Seating and/or reclining furniture, in particular a chair

• US 20080012404A1
• Filed: 07/16/2007
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deon AG
• Original Assignee: Deon AG
• Inventors: Dewert, Eckhart
• Application Number:
  US11/826,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20080012404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/0242 by electric motors

Abstract

Seating and/or reclining furniture, in particular a chair, includes at least one first support part and one second support part, each configured to support a person resting on the furniture, in use, and the at least one first and second support part being connected to one another via at least one connecting element. An electromechanical drive device is provided for adjusting the at least one first and second support part relative to each other. One of the at least one connecting elements includes at least one channel, the at least one channel being configured to accommodate at least one of a voltage supply wire and a control wire for supplying voltage and actuating the electromechanical drive device, respectively, in use. The at least one connecting element has at least one channel configured to accommodate voltage supply lines and/or control lines for supplying voltage and/or actuating the electromechanical drive devices.

Claims

1. Seating and/or reclining furniture, comprising:

a) at least one first support part and one second support part, each configured to support a person resting on the furniture, in use;

b) the at least one first and second support part being connected to one another via at least one connecting element;

c) an electromechanical drive device provided for adjusting the at least one first and second support part relative to each other;

d) one of the at least one connecting elements including at least one channel, the at least one channel being configured to accommodate at least one of a voltage supply wire and a control wire for supplying voltage and actuating the electromechanical drive device, respectively, in use.

2. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 1, wherein:

a) the at least one connecting element is hollow; and

b) the at least one channel is formed in an interior of the at least one connecting element.

3. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 1, wherein:

a) the at least one connecting element is a brace.

4. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 2, wherein:

a) the at least one channel includes a first channel and a second channel; and

b) a voltage supply wire can be accommodated in the first channel, and a control wire can be accommodated in the second channel.

5. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 1, wherein:

a) the at least one channel includes a first channel and a second channel; and

b) a voltage supply wire can be accommodated in the first channel, and a control wire can be accommodated in the second channel.

6. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 5, wherein:

a) the at least one connecting element includes a first connecting element and a second connecting element, the second connecting element being spaced apart from the first connecting element; and

b) the first channel is provided one of on and in the first connecting element, and the second channel is provided one of on and in the second connecting element.

7. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 1, wherein:

a) the at least one connecting element is tubular.

8. Seating and/or reclining furniture according to claim 1, wherein:

a) the furniture is a chair.