Divan-bed which can be converted via operating means of the continuous-balancing type and with variation of the height of the seat

• US 5,682,629 A
• Filed: 04/02/1996
• Issued: 11/04/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Flou S P A
• Original Assignee: Flou S P A
• Inventors: Bortoluzzi, Guido
• Primary Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US08/630,885
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• Field of Search: 5/17, 5/18.1, 5/37.1, 5/41, 5/47, 5/48
• US Class Current: 5/37.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 17/1753 by sliding, e.g. by rollers

Abstract

Divan-bed includes a fixed frame resting on the floor, a backrest and a seat, in which at least two longitudinal sides of the frame are formed by rails guiding a carriage movable in translation along a horizontal plane, the carriage having pivotably hinged on it the backrest and a shaped lever, the opposite ends of which are rotationally connected, respectively, to the backrest via a rod and to the seat, there also being provided a mechanism cooperating with an adjusting device for fixing the relative position of the backrest and seat.

Claims

1. A divan-bed comprising:

a fixed frame including a pair of longitudinal parallel rails resting on the floor;

a pair of rigidly interconnected carriages movable along said rails in a horizontal plane between opposite extreme positions of the carriages;

a seat mounted on said carriages and displaceable therewith in said horizontal plane;

a backrest operatively connected with said seat and mounted pivotally about a first axis extending perpendicular to said rails on said frame upon displacement of said carriages between said extreme positions of the carriages which correspond respectively to a fully extended position of the divan-bed in which said seat and backrest lie in said horizontal plane and a folded position, each of the carriages being formed with;

a respective shaped lever pivotal about a respective axis parallel to said first axis and formed with a one end rotationally connected with the seat and the opposite end,

a respective first rod rotatably connecting said opposite end of the shaped lever and the backrest,

respective adjusting means for applying a plurality of relative angular positions between said seat and backrest while said carriages moving between said fully extended and folded positions of the divan-bed, and

respective locking means for fixing each of said angular positions.

2. The divan-bed defined in claim 1 further comprising two spaced apart bars (11) mounted rotatably about a second axis parallel to the first axis on the fixed frame by one ends of the bars and hingedly engaging the backrest by the opposite ends of the bars to swing with the backrest upon displacing the carriages, and

elastic means between said frame and the bars for biasing said backrest in a position corresponding to said fully extended position of the divan-bed.

3. The divan-bed defined in claim 1 wherein each of said carriage is formed with a flange (7) supporting the respective shaped lever and the respective adjusting and locking means,

each of said adjusting means including a rack having a circle segment which is formed with an external circumference provided with a plurality of radial notches,

each of said locking means including a respective eccentric cam (170 keyed to the respective shaped lever, a respective second rod (18) mounted on the eccentric cam and displaceable therewith and a respective pin (19) having a pin axis parallel to the first axis and mounted on the second rod and spaced from the cam.

4. The divan-bed defined in claim 3 further comprising a shaft (15) interconnecting the eccentric cams of the locking means and rotatable about a shaft axis extending parallel to the first axis to arcuately displace the pins of the locking means for engagement with the respective notches of the adjusting means upon actuating of said cams.

5. The divan-bed defined in claim 1 wherein said seat includes:

a pair of spaced apart longitudinal guides (14) parallel to said rails and bridged by a first cross-bar (13) and operatively connected with the shaped levers,

a pair of spaced apart elongated arms (14e) each provided with a respective wheel on one end of the arm and mounted on the respective guide (14) by a respective opposite end of the arm to rotate between a rest and support positions of the arms, the arms extending in a vertical plane in the support position corresponding to the fully extended position of the divan-bed and lying substantially in the horizontal plane upon rotation of the arms in the rest position corresponding to the folded position of the divan,

resilient means (14d) for biasing said arms in the support position, and

closing means (14g) for securing the support position.

6. The divan-bed defined in claim 5 further comprising a footrest operatively connected with the seat and including a pair of respective longitudinal sides (18a) slidably received in said guides of the seat, so that said footrest is displaceable between extracted and closed positions thereof.

7. The divan-bed defined in claim 6 wherein said footrest further includes:

a respective pair of supports pivotally mounted on the respective side of the footrest between a respective rest and support positions by respective one ends of the supports,

respective elastic means for fixing said support position in which said supports extend substantially in the vertical plane and wheels formed on opposite ends of the supports are in contact with a ground, and

respective stop means for fixing said supports in the respective rest position in which said support lie substantially in the horizontal plane.

8. The divan-bed defined in claim 7 wherein each of the stop means includes a respective cam mechanism (22) mounted slidably fixed on the respective longitudinal side of footrest,

a respective first link (21) mounted rotatably on the cam mechanism and movable generally in the horizontal plane upon displacement of the cam mechanism,

a respective second link (20) mounted rotatably on the respective support by a one end and hinged on the respective first link by the opposite end to rotate about a respective horizontal axis, said second link extending substantially parallel to the respective support (19a) in the horizontal plane in the rest position of and extending substantially perpendicular to the respective support in the respective support position of the respective support.

9. The divan-bed defined in claim 1 further comprising a crossbar (118) extending parallel to the first axis and mounted on the shaped levers of the carriages for arcuate displacement,

a pair of upright columns (120a) bridged by and rotatably connected with the crossbar to be displaced between upper and lower vertical positions thereof upon pivoting of the shaped levers, and

a pair of brakes each mounted on the respective upright column and arresting the movement of the carriages in the lower position of the columns by engaging the longitudinal rails.