Chairs and seats – Bottom or back with means to alter contour – Providing support for lower back region
Patent
1994-10-05
1995-11-14
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back with means to alter contour
Providing support for lower back region
2972844, A47C 300
Patent
active
054660459
ABSTRACT:
A lumbar support device for seat which is of such a structure wherein a lumbar plate is supported on the free end portion of an arm, and wherein the arm is operatively connected, at its base end portion, with a threaded drive mechanism via a guide element, while the intermediate portion of the arm is in a slidable contact with a fulcrum or support rod. The guide element comprises a generally arcuate guide hole formed in conformity with a locus along which the base end portion of the arm has to be displaced in order for the free end portion thereof to be moved on a straight line. Such slidable contact between the arm's intermediate portion and support rod, and provision of generally arcuate guide hole, materializes a linear movement of the lumbar plate on the same straight line in the fore-and-aft direction of the seat. Thus, the lumbar plate is prevented against dislocation in the width-wise direction of the seat, offering a stable support touch to the lumbar part of an occupant on the seat.
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Cranmer Laurie K.
Tachi-S Co. Ltd.
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