Sofa provided with a sensor
First Claim
1. A piece of furniture which is used to sit on comprising at least a seating part and at least one element, distinct from said seating part, which can go between a position of use of said at least one element and a position of non-use and a control means designed to command a passage of the said at least one element from one position to another wherein:
- sensor means are provided to detect the presence of a person seated on the seating part;
the control means configured to command a passage of said at least one element from one position to another when said sensor means detects the presence of the person on the seating part; and
said at least one element is a headrest designed to support a head of the person seated on the seating part;
the headrest being fitted such as to be able to go between at least one lowered position in which the head of the person seated cannot be supported by the headrest and one raised position in which the head of the person seated is supported by the headrest.
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Abstract
A piece of furniture which is used to sit on which includes a seating part at least one element, distinct from the seating part, which can go between a position of use of the element and a position of non-use of the element and a control means designed to command the passage of the at least one element from one position to another. The piece of furniture further includes a sensor means designed to detect the presence of a person seated on the seating part; and the piece of furniture is arranged such that the control means command the passage of the at least one element from one position to another when the sensor means detects the presence of a person on the seating part.
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14 Claims
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1. A piece of furniture which is used to sit on comprising at least a seating part and at least one element, distinct from said seating part, which can go between a position of use of said at least one element and a position of non-use and a control means designed to command a passage of the said at least one element from one position to another wherein:
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sensor means are provided to detect the presence of a person seated on the seating part; the control means configured to command a passage of said at least one element from one position to another when said sensor means detects the presence of the person on the seating part; and
said at least one element is a headrest designed to support a head of the person seated on the seating part;
the headrest being fitted such as to be able to go between at least one lowered position in which the head of the person seated cannot be supported by the headrest and one raised position in which the head of the person seated is supported by the headrest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A piece of furniture which is used to sit on comprising at least a seating part and at least one element, distinct from said seating part, which can go between a position of use of said at least one element and a position of non-use and a control means designed to command a passage of the said at least one element from one position to another wherein:
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sensor means are provided to detect the presence of a person seated on the seating part; the control means configured to command a passage of said at least one element from one position to another when said sensor means detects the presence of the person on the seating part; and
wherein the furniture is configured such that when the sensor means does not detect the person seated on the seating part, for at least a certain interval of time determined in advance, the control means commands the passage of the at least one element into said position of non-use. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An assembly comprising a piece of furniture which is used to sit on comprising at least a seating part and at least one element, distinct from the piece of furniture, which can go from one position to another under the control of a control means wherein:
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sensor means are provided for detecting a presence of a person seated on the seating part; and the control means configured to command a passage of said at least one element from one position to another when the sensor means detect the presence of the person on the seating part; and
the assembly is configured such that when the sensor means does not detect the person seated on the seating part, for at least a certain interval of time determined in advance, the control means commands the passage of the at least one element into one of the positions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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