JPH11113674A - Chair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for changing the back fulcrum of a backrest vertically and change only the depth of a seat by furnishing a depth regulating mechanism that supports the backrest in a manner that allows it to move back and forth nearly in parallel with a seat surface. SOLUTION: The depth regulating mechanism 4 fixes a guide member 25 to the upper end of a tilting column 19 and guides a slider 26 to the guide member 25 and fixes a back supporting rod 24. And it fixes the guide member 25 and the tilting column 19 to the upper end of the tilting column 19 through a holding member 27 fixed to the upper end of the tilting column 19 diagonally, and the holding member 27 holds the underside of the guide member 25 by its U cross section opening upward. To change the depth of a seat 2 in such state, the backrest 3 is moved back and forth nearly in parallel with a seat surface 2a by releasing from a locking state a locking mechanism that fixes the slider 26 longitudinally in relation to the guide member 25. Therefore, it is always comfortable to sit on.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair provided with a depth adjusting mechanism for changing a so-called depth from a front end of a chair seat to a backrest. More specifically, the present invention relates to a depth adjustment mechanism that changes the length of the depth by moving a backrest.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a backrest adjusting device which can simultaneously adjust the height of a backrest and the width of a seat, that is, the depth according to the size of a person sitting on a chair (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-60347). In this chair 100, as shown in FIG. 10, a lower portion of a back support rod 102 supporting a backrest 101 is slidably attached to a rear portion of a seat 103. The back support rod 102 has a shape in which a lower portion is inclined forward. For this reason, the back support rod 102
Of the backrest 10 by sliding the
2 moves obliquely forward and downward or rearward and upward,
Can be changed.

[0003]

However, in the chair backrest adjusting device described above, the back and forth movement and the up and down movement of the backrest 101 are performed simultaneously, so that the back support point 104 moves back and forth with the back and forth movement of the backrest 101. In addition, they move up and down. For this reason, when the occupant slides the backrest 101 to adjust the depth of the seat 103, the back fulcrum 104
Is moved up and down, and the relative position in the vertical direction between the back of the occupant and the backrest 101 becomes inappropriate, resulting in poor sitting comfort.

Further, since the back support rod 102 is located on the rear side of the seat 103, the backrest 101 can reach only above the rear end of the seat 103 even when located at the forefront. Therefore, the depth at which the seated person sits cannot be made shorter than the length of the seat 103 itself in the front-rear direction.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a chair that can change only the depth of a seat without changing the back fulcrum of the backrest up and down.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the chair according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with a depth adjusting mechanism for supporting the backrest movably in the front-rear direction substantially parallel to the seat surface. Therefore, when adjusting the depth of the chair, the backrest is slid in the front-rear direction substantially parallel to the seat surface by the depth adjustment mechanism. As a result, the backrest is slid with respect to the seat without changing in the vertical direction, so that only the depth of the seat can be changed while the back fulcrum of the backrest is maintained at a constant height.

Further, in the chair according to the second aspect, the depth adjustment mechanism is guided by the guide member supported by a support member such as a leg or a seat, with the longitudinal direction being substantially parallel to the seat surface, and guided by the guide member. A slider to which the backrest is fixed is provided. Therefore, when sliding the backrest back and forth, the slider is guided and moved by the guide member. Here, since the guide member is supported by a supporting member such as a leg or a seat with the longitudinal direction being substantially parallel to the seat surface, the backrest slides at the back fulcrum without moving up and down with respect to the seat. can do.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below in detail based on an example of an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 to 5 show an example of an embodiment in which the depth adjustment mechanism of the present invention is applied to an office chair. The chair 1 includes a seat 2 on which a user sits, a backrest 3 on which a seated person leans, and a backrest 3.
Adjusting mechanism 4 for supporting the robot so as to be movable in parallel with the seat surface 2a.
And legs 6 for supporting the seat 2, the backrest 3, and the depth adjusting mechanism 4 from below.

The seat 2 includes a seat frame 7 made of a pipe frame and a seat body 8 fitted so as to cover the seat frame 7 from above. At the front end of the seat frame 7, a bracket 9 projecting downward is formed. A receiving plate 10 is attached to the lower side of both sides of the seat frame 7 by welding or the like. The seat body 8 is made of a core material 11 made of, for example, polypropylene.
And a cushion material 12 placed on the core material 11, and an upholstery 13 covering the core material 11 and the cushion material 12 from the front side to the back side of the peripheral edge. The periphery of the seat body 8 is bent downward. The periphery of the seat body 8 is attached to the outside of the seat frame 7 by fitting.

The leg 6 is made of a pipe frame, and includes a pair of left and right front legs 14, 14 inclined backward, a leg connecting member 15 for connecting the upper ends of the left and right front legs 14, 14, and a forwardly inclined upward. A pair of left and right curved rear legs 16, 16 and a support shaft 17 for connecting the upper ends of the left and right rear legs 16, 16
And the torsion bar 18 accommodated in the leg connecting member 15
And tilting struts 19, 1 arranged on an extension of the upper parts of the front legs 14, 14 and connected to both ends of the torsion bar 18.
9 and the receiving plate 1 of the seat frame 7 fixed to the tilting column 19.
0, a front leg 14 and a rear leg 16
And a caster 21 attached to the lower end of the vehicle.

The upper portion of the rear leg 16 is fixed to the upper surface of the leg connecting member 15 by welding or the like. A support shaft 17 for connecting the rear leg 16 is rotatably supported in a support hole 9 a of the bracket 9 of the seat frame 7. Further, the length of the tilting support 19 is such that the depth adjustment mechanism 4 fixed to the upper end has the same height as the seat 2. A support bracket 22 is fixed to the upper part of the tilting support 19 by welding or the like. A support roller 20 is rotatably supported at the rear of the support bracket 22. Therefore, the bracket 9 at the front end of the seat frame 7 and the receiving plate 10 at the side are supported by the support shaft 17 of the rear leg 16 respectively.
And the supporting roller 20 of the tilting column 19.
Thereby, the seat 2 is supported by the legs 6.

The center of the torsion bar 18 is fixed to the leg connecting member 15 by welding or the like. When the tilting column 19 is tilted backward, both ends of the torsion bar 18 are twisted with respect to the central portion to accumulate energy. Here, the support bracket 22 and the support roller 20 rotate about the torsion bar 18 and the receiving plate 10 of the seat frame 7 is lowered by the backward tilt of the tilting support 19, so that the seat frame 7 descends rearward around the support shaft 17. And tilt. Thereby, the backrest 3 and the seat 2 can be locked in conjunction with each other.

The backrest 3 includes a backboard 23 curved rearward in accordance with the shape of the back of the seated person, and a back support rod 24 formed at both left and right ends of the backboard 23 and connected to the depth adjustment mechanism 4. Have. The back plate 23 is provided with a core material and a cushion, and an upholstery covering the core material and the cushion, similarly to the seat body 8.

The depth adjusting mechanism 4 includes a guide member 25 fixed to the upper end of the tilting column 19 and a slider 26 guided by the guide member 25 and to which the back support rod 24 is fixed.
And The guide member 25 is parallel to the seating surface 2a and has a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The guide member 25 has a rectangular pipe-like notch 25 on the upper surface along the longitudinal direction.
a. The guide member 25 and the tilting column 19 are fixed to the upper end of the tilting column 19 via a holding member 27 fixed diagonally. The holding member 27 holds the lower surface of the guide member 25 with a U-shaped cross section having an open upper side. In the present embodiment, the holding member 27 is interposed between the tilt post 19 and the guide member 25. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the guide member 25 may be directly fixed to the tilt post 19. A stopper 33 for preventing the slider 26 from dropping is attached to the front and rear ends of the guide member 25.

The slider 26 has a horizontal H-shaped cross section. That is, the slider 26 includes two horizontal plates 26a and 26b and a vertical plate 26c between these horizontal plates. The lower horizontal plate 26 a of the two horizontal plates 26 a and 26 b is slidably fitted inside the guide member 25. And the vertical plate 26c is the guide member 2
5 is located at the cutout portion 25a. Therefore, the slider 26 can slide in the front-rear direction by the lower horizontal plate 26a and the vertical plate 26c being guided by the guide member 25. Further, the upper horizontal plate 26b is exposed above the guide member 25. Further, the lower end of the back support rod 24 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper horizontal plate 26b in a state of being inclined rearward.

Here, it is desirable to provide a lock mechanism for fixing the slider 26 to the guide member 25 in the front-rear direction. As this lock mechanism, for example, the guide member 2
5 are formed on the lower surface of the slider 5, and one vertical pin hole is formed in the slider 26, and a lock pin is communicated with the through hole and the concave and the pin hole. 26 may be fixed in the front-rear direction. However, the locking mechanism is not limited to this,
Other existing or new ones may be used.

The operation of each part of the chair 1 will be described below. When changing the depth of the seat 2, the lock by the lock mechanism is released, and the seat 2 is moved back and forth with the backrest 3 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. Then, when the backrest 3 reaches a preferable position, the slider 26 is locked to the guide member 25 by a lock mechanism to fix the position of the backrest 3. Thus, the seat 2 can be used with the depth set to an appropriate length according to the size of the body of the seated person, so that the sitting comfort of the chair 1 can be improved.

Here, since the backrest 3 moves horizontally only in the front-back direction, the height of the back fulcrum 23a of the back plate 23 is kept constant. Therefore, the height of the back fulcrum 23a can be kept constant regardless of the depth of the seat 2, so that a comfortable sitting comfort can always be obtained.

The seated person applies weight to the backrest 3 so that the load is transmitted to the tilting column 19 via the back support rod 24, the slider 26, the guide member 25, and the holding member 27. Then, the tilting column 19 twists the torsion bar 18 by tilting backward to accumulate energy. As a result, the backrest 3 tilts backward while having a reaction force from the original position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 to the inclined position indicated by the solid line.
Further, since the support roller 20 rotates about the torsion bar 18 at the same time as the tilting column 19 is tilted, the seat frame 7 supported by the support roller 20 tilts the rear part downward about the support shaft 17. Therefore, since the backrest 3 is tilted rearward and the seat 2 is tilted rearward, the position of the back fulcrum 23a of the backrest 3 with respect to the seat 2 can be kept constant to maintain good sitting comfort.

Further, when the occupant rises from the backrest 3, the torsion bar 18 is released from the torsion.
The backrest 3 is raised via the guide member 7, the guide member 25, the slider 26, and the back support rod 24, and returns to the original position. Also,
Since the support bracket 22 and the support roller 20 rotate and move up with the rising of the tilting support 19, the seat 2 is returned to the original position.

Therefore, according to the chair 1 of the present embodiment, since the entire depth adjusting mechanism 4 can be inclined with respect to the legs 6, both the horizontal movement and the inclination of the backrest 3 can be performed. Thereby, the depth of the seat 2 and the inclination of the backrest 3 can be adjusted according to the size of the body of the occupant and the work content, so that a comfortable sitting comfort can be obtained.

Further, since the depth adjusting mechanism 4 is provided on the side of the seat 2, the backrest 3 can be moved from above the central portion of the seat 2 to above the rear of the seat 2. Thereby, the seating depth of the seated person can be set independently of the total length of the seat 2, so that the position of the backrest can be adjusted with a high degree of freedom according to the body shape and the purpose of use of the seated person.

The above embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the leg 6 includes the front leg 14 and the rear leg 16, but is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it may be provided with one leg 28 and a washer (not shown) for rotatably supporting the support shaft 17 and the tilting column 19. Here, the tilting support 19 is connected to both ends of the torsion bar 18 whose left and right sides are in the longitudinal direction. The center of the torsion bar 18 is fixed to a seat bracket.

The lower portion of the pillar 28 is supported by, for example, four or five legs 105 as shown in FIG. A gas spring is built in the upper part of the pillar 28. Lock pin 29 of this gas spring
Is exposed at the upper end of the pillar 28. Then, the length of the pillar 28 can be changed by pressing the lock pin 29 by an elevating lever mechanism (not shown). Thereby, the seat 2 can be raised and lowered. Further, the seat 2, the backrest 3, the depth adjusting mechanism 4, and the support shaft 17 in this embodiment.
The structure of the tilting column 19 and the support roller 20 is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

According to the chair 1 of this embodiment, the length of the pillar 28 can be changed to move the seat 2 up and down. Therefore, the seat 2 corresponding to the size of the body of the seated person and the purpose of use of the chair 1 can be adjusted.
The height can be set at a comfortable height. Further, according to the chair 1, the backrest 3 can be moved horizontally back and forth as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6 similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. The depth of the seat 2 can be changed while maintaining the height of the back fulcrum 23a constant, so that good sitting comfort can always be obtained. Further, since the rear portion of the seat 2 descends as the backrest 3 tilts rearward, a comfortable sitting feeling can be maintained even if the backrest 3 tilts.

However, the legs 6 are not limited to those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and may have other shapes.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the depth adjustment mechanism 4 is positioned right beside the seat 2 at the same height, but is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the depth adjustment mechanism 4 can be provided at a position higher than the seat 2 using the armrest 35. The armrest 35 is provided with an interlocking link 30 that connects both ends of the torsion bar 18 fixed to a seat bracket (not shown) and the vicinity of the rear end of the side of the seat 2.
And an L-shaped link 31 connected to both ends of the torsion bar 18, and a rear end of the L-shaped link 31 and an interlocking link 30.
And a support link 32 connecting the rear end thereof to have a substantially rectangular shape. The depth adjusting mechanism 4 is provided on the upper side of the L-shaped link 31 substantially parallel to the seating surface 2a. The depth adjustment mechanism 4 includes a guide member 25 and a slider 26. The backrest 3 is fixed to the slider 26. On the other hand, the diameter of the support hole 9a of the bracket 9 of the seat 2 is made larger than the diameter of the support shaft 17 supported at the front end of the seat receiving member, and the support shaft 17 is rotatable and can move slightly back and forth. Is fitted.

According to the chair 1 of this embodiment, when the occupant leans on the backrest 3, the load on the backrest 3 is transmitted to the torsion bar 18 via the armrest 35. Then, the torsion bar 18 is twisted and stored, and the armrest 35 rotates backward. As a result, the backrest 3 is inclined rearward as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. At this time, the rear part of the seat 2 descends with the inclination of the interlocking link 30. For this reason, even if the backrest 3 inclines, a comfortable sitting comfort can be maintained.

According to the chair 1 of this embodiment, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS.
7, the backrest 3 can be horizontally moved back and forth as indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 7, so that the height of the back fulcrum 23a can be kept constant and the depth of the seat 2 can be changed to always obtain a good sitting comfort. be able to.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the depth adjusting mechanism 4 includes the slider 26 and the guide member 25, but is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the depth adjustment mechanism 4 includes a main guide hole 25 b formed substantially parallel to the seat surface 2 a formed in the guide member 25 fixed to the seat bracket 34, and a side portion of the seat 2. Sub guide holes 2b formed parallel to the bearing surface 2a, and these main guide holes 25b
And a pin-shaped slider 26 for rotatably and slidably connecting the sub guide hole 2b and the back support rod 24. Here, the seat 2 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 34 about the lower side of the front end by the support shaft 17. The support shaft 17 is supported by a front end of the seat bracket 34. In this case, by moving the backrest 3 back and forth at the same inclination angle, the slider 26 is guided by the main guide hole 25b and the sub guide hole 2b as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Translate in parallel. As a result, the backrest 3 can be horizontally moved back and forth by the depth adjusting mechanism 4 in the same manner as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 described above, so that the height of the back support point 23a is maintained constant while the seat 2 is kept. You can change the depth and always get good sitting comfort.

Further, according to the chair 1 of this embodiment, the backrest 3 can be inclined by the seated person putting his / her weight on the backrest 3. For example, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9, when a load is applied to tilt the backrest 3 backward when the back support rod 24 is located at the forefront of the main guide hole 25 b and the sub guide hole 2 b, The rod 24 is the main guide hole 25b
Rotate around. Then, the slider 26 on the upper side of the back support rod 24 is guided rearward by the sub guide hole 2b.
As shown by the solid line in the figure, the back support rod 24 tilts backward and the rear part of the seat 2 descends. For this reason, even if the backrest 3 inclines, a comfortable sitting comfort can be maintained.

In the chair 1 of this embodiment, the center of rotation of the back support rod 24 is movable along the main guide hole 25b.
And the interlocking angle of the inclination is different. For example, when the back support rod 24 is located at the forefront of the main guide hole 25b as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9, if the backrest 3 is tilted by a predetermined angle θ, the seat 2 also tilts relatively large ( When the back support rod 24 is positioned substantially at the center of the main guide hole 25b and the backrest 3 is inclined by the predetermined angle θ as described above, the inclination angle of the seat 2 is indicated by the solid line. It is not much larger than the case where it is located at the forefront of the guide hole 25b (shown by a dashed line in the figure). Therefore, according to the chair 1 of this embodiment, when the backrest 3 is located on the front side, the inclination angle of the seat 2 is increased so that the front portion close to the rotation center of the seat 2 can be sufficiently lowered. When the backrest 3 is located on the rear side, the inclination of the seat 2 is reduced so that the seat 2 does not descend too much at the rear portion far from the rotation center of the seat 2. Thereby, even if the seating position changes back and forth depending on the front-back position of the backrest 3, the inclination angle of the seat 2 changes correspondingly, so that good sitting comfort can always be obtained.

Further, the depth adjusting mechanism 4 is not limited to the one provided with the guide member 25 and the slider 26 described above, but an existing or new parallel moving mechanism can be applied. In this case, the backrest 3 is horizontally moved back and forth by the depth adjustment mechanism 4 so that the back fulcrum 23a of the backrest 3 is moved.
Since the height of the seat 2 can be changed while maintaining the height of the seat 2 constant, the sitting comfort can be improved.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the tilt mechanism of the backrest 3 with the tilt of the seat 2 is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a tilt mechanism in which only the backrest 3 tilts may be used. Also in this case, by moving the backrest 3 horizontally back and forth by the depth adjustment mechanism 4, the depth of the seat 2 can be changed while maintaining the height of the back fulcrum 23a of the backrest 3 constant, thereby improving the sitting comfort. Can be.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the back support rod 24 and the backrest 3 are inclined by the inclination of the depth adjustment mechanism 4, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the depth adjustment mechanism 4 can be fixed to the leg 6 and the backrest 3 can be tilted with respect to the back support rod 24 slidably supported by the depth adjustment mechanism 4. . Also in the chair 1 of this embodiment, the depth of the seat 2 can be changed while the height of the fulcrum 23a of the backrest 3 is kept constant by horizontally moving the backrest 3 back and forth by the depth adjustment mechanism 4. The sitting comfort can be improved. Here, the back plate 23 may be attached to the back support rod 24 so as to be able to move up and down. In this case, since the back fulcrum 23a can be changed according to the height of the seated person, the sitting comfort can be further improved.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the depth adjusting mechanism 4 is attached to the leg 6, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the backrest moving mechanism 4 can be attached to the seat 2. Also in this case, since the backrest 3 can be moved horizontally back and forth with respect to the seat 2, the depth of the seat 2 can be changed while maintaining the height of the back fulcrum 23a of the backrest 3 constant, thereby improving the sitting comfort. Can be done.

The chair 1 of each of the above-described embodiments is provided with a tilting mechanism for the backrest 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a chair 1 having no mechanism.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the depth adjustment mechanism 4 is applied to an office chair, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the depth adjustment mechanism 4 can be applied to seats in vehicles and movie theaters and other chairs. In any case, by moving the backrest horizontally back and forth by the depth adjustment mechanism, the depth of the seat can be changed while maintaining the height of the back fulcrum of the backrest constant, so that the sitting comfort can be improved. .

[0039]

As is apparent from the above description, the chair according to the first aspect is provided with the depth adjusting mechanism for supporting the backrest movably in the front-rear direction substantially parallel to the seat surface. The depth of the chair can be adjusted by sliding the back in the front-rear direction substantially parallel to the seat surface. This allows the backrest to slide with respect to the seat without changing in the vertical direction, so that only the depth of the seat can be changed while maintaining the back support point at a constant height. Therefore, good sitting comfort can always be obtained irrespective of the front and rear positions of the backrest.

Further, since the depth adjusting mechanism can be provided at a position other than the rear of the seat, the degree of freedom of the range in which the backrest can be moved back and forth can be increased. For this reason, the backrest can be moved, for example, from above the front part of the seat to above the rear part of the seat. As a result, the seating depth of the seated person can be set independently of the total length of the seat,
The position of the backrest can be adjusted with a high degree of freedom according to the occupant's body type and purpose of use.

Further, in the chair according to the second aspect, the depth adjustment mechanism is guided by the guide member supported by a support member such as a leg or a seat, with the longitudinal direction being substantially parallel to the seat surface, and guided by the guide member. Since the slider is provided with the slider to which the backrest is fixed, the slider can be guided by the guide member and moved, so that the backrest can slide without moving the back fulcrum up and down with respect to the seat. . Therefore, good sitting comfort can always be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a chair employing a depth adjustment mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a chair employing a depth adjustment mechanism.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a depth adjustment mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the depth adjustment mechanism when the backrest of the chair is inclined.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing another embodiment of the depth adjustment mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment of the depth adjustment mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing still another embodiment of the depth adjustment mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the depth adjustment mechanism when the backrest of the chair shown in FIG. 8 is inclined.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a conventional depth adjustment mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair 2 Seat 2a Seat surface 3 Backrest 4 Depth adjustment mechanism 6 Leg 25 Guide member 26 Slider

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tomokazu Murakami 6-1-1-1 Oimari Minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside KOKUYO Corporation (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Ueda 6 Oimazato-minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka KOKUYO Corporation

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A chair comprising a depth adjustment mechanism for supporting a backrest movably in a front-rear direction substantially parallel to a seat surface. 2. A guide member supported by a support member such as a leg or a seat with a longitudinal direction substantially in the front-rear direction substantially parallel to the seat surface; and the backrest guided by the guide member. 2. The chair according to claim 1, further comprising a slider to which the slider is fixed.