This application is a continuation of and claims foreign priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201510903378.7 which filed Dec. 9, 2015. The contents of the aforementioned application, including any intervening amendments thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention is related to the field of chairs, in particular to a chair tray and chassis, chassis forming method and chassis mounting structure of the same.
Lifting and leaning chairs, because of their adjustable heights, can be adapted to people having different heights and also to worktables of different heights for use, and can increase the level of comfort for people using them. As a result, their range of use is getting wider and wider and the number of people using them is becoming larger and larger.
The prior art such as the Chinese patent No. 200910249643.9 discloses a chair chassis with adjustable leaning force. It comprises a middle plate and a large plate. The rear part of the large plate can swing downwards relative to the middle plate around a rotary shaft. A regulating knob with a cavity is arranged under the front part of the middle plate. A mounting plate fixed with the regulating knob is arranged within the cavity of the regulating knob, and a worm wheel that is rotatable relative to the regulating knob around its own axis is arranged at the corresponding position of the regulating knob under the mounting plate. A worm engaging with the worm wheel is arranged within the regulating knob at the corresponding position beside the worm wheel. One end of the handle projects into the regulating knob from the outside of the regulating knob to be in transmissive connection with the worm. A regulating bolt, which in turn passes through the large plate, the middle plate and the mounting plate within the regulating knob from top to bottom, matches with the worm wheel by threads. The regulating bolt is coaxial with the worm wheel. A spiral spring is sleeved on the part of regulating bolt that is below the middle plate and above the mounting plate.
When a chair is leant, the spiral spring acts to reset the leant chair and at the same time regulates the extent of compression of the spiral spring by the worm wheel and worm structure in order to achieve the regulation of the chair leaning reset force. However, as the chair is being leant, the regulating bolt swings continuously within the mounting hole and at the same time the screw head of the regulating bolt is in continuous friction with the chassis, causing continuous wear for the chassis and even causing the easy occurrence of cracks at the mounting hole of the chassis during a long period of time in use. Therefore, it can be seen that the mounting hole of the chassis is not strong enough.
At the same time, many chairs also need to be exported to various countries all over the world at present, becoming more internationalized. Therefore, at present an international standard related to office chairs ANSI BIFMA arises, which has specific index and requirement for various performance of chairs, such as back pad static tension test, chassis lock test, chair cushion static shock test, chair cushion fatigue shock test as well as back pad fatigue test, etc. Among others, the test about the back pad fatigue is intended for evaluating the ability of the chair against the fatigue pressure and the wear caused by the force applied backward on the back pad. By applying a force in the vertical direction to the chair cushion and then applying a backward tilting force to the back during the test, the back is caused to tilt backward and reset continuously and cycle like this. During this course, the regulating bolt swings continuously within the mounting hole, causing the occurrence of cracks with the continuous wear at the mounting hole of the chassis. However in the BIFMA standard, a chair is qualified only if it repeats such test for 300 thousand times and no cracks appear, which sets very high requirement for the strength at the mounting hole of the chassis. At present, all chassises on the market process mounting holes directly, such as in the Chinese patent No. 200910249643.9 above. However, in order to undergo tests for up to 300 thousand times in the BIFMA standard, the general thickness of such chassis will be above 3 mm or more, which increases material for the products and further increases production cost. However, if the chassis is reduced below 3 mm in thickness in order to reduce cost, it in turn cannot pass the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard. Therefore, there is a need for further improvement. At present, a difficult problem needed to be overcome is to study a chassis which can both save cost and pass the BIFMA standard.
The object of the present invention is to provide a chair chassis that can increase mechanical fatigue strength.
The above technical object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions.
A chair chassis comprises a chassis body that is arranged with a mounting hole thereon for mounting a regulating bolt. The edge at the position corresponding to the mounting hole of the chassis body is arranged with a flange.
The present invention is further arranged such that the flange is arranged on a lower surface of the chassis.
The present invention is further arranged such that the flange is arranged on an upper surface of the chassis.
The present invention is further arranged such that the upper surface of the chassis body is arranged with bumps that are arranged at an interval in the direction of the chassis width and distributed at two sides of the mounting hole. The surface of the bump is a cambered face.
Above all, the present invention has beneficial effects as follows. The structural strength and the fatigue strength of the chassis can be enhanced effectively by arranging the flange at the position corresponding to the mounting hole of the chassis to enhance the mechanical strength at the connection between the regulating bolt and the mounting hole, which avoids the occurrence of cracks at the perimeter of the arranged mounting hole of the chassis during use or test as the regulating bolt is in point or line contact with the chassis with the edge of its head, causing concentrated pressure to the perimeter of the mounting hole of the chassis, and furthermore the head of the regulating bolt is in continuous friction with the chassis, causing continuous wear for the chassis. Since the regulating bolt always applies pressure to the chassis during use, in addition by arranging the bumps, the force applied by the regulating bolt compresses the bulge and the arc-shaped bulge renders the received force more scattered and dispersed bilaterally along two arc sides thereof in order to enhance wear resistance ability, enabling the thickness of the chassis to be reduced below 3 mm, reducing production material to a large extent and saving production cost while also ensuring that it can pass the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard.
The object of the present invention is also to provide a forming method of the flange and the bumps on the easily formed chair chassis.
The technical object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions.
The flange is formed by forward punching at the position corresponding to the mounting hole on the upper surface of the chassis.
Then the bumps are formed by reverse punching on the lower surface of the chassis.
The object of the present invention is also to provide a connecting structure between the chassis and the regulating bolt for increasing mechanical fatigue strength.
The technical object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions.
A nylon washer is arranged between the head of the regulating bolt and the chassis. The regulating bolt passes through the nylon washer and the mounting hole of the chassis in turn.
Above all, the present invention has beneficial effects as follows. Nylon material has high mechanical strength, good toughness, higher tensile and compressive strength and at the same time its fatigue resistance is outstanding and it is corrosion resistant and wear resistant, therefore, by arranging the nylon washer 11, protection can be achieved. As a result, utilizing the buffering and high wear resistance of plastic, the connecting structure between the regulating bolt and the chassis avoids the direct contact of the screw head of the regulating bolt 91 with the chassis body 1, and avoids the occurrence of cracks to the chassis body 1. As such, it is more smooth for the chassis below 3 mm to pass the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard at the same time.
The object of the present invention is also to provide a chair tray that can regulate leaning and restoring force.
The technical object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions.
An elastic element and a regulating knob are sleeved on the regulating bolt. The regulating knob is in threaded connection with the regulating bolt, such that when the regulating knob is rotated, the elastic element is compressed to achieve the regulation of the leaning reset force.
The present invention is further arranged such that the chair tray also comprises a middle plate and a rotary rod. The middle plate is arranged with a rotary shaft therethrough, by which it is connected with the chassis. The middle plate is arranged with a via thereon for a gas spring to go through. The rotary rod is arranged with a bend part thereon for linking the gas spring. The rotary rod is arranged with a reset torsional spring thereon that holds the bend part against the gas spring.
The present invention is further arranged such that the rotary rod runs through the middle plate at its end. The sidewall of the chassis is arranged with limiting holes thereon corresponding with the rotary rod.
Above all, the present invention has beneficial effects as follows. On the one hand, firstly the chassis on the chair tray is the one with the flange, therefore the structural strength and the fatigue strength of the chassis can be enhanced effectively, which avoids the occurrence of fracture at the perimeter of the mounting hole of the chassis during use or test and thus enables the thickness of the chassis to be reduced below 3 mm, reducing production material to a very large extent and saving production cost while also ensuring that it can pass the relevant test in the BIFMA standard. On the other hand, the means to regulate the leaning restoring force achieves a simple structure and low cost and moreover omits the addition of other structures and saves the internal space by arranging the bend part directly on the rotary rod and utilizing the linkage between the bending on the rotary rod and the gas spring, thus creating a simple structure. The resilience of the torsional spring can hold the rotary rod tightly against the gas spring, which ensures that the rotary rod does not rotate freely as the chair vibrates and avoids noise caused by the rotation and then collision of the rotary rod. Also, holding the rotary rod against the gas spring reduces the number of the hit by the rotary rod to the gas spring, which makes a higher level of safety and prolongs the lifetime of the equipment. As the torsional spring covers a small space, it can be mounted on the rotary rod directly and the internal space of the middle plate is spacious.
Attached figure signs: 1. chassis body, 2. mounting hole, 3. flange, 31. rounded structure, 4. lower projection, 5. bump, 6. middle plate, 61. rotary shaft, 7. rotary rod, 71. bend part, 72. reset torsional spring, 8. via, 91. regulating bolt, 92. spring, 93. bushing, 94. regulating knob, 10. limiting hole, 11. nylon washer, 12. chair cushion, 13. back.
The present invention is further illustrated in details below in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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The structural strength and the fatigue strength of the chassis can be enhanced effectively by arranging the flange 3 at the position corresponding to the mounting hole 2 of the chassis to enhance the mechanical strength at the connection between the regulating bolt 91 and the mounting hole 2, which avoids the occurrence of cracks at the perimeter of the arranged mounting hole 2 of the chassis during use or test as the regulating bolt 91 is in point or line contact with the chassis with the edge of its head, causing concentrated pressure to the perimeter of the mounting hole 2 of the chassis, and furthermore the head of the regulating bolt 91 is in continuous friction with the chassis, causing continuous wear for the chassis. Since the regulating bolt 91 always applies pressure to the chassis during use, when the flange 3 is arranged on the upper surface, the force bearing point is transferred onto the flange 3 and the contact turns from the original point or line contact into face contact, increasing the contact area. When the flange 3 is arranged on the lower surface, not only the mechanical structural strength and the fatigue strength are increased but also in addition by arranging the bumps 5, the force applied by the regulating bolt 91 compresses the bulge and the arc-shaped bulge renders the received force more scattered and dispersed bilaterally along two arc sides thereof in order to enhance wear resistance ability, enabling the thickness of the chassis to be reduced below 3 mm, reducing production material to a large extent and saving production cost while also ensuring that it can pass the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard. Additionally, the fact that the flange 3 surrounds the mounting hole 2 can increase the structural strength and the fatigue strength at the perimeter of the mounting hole 2 of the chassis more all around with a better effect.
The flange 3 and bumps 5 may have a plurality of forming methods during practical processing. For example, a smaller mounting hole 2 may be opened at first on the chassis body 1, followed by a procedure of punching, by which the mounting hole 2 of the chassis body 1 forms flanging (surrounding the inner sides) in the inner wall thereof. Alternatively, the same can also be achieved by processing the flange 3 in advance, followed by a procedure of welding the flange 3 to the mounting hole 2 of the chassis body 1. However, when comparing these two solutions, the former has a simpler production process and can save much unnecessary human resource and furthermore save production cost, and since the flange 3 itself is arranged integral to the chassis body 1, the flange 3 is more firmly connected to the chassis body 1, therefore the structure is more reliable and more aesthetic.
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A recess for placing the screw head of the regulating bolt 91 is formed by depressing the chassis body 1 at one side. The recess is formed in a simple manner and just punching can make it, which makes the mounting of the regulating bolt 91 more stable and at the same time can also avoid the occurrence of the screw head of the regulating bolt 91 being higher than the surface of the chassis body 1, ensuring the flatness of the surface of the chassis body 1 and facilitating the connection with the chair cushion 12 to a larger extent. Additionally, the bumps 5 are arranged at the lower depression of the chassis body 1. The bumps 5 are formed by reverse punching from the inner wall of the chassis body 1, which is a simple and convenient forming method. The bumps 5 are arranged at an interval in the direction of the chassis width and distributed at two sides of the mounting hole 2. The arrangement of the bumps 5 at two sides can ensure that the regulating bolt 91 swings back and forth within the mounting hole 2 to achieve leaning of the chair. Additionally, the surface of the bump 5 is a cambered face. As such the bumps 5 are in point contact with the screw head of the regulating bolt 91 and the contact area is smaller, which is more beneficial for the regulating bolt 91 to swing back and forth.
In the chassis, the mounting hole 2 is a square hole, and at the same time the regulating bolt 91 is arranged with a square connecting segment thereon mated with the square hole. Through this arrangement, when the regulating bolt 91 is mated with the mounting hole 2, the occurrence of circumferential rotation of the regulating bolt 91 with respect to the mounting hole 2 can be avoided, enabling a more stable mating and connection therebetween.
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Through this arrangement, on the one hand a nylon washer 11 is arranged at the connection between the chassis and the regulating bolt 91. Since the screw head of the regulating bolt 91 comes into direct contact with the bumps 5 of the chassis body 1 as the chair is being leant, wear is more easily to occur after long-term use and furthermore the area in the vicinity of the mounting hole 2 of the chassis body 1 is more susceptible to cracks, causing potential safety hazard. Nylon material has high mechanical strength, good toughness, higher tensile and compressive strength and at the same time its fatigue resistance is outstanding and it is corrosion resistant and wear resistant, therefore by arranging the nylon washer 11, a well protection can be achieved. As a result, utilizing the buffering and high wear resistance of plastic, the connecting structure between the regulating bolt 91 and the chassis avoids the direct contact of the screw head of the regulating bolt 91 with the chassis body 1, and avoids the occurrence of cracks to the chassis body 1. As such, it is more smooth for the chassis below 3 mm to pass the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard at the same time.
As shown in
The addition of other structures is omitted and the internal space is saved by arranging the bend part 71 directly on the rotary rod 7 and utilizing the linkage between the bending on the rotary rod 7 and the gas spring, thus creating a simple structure. The resilience of the torsional spring can hold the rotary rod 7 tightly against the gas spring, which ensures that the rotary rod 7 does not rotate freely as the chair vibrates and avoids noise caused by the rotation and then collision of the rotary rod 7. Also, holding the rotary rod 7 against the gas spring reduces the number of the hit by the rotary rod 7 to the gas spring, which makes a higher level of safety and prolongs the lifetime of the equipment. As the torsional spring covers a small space, it can be mounted on the rotary rod 7 directly and the internal space of the middle plate is spacious.
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The chair needs to have different states during use for different occasions. For example, the chair can be leant in order to enhance the level of comfort in leisure time usually while it is not suitable to be leant backward in some formal occasions like meetings, etc. Therefore, the arrangement of limiting holes 10 on the sidewall of the chassis can enable people to make an adjustment according to their different needs during use. When the rotary rod 7 is pushed inward to the extent that its end is mated with the limiting hole 10, the locking function is achieved, which enables the chair not to be leant any more. When the rotary rod 7 is pulled outward to the extent that its end is detached from inside the limiting hole 10, the chair can achieve the function of leaning backward. The operation is simple and convenient and makes the chair more applicable.
As shown in
Through this arrangement, the spring 92 is compressed tightly by the regulating knob 94, thereby enabling the regulation of the preload of the spring 92 by rotating the regulating knob 94 and furthermore achieving the regulation of the force that the spring 92 acts to reset the leant chair. People can regulate for suitable reset force according to their different needs during use so as to enhance the level of comfort. The arrangement is applicable to different groups of people and has wider applicability. Additionally, the spring 92 is wrapped by the regulating knob 94 and the bushing 93 and is isolated from the outside, which can prolong the lifetime of the spring 92 and avoid the occurrence of rust that influences the use effect. At the same time, the regulating means achieves a simple structure without structures like worm wheel and worm, etc., which can reduce the cost to a very large extent.
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Specific test data is as follows:
The following conclusions can be drawn by comparing the above test data. Whether there is a flange 3 has the biggest influence on the structural strength and the fatigue strength of the chassis, and the second biggest influence comes from the nylon washer 11 and the bump 5. Moreover, in a case that there is no flange 3, nylon washer 11 and bump 5 and when the thickness of the chassis is 3 mm, the chassis barely breaks the 300 thousand times requirement by the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard, while in a case that the thickness of the chassis is below 3 mm, it obviously cannot reach the 300 thousand times requirement. However, in a case that there is a flange 3, the structural strength and the fatigue strength of the chassis are enhanced to a very large extent. In a case that there is a flange 3 and the thickness of the chassis is 3 mm, the chassis can easily pass the 300 thousand times requirement, and when the thickness of the chassis is below 3 mm, it can still reach the 300 thousand times requirement. When the thickness of the chassis is 2.2 mm, the chassis can barely reach the 300 thousand times requirement, but such thickness is susceptible to unforeseen circumstances during test that cause the chassis substandard as a result of the occurrence of defective products, resulting in a lot waste. Therefore, it is most appropriate to select the thickness of 2.5 mm and when the thickness is 2.5 mm, the chassis can be ensured to pass the standard test in a case that there is no bump 5 and nylon washer 11. Therefore, the mechanical strength and the fatigue strength are more guaranteed and the cycle times limit can be increased after adding the nylon washer 11 during the chair test.
Since the flange 3 is formed by punching, the thickness of the flange 3 is the same as that of the chassis, but the flange 3 should not be too high because when the flange 3 is getting higher, the aperture of the mounting hole 2 is getting bigger. A too big aperture easily influences the overall strength of the chassis, therefore it is more appropriate that the flange is 2-3 mm high. Preferably, both the height of the flange 3 and the thickness of the flange 3 are 2.5, which is the most appropriate case.
Therefore, 2.5 mm thick bottom case can easily pass the back pad fatigue test in the BIFMA standard in a case that there is a flange 3. When compared to the thickness above 3 mm on the market, it reduces production material to a very large extent and saves production cost and has a good market prospect.
The above description is only a preferred implementation of this invention. The scope of protection of the invention is not limited to the above embodiments and claims falling within the idea of this invention all belong to the scope of protection of the invention. It should be noted to those of ordinary skill in the art that many improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the principle of the invention. These improvements and modifications are also to be considered within the scope of protection of the invention.
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