Patent ID: 6659556
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A tilt adjustment assembly for a motorized reclining chair having a base frame adapted for rest on a floor surface, a seat and a back articulated support linkage interconnected together for displacement of a seat and back of a reclining chair, there being one of said seat and back articulated support linkages on each of opposed sides of said base frame and secured thereabove on a respective linkage support frame, an intermediate frame mounted on said base frame through spring attachment means to impart a rocking motion to said chair, and a pair of foot rest linkages interconnecting each of said seat articulated support linkages to a foot rest plate, said tilt adjustment assembly comprising a motor-operated actuating rod secured at a free end to a sliding member to guidingly displace said sliding member along a straight axis in a fixed plane and to any desired position along said axis, a pivotal link arm pivotally secured at one end to said sliding member, a transverse linkage securing rod secured to a second end of said pivotal link arm and extending transversely thereto, said transverse securing rod having opposed ends pivotally connected to an intermediate link arm of a respective one of said pair of foot rest linkages, and tensioning means secured to each of said pair of foot rest linkages for applying a restoring force to said foot rest plate towards a foot rest retracted position.