Locking mechanism for an intelligent automated chair
AssigneeMovably, Inc.
InventorsMark Kapij, Jose Chavarria, Lorenz Klauser, Stefan Stalder
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Abstract
A locking mechanism for a smart automated chair is provided. The chair is operable to move a seat between a horizontal seating position and a vertical downward standing position. When moving to the horizontal seating position, in some instances a user may sit on the seat before it has reached a locked horizontal position, this can increase a risk of the seat slipping or otherwise releasing to a downward vertical position, causing risk of inconvenience to a user, the locking mechanism herein addresses this issue.
Claims20
A locking system and adjustable chair combination comprising:
- a control assembly having a motor, the motor operable to move a seat of an adjustable chair between a horizontal seated position and a vertical standing position;
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- a locking mechanism having a slot that can interface with a portion of the control assembly or the seat to stop a movement of the seat towards the vertical standing position, the locking mechanism configured to stop the movement of the seat when the seat is in a position between the horizontal seated position and vertical standing position;
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises a releasable locking component configured to permit rotation of the seat in a first direction while engaging with the slot to prevent rotation in a second, opposite direction in response to a force applied to the seat.
A locking system and adjustable chair combination comprising:
- a control assembly having a motor, the motor operable to move a seat of an adjustable chair between a horizontal seated position and a vertical standing position;
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- a locking mechanism having a slot that can interface with a portion of the control assembly or the seat to stop a movement of the seat towards the vertical standing position, the locking mechanism configured to stop the movement of the seat when the seat is in a position between the horizontal seated position and vertical standing position;
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises the slot formed as a notch formed on an inner surface of a leaf perch connected to the seat, a pawl engageable and disengageable with the notch, wherein an engagement of the pawl with the notch prevents a movement of the seat to the vertical standing position.
A locking system and adjustable chair combination comprising:
- a control assembly having a motor, the motor operable to move a seat of an adjustable chair between a horizontal seated position and a vertical standing position;
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- a locking mechanism having a slot that can interface with a portion of the control assembly or the seat to stop a movement of the seat towards the vertical standing position, the locking mechanism configured to stop the movement of the seat when the seat is in a position between the horizontal seated position and vertical standing position;
- wherein the seat comprises a leaf perch and defines a plurality of slots, the locking mechanism comprising a plurality of arms, the plurality of slots having one slot for each of the plurality of arms, the plurality of arms being engageable with the plurality of slots and being urged into the plurality of slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.