Ottoman device for variable-cushion-length seat
First Claim
1. An ottoman device for a variable-cushion-length seat, comprising:
- a cushion-length varying mechanism that has an operating portion operable to adjust a longitudinal position of a front end portion of a seat cushion corresponding to inner sides of knees of a seated person, and is operable to vary a cushion length by adjusting the longitudinal position of the front end portion of the seat cushion by an actuation of the operating portion;
an ottoman body that extends from the front end portion of the seat cushion in a direction toward toes of the seated person; and
an ottoman operating mechanism including a first link and a second link, the first link having a first end that is operably connected to a first end of the second link, and the second link having a second end that is operably connected to the ottoman body such that the ottoman operating mechanism is operable to lift the ottoman body by reducing a flexion angle of the ottoman body at the front end portion of the seat cushion, so as to bring the ottoman body into a lifted condition, whereinthe ottoman body is provided as a unit with the operating portion of the cushion-length varying mechanism, andthe cushion-length varying mechanism and the ottoman operating mechanism operate independently of each other.
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Abstract
An ottoman device includes a first mechanism that has an operating portion operable to adjust a longitudinal position of a front end portion of a seat cushion corresponding to the inner sides of knees of a seated person, and is operable to vary a cushion length by adjusting the longitudinal position of the front end portion of the seat cushion by means of the operating portion, an ottoman body that extends from the front end portion of the seat cushion toward toes of the seated person, and a second mechanism operable to lift the ottoman body by reducing a flexion angle of the ottoman body at the front end portion of the seat cushion, so as to bring the ottoman body into a lifted condition. The ottoman body is provided as a unit with the operating portion, and the first and second mechanisms operate independently of each other.
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7 Claims
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1. An ottoman device for a variable-cushion-length seat, comprising:
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a cushion-length varying mechanism that has an operating portion operable to adjust a longitudinal position of a front end portion of a seat cushion corresponding to inner sides of knees of a seated person, and is operable to vary a cushion length by adjusting the longitudinal position of the front end portion of the seat cushion by an actuation of the operating portion; an ottoman body that extends from the front end portion of the seat cushion in a direction toward toes of the seated person; and an ottoman operating mechanism including a first link and a second link, the first link having a first end that is operably connected to a first end of the second link, and the second link having a second end that is operably connected to the ottoman body such that the ottoman operating mechanism is operable to lift the ottoman body by reducing a flexion angle of the ottoman body at the front end portion of the seat cushion, so as to bring the ottoman body into a lifted condition, wherein the ottoman body is provided as a unit with the operating portion of the cushion-length varying mechanism, and the cushion-length varying mechanism and the ottoman operating mechanism operate independently of each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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