FI129263B - Convertible furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a convertible furniture (1), which comprises - a first furniture part (2a) comprising a frame (1 la) with end supports (12a, 12b) and thereto supported a bed (3a) and a table part (4a); - a second furniture part (2b) comprising a frame (1 1 b) with end supports (12a, 12b) and thereto supported a bed (3b) and a table part (4b); - pivoting means, such as hinges (5a) and gas springs (5b) between the furniture parts, arranged to guide their movement between at least a table position and a bed position; - an openable table lock (6) arranged to secure the furniture parts in the table position and when opened, allowing movement of the furniture parts towards the bed position. The table lock is operated with an elongated shaft (6c), which is: - supported on the first or the second furniture part (2a, 2b); - adapted to be moved in the direction of the plane of the first or second table part (4a, 4b).

Description

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a convertible furniture, i.e. a piece of furniture which can be changed into another piece of furniture. The invention is especially related to a furniture which can be converted from a bed to a table and vice versa.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND Patent publications US 60339 A, HU 195416 B, FR 1420300 A, US 277637 A and US 4277856 A show pieces of furniture that can be arranged either as a table or as a bed. The prior art solutions are complex and difficult to use.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to reduce or even eliminate the abovementioned problems appearing in prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy and reliable way to secure furniture parts immovable when needed and to allow their movement when needed. It is an object of the present invention to enable an easy and reliable movement of furniture parts when converting the furniture from a bed to a table and vice versa. co SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION N Among others, in order to realize the objects mentioned above, a convertible furniture 3 25 and other objects according to the invention are characterized by what is presented in 0 the enclosed independent claims. The dependent claims present some embodiments E of the invention.

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S 5 The embodiments, examples and advantages mentioned in this text relate, where > 30 applicable, as well to convertible furniture or any methods when using it, as to any other aspect of the invention, even though it is not always specifically mentioned.

A simple way to describe the basic idea of the invention is, that a convertible furniture comprises — a first furniture part comprising a frame with end supports, such as panels and thereto supported a bed and a table part; — a second furniture part comprising a frame with end supports, such as panels and thereto supported a bed and a table part; — pivoting means, such as hinges, rails and gas springs between the furniture parts, arranged to guide their movement between at least a table position and a bed position, the pivoting means may be attached e.g. to the end supports; — an openable table lock arranged to secure the furniture parts in the table position and when opened, allowing movement of the furniture parts towards the bed position.

The inventiveness of this basic idea can be enhanced e.g. by adding to it one or more of the following technical ideas:

1) The lock is used with an elongated actuator i.e. a shaft operatively connected to the lock; the shaft is supported movable on a furniture part, e.g. below a table part, and adapted to be moved only, or at least mainly, in the direction of the plane of the table part.

The shaft may extend from the lock at the middle of the table and past the bed under the table part all the way close to the outer edge of the table part.

E.g. a sideways turnable relatively long lever facilitates the use of the lock.

The shaft may be a lever turning around a pivot point.

These features make the 2 opening and closing of the table lock easy and reliable.

N 2) One or more partly hidden wheels are attached to the end supports, where only a S 25 part of the wheel is visible, i.e. the wheels protrude over an edge of the end support. 0 The wheels ease the movement of the furniture against a floor or other support E: beneath it.

Advantageously these wheels are situated in table position at the lower N outer corner of the end supports.

More advantageously the wheels are at the S corners but protrude only over vertical end support edges. 2 30 3) The pivoting means between the furniture parts are constructed in such a way that in bed position, no part or no moving part of the pivoting means reaches over the upper edges of the end supports. This makes the use of the furniture safe and comfortable. 4) Movable extra supports to be engaged with the floor or other support are arranged under a table part e.g. on to the end support. When preparing to move the furniture into bed position, the support is engaged with the end support edge that is meant against the floor in bed position. Now, the support will engage the floor. The weight of the furniture in bed position rests on possible wheels and at least partly on the extra supports. There may be more of these extra supports on different points of the furniture.

The listed technical ideas and many more embodiments are explained in detail below in reference to the drawing. All the ideas are combinable with each other, also in ways not separately mentioned.

An embodiment of a typical convertible furniture according to the invention comprises — afirst furniture part comprising a first frame with a first and a second end support and thereto supported a first bed and a first table part; — a second furniture part comprising a second frame with a first and a second end support and thereto supported a second bed and a second table part; — pivoting means, such as hinges, rails or gas springs, between the first furniture part and the second furniture part arranged to guide their movement between at least © o a table position, where the first and second table parts are arranged N horizontally, thereby forming a horizontal table surface and the beds are S 25 unusable; and 0 o a bed position, where the beds are usable, and the table parts are not E usable; N — a table lock arranged to secure the first and second furniture parts in the table S position and adapted to be moved with an actuator between S 30 o alocked position, securing the furniture parts in the table position and o an open position, allowing movement of the furniture parts towards the bed position. The actuator is an elongated shaft connected to the table lock. The shaft is: — supported on the first or the second furniture part; and — adapted to be moved in the direction of the plane of the first or second table part. The table lock may be manually or automatically operable. In an embodiment, the lock is a is a simple latch. A latch can be opened and closed with a simple movement, e.g. manually with a lever. The first and second table parts are in their general form more or less planar. The plane of the first or second table part is the general plane’s direction. In table position that plane would normally be the direction of the table surface, i.e. horizontal.

In an embodiment, in the table position: — the upper surfaces of the first and second table parts are arranged substantially flush with each other, thereby forming the horizontal table surface; and — the first and second beds are arranged mainly vertical and unusable under the table parts; whereas in the bed position: — the first and second beds are arranged horizontal and usable; and = — thefirst and second table parts are arranged as vertical sides of the beds.

N S 25 In an embodiment the table lock comprises a first and a second locking member © situated on different furniture parts. The first and second locking members are adapted z to be moved between S — alocked position, where the locking members are interlocked with each other, o thereby securing the furniture parts in the table position and

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— an open position, where the locking members are not interlocked with each other, thereby allowing movement of the furniture parts towards the bed position. In an embodiment the elongated shaft is connected to the first or second locking 5 member. This makes it easy to move one or more of the locking members between the locked position and the open position, even with a small gesture or movement a distance away from the actual locking mechanism.

In an embodiment the table parts comprise at least mainly parallel first and second edges. The first edges are in the table position against each other at the middle of the table surface, and in bed position arranged as upper edges of the sides of the beds.

The second edges are in the table position arranged as outer edges of the table surface, and in bed position arranged as lower edges of the sides of the beds. In an embodiment the first and second locking members are situated at the first edges of the table parts. This way in the table position they are against each other at the middle of the table and in bed position they are arranged on top edges of the sides of the beds.

The elongated shaft may be supported on an inner surface of the first or second table parts, i.e. in table position on the lower surface of the table part. This way it stays mostly hidden during normal use of the furniture.

The elongated shaft may be movably arranged in a space between the table part and © the bed of the furniture part. This makes it possible for a user to easily reach the shaft N from outside the table.

3 25 ™ In an embodiment a first end of the elongated shaft is connected to the first and/or E second locking member. The shaft then extends from there past the first or second bed N and towards the second edge of the table part. There the second end of the elongated S shaft is arranged to be manually and easily engaged by a user situated by the second > 30 edge.

The elongated shaft may be made of different materials and in different sizes and forms.

Metals, such as aluminium or steel, plastics, wood are some examples of possible materials.

The length of the shaft may vary depending on the situation, e.g. more than 20 cm, more than 30 cm, 20 to 40 cm, 20 to 50 cm are possible.

Suitable shaft length is decided especially by the width of the table part it is mounted on.

The elongated shaft is a way to transmit power to be used at the lock from near the outer edges of the table.

The shaft may be formed as a rod or another kind of rigid component.

It is also possible that the shaft comprises an outer core or shell and a wire or another flexible shaft or belt inside it for power transmission.

In an embodiment each table part is arranged perpendicularly to its end supports.

Each end support functions in table position as a vertical support against a floor and in bed position as a vertical bed end.

If the table part and end supports are fixed together firmly, simply and immovably relative to each other, the frame becomes robust and easy to arrange to withstand the movements of the furniture.

Some possible dimensions for the furniture are as follows.

In table position: — Table part length 160-210 cm (in bed direction, i.e. direction between end supports) — Table part width 30-60 cm (in direction between its first and second edge) — Table height 60-90 cm; © In bed position: N — Bedlength 160—210 cm (in bed direction) S 25 — Bed width 120-180 cm (double bed) © — Bed height 30-60 cm. j S Some possible materials for the different plate-like parts or panels in the furniture, such & as table parts and end supports, are wood, plastic, honeycomb panels or other cellular S 30 panels.

Panel surfaces may be coated, e.g. with thin wood or plastic layer.

In an embodiment the furniture comprises two at least almost similar furniture parts.

The furniture parts maybe near mirror images.

The furniture parts each comprise a frame, which comprises two end supports, such as generally planar vertical panels and a generally planar table part, forming half of the whole table surface supported between the end supports.

A bed is supported on the frame, possibly immovably.

The two frames are attached to each other pivotably, to be turned around a turning axle, defined e.g. by hinges.

The turning axle of the pivoting movement is horizontally at the bottom of the furniture, near or at its centre line.

The frames cab be turned against each other in the table position where the table parts are horizontally on the top, supported by vertical end supports and the bed is vertically under the table part.

From there the both frames can be turned 90 degrees, into the bed position.

In bed position the two frames, i.e. the end supports and the table parts form vertical sides for the now horizontal beds.

There is no need to have a fourth side for the bed in a frame, because in bed position the two frames lie side by side, forming a double bed with panels around it, but without a panel between the two beds.

One way to define the inventive conversion movement of the furniture between the table and bed positions is to define what happens to the edges of the mainly planar end supports in the two furniture positions.

Each end support comprises an outer and inner larger surface parallel to each other and vertical during normal use of the furniture.

The outer and inner surfaces are connected by edges, as follows: — afirst end support edge, which is arranged © o In table position mainly vertical and situated towards the other frame; N o in bed position as a mainly horizontal upper edge of the bed end; = 25 — asecond end support edge (132), which is arranged © o in table position mainly vertical and situated away from the other frame; E o in bed position as a mainly horizontal lower edge of the bed end; S — athirdend support edge (133), which is arranged 5 o in table position as a mainly horizontal lower edge of the vertical support > 30 against a floor; o in bed position mainly vertical and situated towards the other frame;

— a fourth end support edge (134), which is arranged o intable position as a mainly horizontal upper edge of the vertical support, supporting the table part (4a or 4b) on top of it; o in bed position as mainly vertical and situated away from the other frame.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES The invention is described in more detail below with reference to the enclosed schematic drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a convertible furniture according to the invention in table position in a side view from above the furniture, Figure 2 shows the furniture of Figure 1 during movement between the table and bed positions, Figure 3 shows the furniture of Figure 1 in bed position, Figure 4 shows the furniture of Figure 1 in table position in a perspective view from above the furniture, Figure 5 shows the furniture of Figure 1 in bed position in a perspective view from above the furniture, Figure 6 shows the locking mechanism of a furniture according to the invention in table position in a partly cut view from above the furniture, the locking mechanism in open position, Figure 7 shows the locking mechanism of Figure 6 in locked position, Figure 8 shows an outer top corner of a furniture according to the invention in table © position, in a perspective view from below, with an extra support not N engaged, and 3 25 Figure 9 shows the top corner of Figure 8 with the extra support engaged.

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A convertible furniture 1 comprises a first and a second furniture part 2a and 2b. Each of these comprises a frame 11a, 11b and thereto supported a bed 3a, 3b and a table part 4a, 4b. The depicted furniture parts 2a and 2b are almost mirror images of each other. In some embodiments there might be bigger differences between the furniture parts. Pivoting means, i.e. hinges 5a and gas springs 5b are arranged between the first and second furniture parts 2a and 2b. They guide and assist the movement of the furniture parts between a table position and a bed position. The pivoting means 5a and 5b are attached to the first and second end supports, i.e. end panels 12a, 12b of the first and second furniture part. In the table position, shown e.g. in Figures 1 and 4, the frames are standing on their side panels and arranged against each other. The side panels of the frames now on the top are the table parts 4a and 4b. They are now horizontally arranged and substantially flush with each other, forming a horizontal table surface 4 at the top of the furniture. At the same time, the beds 3a and 3b are arranged sideways inside the frames. In other words, the beds are in a vertical position under the table parts, and therefore unusable.

When moving from the table position to the bed position, the tops of the furniture parts 2a and 2b are turned away from each other, see Figure 2. The table surface 4 opens co at its centre line between the two table parts 4a and 4b. As the frames are turned more N and more towards the horizontal, the beds become more and more visible. Finally, as 3 25 shown e.g. in Figures 3 and 5, the furniture is in bed position. This means that the 0 frames 11a and 11b and in them the beds 3a and 3b are in a horizontal position. Beds E are usable. At the same time, the table parts 4a and 4b have become side panels for N the beds. This means that they are not usable.

O co < 30 The table parts 4a, 4b comprise first edges 7a, 7b and second edges 8a, 8b parallel to each other, on the opposite sides of the table parts. The first edges 7a, 7b are in the table position against each other at the middle of the table surface 4. In bed position the first edges are arranged as upper edges of the sides of the beds. The second edges 8a, 8b are in the table position arranged as outer edges of the table surface 4, and in bed position they are arranged as lower edges of the sides of the beds.

Each frame 11a, 11b comprises a first and a second end panel 12a, 12b. Each table part 4a, 4b is arranged perpendicularly between its end panels, whereby each end panel 12a, 12b functions in table position as a vertical support against a floor and in bed position as a vertical bed end. In the depicted embodiment, each end panel 12a, 12b comprises four edges. A first end panel edge 131 is in table position mainly vertical and situated towards the other frame. In bed position the first end panel edge 131 is a mainly horizontal upper edge of the bed end. A second end panel edge 132 is in table position mainly vertical and situated facing away from the other frame. In bed position second end panel edge 132 is a mainly horizontal lower edge of the bed end. A third end panel edge 133 is in table position a mainly horizontal lower edge of the vertical support against a floor. In bed position third end panel edge 133 is mainly vertical and situated towards the other frame. A fourth end panel edge 134 is in table position a mainly horizontal upper edge of the vertical support, supporting the table part 4a or 4b on top of it. In bed position the fourth end panel edge 134 is mainly vertical and situated away from the other frame. In this example the first and second panel edges are substantially parallel to each other. Similarly, the third and fourth panel edges are substantially parallel to each other, but perpendicular against the first and second. This means that in the depicted embodiment the end panels 12a,12b are formed as a co substantial rectangle, with rounded corners. This needs not to be the case, the furniture N can be designed in many forms.

3 25 0 To keep the furniture parts 2a, 2b safely in the table position, an easily operated table E lock 6 is arranged between the frames 11a, 11b. In a locked position, the table lock N secures the furniture parts together. In an open position the table lock allows the S movement of the furniture parts 2a, 2b towards the bed position. The table lock 6, seen < 30 e.g. in Figures 6 and 7, comprises a first locking member 6a on the first table part 4a and a second locking member 6b on the second table part 4b. The locking members 6a, 6b are situated at or near the first edges 7a, 7b of the table parts so that in the table position they are against or very near to each other at the middle of the table.

In bed position the locking members are arranged on top edges of the sides of the beds.

In the depicted embodiments the table lock is a simple latch, with a steel arc 6a, i.e. an arc-shaped steel form, as the first locking member and a pin 6b as the second locking member.

The steel arc 6a can be turned in the direction of the plane of the first table part 4a it is arranged on.

When the two table parts 4a and 4b are in contact with each other, the steel arc 6a may be turned to reach around and behind the pin 6b, thereby interlocking the steel arc 6a and the pin 6b with each other.

This means the table lock 6 is in locking position and the furniture parts 2a, 2b are secured in the table position.

When turning the arc 6a so, that the opening in the arc 6a is towards the pin 6b the table lock 6 is in open position.

Now the furniture parts 2a, 2b may be turned away from each other.

To ease the functioning of the table lock 6, a lock actuator, i.e. an elongated shaft 6¢ is connected at its first end 9a to the steel arc 6a.

The shaft 6c is a lever adapted to be turned in the direction of the plane of the first table part 4a.

Turning the shaft 6c moves the steel arc 6a and thus the table lock 6 between the locked and open positions.

That means that in table position the table lock is opened and secured by turning the shaft 6c horizontally near and under the first table part 4a.

The shaft 6c is supported on the inner surface 10a of the first table part 4a with a pivot point 13. The second end 9b of the elongated shaft 6c is arranged towards the second edge 8a of the first table part 4a. co The shaft 6c extends, from the table lock 6 past the bed 3a, which is arranged under N the table part 4a, towards the second edge 8a of the table part.

The second end 9b of 3 25 the shaft may comprise a handle, where it can be manually engaged by a user, simply 0 by reaching her/his arm under the second edge 8a of the table part.

The shaft 6c is E adapted to move close to the inner surface 10a.

This way it is freely movable in the N small gap between the first table part 4a and the first bed 3a situated under the table S part.

A recess may be formed in the side of the bed to make more space for the shaft 9 30 to move.

One possibility is to arrange the elongated shaft at least partly inside the table part.

This may be done e.g. by forming a suitable open recess on the inner surface

10a of the table part 4a.

The shaft 6c may also be situated totally or almost totally inside the table part 4a, so that only the second end of it, e.g. a handle is visible and ready to be engaged with a hand.

In order to ease movement of the furniture against a floor beneath it during the conversion between the table position and the bed position, one or more partly hidden wheels 14 can be attached to the end panels 12a, 12b. The wheels may e.g. be arranged mostly or partly inside the end panels 12a, 12b so that just a part of each wheel 14 is protruding over an edge of the end panel. It may be advantageous to arrange the one or more wheels 14 at the corners which are the outer corners in the table position. That is, the corners where the second and third end panel edges 132 and 133 meet. In the depicted embodiment, the wheels 14 are at that corner, but arranged to protrude only over the second end panel edge 132. The wheel may protrude e.g. under 2 mm, under 5 mm, under 20 mm, 2 to 5mm, 2 to 10 mm, 5 to 10 mm or 2 to 20 mm over the panel edge 132. In the table position these wheels 14 are not engaged with the floor, but as soon as the movement towards the bed position starts, the wheels 14 start to engage the floor. This way they facilitate the conversion of the furniture during practically the whole movement between the two positions. The wheels 14 may be constructed in many ways. It is possible to replace all or some wheels by some other movement facilitating or friction decreasing means, such as plastic glides.

In Figures 8 and 9 is shown an outer top corner of the furniture 1 in table position. A co turnable extra support 15 is arranged under the table part 4a. In Figure 8 it is hidden N under the table part, against the corner of end panel 12 and inner surface 10a of the 3 25 table part. In the drawings the support 15 is fixed to the table part 4a. When preparing 0 to move the furniture into bed position, an outer end 15b of the support 15 is turned E around a vertical axis 15a to be engaged with the second end panel edge 132. In the N bed position the outer end 15b of the support, situated on the panel edge 132, will S engage the floor. On that edge 132, the thickness of the outer end 15b of the support < 30 may be the same as the distance the wheels 14 protrude over the panel edge 132, that is, e.g. under 2 mm, under 5 mm, under 20 mm, 2 to 5 mm, 2 to 10 mm, 5 to 10 mm or 2 to 20 mm. This way, the weight of the furniture 1 in bed position rests on the wheels14 and on the extra support 15. There may be more of these extra supports 15 on different points of the furniture. That would e.g. make it possible to remove all weight from the wheels 14 in bed position. The support 15 may be manufactured e.g. from a suitable plastic.

The figures show only a few preferred embodiments according to the invention. Facts of secondary importance with regards to the main idea of the invention, facts known as such or evident for a person skilled in the art, such as support structures possibly required by the invention, are not necessarily separately shown in the figures. It is apparent to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not limited exclusively to the examples described above, but that the invention can vary within the scope of the claims presented below. The dependent claims are not to be considered to restrict the scope of protection of the invention as such.

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Claims (14)

1. A convertible furniture (1), comprising — a first furniture part (2a) comprising a first frame (11a) with a first and a second end support (12a, 12b) and thereto supported a first bed (3a) and a first table part (4a); — a second furniture part (2b) comprising a second frame (11b) with a first and a second end support (12a, 12b) and thereto supported a second bed (3b) and a second table part (4b); — pivoting means (5a, 5b) between the first furniture part (2a) and the second furniture part (2b) arranged to guide their movement between at least o a table position, where the first and second table parts are arranged horizontally, thereby forming a horizontal table surface (4), and the beds are unusable; and o a bed position, where the beds are usable, and the table parts are not usable; — atable lock (6) arranged to secure the first and second furniture parts (2a, 2b) in the table position and adapted to be moved with an actuator between o alocked position, securing the furniture parts (2a, 2b) in the table position and o an open position, allowing movement of the furniture parts (2a, 2b) towards the bed position; S whereby the actuator is an elongated shaft (6c) connected to the table lock (6), which N shaft is: S 25 — supported on the first or the second furniture part (2a, 2b); - — adapted to be moved in the direction of the plane of the first or second table E part (4a, 4b); S whereby the table parts (4a, 4b) comprise at least mainly parallel o — first edges (/a, /b) which are in the table position against each other at the N 30 middle of the table surface (4), and in bed position are arranged as upper edges of the sides of the beds; and

— second edges (8a, 8b) which are in the table position arranged as outer edges of the table surface (4), and in bed position are arranged as lower edges of the sides of the beds, and whereby — a first end (9a) of the elongated shaft (6c) is connected to the first and/or second locking member (6a, 6b) and shaft extends from there past the first or second bed (3a, 3b) and towards the second edge (8a, 8b) of the table part (4a, 4b), where the second end (9b) of the elongated shaft (6c) is arranged to be manually engaged by a user situated by the second edge (8a, 8b); characterised by that the elongated shaft (6c) is supported on an inner surface (10a, 10b) of the first or second table parts (4a, 4b).

2. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 1, characterised by that in the table position: — the upper surfaces of the first and second table parts (4a, 4b) are arranged substantially flush with each other, thereby forming the horizontal table surface (4); and — the first and second beds (3a, 3b) are arranged mainly vertical and unusable under the table parts (4a, 4b); whereas in the bed position: — the first and second beds (3a, 3b) are arranged horizontal and usable; and — the first and second table parts (4a, 4b) are arranged as vertical sides of the S beds. S 25 3. A convertible furniture (1) according to any previous claim 1 or 2, characterised by - that the table lock (6) comprises a first locking member (6a) on the first furniture z part (2a) and a second locking member (6b) on the second furniture part (2b), whereby S the first and second locking members (6a, 6b) are adapted to be moved between o — alocked position, where the locking members (6a, 6b) are interlocked with each N 30 other, thereby securing the furniture parts (2a, 2b) in the table position and

— an open position, where the locking members (6a, 6b) are not interlocked with each other, thereby allowing movement of the furniture parts (2a, 2b) towards the bed position.

4. Aconvertible furniture (1) according to claim 3, characterised by that the elongated shaft (6c) is: — connected to the first or second locking member (6a, 6b); — arranged to move the locking members (6a, 6b) between the locked position and the open position.

5. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 1, characterised by that the first and second locking members (6a, 6b) are situated at the first edges (7a, 7b) of the table parts (4a, 4b) so that in the table position they are against each other at the middle of the table and in bed position they are arranged on top edges of the sides of the beds.

6. A convertible furniture (1) according to any claim 1 to 5, characterised by that the elongated shaft is or comprises a lever (6c) adapted to be turned in the direction of the plane of the table surface (4) around a pivot point (13).

7. A convertible furniture (1) according to any previous claim 1 to 6, characterised by that the elongated shaft (6c) is arranged and movable between a table part (4a, 4b) and a bed (3a, 3b) of a furniture part (2a, 2b).

S N 8. A convertible furniture (1) according to any previous claim 1 to 7, characterised by S 25 that each table part (4a, 4b) is arranged perpendicularly to its end supports (12a, 126), > whereby each end support (12a, 12b) functions E: — in table position as a vertical support against a floor and S — in bed position as a vertical bed end.

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9. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 8, characterised by that each end support (12a, 12b) of a frame comprises

— a first end support edge (131), which is arranged o in table position mainly vertical and situated towards the other frame; o in bed position as a mainly horizontal upper edge of the bed end; — a second end support edge (132), which is arranged o in table position mainly vertical and situated away from the other frame; o in bed position as a mainly horizontal lower edge of the bed end; — athird end support edge (133), which is arranged o in table position as a mainly horizontal lower edge of the vertical support against a floor; o in bed position mainly vertical and situated towards the other frame; — afourth end support edge (134), which is arranged o in table position as a mainly horizontal upper edge of the vertical support, supporting the table part (4a or 4b) on top of it; o in bed position as mainly vertical and situated away from the other frame.

10. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 8 or 9, characterised by one or more partly hidden wheels (14) attached to the end supports (12a, 12b), a part of the wheels (14) protruding over an edge of the end support in order to ease movement of the furniture against a floor beneath it.

11. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 10, characterised by that the one or more wheels (14) are arranged S — at the corner where the second and third end support edges (132, 133) meet; N and/or 2 25 — to protrude only over the second end support edge (132). z 12. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 10 or 11, characterised by that the S one or more wheels are arranged mostly or partly inside the end panels (12a, 12b).

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13. A convertible furniture (1) according to any previous claim 9 to 12, characterised by that a movable extra support (15) is arranged under the table part (4a, 4b) and fixed to the table part and/or to the end support (12), whereby at least a part (15b) of the support is movable onto the second end support edge (132) or onto the second table part edge (8a, 8b), so that in the bed position the second end (15b) of the support, situated on the edge (132, 8a, 8b), will engage the floor.

14. A convertible furniture (1) according to claim 13, characterised by that when preparing to move the furniture into bed position, an outer end (15b) of the support (15) is turned around a vertical axis (15a) to be engaged with the second end panel edge (132).

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