In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird in der anspruchsgemässen ersten Position die gesamte tragfähige Oberseite des Sitzmöbels von den anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet, so dass diese eine durchgehende, im wesentlichen ebene Liegefläche bildet, einem Bett ähnlich, wobei allenfalls noch "nicht tragfähige" Oberseiten-Teilbereiche vorhanden sein können, z.B. seitlich angeordnete Ablageflächen, die von nicht anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet werden. Noch bevorzugter wird die gesamte Oberseite des Sitzmöbels durch die anspruchsgemässen Elemente gebildet, so dass das Sitzmöbel in der ersten Position weder Bereiche aufweist, welche nicht tragfähig sind, d.h. nicht besessen werden dürfen, noch Bereich, die von anderen, nicht anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet sind.In a preferred embodiment, in the claimed first position, the entire load-bearing upper side of the seat is formed by the claimed elements, so that it forms a continuous, essentially flat lying surface, similar to a bed, at most still having "unsustainable" upper side portions can, for example, laterally arranged storage areas, which are formed by non-claimant elements. Even more preferred is the the entire top of the chair formed by the claimed elements, so that the chair in the first position has neither areas which are not sustainable, that is not allowed to be owned, nor area formed by other, not claiming elements.
In einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird in der anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position die gesamte tragfähige Oberseite des Sitzmöbels von den anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet, so dass in dieser Position allenfalls noch "nicht tragfähige" Oberseiten-Teilbereiche vorhanden sein können, z.B. seitlich angeordnete Ablageflächen, die von nicht anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet werden. Noch bevorzugter wird die gesamte Oberseite des Sitzmöbels durch die anspruchsgemässen Elemente gebildet, so dass das Sitzmöbel in der zweiten Position weder Bereiche aufweist, welche nicht tragfähig sind, d.h. nicht besessen werden dürfen, noch Bereich, die von anderen, nicht anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet sind.In a further preferred embodiment, in the claimed second position, the entire load-bearing upper side of the seat is formed by the claimed elements, so that in this position at most "non-loadable" upper side sections may be present, e.g. laterally arranged storage areas that are formed by non-claimant elements. More preferably, the entire top of the chair is formed by the claimed elements, so that the chair in the second position has neither areas which are not load-bearing, i. not to be possessed, nor area formed by other, non-claiming elements.
Durch diese Ausgestaltungen erhält man besonders alltagstaugliche erfindungsgemässe Sitzmöbel.By these embodiments, one obtains particularly suitable for everyday use inventive seating.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Sitzmöbels ist zumindest eines der anspruchsgemässen Elemente ausgehend von der ersten Position gegenüber einem anderen der Elemente senkrecht oder höchstens einige Grad von der Senkrechten abweichend zu einer von der Oberseite des Sitzmöbels in der ersten Position gebildeten Ebene nach oben verschiebbar, um so eine anspruchsgemässe zweite Position herzustellen, wobei dieses Element dann einen sprunghaft erhöhten Bereich der Oberseite des Sitzmöbels bildet. Hierdurch werden erfindungsgemässe Sitzmöbel möglich, deren Oberseite sowohl in der ersten als auch in der zweiten Position einen identischen Grundriss aufweist.In yet another preferred embodiment of the chair, at least one of the claimed elements is displaceable upwardly from the first position relative to another of the elements, or at most a few degrees from the perpendicular to a plane formed from the top of the chair in the first position, so as to produce a claimable second position, this element then forming an abruptly elevated area of the top of the chair. As a result, seating according to the invention becomes possible, the upper side of which has an identical floor plan both in the first and in the second position.
Dabei ist es weiter bevorzugt, wenn das nach oben verschiebbare Element zumindest in der ersten Position einen Teil der umfangsmässigen Begrenzung der Oberseite des Sitzmöbels bildet, weil hierdurch Ausführungsformen möglich werden, bei denen die Begrenzungsflächen der zwischen diesem Element und den in der ersten Position an dieses angrenzenden Elementen gebildeten Spalte bereits bei einer Verschiebung des erstgenannten Elements um seine Bauhöhe nach oben von aussen her vollständig zugänglich werden.It is further preferred if the upwardly displaceable element at least in the first position part of the circumferential boundary of the top of the chair, because this makes possible embodiments in which the boundary surfaces of the gaps formed between this element and those in the first position on these adjacent elements are already fully accessible when the first element is displaced upwards by its height from the outside.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Sitzmöbels umfasst die Tragstruktur ein oder mehrere Führungselemente, zur Sicherstellung definierter Bewegungsabläufe der Elemente relativ zueinander, wenn diese zur Einnahme der anspruchsgemässen ersten oder zweiten Position relativ zueinander bewegt werden. Hierdurch kann eine Fehlbedienung weitestgehend vermieden werden und es ergibt sich zudem ein hochwertiger Gesamteindruck des Sitzmöbels.In yet another preferred embodiment of the seat, the support structure comprises one or more guide elements, to ensure defined movements of the elements relative to each other when they are moved relative to each other to take the claimed first or second position. As a result, incorrect operation can be largely avoided and it also results in a high-quality overall impression of the chair.
Dabei ist es bevorzugt, wenn ein oder mehrere translatorische Führungselemente, welche bevorzugterweise als Führungssäulen oder Scherenmechanismen ausgebildet sind, vorhanden sind, wobei diese mit Vorteil eine Bewegungsrichtung senkrecht zu einer von der Oberfläche des Sitzmöbels in der ersten Position gebildeten Ebene aufweisen. Bei solchen Ausführungsformen treten die Vorteile der Erfindung besonders deutlich zu Tage.It is preferred if one or more translational guide elements, which are preferably designed as guide columns or scissor mechanisms, are present, which advantageously have a direction of movement perpendicular to a plane formed by the surface of the seat in the first position. In such embodiments, the advantages of the invention are particularly evident.
Werden bei solchen Ausführungsformen ein oder mehrere der anspruchsgemässen Elemente über jeweils genau eine Führungssäule oder genau einen Scherenmechanismus, mit Vorteil mittig bezüglich der Längserstreckung des jeweiligen Elements, mit den übrigen Elementen verbunden, so ist eine Verkanten mehrerer dieser Führungselemente untereinander nicht möglich und es ergibt sich ein klar strukturierter, aufgeräumter Gesamteindruck.If, in such embodiments, one or more of the claimed elements is connected to the other elements via exactly one guide column or exactly one scissor mechanism, advantageously centered with respect to the longitudinal extension of the respective element, it is not possible to tilt several of these guide elements with one another and it results a clearly structured, tidy overall impression.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Sitzmöbels ist die Tragstruktur derartig ausgestaltet, dass zumindest ein Teil der relativ zueinander positionierbaren Elemente in der ersten Position, in der zweiten Position oder in diesen beiden Positionen zueinander arretierbar sind, wobei es bevorzugt ist, dass diese derartig ausgestaltet ist, dass eine Arretierung automatisch bei Erreichen der jeweiligen Position erfolgt, z.B. durch Einrasten, oder automatisch nach Beendigung einer Betätigungshandlung erfolgt, z.B. nach Loslassen eines Betätigungsknopfes oder einer Betätigungsschlaufe, über welchen oder welche die Verstellung ausgelöst wurde. Bei Ausführungsvarianten, welche zusätzlich Zwischenpositionen zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Position vorsehen, ist es weiter bevorzugt, wenn eine solche Arretierung auch in den Zwischenpositionen möglich ist. Hierdurch ergibt sich der Vorteil, dass die Elemente in Schwerkraftrichtung, d.h. in der bestimmungsgemässen Belastungsrichtung, eine unveränderliche Position zueinander aufweisen und ein unbeabsichtigtes Verändern der jeweiligen Position sicher verhindert wird.In yet another preferred embodiment of the seat, the support structure is configured such that at least a portion of the relatively positionable elements in the first position, in the second position or in these two positions locked to each other, it is preferred that this is designed such that a lock automatically when reaching the respective position, for example by snapping, or automatically after completion of an operation action, for example, after releasing an actuating knob or an operating loop, via which or which the adjustment was triggered. In embodiments which additionally provide intermediate positions between the first and the second position, it is further preferred if such a locking is also possible in the intermediate positions. This results in the advantage that the elements in the direction of gravity, ie in the intended direction of loading, have a fixed position to each other and unintentional changing the respective position is reliably prevented.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Sitzmöbels weist dieses elektrische Antriebsmittel auf, bevorzugterweise einen Elektromotor mit einem Spindeltrieb oder einen Hydraulikantrieb mit elektrischer Pumpe, mittels derer zumindest ein Teil der Elemente zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Position hin- und her bewegbar sind. Mit Vorteil sind die Antriebsmittel zudem derartig ausgestaltet, dass die anspruchsgemässen Elemente mit diesen in jeder beliebigen Position zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Position arretierbar sind.In yet another preferred embodiment of the seat, this electric drive means, preferably an electric motor with a spindle drive or a hydraulic drive with electric pump, by means of which at least a part of the elements between the first and the second position back and forth are movable. Advantageously, the drive means are also designed such that the claimed elements can be locked with these in any position between the first and the second position.
Auf diese Weise lassen sich erfindungsgemässe Sitzmöbel bereitstellen, welche höchsten Ansprüchen an den Bedienungskomfort gerecht werden und zudem zusätzliche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten eröffnen, da auf das sonst vorliegende Erfordernis der Möglichkeit einer Krafteinleitung von aussen zur Bewirkung einer Verstellung der Position der Elemente keine Rücksicht genommen werden muss.In this way, according to the invention can provide seating, which meet the highest standards of ease of use and also open up additional design options, since the otherwise existing requirement of the possibility of a force from the outside to effect an adjustment of the position of the elements no consideration must be taken.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform weist das Sitzmöbel einen oder mehrere Federkraftantriebe auf, bevorzugterweise mit einer Gasdruckfeder, mittels welcher zumindest ein Teil der relativ zueinander positionierbaren Elemente von der ersten in die zweite Position bewegbar sind, wozu eine allfällige vorhandene Arretierung der ersten Position vorher aufgehoben werden muss.In yet another preferred embodiment, the seating has one or more spring drives on, preferably with a gas spring, by means of which at least a portion of the relatively positionable elements from the first to the second position are movable, for which a possible existing locking the first position must be canceled previously.
Dabei ist es weiter bevorzugt, dass das Bewegen der Elemente von der zweiten in die erste Position durch Muskelkraft unter zunehmender Vorspannung des jeweiligen Federantriebs erfolgen kann, wozu eine allfällige vorhandene Arretierung der zweiten Position vorher aufgehoben werden muss.It is further preferred that the movement of the elements from the second to the first position by muscle power under increasing bias of the respective spring drive can be done, for which a possible existing locking the second position must be canceled previously.
Solche mit Federkraftantrieben ausgestatteten erfindungsgemässen Sitzmöbel weisen den Vorteil auf, dass keine Fremdenergie in Form von Strom benötigt wird, so dass auf störende Stromkabel verzichtet werden kann. Gleichzeitig ist ein hoher Bedienungskomfort erzielbar, indem die Energie für die typischerweise entgegen der Schwerkraft verlaufende Bewegung der Elemente von der anspruchsgemässen ersten in die anspruchsgemässe zweite Position durch den Federkraftantrieb bereitgestellt wird, während die Gegenbewegung, bei der im wesentlichen nur die in das Federelement wieder einzuspeichernde Energie aufgebracht werden muss, vom Bediener unter Ausnutzung seines Körpergewichts bereitgestellt werden kann.Such inventive seating equipped with spring drives have the advantage that no external energy in the form of electricity is needed, so that can be dispensed with disturbing power cable. At the same time a high ease of operation is achieved by the energy is provided for the typically counter to gravity movement of the elements of the claim according to the first claim in the claims second position by the spring force drive, while the countermovement, in which essentially only those in the spring element einzusichernde Energy must be applied, can be provided by the operator taking advantage of his body weight.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Sitzmöbels sind ein Teil oder sind alle der anspruchsgemässen Elemente, welche in der zweiten Position einen sprunghaft erhöhten Bereich der Oberseite des Sitzmöbels bilden, zumindest in der zweiten Position, bevorzugterweise auch in etwaigen Zwischenpositionen zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Position, jeweils gegenüber ihrer Orientierung, die sie in der ersten Position einnehmen, geneigt oder neigbar, und zwar bevorzugterweise stufenlos neigbar. Auch ist es vorgesehen, dass diese direkt ausgehend von der ersten Position wie zuvor dargelegt neigbar sind. Die Neigung erfolgt bevorzugterweise um eine Neigungsachse herum, welche parallel zu einer Begrenzungskante der von diesem gebildeten Teilfläche der Oberfläche des Sitzmöbels verläuft. Diese Begrenzungskante ist zudem bevorzugterweise die längste der Begrenzungskanten dieser Teilfläche.In yet another preferred embodiment of the chair, a part or all of the claimed elements, which in the second position form an abruptly elevated area of the top of the chair, at least in the second position, preferably also in any intermediate positions between the first and the second Position, in each case with respect to their orientation, which they occupy in the first position, inclined or tiltable, preferably continuously inclinable. It is also envisaged that these can be tilted directly from the first position as stated above. The inclination is preferably carried out around an inclination axis, which runs parallel to a boundary edge of the part surface formed by this surface of the seat. This boundary edge is also preferably the longest of the boundary edges of this subarea.
Dabei ist es weiter von Vorteil, wenn diese Neigung oder Neigbarkeit des jeweiligen Elements zu einer Teilfläche hin besteht, die von einem oder mehreren Elementen gebildet wird, welche keine sprunghaft erhöhten Bereiche der Oberseite des Sitzmöbels bilden können, wobei insbesondere die Neigungsachse im Bereich der dieser Teilfläche zugewandten Begrenzung des Elements angeordnet ist.It is further advantageous if this inclination or inclinability of the respective element consists of a partial surface, which is formed by one or more elements which can not form abruptly elevated areas of the top of the chair, in particular the inclination axis in the region of this Partial surface facing the boundary of the element is arranged.
Hierdurch besteht die Möglichkeit, verschiedenste Sitzpositionen zu realisieren.This makes it possible to realize a variety of seating positions.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform weist das Sitzmöbel bei in der ersten Position angeordneten Elementen eine Oberseite mit einem im wesentlichen rechtwinkligen Grundriss auf, deren umfangsmässige Begrenzung an zwei oder drei umfangsmässig aufeinander folgenden Seiten ganz oder teilweise von Elementen gebildet wird, welche in einer anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position einen sprunghaft erhöhten Bereich der Oberseite bilden können. Hierdurch wird es möglich, ein erfindungsgemässes Sitzmöbel zur Verfügung zu stellen, welches in der anspruchsgemässen zweiten Position mindestens eine Rücken- und eine Armlehne aufweist und dabei eine maximale Sitzfläche zur Verfügung stellt.In still another preferred embodiment, the seating furniture having elements arranged in the first position has an upper side with a substantially rectangular floor plan, the circumferential boundary of which is formed on two or three circumferentially successive sides entirely or partially by elements which in a second Position can form an abruptly elevated area of the top. This makes it possible to provide a seating furniture according to the invention which has at least one backrest and one armrest in the second position according to the claims, thereby providing a maximum seating area.
In noch einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Sitzmöbels weist der Teilbereich der Oberseite desselben, welcher von anspruchsgemässen Elementen gebildet ist, die keine sprunghaft erhöhten Bereiche der Oberseite bilden können, in der ersten Position und in der zweiten Position eine identische Höhe über einer durch die Aufstandsflächen des Sitzmöbels definierten Ebene auf, also über der Bodenfläche, auf der das Sitzmöbel bestimmungsgemäss aufgestellt wird. Hierdurch ergibt sich in beiden Positionen eine identische bestimmungsgemässe Sitzhöhe.In yet another preferred embodiment of the chair, the portion of the upper surface thereof formed by the claimed elements which can not form abruptly raised portions of the upper side, in the first position and in the second position, has an identical height above one through the footprints of the seat Seating furniture defined level, so on the floor surface on which the seating is set up as intended. This results in both positions identical seat height.
Weitere bevorzugte Ausführungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den abhängigen Ansprüchen und aus der nun folgenden Beschreibung anhand der Figuren. Dabei zeigen:
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Figuren 14 bis 20 eine zweite Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemässen Sitzmöbels in verschiedenen Ansichten und verschiedenen Zuständen.
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FIGS. 9 to 13 other variants of the chair from theFIGS. 1 to 8 each in the plan view; and - the
FIGS. 14 to 20 a second embodiment of the inventive seat in different views and different states.
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