JP5650835B2 - Chair substrate and chair provided with the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair substrate used as a part of a seat or a backrest, and a chair including the substrate.

  As such a conventional chair substrate, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a flexible U-shaped front-facing, which has a thin concave cross section at the center of a synthetic resin substrate (seat shell). In addition to providing a groove, slits facing in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction are provided at a plurality of locations on the groove, and the inner seating portion surrounded by the groove on the substrate is appropriately bent downward ( For example, refer to Patent Document 1) and a large number of inclined slits are arranged in the shape of a human rib on almost the entire surface of the substrate (inner member for seat), and a number of slits facing in the front-rear direction are provided on both sides of the inclined slits. There is one that is easily bent so that the entire substrate sinks (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-34298 (FIG. 5) Japanese Patent No. 3529646 (FIG. 20)

In the substrate described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the inward seating portion surrounded by the forward U-shaped flexible recess is bent downward in a planar shape around the recess, so that It is difficult to bend appropriately so as to correspond to the shape along the collar.
In order to cope with this problem, in the substrate described in Patent Document 1, a large number of small holes are formed in the central portion of the substrate so that the inner side surrounded by the concave stripes is bent along the buttock of the seat. Yes. However, in order to drill such a large number of small holes in a synthetic resin substrate, the manufacturing cost of the mold for molding the substrate becomes high.

In the substrate described in Patent Document 2, since many slits having different directions are provided on almost the entire surface, the structure of the mold for molding the substrate is complicated as compared with the above, and the manufacturing cost, the substrate, The unit price of becomes higher.
In addition, if a large number of slits are provided on the entire surface of the board, the entire board can easily bend downward, and a comfortable seating feeling can be obtained at the beginning. When it becomes soft and the overall bending rigidity is lowered, the substrate may be excessively bent, and the seating comfort may be deteriorated or locally broken.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and without providing a large number of small holes, slits, etc., a portion to which the body pressure of the occupant is applied is bent in a preferable manner, and a comfortable sitting for a long period of time. An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive chair substrate and a chair provided with the chair substrate that can provide comfort.

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved as follows.
(1) A chair substrate used for a chair seat or a backrest, facing a direction where the body pressure of the occupant is applied to a plate material made of a synthetic resin that is elastically deformable, and a direction intersecting with the left-right direction; A chair substrate is provided in which a plurality of flexible easily deformable portions having a corrugated cross section curved in a convex shape above the upper surface and below the lower surface of the plate material are arranged in the left-right direction.

With such a configuration, when the occupant's body pressure is applied to the plate material, the left and right easily deformable portions are easily elastically deformed outwardly, and therefore, the portion to which the occupant's body pressure is applied in the plate material is preferable. It can be flexed effectively to the aspect, and a comfortable sitting comfort can be obtained.
In addition, since the portion to which the occupant's body pressure is applied can be effectively deflected, it is not necessary to provide a large number of small holes and slits in the substrate as in the prior art, and an inexpensive substrate can be provided and the time of the substrate can be reduced. Even if the bending rigidity decreases due to deterioration or the like, there is no fear that the substrate is excessively bent, and a comfortable sitting comfort can be obtained over a long period of time.

(2) In the item (1), the easily deformable portion has a substantially M-shaped cross-sectional shape.

  With such a configuration, the easily deformable portion is easily elastically deformed outwardly downward, so that a more comfortable sitting comfort can be obtained.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), a short opening that is substantially equal in width to the left and right dimensions of the easily deformable portion is provided on the plate continuously to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the easily deformable portion. A board for a chair.

With such a configuration, when the opening is expanded, the portion to which the body pressure is applied in the plate material and the easily deformable portion are easily bent, and the sitting comfort is further improved.
Further, when the opening is expanded, a resistance force is applied by the easily deformable portion, so that stress does not concentrate on the end portion of the slit, and therefore there is no possibility that a crack or the like is generated in the portion.

(4) In the above item (3), the board is a chair substrate provided with a slit having a narrower width than the opening extending in the longitudinal direction so as to be continuous with the tip of the short opening.

  With such a configuration, the slit also expands together with the opening, so that the portion to which the body pressure is applied in the plate material and the easily deformable portion are easily bent and the sitting comfort is further improved.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), the chair substrate is configured such that the thickness of the easily deformable portion is smaller than the thickness of the plate.

  With such a configuration, the easily deformable portion is easily elastically deformed outwardly, so that the portion to which body pressure is applied in the plate material can be bent in a more preferable manner.

(6) The chair substrate according to any one of (1) to (5) above is a chair used as a part of a seat or a backrest.

  With such a configuration, the sitting comfort of the chair is improved.

  According to the present invention, a chair to which the body pressure of a seated person is bent in a preferable manner without providing a large number of small holes, slits and the like in the plate material so that a comfortable sitting comfort can be obtained over a long period of time. Substrates and chairs can be provided.

It is a side view of a chair provided with the board | substrate for chairs of embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is an enlarged plan view of a seat plate. Similarly, it is a perspective view of a seat board. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical end view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2. Similarly, it is a VV line enlarged vertical section view. It is an enlarged plan view showing a reference example of a seat plate. FIG. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional end view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a chair provided with an embodiment of the present invention. This chair is erected at the center of five leg rods 2 facing the radial direction with a caster 1 attached to the tip, A leg column 3 that can be expanded and contracted by a gas spring (not shown) housed therein, a rear end part attached to the upper end of the leg column 3, a slightly forward-facing support base 4, and a front in the support base 4 A front-side L-shaped back frame 6 with front ends fixed to both side ends of a support shaft 5 that is linked to a biasing means (not shown) and faces in the left-right direction, and a rear surface in the middle in the vertical direction is the back. A backrest 8 attached to the rear end portion of the support base 4 via a flexible support piece 7 supported by the frame 6 and having a lower end facing obliquely rearward and upward, and a seat supported by the support base 4 9 and.

The backrest 8 is composed of a back plate 10 made of synthetic resin, which is a substrate, and facing upward and downward, and a back cushion material 11 covering the front surface thereof.
The seat 9 has a front lower end pivotally attached to both sides of the front end of the support base 4 so as to be movable obliquely rearwardly downward, and a rear end lower part pivoted to the front upper part of the left and right back frames 6. A pair of seat support frames 12 facing in the front-rear direction, a seat plate 13 made of a synthetic resin plate as a substrate, attached to the upper surface of both seat support frames 12 so that the front-rear position can be adjusted, and the upper surface thereof are covered. It consists of a cushion material 14 for the seat.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the seat plate 13 facing in the front-rear direction is formed in a generally shallow dish shape in a plan view having an upwardly facing frame-like piece 15 around the upper and lower sides surrounded by the frame-like piece 15. The flexible seating portion 16 that can be elastically deformed is gently curved in a downward arc shape. On both the left and right sides of the seating portion 16, there are formed upward concave fitting portions 17 and 17 that are fitted to the left and right seat support frames 12 from above (see FIG. 4).

  The seating portion 16 is applied to the seating portion 16 where the body pressure of the inward seater than the fitting portion 17 is applied, that is, the rear side (upper side in FIG. A plurality of flexible easily deformable portions 18 extending in the direction intersecting the direction, that is, in the front-rear direction are formed in the left-right direction (six in this embodiment) so as to be parallel to each other.

The thickness of each easily deformable portion 18 is thinner than the thickness of the seating portion 16, and the dimension in the front-rear direction is approximately half the length of the front-rear dimension of the seating portion 16.
At both ends in the longitudinal direction of each easily deformable portion 18 in the seating portion 16, short openings 19, 19 having substantially the same width as the left and right dimensions of the easily deformable portion 18, and the front so as to be continuous with the front ends thereof Narrow slits 20 and 20 extending rearward are formed. The length of each slit 20 in the front-rear direction is shorter than that of the easily deformable portion 18, and the front end of the slit 20 on the front side is slightly rearward from the center of the seating portion 16 in the front-rear direction. The rear end of the slit 20 on the side is extended to the rear end of the seating portion 16.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the easily deformable portions 18 arranged in the left-right direction have left and right inverted U-shaped upwardly deformed pieces 18 a, 18 a that are curved upwardly above the seating portion 16, and between them. The U-shaped cross-section downwardly deforming piece 18b curved downward and convex below the seating portion 16 is formed in a wavy cross section, and the outer shape of the easily deformable portion 18 is elongated in the front-rear direction. It has a thin corrugated plate shape (see FIG. 3).

In the above-described embodiment, when sitting on the seat 9 and the body pressure of the seated person's buttocks is applied to the rear portion of the seating portion 16, the portions where the left and right easy-deformed portions 18 are formed in the seating portion 16 are easily bent downward. Become.
That is, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, when the body pressure of the occupant's buttocks is applied to the rear seating portion 16, the left and right openings 19 and the slits 20 expand, and the seating portions of those portions As 16 is elastically deformed downward, the thin left and right easily deformable portions 18 are elastically deformed outwardly so that the distance between the top portions of the left and right upward deformable pieces 18a and 18a is narrowed. . Accordingly, the rear portion of the seating portion 16 is bent in a preferable manner so as to sink, corresponding to the shape along the heel portion of the occupant, and the occupant's heel portion is comfortably supported. In addition, since the easily deformable portion 18, the opening 19, and the slit 20 are not formed in the front portion of the seating portion 16, the portion is not elastically deformed downward so that the thigh of the seated person is comfortable. Supported by

As in the above-described embodiment, when the opening 19 and the slit 20 are formed in the front and rear ends of the easily deformable portion 18 in the seating portion 16, the body pressure of the seated portion 16 is applied to the seated portion 16 Therefore, the easily deformable portion 18 is also easily elastically deformed in an outward opening shape, and the sitting comfort is improved.
Further, when the opening 19 and the slit 20 are expanded, a resistance force is applied by the easily deformable portion 18, so that stress does not concentrate on the end portions of the slits 20. There is no fear of it occurring.

  Furthermore, since a plurality of left and right easily deformable portions 18 are provided on the seating surface 16 so that the body pressure applied to the occupant's buttocks is easily bent downward, a number of slits are provided in the seating portion 16 as in the prior art. Therefore, even if the chair is used for a long period of time and its bending rigidity is lowered due to deterioration of the seat plate 13 over time, the rear portion of the seating portion 16 is not excessively elastically deformed. It is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable.

  If the easily deformable portion 18 has a corrugated cross-sectional shape, it is easily elastically deformed in the vertical direction and easily expands outwardly, so that the rear portion of the seating portion 16 can be bent in a preferred manner.

  6 and 7 show a reference example of a seat plate. In this reference example, a seating portion that protrudes in a convex curved shape above the seating portion 16 on the rear side that supports the buttocks of the seated person is shown. A plurality of easily deformable portions 21 having an inverted U-shaped cross section thinner than 16 are provided on the left and right sides so as to be parallel to each other.

  Also in this reference example, when the body pressure of the seated person is applied to the rear seating part 16, each easily deformable part 21 is elastically deformed outwardly as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Similarly, the rear portion of the seating portion 16 is suitably bent so as to sink along the seated buttock, so that the seated buttock is comfortably supported. Note that in this reference example, the easily deformable portion 21 may have a U-shaped cross-sectional shape that protrudes below the seating portion 16, contrary to the above.

  Although the embodiment described above is an example in which the present invention is applied to the seat plate 13 of the chair, the present invention can also be applied to the back plate 10 of the backrest 8 of the chair. In this case, a plurality of left and right easy deformable portions 18 and 21 similar to those of the above-described embodiments may be provided on the back plate 10 where the body pressure of the seated person's back is applied so as to face in the vertical direction. In this way, when the seated person leans on the backrest 8, the part to which the back body pressure is applied in the backboard 10 bends in a preferable manner toward the rear so as to follow the shape of the back. Comfortable sitting comfort is obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Caster 2 Leg rod 3 Leg pillar 4 Support base 5 Support shaft 6 Back frame 7 Support piece 8 Backrest 9 Seat 10 Back board (board | substrate)
11 Back cushion material 12 Seat support frame 13 Seat plate (board)
14 Seat cushion 15 Frame-shaped piece 16 Seating portion 17 Fitting portion 18 Easy deformation portion 18a Upward deformation piece 18b Downward deformation piece 19 Opening 20 Slit 21 Easy deformation portion

Claims (6)

  A board for a chair used for a seat or a backrest of a chair, wherein a portion of the plate material made of elastically deformable synthetic resin to which body pressure of the occupant is applied is oriented in a direction crossing the left-right direction, and the plate material A chair substrate comprising a plurality of flexible easily deformable portions having a corrugated cross section that curves in a convex shape above the upper surface and below the lower surface, arranged side by side in the left-right direction.   The chair substrate according to claim 1, wherein the easily deformable portion has a substantially M-shaped cross-sectional shape.   The chair substrate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a short opening that is substantially equal in width to the left and right dimensions of the easily deformable portion is provided in the plate material continuously at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the easily deformable portion.   The board | substrate for chairs of Claim 3 which provides a slit with a narrower width | variety than the said opening extended in a longitudinal direction so that a board | plate material may be followed by the front-end | tip of a short opening.   The chair substrate according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the easily deformable portion is smaller than the thickness of the plate material.   A chair formed by using the chair substrate according to claim 1 as a part of a seat or a backrest.

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