Patent ID: 8479332
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A47C,F16C

Abstract:
1. Support device, which is adjustable by an electric motor, for supporting cushioning of piece of furniture for one of sitting and lying on, comprising: a) a base body having a first support part that is adjustable, with respect to a second support part; b) an electric motor adjusting device which being operatively connected with the first support part for adjusting same; c) the electric motor adjusting device having a first adjusting unit and a second adjusting unit which are provided on opposite longitudinal sides of the base body; d) a rotationally supported component of the first adjusting unit being connected and rotationally fixed to a rotationally supported component of the second adjusting unit via a connecting shaft; e) axial ends of the connecting shaft engaging in recesses in the rotatably supported components; and f) the connecting shaft being axially movable between a first position in which the rotatably supported components are connected to one another and rotationally fixed to the connecting shaft, and a second position in which one end of the connecting shaft is released from the associated recess during installation, and the connecting shaft is pretensioned in the first position by a spring device.