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公开(公告)号:US20240237826A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18619362
申请日:2024-03-28
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: James Ludwig , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt Heidmann , Bruce Michael Smith , Mark Spoelhof
Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a support shell including a seat portion and a chair back portion each configured to support a seated user, the chair seat portion having a front region and a rear region and the chair back portion having an upper region and a lower region, where the rear region of the seat portion is coupled to the lower region of the chair back portion, a control member including a substantially flexible front support and an attachment point, where the front support engages the support shell in the front region of the seat portion and the control member engages the back portion, and a substantially rigid second support attached to the control member at the attachment point, wherein the control member is an integral, one-piece component including multiple flex regions configured to allow the support shell to move between an upright and reclined position.
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公开(公告)号:US11864661B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US17733445
申请日:2022-04-29
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Gordon J. Peterson
Abstract: A body support assembly includes a moveable body support member coupled to a deflectable suspension material. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20230165376A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-01
申请号:US18096770
申请日:2023-01-13
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt R. Heidmann , Pascal Rolf Hien , Jeffrey A. Hall , John Colasanti , Michael Yancharas
Abstract: A backrest includes a primary frame having a pair of laterally spaced first uprights defining a first opening therebetween, a first front surface and a first rear surface. A secondary frame includes a pair of laterally spaced second uprights defining a second opening therebetween, a second rear surface facing the first front surface of the primary frame and a second front surface, wherein the secondary frame is coupled to the primary frame, and wherein at least portions of the first and second openings are aligned. A flexible shell overlies and is coupled to the second front surface of the secondary frame. The flexible shell includes a third rear surface visible through the aligned portions of the first and second openings.
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公开(公告)号:US11602223B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-14
申请号:US17396383
申请日:2021-08-06
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Abstract: A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20220248856A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-11
申请号:US17667792
申请日:2022-02-09
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt R. Heidmann , Gary Karsten , Mark Spoelhof
Abstract: A body support structure includes a base, a seat and a backrest, with the backrest connected to the base with a torsion leaf spring. The torsion leaf spring may be configured with a plurality of fingers, and/or one or more flex regions. One or more struts may be connected between the seat or backrest and the base. In another aspect, the seat and/or backrest may be supported with one or more links that provide a counter-intuitive motion. In another aspect, a link may be coupled to a support with a flexible blade.
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公开(公告)号:US20220183470A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17683876
申请日:2022-03-01
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt R. Heidmann , Pascal Rolf Hien , Jeffrey A. Hall , John Colasanti , Michael Yancharas
Abstract: A backrest includes a primary frame having a pair of laterally spaced first uprights defining a first opening therebetween, a first front surface and a first rear surface. A secondary frame includes a pair of laterally spaced second uprights defining a second opening therebetween, a second rear surface facing the first front surface of the primary frame and a second front surface, wherein the secondary frame is coupled to the primary frame, and wherein at least portions of the first and second openings are aligned. A flexible shell overlies and is coupled to the second front surface of the secondary frame. The flexible shell includes a third rear surface visible through the aligned portions of the first and second openings.
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公开(公告)号:US11357329B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-14
申请号:US17119490
申请日:2020-12-11
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt R. Heidmann , Gordon J. Peterson , David Bodnar , James Ludwig , Nate Brock , Mark Spoelhof
Abstract: A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by a tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20210298484A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-30
申请号:US17346945
申请日:2021-06-14
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt R. Heidmann , Gordon J. Peterson , Russell T. Holdredge , Nathan Brock
IPC: A47C7/54
Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a seat portion, a back portion, a support member caused to move between first and second positions, and a back recline lock arrangement that includes an actuator, a lock member caused to move between a locked position when the actuator is in an engaged position where the lock member prevents the support member from moving from the first position toward the second position, and an unlocked position when the actuator is in a disengaged position, and wherein the actuator is configured to move from the disengaged position to the engaged position when the chair back is in the reclined position, and the lock member is prevented from moving from the unlocked position to the locked position until the back assembly is moved from the reclined position to the upright position.
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公开(公告)号:US11109683B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-07
申请号:US16794946
申请日:2020-02-19
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Abstract: A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
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