Load support structure for chair, load support body for chair, and chair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11019930-B2
Application number	US-201716307878-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2017
Priority date	Jun 10, 2016
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A load support structure for a chair includes a tensile material on which a load support surface configured to receive a load of a seated person is formed, a pair of support sections (51) to which the tensile material is attached, and which is elastically deformable in response to a force acting from the tensile material, a first reinforcing section (41) which is disposed to be spaced apart from the pair of support sections (51) in a surface perpendicular direction perpendicular to the load support surface, is located on a side opposite to the load support surface, and extends along an extending direction of the support section, and a connecting body which connects each of both end portion sides of the support section (51) with a corresponding end portion side of both end portion sides of the first reinforcing section (41), in which the support sections (51) are disposed outside the first reinforcing section (41) in a view of the surface perpendicular direction from the load support surface side.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A chair comprising:
a support body disposed on a floor surface; and
a seat body and a backrest supported on the support body,
wherein the seat body includes a load support structure for a chair,
the load support structure for the chair includes:
a tensile material on which a load support surface configured to receive a load of a seated person is formed;
a pair of support sections to which the tensile material is attached, and which is elastically deformable in response to a force acting from the tensile material;
a pair of first reinforcing sections which extends along an extending direction of the pair of support sections and is disposed to be spaced apart from the pair of support sections in a surface perpendicular direction perpendicular to the load support surface, the pair of first reinforcing sections being located on an opposite side to the load support surface across the pair of support sections; and
a connecting body which connects each of both end portions of the pair of support sections with a corresponding end portion of both end portions of the pair of first reinforcing sections,
each of the pair of support sections is disposed outside a corresponding first reinforcing section of the pair of first reinforcing sections in a view of the surface perpendicular direction, and
the pair of support sections extends in a direction in which the seated person extends on the load support surface.

2. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of support sections is formed in a plate shape in which the surface perpendicular direction is set as a thickness direction of the each of the pair of support sections.

3. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of support sections is formed such that a thickness in the surface perpendicular direction of one support section of the pair of support sections decreases toward the other support section of the pair of support sections.

4. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein the load support structure for the chair further includes:
a pair of connecting sections which connects the both end portions of one support section of the pair of support sections to the both end portions of the other support section of the pair of support sections, and
each of the both end portions of the pair of connecting sections constitutes a part of the connecting body.

5. The chair according to claim 4 , wherein the load support structure for the chair further includes:
a pair of second reinforcing sections which connects the both end portions of one first reinforcing section of the pair of first reinforcing sections to the both end portions of the other first reinforcing section of the pair of first reinforcing sections and supports the pair of connecting sections,
wherein each of both end portions of the pair of second reinforcing sections constitutes a part of the connecting body.

6. A chair comprising:
a support body disposed on a floor surface; and
a seat body and a backrest supported on the support body,
wherein the seat body includes a load support body for a chair,
the load support body for the chair includes:
a tensile material on which a load support surface configured to receive a load of a seated person is formed; and
an annular body which is annularly arranged around the tensile material and to which the tensile material is attached,
the annular body includes:
a pair of first parts which is disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the load support surface and is elastically deformable in response to a force acting from the tensile material; and
a pair of second parts which connects both end portions of one first part of the pair of first parts to both end portions of the other first part of the pair of first parts,
a pair of rigidity reinforcing sections is provided only on the pair of second parts among the pair of first parts and the pair of second parts, the pair of rigidity reinforcing sections configured to reinforce the pair of second parts, and
the pair of first parts extends in a direction in which the seated person extends on the load support surface.

7. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein the pair of rigidity reinforcing sections and the pair of second parts are integrally formed in a surface perpendicular direction perpendicular to the load support surface.

8. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein the pair of rigidity reinforcing sections is configured as a separate body from the pair of second parts.

9. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein the pair of first parts is disposed above the pair of second parts.

10. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein the annular body has a pair of connection reinforcing sections which connects both end portions of one rigidity reinforcing section of the pair of rigidity reinforcing sections to both end portions of the other rigidity reinforcing section of the pair of rigidity reinforcing sections and which is disposed to be spaced apart from the pair of first parts in a surface perpendicular direction perpendicular to the load support surface.

11. The chair according to claim 10 , wherein each of the pair of first parts is disposed outside the pair of connection reinforcing sections in a view of the surface perpendicular direction.

12. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein each of the pair of first parts is formed in a plate shape in which a surface perpendicular direction perpendicular to the load support surface is set as a thickness direction of the each of the pair of first parts.

13. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein each of the pair of first parts is formed such that a thickness of one first part of the pair of the first parts decreases toward the other first part of the pair of first parts, the thickness in a surface perpendicular direction perpendicular to the load support surface.

Assignees

• Okamura Corp

Inventors

• Masunaga Hiroshi
• Izawa Syouichi

Classifications

• A47C7/282 Primary

  with mesh-like supports, e.g. elastomeric membranes · CPC title

• A47C7/32

  with tensioned cords, e.g. of elastic type, in a flat plane · CPC title

• A47C7/004

  for chairs or stools with central column, e.g. office chairs · CPC title

• A47C7/40

  for the back · CPC title

• A47C31/02

  Upholstery attaching means · CPC title