JP2010273768A - Chair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair which can form a space behind it in which a person other than a seated person can pass through by simple movements while the seated person does not leave his or her seat or raise his or her buttocks. <P>SOLUTION: In the chair, an upper part of a leg body 4 whose lower end is pivoted on a base 3 and whose upper end can turn between its front limit position and the rear limit position and the rear part of a seat 6 are coupled by a rear link 24. Also, the intermediate part of the leg body 4 and a front part of the seat 6 are coupled by a front link 23. The seat 6 can be maintained in an approximately horizontal use position with the leg body 4 positioned in its rear limit position and can be maintained in non-use position where it is inclined backward and upward with the leg body 4 positioned in its front limit position. The seat 6 can be maintained approximately in horizontal state even when the leg body 4 is turned into the intermediate position slightly closer to the front limit position than to the rear limit position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair which is installed in a lecture room, a conference hall or the like such as a school and can be changed between a use state and a non-use state.

  Some chairs installed together with desks in school lecture halls, etc. are placed in front of the entire chair so that there is a space for people to pass between the chair and the desk behind it when not in use. And the seat can be tilted rearward and upward (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Patent No. 2927712 Japanese Patent No. 3803642

  Each of the chairs described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 tilts the chair backward from an unused state, and tilts the seat backward and downward by a link mechanism so that the chair is substantially horizontal. The lower limb of the seated person is entered between the board and the seat to sit down.

  However, if a person is sitting in a chair and wants to pass between the chair and the desk at the back, the occupant must leave the seat and return the chair to an unused state. In this state, after passing another person through between the chair and the desk at the back, it must be seated again as described above, which is troublesome.

  In order to avoid such a troublesome operation, FIG. 8 (c) of Patent Document 1 shows that the seated person leans forward on the front desk in a leaning posture and lifts the buttocks so that the chair can be used and not used. As a state in the middle of switching to the state, an invention is described in which a space is formed so that a person can pass between the chair and the desk at the back, but also in this case, I have to lean on the front desk in a leaning position and lift the buttocks, which is also troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and allows a seated person to form a space where other people can pass behind the chair with a simple operation without leaving the seat or lifting the buttocks. The purpose is to provide such a chair.

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved as follows.
(1) The upper part of the leg and the rear part of the seat, the lower end of which is pivotally attached to the base with a pivot in the left-right direction, and the upper end is rotatable in the front-rear direction between the front limit position and the rear limit position Are connected with a rear link, and an intermediate part of the leg or a lower part thereof and a front part of the seat are connected with a front link, and the seat is connected by the rear link and the front link, While the leg is in the rear limit position, it can be held in a substantially horizontal use position, and in the state where the leg is in the front limit position, the rear end is lifted by the rear link, In a chair that can be held in a non-use position that tilts backward and upward, the seat is kept in a substantially horizontal state even when the leg is rotated to an intermediate position slightly closer to the front limit position than the rear limit position. Be able to hold.

With such a configuration, the leg is positioned only at the rear limit position, the seat is held at the use position, and the seated person is seated. With the seat, it can be rotated forward to an intermediate position, and a space for other people to pass behind can be easily formed behind the chair.
Therefore, the seated person does not need to leave the seat or lift the buttocks, and can form a space where other people can pass behind the chair with a simple operation.

(2) In the above item (1), when the leg is in the rear limit position and the seat is in the use position, the rear link is at a downward angle smaller than the maximum downward angle with respect to the leg. When the downward rotation is prevented by the first stopper means to support the rear part of the seat and the leg body is located at the intermediate position, the rear link is provided by the second stopper means provided on the leg body. , Stopped at the maximum downward angle relative to the leg to support the rear of the seat.

  With this configuration, when the leg is located at the rear limit position and the seat is located at the use position, the rear portion of the seat is stably supported by the rear link contacting the first stopper means. In addition, when the leg body is located at the intermediate position, the rear portion of the seat is stably supported by the rear link abutting against the second stopper means, and in any case, the seat stability is good. .

(3) In the above item (2), when the leg is located at the rear limit position and the seat is located at the use position, the first stopper means is disposed between the intermediate portion of the rear link and the base. An up-and-down tension rod that prevents the rear link from turning downward.

  With such a configuration, the structure of the first stopper means can be simplified, and the load at the rear part of the seat can be supported by the tension rod, reducing the load on the leg and improving the resistance of the leg. The load strength can be lowered.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the rear link is urged to turn upward with respect to the leg, and the leg is urged toward the front limit position. Means are provided.

  With such a configuration, the leg can be returned to the front limit position and the seat can be returned to the non-use position without depending on the external force.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a chair that allows a seated person to form a space where another person can pass behind the chair by a simple operation without leaving the seat or lifting the buttocks.

It is a disassembled perspective view of one Embodiment of the chair of this invention. Similarly, it is a side view when the chair is not used. Similarly, it is a side view of the chair when tilted to the use state. FIG. 4 is a side view of the chair when seated in the state of FIG. 3. It is a partial notch expansion side view at the time of the non-use state of a chair. It is a side view when standing up from a sitting posture in the use state of a chair. It is a partially cutaway enlarged side view when the seat is tilted further rearward and upward than in the non-use state. It is a side view when the chair is slightly tilted forward in use.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is an exploded perspective view of the chair of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view when the chair is not used, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the chair when the chair is also tilted to the use state. 4 is a side view of the chair when seated in the state of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway enlarged side view of the chair when not in use. The chair 1 according to the present invention is used by being installed between desks 2 and 2 arranged in the front-rear direction (hereinafter, described with the left side of FIG. 1 as the front) fixed to the floor F. .

The chair 1 includes a base 3, legs 4, a backrest 5, a seat 6, and a link mechanism 7.
The base 3 has a case shape in which the upper surface of the rear portion excluding the lower surface and the front end portion is opened, and is provided with a stepped hole 8 formed in the upper surface of the front end portion and the rear end portions of the left and right side plates 3a and 3a. The anchor bolt 10 inserted into the mounting hole 9a of the fixed piece 9 is fixed between the front and rear desks 2 and 2 to the floor surface F slightly behind the rear end of the top plate 2a of the front desk 2 Has been.

  The leg body 4 includes a base leg 11 having both upper and lower sides that can be fitted inside through an opening on the upper surface of the base 3 and a square rod having a lower end fixed to the upper surface of the base leg 11 by welding. The front and rear dimensions of the base leg 11 are made larger than the front and rear dimensions of the leg rod 12 so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the leg rod 12, and the upper surface thereof is inclined obliquely downward and forward. As a face.

  Shaft holes 13 and 13 are formed in the front end portions of the left and right side plates 11a and 11a of the base leg 11 and the central portions of the side surface plates 3a and 3a of the base 3 so as to face in the left-right direction. Further, the front lower end portion of the leg body 4 is supported by the pivot shaft 14 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction by fitting the pivot shaft 14 facing in the left-right direction. In order to prevent the pivot shaft 14 from coming off, both end portions thereof are press-fitted into the shaft hole 13 on the base 3 side.

  The lower surface of the front end portion of the base leg 11 that protrudes forward through the inner partition wall 3b comes into contact with the front end portion in the base 3 to stop the leg body 4 at the forward tilt position that is the front limit position. The front stopper member 15 is fixed. Further, the rear end portion of the base leg 11 is brought into contact with the rear end portion of the base 3, so that a rear stopper member 16 for fixing the leg body 4 at the rearward tilt position which is the rear limit position is fixed. (See FIG. 5). The forward tilt angle of the leg 4 with respect to a vertical line perpendicular to the floor surface F is set to about 5 degrees, and the backward tilt angle is set to about 17 degrees. However, the forward tilt angle may be 0 degree, that is, the position where the leg 4 faces directly upward may be the front limit position.

  The backrest 5 is composed of a back frame 18 facing in the vertical direction with a back plate mounting plate 17 fixed to the front surface of the upper end portion, and a back plate 19 having a lower portion screwed to the front surface of the back plate mounting plate 17. The back frame 18 is formed by a rear plate 18a and left and right side plates 18b, 18b whose lower portions extend forward, and is formed in a substantially forward U-shape in plan view that opens downward and forward. In a state where the portion is fitted into the upper end portion of the leg rod 12, it is fixed to the upper end of the leg rod 12 by welding. The back frame 18 is a part of the leg 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seat 6 has a seat frame 20 having a square dish shape whose upper surface is opened and opens upward in a side view, and an outward direction connected to upper left and right edges thereof. It consists of a seat plate 21 screwed to the pieces 20a, 20a, and two rectangular holes 22, 22 that are long in the front-rear direction are formed in the center of the lower surface of the seat frame 20 in the left-right direction.

The link mechanism 7 described above includes a front link 23 made of a square tube for supporting the front portion of the seat 6 and a rear link 24 for supporting the rear portion of the seat 6. A short rotating lever 25 that forms part of the urging means is provided (details will be described later).
At the upper and lower ends of the front link 23, a pair of left and right pivoting pieces 23a, 23a each having a shaft hole 26 facing in the left-right direction are projected.
The lower left and right pivot pieces 23a, 23a are fitted between the both side pieces 27a, 27a of the bracket 27 having a forward U-shape in a plan view fixed to the front surface of the intermediate portion of the leg pad 12, and are drilled in the both side pieces 27a. With the left and right shafts 29 fitted to the shaft holes 28 and the shaft holes 26 of the pivot attachment pieces 23a, the lower end portion of the front link 23 is substantially vertically It is pivotally attached so that it can rotate in the direction (see FIG. 5). The lower end portion of the front link 23 may be pivotally attached to the lower front surface of the leg rod 12 or may be pivotally attached to the base 3.

  The upper left and right pivot pieces 23a, 23a are inserted into the rectangular holes 22 on the front side of the seat frame 20, the shaft holes 26 of both pivot pieces 23a, and the front end portions of the left and right side plates 20b, 20b of the seat frame 20. By fitting the shaft 31 in the left-right direction into the shaft holes 30, 30 drilled in the upper end portion of the front link 23, the front end portion of the seat frame 20 is supported by this, It is pivotally attached so that it can rotate in the front-rear direction.

The rear link 24 is formed in a substantially U-shape in a downward direction when viewed from the front by an upper piece 24a facing in the front-rear direction and a pair of left and right link pieces 24b, 24b that hang down from both side edges and whose side shape is generally an inverted triangle. The front and rear dimensions are shorter than that of the front link 23.
The rear portions of both link pieces 24b are fitted to the lower portions of the back frame 18 between the left and right side plates 18b, and in this state, the rear ends of both link pieces 24b and the lower portions of the side surface plates 18b of the back frame 18 The rear end portion of the rear link 24 is rearward of the rear end portion of the front link 23 by fitting the left and right shafts 33 to the shaft holes 32 and 32 formed in them and pivoting them. In FIG. 2, the lower frame 18 is supported so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

  The front end portions of the left and right link pieces 24b, 24b in the rear link 24 are inserted into the rectangular holes 22 on the rear side of the seat frame 20, and the front end portions of both link pieces 24b and the rear end portions of both side plates 20b of the seat frame 20 are inserted. By fitting the shaft 35 in the left-right direction into the drilled shaft holes 34, 36, the front end portion of the rear link 24 is supported by the rear end portion of the seat frame 20 in the front-rear direction. (See FIG. 5).

  The pivot lever 25 is a front view that can be fitted into the rear link 24 by a rectangular upper piece 25a and a pair of left and right side pieces 25b, 25b that hang from both side edges and have a substantially fan-shaped side face shape. It is formed in a substantially downward U shape. In the rear link 24, the shaft 33 described above is fitted into the shaft hole 36 formed in the left and right side pieces 25b at the same time as the shaft hole 32 of the rear link 24 is fitted. 25 is pivotally attached to the back frame 18 and the rear link 24 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction.

  A gas spring 37 that forms part of the rotation urging means and a cylindrical body 38 that is externally fitted to a cylinder case 37 a of the gas spring 37 are inserted into the leg 4, and below the gas spring 37. A left and right axial hole 39 formed in the lower end of the projecting telescopic rod 37b and a right and left axial hole 40 formed in the rear end of the left and right side plates 3a of the base 3 pivot in the left and right direction. By fitting 41, the lower end portion of the gas spring 37 is supported by the base 3 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction and to be able to tilt back and forth inside the leg body 4. In addition, on both side plates 11a of the base leg 11, upward concave long grooves 42, 42 that open downward are formed so that the base leg 11 does not interfere with the pivot 41 when the chair 1 is tilted backward to the use state. It is.

The cylinder case 37 a of the gas spring 37 and the upper part of the cylinder 38 protrude from the upper end of the leg rod 12 and extend to the lower part of the back frame 18.
The cylinder case 37a and the upper end of the cylindrical body 38 are formed with shaft holes 43, 43 that face in the left-right direction. These shaft holes 43 are formed at the front end portions of the left and right side pieces 25b of the rotating lever 25. By fitting a shaft 45 that faces in the left-right direction into the shaft hole 44, the upper ends of the gas spring 37 and the cylindrical body 38 are pivotally attached to the front end of the rotation lever 25 so as to be relatively rotatable. . Thereby, the rotation lever 25 is always urged upward by extending the maximum stroke of the telescopic rod 37b of the gas spring 37, and the upper surface of the upper piece 25a of the rotation lever 25 is the upper piece 24a of the rear link 24. Since the lower link 24 is prevented from rotating downward, the seat 6 is held in an inclined position in an unused position facing obliquely rearward and upward (see FIG. 5). In this state, the upper link 24 is stopped at an upward rotation position that is smaller than the maximum upward rotation range.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the vertical dimension of the cylinder 38 is such that the lower part protrudes from the lower end of the cylinder case 37 a by a required dimension, and the side surfaces open downward on the left and right side surfaces of the lower end of the cylinder 38. A downwardly U-shaped stopper groove 46, 46 is formed. The stopper grooves 46 are fitted to the pivot 41 on the rear side of the base 3 from above by compressing the gas spring 37 when the chair 1 is seated on the seat 6 while being tilted backward to the use state. (Details will be described later).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the middle part in the front-rear direction between the left and right link pieces 24 b, 24 b in the rear link 24 is curved so as to cover the opening on the front surface of the rotating lever 25, and has flexibility. The upper part of the cover 47 that is made of a plate material such as synthetic resin or stainless steel that faces in the vertical direction is fitted, and the shaft hole 48 formed in both link pieces 24 b and the left-right direction formed in the upper end part of the cover 47 By fitting the support shaft 50 in the left-right direction into the support hole 49 facing, the upper end portion of the cover 47 is suspended and supported by the rear link 24 so as to be able to rotate back and forth. The cover 47 covers a part of the opening on the front surface of the rear link 24 and the opening on the front surface of the rotation lever 25, and when the rear link 24 rotates above the rotation lever 25. In addition, the clothes formed by the seated person P or the entry of foreign matter into the legs 4 is prevented in the gap formed between the rear link 24 and the rotation lever 25. . Note that the vertical dimension of the cover 47 is such that the lower end of the cover 47 is always accommodated in the leg 4.

Next, the usage point of the chair 1 of the said embodiment is demonstrated.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, when the chair 1 is tilted forward and is not in use, the rear surface of the chair 1 and the rear desk 2 are greatly separated from each other. People can pass freely between the two.

At this time, since the pivot point at the lower end of the leg 4 is located behind the pivot point at the lower end of the gas spring 37, the chair 1 is biased forward by the upward biasing force of the gas spring 37. Therefore, there is no fear that the chair 1 in a non-use state will tilt backward unexpectedly.
Further, as described above, the rotation lever 25 is biased upward by the gas spring 37 to prevent the rear link 24 from rotating downward, and the seat 6 is inclined so as to face obliquely rearward and upward. Therefore, it does not interfere with the desk 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the chair 1 is tilted backward to be in a use state, the seated person P of the chair 1 can enter between the front surface of the seat plate 21 and the rear end of the top plate 2 a of the desk 2. A space is formed, and the seat 6 is tilted slightly rearward from the non-use state so that the seated person P can easily sit.

When seated in this state, as shown in FIG. 4, the front link 23, the rear link 24, and the rotation lever 25 rotate downward while compressing the gas spring 37, so that the seat 6 is The stopper 6 is moved forward and downward, and the stopper groove 46 provided at the lower end of the cylindrical body 38 is fitted to and contacts the pivot 41 from above, so that the seat 6 stops at a substantially horizontal use position.
That is, when the leg 4 is located at the rear limit position and the seat 6 is located at the use position, the cylindrical body 38 is located between the intermediate portion of the rear link 24 and the base 3 together with the turning lever 25. It intervenes and acts as a vertical tension rod that forms a first stopper means for preventing the rear link 24 from turning downward.

In the state of being seated on the seat 6, a slight gap S is formed between the rear plate 18 a of the back frame 18, the rear lower surface of the rotating lever 25 that is rotated downward, and the rear lower surface of the rear link 24. It is supposed to be.
Since the gas spring 37 is in a strongly compressed state, the chair 1 is automatically returned to the non-use state by the upward biasing force of the gas spring 37 when the user leaves the seat from the seated state.

  When standing up while sitting, the rear link 24 is rotated upward by the gas spring 37 and the rotation lever 25 to the position shown in FIG. When the front end of the seat 6 is pushed rearward by the rear surface, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rear link 24 is separated upward from the turning lever 25 and further turned upward, so that the seat 6 Is inclined obliquely upward and rearward even further than the position of FIG. As a result, the seated person P can easily stand up and take a seat from the sitting posture.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the leg body 4 is located at the rear limit position, the seat 6 is held in the use position, and the seated person P is seated, the seated person P draws the buttocks forward, As shown in FIG. 8, the leg 4 together with the seat 6 rotates forward to an intermediate position, and a space for other people to pass can be easily formed behind the chair.
Therefore, the seated person P does not need to leave the seat or lift the buttocks, and can form a space where other people can pass behind the chair with a simple operation.

The forward rotation of the leg 4 at this time is performed between the rear surface plate 18a of the back frame 18, the rear lower surface of the rotation lever 25, and the rear lower surface of the rear link 24 in the state shown in FIG. This is permitted by the formation of the gap S.
When the leg 4 reaches the intermediate position, the gap S becomes 0, and the rear lower surface of the rotation lever 25 and the rear lower surface of the rear link 24 or one of them comes into contact with the rear plate 18a of the back frame 18. Further rotation of the leg 4 forward is prevented.

  That is, the rear plate 18a of the back frame 18 abuts on one or both of the rear lower surface of the rear link 24 and the rear lower surface of the rotary lever 25 when the leg 4 is located at the intermediate position. The rear link 24 is stopped at a maximum downward angle with respect to the leg 4 to form second stopper means for stably supporting the rear portion of the seat.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
In the above embodiment, the rotation lever 25 and the gas spring 37 are used as the rotation urging means of the rear link 24. Instead of these, for example, the rear link 24 is connected to the shaft 33 of the rear link 24. 2 is urged to the position shown in FIG. 2, and when the rear link 24 is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 6, the torsion coil is separated from the rear link 24 to allow upward rotation of the rear link 24. It can also be a spring or the like.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the cylindrical body 38 that forms a tension rod as the first stopper means is pivotally attached to the rotation lever 25, and the rear link 24 is rotated downward through the rotation lever 25. However, when the upper end portion of the tension rod is pivotally attached to the rear link 24, the leg 4 is located at the rear limit position, and the seat 6 is located at the use position, The lower end of the tension rod may come into contact with the base 3 to prevent the rear link 24 from turning downward.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair 2 Desk 2a Top plate 3 Base 3a Side plate 3b Bulkhead 4 Leg 5 Backrest 6 Seat 7 Link mechanism 8 Stepped hole 9 Fixed piece 9a Mounting hole 10 Anchor bolt 11 Base leg 12 Leg rod 13 Shaft hole 14 Axis 15 Front stopper member 16 Rear stopper member 17 Back plate mounting plate 18 Back frame 18a Rear plate 18b Side plate 19 Back plate 20 Seat frame 20a Outward facing piece 20b Side plate 21 Seat plate 22 Rectangular hole 23 Front link 23a Pivoting piece 24 Rear portion Link 24a Upper piece 24b Link piece 25 Rotating lever (Rotating urging means)
25a upper piece 25b side piece 26 shaft hole 27 bracket 27a side piece 28 shaft hole 29 shaft 30 shaft hole 31 shaft 32 shaft hole 33 shaft 34 shaft hole 35 shaft 36 shaft hole 37 gas spring (rotation biasing means)
37a cylinder case 37b telescopic rod 38 cylinder 39 shaft hole 40 shaft hole 41 pivot shaft 42 long groove 43 shaft hole 44 shaft hole 45 shaft 46 stopper groove 47 cover 48 shaft hole 49 support hole 50 support shaft F floor surface P seated person S clearance

Claims (4)

The base is pivotally attached to the base with a pivot in the left-right direction, and the upper end of the leg and the rear part of the seat that can be pivoted back and forth between the front limit position and the rear limit position, It connects with a rear link, connects the middle part of the leg or the lower part thereof and the front part of the seat with a front link, and the leg is connected to the seat by the rear link and the front link. In the state where it is located at the rear limit position, it can be held at a substantially horizontal use position, while the leg is located at the front limit position, the rear end is lifted by the rear link, and the rear upward tilt In a chair that can be held in an unused position,
A chair characterized in that the seat can be held in a substantially horizontal state even when the leg is rotated to an intermediate position slightly closer to the front limit position than the rear limit position.   When the leg is in the rear limit position and the seat is in the use position, the rear link is rotated downward by the first stopper means at a downward angle smaller than the maximum downward angle with respect to the leg. When the rear part of the seat is supported and the leg is in the intermediate position, the rear link is stopped at the maximum downward angle with respect to the leg by the second stopper means provided on the leg. The chair according to claim 1, wherein the chair is supported by a rear portion of the seat.   When the leg body is located at the rear limit position and the seat is located at the use position, the first stopper means is interposed between the intermediate portion of the rear link and the base so that the rear link rotates downward. The chair according to claim 2, wherein the chair is a vertical eaves that prevents movement.   The chair according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an urging means for urging the rear link to rotate upward with respect to the leg and urging the leg toward the front limit position.

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