EP2805644A1 - Höhenverstellbare Fußstütze - Google Patents

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EP2805644A1
EP2805644A1 EP14169891.0A EP14169891A EP2805644A1 EP 2805644 A1 EP2805644 A1 EP 2805644A1 EP 14169891 A EP14169891 A EP 14169891A EP 2805644 A1 EP2805644 A1 EP 2805644A1
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Tim Mengerink
Jan Wouter Broerse
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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
    • A47C16/00—Stand-alone rests or supports for feet, legs, arms, back or head
    • A47C16/02—Footstools; Foot-rests; Leg-rests
    • A47C16/025—Footstools; Foot-rests; Leg-rests adjustable, swivelling, rocking

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  • the invention relates to a footrest according to the introductory portion of claim 1.
  • Such a footrest is known from practice in the form of the "Basic 952" footrest commercially available from Score B.V. in Tolbert, The Netherlands. Such footrests are particularly used in situations where work surface height adjustment is not feasible and in particular if the seat would otherwise be too high above the floor so that the seat would hamper blood circulation through the legs.
  • the "Basic 952" footrest has foot-operated instant height adjustment with a range of 8-29 cm and a load capacity of 100 kg.
  • the “Basic 952” has 12 height levels, which can be easily adjusted while the user is seated using one foot to operate a pedal hinged to a base part.
  • the catch When the pedal is operated, the catch is retracted from engagement with the rack while the other foot is held in a position on top of the treadboard to counteract upward force exerted by springs urging the treadboard upwardly. Then the foot on top of the treadboard is pushed down if lowering of the footrest height is desired or lifted to allow the treadboard to rise if an increase of the footrest height is desired. When the desired height is reached, the pedal is released and the catch again engages the toothed rack to fix the footrest height at the level reached.
  • the footrest height can be adjusted without requiring a support permanently projecting to a maximum achievable height, which support projects above the treadboard when the footrest height is set to a lower level.
  • a support projecting above the treadboard limits freedom of movement of the user's feet and can cause discomfort to a user when hit inadvertently with a foot or lower leg portion of the user.
  • the adjustment structure includes a threaded rod rotatably mounted to the treadboard part and carrying an adjustment knob by which the rod can be rotated.
  • the thread engages a nut mounted to an end portion of one of the leg structures, while the other leg structure is hinged to the treadboard part with its hinge axis in a fixed position.
  • the knob By rotating the knob, the distance between the hinge axes at the side of the treadboard is steplessly adjustable, so that the height of the footrest is steplessly adjustable.
  • adjusting the height can only be operated by hand.
  • WO86/06941 yet another height adjustable footrest with mutually crossing leg structures is known.
  • the leg structures are not hinged to each other between end portions of the respective leg structures. Instead, the positions of the hinge axes at the side of the treadboard are fixed, which allows the treadboard to tilt.
  • the footrest is adjustable in height by changing the distance between the lower ends of the leg structures by selecting a hole in an adjustment member extending from one lower leg structure end to the other lower leg structure end and engaging the selected hole with a pin on the other lower leg structure end. In this footrest, adjusting the height also requires manual intervention and the steps between selectable footrest heights are rather large.
  • this object is achieved by providing a footrest according to claim 1.
  • the teeth of the rack each project from a base to a top in a direction transverse to the engagement directions to a counter surface facing the rack and, in the protruded position in which the catch and the rack are mutually engaged, the catch projects into a space between the rack and the counter surface, the catch is reliably held in engagement with the teeth even if resultant forces urge the catch away from the rack.
  • This allows the teeth of the rack to be relatively low and/or shaped to resist high shear forces, so that a required tooth load bearing resistance can be achieved with fine teeth and accordingly a large number of teeth per unit of length, which allows adjusting the height in small steps.
  • the footrest shown in the drawings has a treadboard part 1 with a treadboard 14 and a treadboard frame 15, and a support structure 2 under the treadboard part 1 supporting the treadboard part 1.
  • the support structure 2 has an adjustment structure 3 for adjusting the height at which the treadboard 1 is supported by the support structure 2.
  • the treadboard 14 is pivotable relative to the treadboard frame 15 about a pivot axis 22.
  • the support structure 2 has two leg structures 4, 5.
  • a first one of the leg structures 4 has two legs 6, 7 and shafts 10, 11 interconnecting its legs 6, 7.
  • a second one of the leg structures 5 has two legs 8, 9 and shafts 12, 13 interconnecting its legs 8, 9.
  • one or both of the leg structures may also have a different number of legs, e.g. one or three legs, which may be equipped with foot members or connecting members e.g. in T-bar form and that the legs may be of any suitable cross-section, e.g. circular, T or I shaped or in the form of for instance (sandwich) plate shaped members.
  • the legs 6-9 are hinged to the frame 15 of the treadboard part 1 about mutually parallel and spaced apart hinge axes 16, 17.
  • the hinge axes are preferably located at generally opposite ends of the treadboard part so that relatively long leg structures can be accommodated and a large adjustment range (preferably more than 18 or 20 cm) is obtained.
  • the legs structures 4, 5 cross each other in a position spaced from the hinge axes 16, 17 and are hinged to each other about a central hinge axis 18 at the crossing and parallel to the hinge axes 16, 17.
  • the legs structures 4, 5 are also hinged to a base part 19 about base hinge axes 20, 21 parallel to the other hinge axes 16-18 and mutually spaced apart.
  • central hinge axis may be left out if a tilting treadboard part is desired.
  • base hinge axes and the base part may be left out.
  • the leg structures do not need to intersect, but may cross along each other at a mutual distance as mutually skew lines.
  • the adjustment structure 3 is coupled to and extends between end portions of the leg structures 4, 5 at the treadboard side of the leg structures 4, 5 for adjusting the spacing between the hinge axes 16, 17 at the treadboard side of the leg structures 4, 5.
  • the adjustment structure 3 has a first adjustment member 23 coupled to the end portion of the leg structure 4.
  • the first adjustment member has toothed racks 25, 26 oriented in longitudinal directions 28.
  • a second adjustment member 24 of the adjustment structure 3 is coupled to the end portion of the other leg structure 5 and has a catch 27 displaceable along the racks 25, 26 and arranged for engagement with the racks 25, 26 in selectable positions along the racks 25, 26.
  • the catch 27 is displaceable relative to the racks 25, 26 in engagement directions 29 transverse (preferably perpendicular) to the longitudinal direction 28 between a protruded position as shown in the drawings in which the catch 27 and the racks 25, 26 are mutually engaged and a retracted position in which the catch 27 and the racks 25, 26 are mutually released.
  • the overall length of the adjustment structure 3, and accordingly the distance between the hinge axes 16, 17 at the treadboard side of the leg structures 4, 5, can be changed as is illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4 .
  • the vertical distance between the hinge axes 16, 20 and 17, 21 is changed so that the height setting of the footrest is changed.
  • the leg structures are hinged about axes 17, 21 in fixed positions, whereas on the opposite side, the shafts 10, 13 are slidably guided in slots 39-42 for allowing the distance between horizontally opposite hinge axes 16, 17 and 20, 21 to be changed.
  • the teeth 30 of the racks 25, 26 each project from a base 31 to a top 32 in a direction 33 transverse (preferably perpendicular) to the engagement directions 29 to a counter surface 26, 25 facing the respective rack 25, 26.
  • the catch 27 projects into a space 34 between the rack 25, 26 and the counter surface 26, 25 and is in contact with the counter surface 26, 25.
  • the racks 25, 26 each form the counter surface facing the other rack, but the counter surface may in principle also be of a different design, for instance in the form of a smooth surface.
  • tooth pressure components urging the catch away from the respective teeth do not operate in a direction contrary to the engagement direction, but transverse thereto and result in the catch 27 being pressed against the counter surface.
  • the tooth pressure components urging the catch 27 away from the racks 25, 26 cancel each other out.
  • the catch 27 is reliably prevented from becoming dislodged from the racks 25, 26 due to tooth pressure urging the catch 27 away from the respective rack 25, 26.
  • a bolt 35 projects from a bridge 36 of the treadboard frame 15 through strips of the first and second adjustment members 23, 24 and carries a spring 37 biasing the strips against each other and towards a lower side of the bridge 36.
  • the strips extend through a slit 38 in the bridge so that the distance over which the second adjustment 24 member can be urged away from the first adjustment member 23 is limited.
  • the second adjustment member 24 For bringing the catch 27 out of engagement with the racks 25, 26 the second adjustment member 24 has a release arm 43 which has an operating end projecting slightly above the treadboard 14. By pressing the release arm 43 down, at the catch 27, the second adjustment member 24 is pressed away from the first adjustment member 23 against a biasing force exerted by the spring 37, so that the catch 27 is brought out of engagement with the racks 25, 26. Since the spring 37 does not have to counteract tooth force components perpendicular to the racks 25, 26, the spring 37 can be dimensioned to exert a small biasing force and a small operating force is sufficient to urge the catch 27 out of engagement with the racks 25, 26.
  • the treadboard level can easily be controlled by the same foot of a user with which also the release arm is operated. By pressing that foot down or lifting it, the user can change the height of the footrest to the desired height. By then releasing the release arm 43, the catch 27 is caused to be biased back into engagement with the racks 25, 26 by the spring 37.
  • releasing and locking the adjustment structure 3 and adjusting the height of the footrest can easily be operated with one foot.
  • the catch 27 and the release arm 43 are bolted to opposite sides of a strip of the second adjustment member 24 by bolts 49.
  • the counter surface facing the rack 25, 26 is formed by a second toothed rack 26, 25 respectively, and that the catch 27 also engages teeth 30 of the counter surface when the catch and the other, first toothed rack 25, 26 are mutually engaged, tooth pressure forces urging the racks 25, 26 and the catch 27 apart are balanced out generally centering the catch between the racks and the forces exerted via the catch 27 are distributed over two racks. This reduces the loads exerted onto each single rack 25, 26, so that a required overall load resistance can be achieved with smaller teeth and an even finer adjustment pitch can be achieved.
  • the catch 27 has toothed faces with a plurality of teeth 48 with a pitch in the longitudinal direction 28 which, when the catch 27 and the racks 25, 26 are mutually engaged, engage teeth 30 of the toothed racks 25, 26 with a corresponding pitch in that longitudinal direction 28.
  • the racks 25, 26 are part of the first adjustment member 23 which is coupled to the end portion of the first leg structure 4.
  • Flanks 50 of the teeth 30 of the toothed racks 25, 26 facing towards that leg structure end portion have a positive pressure angle ⁇ . Due to this positive pressure angle ⁇ , the teeth 30 can withstand a large load in the longitudinal direction. This also allows the teeth 30 to be dimensioned relatively small, so that a small pitch and accordingly a small adjustment pitch can be achieved.
  • a positive pressure angle results in a relatively large tooth pressure component urging the catch 27 away from the respective rack 25, 26.
  • a relatively large tooth pressure component urging the catch 27 away from the respective rack 25, 26 can be accepted since movement of the catch 27 away from the rack 25, 26 is limited by the counter surface (in the present example the opposite rack).
  • the pressure angle is preferably larger than 5° and more preferably larger than 7°.
  • the pressure angle is preferably smaller than 15° and more preferably smaller than 13°.
  • the flanks of the teeth 30 of the toothed racks 25, 26 facing away from the leg structure end portion coupled to the first adjustment member 23 have a larger positive pressure angle than the positive pressure angle ⁇ of the flanks 50 that rest against teeth 48 of the catch 27 when the footrest is loaded with for instance the weight of the legs of a user.
  • the asymmetric tooth shape further increases resistance of the teeth 30 against loads exerted in the longitudinal direction 28. Essentially the same considerations, but in a contrary longitudinal direction apply to the teeth 48 of the catch that are of a shape matching the interspaces between successive teeth 30 of racks 25, 26 and form an essentially Christmas tree shaped configuration.
  • the shape of the teeth 48 of the catch 27 is identical to the shape of the teeth of the racks 25, 26.
  • the teeth of the racks 25, 26 and the teeth 48 of the catch 27 are designed to the same load bearing capability and optimal use is made of the material available at a minimal pitch and occupying a minimal space.
  • the adjustment structure is mounted to the treadboard part 1, which is advantageous because it allows both direct operation of the adjustment structure 3 and controlling the treadboard level with one foot. It is however also conceivable to provide the adjustment structure at the base side or base part of the support structure.
  • the catch will then have to be operated in a different manner, for instance via a pedal mounted to a base part of the footrest or via an operating member mounted to the treadboard part and coupled to the catch via a flexible operating structure, such as a Bowden cable.
  • the racks are arranged on inner surfaces of a slot in a strip of metal, preferably steel.
  • a particularly flat construction is obtained that can be accommodated without adding much to the minimum height of the footrest.
  • such a flat construction is concealed from view particularly effectively, when mounted to the treadboard part 1 under the treadboard 14.
  • the rack and the counter surface which may also be a rack, in a different structure, for instance on mutually facing inner surfaces of a U-profile.

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CN109764626A (zh) * 2019-01-04 2019-05-17 青岛海尔股份有限公司 可折叠搁物架及具有其的冰箱
WO2022035310A1 (en) * 2020-08-14 2022-02-17 Oahwip B.V. Footrest with height adjustable scissor structure

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GB982538A (en) * 1963-02-01 1965-02-03 Home Ease Ltd Improvements in or relating to ironing tables
US4296694A (en) * 1978-12-26 1981-10-27 Itaru Kobayashi Guitarist's foot-rest
WO1986006941A1 (en) 1984-03-13 1986-12-04 Rolf Aage Grenov Adjustable footrest
BR7600836U (pt) * 1996-04-29 1998-07-07 Sergio Antonio Faga Apoiador regulável
EP1351214A2 (de) 2002-04-04 2003-10-08 Yamaha Corporation Leicht einstellbares Hilfspedalsystem für Tasteninstrument

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GB982538A (en) * 1963-02-01 1965-02-03 Home Ease Ltd Improvements in or relating to ironing tables
US4296694A (en) * 1978-12-26 1981-10-27 Itaru Kobayashi Guitarist's foot-rest
WO1986006941A1 (en) 1984-03-13 1986-12-04 Rolf Aage Grenov Adjustable footrest
BR7600836U (pt) * 1996-04-29 1998-07-07 Sergio Antonio Faga Apoiador regulável
EP1351214A2 (de) 2002-04-04 2003-10-08 Yamaha Corporation Leicht einstellbares Hilfspedalsystem für Tasteninstrument

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