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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Kokuyo Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Takao Sugano, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Shibamoto, Osaka, JP;
Fei Xu, Osaka, JP;
Toshiki Yajima, Osaka, JP;
Katsuaki Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
KOKUYO CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A chair comprises: a legerected on a floor surface; a seatarranged above the leg; and a support mechanisminterposed between the legand the seat, wherein the support mechanismis arranged below the seatand is configured to movably support the seatalong a predetermined trajectory by having an omnidirectional connection unitconfigured to operably connect in all directions including the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, comprises: a seat inclining function configured to downwardly incline a tip side in a movement direction of the seat, and further comprises: a return-force generation mechanism configured to generate, by elevating a center of gravity of the seat, a return force in a direction of returning the seatto the reference position.