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EP2888974B1
EP2888974B1 EP14198234.8A EP14198234A EP2888974B1 EP 2888974 B1 EP2888974 B1 EP 2888974B1 EP 14198234 A EP14198234 A EP 14198234A EP 2888974 B1 EP2888974 B1 EP 2888974B1
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Eric Van Olst
Chih-Chuan Yang
Cheng-Jy Tien
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Karma Medical Products Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/022—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/03—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests
    • A47C1/0308—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests adjustable by rotation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/54—Supports for the arms
    • A47C7/541—Supports for the arms of adjustable type

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  • the invention relates to an armrest device, more particularly to an armrest device that can be suitably mounted on a body supporting apparatus, such as, a seat, an office chair, a wheelchair, an electric wheelchair, an electric mobility scooter, a walker, etc.
  • a body supporting apparatus such as, a seat, an office chair, a wheelchair, an electric wheelchair, an electric mobility scooter, a walker, etc.
  • a conventional body supporting apparatus such as a seat, an office chair, a wheelchair, an electric wheelchair, an electric mobility scooter, a walker, etc., generally has an armrest device connected to a backrest thereof.
  • the armrest device includes a fixed bracket, and two armrest boards fixedly mounted on the fixed bracket for a user to rest his/her arms thereon.
  • the conventional armrest device can provide resting of the user's arms, the width thereof is fixed.
  • the armrest device must be redesigned to match the backrest or the stature of the user.
  • the armrest device of the conventional body supporting apparatus may not only be inconvenient to manufacture and assemble, but also may not be comfortable to use when the distance between the armrest boards does not fit the stature of the user.
  • EP 1 532 897 A2 discloses a task chair equipped with a mechanism for independently adjusting the height and width of support arms by the manual operation of a single adjustment knob.
  • Each of the support arms includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion that are pivotally coupled by corresponding pivot joints.
  • Each second arm portion carries one of a pair of arm pads.
  • Each second arm portion may be inclined relative to the corresponding first arm portion for inclining the corresponding arm pad relative to a seat plate of the task chair.
  • Each arm pad is joined with the corresponding second arm portion by a coupling mechanism that permits movement of each arm pad with two degrees of translational freedom and one degree of rotational freedom.
  • An object of this invention is to provide an armrest device that is capable of overcoming the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.
  • an armrest device of this invention includes a connecting mechanism and two armrest units.
  • the connecting mechanism includes two connecting rods and at least one fixing member.
  • Each connecting rod has an armrest mounting portion and an overlapping portion connected to the armrest mounting portion.
  • the overlapping portions of the connecting rods are overlapped with each other.
  • the overlapping length of the overlapping portions is adjustable.
  • the at least one fixing member detachably interconnects the overlapping portions of the connecting rods.
  • the armrest units are mounted pivotably and respectively to the armrest mounting portions of the connecting rods.
  • each of said connecting rods has a plurality of fixing holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said overlapping portion, and said at least one fixing member includes two said fixing members extending through two of said fixing holes in one of said connecting rods and selectively engaging two of said fixing holes in the other one of said connecting rods.
  • a beneficial effect of this invention resides in that because the armrest units are respectively mounted on the connecting rods and because the overlapping length of the connecting rods is adjustable, the width between the armrest units can be adjusted, so that the armrest device of this invention can be suitably mounted on the body supporting apparatus 1 with different widths. Hence, easy manufacturing and assembling thereof can be enhanced. Furthermore, the width between the armrest units 3 and the heights of the armrest units 3 can be adjusted to cope with the different stature of users to thereby enhance use comfort.
  • an armrest device is suitable for mounting on a body supporting apparatus 1, such as a seat, an office chair, a wheelchair, an electric wheelchair, an electric mobility scooter, a walker, etc., and is adjustable according to the width of the body supporting apparatus 1.
  • the body supporting apparatus 1 includes a backrest 11, and a rear cap 12 fixed to a rear side of the backrest 11 by a plurality of fasteners 10.
  • the backrest 11 has a semicircular mounting portion 111 facing the rear cap 12.
  • the rear cap 12 has two spaced-apart through holes 121.
  • the body supporting apparatus 1 further includes a mounting passage 13 cooperatively defined by the backrest mounting portion 111 and the rear cap 12, and a telescopic rod 14 disposed at a rear lower portion of the backrest 11.
  • the armrest device of this embodiment comprises a connecting mechanism 2 and two armrest units 3.
  • the connecting mechanism 2 includes two connecting rods 21 adjustably and movably mounted in the mounting passage 13, two reinforcing plates 23 respectively fixed to the connecting rods 21 by a plurality of fixing screws 22, and two fixing members 24 detachably interconnecting the connecting rods 21.
  • Each of the connecting rods 21 has an armrest mounting portion 211, and an overlapping portion 212 connected to and disposed inwardly of the armrest mounting portion 211.
  • the armrest mounting portion 211 includes an inner sleeve section 213 connected to the overlapping portion 212, and an outer sleeve section 214 connected to the inner sleeve section 213 opposite to the overlapping portion 212.
  • each of the reinforcing plates 23 is fixed to the overlapping portion 212 of the respective connecting rod 21 by using two fixing screws 22, and is proximate to the inner sleeve section 213 of the respective connecting rod 21.
  • the inner sleeve section 213 has a circular main body, and a notched part 215 formed in the main body adjacent to a junction between the inner and outer sleeve sections 213, 214.
  • the outer sleeve section 214 has a circular main body, a notched part 218 with two diametrically opposite notches 2181 formed in an outer end of the main body of the outer sleeve section 214 and distal from the notched part 215, and a threaded connecting hole 216 extending axially and inwardly from the outer end of the outer sleeve main body between the notches 218.
  • the overlapping portion 212 has a semi-circular cross section, and is formed with a plurality of fixing holes 217 spaced apart from each other along the length thereof.
  • the overlapping portions 212 of the connecting rods 21 are overlapped with each other.
  • the length of the connecting mechanism 2 after assembly can be altered by adjusting the overlapping length of the overlapping portions 212 of the connecting rods 21.
  • the armrest units 3 are symmetrically disposed on left and right sides of the connecting mechanism 2, and are mounted pivotably and respectively to the armrest mounting portions 211 of the connecting rods 21.
  • Each of the armrest units 3 includes an engaging ring 39, two compressible rings 31, a pivot limiting seat 30, a wear-resistant piece 32, an angle fixing seat 33, and an armrest assembly 34. Since the structures of the armrest units 3 are similar, only the armrest unit 3 mounted to the armrest mounting portion 211 of a left one of the connecting rods 21 will be described hereinafter.
  • the engaging ring 39 is sleeved fixedly on the inner sleeve section 213 of the armrest mounting portion 211.
  • the two compressible rings 31 are sleeved side by side on the inner sleeve section 213.
  • the pivot limiting seat 30 is sleeved fixedly and non-rotatably on the notched part 215 of the inner sleeve section 213.
  • the wear-resistant piece 32, the angle fixing seat 33, and the armrest assembly 34 are sequentially sleeved on the outer sleeve section 214 of the armrest mounting portion 211 from an inner side to an outer side thereof.
  • the compressible rings 31 are disposed between the engaging ring 39 and the pivot limiting seat 30.
  • the wear-resistant piece 32 is sandwiched between the pivot limiting seat 30 and the angle fixing seat 33.
  • the armrest unit 3 further includes a mounting assembly 35, a first adjustment screw 37 threadedly and adjustably connected to the angle fixing seat 33, and a second adjustment screw 38 threadedly and adjustably connected to the armrest assembly 34.
  • the pivot limiting seat 30 has a seat main body 301 fixedly sleeved on the notched part 215 of the inner sleeve section 213, a protruding portion 302 extending rearwardly from the seat main body 301, a pivot limiting member 303 projecting from the seat main body 301 toward the angle fixing seat 33, and a coupling rod 304 coupling the protruding portion 302 to the telescopic rod 14 (see Figure 1 ) of the body supporting apparatus 1.
  • the wear-resistant piece 32 is circular, and has a first axial hole 321 for extension of the armrest mounting portion 211 therethrough, and an insertion hole 322 offset from the first axial hole 321 for extension of the pivot limiting member 303 therethrough.
  • the angle fixing seat 33 includes a circular main body 331 defining a central hole, an axial tubular wall 339 projecting from an outer surface of the main body 331 toward the armrest assembly 34 and defining a second axial hole 330 communicating with the central hole in the main body 331, and a first stopping block 332 projecting from the outer surface of the main body 331 and surrounding an outer periphery of the axial tubular wall 339.
  • An inner surface 333 of the main body 331 faces the wear-resistant piece 32, and has an arcuate pivot limiting groove 334 surrounding the central hole in the main body 331.
  • the pivot limiting groove 334 has a first groove end 335 and a second groove end 336 opposite to the first groove end 335.
  • the first stopping block 332 has a first stopping face 337, and a first threaded hole 338 spaced apart from the first stopping face 337.
  • the armrest assembly 34 includes an armrest rod 340, and an armrest board 348 adjustably mounted on the armrest rod 340.
  • the armrest rod 340 has a mounting portion 341 for mounting of the armrest board 348 thereon, and a pivot connection portion 342 mounted coaxially on and pivotable relative to the angle fixing seat 33.
  • the pivot connection portion 342 has a third axial hole 343 axially aligned with the second axial hole 330, and a second stopping block 344 protruding toward the angle fixing seat 33 and surrounding the third axial hole 343.
  • the second stopping block 344 has a second stopping face 345 (see Fig. 5 ), and a second threaded hole 347 spaced apart from the second stopping face 345. As shown in Figs.
  • each of the first and second adjustment screws 37, 38 is configured as a headless screw, and is inserted threadedly and adjustably into a respective one of the first and second threaded holes 338, 347.
  • An inner end of the first adjustment screw 37 is abuttable against the second stopping face 345, while an inner end of the second adjustment screw 38 is abuttable against the first stopping face 337.
  • the mounting assembly 35 includes a first cushion pad 351 sleeved non-rotatably on the notched part 218 of the outer sleeve section 214 of the armrest mounting portion 211, a second cushion pad 352 abutting against the first cushion pad 351, and a connecting screw 353 extending through the first and second cushion pads 351, 352 and threadedly engaging the threaded hole 216 in the outer sleeve section 214.
  • the armrest assembly 34 is mounted on the connecting rod 21.
  • the overlapping length of the overlapping portions 212 of the connecting rods 21 is first adjusted according to the width of the backrest 11 of the body supporting apparatus 1, after which the fixing members 24 are inserted through the through holes 121 in the rear cap 12 and two of the fixing holes 217 in one of the connecting rods 21, and are threadedly and selectively engaged with two of the fixing holes 217 in the other connecting rod 21, thereby fixedly coupling the overlapping portions 212 of the connecting rods 21.
  • the armrest units 3 are respectively mounted and connected to the armrest mounting portions 211 of the connecting rods 21.
  • the armrest assemblies 34 of the armrest units 3 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the backrest 11 of the body supporting apparatus 1.
  • the armrest device of this embodiment can be adjusted according to the width of the backrest 11 of the body supporting apparatus 1 without much effort.
  • the other one of the first and second adjustment screws 37, 38 is threadedly adjusted to move further into the respective first or second threaded hole 338, 347, so that the inner end thereof pushes the respective second or first stopping face 345, 337, thereby moving the inner end of the one of the first and second adjustment screws 37, 38 to abut against the respective second or first stopping face 345, 337.
  • the armrest assembly 34 of each armrest unit 3 cannot pivot further, and is retained at the desired angle or height.
  • the armrest assembly 34 is not only mounted coaxially and pivotably to the armrest mounting portion 211 of the respective connecting rod 21, but also the connecting screw 353 is not likely to loosen during the pivot movement of the armrest assembly 34.
  • each armrest unit 3 when the armrest device of this embodiment is in normal use, because the compressible rings 31, the pivot limiting seat 30, the wear-resistant piece 32, the angle fixing seat 33 and the armrest rod 340 of the armrest assembly 34 of each armrest unit 3 are disposed tightly close to each other, and because the pivot limiting member 303 is inserted into the pivot limiting groove 334 of the angle fixing seat 33 and abuts against the first groove end 335 thereof, each armrest unit 3 is disposed in the horizontal arm-resting position at this time, and the armrest assembly 34 thereof is retained at a fixed angle for an arm of the user to rest thereon.
  • the armrest device of this invention not only has a novel structure, but also can be adjusted according to the requirement of the body supporting apparatus 1. That is, the width between the armrest units 3 can be adjusted so that the armrest device of this invention can be mounted to the body supporting apparatus 1 with different widths. The purpose of easy manufacturing and assembling can thus be achieved. Simultaneously, the width between the armrest units 3 and the heights of the armrest units 3 can be adjusted to cope with the different stature of users to thereby enhance use comfort.

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