Patent ID: 6095605
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A47C,Y10T

Abstract:
A backrest adjusting device disposed in a backrest pad, the backrest adjusting device comprising a main body, a screw rod, a block, an adjustment button, a pin, a tube, and a flexible plate, characterized in that:the main body has four lugs, a hollow interior, a round aperture communicating with the hollow interior, a circular aperture communicating with the hollow interior, a through hole, and a sleeve disposed on the main body and communicating with the circular aperture,the screw rod having a threaded hole, an annular recess, and a distal portion,the block having a groove and a threaded portion engaging with the screw rod,the adjustment button has a center hole,the tube is connected to the sleeve,the screw rod and the block are inserted in the hollow interior,the distal portion of the screw rod is inserted in the round aperture,a plug is inserted in the groove,the lugs are fastened in the backrest pad,the flexible plate has an extension pipe and an oblong hole,the pin passes through the through hole,the pin is inserted in the annular recess,a bolt fastens the adjustment button and the screw rod together via the center hole and the threaded hole,a wire is connected to the plug and the flexible plate,an end of the wire is inserted in the oblong hole, andthe wire passes through the extension pipe, the sleeve, and the circular aperture,when the adjustment button is rotated clockwise, the screw rod is rotated clockwise and the block moves downward,when the adjustment button is rotated counterclockwise, the screw rod is rotated counterclockwise and the block moves upward.