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公开(公告)号:US11058224B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-13
申请号:US16241496
申请日:2019-01-07
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: James Nolan Ludwig , Bruce M. Smith , Carl V. Forslund, III , Christopher J. Norman , Gordon J. Peterson , Fredric Biddle , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame, a cover member supported by the seating frame, the cover member having a first elastic modulus in a first direction, the cover member having an outer surface area and a support area that is less than the outer surface area and is configured to support a user, and a polymer film surface layer attached to the support area of the cover member such that the combination of the cover member in the support area and the surface layer has a second elastic modulus in the first direction that is greater than the first elastic modulus.
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公开(公告)号:US10674826B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US15879879
申请日:2018-01-25
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Christopher J. Norman , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Todd Quigley , Mark J. Dinneweth
Abstract: A chair back assembly includes a frame assembly including a pair of slots extending through the frame assembly, a first location positioned between the pair of slots, and a pair of second locations located outward of an outer periphery of the frame assembly, and a vertically adjustable lumbar assembly configured to support a lumbar area of a seated user and including a central portion and a pair of end portions slidably engaging the central portion, the central portion located in the first location and the end portions located in the second locations, wherein the pair of end portion are slidably moveable within the slots between a first position and a second position that is different than the first position.
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公开(公告)号:US09913540B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-13
申请号:US14029995
申请日:2013-09-18
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Christopher J. Norman , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Todd Quigley , Mark J. Dinneweth
CPC classification number: A47C7/46 , A47C1/03 , A47C7/24 , A47C7/28 , A47C7/462 , A47C31/023 , B60N2/5825 , B60N2/6027
Abstract: A chair component assembly includes a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user and including a shell member having an outer peripheral edge, the support component further including at least one coupler having an interior and an opening facing the outer peripheral edge of the shell member, and at least one tab member located substantially proximate the opening of the at least one coupler, and an upholstery cover assembly wrapped about at least a portion of the support component and including an edge that is retained within the interior of the at least one cupler by the at least one tab member.
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公开(公告)号:US10182656B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-22
申请号:US15095761
申请日:2016-04-11
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Bruce M. Smith , Carl V. Forslund, III , Christopher J. Norman , Gordon J. Peterson , Fredric Biddle , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , James Nolan Ludwig
Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame arrangement, a flexible cover member supported by the frame arrangement and configured to support a seated user, a surface layer covering at least a portion of the cover member and including a first surface facing the cover member and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the surface layer includes first portions attached to the cover member interspaced with second portions that are not attached to the cover member, and an elastically resilient control arrangement supported by the frame arrangement and positioned between the cover member and one of the second portions such that the control arrangement is free to move with respect to the cover member and the surface layer, wherein elastic deformation of the control arrangement changes the geometrical configuration of the cover member.
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公开(公告)号:US09661930B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-30
申请号:US14029985
申请日:2013-09-18
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Christopher J. Norman , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Todd Quigley , Mark J. Dinneweth
CPC classification number: A47C7/46 , A47C1/03 , A47C7/24 , A47C7/28 , A47C7/462 , A47C31/023 , B60N2/5825 , B60N2/6027
Abstract: A chair back assembly includes a substantially rigid peripheral frame defining a central opening, and a substantially flexible back shell coupled to the peripheral frame and spanning at least a portion of the central opening, wherein a first portion of the back shell is fixed with respect to the frame at a first position, a second portion of the back shell is fixed with respect to the frame at a second position that is different than the first position, a third portion of the back shell is constrained with respect to the frame in at least one direction of motion at a third position located between the first position and the second position, and wherein a fourth portion of the back shell is free from constraint with respect to the frame at a fourth position located between the third position and the second position.
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公开(公告)号:US20180177301A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15879879
申请日:2018-01-25
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Christopher J. Norman , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Todd Quigley , Mark J. Dinneweth
Abstract: A chair back assembly includes a frame assembly including a pair of slots extending through the frame assembly, a first location positioned between the pair of slots, and a pair of second locations located outward of an outer periphery of the frame assembly, and a vertically adjustable lumbar assembly configured to support a lumbar area of a seated user and including a central portion and a pair of end portions slidably engaging the central portion, the central portion located in the first location and the end portions located in the second locations, wherein the pair of end portion are slidably moveable within the slots between a first position and a second position that is different than the first position.
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公开(公告)号:US09648956B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-16
申请号:US14515097
申请日:2014-10-15
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Gordon J. Peterson , Christopher J. Norman , Russell Holdredge , Bruce Smith , Luke Pearson , Thomas Overthun , Kara Johnson
Abstract: According to the present invention a back for a seating unit is provided. The back comprises a plurality of flexible finger elements. Each of the plurality of flexible finger elements has a distal end. The back further comprises a retainer connecting at least two of the flexible finger elements proximate their distal ends. When a load is applied to a flexible finger element, the retainer distributes at least a portion of the load to at least one adjacent flexible finger element.
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公开(公告)号:US20160296025A1
公开(公告)日:2016-10-13
申请号:US15095761
申请日:2016-04-11
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Bruce M. Smith , Carl V. Forslund, III , Christopher J. Norman , Gordon J. Peterson , Fredric Biddle , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , James Nolan Ludwig
Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame arrangement, a flexible cover member supported by the frame arrangement and configured to support a seated user, a surface layer covering at least a portion of the cover member and including a first surface facing the cover member and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the surface layer includes first portions attached to the cover member interspaced with second portions that are not attached to the cover member, and an elastically resilient control arrangement supported by the frame arrangement and positioned between the cover member and one of the second portions such that the control arrangement is free to move with respect to the cover member and the surface layer, wherein elastic deformation of the control arrangement changes the geometrical configuration of the cover member.
Abstract translation: 座椅支撑装置包括座椅框架装置,由框架装置支撑并构造成支撑就座的使用者的柔性盖构件,覆盖所述盖构件的至少一部分的表面层,并且包括面向所述盖构件的第一表面和 第二表面与第一表面相对,其中表面层的第一表面包括附接到盖构件的第一部分,第一部分与没有附接到盖构件的第二部分间隔开,以及弹性弹性控制装置,其被框架装置支撑并位于 所述盖构件和所述第二部分中的一个使得所述控制装置相对于所述盖构件和所述表面层自由移动,其中所述控制装置的弹性变形改变所述盖构件的几何构造。
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公开(公告)号:US20150091350A1
公开(公告)日:2015-04-02
申请号:US14515097
申请日:2014-10-15
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Gordon J. Peterson , Christopher J. Norman , Russell Holdredge , Bruce Smith , Luke Pearson , Thomas Overthun , Kara Johnson
Abstract: According to the present invention a back for a seating unit is provided. The back comprises a plurality of flexible finger elements. Each of the plurality of flexible finger elements has a distal end. The back further comprises a retainer connecting at least two of the flexible finger elements proximate their distal ends. When a load is applied to a flexible finger element, the retainer distributes at least a portion of the load to at least one adjacent flexible finger element.
Abstract translation: 根据本发明,提供了一种用于座椅单元的背部。 背部包括多个柔性指状元件。 多个柔性指状元件中的每一个具有远端。 背部还包括保持器,其将柔性指状元件中的至少两个靠近其远端连接。 当负载施加到柔性指状元件时,保持器将至少一部分负载分配到至少一个相邻的柔性指状元件。
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公开(公告)号:US10791842B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
申请号:US15488372
申请日:2017-04-14
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor: Gordon J. Peterson , Christopher J. Norman , Russell Holdredge , Bruce Smith , Luke Pearson , Thomas Overthun , Kara Johnson
Abstract: According to the present invention a back for a seating unit is provided. The back comprises a plurality of flexible finger elements. Each of the plurality of flexible finger elements has a distal end. The back further comprises a retainer connecting at least two of the flexible finger elements proximate their distal ends. When a load is applied to a flexible finger element, the retainer distributes at least a portion of the load to at least one adjacent flexible finger element.
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