Chair and seat support mechanism
US10986924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C7/566
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
To provide a chair in which the seated person can perceive a comfortable sitting feeling even if sitting for a long time, and furthermore a high work efficiency can stably be maintained, a chair according to the present invention includes a support mechanism 2 interposed between a leg 1 and a seat 3, wherein the support mechanism 2 includes: a seat inclining mechanism Q as a seat inclining function configured to downwardly incline a tip side in an operation direction of the seat 3 when the seat 3 operates from a predetermined reference position (S), and further includes: a return-force generation mechanism configured to generate, in accordance with an amount of movement, a return force in a direction of returning the seat 3 having moved from a reference position (S) in a front-rear or left-right direction, to the reference position (S).
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