Seating furniture chassis

A seating furniture chassis including: a lever mechanism (2) for raising and lowering a seat face of a seating furniture item; a connecting mechanism (4) for connecting the lever mechanism (2) to the seat face; and a drive mechanism (3) for actuating the lever mechanism (2). A plane is defined by way of the connecting mechanism (4), in which plane the seat face lies in the mounted state. The seating furniture chassis (1) has a clearance below the plane, which clearance is free from the lever mechanism (2) and the drive mechanism (3). A footrest of the seating furniture item is pivotable into the clearance.

This is an application claiming priority to DE 20 2015 105 851.9, filed on Nov. 3, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a seating furniture chassis having a lever mechanism for raising and lowering a seat face according to the precharacterizing clause of Claim1.

Seating furniture chassis of this type are used to facilitate standing up from and sitting down on a seating furniture item for persons who are old and/or disabled physically. If the person wishes to stand up, the seat face is raised up and is inclined slightly forwards, with the result that the person can stand up more easily. If the person wishes to sit down again, he/she can sit on the seat face which is raised up and is inclined forwards, and can subsequently lower the seat face, in order to pass into a comfortable seating position.

The seating furniture chassis which are known from the prior art have the disadvantage that they have not been able to be used in combination with a foot rest of the seating furniture item which can be folded in and folded out, on account of the components which are required for raising up and lowering the seat face such as a motor and a lever mechanism, which footrest is arranged below the seat face and approximately parallel to the seat face in the folded-in state. The lever mechanism and/or the motor are/is arranged where the footrest would have to be arranged in the folded-in state.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In contrast, the present invention is based on the object of providing a seating furniture chassis with a lever mechanism for raising and lowering a seat face of a seating furniture item, which seating furniture chassis can be used in combination with a footrest which can be folded in and folded cut and is arranged below the seat face in the folded-in state. Moreover, a system having a seating furniture chassis of this type and a seat face is to be provided.

The said object is achieved by way of a seating furniture chassis according to Claim1and by way of a system according to Claim8. Embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

The seating furniture chassis comprises a lever mechanism for raising and lowering a seat face of a seating furniture item, connecting means for connecting the lever mechanism to the seat face, and drive means for actuating the lever mechanism. A plane is defined by way of the connecting means, in which plans the seat face lies in the mounted state. Moreover, the seating furniture chassis comprises a clearance below the plane. Here, a clearance is understood to mean a region which is free from components of the seating furniture chassis. In particular, the clearance is free from the lever mechanism and the drive means. Both the lever mechanism and the drive means are therefore arranged outside the clearance.

It is provided according to the invention that a footrest of the seating furniture item can be pivoted into the clearance. As a result of the said arrangement and size of the clearance, the seating furniture chassis can be used in a seating furniture item, the footrest of which is arranged below the seat face in the folded-in state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the footrest can be arranged in the clearance approximately parallel to the seat face. This makes it possible that the seating furniture chassis can be used in a seating furniture item, the footrest of which is arranged below the seat face approximately parallel to the seat face in the folded-in state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the clearance can be arranged in a front region, in particular in a front half, of the seating furniture chassis.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the lever mechanism can be configured to incline the seat face during a raising operation and during a lowering operation. As a result, sitting down and standing up are facilitated, in particular, for physically disabled persons.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the lever mechanism can be configured to incline the seat face in such a way that a front edge of the seat face is lower than a rear edge of the seat face.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting means can be configured for connecting the lever mechanism to different seat faces. The said embodiment has the advantage that the seating furniture chassis can be used in an adaptive manner in combination with different seat faces.

The system comprises a seating furniture chassis according to one embodiment of the invention and a seat face. The seat face can be fastened to the connecting means in such a way that it is connected via the connecting means to the lever mechanism.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a footrest, moreover. The footrest can be capable of being pivoted into the clearance below the seat face. In the pivoted-in state, the footrest can be arranged approximately parallel to the seat face. Here, the expression “approximately parallel” is understood to mean within the context of this description, in particular, that an angle between an imaginary extension of the footrest and the seat face is less than 20°, preferably less than 10°.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The seating furniture chassis1comprises a lever mechanism2, a drive means3and connecting means4. The connecting means4are connected to the lever mechanism2. A seat face (not shown in the figures) can be attached to the connecting means4. The lever mechanism2is connected to the connecting means4in such a way that the lever mechanism2is configured to raise and lower the seat face. Moreover, the lever mechanism2is connected to the drive means3which can be, for example, a motor. The drive means3is configured to actuate the lever mechanism2.

Upon an actuation of the lever mechanism2by way of the drive means3, the connecting means4are raised or lowered. Moreover, an inclination of the connecting means4is achieved. In the case of a raising operation, the rear ends of the connecting means4are raised up to a greater extent than the front ends. Here, the rear ends are shown on the right in the figures. The drive means3is arranged in the rear region of the seating furniture chassis. In the case of a lowering operation, the rear ends of the connecting means4are lowered to such an extent that they are oriented approximately parallel to the floor in the completely lowered state.

The completely lowered state of the connecting means4is shown inFIGS. 1 and 2. The completely raised state is shown inFIGS. 5 and 6.FIGS. 3 and 4show an intermediate position which is intended to clarify the raising and lowering mechanism.

It is to be noted that the seating furniture chassis1has a clearance in the front region below the connecting means between two outer elements of the lever mechanism in every position, into which clearance a footrest of the seating furniture item can pivot. This has the advantage that the seating furniture chassis1can be used in combination with a footrest which can be pivoted in below the seat face and is arranged there approximately parallel to the seat face. A footrest of this type is also called a folded-under footrest.

The clearance is free from the lever mechanism2which delimits the clearance towards the outside, and from the drive means3which is arranged in a rear region of the seating furniture chassis1.

Moreover, the connecting means4are configured in such a way that they can be connected to different seat faces. This increases the flexibility of the seating furniture chassis1.

Every issued patent, pending application, publication, journal article, book or any other reference cited herein is each incorporated by reference in their entirety.