US20120212027A1 - Backrest for chair - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/03261—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means
- A47C1/03283—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means with fluid springs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
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- the present invention relates to a backrest for a chair, the backrest having a back frame upholstered with a bag-like upholstery material by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame.
- Patent Literature 1 European Patent Application Publication No. 0922419
- Patent Literature 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2003-135200
- a meshed woven material of synthetic fibers is often used from the viewpoint of ventilation, stretch properties, and tensile strength, for example.
- the sliding resistance at the area of contact between the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material where the sitting person is supported around the hip and the outer surfaces of the side frames is small, the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material are easily moved around toward the front surface side.
- the front-surface portion of the upholstery material where the sitting person is supported around the hip is excessively warped backward, the lumbar support effect cannot be obtained, and the hip of the sitting person cannot be comfortably supported.
- the present invention has been made in view of the foregoing problems, and an object of the present invention to provide a backrest for a chair capable of preventing, by making lower portions of side portions of an upholstery material less slidable on side frames, slackening or development of wrinkles due to moving up of the upholstery material, and also preventing a front-surface portion of the upholstery material being excessively warped backward, so that the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported.
- a backrest for a chair comprising a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction, wherein a high-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof supporting the sitting person around the hip and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof, the high-friction member being configured to increase the sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames.
- the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material is made less movable around toward the front surface side of the back frame, the front-surface portion of the upholstery material on a lower side thereof where the sitting person is supported around the hip is prevented from being excessively warped backward, so that the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported by the lumbar support effect.
- stitched portions are formed by internally folding and stitching both side-end portions of the upholstery material to cause the upholstery material to be bag-like, each of the stitched portions being covered by a side-end portion of the high-friction member fixed by stitching.
- the stitched portion of the side-end portions of the upholstery material is covered with the side-end portion of the high-friction member by stitching.
- the stitched portion of the side-end portions of the upholstery material can be reinforced, so that the upholstery material can be prevented from being frayed.
- the lower portions of the upholstery material can slide with respect to the side frames via the high-friction member affixed to the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material, wearing of the side portions of the upholstery material can be reduced, so that the reupholstering intervals of the upholstery material can be extended and cost can be reduced.
- the high-friction member is formed by one of a polyurethane resin or a foam thereof, a urethane elastomer, and rubber.
- the present invention provides a backrest for a chair capable of preventing slackening or development of wrinkles due to moving up of the upholstery material, and also preventing a front-surface portion of the upholstery material being excessively warped backward, so that the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a chair equipped with a backrest according to an embodiment of the present invention in a standby state.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the chair of FIG. 1 in a seated state.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the backrest as seen from diagonally behind, in a state before a back frame is upholstered with an upholstery material.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross section taken along line V-V of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross section illustrating a manner of attaching a low-friction member and a high-friction member to the back frame according to a variation.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross section illustrating a manner of attaching the low-friction member and the high-friction member to the back frame according to another variation.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views of a chair including a backrest according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the chair includes a lower assembly 4 which includes a disk-shaped base 1 , a leg column 2 mounted at the center of the disk-shaped base 1 in an upright manner, and a support base 3 fixedly mounted on an upper end of the leg column 2 .
- the support base 3 has a substantially triangular shape expanding from the upper end of the leg column 2 toward the front in plan and side views.
- a front-lower portion of a seat 5 is pivotally mounted on a base axle 6 extending in a left-right direction.
- the seat 5 can be rotated about the base axle 6 into a standby position in which the seat 5 is inclined with its rear raised, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , or into a use position in which the seat 5 is horizontal or inclined with its rear slightly lowered, as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- a pair of right and left arm rests 7 are integrally formed.
- the arm rests 7 extend upward from the sides of the rear of the seat 5 and include a backrest pivotal support portion 7 a and an arm pad portion 7 b.
- the backrest pivotal support portion 7 a includes a curved surface 8 protruding backward and having a semicircular or fan shape in a side view, which shape is centered about a support axle 11 of a backrest 9 , which will be described later.
- the arm pad portion 7 b extends forward from an upper portion of the backrest pivotal support portion 7 a and has an upwardly arched shape.
- the arm rests 7 have a generally forwardly extending triangular shape converging in a forward-upper direction in a side view.
- the arm pad portions 7 b may be dimensioned with respect to the front-rear direction such that front-end portions of the arm pad portions 7 b are positioned forwardly of a vertical line S passing through the center of the base axle 6 , on which the seat 5 is pivoted, in the standby position illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the front-end portions of the arm pad portions 7 b may be positioned slightly to the rear of the vertical line S corresponding to the base axle 6 on which the seat 5 is pivoted.
- front-end portions of forwardly extending side pieces 10 extending forward from a lower portion of the backrest 9 on both sides are located.
- the front-end portions are pivoted on the support axle 11 extending substantially in the left-right direction.
- the backrest 9 can be rotated about the support axle 11 into an upright position illustrated in FIG. 2 or a backwardly inclined position, not illustrated, with respect to the seat 5 and the arm rests 7 .
- the backrest 9 includes a concave surface 12 facing the rear surface of the backrest pivotal support portions 7 a and having an arch shape substantially complementary to the curved surface 8 on the rear surface of the backrest pivotal support portions 7 a.
- the backrest 9 can be rotated about the support axle 11 with the opposed surfaces positioned close to each other.
- a first biasing portion 13 for biasing the backrest 9 in an upright direction is provided.
- the first biasing portion 13 may include a gas spring and a compression spring.
- the support base 3 includes a second biasing portion 14 for helping the sitting person stand up by biasing the seat 5 into the standby position.
- the second biasing portion 14 includes a rubber torsion unit 15 having an axis in the left-right direction; a backwardly extending first link 16 linked with the rubber torsion unit 15 and biased in the anticlockwise direction in the side view of FIG. 1 ; and a second link 17 having a lower-end portion pivoted to the end of the first link 16 via an axis extending in the left-right direction.
- An upper end portion of the second link 17 is pivoted on a lower surface of the seat 5 in an intermediate area in the front-rear direction via an axis extending in the left-right direction, the second link 17 extending in a diagonally upward-rear direction.
- the backrest 9 extends in the up-down direction and includes a back frame 22 having a vertically longer rectangular shape in a front elevation.
- the back frame 22 includes a pair of right and left side frames 18 extending in the up-down direction and having a gradually increasing front-rear dimension toward the lower ends with which the forwardly extending side pieces 10 are continuously connected.
- the upper ends of the side frames 18 are coupled via an upper frame 19 extending in the left-right direction.
- the lower ends of the side frames 18 are coupled via a lower frame 20 extending in the left-right direction.
- the upper frame 19 and the lower frame 20 are coupled at their intermediate portions in the left-right direction via an intermediate frame 21 which is positioned backwardly of the side frames 18 and extending in the up-down direction.
- the back frame 22 may be integrally formed from a synthetic resin material having an appropriate elasticity.
- the synthetic resin material may contain reinforced fibers, such as glass or carbon fibers, for increased strength.
- the lower portions of the side frames 18 and a lower portion of the intermediate frame 21 are arched with the center of curvature located forwardly in a side view.
- the upper frame 19 and the lower frame 20 are curved in a plan view, with their intermediate portions positioned backwardly of their side portions.
- the lower portion of the backrest 9 is also backwardly spaced from the rear ends of the seat 5 and the arm rests 7 .
- the backrest 9 when the backrest 9 is rotated, interference with the rear ends of the seat 5 and the arm rests 7 is prevented, so that the backrest 9 can have a large range of backward rotation.
- the intermediate frame 21 may be thinner than the other frame forming members of the back frame 22 so that the intermediate frame 21 can be more readily elastically deformed than the other members. In this way, when the front-surface portion of the upholstery material 26 is subjected to a load as will be described later, the intermediate frame 21 can be elastically deformed in the forward direction.
- a head-rest frame 25 is integrally formed.
- the head-rest frame 25 includes upwardly extending extension frames 23 which are curved with intermediate portions thereof positioned forwardly of the upper and lower portions thereof in a side view. Upper ends of the extension frames 23 are coupled to each other via a top frame 24 extending in the left-right direction.
- the back frame 22 and the head-rest frame 25 are upholstered from above with the bag-like upholstery material 26 by fitting the bag-like upholstery material 26 onto the back frame 22 and the head-rest frame 25 .
- the upholstery material 26 includes openings in the lower end and lower-side portions, and has stretch properties.
- the upholstery material 26 may be in the form of a mesh woven from synthetic fibers.
- the upholstery material 26 includes a head-rest covering portion 27 covering the head-rest frame 25 , and a backrest covering portion 28 covering the back frame 22 .
- the back frame 22 and the head-rest frame 25 are covered with the upholstery material 26 in a predetermined tensioned state.
- the right and left forwardly extending side pieces 10 protrude in the forward direction through the lower-side openings of the upholstery material 26 .
- Lower-end portions of a front-surface portion 28 a and a back-surface portion 28 b of the upholstery material 26 positioned to the front and rear of the back frame 22 , respectively, are joined to each other via a joining means below the lower frame 20 of the back frame 22 .
- the joining means include hook-and-loop fasteners, hooks, and zippers (not illustrated).
- the head-rest frame 25 and the head-rest covering portion 27 of the upholstery material 26 may be omitted.
- thin and flexible low-friction members 29 having small sliding resistance with respect to the frames 18 and 23 are disposed on inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 that contact outer surfaces of the side frames 18 of the back frame 22 excepting the forwardly extending side pieces 10 , and outer surfaces of the extension frames 23 of the head-rest frame 25 .
- Thin and flexible high-friction members 30 having large sliding resistance with respect to the side frames 18 are disposed on inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 where the sitting person is supported around his or her hip, the inner surfaces contacting the outer surfaces of lower portions of the side frames 18 .
- the low-friction members 29 may include a material such as a polyamide resin (trade name Nylon), fluororesin (Teflon (registered trademark); trade name Daiflon), or polyacetal.
- the high-friction members 30 may include a material such as a polyurethane resin or a foam thereof, a urethane elastomer, or rubber.
- the side-end portions of the upholstery material 26 are inwardly folded into layers and stitched into bag-shaped portions at positions close to the inner surfaces on the front side of the right and left side frames 18 or extension frames 23 .
- the front-end portions of the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 are folded into U-shaped portions by which the folded portions of the upholstery material 26 are covered by stitching.
- stitched portions 26 a of the side-end portions of the upholstery material 26 can be reinforced.
- the front-end portions of the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 may be simply stitched onto the stitched portions 26 a of the side-end portions of the upholstery material 26 simultaneously without being folded in U-shape.
- the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 may be affixed onto the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 or onto the inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 by using an adhesive, rather than by stitching.
- a concave groove 31 may be formed in the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 in the up-down direction, and a convex portion 32 may be formed on inner surfaces of the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 in the up-down direction.
- the convex portion 32 in the concave groove 31 , the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 can be detachably mounted on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 .
- the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 configured to be elastically deformable may be detachably fitted on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 .
- the concave groove 31 illustrated in FIG. 8 may not be provided in the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 .
- the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 may be a film formed on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 by coating.
- the back-surface portion 28 b of the upholstery material 26 is pulled and extended as the front-surface portion 28 a of the upholstery material 26 is extended and warped backward, as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 .
- the side portions of the upholstery material 26 are pulled around toward the front-surface portion 28 a to some extent, as indicated by arrows, so that the amount of warping of the front-surface portion 28 a in the backward direction increases.
- the upper side portions of the upholstery material 26 are permitted to smoothly move around toward the front surface side, so that the front-surface portion 28 a of the upholstery material 26 supporting the back and head of the sitting person can be effectively warped backward in such a manner as to fit the back and head of the sitting person.
- the back and head of the sitting person can be comfortably supported with flexibility.
- the upholstery material 26 slides with respect to the side frames 18 via the low-friction members 29 affixed on the inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 , wearing of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 can be reduced, so that the reupholstering intervals can be extended and cost can be reduced.
- the high-friction members 30 are attached to the inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 where the sitting person is supported around the hip, the inner surfaces contacting the outer surfaces of the lower portions of the right and left side frames 18 .
- the sliding resistance between the side frames 18 and the lower side portions of the upholstery material 26 is increased.
- the lower portion of the front-surface portion 28 a of the upholstery material 26 where the sitting person is supported around the hip can be maintained in a properly tensioned state and prevented from being excessively warped backward.
- the lumbar support effect can be obtained and the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported, thereby providing enhanced comfort to the sitting person.
- the side portions of the upholstery material 26 can slide with respect to the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 attached to the side frames 18 .
- effects similar to those described above can be obtained because of the small and large sliding resistances provided between the upholstery material 26 and the side frames 18 .
- the low-friction members 29 are attached to the inner surfaces of the upper side portions, excluding the lower side portions of the upholstery material 26 , the low-friction members 29 may be omitted and only the high-friction members 30 may be provided.
- the high-friction members 30 may be disposed on the inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 or on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 .
- the high-friction members 30 may be disposed on both the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the inner surfaces of the side portions of the upholstery material 26 , so that the high-friction members 29 can be contacted with each other.
- the present invention may be applied to the backrest for conventional chairs having the seat 5 that is not inclined up or down.
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A backrest for a chair, including a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction. A high-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof supporting the sitting person around the hip and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof, the high-friction member being configured to increase the sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames
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- The present invention relates to a backrest for a chair, the backrest having a back frame upholstered with a bag-like upholstery material by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame.
- This type of backrest is discussed in
Patent Literatures - Patent Literature 1: European Patent Application Publication No. 0922419
- Patent Literature 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2003-135200
- As a bag-like upholstery material for the backrests described in
Patent Literatures - When such an upholstery material is used to upholster a back frame by fitting the upholstery material onto the back frame in a predetermined tensioned state and a sitting person falls back on the backrest, a back-surface portion of the upholstery material positioned to the rear of the back frame is pulled around to the front-surface side of the upholstery material so that a front-surface portion of the upholstery material positioned to the front of the back frame can be appropriately warped backward.
- At that time, if the sliding resistance at the area of contact between lower portions of side portions of the upholstery material and outer surfaces of right and left side frames of the back frame is small, the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material may move up and slackening or development of wrinkles may be caused.
- Further, if the sliding resistance at the area of contact between the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material where the sitting person is supported around the hip and the outer surfaces of the side frames is small, the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material are easily moved around toward the front surface side. Thus, the front-surface portion of the upholstery material where the sitting person is supported around the hip is excessively warped backward, the lumbar support effect cannot be obtained, and the hip of the sitting person cannot be comfortably supported.
- The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing problems, and an object of the present invention to provide a backrest for a chair capable of preventing, by making lower portions of side portions of an upholstery material less slidable on side frames, slackening or development of wrinkles due to moving up of the upholstery material, and also preventing a front-surface portion of the upholstery material being excessively warped backward, so that the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported.
- According to the present invention, the above object is accomplished by the following aspects.
- (1) A backrest for a chair, comprising a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction, wherein a high-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof supporting the sitting person around the hip and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof, the high-friction member being configured to increase the sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames.
- According to the above-described configuration, because the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material is made less slidable, moving up of the upholstery material to cause slackening or development of wrinkles can be prevented.
- Further, because the lower portions of the side portions of the upholstery material is made less movable around toward the front surface side of the back frame, the front-surface portion of the upholstery material on a lower side thereof where the sitting person is supported around the hip is prevented from being excessively warped backward, so that the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported by the lumbar support effect.
- (2) In the above-described aspect (1), stitched portions are formed by internally folding and stitching both side-end portions of the upholstery material to cause the upholstery material to be bag-like, each of the stitched portions being covered by a side-end portion of the high-friction member fixed by stitching.
- According to the above-described configuration, the stitched portion of the side-end portions of the upholstery material is covered with the side-end portion of the high-friction member by stitching. Thus, the stitched portion of the side-end portions of the upholstery material can be reinforced, so that the upholstery material can be prevented from being frayed.
- Because the lower portions of the upholstery material can slide with respect to the side frames via the high-friction member affixed to the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material, wearing of the side portions of the upholstery material can be reduced, so that the reupholstering intervals of the upholstery material can be extended and cost can be reduced.
- (3) In the above-described aspect (1) or (2), the high-friction member is formed by one of a polyurethane resin or a foam thereof, a urethane elastomer, and rubber.
- According to the above-described configuration, all of the recited materials are preferable for the low-friction member or the high-friction member, readily formable, and highly versatile. Thus, the structure can be relatively inexpensively implemented.
- The present invention provides a backrest for a chair capable of preventing slackening or development of wrinkles due to moving up of the upholstery material, and also preventing a front-surface portion of the upholstery material being excessively warped backward, so that the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a chair equipped with a backrest according to an embodiment of the present invention in a standby state. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the chair ofFIG. 1 in a seated state. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the backrest as seen from diagonally behind, in a state before a back frame is upholstered with an upholstery material. -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken along line IV-IV ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross section taken along line V-V ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion A ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion B ofFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross section illustrating a manner of attaching a low-friction member and a high-friction member to the back frame according to a variation. -
FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross section illustrating a manner of attaching the low-friction member and the high-friction member to the back frame according to another variation. - In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views of a chair including a backrest according to an embodiment of the present invention. The chair includes alower assembly 4 which includes a disk-shaped base 1, aleg column 2 mounted at the center of the disk-shaped base 1 in an upright manner, and asupport base 3 fixedly mounted on an upper end of theleg column 2. - The
support base 3 has a substantially triangular shape expanding from the upper end of theleg column 2 toward the front in plan and side views. - At the front end of the
support base 3, a front-lower portion of aseat 5 is pivotally mounted on abase axle 6 extending in a left-right direction. Theseat 5 can be rotated about thebase axle 6 into a standby position in which theseat 5 is inclined with its rear raised, as illustrated inFIG. 1 , or into a use position in which theseat 5 is horizontal or inclined with its rear slightly lowered, as illustrated inFIG. 2 . - On both sides of the rear of the
seat 5, a pair of right andleft arm rests 7 are integrally formed. - The arm rests 7 extend upward from the sides of the rear of the
seat 5 and include a backrestpivotal support portion 7 a and anarm pad portion 7 b. The backrestpivotal support portion 7 a includes acurved surface 8 protruding backward and having a semicircular or fan shape in a side view, which shape is centered about asupport axle 11 of abackrest 9, which will be described later. Thearm pad portion 7 b extends forward from an upper portion of the backrestpivotal support portion 7 a and has an upwardly arched shape. Thus, thearm rests 7 have a generally forwardly extending triangular shape converging in a forward-upper direction in a side view. - The
arm pad portions 7 b may be dimensioned with respect to the front-rear direction such that front-end portions of thearm pad portions 7 b are positioned forwardly of a vertical line S passing through the center of thebase axle 6, on which theseat 5 is pivoted, in the standby position illustrated inFIG. 1 . - When the
seat 5 is in the use position as illustrated inFIG. 2 , the front-end portions of thearm pad portions 7 b may be positioned slightly to the rear of the vertical line S corresponding to thebase axle 6 on which theseat 5 is pivoted. - On outer surfaces of slightly forward portions of the backrest
pivotal support portions 7 a of the right andleft arm rests 7, front-end portions of forwardly extendingside pieces 10 extending forward from a lower portion of thebackrest 9 on both sides are located. The front-end portions are pivoted on thesupport axle 11 extending substantially in the left-right direction. Thus, thebackrest 9 can be rotated about thesupport axle 11 into an upright position illustrated inFIG. 2 or a backwardly inclined position, not illustrated, with respect to theseat 5 and the arm rests 7. - The
backrest 9 includes aconcave surface 12 facing the rear surface of the backrestpivotal support portions 7 a and having an arch shape substantially complementary to thecurved surface 8 on the rear surface of the backrestpivotal support portions 7 a. Thus, thebackrest 9 can be rotated about thesupport axle 11 with the opposed surfaces positioned close to each other. Between a central portion of alower frame 20, which will be described later, of thebackrest 9 with respect to the left-right direction and an upper surface of the front-end portion of thesupport base 3, afirst biasing portion 13 for biasing thebackrest 9 in an upright direction is provided. Examples of thefirst biasing portion 13 may include a gas spring and a compression spring. - The
support base 3 includes asecond biasing portion 14 for helping the sitting person stand up by biasing theseat 5 into the standby position. - The
second biasing portion 14 includes arubber torsion unit 15 having an axis in the left-right direction; a backwardly extendingfirst link 16 linked with therubber torsion unit 15 and biased in the anticlockwise direction in the side view ofFIG. 1 ; and asecond link 17 having a lower-end portion pivoted to the end of thefirst link 16 via an axis extending in the left-right direction. An upper end portion of thesecond link 17 is pivoted on a lower surface of theseat 5 in an intermediate area in the front-rear direction via an axis extending in the left-right direction, thesecond link 17 extending in a diagonally upward-rear direction. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , thebackrest 9 extends in the up-down direction and includes aback frame 22 having a vertically longer rectangular shape in a front elevation. Theback frame 22 includes a pair of right andleft side frames 18 extending in the up-down direction and having a gradually increasing front-rear dimension toward the lower ends with which the forwardly extendingside pieces 10 are continuously connected. The upper ends of theside frames 18 are coupled via anupper frame 19 extending in the left-right direction. The lower ends of theside frames 18 are coupled via alower frame 20 extending in the left-right direction. Theupper frame 19 and thelower frame 20 are coupled at their intermediate portions in the left-right direction via anintermediate frame 21 which is positioned backwardly of the side frames 18 and extending in the up-down direction. - The
back frame 22 may be integrally formed from a synthetic resin material having an appropriate elasticity. Preferably, the synthetic resin material may contain reinforced fibers, such as glass or carbon fibers, for increased strength. - The lower portions of the side frames 18 and a lower portion of the
intermediate frame 21 are arched with the center of curvature located forwardly in a side view. Theupper frame 19 and thelower frame 20 are curved in a plan view, with their intermediate portions positioned backwardly of their side portions. Thus, when theback frame 22 is upholstered with a bag-like upholstery material 26 as will be described later, a front-surface portion and a back-surface portion of theupholstery material 26 with respect to theback frame 22 are allowed to be relatively greatly spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction. - Further, the lower portion of the
backrest 9 is also backwardly spaced from the rear ends of theseat 5 and the arm rests 7. Thus, when thebackrest 9 is rotated, interference with the rear ends of theseat 5 and the arm rests 7 is prevented, so that thebackrest 9 can have a large range of backward rotation. - The
intermediate frame 21 may be thinner than the other frame forming members of theback frame 22 so that theintermediate frame 21 can be more readily elastically deformed than the other members. In this way, when the front-surface portion of theupholstery material 26 is subjected to a load as will be described later, theintermediate frame 21 can be elastically deformed in the forward direction. - At the upper end of the
back frame 22, a head-rest frame 25 is integrally formed. The head-rest frame 25 includes upwardly extending extension frames 23 which are curved with intermediate portions thereof positioned forwardly of the upper and lower portions thereof in a side view. Upper ends of the extension frames 23 are coupled to each other via atop frame 24 extending in the left-right direction. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , theback frame 22 and the head-rest frame 25 are upholstered from above with the bag-like upholstery material 26 by fitting the bag-like upholstery material 26 onto theback frame 22 and the head-rest frame 25. Theupholstery material 26 includes openings in the lower end and lower-side portions, and has stretch properties. Theupholstery material 26 may be in the form of a mesh woven from synthetic fibers. Theupholstery material 26 includes a head-rest covering portion 27 covering the head-rest frame 25, and abackrest covering portion 28 covering theback frame 22. - The
back frame 22 and the head-rest frame 25 are covered with theupholstery material 26 in a predetermined tensioned state. The right and left forwardly extendingside pieces 10 protrude in the forward direction through the lower-side openings of theupholstery material 26. Lower-end portions of a front-surface portion 28 a and a back-surface portion 28 b of theupholstery material 26 positioned to the front and rear of theback frame 22, respectively, are joined to each other via a joining means below thelower frame 20 of theback frame 22. Examples of the joining means include hook-and-loop fasteners, hooks, and zippers (not illustrated). - When the head rest is not required, the head-
rest frame 25 and the head-rest covering portion 27 of theupholstery material 26 may be omitted. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 3 to 7 , thin and flexible low-friction members 29 having small sliding resistance with respect to theframes upholstery material 26 that contact outer surfaces of the side frames 18 of theback frame 22 excepting the forwardly extendingside pieces 10, and outer surfaces of the extension frames 23 of the head-rest frame 25. - Thin and flexible high-
friction members 30 having large sliding resistance with respect to the side frames 18 are disposed on inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26 where the sitting person is supported around his or her hip, the inner surfaces contacting the outer surfaces of lower portions of the side frames 18. - Preferably, the low-
friction members 29 may include a material such as a polyamide resin (trade name Nylon), fluororesin (Teflon (registered trademark); trade name Daiflon), or polyacetal. The high-friction members 30 may include a material such as a polyurethane resin or a foam thereof, a urethane elastomer, or rubber. - As illustrated in enlarged cross sections of
FIGS. 6 and 7 , the side-end portions of theupholstery material 26 are inwardly folded into layers and stitched into bag-shaped portions at positions close to the inner surfaces on the front side of the right and left side frames 18 or extension frames 23. At the same time, the front-end portions of the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 are folded into U-shaped portions by which the folded portions of theupholstery material 26 are covered by stitching. In this way, stitchedportions 26 a of the side-end portions of theupholstery material 26 can be reinforced. The front-end portions of the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 may be simply stitched onto the stitchedportions 26 a of the side-end portions of theupholstery material 26 simultaneously without being folded in U-shape. - The low-
friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 may be affixed onto the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 or onto the inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26 by using an adhesive, rather than by stitching. - As illustrated in
FIG. 8 , aconcave groove 31 may be formed in the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 in the up-down direction, and aconvex portion 32 may be formed on inner surfaces of the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 in the up-down direction. In this way, by fitting theconvex portion 32 in theconcave groove 31, the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 can be detachably mounted on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23. - Further, as illustrated in
FIG. 9 , the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 configured to be elastically deformable may be detachably fitted on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23. In this case, theconcave groove 31 illustrated inFIG. 8 may not be provided in the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23. - The low-
friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 may be a film formed on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the extension frames 23 by coating. - When the sitting person falls back on the
backrest 9 structured as described above, the back-surface portion 28 b of theupholstery material 26 is pulled and extended as the front-surface portion 28 a of theupholstery material 26 is extended and warped backward, as indicated by the two-dot chain line inFIG. 4 . As a result, the side portions of theupholstery material 26 are pulled around toward the front-surface portion 28 a to some extent, as indicated by arrows, so that the amount of warping of the front-surface portion 28 a in the backward direction increases. At this time, because the low-friction members 29 attached to the inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26 are in contact with the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 except for the lower portions thereof and with the outer surfaces of the extension frames 23, the sliding resistance at their areas of contact is reduced. - Consequently, the upper side portions of the
upholstery material 26 are permitted to smoothly move around toward the front surface side, so that the front-surface portion 28 a of theupholstery material 26 supporting the back and head of the sitting person can be effectively warped backward in such a manner as to fit the back and head of the sitting person. Thus, the back and head of the sitting person can be comfortably supported with flexibility. - Also, the development of unpleasant sliding noise can be prevented when the side portions of the
upholstery material 26 are moved around toward the front-surface portion 28 a. - Further, because the
upholstery material 26 slides with respect to the side frames 18 via the low-friction members 29 affixed on the inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26, wearing of the side portions of theupholstery material 26 can be reduced, so that the reupholstering intervals can be extended and cost can be reduced. - On the other hand, the high-
friction members 30 are attached to the inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26 where the sitting person is supported around the hip, the inner surfaces contacting the outer surfaces of the lower portions of the right and left side frames 18. Thus, the sliding resistance between the side frames 18 and the lower side portions of theupholstery material 26 is increased. - As a result, even when the lower portions of the side frames 18 are curved into an arch shape extending forward, the lower portions of the side portions of the
upholstery material 26 are prevented from moving up, thus preventing slackening or development of wrinkles in the lower portion of theupholstery material 26. - Further, because the movement of the lower side portions of the
upholstery material 26 toward the front side of theback frame 22 is prevented or reduced, the lower portion of the front-surface portion 28 a of theupholstery material 26 where the sitting person is supported around the hip can be maintained in a properly tensioned state and prevented from being excessively warped backward. Thus, the lumbar support effect can be obtained and the hip of the sitting person can be comfortably supported, thereby providing enhanced comfort to the sitting person. - In the embodiments illustrated in
FIGS. 8 and 9 , the side portions of theupholstery material 26 can slide with respect to the low-friction member 29 and the high-friction member 30 attached to the side frames 18. Thus, effects similar to those described above can be obtained because of the small and large sliding resistances provided between theupholstery material 26 and the side frames 18. - The present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments and may include various other modifications or implementations.
- For example, while the low-
friction members 29 are attached to the inner surfaces of the upper side portions, excluding the lower side portions of theupholstery material 26, the low-friction members 29 may be omitted and only the high-friction members 30 may be provided. - In the foregoing embodiments, the high-
friction members 30 may be disposed on the inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26 or on the outer surfaces of the side frames 18. The high-friction members 30 may be disposed on both the outer surfaces of the side frames 18 and the inner surfaces of the side portions of theupholstery material 26, so that the high-friction members 29 can be contacted with each other. - The present invention may be applied to the backrest for conventional chairs having the
seat 5 that is not inclined up or down. - 1 BASE
- 2 LEG COLUMN
- 3 SUPPORT BASE
- 4 LOWER ASSEMBLY
- 5 SEAT
- 6 BASE AXLE
- 7 ARM REST
- 7 a BACKREST PIVOTAL SUPPORT PORTION
- 7 b ARM PAD PORTION
- 8 CURVED SURFACE
- 9 BACKREST
- 10 FORWARDLY EXTENDING SIDE PIECE
- 11 SUPPORT AXLE
- 12 CONCAVE SURFACE
- 13 FIRST BIASING PORTION
- 14 SECOND BIASING PORTION
- 15 RUBBER TORSION UNIT
- 16 FIRST LINK
- 17 SECOND LINK
- 18 SIDE FRAME
- 19 UPPER FRAME
- 20 LOWER FRAME
- 21 INTERMEDIATE FRAME
- 22 BACK FRAME
- 23 EXTENSION FRAME
- 24 TOP FRAME
- 25 HEAD-REST FRAME
- 26 UPHOLSTERY MATERIAL
- 26 a STITCHED PORTION
- 27 HEAD-REST COVERING PORTION
- 28 BACKREST COVERING PORTION
- 28 a FRONT-SURFACE PORTION
- 28 b BACK-SURFACE PORTION
- 29 LOW-FRICTION MEMBER
- 30 HIGH-FRICTION MEMBER
- 31 CONCAVE GROOVE
- S VERTICAL LINE
Claims (3)
1. A backrest for a chair, comprising a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction,
wherein a high-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof supporting the sitting person around the hip and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material on a lower portion side thereof, the high-friction member being configured to increase the sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames.
2. The backrest for a chair according to claim 1 , wherein stitched portions are formed by internally folding and stitching both side-end portions of the upholstery material to cause the upholstery material to be bag-like, each of the stitched portions being covered by a side-end portion of the high-friction member fixed by stitching.
3. The backrest for a chair according to claim 1 , wherein the high-friction member is formed by one of a polyurethane resin or a foam thereof, a urethane elastomer, and rubber.
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