Chair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12240366-B2
Application number	US-202318509386-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2023
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a chair in which attachment strength of a holding member and the chair is enhanced and an attachment state can be stably maintained. A legged chair includes a leg member, a support post connected to the leg member, a metal frame integrated with the support post, the metal frame forming a seated portion, an awakening device configured to awaken a seated person, a battery configured to supply electric power to the awakening device, an ECU that controls the awakening device, and a holding cover configured to hold the battery and the ECU. The holding cover is attached to the highly rigid metal frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chair comprising:
a back rest having a back frame;
a biological sensor configured to detect biological signals of a seated person;
a vibration device that provides a vibration to the seated person;
a control device that controls the vibration device; and
a harness that connects the biological sensor and the control device;
wherein:
the vibration device is attached to an attachment member provided in the back frame,
the attachment member is disposed inside a recess portion formed to the back frame,
the recess portion is formed on a surface of the opposite side of a seating surface of the back frame,
the chair has a pad material and a skin configured to cover the pad material from a side of the seating surface of the chair,
the pad material is disposed on the side of the seating surface of the vibration device and is arranged between the vibration device and the skin,
a guide hole that passes the harness through is formed in the pad material,
the biological sensor is arranged between the skin and the pad material,
the control device is disposed on a back side of the pad material, the biological sensor and the control device are disposed at non-overlapping positions when viewed from the side of the seating surface, and
an opening of the guide hole that is positioned at a front side of the pad material and an opening of the guide hole that is positioned at the back side of the pad material are disposed at non-overlapping positions when viewed from the side of the seating surface.

2. The chair of claim 1 , wherein
the back rest has a pair of coupling pipe arranged to be spaced in a seat width direction, and
the recess portion is disposed between the pair of coupling pipe in the seat width direction.

3. The chair of claim 2 , wherein the vibration device is arranged at a same height position as the pair of coupling pipe in an up and down direction.

4. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a width in a seat width direction of the vibration device is narrower than a width in the seat width direction of the pad material.

5. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a width in a seat width direction of the pad material is wider than a width in the seat width direction of the recess portion.

6. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the pad material is greater than a thickness of the skin.

7. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a rear end portion of the vibration device protrudes rearward from a rear side of the back frame.

8. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a width in a seat width direction of the vibration device is narrower than a width in the seat width direction of the attachment member.

9. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a width in a front to back direction of the vibration device is wider than a width in the front to back direction of the attachment member.

10. The chair of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of a portion of the pad material that faces the vibration device is greater than a thickness of a portion of the pad material that does not faces the vibration device.

11. The chair of claim 1 , wherein
the guide hole is formed in the pad material of a seated portion,
the biological sensor is arranged between the skin and the pad material in the seated portion,
the control device is disposed on the back side of the pad material of the seated portion,
the guide hole extends diagonally from a side of the biological sensor of the pad material to a side of control device of the pad material in the seated portion.

12. A method for manufacturing a chair, wherein the chair has a back rest having a back frame, a biological sensor configured to detect biological signals of a seated person, a vibration device that provides a vibration to the seated person, a control device that controls the stimulation device, and a harness that connects the biological sensor and the control device, the chair has a pad material and a skin, the method comprising:
attaching the vibration device to an attachment member,
disposing the attachment member and the vibration device inside a recess portion formed on a surface of the opposite side of a seating surface of the back frame,
disposing the pad material on the side of the seating surface of the chair, and
arranging the skin so that the skin covers the pad material from the side of the seating surface of the chair,
wherein:
a guide hole that passes the harness through is formed in the pad material,
the biological sensor is arranged between the skin and the pad material,
the control device is disposed on a back side of the pad material,
the biological sensor and the control device are disposed at non-overlapping positions when viewed from the side of the seating surface, and
an opening of the guide hole that is positioned at a front side of the pad material and an opening of the guide hole that is positioned at the back side of the pad material are disposed at non-overlapping positions when viewed from the side of the seating surface.

13. A chair comprising:
a back rest having a back frame;
a biological sensor configured to detect biological signals of a seated person;
a vibration device that provides a vibration to the seated person; and
a control device that controls the vibration device;
wherein:
the vibration device is attached to an attachment member provided in the back frame,
the attachment member is disposed inside a recess portion formed to the back frame,
the recess portion is formed on a surface of the opposite side of a seating surface of the back frame,
the back rest has a pad material provided on a side of the seating surface of the back frame and a skin configured to cover the pad material from the side of the seating surface of the back frame,
the pad material is disposed on the side of the seating surface of the vibration device and is arranged between the vibration device and the skin,
the vibration device is in direct contact with a portion of the back frame, and
the backrest cover is disposed to contact with the vibration device.

14. The chair of claim 13 , wherein
the back rest has a backrest cover that covers the back frame from a rear side, and
the backrest cover sandwiches a peripheral edge portion of the pad material and a terminal of the skin with the back frame.

15. The chair of claim 13 , wherein
the back rest has a pair of coupling pipe arranged to be spaced in a seat width direction, and
the recess portion is disposed between the pair of coupling pipe in the seat width direction.

16. The chair of claim 15 , wherein the vibration device is arranged at a same height position as the pair of coupling pipe in an up and down direction.

17. The chair of claim 13 , wherein a width in a seat width direction of the vibration device is narrower than a width in the seat width direction of the pad material.

18. The chair of claim 13 , wherein a width in a seat width direction of the pad material is wider than a width in the seat width direction of the recess portion.

19. The chair of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the pad material is greater than a thickness of the skin.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sugiyama Shinji
• Tadachi Yukitaka

Classifications

• A47C7/744

  with active means, e.g. by using air blowers or liquid pumps · CPC title

• B60N2002/981

  Warning systems, e.g. the seat or seat parts vibrates to warn the passenger when facing a danger · CPC title

• A47C7/62 Primary

  Accessories for chairs · CPC title

• A47C7/14

  of adjustable shape; elastically mounted {; adaptable to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions (movably-coupled seat and backrests with elastic adjustment means A47C1/03261)} · CPC title

• A47C1/12

  Theatre, auditorium or similar chairs (detachable seats for mounting on stadium benches A47C1/16) · CPC title