EP2861103A1

EP2861103A1 - Highchair

Info

Publication number: EP2861103A1
Application number: EP13728725.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: David KHO; Hiroshi Ono
Original assignee: Mima International Holdings Ltd
Current assignee: Mima International Holdings Ltd
Priority date: 2012-06-13
Filing date: 2013-06-12
Publication date: 2015-04-22
Anticipated expiration: 2033-06-12
Also published as: RU2641862C2; CN104602571B; DE102012105130A1; RU2015100173A; CN104602571A; WO2013186246A1; PL2861103T3; EP2861103B1; ES2581003T3; US20150137565A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a highchair for babies or small children, comprising a lower base part (11) and an approximately bowl-shaped seat (12), which is attached in the upper area of the base part and which comprises an outer seat bowl (20) that is somewhat larger in holding volume and an inner seat bowl (21) that is somewhat smaller in holding volume and that can be fit into the outer seat bowl. The inner seat bowl can be fastened to the outer seat bowl so that also larger children can sit in the highchair after the inner seat bowl has been removed. Furthermore, an inclined position of the seat in relation to the base part is preferably provided, for which purpose the seat is moved along a brace attached to the rear of the seat or a bow (15) that defines a circular path and during said movement the brace is guided in or on a guiding device (14) connected to the base part. By means of the inclination adjustment, the seat can be moved from a position in which the child is sitting into a position in which the child is lying. Preferably, the height of the seat can also be adjusted.

Description

high chair

The present invention relates to a high chair having a lower foot part and an approximately cup-shaped seat mounted in the upper part of the foot part. The typical high chairs of this kind are intended for babies who are not yet able to sit on their own in an ordinary chair. The high chair provides a secure seating, as the baby can be strapped into this usually. In most cases there is also a table on which dishes can be placed when the baby is having a meal, or on which, for example, toys or other objects can be placed. In general, such high chairs also have a way to adjust the tilt position of the seat relative to the foot, so that you can adjust the inclination of the seat so that the baby then out of a position in which the baby assumes a sitting position is in a largely lying position and thus can sleep in the high chair and is thereby secured against falling out.

For example, in US Pat. No. 7,905,549 B2, a high chair is described in which the inclination adjustment of the approximately cup-shaped seat is such that the seat is held pivotably about a horizontal axis extending transversely between two support arms, which in the front view is approximately U-shaped overall are formed. The tilt adjustment of the seat via both sides in the region of the pivot axis mounted joints with locking mechanisms, these locking mechanisms are actuated by tension elements and so the joints are unlocked, wherein the force acting on the tension elements actuator is located approximately in the upper end of the seat. By tilting the seat in such a high chair, the child can be brought from an approximately upright sitting in a lying position. US 2010/0052387 A1 describes a device similar to a couch for accommodating a toddler, in which the toddler lies on a lying surface of a textile material which is fastened to a plurality of struts via zippers or hook-and-loop fasteners. A substructure accommodates a complex drive mechanism that allows for various patterns of movement to weigh the child by moving back and forth or up and down. It is also possible in this known device an adjustment of a strut along a circular path relative to the substructure, in which the strut is displaced in a guide along the circular path. However, this known lounger is not comparable to a typical highchair because it does not allow a sitting position of the child in which this example takes food, playing with items on a shelf, leafing through a book or the like. Rather, this known device is used exclusively to calm the child by weighing movements or to lull or amuse by rocking movements. Due to the complex drive, this device is structurally very complex and expensive.

When using a rigid dimensionally stable seat as in the high chair according to the aforementioned US 7,905,549 B2, a disadvantage of the known high chairs of this type is that the use of time is limited because the rigid seat shell can accommodate only a child up to a certain size due to their size , If the child has reached a certain age, then it no longer fits in the seat, so that the use of such a high chair is limited to the baby's age. Although it is shown in the aforementioned US-Script in an exploded view that a seat, which is referred to there as a back support, represents a separate component. However, this is obviously taken out only when disassembling the high chair or possibly for cleaning purposes. After removing this backrest of the high chair is in a non-functional disassembled state and use of the high chair in this raw state without back support is not described.

The object of the invention is to provide an alternative high chair of the genus gen type mentioned above, which is variable in the seating area, so that after a conversion, a larger child can sit in the high chair and thus has a longer service life.

The solution to this problem provides a high chair of the type mentioned above with the characterizing features of claim 1. According to the invention, it is provided that the cup-shaped seat comprises a slightly larger outer seating shell in the receiving volume, as well as a slightly smaller inner seat pan, which can be fixed to the outer seat shell and can be fitted in the receiving volume. This variant opens up the possibility of taking the inner seat shell out of the outer seat shell and thereby creating a seat with a larger receiving volume, whereby a larger child can be seated in the chair. This results in a use of the high chair over a longer period of time, since the seat is virtually adaptable to the size of the child. A preferred development of the invention provides for securing the inner seat shell to the outer seat shell locking elements on the one shell, which can be latched into recesses or corresponding locking elements of the other shell.

In order to create a larger receiving volume after removing the inner seat shell, the outer seat shell preferably has a greater inner width and / or greater inner height and / or a greater inner depth, approximately perpendicular extension to the inner height, and / or a lower one Height of the seat relative to the ground on which the foot part rests, compared to the inner shell. The present invention is further a novel constructive solution for tilt adjustment of a high chair of the type mentioned. According to the invention, at least one strut or a bracket is attached to the back of the seat, which defines a circular path along which moved the seat in the tilt adjustment and thereby guided in or on a guide device connected to the foot part. This type of inclination adjustment can also be provided within the scope of a preferred embodiment of the invention and combined with the interchangeable inner shell. In particular, if you want to put a baby to sleep, it is advantageous if there is the possibility to bring the seat in an approximately horizontal reclining position.

By said solution according to the invention results in a novel movement of the seat when adjusting the tilt position. While in the prior art according to US 7,905,549 B2, the cup-shaped seat pivots about a fixed axis which passes through the seat, is in the inventive solution, the center of the circular path outside the outline of the seat, that is, the movement follows a larger swing radius and the Adjusting in a shallower tilt position, the foot area of the seat moves more or less away from the guide device forming a fixed point. Preferably, it is provided according to a development of the invention that the guide device relative to the foot part in height is adjustable. Regardless of the inclination adjustment, the entire seat can also be adjusted in height in this case. This can be for example a telescoping height adjustment. Preferably, according to a development of the invention, provision is made for the guide device to be linearly adjustable in height relative to the foot part along a path inclined to the vertical. In contrast to the prior art, the height adjustment thus does not take place in exactly vertical direction, but deviates along a linear guide at an angle of, for example, a few angular degrees from the vertical. When the seat is pivoted to a shallower position, the center of gravity shifts forward in the high chair according to the invention. If the inclination of the height adjustment is towards the back, then the center of gravity is shifted slightly backwards, thus resulting in a certain compensation.

Preferably, according to a development of the invention, provision is made for the height adjustment to be telescopic, comprising an outer pillar which is inclined to the vertical and from which at least one inner rod can be telescopically extended, to which the guide device is attached or a rod attached to the foot part opposite to which an outer column is movable in height to which the guide device is attached.

Preferably, according to an embodiment of the invention, the column or rod of the telescopic height adjustment is mounted eccentrically on the foot part, for example in the rear region of the foot part, when the seat is arranged in front of the rod and the guide device. This increases the stability and avoids tilting forward. Preferably, a footrest element is provided for the child sitting in the seat, which is detachably attachable to the seat. This footrest element is designed as an approximately U-shaped bracket in outline, wherein the bracket in the attached state partially at a distance from the lower edge of the seat, so that the child can set up the feet on the Fußauflageelement below the seat.

According to a preferred embodiment of the task solution according to the invention, a strut-like support is furthermore provided on at least two, preferably at three points on the seat. detachably attachable shell, wherein in turn a storage table for the seat is releasably attachable to this holder. The attachment of the holder is thus different than in Stnad the art of the seat itself. Tray and its holder can be separated from each other detached from the seat. If necessary, you can remove the storage table, especially if you want to remove the inner seat from the seat to make room for a taller child.

Preferably, the strut or the bracket as viewed in the side view of the highchair describes a pitch circle and the guide device comprises a tubular and a short circular arc section descriptive receptacle through which the strut or the bracket is pushed through in the tilt adjustment of the seat. In the respective tilt position, the strut / the bracket can be locked in the guide device.

According to one embodiment of the invention, preferably the strut or the stirrup in the side view of the highchair surrounds the contour of the cup-shaped seat with optionally varying distance and / or the seat is at least two diametrically opposite points of its edge seen in the front view in the respective end of the Strut or strap attached. The seat shell is thus held in opposite edge areas on the circular arc-shaped strut, so that the pivoting path of the seat shell is virtually maximized in the tilt adjustment and the seat can be pivoted so far in both directions until each of the edge abuts the guide device.

The features mentioned in the dependent claims relate to preferred developments of the task solution according to the invention. Further advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Showing:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of an exemplary highchair according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a side perspective view of the highchair of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a side view of a high chair according to an alternative variant of the invention;

FIG. 4 shows a side view of the highchair of FIG. 3, in which the seat has been brought into a flatter inclining position;

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the high chair according to the variant of Figure 3; Figure 6 is a further view of the high chair of Figure 5, seen in perspective from the front, after removing the inner shell;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a highchair according to the invention seen from the rear side.

Hereinafter, reference is first made to FIGS. 1 and 2. The high chair 10 according to the invention comprises a foot part 1 1, with the high chair stands on the ground and a shell-like seat 12. From the foot part 1 1 extends a height-adjustable column 13 upwards, the column is not vertical, but in an angle of a few degrees to the vertical of the foot part 1 1 extends upward and wherein at the upper end of the column, a guide device 14 is arranged. This guide device 14 is hollow, tubular and arcuately curved on the inside and takes a partially circular arc-shaped bracket 15, which can be pushed through the guide means therethrough. This bracket 15 in turn serves to attach the shell-like seat 12, wel- rather as shown in Figure 2 recognizes in two areas attached to the bracket, namely once at the upper end of the bracket and once at the lower end of the bracket. The bracket 15 describes over its length slightly less than a semicircular arc. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the seat 12 has an oval outline, and the bracket 15 is attached to the seat in two diametrically opposite areas of the seat shell on the rear side of the seat shell. If the seat is adjusted in its inclination, then the bracket (or the strut) 15 is pushed through the guide means 14, so that there are different inclination positions, as seen in Figures 3 and 4, which is a more sedentary or more lying position of the child in the seat. The end points of the pivoting path of the bracket 15 through the guide device 14 are defined by the attachment area of the bracket to the seat shell. The foot 1 is designed so that there is an increased stability of the high chair. The foot part may comprise either an outer approximately U-shaped strut 1 1 a and an approximately V-shaped region 1 1 b, from which the support for the column 13 projects upwards, or as in the variant of Figure 3 the foot part comprises an outer ring 1 1 c and also an approximately V-shaped region from which the column on which the seat rests, goes out upward. This column can be arranged more or less off-center with respect to the center of the foot part 1 1, as can be seen in particular in Figure 3. The pillar 13 has a slight inclination to the vertical toward the rear of the seat, as the seat 12 extends forwardly from the bracket 15 and from the guide 14 so as to balance the center of gravity of the high chair and approximately above the center of the foot 1 1 is located.

The highchair 10 further comprises a small child table 16 which is detachable from the high chair and has a foot rest member 17 which is annular, has an approximately U-shaped outline, and as seen in Figure 1 can be seen at some distance below the also arcuately extending lower edge of the Seat shell 12 extends so that the toddler can comfortably set up the feet on the footrest element. Preferably, the footrest element 17 is removable from the seat as will be explained later. For the height adjustment of the seat two variants are shown in Figures 2 and 4. In the first variant according to Figure 2, the guide means 14 is attached to the column 13 and for example via a gas spring mechanism comprising an inner rod (only hinted in Figure 1), the outer column 13 is extended with the guide means 14 upwards. In the second variant according to Figures 3 and 4, an outer pillar 13 is fixedly attached to the foot part 1 1 and an inner rod 18 is telescopically extended during the raising of the seat 12 from the outer pillar 13. In this case, the guide means 14 at the upper end of the rod 18 and therefore moves up with the rod. Guide device 14 and outer pillar 13 are thus separated in Figure 4, while in the variant of Figure 2 guide means 14 and outer pillar are connected together and start up together. In Figure 3, a lower height position of the seat 12 is shown and in Figure 4 is a slightly raised position, at the same time the bracket 15 has been moved through the guide means 14 and the seat 12 has thus been pivoted to a shallower position, which largely corresponds to a lying position of the child ,

FIG. 4 shows, in comparison with FIG. 3, that the pivoting of the seat due to the fact that the center of the circle about which the seat pan pivots is somewhat superficial. is half of the seat 12, starting from the steeper position shown in Figure 3, the front foot portion of the seat 12 is pushed forward out in the shallower position shown in Figure 4. The pivoting radius defined by a circle passing through the bracket 15 is thus comparatively large, unlike in the case of the prior art, where a narrow pivoting radius results from a pivot axis passing centrally through the seat itself.

The representation of FIG. 4 also distinguishes, apart from the height position and the inclination position of the seat 12, in that in FIG. 4 the delivery table 16 and the footrest element 17 have been dismantled from the seat.

Further details of the structure of the seat 12 of the highchair 10 will be apparent from the exploded view of Figure 5. It can be seen the removed storage table 16, which is removed from the seat. Furthermore, it can be seen that an inner seat shell 21 which can be removed from an outer seat shell 20 of the seat 12 is present, which has a somewhat smaller receiving volume and which, except for an edge region 21 a, can be inserted completely into the outer seat shell 20, wherein the edge region 21 a the edge of the outer seat 20 overlaps as can be seen in Figure 3. For fastening the inner seat shell 21 to the outer seat shell 20, latching elements are provided on the one shell, for example, which can be latched into recesses in the other shell. These fasteners are not shown in Figure 5. On the inner seat 21, a strut-like support 19 for the attachment of the tray table 16 is releasably attached to the turn of the tray table 16 is detachably attachable. The strut-like support 19 may for example consist of a central vertically upstanding strut, which supports the storage table and an approximately U-shaped strut, which extends horizontally and which is connected approximately centrally in front with the vertically upstanding strut. The horizontally extending U-shaped strut is fixed with its inwardly directed to the inner shell 21 ends at this, while the vertical strut is fixed with its lower end to the seat pan. The storage table 1 lies with its underside on the horizontal U-shaped strut.

As is further apparent from FIG. 5, the U-shaped footrest element 17 (see also FIG. 3) can be removed from the seat 12 of the highchair. For this purpose, the footrest element 17 may be plugged, for example, from below onto the outer seat shell 20 such that it clampingly surrounds the edge of the outer seat shell 20 with its two U-legs, but a distance between the U-bend of the footrest element 17 and the lower edge of the seat pan, which is in a similar U- shaped arc runs as can be seen in Figure 1, so that the child can comfortably set up the feet there.

The removal of the smaller inner seat 21 from the larger outer shell 20, which is shown in Figure 5, has the sense that you can increase the receiving volume of the seat so that and so with the inner seat 21 for children suitable high chair with relatively little effort in can transform one in which even older children can sit. FIG. 6 once again shows a perspective view of the high chair of FIG. 5 with the inner seat shell removed obliquely from the front, so that it can be seen in FIG. 6 in comparison with FIG. 1 that the outer seat shell 20 now offers more space. since now the seat level is lower than when mounted inner shell and since the receiving volume of the outer shell 20 is greater than that of the inner shell, that is, the outer shell 20 preferably has a larger inner width, greater inner height, a greater inner depth, approximately at a right angle to the inner height, and / or a lower height of the seat with respect to the ground on which the foot part rests, compared to the inner seat 21.

Figure 7 shows a perspective view of a high chair according to the invention similar to the variant according to Figures 1 and 2 seen from the rear side. From this view it can be seen that the bracket 15, which is guided through the guide device 14, for example, may have a flat oval cross-section and not necessarily in cross-section must be circular. It can also be seen in FIG. 7 that a locking lever 22, which is articulated on this end, is located on the rear side of the guide device. If this locking lever 22, which has, for example, an eccentric for clamping, pivoted upward, then the bracket 15 is released in the guide device and is now slidable in this, while fixed in the lower position of the locking lever 22 of the bracket 15 in the guide device 14 and thus is not displaceable, so that the seat is then locked in the appropriate tilt position. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 high chair

1 1 foot part

1 1 a U-shaped strut 1 1 b V-shaped area

1 1 c outer ring

12 seat

13 pillar

14 guide device

15 part-circular bracket

16 storage table

17 footrest element

18 pole

19 strut-like mount

20 outer shell

21 inner seat

21 a edge area

22 locking lever

Claims

claims

1 . High chair with a lower foot part and a mounted in the upper part of the foot approximately cup-shaped seat, characterized in that the cup-shaped seat (12) has a slightly larger in the receiving volume outer seat shell (20) and a slightly smaller in this receiving volume in the inner seat shell ( 21) which can be fixed to the outer seat shell.

2. Highchair according to claim 1, characterized in that for securing the inner seat shell (21) on the outer seat shell (20) locking elements are provided on the one shell, which can be latched into recesses of the other shell.

3. Highchair according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outer seat shell (20) has a greater inner width and / or greater inner height and / or a greater inner depth, approximately at right angles to the inner height, and / or a lower Height of the seat relative to the ground on which the foot part (1 1) stands up, than the inner seat (21).

4. Highchair according to the preamble of claim 1 or according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the seat is tilt-adjustable and back to the seat

(12) at least one strut or a bracket (15) is attached, which defines a circular path, along which the seat is displaced in the tilt adjustment and thereby guided in or on a connected to the foot part guide means (14).

5. Highchair according to claim 4, characterized in that the guide device (14) relative to the foot part (1 1) is adjustable in height.

6. Highchair according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the guide device (14) relative to the foot part (1 1) along a path inclined to the vertical path is linearly adjustable in height.

7. Highchair according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that it has a height adjustment of the seat (12), which is telescopic, comprising one on the foot part (1 1) mounted to the vertical inclined outer pillar (13), from the at least an inner rod (18) is telescopically extendable, on which the guide means (14) is mounted or attached to the foot part rod, opposite to an outer column

(13) is movable in height at which the guide means (14) is mounted.

8. Highchair according to claim 7, characterized in that the column (13) or rod (18) of the telescopic height adjustment is eccentrically mounted on the foot part (1 1).

9. Highchair according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a Fußauflageelement (17) for the seated child, which is removably attachable to the seat, is designed as an approximately U-shaped bracket in outline, wherein the bracket in the attached state, partially at a distance from the lower edge of the seat.

10. Highchair according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a strut-like support (19) on at least two, preferably at three points on the seat shell is detachably attachable, wherein in turn this support a storage table (16) for the seat detachably is fastened.

1 1. Highchair according to one of claims 4 to 10, characterized in that the strut or the bracket (15) seen in the side view of the highchair describes a pitch circle and the guide means (14) comprises a rohrformige and a short circular arc section descriptive receptacle through which the strut or the bracket (15) in the tilt adjustment of the seat (12) is pushed past.

12. Highchair according to one of claims 4 to 1 1, characterized in that the strut or the bracket (15) seen in the side view of the high chair, the contour of the cup-shaped seat (12) with optionally varying distance surrounds and / or the seat at least in two diametrically opposite areas of its edge seen in the front view is fastened in the respective end regions of the strut or the bracket.