Interconnected With Back For Relative Concurrent Movement Patents (Class 297/316)
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Patent number: 10906443Abstract: An actuating device for releasing a locked release and/or adjustment mechanism of a vehicle seat having a first and a second actuating element. Provision is made that the first and second actuating elements and an indicator element are arranged together in a housing of the actuating device. The actuating elements are connected to at least one actuating mechanism that provides for a release of the locked release and/or adjustment mechanism upon actuation of one of the actuating elements. The actuation of one of the actuating elements substantially simultaneously results in an actuation and indication of the indicator element concerning the released or locked state of the release and/or adjustment mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventor: Lukasz Pasternak
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Patent number: 10874566Abstract: The invention relates to a stand-up wheelchair, comprising a chassis and a stand-up frame articulated to the chassis. The stand-up frame comprises a first and a second parallelogram lever whose front ends are articulated to the chassis and can be pivoted around a first and a second joint point, and upon whose rear ends the backrest is hinged at a third and fourth joint point.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Levo AG WohlenInventor: Thomas Frei
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Patent number: 10756921Abstract: Systems and methods for training network-connected objects to provide configurations in association with events within media assets. A respective configuration setting of a network-connected object and a baseline biometric state of a user may be stored in a database for each event within a media asset. An event within a media asset (for display) may be detected. In response, a command may be sent to the network-connected object to implement the respective configuration setting. A determination may be made whether the user adjusts the respective configuration setting to a new configuration setting within a predefined time of the event. A biometric state of the user may be retrieved from a biometric device in response to the adjustment to a new configuration setting. If the biometric state does not correspond to the baseline biometric state, the respective configuration setting may be replaced with the new configuration setting.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.Inventors: Maria Rocio Ramirez, Denisse Breaux, Angel Merced
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Patent number: 10744911Abstract: A lifter mechanism for an edge of a seat cushion includes a bracket pivotable about a transverse bar. The bracket includes a forward lever and a rearward portion. The forward lever is coupled to a channel within a flange of a seat suspension. The rearward portion is coupled to a linkage. The linkage is coupled to a seatback. The forward lever raises an edge of the seat suspension upon the seatback pivoting to a predetermined reclined position.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Jimmy Moua, Adam Ewel, Corbin Shea Johnston, Robert Damerow, Paul Iacoban, S. M. Akbar Berry
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Patent number: 10449100Abstract: A seat on a lift assist chair pivots between a lowered position in which a user can sit in the chair, and a raised position in which a seated user is helped out of the chair and into a standing position. A pair of arms is operatively attached to the seat. Responsive to the application of a user-applied downward force, the arms pivot about an axis thereby causing the seat to pivot between the lowered position and the raised position. First and second counterweights are also connected to the arms, and are axially adjustable relative to the axis about which the arms pivot. This movement permits the user to selectively alter the moment of the pivotable arms.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Francis Norbert Hector, Jr. and Karolyn M. HectorInventor: Norbert Hector
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Patent number: 10383442Abstract: A reclining mechanism for a seating unit including a base, a linkage mechanism operatively coupled to the base, the linkage mechanism configured to move between a closed position and one or more open positions, and a stop member configured to contact the linkage mechanism and the base when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position. The linkage mechanism may include a forward pivot link pivotally connected to the base. The stop member may include a pin coupled to one of the base and the forward pivot link and may contact the other of the base and the forward pivot link when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANYInventor: Gregory Mark Lawson
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Patent number: 10314751Abstract: The invention relates to a stand-up wheelchair, comprising a chassis and a stand-up frame articulated to the chassis. The stand-up frame comprises a first and a second parallelogram lever whose front ends are articulated to the chassis and can be pivoted around a first and a second joint point, and upon whose rear ends the backrest is hinged at a third and fourth joint point.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Levo AG WohlenInventor: Thomas Frei
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Patent number: 10264877Abstract: A height adjustment mechanism is provided. The height adjustment mechanism includes a lifting arm, a driving mechanism configured to drive and lock the lifting arm, and a control switch configured to control the driving mechanism; the driving mechanism is coupled to the lifting arm, and an angle is formed between the driving mechanism and the lifting arm. A height adjustment platform and method is also provided. The height adjustment platform includes a first working table, a bottom bracket, a lifting arm, a driving mechanism configured to drive and lock the lifting arm, and a control switch configured to control the driving mechanism; two opposite ends of the lifting arms are separately coupled to the first working table and the bottom bracket, the driving mechanism is coupled to the lifting arm, and the angle is formed between the driving mechanism and the lifting arm.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: DESIGNA INC.Inventors: Yajun Hu, Chuyao Zhou
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Patent number: 10188565Abstract: In some embodiments, a transport chair includes a base frame, a seat assembly pivotally mounted to the base, and a footrest assembly pivotally mounted to the base frame, the footrest assembly being associated with the seat assembly so as to pivot in unison with the seat assembly until the seat assembly is pivoted forward to an extent at which the footrest assembly contacts the floor or ground, at which point the footrest assembly does not pivot further upon further forward pivoting of the seat assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: The UAB Research FoundationInventors: William Ferniany, Lloyd Cooper
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Patent number: 9743771Abstract: Dynamic furniture for supporting a seated or reclining user includes a base, an actuator assembly supported by the base, a front boom in circular orbital connection to a portion of the base, a rear boom in circular orbital connection to another portion of the base, a seat platform supported by the actuator assembly, and a back platform supported by the actuator assembly. The seat platform and the back platform are capable of remaining stationary relative to the actuator assembly while the actuator assembly moves relative to the base. The seat platform and the back platform are also capable of moving relative to the actuator assembly while the actuator assembly remains stationary relative to the base. The seat platform and the back platform are also capable of moving relative to the actuator assembly while the actuator assembly moves relative to the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Exciting Inc.Inventors: Scott Erb, Mark M. Erb
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Patent number: 9668928Abstract: A chair includes a backrest that pivots with respect to the seat in a manner that improves the occupant's experience during the transition from an upright position to a reclined position. During pivoting of the backrest with respect to the seat, the backrest moves in a manner having an instantaneous center of rotation that does not remain stationary during the pivoting of the backrest. In some embodiments, the instantaneous center of rotation begins at a location lower than a height of the seat and moves backward as the backrest pivots from the upright position to the reclined position. The movement of the instantaneous center of rotation follows a smoothly curved path that has a continuous first derivative and, in some embodiments, continuous higher order derivatives as well. The movement may be effectuated via pins coupled to the backrest that ride in smoothly curved channels defined in a seat frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Tyler Joseph Ethen, Christopher S. Hough
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Patent number: 9592753Abstract: In an example embodiment, an instructor seat for the cab of an agricultural vehicle is convertible between a sitting condition when the seat is in a forward position and a non-sitting condition when the seat is in a rearward position. The instructor seat may include a seat base and seat back, a conveyor to move the seat between a forward position and a rearward position, and a latch mechanism to place the seat back in a generally vertical position when the seat is in a forward position and force the seat back into a generally horizontal non-sitting position when the seat is in a rearward position.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Timothy Allen Murray, Stephen Nuemeyer
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Patent number: 9272642Abstract: In a vehicle seat (car seat 1) including a first seat portion (seat cushion 10) movable between a use position and a retracted position, and a second seat portion (seat back 20) movable between a use position and a retracted position, an actuator mechanism is configured to cause the second seat portion to start moving toward its retracted position at a time when the first seat portion passes a predetermined intermediate position that is on a way from the use position toward the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Hideki Kobayashi, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Kazuhisa Nishimura
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Patent number: 9215932Abstract: A chair action features a movable seat frame (11), a drive frame (12) for effecting seat frame movement, and an underpinning yoke frame (13), intervening pivot slides operative between frames, with guideway slots (14, 14, 16) and followers (19) variously in frames, to contrive a combined pivot swing and translational slide action, and free-floating seat frame mobility, while conforming to virtual pivot geometry; operable under a potential energy function in an inter-relationship between back recline and seat movement, for a common or harmonious experience between different occupancy weights.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Inventor: Hilary Rolf Birkbeck
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Patent number: 9198514Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a chair including a base, a hub, and a seat frame. The hub is supported by the base and includes first and second side mounts and first and second covers. The first side mount is positioned on a first side of the chair and includes a back portion and a bottom portion. The first cover is coupled to the first side mount to define a first channel with the first side mount. The seat frame includes a first lateral member having a lower portion and an upper portion that is pivotally coupled to the back portion of the first side mount and is configured to angulate relative to the lower portion. The lower portion of the first lateral member is slidably received in the first channel such that two sides and a bottom of the lower portion received within the first channel are substantially hidden.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Evan T. Aschbrenner, Daniel W. Tracy, Jr., Andrew B. Hector
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Patent number: 8998322Abstract: Reaction force mechanism for backrest of a chair has clear large space under the seat and uses a longer reaction force spring than the prior art. The mechanism includes a base member supported on a leg, a back support member coupled by a rotation shaft to the base member to recline and support the backrest, a seat support member to which the seat is mounted, a weight-dependent reaction force mechanism for moving the seat support member in a lifting direction, and a reaction force spring for applying a spring force for returning the back support member to an original position, in which the reaction force spring is disposed in a lateral orientation between the back support member and the seat support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Takano Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Horiki, Kazuyuki Ito
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Publication number: 20150076881Abstract: A furniture member mechanism includes a base frame. A first mechanism connected to the base frame includes a first motor connected to the base frame. A torque tube is connected to the first motor and is displaced by operation of the first motor. First and second rotation links are individually rotatably connected to the base frame and are connected to the torque tube. The first and second rotation links provide for rotation of the second mechanism to one of a rear tilt position or a forward lift position by operating the first motor displacing the torque tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: La-Z-Boy IncorporatedInventor: Larry P. LaPointe
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Patent number: 8973996Abstract: The congregational prayer chair is designed to provide needed support for certain worshipers participating in Muslim prayer services. The chair is constructed with a seat and seat-back supported between two connecting arms. The connecting arms are mounted on chair legs. Grooves and tracks are provided on the arms that permit the seat and the seat-back to be moved in a predetermined manner so that a worshiper can attain the required prayer positions without disturbing the alignment of the prayer rows and the other worshippers.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: King Abdulaziz UniversityInventor: Farouk Fouad Daghistani
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Publication number: 20140368011Abstract: A furniture member includes a frame, a slide member, first and second bars, an axle, and first and second leg members. The frame includes a chair portion movable relative to a base among nominal, reclined and lift positions. The slide member is connected to the motor and displaceable relative to the base. The first bar is connected to the slide member and the chair portion. The first bar moves the chair portion among the nominal, reclined and lift positions. The axle is mounted to the base portion. The leg members are attached to the axle and include fore and aft feet. The second bar is connected to the chair portion and slidably connected to the axle. The second bar rotates the axle in a first direction in response to movement into the reclined position and rotates the axle in a second direction in response to movement into the lift position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: La-Z-Boy IncorporatedInventor: LARRY P. LAPOINTE
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Patent number: 8899684Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly providing a compact size with the ability to pivot or tilt the lower seat frame manually and independent of the seat back.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Johnson Controls Techonology CompanyInventor: Kurt A. Seibold
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Publication number: 20140346828Abstract: Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Larry Richard Gaither, Timothy W. Terleski, Chirag Patel
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Patent number: 8888183Abstract: A chair has a supporting frame, a seat portion for supporting an occupant, and a back portion for supporting the back of a seated occupant. The portion is reclinable relative to the supporting frame between a generally upright position and a generally reclined position. A preference control is operatively engaged between the back portion and a chair component, wherein displacement of the back portion toward the generally reclined position causes displacement of the chair component. The preference control is adjustable to vary the amount of displacement of the chair component caused by a given amount of displacement of the back portion toward the generally reclined position.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Paul Michael Wilkinson, Lyall Douglas Stewart, Daryl Owen Neal, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Peter Alan Tierney
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Patent number: 8844961Abstract: The stand-up unit comprises a support a stand-up frame, which is articulated on the support and has a seat carrier carrying a seat, and a backrest carrier carrying a backrest. Furthermore, a first lever parallelogram is provided in order to maintain the backrest upright in any position. The backrest can be displaced by the first lever parallelogram by means of a rod, in order to ensure that no undesirable relative movement occurs between the backrest and the back of the user when getting up or sitting down. A second lever parallelogram controls the movement of the seat when getting up and sitting down to ensure that no relative movement develops between the seat and buttocks of the user. The stand-up unit may be provided with a base to serve as a chair, particularly a therapy chair. The stand-up unit, however, may also serve as a stand-up wheelchair, when connected to an undercarriage. Spring joint elements support the standing up.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Levo AG WohlenInventor: Kurt Hunziker
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Publication number: 20140265497Abstract: A medical chair includes a seat supported by a base and actuators adapted to both tilt and lift the seat with respect to the base. A controller controls the actuators to both lift and tilt the seat as the seat moves from the sitting position to the standing position. The movement from the sitting position to the standing position assists in the egress of an occupant from the chair, while the movement from the standing position to the sitting position assists in the ingress of an occupant to the chair. A backrest on the chair remains substantially vertically oriented during movement between the sitting and standing position so as to provide more comfort to the occupant during the sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit movement. The backrest also moves in a manner that generally keeps the occupant's torso vertically aligned with his or her hips during this movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Cory Patrick Herbst, Collin Ian Ostergaard, Jill Christine Denna, Marianne Barbara Grisdale, Siarhei Murauyou
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Patent number: 8833853Abstract: A seat for a vehicle constructed so that a side seat is provided on an opposite side of a center seat may include a first hinge shaft to which a center seat back of the center seat may be rotatably coupled for folding the center seat back forwards, a second hinge shaft to which a side seat back of the side seat may be rotatably coupled for folding the side seat back forwards, and a folding actuator assembly selectively engaging the side seat back with the center seat back, wherein the folding actuator assembly locks the center seat back to the side seat back when the side seat back may be folded, and releases the center seat back from the side seat back to fold only the center seat back when the center seat back may be folded.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Bong Ku Kim, Sang Ho Kim, Chan Ho Jeong, Sang Do Park, Hak Gyun Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Ji Hyun Kim, Tae Hoon Lee, Soo Hyun Moon, Jun Yeol Heo, Jong Kweon Pyun
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Patent number: 8827365Abstract: Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Zodiac Seats US LLCInventors: Larry Richard Gaither, Timothy W. Terleski, Chirag Patel
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Publication number: 20140238992Abstract: A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for moving the frame. The projection engages the guide member to prevent one of the front end and the rear end from rotating over the other of the front end and the rear end. A handle assembly may include an elongated slot positioned proximate a handle. The shopping cart may also include a tray is releasably secured to the frame by inserting a tab into a slot. The shopping cart may also include a tab received within a slot to secure a basket against movement relative to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
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Patent number: 8783770Abstract: A chair includes: a backrest with a waist support projecting part; a horizontal forward seat; a backward seat pivotally supported so as to be able to swing downward relative to the forward seat; a leg support pivotally supported at a front end of the forward seat; links for changing a positional relation between the rear end of the backward seat and the lower end of the backrest so that a distance from the waist support projecting part to the backward seat is reduced from a standing posture to a tilted posture as the backrest is tilted backward; and a connection link for connecting the lower end of the backrest and a part of the leg support lower than the upper end of the leg support so as to cause the leg support to swing forward as the backrest is tilted backward.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: Beautiful Life Co., Ltd., Saga UniversityInventors: Kouichi Tanaka, Hiroki Denmyouji, Kiyomi Matsuo
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Patent number: 8777312Abstract: The invention provides a seating apparatus having a reclining movement with a corresponding seat lift movement. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a seating apparatus comprising a base, a curved support bar pivotally connected to the base, a plurality of ramps attached to one of the curved support bar and the base, and a plurality of rollers attached to the other of the curved support bar and the base for interacting with the plurality of ramps. As a user reclines, the plurality of rollers operatively engage the plurality of ramps to lift the seat of the apparatus. The combination of the reclining movement with the corresponding seat lift movement is particularly beneficial for providing an increased level of user comfort throughout a range of seating positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Humanscale CorporationInventor: Niels Diffrient
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Patent number: 8733840Abstract: Described are seat pan assemblies for a passenger seat having a pan frame pivotally coupled to a seat back, a seat pan pivotally coupled to the pan frame, a tilting mechanism coupled to the seat pan and the pan frame, wherein the tilting mechanism is configured to rotate the seat pan between an upright position and a sleeper position, and an automatic release mechanism, wherein the automatic release mechanism is configured to return the seat pan to an upright position when the seat back is in an upright position.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Zodiac Seats US LLCInventors: Rik Westerink, Armando Valdes, Chirag Patel, Timothy W. Terleski
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Publication number: 20140091605Abstract: Dynamic furniture supports a seated or reclining user. The furniture includes a base, an actuator, a seat platform, and a back platform. The actuator is in circular connection to the base. The seat platform is in circular or excentric connection to the actuator assembly. The back platform is in circular or excentric connection to the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly, seat platform and back platform may be restricted in movement along paths by assemblies of the circular or excentric connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: EXCITING ING.Inventors: Scott ERB, Mark M. Erb
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Publication number: 20140070585Abstract: A lift chair includes a frame assembly including a chair portion rotatable with respect to a base portion. A lift mechanism portion is positioned in a base portion cavity. The lift mechanism portion includes a lift motor and a drive assembly connected to the lift motor having a slide. A lift tube connects the slide to the chair portion. The lift tube upon actuation of the lift motor displaces the chair portion between a nominal and a full lift position by slide displacement in a slide lifting direction. First and second guide members are positioned on opposite sides of the drive assembly and connected to a base portion base platform. The lift tube is connected to both the first and second guide members to distribute a weight load from the chair portion via the lift tube to the slide, and by the guide members to the base platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: La-Z-Boy IncorporatedInventor: Larry P. LaPointe
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Patent number: 8662586Abstract: A seat assembly 21 including a seat 22, a backrest 23 and a mounting assembly 24 mounting the seat 22 in a near horizontal orientation for movement along an upwardly concaved arcuate seat path having a center of curvature 37 proximate the center of mass 39 of a person seated on the seat, and mounting assembly 24 further mounting the backrest 23 in a near vertical orientation for movement independently of the seat along a forwardly concaved arcuate path having a center curvature 37 proximate the center of mass 39 of the person. An adjustment assembly 61 is provided for adjusting the radius of curvature of the path of motion of the backrest 23. Also provided are a backrest tilt adjustment assembly 71, an armrest adjustment assembly 90, a seat biasing assembly 110 and a seat motion latching assembly 111. A method of self-adjusting support and alignment of a backrest also is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Inventor: Hector Serber
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Patent number: 8579368Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion frame reciprocating between seating and retracted positions, a seat back frame rotatable between standing and forward-tilted positions, a head rest movable between stationary and retracted positions, a pair of links provided at both end portions of the seat cushion frame on a floor in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a guide member including a guide groove extending between the seating and retracted positions, a slide member arranged at the seat cushion frame and sliding along the guide groove, a head rest retaining device retaining the head rest in the stationary position, a rotary member supported by the seat back frame and rotated by the slide member, and an interlocking device arranged between the rotary member and the head rest retaining device and releasing the head rest from the stationary position in accordance with a rotation of the rotary member.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motohiro Kokubo, Masaki Hatano, Hideki Fujisawa, Kazuya Iwasa, Hiroaki Hayahara
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Patent number: 8544955Abstract: The present invention relates to a tillable chair. Specifically, the present invention relates to a tilting chair that enables tilting by combining the left plate body (110) and back plate body (120) with a tilt (130), wherein said back plate body (120) comprises a back plate backbone (122) and a back plate (124) that is combined with a moving means (150) to allow movement in up and down directions with respect to said back plate backbone (122), the front part of said left plate body (110) is combined with one side of said tilt (130), said back plate backbone (122) is combined with another side of said tilt (130), and the rear part of said left plate body (110) is combined with said back plate body (120). According to such configuration, slippage between the human body and back plate does not take place upon tilting so that the comfort level of a user may be enhanced, and a spinal cord may be effectively protected by maintaining a state of lordosis.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sidiz, Inc.Inventor: Joonyeob Kim
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Patent number: 8500202Abstract: An item of furniture includes a frame mounting two adjustable sections which each includes a pivot shaft to cause pivoting of the respective section relative to the frame. Each pivot shaft mounts a claw-shaped arm having two legs. A dual linear actuator having openings at its opposite ends is suspended from the two claw-shaped arms and is operable to rotate the pivot shafts by engagement of sliding spindle nuts therein with the respective claw-shaped arms.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Linak A/SInventors: Jens Jørgen Nielsen, Kurt Lorenzen
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Patent number: 8496294Abstract: A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor includes a support mechanism operatively coupled between a seat back and a seat cushion. A rear end of the seat cushion is released from the support mechanism to pivot the seat cushion from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position in response to pivotal movement of the seat back from an upright seating position to a forwardly folded position. The support mechanism is released from the floor and a stand-up link pivotally coupled between the floor and the support mechanism moves the seat cushion from the generally horizontal position to the generally vertical position and simultaneously urges the seat back to pivot relative to the seat cushion, thereby maintaining the seat back in a generally vertical orientation defining a stand-up position.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Magna Seating IncInventors: Carl J. Holdampf, Ronald A. Zimmerman, II, Douglas A. Dingel, Brian Adwell
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Patent number: 8474910Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a base (9) which includes at least one front foot (11). A seat (3) is connected in an articulated manner to the front foot by at least one front leg (13). At least one rear foot (21) is locked to the base (9) in at least one use position. At least one coupling (42) is provided between the seat and the rear foot. At least one coupler (30) is provided between the backrest and the coupling or the seat. The seat may be transferred from the use position into a boarding position as, after unlocking the rear foot, the seat pivots upwards and the backrest carries out a forward shifting movement by means of the rear foot. The seat may also be transferred from the use position into a flat-floor position, by the backrest pivoting forward and the seat being lowered by the coupler.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Joachim Kämmerer
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Patent number: 8444223Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle which provides easy access to a third row of passenger seating and folds to provide additional cargo space. The seat assembly includes a base frame operatively attached to the floor of the vehicle. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the base frame about a first pivot axis for movement between a seated position, a stowed position, and a folded position. A proximate end of a sub frame is pivotally coupled to the seat back about a second pivot axis for movement between a seated position and a folded position. A seat cushion is pivotally coupled to the sub frame at a third pivot axis for movement between a seated position, a stowed position, and a folded position. A first end of a link member is pivotally coupled to the base frame and a second opposite end of the link member is pivotally coupled to a distal end of the sub frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Moegling, Todd Rupert Muck
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Patent number: 8439435Abstract: Described are passenger seats having a seat pan assembly with reclining and tilting mechanisms, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and the seat pan assembly. The reclining mechanism is configured to adjust a forward position of the seat pan assembly and the rotation of the seat back between upright and reclining positions. The tilting mechanism is configured to rotate an aft end of the seat pan relative to the pan frame and deploy the lumbar mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Zodiac Seats US LLCInventors: Larry Richard Gaither, Timothy W. Terleski, Chirag Patel
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Patent number: 8434822Abstract: A device for an adjustable piece of seating and reclining furniture with an adjustable angle between the seat and the back of the piece of furniture, wherein on each side of the piece of furniture there is located a fitting projecting upwards from its base, the seat being tiltable about a forward suspension point on the fitting, and the back being tiltable about a rear suspension point on the fitting, wherein the back upon tilting backwards causes the seat to tilt backwards in that a link is pivotally fastened to a rear part of the seat frame and pivotally fastened to a lower part of the back frame, the pivotal connection of the link to the back frame being located behind and below said rear suspension point. On an increase in the angle between the seat and the back, the angle that the neck rest of the piece of furniture forms with the back is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: SAPDesign ASInventor: Svein Asbjørnsen
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Patent number: 8419130Abstract: The invention concerns a seat tilt apparatus (3) for an electric wheelchair, which wheelchair comprises a chassis (1) and a seat (2). The seat tilt apparatus comprises; a base member (11), which is fixable to the chassis and provided with at least one first guide slot (16); a seat supporting member (40) which is arranged to supportably receive the seat, movable in relation to the base member and guided by the first guide slot; and a linear drive means (17) which is connected to the base member and to the seat supporting member, for moving the seat supporting member along a motion path, in relation to the base member.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Permobil ABInventor: Hakan Bergman
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Patent number: 8403352Abstract: The stand-up unit (10) comprises a support (21), a stand-up frame (13), which is articulated on the support (21) and has a seat carrier (23) carrying a seat (17), and a backrest carrier (25) carrying a backrest (19). Furthermore, a first lever parallelogram (27) is provided in order to maintain the backrest (19) upright in any position. The backrest (19) can be displaced by the first lever parallelogram (27) by means of a rod (30), in order to ensure that no undesirable relative movement occurs between the backrest (19) and the back of the user when getting up or sitting down. A second lever parallelogram (29) controls the movement of the seat (17) when getting up and sitting down to ensure that no relative movement develops between the seat (17) and buttocks of the user. The stand-up unit may be provided with a base to serve as a chair, particularly a therapy chair. The stand-up unit, however, may also serve as a stand-up wheelchair, when connected to an undercarriage.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Levo AG WohlenInventor: Kurt Hunziker
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Patent number: 8388065Abstract: A vehicle seat movable between a seating mode, an ingress/egress mode, and a cargo mode includes a vehicle seat rotation controlling apparatus. The vehicle seat rotation controlling apparatus allows a seat back to be rotated toward a seat bottom into the ingress/egress mode while holding the seat bottom in an elevated position. Further, the vehicle seat rotation controlling apparatus allows the seat back to be rotated further toward the seat bottom into the cargo mode while rotating the seat bottom into a lowered position. When the vehicle seat is moved from the cargo mode to the seating mode, the seat back is rotated away from the seat bottom while the vehicle seat rotation controlling apparatus causes the seat bottom to rotate into the elevated position.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Matthew J. Harden
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Publication number: 20130009436Abstract: Dynamic furniture having platforms in dynamic attachment to an actuator assembly that in turn is in dynamic attachment to a base. Use of motional platforms supported by a motional actuator assembly permits an article of the furniture to conform to the many and varied body positions a user wants, and allows a user to more easily change body positions while remaining within the furniture, and in medical scenarios may obviate most needs to transfer a patient from one article of furniture to another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Scott ERB, Mark ERB
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Patent number: 8272692Abstract: A chair that includes a support module, a seat carrier, an initially forwardly declined seat member articulated to the seat carrier such as by being pivotal along a front, and an initially rearwardly angled backrest carrier having a backrest member, the carrier articulated to the seat carrier such as by being pivotal along a lower end. The angular positions of the seat and backrest member are largely controlled via an actuator arm and adjustable spring arrangement, wherein the actuator arm directly links the seat member to the backrest carrier and the spring arrangement returns the backrest carrier and seat member to initial positions when a weighted load is lessened or removed from the rear of the seat member. A pneumatic cylinder to provide resistance to the seat member, a limiter to limit a maximum and minimum angular position of the seat member, adjustable arm rests, and casters may be included.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Inventor: Ronald B. Epperson
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Publication number: 20120217779Abstract: Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Larry Richard Gaither, Timothy W. Terleski, Chirag Patel
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Publication number: 20120193961Abstract: The present invention discloses a chair, comprising a seat, a backrest and a chair base, wherein the backrest and the chair base are connected through a first connector that comprises a base holder rigidly connected to the chair base, a back holder secured to the backrest, a rotation holder, a first linkage bar, a second linkage bar and a third linkage bar. The present technical solution solves the problem caused in using a traditional chair which is pulling up of a user's clothes when the backrest of the chair is inclined backward. The present design of a linkage movement not only makes a user feel more comfortable, but also is more user-friendly, thereby avoiding the damage of the user's clothes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventor: JIANHUA FU
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Patent number: 8215695Abstract: A removable vehicle seat includes a base, a removable seat main body, and a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism configured to removably attach the removable seat main body to the base. The first attachment mechanism includes a pin provided to the removable seat main body; and an attachment member provided to the base, and provided with a groove to which the pin is inserted. A disengagement prevention structure is provided between the pin and the attachment member, the disengagement prevention structure being configured to prevent the pin from disengaging from the groove. The second attachment mechanism includes a striker provided to the removable seat main body; and a lock device provided to the base and configured to releasably engage with the striker.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Ida, Mikihito Muramatsu, Brian Thiel, Trevor Delanoy, Louis Vetere
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Patent number: 8215710Abstract: A seat (10) having a seat panel (12) and a backrest (14) is described. The seat panel (12) is connected to a base device (16) by means of a first connecting device (18). The backrest (14) is connected to the seat panel (12) by means of a second correcting device (20). The first connecting device (18) comprises a pair of front and a pair of rear connecting levers (22, 24). The front connecting levers (22) are longer than the rear connecting levers (24). The rear connecting levers (24) are designed with an angled extension (34) so as to form toggle levers. The second connecting device (20) comprises a pair of rod elements (36) which are mounted in a pivotable and linearly movable manner on the seat panel (12) by way of their front end (38) and which are connected in a pivotable manner to the angled extension (34) of the rear connecting levers (24).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sato Office GmbHInventor: Christian Erker