IP Library Granted Patent US 12,029,327
Granted Patent B2
US 12,029,327 · App. 17/850,163 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Exercise chair

Inventors: Eisuke Aoki (Toyota, JP); Takahiro Takeda (Toyota, JP); Tadashi Odashima (Toyota, JP); Tomio Ikeda (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A47C3/0255A47C3/025A47C3/0252A47C3/0257A47C3/027A47C3/029A47C9/002A63G13/08
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Patent No.
US 12,029,327
App. No.
17/850,163
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chair includes a movable part including a seat on which a user sits, a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that the movable part can be moved to the right and to the left; and a restoration unit, which is a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward the neutral position in the right and the left. The supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.

Claims (39)

1. A chair comprising:

a movable part including a seat on which a user sits;

a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that it can be moved to the right and to the left, the supporting part comprising a rail that defines a trajectory of the movement of the movable part in the right and the left, the rail being inclined so as to descend toward an end part of the rail from a center of the rail in the longitudinal direction, the movable part movable along the rail of the supporting part; and

a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward a neutral position in the right and the left,

wherein the supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that a center of the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.

2. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein

the rail comprises a right rail part that is extended to the right from the center of the rail and a left rail part that is extended to the left from the center of the rail, and

the movable part comprises a right coupling part slidably coupled to the right rail part and a left coupling part slidably coupled to the left rail part.

3. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein the seat is configured so as to be able to turn about a yaw axis.

4. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein

the movable part further comprises a movable part body interposed between the supporting part and the seat, and

the seat is mounted on the movable part body and is configured so as to be able to turn about a yaw axis with respect to the movable part body.

5. The chair according to claim 4 , wherein the seat is configured so that it can be tilted backward and forward with respect to the movable part body.

6. The chair according to claim 4 , wherein the seat is configured so that it can be tilted to the right and to the left and backward and forward with respect to the movable part body.

7. The chair according to claim 6 , wherein

the movable part further comprises:

a universal joint configured to couple the seat to the movable part body; and

a coil spring that is disposed between the seat and the movable part body and resists tilting of the seat with respect to the movable part body.

8. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein

the movable part further comprises a movable part body interposed between the supporting part and the seat, and

the seat is mounted on the movable part body and is configured so as to be able to turn about a yaw axis with respect to the supporting part.

9. The chair according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing member is an elastic body.

10. The chair according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic body is a coil spring or rubber.

11. The chair according to claim 1 , further comprising a backrest part fixed to the supporting part.

12. The chair according to claim 11 , further comprising a fixing member configured to fix a trunk of the user to the backrest part.

13. The chair according to claim 12 , wherein the fixing member is configured to fix a part of the trunk of the user above a solar plexus to the backrest part.

14. The chair according to claim 13 , wherein the fixing member is configured to fix a base of a neck or a shoulder blade of the trunk of the user to the backrest part.

15. The chair according to claim 1 , further comprising a headrest fixed to the supporting part.

16. A chair comprising:

a movable part including a seat on which a user sits;

a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that it can be moved to the right and to the left, the supporting part comprising a rail that defines a trajectory of the movement of the movable part in the right and the left, the rail being inclined so as to descend toward an end part of the rail from a center of the rail in the longitudinal direction, the movable part movable along the rail of the supporting part; and

a biasing member configured to bias the movable part toward a neutral position in the right and the left, wherein

the supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that the movable part is swung to the right and to the left about a roll axis extending backward and forward, and

the roll axis is set to be lower than the movable part when the movable part is positioned at the neutral position.

17. A chair comprising:

a movable part including a seat on which a user sits;

a supporting part configured to support the movable part in such a way that it can be moved to the right and to the left, the supporting part comprising a rail that defines a trajectory of the movement of the movable part in the right and the left, the rail being inclined so as to descend toward an end part of the rail from a center of the rail in the longitudinal direction, the movable part movable along the rail of the supporting part; and

an elastic body for biasing the movable part toward a neutral position in the right and the left,

wherein the supporting part supports the movable part in such a way that a center of the movable part descends as the movable part is away from the neutral position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2022
From: AOKI, EISUKE; TAKEDA, TAKAHIRO; ODASHIMA, TADASHI; IKEDA, TOMIO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060321/0877 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-107435 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220408927A1 · Dec 29, 2022