SEATING ARRANGEMENT
    1.
    发明公开
    SEATING ARRANGEMENT 审中-公开

    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.

    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.

    COMPLIANT BACKREST
    3.
    发明公开
    COMPLIANT BACKREST 审中-公开

    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.

    CPC classification number: A47C7/44 A47C7/40 A47C7/46

    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.

    BODY SUPPORT STRUCTURE
    6.
    发明申请

    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.

    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.

    COMPLIANT BACKREST
    7.
    发明申请

    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.

    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.

    SEATING ARRANGEMENT
    9.
    发明申请

    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.

    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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