Patent ID: 9681748
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A47B,F03G,F16D

Claim:
1. A driving mechanism for furniture, the furniture comprising a first furniture part and a second furniture part movable relative to the first furniture part, the first furniture part comprising an engagement feature, the driving mechanism comprising: a first driving device comprising a first base and a first elastic member; a locking device connected to the first base of the first driving device, the locking device comprising a locking part; a swing member movably connected to the second furniture part, wherein the first elastic member of the first driving device is configured to accumulate a first driving force in response to the swing member abutting against the locking part of the locking device, the first driving force is configured to drive the second furniture part to move from a retrieve position to an open position relative to the first furniture part; a second driving device mounted to the second furniture part, the second driving device comprising a second base, a capturing member and a second elastic member, wherein the capturing member is movably connected to the second base for capturing the engagement feature of the first furniture part; and a clutch device mounted between the first furniture part and the first base of the first driving device, wherein the clutch device is not movable along a predetermined direction relative to the first furniture part when the clutch device is in an engaging status; wherein when the clutch device is in the engaging status and the second furniture part is moved from the open position toward the retrieve position to reach a predetermined position, the swing member abuts against the locking part of the locking device and the second elastic member accumulates a second driving force, and the engaging status of the clutch device is removed by the second base of the second driving device at the predetermined position, such that the second driving force drives the second furniture part to be retrieved relative to the first furniture part.