Patent Application
20170119157
This is an application claiming priority to DE 20 2015 105 865.9, filed on Nov. 4, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a seating furniture chassis for a seating furniture item having lifting means for raising and lowering a seat face of the seating furniture item according to the precharacterizing clause of Claim 1.
Seating furniture chassis are known from the prior art, in which lifting means are provided for raising and lowering a seat face. Here, a particularly large amount of installation space is required for the arrangement of a drive means and the lifting means, however, with the result that the said seating furniture chassis are relatively large and bulky and cannot be installed in seating furniture items with a relatively small amount of installation space.
In contrast, the invention is based on the object of providing a more compact seating furniture chassis with lifting means. Moreover, a system is to be provided comprising a seating furniture chassis of this type and a seat face.
The said object is achieved by way of a seating furniture chassis according to Claim 1 and by way of a system according to Claim 6. Embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.
The seating furniture chassis comprises a drive means, a drive shaft, a gear mechanism and lifting means. The drive means can be, for example, a motor. The drive means is configured to set the drive shaft in rotation.
The lifting means are configured to raise and lower a seat face of the seating furniture item.
It is provided according to the invention that the drive shaft is connected to the lifting means via the gear mechanism in such a way that the rotation of the drive shaft in a first direction triggers raising of the seat face and the rotation of the drive shaft in a second direction triggers lowering of the seat face, The drive means can be configured to trigger the rotation of the drive shaft both in the first and in the second direction.
This arrangement of the components of the seating furniture chassis makes a particularly compact overall design possible, with the result that the seating furniture chassis can be used even in the case of seating furniture items, in which there is a relatively small amount of installation space.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the lifting means can be configured as threaded spindles. Threaded spindles are particularly stable and compact lifting means.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the drive means can extend in a horizontal direction and the lifting means can extend in a vertical direction. This overall design is particularly compact. It is possible, in particular, that the lifting means are arranged in lateral regions of the seating furniture chassis.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the drive means can be mounted in a floating manner. As a result, vibrations which are caused by the drive means are absorbed and are transmitted to a less pronounced extent or even not at all to the remaining components of the seating furniture chassis, as a result of which the comfort for the user is improved.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the gear mechanism can be configured as a bevel gear mechanism or a worm gear mechanism. Both a bevel gear mechanism and a worm gear mechanism are particularly compact gear mechanisms.
Further features and advantages of the present invention will become clear using the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments with reference to the appended drawings. Here, the same reference numerals are used for identical or similar components and for components with identical or similar functions. In the figures:
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In order to adjust the seat face, the seating furniture chassis 1 comprises a drive means 2, a drive shaft, a gear mechanism 3 and lifting means 4. The drive shaft can be set in rotation by the drive means 2 and is arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to a floor surface, on which the seating furniture item can stand. The gear mechanism 3 can be configured as a bevel gear mechanism or as a worm gear mechanism. The gear mechanism 3 is connected both to the drive shaft and to the lifting means 41. The lifting means 4 are configured as threaded spindles which extend in the vertical direction.
During operation, the drive shaft is set in rotation by way of the drive means 2. The said rotational movement is converted via the gear mechanism 3 into a rotational movement of the lifting means 4. Since the lifting means 4 are threaded spindles, the lifting means are lengthened or shortened during a rotation depending on the rotational direction. Since the drive means 2 can set the drive shaft in rotation in two different directions, a decision can be made by way of the selection of the rotational direction as to whether the seat face is to be raised or lowered.
On account of the overall design and the use of the bevel gear mechanism or the worm gear mechanism and the threaded spindles as lifting means, the seating furniture chassis 1 can be of particularly compact construction.
Every issued patent, pending patent application, publication, journal article, book or any other reference cited herein is each incorporated by reference in their entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 2015 105 865.9 | Nov 2015 | DE | national |
