The invention relates to an office chair and more particularly, to improvements in the tilt control mechanism of the office chair.
Conventional office chairs are designed to provide significant levels of comfort and adjustability. Such chairs typically include a base which supports a tilt control assembly to which a seat assembly and back assembly are movably interconnected. The tilt control mechanism includes a back upright which extends rearwardly and upwardly and supports the back assembly rearwardly adjacent to the seat assembly. The tilt control mechanism serves to interconnect the seat and back assemblies so that they may tilt rearwardly together in response to movements by the chair occupant and possibly to permit limited forward tilting of the seat and back. Further, such chairs typically permit the back to also move relative to the seat during such rearward tilting.
To control rearward tilting of the back assembly relative to the seat assembly, the tilt control mechanism interconnects these components and allows such rearward tilting of the back assembly. Conventional tilt control mechanisms include tension mechanisms such as spring assemblies which use coil springs or torsion bars to provide a resistance to pivoting movement of an upright relative to a fixed control body, i.e. tilt tension. The upright supports the back assembly and the resistance provided by the spring assembly thereby varies the load under which the back assembly will recline or tilt rearwardly. Such tilt control mechanisms typically include tension adjustment mechanisms to vary the spring load to accommodate different size occupants of the chair.
Additionally, conventional chairs also may include various mechanisms to control forward tilting of the chair and define a selected location at which rearward tilting is stopped.
Still further, such chairs include a pneumatic cylinder which is enclosed within a base of the chair on which the tilt control mechanism is supported. As such, the pneumatic cylinder is selectively extendable to vary the elevation at which the tilt control mechanism is located to vary the seat height. Such pneumatic cylinders include conventional control valves on the upper ends thereof and it is known to provide pneumatic actuators which control the operation of the valve and thereby allow for controlled adjustment of the height of the seat.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved tilt control mechanism for such an office chair.
In view of the foregoing, the invention relates to a tilt control mechanism for an office chair having improved stop assemblies for forward tilt and rearward tilt as well as an improved pneumatic actuator for the chair. The front and rear stop assemblies cooperate with an interior control plate that is disposed within the control body and rotates in unison with a control shaft on which the uprights are supported. The front and rear stop assemblies selectively cooperate with this control plate to control forward tilting and rearward tilting of the chair.
Additionally, the pneumatic actuator assembly utilizes relatively rotatable cam blocks wherein rotation of one rotatable block relative to a fixed block causes vertical displacement of the rotatable block to depress the cylinder valve. Thus, the cooperating cam blocks convert horizontal displacement of the rotatable block into a corresponding vertical displacement thereof to actuate the valve. This rotatable block is driven by a conventional cable actuator that is in turn controlled by a flipper handle on the seat assembly.
Further, an improved actuator mechanism is provided for selectively actuating a rear stop assembly as well as a pneumatic cylinder actuator. This actuator assembly includes separate actuator handles for a front and rear stop assembly. The actuator handles are mounted on a common shaft and includes an improved over-center snap lock arrangement for the actuator handles. Still further, an improved cable connector for connecting the opposite end of each actuator cable to a respective bracket on the control housing.
These various mechanisms provide improved control to forward and rearward tilting of the seat and back assemblies and height adjustment thereof. Other objects and purposes of the invention, and variations thereof, will be apparent upon reading the following specification and inspecting the accompanying drawings.
Certain terminology will be used in the following description for convenience and reference only, and will not be limiting. For example, the words “upwardly”, “downwardly”, “rightwardly” and “leftwardly” will refer to directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly” and “outwardly” will refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the arrangement and designated parts thereof. Said terminology will include the words specifically mentioned, derivatives thereof, and words of similar import.
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Generally, this chair 10 includes improved height-adjustable arm assemblies 12 which are readily adjustable. The structure of each arm assembly 12 is disclosed in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/657,632, filed Mar. 1, 2005, entitled ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A CHAIR, which is owned by Haworth, Inc., the common assignee of this present invention. The disclosure of this patent application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
The chair 10 is supported on a base 13 having radiating legs 14 which are supported on the floor by casters 15. The base 13 further includes an upright pedestal 16 which projects vertically and supports a tilt control mechanism 18 on the upper end thereof. The pedestal 16 has a pneumatic cylinder therein which permits adjustment of the height or elevation of the tilt control mechanism 18 relative to a floor.
The tilt control mechanism 18 includes a control body 19 on which a pair of generally L-shaped uprights 20 are pivotally supported by their front ends. The uprights 20 converge rearwardly together to define a connector hub 22 on which is supported the back frame 23 of a back assembly 24. The tension adjustment mechanism for this tilt control mechanism 18 is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. 60/657,524, filed Mar. 1, 2005, entitled TENSION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A CHAIR, which is owned by Haworth, Inc. The disclosure of this patent application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
The back assembly 24 has a suspension fabric 25 supported about its periphery on the corresponding periphery of the frame 23 to define a suspension surface 26 against which the back of a chair occupant is supported. The back assembly 24 is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. 60/657,313, filed Mar. 1, 2005, entitled CHAIR BACK, which is owned by Haworth, Inc. The disclosure of this patent application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
To provide additional support to the occupant, the back assembly 24 also includes a lumbar support assembly 28 which is configured to support the lumbar region of the occupant's back and is adjustable to improve the comfort of this support. The structure of this lumbar support assembly 28 and associated pelvic support structure is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60/657,312, filed Mar. 1, 2005, entitled CHAIR BACK WITH LUMBAR AND PELVIC SUPPORTS, which is also owned by Haworth, Inc. The disclosure of this patent application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
Additionally, the chair 10 includes a seat assembly 30 that defines an upward facing support surface 31 on which the seat of the occupant is supported.
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The tilt control mechanism 18 further includes a lower cover 36 and an upper cover 37 which are removably engaged with the remaining components of the tilt control mechanism 18. These covers 36 and 37 define the exposed surfaces of the tilt control mechanism 18 and hide the interior components. As seen in
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Each upright 20 also includes a seat mount 40 which projects upwardly towards the seat assembly 30 and includes a support shaft 41 that supports the back end of the seat assembly 30. As such, downward pivoting of the uprights 20 causes the back of the seat assembly 30 to be lowered while forward tilting of the chair causes the back of the seat assembly 30 to lift upwardly while the front seat edge 42 pivots about the seat retainers 34 generally in a downward direction. As such, the combination of the tilt control mechanism 18, uprights 20 and seat assembly 30 effectively define a linkage that controls movement of the seat assembly 30 and also effects rearward tilting of the back assembly 24.
In addition to the foregoing, the chair 10 (
On the opposite side of the seat assembly, an additional lever assembly 46 is provided which includes a pivotable lever 47. This lever assembly 46 is connected to a sliding seat mechanism in the seat assembly 30 to permit sliding of the seat 30 in a front to rear direction and then lock out sliding when the lever 47 is released.
Also, the chair 10 includes a multi-function clustered handle assembly 49 (FIGS. 5A and 57-62). The outer end of this handle assembly 49 includes a tension adjustment crank 50 (
Also, the handle assembly 49 includes flipper levers 51 and 52 which are each independently movable and may be rotated separate from each other to vary the rear stop and front stop locations defined by the tilt control mechanism 19. The function of this handle assembly 49 will be discussed in further detail hereinafter.
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The back end of the control body 19 includes a brace section 61 which includes a cylindrical cylinder mount or plug 62 in which is received the upper end of a pneumatic cylinder 63. The upper end of the pneumatic cylinder 63 includes an actuator part formed as a conventional cylinder valve 64 (
To support the hex shaft 53 and spring assembly 56, the side walls of the control body 19 include a pair of shaft openings 66 (
In the bottom of the control body 19, a rectangular guide rail 73 is mounted therein (
More particularly as to the spring assembly 56, this assembly 56 comprises the hex shaft 53 and further includes a pair of coil springs 77 which each include front spring legs 78 and rear spring legs 79. Still further, a control plate or limit bracket 81 is also mounted on the hex shaft 53 so as to rotate therewith. The front spring legs 78 bear against this control plate 81 such that rotation of the hex shaft 53 causes the limit bracket 81 to pivot and deflect the front spring legs 78 relative to the rear spring legs 79. This relative deflection between the spring legs 77 and 78 therefore generates a tilt tension on the hex shaft 53 which resists rearward tilting of the uprights 20 in direction 20-1 (
The adjustment assembly 57 acts upon the rear spring legs 79 to deflect the rear spring legs 79 relative to the front spring legs 78 and vary the initial tilt tension which also varies the overall tilt tension generated during rearward tilting of the uprights 20. The adjustment assembly 57 is connected to the gear box 71 which gear box 71 is driven by the adjustment crank 50 referenced above through the associated shaft 50-1 (
Generally, the adjustment assembly 57 includes a cam wedge 82 (
With the above-described arrangement, the tilt tension being applied to the hex shaft 53 may be readily adjusted by the adjustment crank 50. In addition to this adjustment mechanism 57, the tilt control mechanism 19 also provides for additional mechanisms which serve as front and rear stops that can selectively lock out and control forward tilting and rearward tilting of the uprights 20. Referring to
The bottom wall 60 is adapted to secure the front stop assembly 85 and rear stop assembly 86 thereto. Therefore, three fastener bores 94 (
As generally seen in
To define the total range of motion for the uprights 90, one of these side walls 99 includes a stop flange 101 projecting radially therefrom that has opposite ends 102 and 103 which are circumferentially spaced apart. This limit flange 101 projects through the corresponding slot 88 formed in the bottom body wall 60 as seen in
In addition to the limit flange 101, the limit bracket 81 is formed with a pair of front stop openings 104 which include edge flanges 105 that rigidify this edge so that it may abut against the front stop mechanism 85 and will undergo increased loads as a result thereof. The front plate wall 98 further includes a rear stop opening 107 that aligns with the rear stop window 92 in the bottom body wall 60. This rear stop opening 107 cooperates with the rear stop mechanism 86 such that the user may define any desired rear stop position for the chair.
Generally as to the front stop assembly 85, this assembly 85 includes a pivoting stop lever 109 which has an upwardly projecting stop finger 110 which inserts through the front stop window 90 in the housing body 60 and upwardly into the aligned front stop opening 104 in the control plate 81. This stop finger 110 is adapted to contact and abut against the corresponding edge flange 105 of the front stop opening 104 so as to prevent forward tilting of the uprights 20 past this position as seen in
Turning to the front stop assembly 85 of
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Normally, the lever 109 is biased downwardly out of the respective plate openings 90 and 104. In this regard, the bracket 176 includes a spring mount 185. A resilient wire spring 186 is supported on this spring mount 185 and includes a spring leg 187 which normally biases the lever 109 downwardly as illustrated in
To control rotation of the actuator pin 188, the mounting bracket 176 includes a cable connector 192 that interconnects to an actuator cable 193 (
When the lever 109 is disengaged, the flange 105 abuts against the corresponding flange 91 to define the frontmost stop position. When the lever fingers 110 are inserted, these flanges 105 and 91 are spaced apart as seen in
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The control pin 188 further is supported in the bracket by the support flanges 190, and one end of the pin 188 includes a radial cable arm 188-1 which is engaged by the actuator cable 193-1 wherein pulling or rotation of the arm 188-1 effects rotation of the pin 188. To provide a restoring torque to the pin 188, an additional torsion spring 301 is provided that includes radial spring legs 302 and 303 at the opposite ends thereof. The radial spring leg 303 extends radially inwardly and passes through a bore 304 in the pin 188. The opposite leg 302 projects generally circumferentially into an additional stationary bore 305. The leg 302 is shown out of this bore 305 in an untwisted condition but it will be understood that this leg 302 is rotated circumferentially so as to twist the intermediate length 307 of the spring 301 and then is inserted in the bore 305 to generate a restoring torque in the spring 301. Thus, as the pin lever 188-1 is rotated, this twists the spring 301 further which resists this rotation of the pin 188 and restores the pin 188 when the actuator cable 193-1 is released.
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More particularly as to
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To affect locking of the arm 196 in a selected longitudinal position, the rear stop assembly 86 further includes the lock block 199 illustrated in
In addition to longitudinal sliding of the arm 196, this arm 196 also is sidewardly movable as generally indicated by reference arrow 209 in
However, the arm 196 can be shifted sidewardly into engagement with the lock block 199 which therefore prevents relative sliding movement of the arm 196 at which time, the stop finger 197 will act upon the rear edge of the bracket opening 107. When the arm 196 is locked, this defines a stop location at which further rotation of the limit bracket 81 is prevented which thereby stops further rearward tilting of the back assembly 24 at this rear stop location.
To effect sideward locking displacement of the arm 196, the aforementioned cam 200 is provided. This cam 200 has a radially projecting cam surface 212. When this cam is rotated about its pivot pin 213, the cam surface 212 drives the arm 196 sidewardly into engagement with the lock block 199. In particular, the teeth 204 of the arm 196 engage the corresponding stationary teeth 207. When disposed in this locked position, the arm 196 is maintained at whatever longitudinal position it was at when it was displaced such that the rear stop location will vary depending upon the longitudinal position of the slidable arm 196. The cam 200 also connects to a spring 200A which generates a restoring torque thereto.
To effect rotation of the cam 200, the cover 195 includes a cable mount 215 which defines a center channel 216 and has serrated adjustment teeth 217 on each opposite side of the channel 216. This cable mount 215 is adapted to connect to a cable 218 that has an interior wire 219 that engages a corresponding opening 220 in the cam 200. To adjust the tension in the cable 218, the cable 218 includes a plastic connector block 221 having V-shaped resilient fingers 223. To locate this connector 221 in the cable mount 215, the resilient fingers 223 are resiliently pressed or pinched together during assembly and slid axially into the channel 216. Each of the fingers 223 includes serrated teeth 224 that engage the corresponding teeth 217 on the cable mount 215. The connector block 221 is illustrated in phantom outline in
This cable 221 is connected to one of the flipper levers 51 or 52 so that the cam 200 may be either engaged with the arm to lock the rear stop assembly 86 or disengaged so that the arm 196 separates from the lock block 199 and permits forward tilting of the chair 10 to the rearmost position defined by the flange 101 on the limit bracket 81.
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To bias the lever 196 sidewardly, a modified spring 210-1 is provided which is fixedly engaged to a post 320 on the cover 195-1. This spring 210-1 includes a first leg 321 that abuts against a tab 322 on the cover 195-1. The spring 210-1 further includes an additional spring leg 323 which cooperates with a vertically projecting pin 324 on the lever 196. This spring leg 323 further allows longitudinal sliding of the slidable leg 196 while also providing a longitudinal restoring force in addition to the sideward restoring force.
Still further, the cam 200 is illustrated in
To control the height of the chair 10, an additional actuator assembly 230 is illustrated in
This actuator mechanism 232 comprises a fixed support block 233 and a rotatable drive block 234 as will be described in further detail herein. The fixed block 233 is mounted on the control body 19 with the cable 45-1 thereof extending to the exterior of the upper and lower covers 36 and 37 through the cable opening 38-2 (
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The fixed support block 233 further includes a cam section 239 which is configured so as to overly the pneumatic cylinder valve 64 of the pneumatic cylinder 63 (
The cam section 239 includes a circular interior guide chamber 245 which opens downwardly and is disposed directly above the cylinder valve 64. At the upper end of this chamber 245, a pair of inclined cam surfaces 246 are disposed on opposite sides of the chamber 245 and face downwardly. This chamber 245 is adapted to rotatably receive the rotatable block 234 therein as generally indicated in phantom outline in
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To secure these blocks 233 and 234 together, the rotatable block 234 includes a connector shaft 255 which projects upwardly therefrom and snap fits into the corresponding connector bore 250 formed in the stationary block 233. This connector shaft 255 not only permits rotation of the rotatable block 234 relative to the fixed block 233 but also is vertically displaceable as generally indicated by reference arrow 257 in
To activate this mechanism or rotate the rotatable block 234, this block 234 includes a drive arm 263 (
Turning next to the improved cable connector arrangement illustrated in
More particularly,
With respect to the connector block 350, this connector block 350 includes a row of additional serrated teeth 360 which generally conform to and are adapted to mate within the above-described teeth 353. Opposite thereto, an upstanding wall or flange 361 is provided which includes a hook-like ledge 362 along the length thereof. This ledge 362 includes a camming surface 363 which is adapted to cam against the tabs 354 and snap therepast with the ledge 362 engaging the horizontal flanges of the tabs 354.
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The housing 371 also includes first and second cable sockets 377 and 378 which are adapted to fixedly support cable collars 379 and 378 that are provided on the ends of the sheaths of the cables 218-1 and 193-1 (
Still further, the housing 371 includes a spring support post 386 which is adapted to support a shaped spring 387 thereon. This shaped spring 387 includes a first spring leg 388 and a second spring leg 389, the function of which is described in further detail hereinafter. This spring 387 includes a coiled mounting portion 390 which fits onto the post 386 and a circumferentially extending tab 391 that projects through a corresponding slot 391 of the housing 371 to prevent rotation of the spring 387 when mounted in place. In operation, the first spring leg 388 cooperates with and serves as an over-center spring that governs rotation of the handle 51 while the second spring leg 389 cooperates with and governs over-center rotation of the other handle 52.
In this regard, the handle 51 includes a separate cam ring 393 which is fitted first over the support shaft 374 as can be seen in
As to the other handle 52, this handle 52 includes a cylindrical body 400 that is adapted to slidably fit over the outer circumference of the handle 51 and rotate independently thereof. The inner end of the handle support body 400 also includes an integral ring-like cam structure 401 defined by a pair of facets or flats 402. These facets or flats 394 and 402 generally are flat and extend generally circumferentially wherein each adjacent pair of flats such as the flats 402 are oriented at an angle relative to each other which angle corresponds to the angular orientation of the spring legs 388 and 389.
Furthermore, these handles 51 and 52 are rotatable so as to displace the cable wires 381 and 382. In this regard, the cam ring 393 includes a wire connector 404 which projects radially while the handle body 400 also includes a similar wire connector 405 projecting radially therefrom.
In further detail as to the over-center operation of the respective handles 52 and 51, this operation is discussed herein relative to
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To maintain the handle 51 in one or the other of the operative positions, the spring leg 388 projects upwardly at an angle and engages one or the other of the flats 394. Thus, the cooperation of these flats 394 with the spring leg 388 effects over-center operation of the handle 51. Further, the handles 51 and 52 are both operable coaxially about the same axis 370. Additionally the crank 50 also is operable about the same axis. In particular, the crank 50 is illustrated in
With this arrangement, an improved clustered handle assembly 49 is provided wherein all of the actuator handles are coaxially aligned and movable independently of each other.
Although a particular preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail for illustrative purposes, it will be recognized that variations or modifications of the disclosed apparatus, including the rearrangement of parts, lie within the scope of the present invention.
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 12/150,847, filed May 1, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,513,570 B2, which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 11/598,166, filed Nov. 10, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,429,081 B2, which is a continuation of PCT Application No. PCT/US06/07820, filed Mar. 1, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/657,541, filed Mar. 1, 2005, and 60/689,723, filed Jun. 10, 2005, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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