JP3012782B2 - Sofa-equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sofa apparatus having a back body and a seat body provided on a base.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a sofa apparatus has a base, which is provided with a back body and a seat body. Such a sofa device is usually installed and used in a living room or the like.

[0003] It is desired that the sofa apparatus has not only a sitting function but also other functions so that it can be used effectively. So-called sofa-beds, in which the above-mentioned sofa-device can be converted into a bed, have been conventionally known. The function can increase the sales effect.

[0004]

As described above, if the sofa device can be provided with a novel function in addition to the function as the sofa, its commercial value can be greatly increased. The development of a sofa device with functions has been desired.

[0005] The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sofa device which can be provided with a completely new function which has never existed before.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a base, a back body provided at the rear end of the base in the front-rear direction, and a plate-like base. A cushion body is provided on one surface of the base portion and a massage machine is provided on the other surface, and a seat body rotatably supported by the base body, and the seat body is provided with the cushion body. And a holding means for holding the massage machine non-rotatably in a first state in which the massage machine is in an upper surface and a second state in which the massage machine is in an upper surface.

[0007]

According to the above construction, if the cushion is held upward and the seat is held, the seat can be used as a normal sofa. If the massage machine is held and the seat is held, the seat can be held. The user lies on the above-mentioned seat body,
Can receive

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The sofa device shown in FIGS. The base 1 has a pair of armrests 2 (only one is shown) erected at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and legs 3 are provided at front and rear portions on the lower end side of each armrest 2, respectively. A frame 2a is provided below the inner surface of the armrest 2, and a pair of left and right frame 2a is connected by a connecting rod (not shown). Thus, the pair of armrests 2 are erected in parallel at predetermined intervals. The interval between the pair of armrests 2 is set to the width of a sofa for two or three persons.

A back body 4 is provided at the rear end of the base 1 in the front-rear direction.
Is erected. The back body 4 includes a frame 5a and a cushion member 5b attached to the front side of the frame 5a.
And a cushioning material 5b and an outer covering 5c covering the rear side of the frame 5a.

A pair of link mechanisms 6 (only one is shown), which will be described later, are provided on opposed inner surfaces of the pair of armrests 2, and the seat mechanism 7 is rotatably supported at both ends in the width direction. Have been.

The seat 7 has a base 11 in the form of a rectangular plate. A cushion body 12 is provided on one surface of the base portion 11, and a massage machine 13 is provided on the other surface. The cushion body 12 has a cushioning function of giving a comfortable feeling to the user when the user sits down, for example, a cushioning material such as urethane foam or a spring unit.

The massaging machine 13 is of a so-called mattress type, and has a support shaft 1 holding a plurality of massaging rollers 14 inside covered with a cloth.
5 is accommodated. This traveling body 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a controller which can reciprocate along the width direction of the base 1 by a controller (not shown).
As a result, the user lying on the massage machine 13 is massaged on the back by the massage roller 14.

The link mechanism 6 is connected to the massage machine 1
An L-shaped first link 21 having one end pivotally mounted at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the widthwise end surface of the base portion 11 is provided. The other end of the first link 21 extends toward the front of the base 1, and one end of a second link 22 is pivotally attached to the bent portion 21a. The other end of the second link 22 is rotatably connected to a front portion of a frame 2 a provided on the inner surface of the armrest 2.

The other end of the first link 21 is located below the front side of the base 1 and has an engagement pin 23 at its end.
Are provided along the width direction of the base 1. An intermediate portion of an L-shaped stopper lever 24 is rotatably supported at a lower portion on the front end side of the inner surface of the frame 2. A first side is provided on a lower side of one end of the stopper lever 24.
The locking portion 25a and the second locking portion 25b are formed at a predetermined interval, and the other end of the petal 2 protruding toward the front side of the base 1
6 are provided.

Further, between the one end of the stopper lever 24 and the frame 2a, the stopper lever 24 is counterclockwise indicated by an arrow, that is, a first locking portion 25a or a second locking portion 25b will be described later. A spring 27 that urges in the direction engaging with the engagement pin 23 is stretched.

One end of a third link 28 is pivotally connected to the first link 21 at a portion between one end and the bent portion 21a. The other end of the third link 28 is rotatably connected to a middle part of the upper part of the frame 2a which is closer to the front in the front-rear direction.

A locking plate 30 having a locking portion 30a is attached to a middle part in the longitudinal direction of the end face of the base portion 11 of the seat body 7. A bent portion 2 is provided at one end of the locking plate 30.
One end of a hook-shaped fourth link 29 having 9a is pivotally mounted. The bent portion 29a of the fourth link 29 is rotatably connected to a lower portion of the frame 2a in the middle in the front-rear direction.

The locking portion 30a of the locking plate 30 moves the seat body 7 from the state shown in FIG.
When rotated by 80 degrees, as shown in FIG. 2, the first link 21 is locked to the lower side of one end of the first link 21 to prevent the seat body 7 from further rotating in the direction of arrow A. It has become.

The other end of the fourth link 29 is pivotally connected to one end of a fifth straight link-shaped fifth link 31. The fifth link 31 extends rearward of the base 1, and the other end is pivotally connected to one end of the sixth link 32. The sixth link 32 has an intermediate portion rotatably connected to a lower portion on the rear end side of the frame 2a.

According to the sofa device constructed as described above, the first state in which the seat body 7 is rotated so that the cushion body 12 is located on the upper side as shown in FIG. 1, and the state shown in FIG. And the second state in which the massage machine 13 is located on the upper side. According to the first state, the user can use as a normal sofa. According to the second state, the user lies on the massage machine 13 and activates the massage machine 13,
The massage can be received on the back.

In the first state, the engagement pin 23 provided at the other end of the first link 21 is rotated by the rotation of the seat member 7 as shown in FIG. The first link 21 is engaged with the portion 25b to prevent the first link 21 from swinging.

Therefore, the seat 7 is provided with the cushion 12
Is held non-rotatably in the first state located on the upper surface side, so that the user can sit on the cushion body 12. In other words, the sofa-device can be replaced with a normal sofa-
Can be used as

When converting from the first state to the second state in which the massage machine 13 is on the upper surface side, first, step on the petal 26 to move the stopper lever 24 clockwise as indicated by the arrow in FIG. Rotate. As a result, one end of the stopper lever 24 rises, and the second locking portion 25b
Of the first link 21 is disengaged from the engagement pin 23 of the first link 21 and the first link 21 is in a swingable state.

Next, the seat 7 is rotated counterclockwise as indicated by arrow A in FIG. When the seat body 7 is rotated, the first
Link 21 swings in the direction of arrow X, and the fourth link 29
Rotates in the arrow Y direction. The sixth link 36 rotates in the direction of the arrow Z in conjunction with the rotation of the fourth link 29.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the seat member 7 is rotated from the first state by approximately 180 degrees in the direction of arrow A, the locking plate 3 is rotated.
One side of the first link 21 is engaged with the zero locking portion 30a, and prevents the seat body 7 from further rotating in the arrow A direction. When the petal 26 is released in this state, the engaging pin 23 is engaged with the first locking portion 25a of the stopper lever 24, and the swing of the first link 21 is prevented. The body 7 is non-rotatably held in the second state in which the massage machine 13 is on the upper surface side.

Therefore, the user can lie on the massage machine 13 and operate the massage machine 13 to receive the massage on the back. That is, the sofa device can be used as a massage device.

On the other hand, when converting from the second state shown in FIG. 2 to the first state shown in FIG.
Is depressed to release the engagement between the first locking portion 25a and the engagement pin 23, and the first link 29 is set in a swingable state, the seat body 7 is indicated by an arrow B in FIG. Turn clockwise.

When the seat body 7 is rotated by approximately 180 degrees, one end of the first link 21 becomes substantially horizontal. If the pedal 26 is released in this state,
As shown in FIG. 1, the first locking portion 2 of the stopper lever 24
The engagement pin 23 is engaged with 5a, and the first link 21 is held in a state in which it cannot swing. Therefore, the sofa device can be converted from the second state to the first state and used.

As described above, according to the sofa apparatus having the above-mentioned structure, the sofa shown in FIG.
It can be used after being converted to the state of the device. That is, since the sofa device can be used as a massage device, the novel function can enhance the sales effect.

Further, the conversion between the first state used as a sofa and the second state used as a massage device is only to step on the petal 26 and rotate the seat 7. The conversion work can be performed easily and quickly.

Moreover, since the link mechanism 6 is used as a mechanism for rotatably supporting the seat body 7 on the base body 1, one link constituting the link mechanism 6, that is, the first link 21 swings. If this is prevented, the seat body 7 can be held so as not to rotate in the first state and the second state. Accordingly, a mechanism for holding the seat body 7 in the first state or the second state is simplified, and the operation thereof is also facilitated.

In the above embodiment, the seat body is rotatably supported on the base by the link mechanism. However, other means instead of the link mechanism, for example, a support shaft is provided on the seat body, and the support shaft is attached to the base body. The seat body may be rotatably provided by, for example, rotatably supporting the seat.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, a cushion body is provided on one surface of a seat body, and a massage machine is provided on the other surface. The massage machine can be non-rotatably held in a first state in which the body is on the upper surface and in a second state in which the massage machine is on the upper surface.

Therefore, the user can select and use the first state in which the cushion body is on the upper side or the second state in which the massage machine is on the upper side. That is,
Since the sofa device can also be used as a massage machine, it is very convenient, and the novel structure can enhance the sales effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a side view of a first state in which a cushion body is held on an upper side.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a second state in which the massage machine is held on the upper side.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base, 4 ... Back body, 6 ... Link mechanism, 7 ... Seat body,
11: Base, 12: Cushion, 13: Mass
, 23 ... stopper lever (holding means), 24 ... engaging pin (holding means).

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47C 17/04 A61H 15/00 350

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base, a back body provided on the rear end side in the front-rear direction of the base, and a plate-shaped base having a cushion body provided on one surface of the base, and A massage machine is provided on a surface of the seat body, the seat body rotatably supported by the base body, a first state in which the cushion body is an upper surface, and the massage machine includes a seat body. A sofa device, comprising: holding means for holding each of the upper and lower surfaces in a second state so as not to rotate. 2. The seat body is connected to the base by a link mechanism.
Therefore, the link is provided rotatably, and the link is attached to the base.
In the direction that engages with the mechanism and holds the seat body unrotatably
It is biased by a spring and resists the biasing force.
To release the engagement with the link mechanism.
A stopper lever that allows the seat body to rotate is provided.
The sofa device according to claim 1, wherein the sofa device is provided.