Patent ID: 6138299
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A47C,Y10S

Abstract:
An automatically adjustable futon frame comprising:first and second opposing sides connected by front and rear support members extending laterally therebetween, each of said first and second opposing sides having an upper guide channel and a lower guide channel formed therein;a back situated between said first and second opposing sides, said back having first and second side members respectively adjacent to said first and second opposing sides, each of said first and second side members of said back including an upper follower bearing arranged for travel within said upper guide channel of said adjacent opposing side and a lower follower bearing arranged for travel within said lower guide channel of said adjacent opposing side,a seat pivotally connected to said back for folding along a laterally extending axis, said seat having first and second side members,first and second linear actuators respectively coupled one to each of said first and second opposing sides and arranged to adjust said back and seat relative to each other between a sofa position and a bed position, said first and second linear actuators having automatic drive means, wherein each of said first and second linear actuators is pivotally mounted at a first end thereof to a respective side of said frame and pivotally mounted at a second end thereof to said seat, and said automatic drive means changes the displacement between the first and second ends; andcontroller means connected to said automatic drive means for enabling user operation of said first and second linear actuators.