RECLINER CHAIR WITH WALL-AVOIDING ACTION

摘要

RECLINER CHAIR WITH WALL-AVOIDING ACTION A handle-operated recliner chair has a seat mounting linkage consisting of two mounting links mounting the seat directly to a stationary base for movement between normal and reclining positions. A footrest is mounted to the front of the seat by a footrest linkage which is extended and retracted through means of a handle mounted relative to the seat to rotate a torque tube which is connected to the footrest linkage to operate the same. One of the links of the footrest linkage is directly connected to the front mounting link of the seat such that extension of the footrest will cause the seat mounting links to pivot forwardly to not only place the seat in an inclined position but also, to move the seat forwardly relative to the base to provide wall-avoiding action which comes in to play when the backrest is reclined to avoid striking a nearby wall with the backrest. The backrest may be either fixed rigidly to the seat to move together with the seat as a unit to provide a "one-way" recliner or as an alternative, it may be mounted by means of a novel backrest linkage to the seat to move relative to the seat to provide a "three-way" recliner chair. In either instance, the backrest linkage is totally independent of the seat mounting linkage and the footrest linkage.