公开(公告)号：US20240156265A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18508030

申请日：2023-11-13

申请人： MillerKnoll, Inc.

发明人： John F. Aldrich ,  Ethan McGraw

IPC分类号： A47C7/44 ,  A47C7/28 ,  A47C7/46

CPC分类号： A47C7/44 ,  A47C7/282 ,  A47C7/46

摘要： A seating structure including a frame, a suspension member, and a support pad. The frame defines an opening. The suspension member is coupled to the frame and spans over the opening. The suspension member is configured to engage a user and has a three-dimensional topography independent of the frame and relative to a straight reference line that extends between opposing sides of the frame.

公开(公告)号：US12070132B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18463140

申请日：2023-09-07

申请人： MILLERKNOLL, INC.

发明人： Ethan McGraw

IPC分类号： A47C5/02 ,  A47C7/28 ,  D04B1/10 ,  D04B1/12 ,  D04B1/22

CPC分类号： A47C5/02 ,  D04B1/102 ,  D04B1/123 ,  D04B1/22 ,  D10B2503/00

摘要： An article of furniture includes a frame defining an opening, and a suspension material spanning over the opening and having a weft knit construction. The suspension material is configured to support a user, and the suspension material includes at least one multifilament forming a jersey knit structure which has a plurality of courses extending in a course direction and a plurality of wales extending in a wale direction, and at least one monofilament corresponding to and being inlaid in a respective one of the courses. The suspension material has, in the course direction, a ratio of machine gauge, in needles per mm, to course stiffness, in N per mm, between 0.02 and 0.2 and has, in the wale direction, a ratio of machine gauge, in needles per mm, to wale stiffness, in N per mm, between 0.07 and 1.4.

公开(公告)号：US11813787B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17375827

申请日：2021-07-14

申请人： MILLERKNOLL, INC.

发明人： Ethan McGraw

IPC分类号： A47C7/28 ,  B29C55/16 ,  B68G7/12 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C7/14 ,  A47C5/06 ,  B29C45/14 ,  G01L1/24 ,  B29C55/12 ,  B29L31/44

CPC分类号： B29C55/165 ,  A47C5/06 ,  A47C7/142 ,  A47C7/282 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C31/023 ,  B29C45/14065 ,  B68G7/12 ,  A47C7/14 ,  B29C55/12 ,  B29C55/16 ,  B29L2031/443 ,  G01L1/241

摘要： A method of manufacturing suspension seating includes providing a blank to be used in a suspension member. The blank has a non-visible marker. The method also includes illuminating the non-visible marker with an excitation source. The non-visible marker becomes detectable when illuminated by the excitation source. The method further includes sensing the non-visible marker with a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect the non-visible marker when illuminated by the excitation source. The method also includes determining, by a controller, a characteristic of the blank using the non-visible marker. The controller is in communication with the sensor and configured to receive information related to the non-visible marker from the sensor. The method further includes adjusting the blank to achieve the desired characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US20240081537A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18463140

申请日：2023-09-07

申请人： MILLERKNOLL, INC.

发明人： Ethan McGraw

IPC分类号： A47C5/02 ,  D04B1/22

CPC分类号： A47C5/02 ,  D04B1/22 ,  D10B2503/00

摘要： An article of furniture includes a frame defining an opening, and a suspension material spanning over the opening and having a weft knit construction. The suspension material is configured to support a user, and the suspension material includes at least one multifilament forming a jersey knit structure which has a plurality of courses extending in a course direction and a plurality of wales extending in a wale direction, and at least one monofilament corresponding to and being inlaid in a respective one of the courses. The suspension material has, in the course direction, a ratio of machine gauge, in needles per mm, to course stiffness, in N per mm, between 0.02 and 0.2 and has, in the wale direction, a ratio of machine gauge, in needles per mm, to wale stiffness, in N per mm, between 0.07 and 1.4.