Patent ID: 8857909

Claim:
A chair with a rocking mechanism, comprising: the rocking mechanism having a fixed base support with a conical receptacle formed for placing said base support on a chair pillar of the chair; a mechanism upper part pivotally connected to said base support, said mechanism upper part forming a housing at least partially enclosing said base support; said mechanism upper part being pivotable about a pivot axis running transversely with respect to a chair longitudinal direction and being arranged next to said conical receptacle, as seen in the chair longitudinal direction; at least one spring element interacting with said mechanism upper part and with said base support for returning said mechanism upper part from a pivoted position into a starting position; and said mechanism upper part fastening said rocking mechanism to a seat, a seat support, or frame of the chair, or said rocking mechanism being integrated into the seat, the seat support, or the frame of the chair, with said mechanism upper part being formed by a part of the seat, the seat support, or the chair frame; a valve pin for triggering a pneumatic spring placed in an interior of the chair pillar, said valve pin being located in a region of said conical receptacle; and a pivot lever for triggering said pneumatic spring by actuating said valve pin, said pivot lever interacting with at least a part of said rocking mechanism and having an axis of rotation coinciding with said pivot axis of said mechanism upper part.