EP2510838A1 - Canapé avec accoudoirs mobiles - Google Patents

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EP2510838A1
EP2510838A1 EP12163371A EP12163371A EP2510838A1 EP 2510838 A1 EP2510838 A1 EP 2510838A1 EP 12163371 A EP12163371 A EP 12163371A EP 12163371 A EP12163371 A EP 12163371A EP 2510838 A1 EP2510838 A1 EP 2510838A1
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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
    • A47C17/12—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds changeable to beds by tilting or extending the arm-rests

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  • the present invention relates to a sofa with movable armrests.
  • the present invention relates to a sofa bed in which the armrests can be moved, thus facilitating the use of, particularly the access to the bed.
  • the need to implement a piece of furniture capable of being turned from a comfortable sofa, provided not only with backrest, but also with armrests, into a bed which is easily used and accessible is highly felt.
  • the inhabiting space are more and more reducing in size, and the restricted environments are transformed during the day, thus creating spaces and seats, while the same area is transformed in a bed area during the night, which however has to ensure an easy accessibility to the pieces of furniture arranged therein.
  • pieces of furniture have been long proposed, which are capable of being turned from a sofa into a bed.
  • the document GB190805855 describes a sofa bed having a seat box forming an upwardly open seat, from which the seat can be lifted and turned over, thus transforming it into a bed structure.
  • the armrests of the sofa can be turned over away from the seat, so as to eliminate the barrier arranged above the seat and at the bed sides.
  • JP11046925 , DE201115555U1 , EP0931483 , DE29921260U1 , and GB2442276 also show solutions in which the backrest or the armrests rotate, temporarily changing position according to the use of the structure as a sofa or as a bed.
  • the document FR2883715 describes a sofa bed structure, in which the seat is turned over, bringing with itself also the backrest.
  • This solution although being satisfactory, has a very complex implementation, and it does not suggest any solution for the armrests, which are not provided for in the sofa, and the sofa turns out to be, when the bed structure is folded, deprived of armrests.
  • the document DE10205023241 shows a solution in which the backrest and the armrests pass from a raised position, in which they project above the seat, to a lowered position, in which they are inserted into seats that are provided for in the seat, until being in plane therewith.
  • This structure although being satisfactory under many points of view, bind to a very bulky solution, which provides for leaving a space around the unusable seat and intended to receive armrests and backrest.
  • the document DE7836605U1 shows a sofa in which the armrests rotate, moving to the side of the seat.
  • the solution turns out to be particularly bulky, and prevents the use of the area surrounding the sofa both for accessing the bed and for positioning, for example, bedside tables beside it.
  • the document AT403428B also shows a solution similar to the previous one.
  • a highly felt need is to manufacture a piece of furniture, particularly a sofa, and still more particularly a sofa bed, in which it is possible to have not only a backrest, but also comfortable armrests when it is used as a seat, which however can be totally removed from the seat area and its surroundings, thus allowing the access to the seat also laterally.
  • Such a problem is solved by a sofa according to claim 1, by a sofa bed according to claim 7, and by a method for using a sofa according to claim 8.
  • a sofa comprises a seat having an upper surface suitable for a user's seat.
  • Said seat defines an upper direction oriented from the seat surface away from the sofa, as well as a side arranged behind the seat, that is, arranged on the opposite direction with respect to the side approaching a user's seat, and also a flank arranged on a side of the seat and adjacent to the side arranged behind that, as well as a lower sitting part arranged below said upper sitting surface.
  • the sofa further comprises a backrest suitable for allowing to rest the back of a user when sitting on said seat.
  • a backrest suitable for allowing to rest the back of a user when sitting on said seat.
  • Such backrest is arranged in the proximity of the seat back side.
  • Said sofa further comprises at least an armrest arranged in the proximity of the seat flank, in which said armrest has a seat delimiting surface.
  • said armrest is movable from a use position, in which said armrest delimits said seat and has its seat delimiting surface oriented towards the seat, or substantially orthogonal thereto, to a folded position, in which said armrest is arranged totally below said upper sitting surface, and in which said armrest seat delimiting surface is oriented towards the upper direction or to the upper sitting surface facing said lower sitting part, preventing it from projecting laterally to said seat.
  • this solution allows moving the armrest away from the seat without laterally encumbering the sofa, thus allowing the side access to the seat.
  • the proposed solution is capable of allowing the maximum usability of the sofa when it is used as a seat element, ensuring the use of armrests which ensure a higher comfort of use of the sofa, as well as, at the same time, the maximum usability of the sofa when it is desired to use the seat by accessing laterally thereto, thus allowing approaching the seat without any lateral encumbering volume.
  • the proposed solution is aesthetically pleasant, both when it is in a seat element configuration, and when it is in a bed configuration, where the rollaway of the armrests makes the piece of furniture completely similar to a traditional, fixed bed.
  • the proposed solution turns out to be easily used, and adaptable to environments having reduced or very reduced dimensions, anyhow again ensuring the accessibility to the side of the sofa or bed.
  • Fig. 1 represents in a perspective view a sofa according to the invention
  • - Fig. 2 represents the sofa of Fig. 1 in an intermediate position, in which the armrests are rotated away from the seat;
  • FIG. 3 represents, again in a perspective view, the sofa of Fig. 1 , in which the armrests are at the end of the rotation and are translated below the seat;
  • FIG. 4 represents in a perspective view a sofa according to a further embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows in a perspective view the sofa of Fig. 1 in which also the positions of the armrests during the roto-translation thereof are drawn in phantom lines, in order bring them below the seat, while simultaneously an extension prolonging the seat is frontally extracted;
  • - Fig. 6 represents the sofa of Fig. 4 at the end of the roto-translation of the armrests below the seat and of the complete extraction of the extension prolonging the seat,
  • Fig. 7 represents in a perspective view a sofa bed structure with armrests in the use position or arranged beside the seat structure
  • Fig. 8 represents in a perspective view the structure of the sofa bed of Fig. 7 , in which the armrests are in the folded position and a structure of an extension is extracted.
  • a sofa 1 comprises a seat 2 having an upper surface 3 suitable for a user's seat.
  • said seat defines an upper direction U, oriented from the upper sitting surface 3 away from the sofa, as well as a rear side or sitting back side B arranged on the opposite direction with respect to a front side or side F approaching a user's seat.
  • said seat further defines a flank S arranged on a side of the seat 2 and adjacent to the sitting back side B, as well as a lower sitting part D arranged below said upper sitting surface 3.
  • said sofa 1 further comprises a backrest 4 suitable for allowing to rest the back of a user when sitting on said seat 2.
  • said backrest 4 is arranged in the proximity of the back side B of the seat 2.
  • At least an armrest 5 is arranged in the proximity of a flank S of the seat 2.
  • said armrest 5 has an armrest seat delimiting surface 6.
  • said armrest 5 is movable from a use position 7, in which said armrest 5 delimits said seat 2 and has said armrest seat delimiting surface 6 oriented towards or facing or substantially orthogonal to said upper surface 3, to a folded position 8, in which said armrest 5 is arranged at least partially below said upper sitting surface 3, and in which said armrest seat delimiting surface 6 is oriented towards the upper direction U or to the upper sitting surface 3.
  • said armrest is moved by means of a device which allows for the roto-translation of the armrest 5 around a side or flank S of the seat 2, thus avoiding to go above said seat 2 or above said upper sitting surface 3.
  • said armrest comprises an armrest body and said device comprises guides which are secured to the seat 2 and inserted within said body, which allow sliding blocks integral to said armrest to slide on said guides, thus bringing it from said use position 7 to said folded position 8.
  • said guides have stop positions, in which said sliding blocks halt in a stable resting position corresponding to said use position 7 and/or said folded position 8.
  • said armrest 5, when it is in said folded position 8, is arranged totally or entirely below said upper sitting surface 3.
  • two armrests 5 are provided for, which are arranged on the sides of the seat 2 facing one another when they are in said use position 7.
  • both said armrests 5 are arranged at least partially, preferably, but not necessarily entirely, below said upper sitting surface 3 when they are in said folded position 8.
  • said seat 2 comprises an extension 9 which can be extracted from the seat 2 and suitable for serving as a supporting plane 11, for example, a bed 10.
  • said extension 9 when it is extracted from said seat 2, forms a supporting plane 11 with its extension upper surface 12 which is preferably arranged coplanar to said upper sitting surface 3.
  • said extractable extension 9 can be extracted frontally or from the front side F of said seat 2, for example, but not necessarily, with a forward translation movement.
  • a mechanism 15 is provided for, which allows, during the extraction of the extension 9 from said seat 2, bringing the at least an armrest 5 to said folded position 8, thus turning the sofa 1 into a sofa bed 13 deprived of armrests arranged on the sides of the bed surface.
  • said sofa as described above in any one of the embodiments forms a sofa bed.
  • Said method for moving at least an armrest 5 of a sofa 5 provides for the use of a sofa comprising:
  • a seat 2 having an upper surface 3 suitable for a user's seat;
  • said seat defining an upper direction U, oriented from the upper sitting surface 3 away from the sofa; a rear side or sitting back side B arranged on the opposite direction with respect to a front side or side F approaching a user's seat; a flank S arranged on a side of the seat 2 and adjacent to the sitting back side B; a lower sitting part D arranged below said upper sitting surface 3.
  • Said sofa further comprises a backrest 4 suitable for allowing to rest the back of a user sitting on said seat 2 and arranged in the proximity of the back side B of the seat 2.
  • Said sofa also comprises at least an armrest 5 arranged in the proximity of the flank S of the seat 2, in which said armrest has an armrest seat delimiting surface 6.
  • the step of moving said armrest 5 is comprised:
  • the at least one armrest 5 upon the extraction of an extension 9 from said seat 2, the at least one armrest 5 is simultaneously moved, bringing it gradually to said folded position 8, thus turning the sofa 1 into a sofa bed 13 deprived of armrests arranged on the sides of the bed surface.
  • said at least one armrest is moved, bringing it to said folded position 8 so that it occupies part of a seat 14 provided for in said seat 2 suitable for receiving the extractable extension 9 when it is arranged in said seat 2.
  • the sofa has a padding that is supported by a sofa structure, for example, a sofa bed structure 16.
  • the sofa bed structure comprises a seat frame 17 supporting the seat 2.
  • Said seat frame 17 comprises a seat back side beam 19 or backrest supporting beam, which, in accordance with one embodiment, supports frame beams for the backrest, for example, secured to couplings 32 that are integral to the seat back side beam 19.
  • said seat frame 17 comprises two flank beams 20 and a front beam 21.
  • said seat frame 17 further comprises feet 33 arranging the frame 17 at a preset height with respect to a floor or supporting surface 34.
  • said seat frame 17 comprises armrest guides 24, which are arranged substantially transversally to said flank beam 20.
  • an armrest frame 23 is swingably and roto-translatably constrained to said armrest guides 24.
  • said armrest frame 23 is connected by means of a sliding block joint or armrest sliding block 26 sliding on said armrest guides 24, so that when the armrest frame 23 is extracted from the armrest guides 24, it projects as a cantilever outwardly the seat frame 17 and it is rotatable so as to be able to reach a position orthogonal to the seat frame 17.
  • elastic and/or dampering means urge said armrest frame 23 to bring itself to said use position 7, for example, substantially orthogonal to said seat frame 17.
  • said flank beams 20 have longitudinally arranged extension guides 27.
  • an extractable extension frame 18 is fitted on said seat frame 17, for example, but not necessarily, slidingly connected with said extension guides 27.
  • said extension frame 18 has a boxed flank beam 35 fitting on the flank beam 20 of the seat frame 17, telescopically moving thereupon.
  • said extractable frame 18 is connected to said extension guides 27 by means of sliding blocks or extension sliding blocks 28.
  • said extractable extension frame 18 has synchronism guides 29 or parallelism guides for the movement of the extractable extension frame 18 extending from or exiting the seat frame 17.
  • said synchronism guides 29 are toothed guides, which are engaged in a synchronism or parallelism device 30, for example, but not necessarily, a rotating shaft with toothed wheels at the ends meshed in said toothed guides.
  • an extraction handle 31 is secured to said extractable front beam.
  • At least one lever 37 or 38 is swingably connected with said extractable frame 18, which retracts said armrest frame during the extraction of the extension frame 18, bringing it from said use position 7 to said folded position 8, for example, making it to slide along said armrest guides 24.
  • two levers 37, 38 are swingably connected with said extractable frame 18, by a first end thereof.
  • Said levers 37, 38 are arranged crossing one another and each being connected at the opposite end to an armrest frame 23 so that, upon the extraction of the extractable frame 18, the armrest frames 23 are returned back from said use position 7 to said folded position 8.

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GB190805855A (en) 1908-03-16 1908-09-24 Paul Vuille Folding Single Bed Sofa
FR1102835A (fr) 1954-06-23 1955-10-26 Divan transformable en lit
DE7818200U1 (de) 1978-06-19 1978-09-28 Wolkenweich Polstermoebelfabrik Borcherding Gmbh & Co Kg, 4994 Preussisch Oldendorf Zu einem doppelbett ausziehbares sofa
DE7836605U1 (de) 1978-12-11 1979-03-15 Steltenmeier Josef Fa Armlehnenbeschlag für eine in eine liege verwandelbare couch
JPS6079352U (ja) 1983-11-09 1985-06-03 株式会社泉製作所 ソフアベツトの肘掛け起伏装置
JPH09238778A (ja) 1996-03-08 1997-09-16 T P O Bed Kk ソファー兼用ベッド
AT403428B (de) 1996-08-23 1998-02-25 Kapsamer Kg Joka Werke Johann Liege- und/oder sitzmöbel
JPH1146925A (ja) 1997-07-29 1999-02-23 France Bed Co Ltd ソファ−ベッド装置
EP0931483A1 (fr) 1998-01-16 1999-07-28 Matthias Fischer Meuble d'assise ou de couchage
DE29921260U1 (de) 1999-12-03 2000-03-09 Bali Schaumstoff GmbH, 33175 Bad Lippspringe Sitz-Liegemöbel mit steckbarem Seitenteil
DE20111555U1 (de) 2001-07-16 2001-11-15 Interprofil GmbH, 35463 Fernwald Sitz-/Liegemöbel mit Sitzkissen
DE20311575U1 (de) * 2003-07-25 2003-12-04 Beldivani Gmbh Sitzmöbel
DE202005013932U1 (de) 2005-09-03 2005-12-15 Volmer, Otto Möbel, insbesondere Sitzmöbel
FR2883715A1 (fr) 2005-04-05 2006-10-06 Jean Coulon Canape-lit a pliage transversal integrant un mecanisme de deploiement/repliement comprenant un element coude dont une branche est couplee a une partie pied du sommier
DE102005023241A1 (de) 2005-05-20 2006-11-23 Kraechter, Andreas, Dipl.-Ing. Sitz- und/oder Liegemöbel
AT9621U1 (de) 2007-03-02 2008-01-15 Ada Moebelfabrik Gmbh Sitz/liegemöbel
GB2442276A (en) 2006-09-29 2008-04-02 Garry David Thorley Sofa bed with rotating side arms
EP2062506A1 (fr) 2007-11-22 2009-05-27 De Sede AG Meuble destiné à s'asseoir

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GB190805855A (en) 1908-03-16 1908-09-24 Paul Vuille Folding Single Bed Sofa
FR1102835A (fr) 1954-06-23 1955-10-26 Divan transformable en lit
DE7818200U1 (de) 1978-06-19 1978-09-28 Wolkenweich Polstermoebelfabrik Borcherding Gmbh & Co Kg, 4994 Preussisch Oldendorf Zu einem doppelbett ausziehbares sofa
DE7836605U1 (de) 1978-12-11 1979-03-15 Steltenmeier Josef Fa Armlehnenbeschlag für eine in eine liege verwandelbare couch
JPS6079352U (ja) 1983-11-09 1985-06-03 株式会社泉製作所 ソフアベツトの肘掛け起伏装置
JPH09238778A (ja) 1996-03-08 1997-09-16 T P O Bed Kk ソファー兼用ベッド
AT403428B (de) 1996-08-23 1998-02-25 Kapsamer Kg Joka Werke Johann Liege- und/oder sitzmöbel
JPH1146925A (ja) 1997-07-29 1999-02-23 France Bed Co Ltd ソファ−ベッド装置
EP0931483A1 (fr) 1998-01-16 1999-07-28 Matthias Fischer Meuble d'assise ou de couchage
DE29921260U1 (de) 1999-12-03 2000-03-09 Bali Schaumstoff GmbH, 33175 Bad Lippspringe Sitz-Liegemöbel mit steckbarem Seitenteil
DE20111555U1 (de) 2001-07-16 2001-11-15 Interprofil GmbH, 35463 Fernwald Sitz-/Liegemöbel mit Sitzkissen
DE20311575U1 (de) * 2003-07-25 2003-12-04 Beldivani Gmbh Sitzmöbel
FR2883715A1 (fr) 2005-04-05 2006-10-06 Jean Coulon Canape-lit a pliage transversal integrant un mecanisme de deploiement/repliement comprenant un element coude dont une branche est couplee a une partie pied du sommier
DE102005023241A1 (de) 2005-05-20 2006-11-23 Kraechter, Andreas, Dipl.-Ing. Sitz- und/oder Liegemöbel
DE202005013932U1 (de) 2005-09-03 2005-12-15 Volmer, Otto Möbel, insbesondere Sitzmöbel
GB2442276A (en) 2006-09-29 2008-04-02 Garry David Thorley Sofa bed with rotating side arms
AT9621U1 (de) 2007-03-02 2008-01-15 Ada Moebelfabrik Gmbh Sitz/liegemöbel
EP2062506A1 (fr) 2007-11-22 2009-05-27 De Sede AG Meuble destiné à s'asseoir

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US10479231B2 (en) 2018-01-15 2019-11-19 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Vehicle seating arrangement
US10596993B2 (en) 2018-01-15 2020-03-24 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Vehicle seating assembly with anchored airbag tethers
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