Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7992936B2/en
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US12/225,335
US20100117419A1 (en
2007-03-22 Application filed by Herman Miller Inc filed Critical Herman Miller Inc
2008-09-18 Assigned to HERMAN MILLER, INC. reassignment HERMAN MILLER, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: PLIKAT, CLAUDIA, SCHMITZ, JOHANN BURKHARD, ZWICK, CAROLA EVA MARIANNE, ZWICK, ROLAND ROLF OTTO
2010-05-13 Publication of US20100117419A1 publication Critical patent/US20100117419A1/en
2011-08-09 Publication of US7992936B2 publication Critical patent/US7992936B2/en
List of designations: 1 Seat 2 Seat element 3 Underframe 4 Seat part 4a Front seat part 4b Rear seat part 5 Backrest part 5a Lower backrest part 5b Upper backrest part 6 Supporting arm 6a Upper support of 6 6a′ Second, upper support of 6 6b Lower support of 6 7 Supporting arm 7a Upper support of 7 7b Lower support of 7 8 Fabric 9 Guide element 10 Lever 11 Intermediate space between 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b 12 Connecting link 13 Lever 14 Transverse support between 6b and 7b 15 Energy store 16 Spring element 17 Leaf spring 18 Stop on 6a 19 Contact body 20 Transverse strut between 6 and 7 and 6b and 7b 21 Transverse strut between 6 and 7 and 6b and 7b 22 Footplate of 3 23 Strut between 22 and 14 24 Fastening point of 6b/7b on 14 25 Fastening point of 6b/7b on 14 26 Transverse slat 27 Spoke 28 Covering 29 Seat surface 30 Backrest 31 Transverse support between 6a and 6a′ 32 Transverse support between 6a and 6a′ 33 Approximately vertically situated limb of 6b 33a Strut on 33 33b Strut on 33 34 Upwardly directed limb of 6a 35 Upwardly directed limb of 6a′ 36 Approximately horizontally situated limb of 6b 37 Free end of 36 38 Approximately horizontally situated limb of 6a 39 Approximately horizontally situated limb of 6a′ 40 Strut 41 Vertical plane 42 Bolt 43 Bolt 44 Slotted-guide mechanism 44a Pin 44b Slot 45 Slotted-guide mechanism as connecting link 45a Pin 45b Slot 46 Elastic element between 6a and 6b 47 Upper side of 6b 48 Lower side of 6a 49 Rubber block 50 Slotted-guide mechanism as guide element 50a Pin 50b Slot 51 Screw for fastening 6b to 3 52 Screw for fastening 6b to 3 I Basic position of 1 and 2 II Resting position of 1 and 2 III Intermediate position between I and II A Region of 4a B6 Width of 6 B Region of 4b C Region of 5a D Region of 5b D91 Pivotal point of 9 on 6a D92 Pivotal point of 9 on 6b D121 Pivotal point of 12 on 6a D122 Pivotal point of 12 on 6b E1 End of 6a E2 End of 6b H1 Displacement of D91 in y direction H Horizontal K9 Arcuate path of D91 K12 Arcuate path of D121 K50 Curve of 50a K Circular path of D91 about D92 L1 Displacement of D91 in x direction m Pulling direction of 6a P Point on 6 Q Central section of 6a Q′ Central section of 6a′ R Central section of 6b W4 Angle between 4 and H W5 Angle between 5 and V W6 Opening angle between 4 and 5 W9 Angle between 9 and H WP Rocking point V1 Displacement distance of 19 in y′ direction V Vertical α Inner opening angle β Difference between the angles W9 γ Difference between different angles of 12
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