US3601444A - Chair control with support for the torsion spring - Google Patents

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US3601444A
US3601444A US870319A US3601444DA US3601444A US 3601444 A US3601444 A US 3601444A US 870319 A US870319 A US 870319A US 3601444D A US3601444D A US 3601444DA US 3601444 A US3601444 A US 3601444A
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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
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/022—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/024—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable and lockable inclination
    • A47C1/027—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable and lockable inclination by means of clamps or friction locking members
    • 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
    • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/44—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
    • A47C7/441—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with adjustable elasticity
    • 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
    • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/44—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
    • A47C7/443—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with coil springs
    • 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
    • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/44—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
    • A47C7/443—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with coil springs
    • A47C7/444—Supports for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with coil springs of torsion type

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  • ABSTRACT A chair control for tilting chairs and posture chairs having a coiled torsion spring oriented in a horizontal [54] WITH SUPPORT FOR THE plane with its axis parallel to the pivots on which the control 2 Claim 3 D F tilts.
  • the chair control has two frames which are pivotally conrawmg nected to permit relative pivotal movement, one of the frame [52] U.S. Cl 297/300, members being mountable on the top end of the chair post 248/383 which is carried by the chair base.
  • the torsion spring is sup- [51] Int.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tilter chair employing the chair control of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation in cross section through the center of the chair running from front to back thereof to show details of the construction
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the same line as FIG. 2 with the back tilted.
  • FIGS. 1-3 show the present invention as applied to what is commonly known as a posture or secretarial chair.
  • the posture or secretarial chair incorporates a modified chair control A designed to provide yieldable, backward-tilting support for a tiltable chair back pivotally connected to the chair seat 11 through the medium of the chair control A, the seat in turn being fastened to the control as herein described.
  • the chair control includes a first frame structure 14 which includes a plate 16 apertured to receive the spigotted end of the spindle l2 and a bushing 13 rigidly attached to the plate l6 with the apertures'in sidewalls 15.
  • a hinge pin 21 is mounted through the said apertures to connect the first and second frames for relative-pivotal movement.
  • Tilt-resisting spring-biasing means 22 are provided for the chair control to urge the chair back 10 to a normal or first position as illustrated in FIG. 2 and resist movement to the second position as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the aforementioned spring-biasing means 22 comprise a torsion spring 23 including pair of oppositely wound coils 24, 25 coiled about the hinge pin 21 and mounted between the spaced-apart sidewalls 15.
  • the torsion spring 22 also includes oppositely extending ends 26, 27 of each of said coils 24, 25
  • the connecting portion 30 is connected to the first frame structure 14 by connecting means comprising a threaded rod 31 which is hooked at one end over the connecting portion 30 and which extends at its other end through the plate 16 and is threaded into a manually operable tension-adjustin2g nut 32 for the sprin -biasing means 22, said ad usting nut 3 being easily accessib e on the outside of the first frame member 14.
  • the hinge'pin passes centrally through the coiled tension spring as shown.
  • the spring 23 is on a support pad 33 which extends under the spring between the spaced-apart sidewalls 15.
  • the pad 33 is preferably made of nylon and has its upper surface concaved to the curvature of the coils. The concaved surface forms a recess into which the coiled spring seats, the spring being thereby restrained against eccentric displacement when the spring is torsionally twisted.
  • the pad 33 is supported, on the base portion 34 of the frame 16 in close proximity to the bushing 13. The forces created by the torsion spring are thus carried on parts adapted to carry heavy loads.
  • a chair control having:
  • a helical torsion spring operatively connected to the frame members to resist relative movement of the frame members in one direction;
  • a spring support pad mounted on the first frame underneath the torsion spring, said pad having its upper surface concaved to receive therein adjacent portions of the spring in free slidable relationship whereby the forces generated by the torsionally loaded spring are carried solely on said support member and the spring is restrained against eccentric displacement.
  • the torsion spring comprises a pair of oppositely wound coils connected together by a rearwardly extending connecting portion and the spring support pad being divided into two spaced-apart sections forming a passageway through which connecting portion extends, each section supporting one of said coils.

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GB47186/69A GB1256388A (en) 1969-09-23 1969-09-25 Improvements in or relating to chairs
NL6914969.A NL155445B (nl) 1969-09-23 1969-10-03 Stoel.
FR6935244A FR2064690A5 (en, 2012) 1969-09-23 1969-10-15
DE19691957493 DE1957493C3 (de) 1969-11-15 Kippvorrichtung für Stuhllehnen und Stuhlsitze

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US3709535A (en) * 1971-01-18 1973-01-09 H Rothermel Hinge iron for posture chair
US3813073A (en) * 1972-04-21 1974-05-28 Steelcase Inc Dual torsion bar chair control
US4067610A (en) * 1976-05-10 1978-01-10 Hoover Ball And Bearing Co. Chair control mechanism
US4101166A (en) * 1977-07-07 1978-07-18 Gf Business Equipment, Inc. Chair control mechanism
US5114211A (en) * 1989-09-12 1992-05-19 Simon Desanta Chair, in particular an office chair
US5452937A (en) * 1992-03-09 1995-09-26 Pro-Cord S.R.L. Plate for connecting the seat, back and legs, especially for chairs
US5630647A (en) * 1995-02-17 1997-05-20 Steelcase Inc. Tension adjustment mechanism for chairs
US5951109A (en) * 1997-04-30 1999-09-14 Haworth, Inc. Chairback with side torsional movement
US6059363A (en) * 1997-04-30 2000-05-09 Haworth, Inc. Chairback with side torsional movement
US6220664B1 (en) * 1999-08-26 2001-04-24 Ming-Hao Lee Base structure for chair seat
US6659554B2 (en) * 2002-02-01 2003-12-09 Wen-Fa Su Adjustment device of a chair backrest
USD550991S1 (en) * 2006-05-03 2007-09-18 Donati S.P.A. Seat component
US7614697B1 (en) * 2008-06-06 2009-11-10 Fon Chin Industrial Co., Ltd. Coupling mechanism interposed between a seat and a back of a chair to prevent a reclining motion of the back from tilting the seat
US20120068509A1 (en) * 2010-09-21 2012-03-22 Yun-Chien Hsiao Chair assembly with a backrest-adjusting device
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US5356200A (en) * 1992-10-23 1994-10-18 Doerner Products Ltd. Unitary brake for a chair tilt mechanism
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US3709535A (en) * 1971-01-18 1973-01-09 H Rothermel Hinge iron for posture chair
US3813073A (en) * 1972-04-21 1974-05-28 Steelcase Inc Dual torsion bar chair control
US4067610A (en) * 1976-05-10 1978-01-10 Hoover Ball And Bearing Co. Chair control mechanism
US4101166A (en) * 1977-07-07 1978-07-18 Gf Business Equipment, Inc. Chair control mechanism
US5114211A (en) * 1989-09-12 1992-05-19 Simon Desanta Chair, in particular an office chair
US5452937A (en) * 1992-03-09 1995-09-26 Pro-Cord S.R.L. Plate for connecting the seat, back and legs, especially for chairs
US5979988A (en) * 1995-02-17 1999-11-09 Steelcase Development Inc. Modular chair construction and method of assembly
US5630647A (en) * 1995-02-17 1997-05-20 Steelcase Inc. Tension adjustment mechanism for chairs
US5630649A (en) * 1995-02-17 1997-05-20 Steelcase Inc. Modular chair construction and method of assembly
US5782536A (en) * 1995-02-17 1998-07-21 Steelcase Inc. Modular chair construction and method of assembly
US5873634A (en) * 1995-02-17 1999-02-23 Steelcase Inc. Modular chair construction and method of assembly
US5951109A (en) * 1997-04-30 1999-09-14 Haworth, Inc. Chairback with side torsional movement
US6059363A (en) * 1997-04-30 2000-05-09 Haworth, Inc. Chairback with side torsional movement
US6220664B1 (en) * 1999-08-26 2001-04-24 Ming-Hao Lee Base structure for chair seat
US6659554B2 (en) * 2002-02-01 2003-12-09 Wen-Fa Su Adjustment device of a chair backrest
USD550991S1 (en) * 2006-05-03 2007-09-18 Donati S.P.A. Seat component
US7614697B1 (en) * 2008-06-06 2009-11-10 Fon Chin Industrial Co., Ltd. Coupling mechanism interposed between a seat and a back of a chair to prevent a reclining motion of the back from tilting the seat
US20120068509A1 (en) * 2010-09-21 2012-03-22 Yun-Chien Hsiao Chair assembly with a backrest-adjusting device
US8348341B2 (en) * 2010-09-21 2013-01-08 Yun-Chien Hsiao Chair assembly with a backrest-adjusting device
US9241573B1 (en) * 2014-10-22 2016-01-26 Zhongshan Shi Songlin Furniture Co., Ltd. Resilient-support adjusting device of chair backrest

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