EP1891921A1 - Sitzmöbel mit Hubantrieb zur Unterstützung beim Aufstehen - Google Patents

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EP1891921A1
EP1891921A1 EP06017354A EP06017354A EP1891921A1 EP 1891921 A1 EP1891921 A1 EP 1891921A1 EP 06017354 A EP06017354 A EP 06017354A EP 06017354 A EP06017354 A EP 06017354A EP 1891921 A1 EP1891921 A1 EP 1891921A1
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Mladen Curdija
Slavko Dusak
Ivan Golubic
Ines Marko
Drago Svetec
Ivan Storga
Alexander Hajdu
Karl-Juergen Sauter
Richard Weinzierl
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Hettich Franke GmbH and Co KG
Opruga dd
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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  • the scope of the invention is a seating furniture with mechanism for lifting for the purpose of assistance at rising, with own torque drives, which through kinematically originally solved lever system driven by at least one own torque drive and adequate control, enable synchronized, or independent from other functions of furniture, achievement of position suitable for rising from the seating furniture, by supporting the whole body while rising.
  • the invention particularly refers to building in torque drives, leant by the bridge against a pair of lever of shear mechanism which are lifted together with the shear mechanism upwards and which are by lifting leverage fastened with one end in the torque axis and the other in the support being in the point provided above the kinematic quadrangle of lifting shear mechanism that determines the course of lifting and inclining the seat.
  • starting the lifting mechanism is achieved by torqueing the lever system and moving apart support and levers of lifting shears in a special way.
  • Drives are lifted together with torque levers and shear mechanism upwards and thus they lift their support and progressivelly, cummulatively lift the seating furniture, by contrast to kinematic constructions driven usually by linear drives.
  • the invention belongs to the classification group: A47C-1/035 under the title: chairs, resting chairs with adjustable seat and back wit legs support in combination with movably connected seat and back.
  • Lever mechanisms used in production of chairs - resting chairs in function of assisting at rising from the chair represent by kinematic structure, complex mechanisms.
  • the complexity results from the need of building in in a very limited space, the need of achieving complex functions of lifting and inclining the whole seating furniture, synchronized operation of the drive, submission to high specific loads and stress, precision of manufacture, comfort in operation, safety of the user and large dynamic lifespan.
  • Linear drives are relatively long and in operation they yet enlarge their length and therefore they need a larger operating space and as they have grips on their ends which are rather distanced one from the other, the leverage should be rather long in order to catch them. Therefore, drives of such a type are placed horizontally and mounted on grips in extensions of kinematic points of shear lever systems.
  • torque drives with relatively small motor power and small volumes, with limited torque to less than one half of revolutions in these systems, where drives would lean against the shear lifting system as their starting point and with their torque leverage they would catch and use grips provided above the kinematics of lifting shear. Drives would be lifted and relatively rotated with lifting the system and thus achieve progressive cummulated run.
  • Seating furniture with mechanism for lifting for the purpose of assistance at rising, with own torque drives represents the solution with original kinematic structure of the mechanism in which there is built in at least one torque drive with a small motor power, with torque angles less than one half of the revolution and by means of these torque motor drives and specially solved kinematic structure of leverage, there is achieved optimal function of seating furniture at using the function of lifting the seating furniture for the purpose of assisting at rising and thus the total possibilities of functioning the seats is improved.
  • the invention relates particularly to building in torque drives, leant by the bridge against a pair of levers of the shear mechanism and which are lifting and relatively torqueed together with the shear mechanism upwards, and to drives there is fastened a separate leverage for lifting, fastened by one end in the drive torque axis and by the other end it is leant against the support provided in the point above the kinematic quadrangle of lifting shear system.
  • To the shear square system for lifting it remains only the role of determination of the course of lifting and inclining the seat and a lever system with in the drive torque axis exercises in such a way progressive cummulated starting of lifting mechanis.
  • Such an lifting is achieved by torque of drive lever system in a way that it drives and they are through the bridge leant against the shear system lever, that lifts them together with torque levers and shear mechanism upwards, and at the same time they move apart the lever system and separate support of a seating furniture, which, included in the kinematic sytem progressively lifts and adequately inclines the seating furniture. While doing so, thge lifting system has starting point in the drive torque axis and the second starting point at the minimum distance from the drive torque axis and above kinematic points of lifting shear levers, which is also the original solution.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the side view of the lifted seating chair with lifting mechanism for the purpose of assisting at rising, with the own torque drives and kinematic structure of leverage, places for building in torque drives 9 and the was of connection and transmission of movement of the mechanism to the frame of the seat or mechanism of the seat 1, 2 and 3.
  • the figure also shows other parts of the seat and that the back 12, seat 14, sides 13 and legs support 16 which lift simultaneously and sinchronized with the mechanicm, supporting the whole body of the user.
  • Fig. 2 shows the side view of the lowered closed lifting mechanism for the purpose of assistance at rising, with own torque drives with kinematic structure of leverage, places for building in tha torque drive 8, 18 and 24 and the way of connection and transmission of movement to the frame of the seat 2 and 3 or the seat mechanism.
  • this is also the illustration of the drive position 9 with engines 10, as well as the drive lifting leverage 19, 29 and 21 in the lower lowered position of the seating furniture.
  • Fig, 3 shows the side view of the lifting mechanism for the purpose of assisting at rising, with own torque drives with kinematic structure of leverage, places for building in the torque drive 8, 18 and 24 in the middle position in course of lifting and the way of connection, transmissioon, movement and opening the lever system 19, 20 and 21 when lifting the seating furniture.
  • this is also the illustration of position of the lever 6 with thedrive bridge 8 with torque drives 9 and engines 10, as well as the progressive cummulated lifting the drive leverage 19, 20 and 21 in moving towards the upper position of the seating furniture.
  • Fig. 4 shows the side view of the final upper position of lifted lifting mechanism for the purpose of assisting at rising, with own torque drives with kinematic structure of leverage, places for building in the torque drive 8, 18 and 24 and the way of movement and opening the lever system 19, 20 and 21 in the final upper position of the lifted seating furniture.
  • this is also the illustration of position of the drive 9 with engines 10, as well as the progressive cummulated move of the drive lifting leverage 19, 20 and 21 to the upper lifted position of the seating furniture.
  • Fig. 5 shows the ground-plan of the lifting mechanism for the purpose of assistance at rising, referring to the base and leverage of the mechanism, ground-plan arrangement of the leverage, drive bridge 8, drive supports 24, drive 9, drive axis 9b and parallel bilateral allocation of the square kinemytic system of leverage 5 - 21 for determination of the course of lifting and inclining the seating furniture. It is also shown the separate shoe like form of the base-foot 4, lifting mechanism for assisting at rising.
  • Seating furniture with lifting mechanism for the purpose of assisting at rising, with own torque drives represents a special kinematic system that enables, synchronized with other functions of the furniture, achievement of a position, suitable for rising from the seating furniture, with full support of the whole body of a person with normal or increased body weight during the whole process of rising, in the way, that it has in a special way built in at least one torque motor drive 9, with small motor power 10, with torqueling les than one half of revolution of exit transmitter of torque 9a, which through kinematically originally solved pair of lifting system of leverage 19, 20, 20a and 21, driven by at least one own torque drive 9 leant against supports 24 and lifting bridge 8 leant against the shear system 5,6,7, achieve joint progressively cummulated movement of the whole lifting mechanism and consequently inclination of the whole seat as well.
  • Torque drives 9 are leant against the bridge 8 and 18 and thus on a pair of levers 6 of the shear mechanism and are lifted together with the shear mechanism upwards.
  • starting the lifting system 5, 6, 7 and 22 is achieved by torqueling and opening the support 22 directly connected with the support 20a, which is, in this solution, provided above the whole kinematic system and because of simultaneous lifting the leverage and bridge 8 and maintenance of a small distance it is always available to the short leverage 19 and 20 of drive torque axis 9a, keeping its support always near to the grip of the lifting system 20a.
  • the invention enables, individually or in pair, the connection of torque 9a and stator part of the drive 9, in the same torque axis 9b, which axis tallies with the starting point of torque axis of the leverage for starting the lifting mechanism and the connections to parts of the mechanism 19 is direct.
  • This axis 9b and drives 9, move in the space together with kinematic movements of quadrilateral shear mechanism for lifting 5, 6, 7 and 22, while maintaining their grip 20a always within reach of the lifting leverage 19 and 20.
  • torque drives 9 are used mutually alternatively as firm supports or as dispensers of torque motion to leverage, depending on necessary way of connecting, enabling thus additional advantage in using available space.
  • the leverage system is also solved in such a way, that it enables very easy and quick assembly to the construction of seating furniture or its mechanisms by simple putting on leading small axes 29, 30 and 31 and by fastening with screws 32, 33 and 34 to the transversal support 3. Supplemental assembly of special systems is not necessary.
  • the basis of the mechanism is the base 4 in form of a horse shoe, bended from one piece of tube and transversally secured by spreader reinforcement 25.
  • the base may be equipped with wheels 17, stable footings or straight covers-supports on which there are placed two supporting plates 5, constituting the basis of kinematic system with two turning points and supports of the leverage 6 and 7, lifting mechanism.
  • Wheels 17 of the main base 4 may be at the same time also wheels of the furniture in which there is built in the lifting mechanism, because they always remain on the floor.
  • the main base 4 When lowering the mechanism and thus the seat also by means of main supports of the mechanism 21, after the seat was put down to the floor, the main base 4 is, at further movement of the drive, lifted with its open part from the floor, pulled within the upholstered part of sides of the seat 13 and becomes invisible outside the upholstered part of the seat.
  • Torque drives have different and specific placement and kinematic structure of leverage of drives 19, 20 and 21, as well as main grips of drives 9a and 20a.
  • This leverage and grips are placed kinematically in the upper part of the mechanis, above lifting levers 6 and 7 of the seat and as support for their additional progressive and cummulated operation they use a pair of levers 6 with the bridge 8, which transmit drives upwards and enable achievement and action to grips 20a and lifting the seating furniture with relativelly small runs of drives.
  • Such an placement and kinematic structure of drive system of the mechanism represents also the particularity of this invention.
  • Various final positions of lifting the seat may be achieved by combination of various sizes of kinematic distances between turning points of the shear leverage 5, 6 and 7, resp. combinations of lengths and forms of levers in shear leverage.
  • Torque of the drive 10 through shifting the complete leverage, lifts the frame of the seat, so that the seat is stable in each of positions, because turning points of the shear leverage make connected quadrangles enabling various always stable positions of the support 21 and in such a way of the complete seat and the user feels safe achievement of lifting, lowering and inclination of the seat, for the purpose of assistance at rising.
  • By building in flanges in connections and turning points it is avoided sticking, varied movements, twitching or striking parts of shear, and therefore is the operation of the system noiseless, silent and continuous. In this way, we obtain the system enabling full achievement of set lifting functions for the purpose of assistance at rising from seating furniture, comfortable operation and use, durability and other characteristics, by using drives of smaller volumes, as well as improvements with reference to usual state.
  • the end upper position is mechanically limited by achieving end points of movement of the shear mechanism, by leaning the lever 19 on the stopper on the support 24 and switching on the end switch of the drive.
  • the movement of the mechanism is safe within set limits and further movement is impossible which would be dangerous for the user in any regard.
  • by means of insurance against current overload or other safety solutions it will be achieved threefold insurance against movement out of the set limits and all possible dangers for the user shall be completely eliminated.
  • the described kinematic structure of the mechanism for lifting seating furniture in function of assistance at rising, with the own drive, by means of torque motor drives, as well as its constructional solution, enables that functions take place individually, independently, partly or to end ponts by return starting from any current position or continuation of movement from any position, by various sequence and synchronized.
  • the way of operation shall depend on the wish of the user and solution of electronic control of torque drive.
  • the described constructive solution of the invention represents also the reliable, safe and durable product that enables comfortable control of the seat in which there is built in, achievement of high performances, comfort and safety of the same.

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EP0077280A1 (de) * 1981-10-01 1983-04-20 Michel Fayolle Aufrichtstuhl
US5984411A (en) * 1995-09-11 1999-11-16 Galumbeck; Michael H. Elevator chair

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EP0077280A1 (de) * 1981-10-01 1983-04-20 Michel Fayolle Aufrichtstuhl
US5984411A (en) * 1995-09-11 1999-11-16 Galumbeck; Michael H. Elevator chair

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