Herman Miller, Inc.

Neubert Nicolai

Claudia Plikat

Johann Burkhard Schmitz

Robert Warren Insalaco

Carola E M Zwick

Roland R O Zwick

Burkhard Schmitz

Roland Ro Zwick

Carola Em Zwick

A tilt assembly comprising a tilt housing, a body support member pivotally attached to said tilt housing about a first horizontal axis and a spring mounted to said tilt housing at a second horizontal axis. The body support member is moveable between a first and second position. The second horizontal axis is adjustably moveable relative to the first horizontal axis. The spring biases said body support member at a first location when the body support member is in the first position and at a second location when the body support member is in the second position, with the second location being a greater distance from the first horizontal axis than the first location. A method for supporting a chair body support member is also provided. The method comprises moving the second horizontal axis to a desired position relative to the first horizontal axis, reclining the body support member, and biasing the body support member at first and second locations when the body support member is in the first and second positions respectively.

Tilt assembly for a chair

Back for a seating structure

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Berlin, Germany

Neubert Nicolai