Patent ID: 9084481
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. An article of furniture comprising: an external frame structure; a body motor; an inner body configured to be raised and lowered relative to said external frame structure by said body motor; a flap motor; a flap articulated on said external frame structure and configured to cover a front side of said inner body when said inner body is in an upper position, said flap configured to be moved by said flap motor; and an electronic control device operable by at least one actuating switch, said electronic control device being configured to coordinate actuation of said flap motor and said body motor such that, when said flap is in an open position and said inner body is in a lower position, said electronic control device controls said flap motor and said body motor to partially move said inner body upwardly toward the upper position before controlling said flap motor to begin moving said flap into a closed position.