WO2007144436A1 - Module de flanc pour fauteuil, fauteuil et rangée de fauteuils - Google Patents

Module de flanc pour fauteuil, fauteuil et rangée de fauteuils Download PDF

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WO2007144436A1
WO2007144436A1 PCT/ES2006/000341 ES2006000341W WO2007144436A1 WO 2007144436 A1 WO2007144436 A1 WO 2007144436A1 ES 2006000341 W ES2006000341 W ES 2006000341W WO 2007144436 A1 WO2007144436 A1 WO 2007144436A1
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Gonzalo Robredo Altuzarra
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Euro Seating International, S.A.
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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
    • A47C1/12—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs
    • 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
    • A47C1/12—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs
    • A47C1/121—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs having tipping-up seats
    • 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
    • A47C1/12—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs
    • A47C1/124—Separate chairs, connectible together into a row
    • 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
    • A47C7/56—Parts or details of tipping-up chairs, e.g. of theatre chairs

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  • the invention is encompassed in the field of armchairs designed for use in places such as auditoriums, movie theaters, theaters, etc.
  • seats of this type can be provided with means that allow the backrest to swing when a force is exerted on it (for example, by the user's back) and that make the backrest recover its original position (usually more vertical) when the force is stopped.
  • These means usually comprise springs or metal springs.
  • a disadvantage with this type of elements is that they tend to generate noise, a great inconvenience especially when the armchair is destined for a cinema, a theater, etc.
  • a first aspect of the invention relates to a side module for an armchair, comprising a side element, for example, of plastic or the like, formed by a molded monobody or by several molded parts joined together in a conventional manner;
  • WO-A-03/007758 and WO-A-2004/095985 reflect some known structures that could serve as the basis for the structure of the side element of the invention.
  • the side element may comprise a ' foot part intended to be attached to the floor of a room, for example, by means of screws or bolts, or by other fasteners, and an upper part attached to said foot part, for example, forming part of the same general molded body; modalities can also be contemplated without the standing part, for example, in the case of seats that are tied directly on steps of a room or on other support structures; furthermore, the side element may comprise an armrest, for example, an armrest pivoted or hinged in relation to the rest of the side element.
  • the side module additionally comprises at least one support element attached to one side of the side element, said support element being provided with joining means for joining (for example, by screws) a seat and a support element support.
  • the support element is attached or fixed (for example, by means of a screw that crosses a front part of the support element and that can pass through a bushing, by one or more washers, etc.) to the side of the side element (for example , to an upper part of the side element) pivotably between a first position corresponding to a non-reclined position of the backrest, and a second position corresponding to a reclined position of the backrest (normally, less vertical than the non-reclined position).
  • the support element is provided with a through hole through which a first device or fixing element (for example, the screw mentioned above) extends attached to said side of the side element.
  • a first device or fixing element for example, the screw mentioned above
  • a second device or fixing element attached to the support element.
  • the fixing elements can be independent elements (for example, screws, bolts or the like, as suggested above) fixed to the side of the side element and the support element, or they can be integrally formed with the side element and with the support element, respectively.
  • the fixing elements may additionally comprise bushings, washers and / or other complementary elements conventionally used in this type of applications.
  • the side module comprises a non-metallic elastic element (for example, of rubber or the like) attached to said fixing elements.
  • This elastic element is mounted so that it attracts the support element towards its first position and so that the support element can be pivoted towards its second position against a force exerted by said elastic element.
  • the use of a non-metallic elastic element reduces the risk of annoying noises generated during the use of the armchair.
  • the elastic element can be easily replaced, in case of breakage or when it begins to deteriorate.
  • the possibility of offering different types of elastic elements can be provided, for example, with different characteristics of
  • the through hole may have dimensions larger than the first fixing element (that is, the first fixing element may pass "very loose” through the through hole) and be configured so that the first position and the second position of the support element are determined by means of two contact points or "stop” between an inner edge or surface of the through hole and the first fixing element.
  • the first fixing element also serves to limit the pivoting of the backrest, so that it does not pass beyond said first and second position, respectively.
  • the central hole may have an elongated rectangular or oval shape, and the contact points or "stop” may correspond to the "shorter sides” of the rectangle. In such a case, the angle of pivoting or tilting is determined by the length of the rectangle-, or by the larger diameter of the oval.
  • Other configurations are possible, for example, an elongated curved configuration, the width of which is quite adjusted to the dimensions of the first fixing element, and whose length corresponds to the pivot angle.
  • the first fixing element can be provided with a stop element (for example, a washer) attached at least partially attached to a face of the support element furthest from the side element in correspondence with the through hole, so as to prevent the Support element is separated from the side element in correspondence with the through hole. In this way, the first fixing element establishes a second "anchor" point between the support element and the side element.
  • a stop element for example, a washer
  • the support element may have, on the side furthest from the side element, a recessed area corresponding to the through hole, said second fixing element being located in said recessed area and said elastic element extending between said first fixing element and said second fixing element, in said recessed area.
  • the fixing elements and the elastic element may or may not protrude with respect to the internal face of the support element, that is, with with respect to the farthest side of the side element.
  • the recessed zone may have two wider subzones joined by a narrower subzone, the elastic element extending through said narrowest subzone. In any case, it is convenient that the narrowest subzone be wider than the elastic element in its passage through said narrower subzone, to facilitate pivoting.
  • the elastic element may comprise an elongated element of elastic material configured to exert • an attractive force between the first fixing element and the second fixing element, at least when the support element is not in the first position.
  • the elastic element can have two thicker or wider ends (in the plane of the face of the support element) joined by an elongated central part less thick or wide (i.e., narrower), a first of said ends being crossed by the less a part of the first fixing element, and a second of said ends being crossed by at least a part of said second fixing element.
  • the configuration of the narrowest part of the elastic element • substantially determines the force exerted on the fasteners.
  • the first fixing element and / or the second fixing element may comprise a screw (and, for example, additional elements such as a bushing pierced by the screw, etc.), the elastic element being pierced by at least said said (s). ) screw (s).
  • the side module may comprise two substantially identical support elements and mounted substantially identically, one on each side of the element side, so that the side module is suitable to be part (inside) of a row of seats, that is, to be shared by two seats.
  • the joining means for attaching a seat to the support element can include a bent plate (for example, with through holes that allow to support a non-folding seat on said bent plate and then screw the seat to the bent plate by passing screws through said through holes) or a "ball-and-socket" element that can comprise a channel for receiving a pivot axis of a folding seat.
  • a bent plate for example, with through holes that allow to support a non-folding seat on said bent plate and then screw the seat to the bent plate by passing screws through said through holes
  • a "ball-and-socket" element that can comprise a channel for receiving a pivot axis of a folding seat.
  • Another aspect of the invention relates to an armchair comprising two side modules according to what has been described above, with their respective support elements, and attached to said support elements, a seat and a backrest.
  • Figures 1 and 2. They show two side elevation views of a side module according to an embodiment preferred of the invention, with the support element in two extreme pivoting positions.
  • Figure 3. Shows a view of the support element in which the general configuration of the recessed area in the support element is seen, with the through hole.
  • Figure 4.- Shows a perspective view of the elastic element and of the screws and bushings that constitute the elastic element fixing elements.
  • FIGS 4A and 4B.- They show two schematic cross-sectional views of the elastic element and of the screws and other fasteners.
  • Figure 5. Shows a schematic view from the front of a side element with two support elements.
  • Figure 6. Shows a schematic view of a row of seats with three seats, with side elements, backrests and seats.
  • Figure 7 shows a side elevation view of a side element, without the support element.
  • Figure 8.- Shows a perspective view of the side element with the support element.
  • Figure 9 shows a view similar to that of Figure 1, but with joining means configured for a folding seat.
  • Figure 10.- Shows a perspective view of an example of a kneecap for a folding seat.
  • the side module according to the invention can, of according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, comprising a side element 1 that can have a conventional general configuration, for example, with a foot part 11 with holes (not illustrated in Figures 1 and 2) for joining the ground, by example, by bolts, screws or similar.
  • a foot part 11 with holes (not illustrated in Figures 1 and 2) for joining the ground, by example, by bolts, screws or similar.
  • an upper part 12 having two substantially flat faces, although they may have holes, reinforcing ribs, etc.
  • An elevation view of the side element 1 can be seen in Figure 7.
  • An armrest 13, fixed or collapsible, can be attached to the upper part and configured in any convenient way.
  • a support element that can swing or pivot around the screw 400 and bushing, between a first position corresponding to a "non-reclined" position of the backrest (illustrated in figure 1) and a second "reclined” position of the backrest (illustrated in figure 2).
  • This support element 2 which can be seen in perspective in Figure 8, has fixing means 21 (in the form of threaded rods) for fixing a backrest to the support element on one side of the backrest, and fixing means 22 (which may include a type of bent plate with through holes, screwed to the support element 2) to fix a seat to the support element, by one side of the seat.
  • the support element 2 has a general configuration substantially flat and with a general shape angled, with a part that extends in correspondence with the seat and with another part that extends substantially parallel to the extension of the backrest.
  • the support element 2 can be partially hollow and provided with reinforcement ribs, etc., in a conventional manner.
  • the support element 2 has a recessed area 24 on the farthest side of the side element 1.
  • This recessed area has two wider subzones 24A, 24B joined by a narrower subzone 24C (see Figure 3).
  • In one of the wider subzones 24A there is a through hole 23, through which a fastener 100 extends attached to the upper part 12 of the side member 1 (and therefore passes through the support member by - the through hole).
  • Another fixing element is located in the other wider subzone 24B.
  • the assembly comprises an elastic rubber element, with two wider or thicker ends 5A and 5B, crossed by the respective fixing elements 100 and 200, so that one of said thicker ends 5A is attached to the part upper 11 of the side element 1 (through the through hole), and so that the other thicker end 5B is attached to the support element 2, in the recessed area 24.
  • the two thicker ends 5A and 5B are, in this preferred embodiment of the invention, joined by a narrower central section 5C, with dimensions chosen according to the characteristics of the rubber and the desired "elasticity".
  • a washer 101 is provided which avoids that the support element be separated from the side element in the area of the through hole.
  • the substantially rectangular configuration and the dimensions of the through hole 23 are such that the support element 2 can swing between said first position (figure 1) and second position (figure 2), the extreme positions being defined by two contact positions _ or stop between the first fixing element 100 and the inner surface of the through hole 23, specifically, in correspondence with the shorter sides of the rectangle.
  • the elastic element exerts an attractive force that pulls said support element 2 towards its first position, that is, • towards the "non-reclined" position illustrated in figure 1.
  • This force depends on the characteristics of the material and the dimensions of the elastic element, so it is easy to modify the "recline resistance" characteristics of an armchair, replacing one elastic element with another with different characteristics.
  • Figure 4 schematically illustrates how the first fixing element 100 and the second fixing element 200 each comprise a screw 300, 310 that passes through a bushing 301 and 311.
  • Figure 4A schematically illustrates how the second fixing element 200 comprises a screw 300 that passes through a washer 302 and a bushing 301, and with an end threaded into a nut 303 located in a corresponding recess on the opposite face of the support element 2.
  • Figure 4B illustrates how the first fixing element comprises a screw 310 which it passes through a washer 312 to be screwed into a metal bolt 313 with an internal thread, which passes through a bushing 311 and another washer 101.
  • This metal bolt 313 is located in the side element 1 and also crosses the bushing 311, the washer 101 and the end 5A of the elastic element, supporting one end against the washer 312, as can be seen in Figure 4B.
  • Figure 5 schematically illustrates a side module in which two support elements are attached to the side element.
  • Figure 9 shows an alternative embodiment, useful for seats with folding seat.
  • the structure instead of the bent plate 22 with through holes of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1 (which may correspond to an embodiment with non-folding seat, that is, with the seat fixedly attached to the bent plate 22 ), the structure incorporates a ball joint 22A screwed to the support element 2, as illustrated in Figure 9.
  • the seat can be coupled to said ball joint so that it can pivot about an axis housed in a channel 22B in the kneecap, whereby the seat is foldable.
  • a possible embodiment of the ball joint 22A is illustrated in Figure 10 with the channel 22B in which the pivot axis of the folding seat will be located, and a strap 22C that serves to retain said axis in the channel.
  • Figure 6 shows a row of seats, with their backs 4 and seats 3 bolted to the support elements (not illustrated in the figure).
  • the word "understand” and its variants should not be construed as excluding, that is, not excluding the possibility that the described include other elements, steps etc.
  • the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments that have been described but also covers, for example, the variants that can be made by the average person skilled in the art (for example, in terms of the choice of materials, dimensions , components, configuration, etc.), within what follows from the claims.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un module de flanc pour fauteuil, qui comprend un élément de fauteuil (1) et au moins un élément support (2), qui va supporter un siège et un dossier (4) et qui est fixé à l'élément de flanc de manière pivotante entre une première position correspondant à une position non inclinée du dossier, et une seconde position correspondant à une position inclinée du dossier. Le module de flanc comprend un élément élastique (5) non métallique monté de manière à attirer l'élément support vers sa première position. L'invention concerne également un fauteuil et une rangée de fauteuils.
PCT/ES2006/000341 2006-06-09 2006-06-09 Module de flanc pour fauteuil, fauteuil et rangée de fauteuils WO2007144436A1 (fr)

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