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Granted Patent B2
US 11,465,540 · App. 16/930,733 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Chair

Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama (Tochigi, JP); Yukitaka Tadachi (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
B60N2/90A47C1/12A47C7/14A47C7/62A47C7/72A47C7/744A47C9/02B60N2002/981
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Patent No.
US 11,465,540
App. No.
16/930,733
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a chair in which attachment strength of a holding member and the chair is enhanced and an attachment state can be stably maintained. A legged chair includes a leg member, a support post connected to the leg member, a metal frame integrated with the support post, the metal frame forming a seated portion, an awakening device configured to awaken a seated person, a battery configured to supply electric power to the awakening device, an ECU that controls the awakening device, and a holding cover configured to hold the battery and the ECU. The holding cover is attached to the highly rigid metal frame.

Claims (39)

1. A chair comprising:

a frame forming the chair;

a pad portion arranged on the frame;

a cover that covers the pad portion; and

a biological sensor configured to detect biological signals of a seated person;

wherein:

the biological sensor is disposed between the pad portion and the cover,

the cover has a sensor covering portion that covers the biological sensor, and

the sensor covering portion comprises a sensor position indicator that indicates a position of the biological sensor.

2. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein:

the sensor covering portion projects on an opposite side of the pad portion in a thickness direction of the cover.

3. The chair according to claim 2 , wherein:

the sensor covering portion is a step that projects over other part of the cover.

4. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein:

the frame forms a seated portion of the chair, and

the sensor covering portion is provided on the seated portion.

5. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein:

the chair comprises a control device that is connected to the biological sensor.

6. The chair according to claim 5 , wherein:

the sensor covering portion and the control device are arranged at an opposite position in a front to back direction of the chair.

7. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein:

the sensor covering portion is arranged on a rear side of the control device in the front to back direction of the chair.

8. The chair according to claim 5 , wherein:

the chair comprises a harness that connects the biological sensor and the control device, and

a part of the harness and the sensor covering portion are arranged at a same position in a front to back direction of the chair.

9. The chair according to claim 5 , wherein:

the control device is arranged on a lower side of the sensor covering portion.

10. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein:

a space portion is formed between the cover and the pad portion, and

the space portion is arranged on a position adjacent to the sensor covering portion in a front to back direction of the chair.

11. A chair comprising:

a frame forming the chair;

a pad portion arranged on the frame;

a cover that covers the pad portion; and

a biological sensor configured to detect biological signals of a seated person;

wherein

the biological sensor is disposed between the pad portion and the cover,

the cover has a sensor covering portion that covers the biological sensor, and

the sensor covering portion is a step that projects toward an opposite side of the pad portion with respect to other part of the cover in a thickness direction of the cover.

Priority Claims (9)
JP 2015-067212 · Mar 27, 2015 · national
JP 2015-067213 · Mar 27, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074039 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074040 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074041 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074042 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074043 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074044 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
JP 2015-074045 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16693468 · Nov 25, 2019
Continuation 15561914
Related Publication 20200346570A1 · Nov 5, 2020
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