Exercise chair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12029327-B2
Application number	US-202217850163-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2022
Priority date	Jun 29, 2021
Publication date	Jul 9, 2024
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024

Abstract

A chair includes a movable part including a seat on which a user sits, a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that the movable part can be moved to the right and to the left; and a restoration unit, which is a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward the neutral position in the right and the left. The supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chair comprising:
a movable part including a seat on which a user sits;
a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that it can be moved to the right and to the left, the supporting part comprising a rail that defines a trajectory of the movement of the movable part in the right and the left, the rail being inclined so as to descend toward an end part of the rail from a center of the rail in the longitudinal direction, the movable part movable along the rail of the supporting part; and
a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward a neutral position in the right and the left,
wherein the supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that a center of the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.

2. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein
the rail comprises a right rail part that is extended to the right from the center of the rail and a left rail part that is extended to the left from the center of the rail, and
the movable part comprises a right coupling part slidably coupled to the right rail part and a left coupling part slidably coupled to the left rail part.

3. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein the seat is configured so as to be able to turn about a yaw axis.

4. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein
the movable part further comprises a movable part body interposed between the supporting part and the seat, and
the seat is mounted on the movable part body and is configured so as to be able to turn about a yaw axis with respect to the movable part body.

5. The chair according to claim 4 , wherein the seat is configured so that it can be tilted backward and forward with respect to the movable part body.

6. The chair according to claim 4 , wherein the seat is configured so that it can be tilted to the right and to the left and backward and forward with respect to the movable part body.

7. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein
the movable part further comprises:
a universal joint configured to couple the seat to the movable part body; and
a coil spring that is disposed between the seat and the movable part body and resists tilting of the seat with respect to the movable part body.

8. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein
the movable part further comprises a movable part body interposed between the supporting part and the seat, and
the seat is mounted on the movable part body and is configured so as to be able to turn about a yaw axis with respect to the supporting part.

9. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing member is an elastic body.

10. The chair according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic body is a coil spring or rubber.

11. The chair according to claim 1 , further comprising a backrest part fixed to the supporting part.

12. The chair according to claim 11 , further comprising a fixing member configured to fix a trunk of the user to the backrest part.

13. The chair according to claim 12 , wherein the fixing member is configured to fix a part of the trunk of the user above a solar plexus to the backrest part.

14. The chair according to claim 13 , wherein the fixing member is configured to fix a base of a neck or a shoulder blade of the trunk of the user to the backrest part.

15. The chair according to claim 1 , further comprising a headrest fixed to the supporting part.

16. A chair comprising:
a movable part including a seat on which a user sits;
a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that it can be moved to the right and to the left, the supporting part comprising a rail that defines a trajectory of the movement of the movable part in the right and the left, the rail being inclined so as to descend toward an end part of the rail from a center of the rail in the longitudinal direction, the movable part movable along the rail of the supporting part; and
a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward a neutral position in the right and the left, wherein
the supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that the movable part is swung to the right and to the left about a roll axis extending backward and forward, and
the roll axis is set to be lower than the movable part when the movable part is positioned at the neutral position.

17. A chair comprising:
a movable part including a seat on which a user sits;
a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that it can be moved to the right and to the left, the supporting part comprising a rail that defines a trajectory of the movement of the movable part in the right and the left, the rail being inclined so as to descend toward an end part of the rail from a center of the rail in the longitudinal direction, the movable part movable along the rail of the supporting part; and
an elastic body for biasing the movable part toward a neutral position in the right and the left,
wherein the supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that a center of the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aoki Eisuke
• Takeda Takahiro
• Odashima Tadashi
• Ikeda Tomio

Classifications

• A47C3/0252

  connected only by an elastic member positioned between seat and base frame · CPC title

• A63G13/08

  mounted on links or springs · CPC title

• A47C3/027

  with curved rocking members between seat and frame · CPC title

• A47C3/0257

  slidingly movable in the base frame, e.g. by rollers · CPC title

• A47C3/029

  with curved rocking members resting on the floor · CPC title