Patent ID: 7331557

Claim:
A furniture drive with a linearly moveable drive element that pivots a pivot lever for adjusting support elements of a support device for a cushion of an article of furniture, wherein the pivot lever is in functional connection with a support element to be moved, wherein the linearly movable drive element includes an adjusting spindle and spindle nut through which said adjusting spindle extends, wherein said linearly movable drive element comprises an actuating element connected to the adjusting spindle, said actuating element being provided with a recess into which said pivot lever extends in a radial direction of said pivot lever, wherein said recess has a first inner wall that forms an abutment surface for said pivot lever, wherein said abutment surface is an essentially planar surface, wherein the abutment surface contacts the pivot lever, and wherein the abutment surface in a direction of a linear moving axis of the drive element is located at an end of the recess facing away from the spindle, wherein the drive element and actuating element being adjusted by the furniture drive pulls the pivot lever to move the support element.