Chair with seatback and rotating damper device

Claim 2

A chair with a seatback comprising a main frame ( 3 ), a seat frame ( 41 ) arranged at an upper side of said main frame ( 3 ), a seatback frame ( 51 ) whose forward end part is connected by a connecting portion ( 61 ) to a forward end part of said main frame ( 3 ) such that the forward end part can turn about a horizontal axis, thereby enabling a rear end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) to be tilted between a working position and a relaxing position, a displacement mechanism disposed between the rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) and said seatback frame ( 51 ) and adapted to displace the rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) in an obliquely forward/backward direction in accordance with the turning motion of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and a positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) for displacing said seat frame ( 41 ) upward and downward, forward and backward and for tilting said seat frame ( 41 ) upward and downward in cooperation with said displacement mechanism, wherein said positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) is disposed between the forward end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) and the forward end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and said positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) is arranged at a rear of the connecting portion ( 61 ) at which the seatback frame ( 51 ) is turnably connected to the main frame ( 3 ).

Claim 3

A chair with a seatback according to claim 1 , wherein said positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) includes a cam hole ( 71 ) and a shaft ( 72 ) movably inserted in said cam hole ( 71 ) in a longitudinal direction of said cam hole ( 71 ), one of said cam hole ( 71 ) and said shaft ( 72 ) is disposed at said seat frame ( 41 ) and the other is disposed at said seatback frame ( 51 ).

Claim 4

A chair with a seatback according to claim 2 , wherein said cam hole ( 71 ) is disposed at said seatback frame ( 51 ).

Claim 5

A chair with a seatback according to claim 1 , wherein a tower end part of a shielding member ( 92 ) is disposed at a forward end part of said main frame ( 3 ) such that said shielding member ( 92 ) can turn about a horizontal axis, said shielding member is adapted to shield a gap formed between a forward end part of said main frame ( 3 ) and said seat frame ( 41 ) or a seat cushion ( 42 ) disposed at said seat frame ( 41 ), and an upper part of said shielding plate ( 92 ) is connected to a forward end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) such that when said gap varies in size in accordance with the displacement of said seat frame ( 41 ), said shielding plate ( 92 ) is turned in accordance with the size of the gap.

Claim 6

A chair with a seatback, comprising a main frame ( 3 ), a seat frame ( 41 ) arranged at an upper side of said main frame ( 3 ), a seatback frame ( 51 ) whose forward end part is connected to a forward end part of said main frame ( 3 ) such that the forward end part can turn about a horizontal axis, thereby enabling a rear end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) to be tilted between a working position and a relaxing position, a displacement mechanism disposed between the rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) and said seatback frame ( 51 ) and adapted to displace the rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) in an obliquely forward/backward direction in accordance with the turning motion of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and a positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) for displacing said seat frame ( 41 ) upward and downward, forward and backward and for tilting said seat frame ( 41 ) upward and downward in cooperation with said displacement mechanism, wherein said positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) is disposed between the forward end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) and the forward end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and wherein said displacement mechanism includes a link ( 63 ) connected at a lower end part thereof to said main frame ( 3 ) such that said link ( 63 ) can turn about a horizontal axis and at an upper end part thereof to a rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) such that said link ( 63 ) can turn about a horizontal axis, a second positive motion cam mechanism ( 65 ) disposed between an upper end part of said link ( 63 ) and said seatback frame ( 51 ) and adapted to cause said link ( 63 ) to turn in accordance with the turning motion of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and said second positive motion cam mechanism ( 65 ) includes a second cam hole ( 66 ) and a second shaft ( 67 ), said second cam hole ( 66 ) being disposed at one of an upper end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) and said link ( 63 ), said second shaft ( 67 ) being disposed at the remaining one of the upper end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) and said link ( 63 ) and movably inserted in said second cam hole ( 66 ).

Claim 7

A chair with a seatback, comprising a main frame ( 3 ), a seat frame ( 41 ) arranged at an upper side of said main frame ( 3 ), a seatback frame ( 51 ) whose forward end part is connected to a forward end part of said main frame ( 3 ) such that the forward end part can turn about a horizontal axis, thereby enabling a rear end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) to be tilted between a working position and a relaxing position, a displacement mechanism disposed between the rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) and said seatback frame ( 51 ) and adapted to displace the rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) in an obliquely forward/backward direction in accordance with the turning motion of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and a positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) for displacing said seat frame ( 41 ) upward and downward, forward and backward and for tilting said seat frame ( 41 ) upward and downward in cooperation with said displacement mechanism, wherein said positive motion cam mechanism ( 70 ) is disposed between the forward end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) and the forward end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and wherein said displacement mechanism includes a link ( 63 ) connected at a lower end part thereof to said main frame ( 3 ) such that said link ( 63 ) can turn about a horizontal axis and at an upper end part thereof to a rear end part of said seat frame ( 41 ) such that said link ( 63 ) can turn about a horizontal axis, a second positive motion cam mechanism ( 65 ) disposed between an upper end part of said link ( 63 ) and said seatback frame ( 51 ) and adapted to cause said link ( 63 ) to turn in accordance with the turning motion of said seatback frame ( 51 ), and said second positive motion cam mechanism ( 65 ) includes a second cam hole ( 66 ) and a second shaft ( 67 ), said second cam hole ( 66 ) being disposed at one of an upper end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) and said link ( 63 ), said second shaft ( 67 ) being disposed at the remaining one of the upper end part of said seatback frame ( 51 ) and said link ( 63 ) and movably inserted in said second cam hole ( 66 ).

Claim 8

A chair with a seatback according to claim 5 , wherein said main frame ( 3 ) is provided with an engagement member ( 90 ) removably engaged with said link ( 63 ) and adapted to positionally fix said seatback frame ( 51 ) to the working position by prohibiting the turning of said link ( 63 ) at the time of engagement.

Claim 9

A chair with a seatback comprising a main frame ( 120 ), a seat ( 149 ) supported by said main frame ( 120 ), and a seatback ( 150 ) arranged at a location higher than a rear part of said seat ( 140 ) and supported by said main frame ( 120 ) through a support arm ( 162 ), wherein a pair of said support arms ( 162 ) are disposed one at a left and the other at a right, and said pair of support arms ( 162 , 162 ) are elastically deformable so that when a user twisted his body with his back pressed against said seatback ( 150 ), said seatback ( 150 ) can turn in a horizontal direction following the twisting motion of the user's body, and wherein said seat ( 140 ) is tiltably supported by said main frame ( 120 ) for tilting between a working position and a relaxing position through a tilting mechanism ( 130 ), a pair of return springs ( 160 , 160 ) are disposed between said main frame ( 120 ) and said seat ( 140 ) and adapted to bias said seat ( 140 ) from the relaxing position side to the working position side, and end parts of said pair of return springs ( 160 , 160 ) for biasing said seat ( 140 ) from the relaxing position side to the working position side serve also as said support arms ( 162 , 162 ).

Claim 10

A chair with a seatback comprising a main frame ( 120 ), a seat ( 149 ) supported by said main frame ( 120 ), and a seatback ( 150 ) arranged at a location higher than a rear part of said seat ( 140 ) and supported by said main frame ( 120 ) through a support arm ( 162 ), wherein a pair of said support arms ( 162 ) are disposed one at a left and the other at a right, and said pair of support arms ( 162 , 162 ) are elastically deformable so that when a user twisted his body with his back pressed against said seatback ( 150 ), said seatback ( 150 ) can turn in a horizontal direction following the twisting motion of the user's body, and wherein said seat ( 140 ) is tiltably supported by said main frame ( 120 ) for tilting between a working position and a relaxing position through a tilting mechanism ( 130 ), a pair of return springs ( 160 , 160 ) are disposed between said main frame ( 120 ) and said seat ( 140 ) and adapted to bias said seat ( 140 ) from the relaxing position side to the working position side, and end parts of said pair of return springs ( 160 , 160 ) for biasing said seat ( 140 ) from the relaxing position side to the working position side serve also as said support arms ( 162 , 162 ).

Claim 11

A chair with a seatback according to claim 7 , wherein said tilting mechanism ( 130 ) includes two pairs of front and rear turning links ( 133 , 133 ; 131 , 131 ) whose lower end parts are supported by said main frame ( 120 ) such that the lower end parts can turn about a horizontal axis extending leftward and rightward and whose upper end parts are connected to said seat ( 140 ) such that the upper end parts can turn about a horizontal axis extending leftward and rightward, a coiled spring is used as said return spring ( 160 ), and a pair of said coiled springs ( 160 , 160 ) are arranged in a row between said pair of front turning links ( 133 , 133 ).

Claim 12

A chair with a seatback according to claim 8 , wherein said main frame ( 120 ) is provided with a rotary damper ( 180 ) for restricting a high speed turning of at least one of said two pairs of turning links ( 133 , 133 ; 131 , 131 ).

Claim 13

A chair with a seatback according to claim 8 , wherein said main frame ( 120 ) is provided with an adjusting mechanism ( 170 ) for adjusting biasing force of said coiled springs ( 160 , 160 ) in accordance with turning operation of said adjustment member ( 175 ), and an adjustment member ( 175 ) for operating said adjustment mechanism ( 170 ) is disposed at a front end part of said main frame ( 120 ) and at a front part of a generally central area of said pair of front turning links ( 133 , 133 ).