Folding chair
View Patent ↗A folding chair includes a lower assembly including a lower block and three or more legs pivotally connected to the lower block; an upper assembly including an upper block and three or more arms pivotally connected to the upper block; a middle assembly connecting the upper assembly and the lower assembly; and a flexible seat including the same number of end portions as the number of the arms, wherein each end portion is arranged at an end of each arm away from the upper block, wherein the upper block is provided with a stop portion to limit the rotation angle of the arms, and wherein the arms are retractable, the flexible seat is arranged to be in a relaxed state when the arms are in a retracted state, and in a tight state when the arms are in an extended state.
1. A folding chair, comprising:
a lower assembly comprising a lower block and three or more legs pivotally connected to the lower block;
an upper assembly comprising an upper block and three or more arms pivotally connected to the upper block;
a middle assembly connecting the upper assembly and the lower assembly; and
a flexible seat comprising the same number of end portions as the number of the arms, wherein each end portion is arranged at an end of each arm away from the upper block,
wherein the upper block is provided with a stop portion to limit the rotation angle of the arms, and
wherein the arms are retractable, the flexible seat is arranged to be in a relaxed state when the arms are in a retracted state, and in a tight state when the arms are in an extended state.
2. The folding chair according to claim 1 , wherein the arms comprise a front arm and a rear arm, and the maximum length of the front arm is less than the maximum length of the rear arm.
3. The folding chair according to claim 2 , wherein the stop portion comprises a front stop and a rear stop, the angle that the front stop restricts the rotation of the front arm is less than the angle that the rear stop restricts the rotation of the rear arm.
4. The folding chair according to claim 2 , wherein the number of the front arm and the rear arm is two respectively.
5. The folding chair according to claim 1 , wherein the middle assembly comprises a bearing component arranged between the upper block and the lower block, and a central shaft penetrating the upper block, the bearing component and the lower block.
6. The folding chair according to claim 5 , wherein the upper block is provided with a downward bulge, and the lower block is provided with an upward bulge, the bearing component comprises a connecting portion clamped between the downward bulge and the upward bulge, and an annular portion arranged around the connecting portion, wherein a plurality of steel balls are arranged in the annular portion.
7. The folding chair according to claim 1 , wherein the lower assembly further comprises a torsion spring arranged inside the leg.
8. The folding chair according to claim 7 , wherein the number of legs is four.
9. The folding chair according to claim 7 , wherein the lower block is provided with a blocker that limits the rotation angle of the legs.
10. The folding chair according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible seat comprises a front side in contact with the user when the user sits on the folding chair and a back side opposite to the front side, the back side of the end portion is provided with an arm sleeve, and the end of the arm away from the upper block is accommodated in the arm sleeve.