U.S. patent application number 13/264867 was filed with the patent office on 2012-02-16 for seating furniture having movable backrest.
This patent application is currently assigned to A4 Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Jung Ho Lee.
Application Number | 20120038195 13/264867 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41356192 |
Filed Date | 2012-02-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120038195 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lee; Jung Ho |
February 16, 2012 |
SEATING FURNITURE HAVING MOVABLE BACKREST
Abstract
The present invention relates to seating furniture, and more
specifically, to seating furniture having a movable backrest, which
allows a user's back to be supported by a backrest at all times in
order to enable seating with proper posture, and comprises: a lower
frame which is connected to a support; an upper frame which is
connected to the lower frame via a vertical displacement generation
means; at least one elastic body which is installed between the
lower frame and upper frame; a back and forth moving means which is
formed at the edge of the left and right sides of the upper frame,
and is connected to a backrest frame to move back and forth; a
power generation unit which converts the displacement according to
the descent of the upper frame into a straight line movement at the
back and forth moving means if a load is applied to a seat unit
combined to the upper frame, thereby moving the backrest frame
forward; and a switching unit which switches to a half-lock state
in which the backrest frame can move forward only if a load is
applied to the seat unit, and to an unlock state in which the
backrest frame can move backward if the load applied to the seat
unit is removed.
Inventors: |
Lee; Jung Ho;
(Gyeongsangnam-do, KR) |
Assignee: |
A4 Co., Ltd.
Gyeongsangnam-Do
KR
|
Family ID: |
41356192 |
Appl. No.: |
13/264867 |
Filed: |
April 15, 2010 |
PCT Filed: |
April 15, 2010 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR10/02364 |
371 Date: |
October 17, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
297/354.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C 1/023 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
297/354.1 |
International
Class: |
A47C 1/022 20060101
A47C001/022; A47C 7/40 20060101 A47C007/40 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 15, 2009 |
KR |
10-2009-0032746 |
Claims
1. A seating furniture having movable backrest, comprising: a lower
frame which is connected to a support part; an upper frame which is
connected with the lower frame with an upper and lower displacement
generation means being disposed between them; at least one elastic
part disposed between the lower frame and the upper frame; a
forward and backward movement means which is formed at the edge
portions of left and right sides of the upper frame and is
connected with the backrest frame and is movable in forward and
backward directions; a driving force generation part allowing the
backrest frame to move in a forward direction as the displacement
generating owing to the down movement of the upper frame is
converted into a linear movement by means of a forward and backward
movement means when a certain weight is applied to a seat part
engaged to the upper frame; and a switching part which becomes a
half-lock state in which the backrest frame is movable only in a
forward direction when a weight is applied to the seat part, and
which becomes an unlock state in which the backrest frame is
movable only in a backward direction when the weight having applied
to the seat part is removed.
2. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
1, wherein said upper and lower displacement generation means is
formed of a plurality of vertical slides or a plurality of foldable
link plates, each of said vertical slides or said foldable link
plates connecting the lower frame and the upper frame and linearly
moving.
3. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
2, wherein said driving force generation part comprises: a vertical
rack gear which is vertically installed at an upper surface of the
lower frame; a gear box which is engaged to the upper frame; a
pinion gear which is engaged with a first shaft installed at a
lower side of the gear box and then is engaged with the vertical
rack gear; a vertical bevel gear which is engaged with the first
shaft near the pinion gear; a spur gear which is horizontally
installed in the interior of the gear box wherein a horizontal
bevel gear connected with the vertical bevel gear is installed at a
lower surface of the spur gear and rotates; and a horizontal rack
gear which is engaged to a lower side of the backrest and is
engaged with the spur gear and transfers a driving force to the
backrest frame.
4. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
3, wherein said driving force generation part is formed of a
stopper which is connected with a stop lever at one side of the
spur gear, thus being selectively engaged with or disengaged from
the spur gear.
5. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
1, wherein said switching part comprises: a rotation latch which is
engaged in the interior of the upper frame in forward and backward
directions, thus converting a rotation direction depending on the
presence of a weight at the seat part; and a latch hook which is
connected with a lower surface of the backrest frame and is in a
rotational operation within a limited angle range and is
selectively engaged or disengaged with respect to the rotation
latch.
6. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
5, wherein said seating furniture having a movable backrest is
characterized in that the sear part is movable upward and downward
with the rear end portion of the upper frame operating as a fixing
part, and a pusher connected with a front end portion of the
rotation latch is disposed at a lower surface of the front end
portion of the seat part, thus allowing the rotation latch to
rotate depending on the motion of the seat part.
7. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
6, wherein said pusher comprises: an upper pusher which faces a
lower surface of the seat part; a lower pusher of which an upper
end portion is inserted through a lower side of the upper pusher
and is movable, and a lower end portion is engaged with the
rotation latch; and a coil spring which is disposed between the
upper pusher and the lower pusher.
8. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
5, wherein said switching part is characterized in that a latch
guide with slot formed in forward and backward directions is
disposed between the rotation latch and the latch hook, and two
limit pins protruded with certain intervals from each other are
disposed at the latch hook, and the latch hook passes though the
slot, wherein the rotation angle of the latch hook is so limited
that the latch hook is limited by two limit pins.
9. A seating furniture having movable backrest according to claim
5, wherein said switching part is formed of a release lever by
which the rotation latch can be adjusted to an unlock state by
pressing a front end portion of the rotation latch.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to seating furniture, and in
particular to a technology which is directed to allowing a backrest
of seating furniture to support, all the time, a user's back so
that a user can sit in a correct sitting posture.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Since lots of people spend time sitting on seating furniture
such as a chair or a sofa, people suffering from an injury due to
an incorrect sitting posture increase. Such injury problems occur
because a user sits in an incorrect or wrong posture when sitting
on seating furniture with his waists and hips not fitting closer to
a backrest.
[0003] A lot of new chairs designed to support a user's back with
the aid of movable backrest are already disclosed in the industry.
One of such new chairs is disclosed in the Korean Patent
Application number 10-2007-0060533.
[0004] The above technology is basically directed to generating a
driving force with the aid of a weight when a user sits on a seat
part, so a backrest moves forward, thus allowing a backrest to come
into close contact with a user's back. The above construction
however has some limits in application to diverse chairs because
the height in an upward and downward direction is long, and
furthermore there are some limits in making the outer appearance of
a chair look nice. In addition, a structural stability is bad, so
improvements are needed in a conventional construction.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
[0005] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide seating furniture having a movable backrest which is
compact-sized and is more stable than a conventional chair and can
be well applied to diverse seating furniture.
[0006] To achieve the above object, there is provided a seating
furniture having movable backrest, comprising a lower frame which
is connected to a support part; an upper frame which is connected
with the lower frame with an upper and lower displacement
generation part being disposed between them; at least one elastic
part disposed between the lower frame and the upper frame; a
forward and backward movement part which is formed at the edge
portions of left and right sides of the upper frame and is
connected with the backrest frame and is movable in forward and
backward directions; a driving force generation part allowing the
backrest frame to move in a forward direction as the displacement
generating owing to the down movement of the upper frame is
converted into a linear movement by means of a forward and backward
movement part when a certain weight is applied to a seat part
engaged to the upper frame; and a switching part which becomes a
half-lock state in which the backrest frame is movable only in a
forward direction when a weight is applied to the seat part, and
which becomes an unlock state in which the backrest frame is
movable only in a backward direction when the weight having applied
to the seat part is removed.
[0007] Preferably, the upper and lower displacement generation part
is formed of a plurality of vertical slides or a plurality of
foldable link plates, each of said vertical slides or said foldable
link plates connecting the lower frame and the upper frame and
linearly moving.
[0008] Preferably, the driving force generation part comprises a
vertical rack gear which is vertically installed at an upper
surface of the lower frame; a gear box which is engaged to the
upper frame; a pinion gear which is engaged with a first shaft
installed at a lower side of the gear box and then is engaged with
the vertical rack gear; a vertical bevel gear which is engaged with
the first shaft near the pinion gear; a spur gear which is
horizontally installed in the interior of the gear box wherein a
horizontal bevel gear connected with the vertical bevel gear is
installed at a lower surface of the spur gear and rotates; and a
horizontal rack gear which is engaged to a lower side of the
backrest and is engaged with the spur gear and transfers a driving
force to the backrest frame.
[0009] Preferably, the driving force generation part is formed of a
stopper which is connected with a stop lever at one side of the
spur gear, thus being selectively engaged with or disengaged from
the spur gear.
[0010] Preferably, the switching part comprises a rotation latch
which is engaged in the interior of the upper frame in forward and
backward directions, thus converting a rotation direction depending
on the presence of a weight at the seat part; and a latch hook
which is connected with a lower surface of the backrest frame and
is in a rotational operation within a limited angle range and is
selectively engaged or disengaged with respect to the rotation
latch.
[0011] Preferably, the seating furniture having a movable backrest
is characterized in that the sear part is movable upward and
downward with the rear end portion of the upper frame operating as
a fixing part, and a pusher connected with a front end portion of
the rotation latch is disposed at a lower surface of the front end
portion of the seat part, thus allowing the rotation latch to
rotate depending on the motion of the seat part.
[0012] Preferably, the pusher comprises an upper pusher which faces
a lower surface of the seat part; a lower pusher of which an upper
end portion is inserted through a lower side of the upper pusher
and is movable, and a lower end portion is engaged with the
rotation latch; and a coil spring which is disposed between the
upper pusher and the lower pusher.
[0013] Preferably, the switching part is characterized in that a
latch guide with slot formed in forward and backward directions is
disposed between the rotation latch and the latch hook, and two
limit pins protruded with certain intervals from each other are
disposed at the latch hook, and the latch hook passes though the
slot, wherein the rotation angle of the latch hook is so limited
that the latch hook is limited by two limit pins.
[0014] Preferably, the switching part is formed of a release lever
by which the rotation latch can be adjusted to an unlock state by
pressing a front end portion of the rotation latch.
Advantageous Effects
[0015] In the seating furniture having a movable backrest according
to the is present invention, when a user sits on a chair, a
backrest automatically moves forwards and supports a user's back,
which leads to a user's correct sitting posture, and the
construction of a seating further is compact-sized, so the present
invention might be well applied to diverse chairs such as an office
chair, a student chair at a classroom or a sofa and a train chair
or an airplane chair.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The present invention will become better understood with
reference to the accompanying drawings which are given only by way
of illustration and thus are not imitative of the present
invention, wherein;
[0017] FIG. 1 is a schematic partial perspective view illustrating
seating furniture according to a first embodiment of the present
invention;
[0018] FIG. 2 is a partial cross sectional view when seeing from
the front side;
[0019] FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view when seeing from the
lateral side;
[0020] FIG. 4 is a plane view;
[0021] FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view illustrating part of
elements including a lower frame;
[0022] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view illustrating a forward and
backward moving part used in the present embodiment;
[0023] FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view illustrating major
parts of a driving force generation part;
[0024] FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating an engaged state
of a switching part and major parts;
[0025] FIG. 9 is a schematic cross sectional view of a chair
according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
[0026] FIG. 10 is a schematic side view illustrating a structure of
a link plate;
TABLE-US-00001 <Descriptions of major reference numerals used in
the drawings> 10: seat part 20: backrest 30: support part 100:
lower frame 200: upper frame 300: upper and lower displacement
generation part 300a: link plate 310: plate unit part 320:
connection bracket 400: elastic part 500: forward and backward 510:
fixing rail moving part 520: intermediate rail 530: driving rail
540: ball 531: bracket 600: backrest frame 700: driving force
generation part 710: vertical rack gear 720: gear box 730: pinion
gear 740: vertical bevel gear 750: horizontal bevel gear 760: spur
gear 770: horizontal rack gear 780: guide roller 790: stopper 800:
switching part 810: rotation latch 820: latch hook 821: limit pin
830: pusher 831: upper pusher 832: lower pusher 833: coil spring
840: latch guide 841: slot 850: release lever
MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0027] The preferred embodiments of the seating furniture having a
movable backrest (hereinafter referred to "seating furniture")
according to the present invention will be described in detailed
with reference to the to accompanying drawings which are provided
in relation with the preferred embodiments given as means or better
understanding of the present invention, provided that the attached
drawings are provided for illustrative purposes based on the
technical concepts of the present invention, so it should be
understood that implementations with simple design changes or
substitutions with is equivalent elements of partial constructions
are also included in the technical scope of the present
invention.
First Embodiment
[0028] First of all, the seating furniture according to a first
embodiment of the present invention will be described. Figure is a
schematic partial perspective view of the same. In the first
embodiment of the present invention, it is characterized that the
technology of the present invention is applied to an ordinary
office chair, and FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view when seeing from
the front side, and FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view when seeing
from the lateral side, and FIG. 4 is a plane view.
[0029] As a way for allowing a backrest 20 to automatically move
forward to support a user's backrest when a user sits on a seat
part 10 belonging to a chair, there are provided a lower frame 100,
an upper frame 200, an upper and lower displacement generation part
300, an elastic part 400, a forward and backward moving part 500, a
backrest frame 600, a driving force generation part 700, and a
switching part 800.
[0030] The lower frame 100 is a portion fixedly secured to a
support part 30 wherein the support part 30 represents a lower side
including a leg part of a chair. Here the support part 30 might
have different shapes and functions depending on the kinds of
seating furniture. Some of the office chairs of the present
invention are provided with the functions that the height of the
support part can be adjusted. In other words, it is characterized
in that the length of the portion of the support part can be
changed depending on the height of the user. The technology for
adjusting the height of the support part belongs to a conventional
art.
[0031] FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view illustrating partial
elements of a lower frame. As shown therein, a lower frame 100 is
connected with an upper side of the support part 30, and an upper
and lower displacement generation part 300 is disposed at the left
and right sides of the lower frame 100, and an upper frame 200 is
disposed at an upper side of the lower frame 100 with the aid of
the upper and lower displacement generation part 300. In the
present embodiment of the present invention, the upper and lower
displacement generation unit 300 is characterized in that the upper
frame 200 is vertically movable about the fixed lower frame 100 as
a plurality of balls roll along the rail by a linear movement. For
a linear sliding movement, something like a LM guide might be used.
The upper and lower displacement generation part used in the
present embodiment of the present invention is called an upper and
lower slider which has the same construction as the forward and
backward movement part.
[0032] At least one elastic part 400 is disposed between the lower
frame 100 and the upper frame 200, thus generating a repulsive
force, preferably, a coil spring might be used. When a person sits
on the seat part 10, the upper frame 200 moves down, and the
elastic part 400 is contracted, thus storing a repulsive force. In
this state, when the weight is removed, the elastic part 400
recovers, thus pushing upward the upper frame 200.
[0033] When a certain weight is applied to the seat part 10, the
backrest frame 600 linearly moves in a forward direction. Here, the
forward and backward movement part 500 is provided for a linear
movement of the backrest frame 600. The forward and backward
movement part 500 is installed at the front and back sides at an
inner edge position of the left and right sides of the upper frame
200 and is connected with the backrest frame 600. The forward and
backward movement part 500 is not limited to its construction when
it can move linearly. In the present embodiment, it adapts the same
format as the upper and lower displacement generation part 300.
[0034] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view illustrating a forward and
backward movement part 500 used in the present embodiment. The
upper and lower displacement generation part 300 has the same
construction as the forward and backward movement part 500 provided
that the lengths of the same are different from each other. As
shown therein, the forward and backward movement part 500 is
provided with a fixing rail 510 fixed at the upper frame 200, and
the fixed rail 510 has a certain length matching with the forward
and backward length of the upper frame 200. An intermediate rail
520 shorter than a driving rail 530 is formed at an inner side of
the fixing rail 510, and the driving rail 530 is engaged into the
interior of the intermediate rail 520. Meanwhile, a plurality of
balls 540 are disposed at the intermediate rail 520 and roll while
coming into contact with the fixing rail 510 and the driving rail
530. In addition, the upper frame 200 is connected to the bracket
531 engaged with the driving rail 530, so the backrest frame 600
can linearly move by receiving a driving force from the driving
force generation part 700. In other words, as the backrest frame
600 linearly moves in the forward and backward directions, the
intermediate rail 520 and the driving rail 530 move concurrently
with respect to the fixed rail 510. In particular, the driving rail
has longer moving distance than the moving distance of the
intermediate rail. The forward and backward movement part with the
above mechanism is commercially available and has a known
element.
[0035] The driving force generation part 700 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view illustrating major parts of a
driving force generation part.
[0036] In the driving force generation part 700, weight is applied
to the seat part 10 engaged to the upper frame 200, and the upper
frame 200 moves down. The movement is converted into a linear
movement by the front and back movement part 500 by using the
displacement occurring during the above down movement, thus
allowing the backrest frame 600 move forward.
[0037] In more details, the structure of the driving force
generation part 700 will be described.
[0038] The driving force generation part 700 comprises a vertical
rack gear 710, a gear box 720, a pinion gear 730, a vertical bevel
gear 740, a horizontal bevel gear 750, a spur gear 760, and a
horizontal rack gear 770. The vertical rack gear 710 is vertically
installed at an upper surface of the lower frame 100 and is engaged
with a pinion gear 730 which will be described later. The gear box
720 is installed at the upper frame 200, and a first shaft s1 is
horizontally installed at a lower side belonging to the gear box
720, and a pinion gear 730 and a vertical bevel gear 740 is
installed at the first shaft s1. The pinion gear 730 is engaged
with the vertical rack gear 710, and the pinion gear 730 and the
vertical bevel gear 740 integrally rotate.
[0039] In addition, the spur gear 760 horizontally laying down in
the interior of the gear box 720 is drivingly installed at a
portion higher than the vertical bevel gear 740. The horizontal
bevel gear 750 engaged with the vertical bevel gear 740 is engaged
to the lower surface of the spur gear 760. Through the above
engaging relationship, when the upper frame 200 moves down, the
pinion gear 730 rotates along with the vertical rack gear 710, and
its rotational force is transferred to the horizontal bevel gear
750 via the vertical bevel gear 740, thus allowing the spur gear
760 start rotating.
[0040] As the upper frame 200 moves down, a driving force
generating owing to the displacement allows the spur gear 760 to
rotate. There is further provided a horizontal rack gear 770 for
transferring the rotational force of the spur gear 760 to the
backrest frame 600. The horizontal rack gear 770 is installed with
its upper end being engaged to a lower side of the backrest frame
600 and is disposed at front and back sides, thus linearly moving
as the spur gear 760 rotates, by which the backrest frame 600 can
move. More preferably, there is provided a guide roller 780, which
rotates in contact with the outer side (opposite side where the
gear teeth are formed), at one side of the upper surface of the
gear box 720 so that the horizontal rack gear 770 can precisely
engage with the spur gear 760. Since the relatively longer
horizontal rack gear 770 is supported by the guide roller 780 at
the point where it is engaged with the spur gear 760, a precise
engagement between the spur gear 760 and the horizontal rack gear
770 is obtained, thus obtaining a desired reliable driving force
transfer.
[0041] More preferably, a stopper 790 is provided at the driving
force generation part 700 in order to fix the backrest frame 600 at
a certain position by forcibly preventing the rotation of the spur
gear 760. The stopper 790 is connected with the stop lever 791,
thus being engaged or disengaged from the spur gear 760 by means of
an operation of the stop lever 791. In other words, when the
stopper 790 is engaged with the spur gear 760, even when the weight
applied to the seat part 10 is removed, the backrest frame 600 does
not move backward, staying at the moved position. The stopper 790
is connected rotatable at one side of the gear box 720 and is
engaged with an end portion of the stop lever 791, so an
intermittent operation with the spur gear 760 is obtained by
lifting-up or lifting-down the stop lever 791.
[0042] In the present embodiment, the driving force generation part
is formed of a plurality of gears, but it is obvious that it
alternatively might be formed of a belt or a chain.
[0043] The switching part 800 will be described. FIG. 8 is a
perspective view illustrating an engaged state of the switching
part and the major elements of the present invention. The
construction of the same will be described along with FIGS. 2
through 4 and 8.
[0044] The switching part 800 is configured in such a way that when
a user sits on a seat part 10, and weight is applied to the seat
part 10, the backrest frame 600 remains in a half-lock state in
which the backrest frame 600 can move only forward. When the weight
is removed from the seat part 10, it becomes unlocked so that the
backrest frame 600 can move backward. In other words, as a user
sits on the seat part 10, the backrest frame 600 moves forward by
means of the driving force generation part 700. At this time, the
switching part 800 does not have any limits with respect to the
forward movement of the backrest frame 600; however it limits the
operation in such a way that when the backrest frame 600 comes into
contact with a user's back, its backward movement is limited so
that the backrest frame 600 cannot move backward from the then
current position, which state is called a half-lock state. Even
when a users body slightly moves or a users weight loses for a
second by a certain reason, the backrest frame 600 can be prevented
from moving unexpectedly.
[0045] When a user gets up from the sit state, since the external
force applied to the seat part 10 becomes zero, the upper frame 200
moves upward, so a force is generated from the driving force
generation part 700, thus allowing the backrest frame 600 to move
backward. Since the backrest frame 600 is supposed to move back
toward the original position, the switching part 800 becomes an
unlock state, thus not limiting the backward movement of the
backrest frame 600.
[0046] The switching part 800 will be described in more details.
Along with the rotation latch 810 and the latch hook 820, the
rotation latch 810 is installed in the interior of the upper frame
200 in rotatable states in forward and backward directions. The
rotation latch 810 is installed in parallel with the forward and
backward movement part 500 is installed at one edge side of the
upper frame 200 and is supported to be rotatable at front and back
end portions. When a weight is applied to the seat part 10, the
rotation latch 810 rotates inwardly, and when the weight is
removed, it rotates outwardly.
[0047] The latch hook 820 is connected to a lower surface of the
bracket frame 600; however it might be installed in a such a way to
rotate within a limited angle range, thus being engaged to the
rotation latch 810 or disengaged from the same, so the forward or
backward or only backward movements of the backrest frame 600 can
be limited. As shown in the drawings, the latch hook 820 is formed
to have a sharp end, thus being engaged with the toothed rotation
latch 810. When the latch hook 820 is engaged with the rotation
latch 810, the backrest frame 600 does not move backward.
[0048] The rotation of the rotation latch 810 is determined
depending on whether or not the weight is applied to the seat part
10. The interrelationship between the rotation latch 810 and the
seat part 10 will be described.
[0049] In the present embodiment, the rear end portion of the seat
part 10 is engaged with a rear end portion of the upper frame 200
in such a way that the front end portion of the seat part 10 can
move upward and downward. When a person sits on a seat part 10, the
front end portion of the seat part is pressed down and moves
downward. Since a pusher 830 is provided at an end lower surface of
the front side of the seat part 10, with the pusher being connected
with the front end portion of the rotation latch 810, the rotation
direction of the rotation latch 810 can be determined depending on
the motion of the seat part 10.
[0050] The detailed construction of the pusher 830 connected with
the rotation latch 810 is as follows.
[0051] The pusher 830 consists of an upper pusher 831 and a lower
pusher 832, and a coil spring 833 is disposed between the upper and
lower pushers 831 and 832. The upper end portion of the upper
pusher 831 faces the lower surface of the seat part 10, and the
upper end portion of the lower pusher 832 is movably inserted into
the lower end portion of the upper pusher 831, and the lower end
portion of the lower pusher 832 is connected with the front end
portion of the rotation latch 810. In other words, the upper end
portion of the lower pusher 832 is inserted into the upper pusher
831 with the coil spring 833 being disposed between them. When a
weight is applied to the seat part 10, the upper pusher 831 is
pressed, and moves downward. At this time, force is applied via the
coil spring 833, and then the lower pusher 832 is pressed, and the
rotation latch 810 rotates inwardly. When the rotation latch 810
rotates internally, the switching part 800 becomes a half-lock
state, and since the latch hook 820 is not engaged with the
rotation latch 810, the backrest frame 600 can move forwardly;
whereas after the backrest frame 600 is moved forwardly and is
fixed temporarily, the latch hook 820 keeps being engaged with the
rotation latch 810, thus limiting the backrest frame 600 from
moving backward.
[0052] The latch hook 820 belonging to the switching part 800 is
needed to rotate within a limited angle range, so the end portions
of the rotation latch 810 and the latch hook 820 can be placed to
be engaged with each other. In the present embodiment, a latch
guide 840 having a punched slot 841 is formed between the formed
positions of the rotation latch 810 and the latch hook 820. The
latch guide 840 is installed at the upper frame 200, and the latch
hook 820 is partially inserted into and passes through the slot
841. One limit pin 821 is formed near an end portion of the latch
hook 820, and another limit pin 821 is protruded spaced apart from
the above limit pin 821. The latch hook 820 can rotate within a
limited range by means of two limit pins 821. One limit pin 821 is
disposed at left and right sides of the slot 841.
[0053] More preferably, the switching part 800 might be configured
in such a way that the rotation latch 810 can be adjusted to a
unlock state, if necessary, so the position of the backrest frame
600 can be precisely adjusted in a state that a user sits on the
chair. For the above operation, a release lever 850 is provided,
which is able to allow the rotation latch 810 rotate outwardly as a
front end portion of the rotation latch 810 is pressed. The
operation that the rotation latch 810 moved outwardly in a state
that a user sits on the chair can be obtained with the aid of the
pusher 830. The pusher 830 consists of an upper pusher 831 and a
lower pusher 832 as described earlier, with a coil spring 833 being
disposed between the same. Since the lower pusher 832 is movably
inserted in the upper pusher 831, when the coil spring 833 is
compressed by means of the motion of the release lever 850, the
lower pusher 832 moves upward along the fixed upper pusher 831,
thus adjusting the rotation latch 810.
Second Embodiment
[0054] Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be
described. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the present
invention is adapted to the chairs used at a classroom of
school.
[0055] Differently from the first embodiment of the present
invention, there are some differences in the shape of the support
part 30 and the shape of the lower frame in which the lower frame
100 is fixedly installed. In particular, the upper and lower
displacement generation part 300 connecting the upper frame 200 and
the lower frame 100 is formed of a plurality of foldable link
plates 300a. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross section illustrating a
chair according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a
schematic lateral view illustrating the structure of the link
plate.
[0056] As shown therein, the link plates 300a are disposed in four
directions, thus stably connecting the upper frame 200 and the
lower frame 100 and are connected with the aid of a laterally
laid-down channel-shaped plate unit part 310, thus allowing the
upper frame 200 to move upward and downward with respect to the
lower frame 100. The 90.degree. angled connection bracket 320 is
engaged to the upper frame 200 and the lower frame 100,
respectively, and the plate unit part is connected by inserting a
shaft. Preferably, the size of the plate unit part 310 positioned
at the upper most portion is large, and its size is getting smaller
toward the lower direction, thus constituting the like plates 300a
by which the plate unit parts 310 can be folded without any
interference. Since the movement operations of the other backrest
frames are same, so the detailed descriptions thereon will be
omitted.
[0057] The seating furniture having movable backrest according to
the present invention can be well adapted to an ordinary office
chair as well as a chair at classroom of school, and can be adapted
to a sofa and a chair of train or airplane.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0058] The seating furniture having movable backrest according to
the present invention is characterized in that when a person sits
on a seat part, the backrest frame connected with a backrest
automatically moves forward, thus reliably supporting a users back,
which leads to a correct sitting posture, so the present invention
can be well adapted to all kinds of chairs such as a student chair,
a home chair or an office chair, etc. as well as a sofa. In the
detailed application of the present invention, the present
invention can be adapted to a chair of a train, a chair of an
airplane or the like.
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