EP2848160A1 - Meuble destiné à s'asseoir et s'allonger - Google Patents

Meuble destiné à s'asseoir et s'allonger Download PDF

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EP2848160A1
EP2848160A1 EP20130401103 EP13401103A EP2848160A1 EP 2848160 A1 EP2848160 A1 EP 2848160A1 EP 20130401103 EP20130401103 EP 20130401103 EP 13401103 A EP13401103 A EP 13401103A EP 2848160 A1 EP2848160 A1 EP 2848160A1
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Nees Joachim
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Rolf Benz AG and Co KG
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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
    • 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
    • A47C1/027—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 by means of clamps or friction locking members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A47C17/16—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest
    • A47C17/162—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest with adjustable back-rest
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47C7/402—Support for the head or the back for the back adjustable in height
    • 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
    • A47C7/462—Support for the head or the back for the back with special, e.g. adjustable, lumbar region support profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs adjustable by mechanical means

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  • the invention relates to a sitting and reclining furniture with the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the sitting and reclining furniture is especially a chair or a sofa and can also be referred to as a TV chair or as a sleeping or transformation sofa.
  • Such seating and reclining furniture have a horizontal or inclined seat and a backrest, which is mounted by means of a backrest joint between a standing seat position and a seat extending reclining position back and forth.
  • the backrest In the sitting position, the backrest can stand upright or inclined at an angle to the rear, in principle it is even possible that the backrest is in the sitting position at an acute angle to the seat obliquely from inclined.
  • the backrest In the lying position, the backrest is in a plane with the seat, possibly also slightly raised or lowered and / or arranged at an angle to the seat.
  • the object of the invention is to widen the positions of the backrest meaningful. Meaningful refers to useful and / or comfortable positions for a user.
  • the sitting and reclining furniture has two further joints, namely a joint called a headrest joint, with which an upper part the backrest is pivotally mounted in the direction of the seat on the backrest, and arranged between the backrest joint and the headrest hinge joint, which is referred to here as an intermediate joint and with which the backrest is bendable in the direction of the seat on.
  • the upper part of the backrest which is pivotable with the headrest joint in the direction of the seat, can also be considered as a headrest.
  • “bendable” is also meant a pivoting of the backrest in itself.
  • the backrest on the headrest joint and the intermediate joint in each case also in the reverse direction in a stretched, i. swing in approximately the straight position of the backrest.
  • the seating and reclining furniture according to the invention makes it possible to sit comfortably with a high backrest that reaches up to the height of the head.
  • the backrest in the intermediate joint is bent for example 90 ° forwards in the direction of the seat and the upper part of the backrest is pivoted on the headrest joint by, for example, 90 °, the upper part of the backrest is in a downward-hanging position in front of the seat Part of the backrest between the backrest joint and the intermediate joint.
  • the upper part of the backrest namely its rear side, forms the actual backrest on which a person sitting on the seat can lean their backs.
  • a seat depth is shortened, which allows comfortable sitting with lower legs bent down and a comfortable seating and getting up.
  • the backrest is typically not enough to the head, but up to shoulder height of a person sitting on the seat or lower.
  • the backrest In the lying position, the backrest can be bent in the intermediate joint, so that the part of the backrest above the intermediate joint obliquely or upright and can be used as a backrest by a person who otherwise on the part of the backrest below the intermediate joint, the is unchanged in the seat extending reclining position, and is located on the seat.
  • the upper part of the backrest on the headrest hinge pivot forward.
  • the portion of the backrest below the intermediate hinge is in the reclining position extending the seat, the portion of the backrest between the intermediate hinge and the headrest hinge projects upwards, and the upper portion of the backrest above the headrest joint projects forward.
  • a lying on the seat and the lower part of the backrest person can lean with their shoulders or lower on a front edge in this position of the forward upper part of the backrest and with a rotation of the upper body of an arm on a top rear side of the upper Place your elbows and forearms on either side of your body on the back of the upper part of the backrest, either on the backrest or without turning your upper body.
  • this position of the sitting and lying furniture according to the invention allows a comfortable, semi-reclining position of a person with more or less wide erect upper body on the seating and reclining furniture according to the invention.
  • the seat and reclining furniture according to the invention may be a chair with a seat and a backrest for a person or a sofa with a (wider) seat and a (wider) backrest for several people. It can also be several Seats and backrests, for example, side by side or over corner on a frame.
  • An embodiment of the invention provides a sliding guide with which the seat and together with the seat, the backrest are guided forward and backward. If the backrest is in a standing position close to a wall, it can be pivoted backwards into the lying position after it has been pushed forward together with the seat without hitting the wall.
  • the sliding guide allows a center of gravity of a sitting on the seat and reclining furniture in the various positions or lying position is always over a frame of the seat and reclining furniture, so that the seating and reclining furniture does not tilt.
  • the intermediate joint on a releasable freewheel which locks against pivoting the backrest away from the seat.
  • the freewheel can rest, i. discrete locking positions, or designed as a clamping freewheel that locks continuously in each pivot position. Unsolved prevents the freewheel pivoting of the part of the backrest above the intermediate joint away from the seat, so that a person can lean on or hang up without the part of the backrest yields above the intermediate joint.
  • the release of the freewheel for pivoting away from the seat can be solved manually or automatically after buckling of the backrest in the intermediate joint in the direction of the seat over a last locking position of the freewheel away.
  • one, two or all three joints of the backrest of the sitting and lying furniture on a friction brake which is an automatic and unwanted pivoting or buckling of the backrest by gravity, by an elasticity of upholstery of the sitting and lying furniture and / or a train, which causes a weight of a person using the seat and reclining furniture on a cover and / or a padding of the seat and reclining furniture on the backrest pivots.
  • the frictional torque of the headrest joint is adjusted to the frictional torque of the intermediate joint so that at a force applied to erect the backrest on the upper part of the backrest force first, the backrest in the intermediate joint kinks before the upper part of the backrest pivots on the headrest joint.
  • the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing.
  • the six figures show an inventive seat and reclining furniture in side view in different positions. It is a frame of the sitting and lying furniture without upholstery and drawn without reference, the drawing is to be understood as a simplified schematic representation for understanding and explanation of the invention.
  • the seat and reclining furniture 1 shown in the drawing has a horizontal seat 2, which is guided with a sliding guide horizontally - which is in the drawing to the right and left - on a frame 3 slidably.
  • the FIGS. 1 to 3 show a backward and the FIGS. 4 to 6 a retracted position of the seat 2.
  • a backrest bearing 4 pivotally mounted on the seat 2.
  • the backrest 5 can be between a in FIG. 1 shown standing sitting position in a in FIG. 4 swing back and forth.
  • the backrest 5 In the sitting position, the backrest 5 is steeply with a slight inclination obliquely upwards / backwards. It is conceivable that the backrest 5 can pivot in a vertical position and in principle also further obliquely upward / forward.
  • the backrest 5 In the lying position, the backrest 5 extends the seat 2, in the embodiment, the backrest 5 is slightly increased relative to the seat 2.
  • the backrest 5 can be detected in any position between the sitting position and the lying position by means of a lockable gas spring 6, which in Frame 3 is arranged under the seat 2.
  • a piston rod 7 of the gas spring 6 is hinged to a bolt 8 in the center of the seat 2 and engages an angled extension 9 of the backrest 5 under the seat 2.
  • the gas spring 6 pivots when their determination is solved, the backrest 5 from the lying position upwards and forward in the sitting position, the backrest 5 must be pivoted against a spring force of the gas spring 6 from the sitting position backwards and down in the lying position.
  • the backrest 5 Approximately at mid-height, the backrest 5 has a pivot joint, which is referred to here as an intermediate joint 10.
  • the backrest 5 can be bent forwards approximately 90 ° in the direction of the seat 2, whereby "bending" is to be understood as pivoting part of the backrest 5 above the intermediate joint 10 relative to a part of the backrest 5 below the intermediate joint 10 ,
  • the backrest 5 On a pivot joint, which is referred to here as headrest joint 12.
  • headrest joint 12 At the headrest joint 12 is an upper part 13 of the backrest 5 above the headrest joint 12 by 90 ° relative to the backrest 5 to pivot in the direction of the seat 2.
  • the results in FIG. 2 shown seating position in which the upper part 13 of the backrest 5 is parallel to the part of the backrest 5 below the intermediate joint 10 down.
  • the upper edge 11 of the upper part 13 of the backrest 5 is directed downward in this position.
  • a person sitting on the seat 2 can lean his / her back against the upper part 13 of the backrest 5.
  • a seat depth of the seat 2 is shortened, knees of an adult seated on the seat 2 and leaning with their backs on the downwardly facing upper portion 13 of the backrest 5 adults are at a front edge of the seat 2, so that lower leg of the adult obliquely forward and can stand down to the ground; it results a comfortable sitting position.
  • the backrest can be 5 in the in FIG. 4 drawn horizontal reclining position and pivot in any position between the sitting position and the lying position.
  • the gas spring 6 the backrest 5 can be infinitely determined in each pivotal position between the sitting position and the lying position.
  • FIG. 3 shows an intermediate position of the backrest 5 between the sitting position and the lying position. In this position, the seating and reclining furniture 1 provides a comfortable reclining position with obliquely erect upper body and the ability to lean the head to the upper part 13 of the backrest 5 - the headrest.
  • the sitting and lying furniture 1 can be set up relatively close to a wall without the backrest 5 abutting against the wall when pivoting in the lying position.
  • a center of gravity of a person sitting or lying on the seat and reclining furniture 1 can be held above the frame 3 so that the reclining furniture 1 does not tip over.
  • the upper part 13 of the backrest 5 on the headrest joint 12 as in FIG. 6 swiveled forward.
  • a person lying on the seat can lean with their shoulders or with their backs below the shoulders on the in this position according to directed upper edge 11 of the backrest 5 and an arm of the upper body or place both elbows and forearms on a rear side of the upper part 13 of the backrest 5 located at the top in the illustrated position without rotation of the upper body.
  • the seating and reclining furniture 1 offers a comfortable, extensive reclining position with an upper body erected obliquely backwards.
  • the different positions of the parts of the backrest 5 can be adjusted from any position and not only from the described positions.
  • the intermediate joint 10 has a releasable detent freewheel, which allows the buckling of the backrest 5 in itself, so the pivoting of the part of the backrest 5 above the intermediate joint 10 forward in the direction of the seat 2, and locks against an opposite pivoting.
  • the freewheel prevents pivoting back of the part of the backrest 5 on the intermediate joint 10 after kinking.
  • To swing back the freewheel must be solved, which takes place in the embodiment by a buckling of the backrest 5 on the intermediate joint 10 over the 90 ° position away.
  • Such detent freewheels which solve after overcoming an end position automatically and can be pivoted back to a starting position, are known and will not be explained here.
  • the intermediate freewheel 10 having the detent freewheel engages in a plurality of pivoting positions between an extended and angled position at 90 °.
  • the detent freewheel having intermediate joint 10 allows leaning against the part of the backrest 5 above the intermediate joint 10 in each bending position.
  • the intermediate joint 10 and the headrest joint 12 have a friction brake whose friction torque is an automatic pivoting, for example, due to gravity, an elasticity of a padding, not shown, of the seat 2 and the backrest 5 of the seat and reclining furniture 1 or a pulling force, the one sitting and reclining 1 person using a not shown reference of the seat 2 and the backrest 5 and the padding exerts prevented.
  • the friction moments of the friction brakes of the intermediate joint 10 and the headrest joint 12 are coordinated so that at a force that is exerted on the upper part 13 of the backrest 5 upwards and forwards to raise the backrest 5 from the lying position, the backrest 5 kinks first on the intermediate joint 10 before the upper part 13 pivots. This allows the buckling of the backrest 5 on the intermediate joint 10 by a force exerted on the upper part 13 force.
  • two seats 2 and two backrests 5 are arranged side by side on the frame 3, which are slidable separately on the frame 3 and in the various positions.
  • the seating and reclining furniture 1 is thus intended for two people.
  • only one seat 2 and one backrest 5 or even more than two seats 2 and backrests 5 may be provided.

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EP3677146A1 (fr) * 2019-01-07 2020-07-08 brühl & sippold GmbH Dispositif de réglage de la position d'un dossier de siège
EP4005434A1 (fr) * 2020-11-19 2022-06-01 Fama Sofas, S.L.U. Canapé doté d'un dossier inclinable

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FR2087577A5 (fr) * 1970-05-25 1971-12-31 Bourgeois Emmanuel
EP0016937A1 (fr) * 1979-04-07 1980-10-15 Otto Zapf Meuble d'assise
DE4426520C1 (de) * 1994-07-27 1995-11-23 Erwin Hoelle Arretierungsvorrichtung zum Feststellen eines einstellbaren ersten Elements gegenüber einem zweiten Element
DE10126204A1 (de) * 2001-05-30 2002-12-12 Cimosys Ag Goldingen Verstellbare Stützeinrichtung für eine Polsterung eines Sitz-und /oder Liegemöbels
DE202010014916U1 (de) * 2010-11-03 2011-02-24 Studiobeier Gmbh Stuhl

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FR2087577A5 (fr) * 1970-05-25 1971-12-31 Bourgeois Emmanuel
EP0016937A1 (fr) * 1979-04-07 1980-10-15 Otto Zapf Meuble d'assise
DE4426520C1 (de) * 1994-07-27 1995-11-23 Erwin Hoelle Arretierungsvorrichtung zum Feststellen eines einstellbaren ersten Elements gegenüber einem zweiten Element
DE10126204A1 (de) * 2001-05-30 2002-12-12 Cimosys Ag Goldingen Verstellbare Stützeinrichtung für eine Polsterung eines Sitz-und /oder Liegemöbels
DE202010014916U1 (de) * 2010-11-03 2011-02-24 Studiobeier Gmbh Stuhl

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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EP3677146A1 (fr) * 2019-01-07 2020-07-08 brühl & sippold GmbH Dispositif de réglage de la position d'un dossier de siège
EP4005434A1 (fr) * 2020-11-19 2022-06-01 Fama Sofas, S.L.U. Canapé doté d'un dossier inclinable

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