EP3360443B1 - Höhenverstellbare fussraste - Google Patents

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EP3360443B1
EP3360443B1 EP18155160.7A EP18155160A EP3360443B1 EP 3360443 B1 EP3360443 B1 EP 3360443B1 EP 18155160 A EP18155160 A EP 18155160A EP 3360443 B1 EP3360443 B1 EP 3360443B1
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Kai Turowski
Lutz KÜHNAU
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ASS-Einrichtungssysteme GmbH
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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
    • A47C7/50—Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair
    • A47C7/506—Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair of adjustable type
    • A47C7/5062—Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair of adjustable type rectilinearly
    • A47C7/5064—Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair of adjustable type rectilinearly in vertical direction
    • 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
    • A47C7/50—Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair
    • A47C7/506—Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair of adjustable type

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  • the invention relates to a footrest for a chair, in particular a height-adjustable footrest, a locking device for a footrest according to the invention, and a chair with a footrest according to the invention.
  • the footrest In chairs with height-adjustable footpegs, with the footrest located between the two front chair legs, the footrest has two locking pins which engage in locking holes provided on the chair legs.
  • the locking pin is provided in each case an actuating unit with which the respective locking pin can be solved, i. can be pulled out of the respective locking hole.
  • Another disadvantage is that the two-handed release of the locking pin is not guaranteed that they are solved simultaneously, so that under certain circumstances, the already released side of the footrest is moved up or down, while the locking pin on the other side still in the Locking hole is located. This can lead to damage of the still located in the locking hole locking pin or the locking hole itself.
  • a locking device for a height-adjustable Drivingrate a chair wherein the locking device comprises two locking bars which engage in recesses of the chair legs. Both locking rods have radially outwardly guided rod extensions, which are fixedly coupled to a rotatable actuating means. By turning the actuator, the locking rods are moved synchronously in the opposite direction.
  • a height-adjustable device which is arranged between two mutually parallel guide rods.
  • the height-adjustable device has two locking bars, which can be brought into engagement with the guide rods.
  • the locking bars have radially outwardly guided rod extensions, the ends of which are designed as gear racks.
  • the gear racks engage in a gear designed as actuating means, so that a rotation of the actuating means causes a synchronous movement of the locking rods in the opposite direction.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to provide solutions that allow a one-handed and at the same time safe and easier height adjustment of a footrest of a chair.
  • this object is achieved with a locking device for locking a footrest on the chair legs of a chair, a footrest for a chair and a chair according to the independent claims.
  • the adjusting means may have an adjusting disc and a handle portion.
  • the handle portion may in this case be substantially perpendicular to the adjusting disc.
  • the two pins are preferably arranged on the adjusting disc.
  • the two pins can be an integral part of the adjusting disc, i. the pins are designed in one piece with the adjusting disc.
  • the pins can also be arranged detachably on the adjusting disc.
  • the two locking rods and / or the two rod extensions can each be assigned a restoring means, preferably a compression spring.
  • the return means is preferably adapted to move the locking rods away from the axis of rotation.
  • the locking device may comprise a housing or a cover, wherein the rotational axis facing end portions of the locking rods are disposed within the housing or the cover, wherein the housing or the cover has two edge-side openings, from each of which a locking rod is guided to the outside.
  • the two edge-side openings may be configured as guide openings, which are adapted to largely prevent rotation of the locking rods about the axis of rotation.
  • guide means for guiding the locking bars can be dispensed with.
  • a substantially cylindrical pin may be arranged, which forms the axis of rotation.
  • a footrest for a chair which has a locking device according to the invention and two locking elements associated slide elements, wherein the slide elements can be arranged in each case on a chair leg of the chair and along the respective chair leg are displaced.
  • the carriage elements may each have a guide opening or a guide channel, wherein the guide opening or the guide channel extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the respective carriage element, and wherein in the guide opening or in the guide channel in each case a free end of the locking bars is received and passed through the guide opening or the guide channel ,
  • the guide opening or the guide channel can be formed in the carriage element so that they can be brought into a coaxial position with a locking hole formed in the chair leg when the carriage element is displaced along the chair leg.
  • the footrest may comprise a footrest plate arranged above the locking device, wherein the slide elements each have a fastening means for fastening the footrest plate.
  • a chair with at least two chair legs, which are at least partially substantially rectilinear and parallel to each other, and arranged between the two chair legs locking device according to the invention, wherein the two chair legs each have at least one locking hole, in each case a locking rod of the locking device into engagement can be brought.
  • a footrest plate can be attached, which is displaceable along with the locking device along the chair legs.
  • a chair with at least two chair legs, which are at least partially substantially rectilinear and parallel to each other, and arranged between the two chair legs invention footrest, wherein the two carriage elements each on a chair leg of the chair are arranged and are displaceable along the chair leg and wherein the two chair legs each have at least one locking hole, in each of which a locking rod of the locking device can be brought into engagement.
  • Fig. 1 shows in Figure (a) a chair 5 according to the invention in a perspective view and in Figure (b) the chair shown in Figure (a) in a side view.
  • the chair 5 is designed here as a cantilever chair. However, the invention can be applied or applied to all types of chairs which have at least two chair legs, at least partially rectilinear and parallel.
  • the in Fig. 1 shown chair 5 has two front chair legs 70, which each had a substantially rectilinear section 73.
  • the two sections 73 also run parallel to each other.
  • the two sections 73 are substantially perpendicular here - but they can also be inclined, provided they are rectilinear and parallel to each other.
  • the footrest 1 is arranged, which is adjustable in height, as illustrated by the double arrow.
  • the footrest 1 itself has here at the two ends of the chair legs 70 zugten each a slide member 50, which are arranged on the chair legs 70 and along the chair legs, in particular in the region of the two sections 73, are displaceable.
  • locking means (locking holes on the chair legs and locking means on the footrest) are provided with which the footrest 1 can be locked or determined at certain heights.
  • a handle portion 13b of an actuating means of the locking device according to the invention is shown, with which the lock or release can be solved to move the footrest 1 up or down.
  • Fig. 2 shows in figure (a) the in Fig. 1 , Figure (b) shown section AA of a lower portion of a chair leg 70 with an inventive footrest 1, wherein here the footrest 1 is shown only in sections.
  • the footrest 1 is here in a locked state.
  • the chair leg 70 is designed here as a hollow profile - but it can also be configured as a solid profile.
  • a plurality of (here three) superimposed and mutually spaced locking holes 71 are provided in the chair leg, which here completely traverse the wall of the chair leg 70.
  • the locking holes 71 and blind holes can be provided, such as when the chair leg 70 is configured as a solid profile.
  • the locking holes 71 and blind holes should in this case run perpendicular to the longitudinal axes LA2 of the two chair legs.
  • a stop 72 or end stop is provided, which projects radially on the chair leg and prevents further lowering of the footrest 1.
  • a carriage member 50 On the chair leg 70, a carriage member 50 is arranged, which is designed here as a guide bush (see also Fig. 4 ).
  • the carriage member 50 engages around the chair leg completely and is along the chair leg up and down sliding.
  • the carriage member 50 but the chair leg but only partially embrace, as in Figure (b) the Fig. 2 shown.
  • the carriage member 50 is to be designed so that it is not displaceable in the assembled state of the footrest 1 on the chair only in the axial direction (ie along the longitudinal axis LA2 of the chair tube 70) in the radial direction.
  • the carriage element 50 On the side facing the footrest 1, the carriage element 50 has a fastening means 52 for fastening the footrest plate 60 to the carriage element 50 on.
  • the fastening means 52 here consists of two radially extending plates, between which an end portion of the footrest plate 60 is brought into engagement.
  • a guide hole 51 and a radial guide channel 51 is also provided on the side facing the footrest 1, in which a locking rod 11a of the locking device 10 is received and can be passed into the interior of the socket, so that the end of the locking bar the inner wall of the socket protrudes.
  • the guide hole 51 and the guide channel 51 are preferably designed coaxially with the locking bar.
  • the slide element 50 or the guide bushing can be designed in two parts, as in FIG Fig. 4 shown.
  • the locking device 10 On the underside of the footrest plate 60, the locking device 10 according to the invention is arranged, which is fastened here from above with a countersunk screw on the footrest plate 60.
  • the locking bar 11a On the side wall of the housing 40 and the cover 40, the locking bar 11a out and up to the carriage member 50, where it passes through the guide channel 51 of the carriage member 50 and the lowermost locking hole 71.
  • the locking bar 11a is axially movable in both directions, as shown by the double arrow P2.
  • the locking rod 11a is pulled out of the locking hole 71 to release the lock. After releasing the lock, the carriage element 50 and thus the complete footrest 1 can be moved relative to the chair legs 70 upwards or downwards.
  • FIG. 3 shows in Figure (a) an inventive locking device 10 in an exploded view, in Figure (b) is a perspective view of the locking device 10 in the unlocked state and in Figure (c) is a perspective view of the locking device 10 in the locked state.
  • the locking device 10 has a first locking bar 11a, a second locking bar 11b and an adjusting means 13, wherein the adjusting means 13 cooperates with the two locking bars 11a, 11b.
  • the two locking rods can be moved in the axial direction (indicated by the two double arrows P2) to unlock the footrest 1 and to lock the footrest 1 to the chair legs.
  • the adjusting means 30 is rotatably mounted about a rotation axis DA, wherein the rotation axis is formed here by a substantially cylindrical pin 41, which is arranged in a housing 40 and in a cover 40.
  • the adjusting means 13 itself here essentially consists of an adjusting disk 13a and of a handle portion 13b arranged on the adjusting disk, which is arranged here perpendicularly to the adjusting disk 13a.
  • the handle portion 13b is designed so that it can be easily grasped with one hand in order to make a one-handed release of the lock as easy as possible. Other embodiments of the handle portion 13b are possible.
  • a borehole is provided, through which the pin 41 (which forms the axis of rotation DA) is passed.
  • the two locking rods 11a, 11b are arranged coaxially and spaced from each other and each perpendicular to the axis of rotation DA.
  • the first locking bar 11a is disposed on one side of the pin 41 and the second locking bar 11b is disposed on the opposite side of the pin 41, the two locking bars each being substantially perpendicular to the pin.
  • the position of the two locking rods 11a, 11b relative to the pin 41 is chosen here so that the imaginary extension of the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking rods passes through the axis of rotation DA.
  • the imaginary extension of the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking rods but also spaced from the axis of rotation DA extend, which ultimately depends on the specific configuration of the two rod extensions and the arrangement of the locking rods relative to the pin 41.
  • the two locking rods can therefore also be arranged slightly offset in front of or behind the axis of rotation, so that the imaginary extension of the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking rods passes laterally on the axis of rotation DA.
  • the adjusting means 13 interacts with the two locking rods 11a, 11b such that a movement, ie a rotation of the actuating means 13 about the rotational axis DA causes the two locking rods 11a, 11b to move in opposite directions, the two locking rods 11a, 1b being synchronous to be moved.
  • both locking rods 11a, 11b are drawn axially to the axis of rotation DA, whereby the lock on both chair legs is released simultaneously.
  • Both blocking rods 11a, 11b here have a first rod extension 12a and a second rod extension 12b on the end or end portion facing the axis of rotation DA.
  • the two rod extensions 12a, 12b are guided at least in sections radially outwardly with respect to the respective locking rod, wherein the first rod extension 12a of the first locking rod 11a is guided in the opposite direction to the outside as that of the second rod extension 12b of the second locking rod 11b.
  • the two rod extensions 12a, 12b extend, at least in sections, on two opposite sides of the axis of rotation DA or of the pin 41, so that by rotating the adjusting disc 13a about the axis of rotation both locking rods are moved in the opposite direction.
  • the two rod extensions 12a, 12b are configured here slightly curved. Other embodiments are possible as long as at least a portion of the respective rod extension extends laterally to the axis of rotation.
  • the rod extensions can be designed in one piece with the respective locking rod. However, a two-part design of the locking rod and rod extension is possible, wherein the rod extension can also be arranged detachably on the locking rod.
  • the rod extensions 12a, 12b each have a slot 15 on the sections guided past the axis of rotation.
  • the elongated holes 15 are therefore also arranged radially outside the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking rods, so that a slot on one side and the other slot on the other side of the axis of rotation DA and the pin 41 is located.
  • the two elongated holes 15 are aligned transversely to the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking bars, i. the respective longitudinal axis LA3 runs largely transversely to the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking rods.
  • adjusting disc 13a On the adjusting disc 13a, two pins 14a, 14b are provided, each associated with a slot 15 and engage in the respective slot and are movable relative to the slot in the respective slot.
  • the adjusting disc 13a is thus coupled via the two pins with the locking rods or with the rod extensions.
  • the pins 14a, 14b may be configured in one piece with the adjusting disk.
  • the two 14a, 14b can be arranged detachably on the adjusting disc 13a.
  • through holes 13a may be provided in the adjusting disc 13, through which pins may be passed from top to bottom through the adjusting disc 13a.
  • the two pins 14a, 14b rotate about the axis of rotation DA, as indicated in the figures (b) and (c) by the arrows P3.
  • the elongated holes 15 move parallel to the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking bars (arrow P4) and the pins 14a, 14b engaging in the slots 15 move radially outwards or inwards (depending on the angle of rotation) relative to the slots.
  • the horizontal distance d between the pins 14a, 14b and the longitudinal axis LA1 of the locking bars increases or decreases.
  • the two locking rods 11a, 11b and the two rod extensions 12a, 12b are each associated with a restoring means 20a, 20b with which the two locking rods are pushed away in the axial direction from the axis of rotation DA or from the pin 41. That With the return means, the two locking rods are pushed outward.
  • the return means are designed here as compression springs 20a, 20b.
  • the handle portion 13b is rotated outwards, so that the two locking rods 11a, 11b against the spring force of the compression springs 20a, 20b are moved towards the pin 41.
  • the handle portion Upon release of the handle portion cause the two compression springs that the two locking rods are moved back away from the pin 41, so that the locking rods can engage in the locking holes 71 on the chair legs.
  • the return means can be dispensed with. Then, the handle portion must be manually turned back inside to accomplish locking the footrest 1.
  • the inner end portions of the lock bars, the rod extensions associated with the inner end portions of the lock bars, the return means and the lock washer are disposed in a housing 40 and a cover 40, respectively.
  • the pin 41 is formed, which forms the axis of rotation DA.
  • openings are provided through which the locking rods are guided to the outside. These openings serve here simultaneously as a first guide opening 42a for the first locking bar 11a and as a second guide opening 42b for the second locking bar 11b. With the guide openings 42a, 42b, the two locking rods are guided axially and it is prevented that the locking bars laterally tilt away or swing away.
  • a nut 31 is provided, which is designed here as a sleeve nut 31, and which cooperates with a guided from the top of the locking device 10 by the locking device screw.
  • the screw is passed through a provided in the pin 41 through hole.
  • the length of the two locking rods depends on the distance between the two chair legs, between which the locking device is to be arranged.
  • the two locking rods may also have a different length.
  • the locking device 10 or the handle portion 13b is then no longer located centrally between the two chair legs.
  • FIG. 4 a footrest 1 according to the invention, wherein in Figure (a) the footrest in an exploded view and Figure (b) is shown in a perspective view.
  • the guide bushes 50 are here designed in two parts.
  • the footrest plate 60 is inserted into the guide bushes and bolted to the guide bushes.
  • the locking device 10 is disposed on the underside of the contemplatrastenplatte 60 and secured by a screw 32 and a sleeve nut 31 on the complicatrastenplatte.
  • the housing 40 When mounting the locking device 10 on the underside of the footrest plate 60, the housing 40 can remain open at the top, so that the housing essentially forms a cover 40.

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