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US 2006/0138834 A1Published application
Dynamic chair
OwnerWilliam Wegenerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a dynamic chair having a deterministic motion path that allows a variety to different paths to be selected depending of needs of user. By changing the ratio between drive wheels that control the pitch and roll of the seat, motion paths can be selected to help a person assume and/or avoid certain postures while seated. Embodiments of the present invention move the seat of the dynamic chair through a deterministic path to dictate how often and when the seat is in a level position with respect to pitch and roll.
Claims1
A dynamic chair providing automatic motion in a seat, the chair comprising:
- a base;
- a seat having a bottom, the seat bottom having a first seat bottom mounting point and a second seat bottom mounting point;.
- a support means disposed between the base and the seat bottom;
- a drive motor;
- a first drive wheel driven in a rotational manner by the drive motor, the first drive wheel having a first mounting point offset from the center of the first drive wheel;
- a first control means providing a first rotational degree of freedom of movement to the seat, the first control means attached between the first offset mounting point and the first seat bottom mounting point;
- a second drive wheel driven in a rotational manner by the first drive wheel;
- a crankshaft having a first crankshaft end and a second crankshaft end, the first crankshaft end connected to the second drive wheel and rotatably driven by the second drive wheel, the second crankshaft end having an eccentric providing a second offset mounting point offset from the center of the second crankshaft end;
- a second control means providing a second rotational degree of freedom of movement to the seat, the second control means attached between the second offset mounting point and the second seat bottom mounting point;
- wherein the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel are configured in a nonequal ratio of diameters within a range of 20.0:1.0 and 1.0:20.0, such that a changing, substantially ellipsoidal pattern of movement is produced in the seat bottom.
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