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Tilting mechanism for a chair and a chair having the same
Assignee: Okamura Corp
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Filing: 2006-07-10
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Granted: 2007-07-17
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Expires: 2026-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A chair has a backrest and a pair of armrests. A pair of support struts for supporting the backrest is connected to a shaft of a base under a seat. The armrest is supported by an arm post. An operating lever is mounted on the upper front end of the arm post. When the backrest is tilted, it is held at a desired angle by pressing up the operating lever.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryo Igarashi
- 👤 Naoki Numa
- 👤 Ken Nakayama
- 👤 Hiroshi Masunaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:51
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/031; A47C1/032; A47C1/03255; A47C1/022; A47C1/03; A47C1/0303; A47C1/0305; A47C1/0307; A47C1/0308; A47C7/00; A47C7/54; A47C7/541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A tilting device comprising: a backrest; a pair of support rods supporting the backrest; a shaft; force promoting return means that generates promoting force against which the backrest is tilted and comprises three force promoting units comprising two side force promoting units and a middle force promoting unit between the two side force promoting units, the middle force promoting unit being axially longer than the side force promoting units to mainly support the backrest to enable the backrest to be tilted, all the three force promoting units engaging on the shaft to rotate together with the shaft, each of said three force promoting units comprising a core and a rubber around the core to apply return promoting force to said core; and switching means that selectively transmits promoting force of the two side force promoting units to the backrest to control promoting force to the backrest, said switching means comprising an operating lever operated by a user and an operating member coupled to the operating lever to engage with and disengage from one of said side force promoting units.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A tilting device comprising: a backrest; a pair of support rods supporting the backrest; a shaft; force promoting return means that generates promoting force against which the backrest is tilted and comprises three force promoting units comprising two side force promoting units and a middle force promoting unit between the two side force promoting units, the middle force promoting unit being axially longer than the side force promoting units to mainly support the backrest to enable the backrest to be tilted, all the three force promoting units engaging on the shaft to rotate together with the shaft, each of said three force promoting units comprising a core and a rubber around the core to apply return promoting force to said core; and switching means that selectively transmits promoting force of the two side force promoting units to the backrest to control promoting force to the backrest, said switching means comprising an operating lever operated by a user and an operating member coupled to the operating lever to engage with and disengage from one of said side force promoting units.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The tilting device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said of force promoting units have different promoting forces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A tilting device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shaft is hexagonal and engages in a hexagonal bore of the core to allow the shaft to rotate together with all the three force promoting units.
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