EP1610648B1 - Sofa bed and its open-close mechanism - Google Patents

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EP1610648B1
EP1610648B1 EP04713953A EP04713953A EP1610648B1 EP 1610648 B1 EP1610648 B1 EP 1610648B1 EP 04713953 A EP04713953 A EP 04713953A EP 04713953 A EP04713953 A EP 04713953A EP 1610648 B1 EP1610648 B1 EP 1610648B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C17/00—Sofas; Couches; Beds
    • A47C17/04—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds
    • A47C17/16—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest
    • A47C17/20—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest thereby uncovering one or more auxiliary parts previously hidden
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C17/00—Sofas; Couches; Beds
    • A47C17/04—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds
    • A47C17/16—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest
    • A47C17/17—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest with coupled movement of back-rest and seat
    • A47C17/175—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest with coupled movement of back-rest and seat with tilting or lifting seat-back-rest pivot
    • A47C17/1756—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest with coupled movement of back-rest and seat with tilting or lifting seat-back-rest pivot by pivoted linkages

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  • a sofa bed comprises an almost parallelepiped frame structure, which forms an internal containment area for bedding storage, and a number of movable frames, bound together. These frames move according to roto-translating motions from the close to open position. In the close position, the frames fold up to keep the mattress folded in a number of pieces and stored in the area created by the fixed structure; in the open position, the movable frames are consecutively aligned, outside of said volume and define a rest surface. These movements are made possible thanks to one or more mechanisms interposed between the fixed structure and the movable frames.
  • the invention solves the technical problem identified above by means of the features of claim 1. In this way, the problem of accidental closing of the bed has been solved.
  • the invention is capable of moving the seat cushion by means of only two additional elements.
  • said mechanism has one degree of freedom only and open and closes in one movement without removing seat and back cushions (21) and (19).
  • a sofa bed comprising a driving mechanism, positioned between each/a frame and the following one.
  • Said mechanism has synchronization tools to move the movable frames from the close to open position, and viceversa, in one movement only.
  • the sofa bed (Fig. 2) is identified with the number/reference (11), while the fixed structure with (7).
  • the frame structure has an almost parallelepiped shaped, which forms an internal containment area and is composed of several frames. Among such frames, at least one acts as a support for the back cushions.
  • the fixed structure (7) defines an internal containment area (14), inside which the movable frames, bound one with the other, fold up to convert the sofa bed in the sitting position. Then, said movable frames can switch from close to open position (see the sequence in Figs. 3, 4 and 5), provided that they are aligned, forming a rest surface, numbered with (15).
  • the present mechanism comprises synchronization tools, interposed between the movable frames, to move the frames from the close to open position (see again the sequence in Figs. 3, 4 and 5), and viceversa, in one movement. It comprises a quadrilateral (16), a quadrilateral (12) and a quadrilateral (17).
  • the lifting and opening system of said mechanism is provided by the quadrilaterals (16) and (12), and by springs (not shown in the figures) to facilitate the operation.
  • a first retain elastic mean is interposed between the lever (6) and the lever (1), while between the lever (1) and the fixed structure (7) is interposed a second retain elastic mean.
  • Said elastic means can also be positioned on those elements fastened to elements (6), (2) and (7).
  • the quadrilateral (12) provides the headrest (2) in the bed configuration, while, in the sitting configuration, said headrest is vertical.
  • the quadrilateral (16) moves synchronically the rest of the mechanism by means of levers (8) and (9) hinged to the fixed structure (7).
  • the lifting of said mechanism can also be obtained by means of two simple quadrilaterals (not shown in the figures), one end of each one is hinged to the fixed structure (7), and the other end is hinged to the frame (2).
  • the two quadrilaterals are joined together by means of a lever, which makes synchronous their motion. Said quadrilaterals determine the vertical translation of the frame (2), from bottom up during the opening, from top down during the closing.
  • the mechanism has been also designed to perform a particular trajectory. Following this trajectory the mechanism reaches a height above the ground that makes itself manageable, as one can see in Fig. 4.
  • the strong point of this new mechanism is (Fig. 1) the fact that the lever (1) is hinged in the joint (2') between the headrest frame (2) and the central frame (3). From a functional point of view, it solves the problem of accidental closing of the bed. In fact, in known mechanisms, the lever (1) is hinged on the headrest frame (2); consequently, accidental closing may occur when te user is seated close to the hinged joint (2') between the headrest frame (2) and the adiacent frame (3).
  • lever (6) can have five holes (as in the embodiment of Fig. 1), or four holes an be bolted directly to the fixed structure (7).
  • the lever (6) being hinged to the levers (8) and (9) performs a roto-translation.
  • the lever (6) instead of roto-translating, can rotate around a point fixed with respct to the fixed structure (7). This means the elimation of the levers (8) and (9).

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Abstract

Divan bed comprising an almost parallelepiped frame structure, a plurality of movable frames, each constrained and movable according to roto-translative motions from a closing to an opening position, wherein said frames in the closing position are sequentially folded one over the other, and in the opening position, are consecutively aligned, and a mechanism able to move said frames characterized in that the mechanism comprises at least one lever, hinged in the node between the frame ( 2 ), a headrest, and the adjacent frame ( 3 ). In this way, undesired closure of the divan bed cannot occur.

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  • The present invention relates to a sofa bed and its open-close mechanism. As known, a sofa bed comprises an almost parallelepiped frame structure, which forms an internal containment area for bedding storage, and a number of movable frames, bound together. These frames move according to roto-translating motions from the close to open position. In the close position, the frames fold up to keep the mattress folded in a number of pieces and stored in the area created by the fixed structure; in the open position, the movable frames are consecutively aligned, outside of said volume and define a rest surface. These movements are made possible thanks to one or more mechanisms interposed between the fixed structure and the movable frames.
  • Up to now, various types of similar mechanisms with at least three movable frames have been developed and many state-of-the-art mechanisms easily converts the sofa into a bed without having to remove any of the cushions. The present applicant has already described and claimed a similar product in the Italian patent application BA01A000005. A further Sofa bed is described in EP1190649.
  • Despite the technical progress made, the known applications show still several disadvantages. The largest limitation of the known mechanisms is the risk of accidental closing. In fact, when in bed position, should the user be seated close to the hinged joint between the frame (2) and the adiacent frame (3), both in Fig. 1, an accidental closing of the bed may occur.
    • Disclosure of the invention
  • The invention solves the technical problem identified above by means of the features of claim 1. In this way, the problem of accidental closing of the bed has been solved.
  • According to a subsequent aim, the invention is capable of moving the seat cushion by means of only two additional elements.
  • Furthermore said mechanism has one degree of freedom only and open and closes in one movement without removing seat and back cushions (21) and (19).
  • These and other advantages will be pointed out in the detailed description of the invention that will refer to the figures of tables 1/2 and 2/2 in which an examplifying and not restrictive embodiment of the invention has been carried out.
    • Way of carrying out the invention
  • With reference to the above mentioned tables:
    • ● Fig. 1 shows the sofa-bed structure in the "bed" position;
    • ● Fig. 2 shows an axonometric view of the same sofa bed;
    • ● Figs 3, 4 and 5 show three consecutive steps of the sofa bed open operation;
    • ● Finally, Fig. 6 shows a detail of the frame in the "bed" position.
  • With reference to the previous figures, the mafore-entioned goals were met thanks to a sofa bed comprising a driving mechanism, positioned between each/a frame and the following one. Said mechanism has synchronization tools to move the movable frames from the close to open position, and viceversa, in one movement only.
  • The sofa bed (Fig. 2) is identified with the number/reference (11), while the fixed structure with (7). The frame structure has an almost parallelepiped shaped, which forms an internal containment area and is composed of several frames. Among such frames, at least one acts as a support for the back cushions.
  • The fixed structure (7) defines an internal containment area (14), inside which the movable frames, bound one with the other, fold up to convert the sofa bed in the sitting position. Then, said movable frames can switch from close to open position (see the sequence in Figs. 3, 4 and 5), provided that they are aligned, forming a rest surface, numbered with (15).
  • The present mechanism, numbered with (10), comprises synchronization tools, interposed between the movable frames, to move the frames from the close to open position (see again the sequence in Figs. 3, 4 and 5), and viceversa, in one movement. It comprises a quadrilateral (16), a quadrilateral (12) and a quadrilateral (17). The lifting and opening system of said mechanism is provided by the quadrilaterals (16) and (12), and by springs (not shown in the figures) to facilitate the operation. In particular, a first retain elastic mean is interposed between the lever (6) and the lever (1), while between the lever (1) and the fixed structure (7) is interposed a second retain elastic mean. Said elastic means can also be positioned on those elements fastened to elements (6), (2) and (7). The quadrilateral (12) provides the headrest (2) in the bed configuration, while, in the sitting configuration, said headrest is vertical. The quadrilateral (16) moves synchronically the rest of the mechanism by means of levers (8) and (9) hinged to the fixed structure (7). As an alternative to it, the lifting of said mechanism can also be obtained by means of two simple quadrilaterals (not shown in the figures), one end of each one is hinged to the fixed structure (7), and the other end is hinged to the frame (2). The two quadrilaterals are joined together by means of a lever, which makes synchronous their motion. Said quadrilaterals determine the vertical translation of the frame (2), from bottom up during the opening, from top down during the closing.
  • Finally, the quadrilateral (17), shown in Fig. 6, comprising the levers (4), (5), part of lever (25) and part of lever (23), moves the sliding system of the seat cushions (21).
  • Beside the conversion from sofa to bed, and viceversa, the mechanism has been also designed to perform a particular trajectory. Following this trajectory the mechanism reaches a height above the ground that makes itself manageable, as one can see in Fig. 4. The strong point of this new mechanism is (Fig. 1) the fact that the lever (1) is hinged in the joint (2') between the headrest frame (2) and the central frame (3). From a functional point of view, it solves the problem of accidental closing of the bed. In fact, in known mechanisms, the lever (1) is hinged on the headrest frame (2); consequently, accidental closing may occur when te user is seated close to the hinged joint (2') between the headrest frame (2) and the adiacent frame (3). Another strong point of this mechanism is the movement of the seat cushions (21) by means of only two additional elements. The addition of elements (4) and (5) creates an easy system based on an articulated quadrilateral (17). An additional feature of the mechanism is that the lever (6) can have five holes (as in the embodiment of Fig. 1), or four holes an be bolted directly to the fixed structure (7). In the case of a 5-hole lever, the lever (6) being hinged to the levers (8) and (9) performs a roto-translation. In the four holes configuration, the lever (6), instead of roto-translating, can rotate around a point fixed with respct to the fixed structure (7). This means the elimation of the levers (8) and (9).

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  1. Mechanism for sofa bed and similar products, comprising a number of articulated quadrilaterals and synchronization tools, in particular, comprising a quadrilateral (16), a quadrilateral (12) and a quadrilateral (17) and characterized by the fact that it comprises at least one lever (1) having an end hinged to the joint (2'), which also connects the headrest frame (2), with the adjacent frame (3), while the other lever end is directly hinged to the fixed structure (7) or to any element fastened to said fixed structure (7).
  2. Mechanism according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that a first retain elastic mean is interposed between the lever (6) and the lever (1), while between the lever (1) and the fixed structure (7) is interposed a second retain elastic mean.
  3. Mechanism according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that said elastic means can also be positioned on the elements bound to elements (6), (2) and (7).
  4. Mechanism according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that said quadrilateral (16) comprises a 5-hole lever (6), hinged to the levers (8) and (9), having roto-translative motion.
  5. Mechanism according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that said quadrilateral (16) comprises a 4-hole lever (6), directly hinged to the fixed structure (7), with rotatory motion around a point fixed with respect to the fixed structure (7).
  6. Mechanism according to at least one of the claims from 1 to 5, characterized by the fact that said quadrilateral (17) moves the sliding system of the seat cushions (21).
  7. Mechanism according to the claim 6, characterized by the fact that said quadrilateral (17) moves the seat cushion (21) by means of only two additional elements (4) and (5).
  8. Mechanism according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that said lever (4) has at least three holes, one of them hinges a frame, upon which the seat cushions (21) are placed.
  9. Sofa bed comprising an almost parallelepiped frame structure; a number of movable frames, bound together, that move according to roto-translating motions from the close to open position, wherein in the closing position said frames are sequentially folded up, while in the open position, are consecutively aligned, characterized in that it uses a mechanism according to at least one of the previous claims.
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