Armrest mechanism for a chair
US-9861205-B2 · Jan 9, 2018 · US
Armrest locking mechanism and integrated bed having same
US10201465B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10201465-B2 |
| Application number | US-201614997534-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Publication date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
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An armrest locking mechanism includes a lever and an armrest lock. The lever is configured to unlock a movement of an armrest. The armrest lock is configured to unlock a movement of the lever.
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What is claimed is: 1. An armrest locking mechanism configured to lock a vertical movement of an armrest provided to a wheelchair section, the armrest including an armrest top on which an arm of a care receiver is placed, the mechanism comprising: a lever configured to unlock the vertical movement of the armrest, the lever being supported to rotate around a lever rotational shaft that is provided at a tip end side of the armrest top; an armrest lock configured to unlock a rotational movement of the lever, the armrest lock being formed of a lock contacting portion and a lock operating portion, and is supported to rotate around a lock rotational shaft with respect to the lever; and a spring connecting the lever and the lock contacting portion or the lock operating portion, wherein the spring biases the armrest lock such that the lock contacting portion contacts a bottom face of the armrest top, and the rotational movement of the lever is locked, and the lever is configured such that the vertical movement of the armrest is not unlocked unless the lock operating portion is operated around the lock rotational shaft in a direction away from the armrest top. 2. The armrest locking mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a rotational direction of the armrest lock to unlock the rotational movement of the lever is opposite to a rotational direction of the lever to unlock the vertical movement of the armrest.
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convertible to stretchers or beds · CPC title
- A61G5/125Primary
for arms · CPC title
Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet · CPC title
sliding or pivoting downwards · CPC title
Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons (stretchers with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons A61G1/003) · CPC title
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- What does patent US10201465B2 cover?
- An armrest locking mechanism includes a lever and an armrest lock. The lever is configured to unlock a movement of an armrest. The armrest lock is configured to unlock a movement of the lever.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61G5/125. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 12 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).