Seat structure and chair

Abstract

A seat structure comprises a base configured to be a chair base assembly; a seat support located above the base, wherein a front part of the seat support has rotary connection with the front part of the base through a transition link; a chair back assembly having rotary connection with a rear part of the base through a pivot; a lever driving member linked between the chair back assembly and the seat support, and having rotary connection with a rear part of the seat support, wherein the lever driving member and the seat support are approximately on the same surface. When the chair back assembly rotates rearward around the pivot from the initial position, the rear part of the seat support is raised diagonally to the rear through the lever driving member, meanwhile the transition link and the front part of the seat support are pulled up.

Claims

1. A seat structure, comprising: a base, configured to be a chair base assembly; a seat support, located above the base, wherein a front part of the seat support has rotary connection with a front part of the base through a transition link; a chair back assembly, having rotary connection with a rear part of the base through a pivot; a lever driving member, linked between the chair back assembly and the seat support, wherein the lever driving member has rotary connection with a rear part of the seat support, the lever driving member and the seat support are approximately on the same surface, when the chair back assembly rotates rearward around the pivot from an initial position, the rear part of the seat support is raised diagonally to the rear through the lever driving member, meanwhile the transition link and the front part of the seat support are pulled up; wherein the chair back assembly comprises a connecting member and a bracket, wherein the connecting member has rotary connection with the rear part of the base through the pivot, and the bracket comprises an upper supporting frame of a back and side supporting frames which are extending downward along a left side and a right side of the upper supporting frame of the back, the lever driving member comprises two lever driving members, and the two lever driving members are of lateral symmetry and formed by extending forward from a middle and lower part of the side supporting frame, lower ends of both side supporting frames meet in the middle and extend forward to connect to the connecting member, the seat support comprises two bilaterally symmetrical supporting bars, wherein rear parts of the two supporting bars have rotary connection with the two lever driving members respectively, and front parts of the two supporting bars are connected as a whole through a cross bar, the lever driving member and the supporting bar are approximately connected in a straight line.

2. The seat structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base comprises a base plate and two side plates, wherein the base plate is arranged in an arc-shaped structure in fore-and-aft direction.

3. The seat structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connecting member presents a U-shape structure, a front end of the connecting member corresponds to a rear end of the base and they have rotary connection through the pivot.

4. The seat structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the two side plates at a junction of the connecting member and the base are provided with a pivot hole respectively, and the pivot is installed inside the pivot hole.

5. The seat structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein either the base or the connecting member is provided with a long limit hole, while the other is provided with a limit axis, the long limit hole is located in front of the pivot hole, and the connecting member realizes the limit on front and rear tilting through the limit axis.

6. The seat structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first limit structure is installed at one end of the seat support which is connected to the transition link, a second limit structure is installed at a junction where the base and the transition link have rotary connection.

7. The seat structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first limit structure is an arc-shaped limit block.

8. The seat structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second limit structure is an arc-shaped limit block or a limit pin or a limit tooth.

9. The seat structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lever driving member has rotary connection with the seat support through a set of connecting links, the set of connecting links comprises a first connecting link and a second connecting link, wherein the first connecting link and the seat support are fixed to each other, and the second connecting link is fixed to the lever driving member, the first connecting link has rotary connection with the second connecting link through an axis, either one of the first connecting link and the second connecting link is provided with a limit hole, while the other is provided with a limit pin shaft.

10. A chair, comprising: a seat structures as claimed in claim 1; the chair base assembly for supporting the seat structure; a mesh fabric, stretched from a top to a bottom on the chair back assembly, the lever driving member and the seat support, the mesh fabric is connected as a whole from the top to the bottom.

11. A seat structure, comprising: a base, configured to be a chair base assembly; a seat support, located above the base, wherein a front part of the seat support has rotary connection with a front part of the base through a transition link; a chair back assembly, having rotary connection with a rear part of the base through a pivot; a lever driving member, linked between the chair back assembly and the seat support, wherein the lever driving member has rotary connection with a rear part of the seat support, the lever driving member and the seat support are approximately on the same surface, when the chair back assembly rotates rearward around the pivot from an initial position, the rear part of the seat support is raised diagonally to the rear through the lever driving member, meanwhile the transition link and the front part of the seat support are pulled up; and a reset spring, installed longitudinally between the chair back assembly and the base, which provides counter force when the chair seat assembly rotates rearward, wherein the reset spring is a compression spring, an upper end of the base is provided with an upper limit plate, the reset spring being installed between a lower end of the chair back assembly and the upper limit plate.

12. The seat structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the reset spring is arranged in a position closer to the front than the pivot.

13. The seat structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the base comprises a base plate and two side plates extending upward along both sides of the base plate, the chair back assembly includes a connecting member and a bracket, the connecting member includes two laterally symmetrical end plates and a connecting plate which connects the two laterally symmetrical end plates, the two laterally symmetrical end plates have rotary connection with the two side plates through the pivot, the upper limit plate is hinged with the two side plates of the base through a lug at both ends, the connecting member is provided with a lower limit plate, wherein the lower limit plate is hinged with the two end plates through the lug at the both ends, the reset spring is located between the upper limit plate and the lower limit plate.

14. The seat structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the reset spring comprises at least two reset springs, there are the at least two reset springs being arranged side by side, at least two positioning columns are disposed on the upper limit plate and the lower limit plate, and an upper end and a lower end of each of the at least two reset springs are coupled with corresponding positioning columns, respectively.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

(2) FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the seat structure in the present invention.

(3) FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the seat structure in the present invention from another angle.

(4) FIG. 3 is an original state diagram of one side of the seat structure in the present invention.

(5) FIG. 4 is a rearward state diagram of one side of the seat structure in the present invention.

(6) FIG. 5 is a cutaway view of the rearward state of one side of the seat structure in the present invention.

(7) FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the tilting state of the seat structure in the present invention.

(8) FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the compression spring in the present invention.

(9) FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the compression spring in the present invention.

(10) FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the second seat structure in the present invention.

(11) FIG. 10 is a static top view of the second seat structure in the present invention.

(12) FIG. 11 is a top view of the second seat structure tilting rearward in the present invention.

(13) FIG. 12 is an original state diagram of one side of the second seat structure in the present invention.

(14) FIG. 13 is a rearward state diagram of one side of the second seat structure in the present invention.

(15) FIG. 14 is a static state diagram of the second seat structure in the present invention.

(16) FIG. 15 is a rearward state diagram of the second seat structure in the present invention.

(17) FIG. 16 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the chair in embodiment 3.

(18) FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the internal plane structure of the chair in embodiment 3.

(19) FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the connecting member, the base and the reset spring in embodiment 3.

(20) FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the connecting member, the base and the reset spring in embodiment 3 from another angle.

(21) FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the internal plane structure of the configuration of the connecting member, the base and the reset spring in embodiment 3.

(22) FIG. 21 is a schematic view of the external plane structure of the configuration of the connecting member, the base and the reset spring in embodiment 3.

(23) FIG. 22 is a schematic view of the configuration of the reset spring with the upper and lower limit plates in embodiment 3.

(24) FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the configuration of the seat support with the base through the transition link in embodiment 3.

(25) FIG. 24 is a schematic view of the configuration of a set of connecting links in embodiment 3.

(26) FIG. 25 is a schematic view of the configuration of the seat support with the lever driving member in embodiment 3.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(27) The technical solution of the present invention is further explained in detail through embodiment with drawings.

(28) First of all, the reference positions of the components in the present invention are defined. Taking the seat under normal service condition as the reference, the front of the seat is the front, and the rear of the seat including the position of the chair back assembly is the rear.

(29) Embodiment 1:

(30) A seat structure in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, comprising:

(31) Base 1, configured to be the chair base assembly; metal base is preferred for base 1; the chair base assembly (not shown) includes supporting column, a plurality of supporting legs extending radially from the lower end of the supporting column and casters supporting the leg ends. Said supporting column can be an air rod.

(32) Seat support 2. Seat support 2 is installed above base 1 and remains approximately parallel with base 1, wherein seat support 2 has rotary connection with the front end of base 1 through a transition link 8. Said seat support 2 comprises two bilaterally symmetrical supporting bars 61. The front parts of the two supporting bars 61 are connected as a whole through cross bar 62, wherein cross bar 62 has rotary connection with the front part of base 1 through transition link 8. The font end of seat support 2 is bending and extending downward and rearward into human body sitting position structure, and seat support 2 has rotary connection with base 1 in a frame structure. The sitting position structure is in line with ergonomics, which makes the human body feel more comfortable and the legs feel better.

(33) Both ends of transition link 8 are provided with an arc-shaped connecting link limit structure 25 respectively; the first limit structure 9 is installed at one end of seat support 2 which is connected to transition link 8 corresponding to the connecting link limit structure; the second limit structure 21 is installed at the junction where base 1 and transition link 8 have rotary connection. The first limit structure 9 is an arc-shaped limit block, while the second limit structure 21 is an arc-shaped limit block or a limit pin or a limit tooth. In this embodiment, the second limit structure 21 is a limit pin (see FIG. 3). When the transition link rotates, said limit structure can act as a limit to prevent over stroke; moreover, in the initial state, said limit structure can provide an effective support to the seat support and prevent it from being collapsed.

(34) Chair back assembly 3 comprises connecting member 4 and bracket 5, wherein connecting member 4 has rotary connection with the rear part of base 1 through pivot 6, and when bracket 5 rotates, it drives connecting member 4 rotating around pivot 6; connecting member 4 serves as connecting bond between chair back assembly 3 and base 1. Said bracket 5 comprises upper supporting frame of the back 51 and side supporting frames 511 which are extending downward along the left and right side of upper supporting frame of the back 51. The lower ends of both side supporting frames 511 meet in the middle to form lower supporting frame of the back 52. Lower supporting frame of the back 52 extends forward and gets connected with connecting member 4; supporting bar 61 is linked with side supporting frame 511 by handrail 53.

(35) Lever driving member 7 is linked between said bracket 5 and seat support 2, and the two lever driving members 7 have rotary connection with the rear part of the two supporting bars 61 respectively; corresponding to seat support 2 there are two said lever driving members 7 of lateral symmetry, and lever driving member 7 is formed by extending forward from the middle and lower part of side supporting frame 511; lever driving member 7 is approximately on the same surface as seat support 2, which means lever driving member 7 and supporting bar 61 are approximately connected in a straight line and both stay approximately parallel to base 1. In this way, chair back and chair seat are integrated together, which facilitates the configuration of mesh fabric. Said lever driving member and seat support being roughly on the same surface does not mean that both are in the same plane everywhere. In a broad sense the case where the angle between the two is greater than 20 degrees is excluded. It is more appropriate that too large abrupt deformation will not occur to the seat, that is to say, the configuration should be simple and smooth.

(36) Lever driving member 7 is not capable of driving on its own, instead it relies on chair back assembly 3 to transfer force by rotation; when bracket 5 turns rearward from the initial position, seat support 2 is lifted up by lever driving member 7; when bracket 5 is reset, seat support 2 is reset to the initial position by lever driving member 7. Bracket 5 is an integrated member to match human back structure.

(37) Base 1 comprises a base plate 26 and two side plates 27 (see FIG. 5), wherein base plate 26 is arranged in an arc-shaped structure in fore-and-aft direction. Connecting member 4 presents a U-shape structure, to be specific, connecting member 4 has two arms 41 which are spaced away from each other. The front end of connecting member 4, i.e. arm 41 corresponds to the rear end of base 1, able to make relative rotary connection.

(38) The two arms 41 of connecting member 4 and the two side plates 27 of base 1 are respectively provided with pivot hole 12 at the rotation junction. Connecting member 4 has rotary connection with base 1 through pivot 6 which is installed inside pivot hole 12.

(39) Either base 1 or connecting member 4 is provided with long limit hole 15, while the other provided with limit axis 14 (see FIG. 3, FIG. 5). Long limit hole 15 is located in front of pivot hole 12, and connecting member 4 realizes the limit on forward and rearward tilt through limit axis 14. Both sides of the rear end of connecting member 4 are provided with fixed clamp structure 13 to correspond to bracket 5.

(40) As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, reset device 16 is provided between base 1 and connecting member 4; to be specific, reset device 16 consists of 2-5 reset compression springs arranged in parallel, wherein the two ends of the reset compression spring are connected to base 1 and connecting member 4 respectively; to be specific, a pin shaft 10 is provided horizontally on base 1 and connecting member 4 respectively, and the two ends of the reset compression spring are connected with pin shafts 10 of base 1 and connecting member 4 respectively. The reset compression spring includes a compression spring body 18 and connecting pedestals 17 which are installed at both ends of the compression spring body, wherein connecting pedestal 17 is provided with axle hole 42, and said pin shaft 10 is installed in axle hole 42 of connecting pedestal 17. The two pin shafts 10 are installed on the base and the connecting member respectively. When connecting member 4 rotates, the pin shaft on connecting member 4 rotates around the pivot shaft and gets close to the pin shaft on the base, while the reset compression spring is linked between the two pin shafts which gets compressed and deformed, resulting in resilience.

(41) Lever driving member 7 is integrated with bracket 5 as one; or lever driving member 7 and bracket 5 are separated but fixed to each other. In the present embodiment lever driving member 7 is integrated with bracket 5 as one.

(42) Lever driving member 7 has rotary connection with seat support 2 through a set of connecting link 20. Connecting link 20 comprises the first connecting link 19 and the second connecting link 29, wherein the first connecting link 19 and seat support 2 are fixed to each other by three screws, and the second connecting link 29 is fixed to lever driving member 7 by three screws. The first connecting link 19 has rotary connection with the second connecting link 29 through axis 30. Either one of the first connecting link 19 and the second connecting link 29 is provided with limit hole 31, while the other is provided with limit pin shaft 32. Limit pin shaft 32 is inserted in limit hole 31. The setting of the limit structure is able to realize limits on forward and rearward tilting of the seat support, thus ensuring the user tilt back and forth within comfortable range.

(43) The present seat structure forms a four-bar linkage mechanism (see FIG. 3, FIG. 4) by means of seat support 2 which has rotary connection with the front part of the seat through transition link 8, a chair back assembly and a lever driving member. When in use, the force applied on the chair back assembly by human body transfers mutually among the lever driving member, the chair back assembly and the seat support that have rotary connection, thus driving the seat support to be lifted up and down on the base, and then realizing tilt back and forth (see FIG. 5, FIG. 6).

(44) A chair comprising:

(45) Said seat structure;

(46) Chair base assembly; chair base assembly (not shown) includes supporting column, a plurality of supporting legs extending radially from the lower end of the supporting column and casters supporting the leg ends, wherein the supporting column is connected to the base. Said supporting column can be an air rod.

(47) Mesh fabric (not shown), which is stretched from top to bottom on the chair back assembly, the lever driving member and the seat support; said mesh fabric is connected as a whole from top to bottom.

(48) Embodiment 2:

(49) In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 10, FIG. 11:

(50) A seat structure comprising:

(51) Base 1, configured to be the chair base assembly; base 1 presents a Y shape.

(52) Seat support 2, which is s installed above base 1; the front end of seat support 2 is bending and extending downward and rearward into human body sitting position structure, and seat support 2 has rotary connection with base 1 in a frame structure.

(53) Switch part 22, which is located between seat support 2 and base 1, wherein both ends of switch part 22 have rotary connection with the front part of seat support 2 and the front part of base 1 respectively.

(54) Chair back assembly 3, which has rotary connection with the rear part of base 1 through pivot 6.

(55) Lever driving member 7, which is linked between chair back assembly 3 and seat support 2. When chair back assembly 3 turns rearward from the initial position, seat support 2 is lifted up and moved rearward by lever driving member 7; when chair back assembly is reset, seat support 2 is reset to the initial position by lever driving member 7.

(56) Chair back assembly 3 is an integrated member to match human back structure, which comprises an upper supporting frame of the back 51, a lower supporting frame of the back 52 and two side handrails 53. Lower supporting frame of the back 52 extends forward and is provided with a connecting structure which rotates collaboratively with base 1.

(57) Reset device 16 is provided at the junction of base 1 and chair back assembly 3. Reset device 16 is a torsion spring assembly which comprises torsion spring base 23 and torsion spring 24, wherein torsion spring base 23 is connected to base 1 and chair back assembly 3 respectively, and torsion spring 24 is installed inside torsion spring base 23.

(58) Torsion spring base 23 includes a torsion spring front base 33 and a torsion spring rear base 34, wherein a pair of switch walls 35 are provided on torsion spring front base 33 and torsion spring rear base 34 respectively. Installation cavity 36 is formed with rotary connection of switch walls 35 on torsion spring front base 33 and torsion spring rear base 34. Torsion spring 24 comprises torsion spring body 37 and torque arm 38. Torsion spring 24 is placed inside installation cavity 36 to realize torsion reset.

(59) Lever driving member 7 is a set of connecting links. Connecting link 20 comprises the first connecting link 19 and the second connecting link 29, wherein the first connecting link 19 and seat support 2 are fixed to each other, and the second connecting link 29 is fixed to lever driving member 7. The first connecting link 19 has rotary connection with the second connecting link 29 through axis 30. Either one of the first connecting link 19 and the second connecting link 29 is provided with limit block 39 while the other is provided with limit slot 40.

(60) The seat structure can also be provided with a seat support which has rotary connection with the front part of the seat, a switch part, a chair back assembly and a lever driving member, wherein the chair back assembly has direct rotary connection with the rear end of the base, thus forming a lever arm structure. When in use (see FIG. 14, FIG. 15), the force applied on the chair back assembly by human body transfers mutually among the lever driving member, the chair back assembly and the seat support that have rotary connection, thus driving the seat support to be lifted up and down on the base, and then realizing tilt back and forth (see FIG. 12, FIG. 13).

(61) The present embodiment provides a chair comprising:

(62) Said seat structure;

(63) Chair base assembly for supporting the seat structure;

(64) Mesh fabric (not shown), which is stretched from top to bottom on the chair back assembly, the lever driving member and the seat support; said mesh fabric is connected as a whole from top to bottom.

(65) Speaking of said seat structure in above-mentioned embodiment, when human body applies rearward force on chair back assembly 3, chair back assembly 3 moves rearward under the tilting force, and the rearward tilting force is transferred downward to lever driving member 7 through chair back assembly 3 and lever driving member 7 drives seat support 2 to be lifted up and moved rearward, thus realizing rearward tilt of human body and the seat structure. When human body tilts forward, the force applied on chair back assembly 3 disappears, and chair back assembly 3 is reset to the initial position driven by the reset device. Furthermore, the seat structure realizes the rotation among the components through the transition links and a set of lever linkage mechanisms, and limits the position through the position limiting device, which not only makes it easy for the force to apply and transfer, but also enables the components to move more smoothly.

(66) The seat structure and chair can be made from any material and applicable to anyone. The reset device can be set up according to appearance design, body weight, etc., to meet different use requirements and the use of different groups of people. What's more, requirements on comfort in sitting posture can also be fulfilled.

(67) Embodiment 3:

(68) the present embodiment is substantially the same as in embodiment 1 in terms of the relationship between the composition and the structure of the lever driving member, the chair back assembly, the seat support, the transition link and the base. The main difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that, as shown in FIGS. 16-25, reset spring 71 is installed longitudinally between chair back assembly 3 and base 1, to be more specific, reset spring 71 is configured in a position closer to the front than pivot 6, which means the reset spring is completely hidden in the inner space of the base. Thus, the height space inside the base can be fully utilized, and the exterior of the seat will not be protruded by the arrangement of the reset spring, nor will it cause damage to the appearance.

(69) The longitudinal configuration is not strictly defined as longitudinal, and does not necessarily mean that the central line of reset spring 71 coincides with the plumb line. In a broad sense, it means horizontal configuration is excluded. More appropriately, it is roughly consistent with the direction of upward force applied at the lower end of the chair back assembly during rotation.

(70) In particular, said reset spring 71 is a compression spring. The upper end of base 1 is provided with an upper limit plate 81. Reset spring 71 is installed between the lower end of chair back assembly 3 and upper limit plate 81. The upper end of reset spring 71 is limited by upper limit plate 81, so that reset spring 71 is confined in the height space of the base and will not protrude outwards, making full use of the narrow space in the base.

(71) More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 18-21, base 1 comprises a base plate 26 and two side plates 27 extending upward along both sides of base plate 26. Said chair back assembly 3 includes connecting member 4 and bracket 5 served as backrest or chair back. Said connecting member 4 includes laterally symmetrical end plates 91 and connecting plate 92 which connects the two end plates 91. End plate 91 is arranged in parallel with side plate 27, wherein said end plate 91 has rotary connection with side plate 27 through pivot 6. Said upper limit plate 81 is hinged with both side plates 27 of the base through lug 811 which is extending downward at both ends. Connecting member 4 is provided with lower limit plate 82, wherein said lower limit plate 82 is hinged with both end plates 91 through lug 811 which is extending upward at both ends. Reset spring 71 is located between upper limit plate 81 and lower limit plate 82. The upper and lower limit plates 81 & 82 are hinged with base 1 and connecting member 4 respectively, so that when connecting member 4 rotates, the adaptive angle rotation can occur with the rotation arc of the connecting member, and reset spring 71 will follow the motion to make corresponding angle change without causing transverse distortion and deformation to itself, thus giving full play to its own elasticity and prolonging its service life.

(72) Furthermore, reset spring 71 comprises at least two that are arranged side by side, which are installed inside base 1 from left to right. At least two positioning columns 83 are arranged relative on the upper & lower limit plate 81 & 82, and the upper and lower ends of reset spring 71 are coupled with corresponding positioning column 83 respectively.

(73) It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.