A seating unit includes: a base; a frame including opposed arms; a backrest; a seat, the seat including a front portion and a rear portion; a footrest; a lift mechanism attached to the base, the frame and the seat; a lift drive unit attached to the lift mechanism; a reclining mechanism attached to the seat and the backrest; a recline drive unit attached to the reclining mechanism; a footrest mechanism attached to the base and the footrest; and a footrest drive unit attached to the footrest mechanism. The lift mechanism controls the movement of the frame, seat and backrest between an upright position and a lift position. The reclining mechanism is configured to control the movement of the backrest and seat between the upright position and a reclined position. The footrest mechanism is configured to control the movement of the footrest between the upright position and an extended position.

Powered recliner chairs, assemblies for use in the chairs, and components for use in the assemblies are provided. Electrical systems for use in the chairs, and components for use in the assemblies are provided. Control systems and methods for operating powered recliner chairs are also provided. Any given chair may be locally and/or remotely controlled.

A lift mechanism for a reclining chair is provided. The lift mechanism can include a lock that prevents the seat from shifting from a reclining position into a seat-lift position without first shifting into an upright, closed position. The lock is shiftable between a locked position, where the chair is prevented from shifting into a seat-lift position and an unlocked position where the chair is permitted to shift into a seat-lift position. The lift mechanism can include an activator tube that can shift the lock between the unlocked and locked positions.

A blocker linkage for use in selectively locking a glider-recliner is provided. The glider-recliner is operable to move between closed, TV and full-recline positions. The blocker linkage includes a glide bracket having front and rear glide links pivotably coupled thereto. The rear glide link has a blocker pin coupled to it that extends outwardly. A carrier link is pivotably coupled to the bottoms of the front and rear glide links. A rear blocker cam is pivotably coupled to the carrier link. Similarly, a front blocker cam is also pivotably coupled to the carrier link. The rear blocker cam and the front blocker cam are operably coupled to cooperatively engage the blocker pin on the rear glide link when the glider-recliner is moved from the closed position to the TV and full-recline positions, preventing movement of the rear glide link (and thus the gliding movement supported by the carrier link).

The chair mechanism according to the invention for an item of furniture for sitting and reclining has a seat and a backrest, wherein the backrest has a lower backrest frame and an upper backrest frame, and the lower backrest frame is coupled to the seat so as to be capable of pivoting about a first pivot axis and the lower backrest frame is coupled to the upper backrest frame so as to be capable of pivoting about a second pivot axis, and wherein a first actuator is provided for adjusting the angle between the seat and the lower backrest frame and a second actuator is provided for adjusting the angle between the lower backrest frame and the upper backrest frame. Furthermore, a lumbar support is provided which is attached to the upper or lower backrest frame and is adjustably mounted relative to the lower and/or upper backrest frame.

Provided is a seating device including an armrest, a seat, a backrest, an ottoman, and a mechanical extension device including a seat frame attached to the seat, a backrest assembly including a backrest bracket; a leg extension device. The mechanical extension device is configured to move the seating device from a first position to a second position. The backrest assembly includes a backrest bracket, a first backrest link, and a second backrest link, the backrest bracket is configured to attach the backrest, the first backrest link is pivotally connected to a front end of the backrest bracket at a first pivot point, the first backrest link is pivotally connected to the seat frame at a second pivot point, and the first pivot point has a trajectory that moves towards the leg extension device in the process of moving the seating device from the sitting position to the reclining position.

A seamless leg rest device for automobile seats comprises a middle fixing bracket, side fixing brackets, link assemblies, a rotary driving assembly, a support plate and a telescopic assembly, wherein a front side of the support plate is covered with a foamed cover assembly, a lower end of the foamed cover assembly stretches across the support plate and is then bent backwards, and a tail end of a bent section of the foamed cover assembly is tensioned on the link assemblies through a telescopic return member. Both the angle and the length of a leg rest can be adjusted, and seams are avoided when the leg rest is adjusted.

The present disclosure relates to a mechanical stretching device for movable seat unit, in which the mechanical stretching device includes: a seat support, arranged to attach to a seat; a leg stretching device, pivoted at a front part of the seat support; a backrest support, pivoted at a rear part of the seat support; and an electrically actuated unit, including a leg electrically actuated device for folding and unfolding of the leg stretching device and a backrest electrically actuated device for backward reclining or forward resetting of the backrest support. Furthermore, the present disclosure further relates to a movable seat unit.

A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to adjust between closed, extended, and reclined positions is provided. The linkage mechanism includes an adjustment mechanism having a motor and a track that is coupled to the motor and that extends from a front portion of the seating unit to a rear portion of the seating unit. The linkage mechanism also includes a motor activator block slidably coupled to the track and movable along the track using the motor, as well as a single drive link that is attached to the motor activator block. The motor activator block includes a carriage body that slidably attaches the motor activator block to the track and one or more mounting tabs that extend from the carriage body toward the rear portion of the seating unit and that are coupled to the single drive link.

A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to adjust between closed, extended, and reclined positions is provided. The linkage mechanism includes an adjustment mechanism having a motor and a track that is coupled to the motor and that extends from a front portion of the seating unit to a rear portion of the seating unit. The linkage mechanism also includes a motor activator block slidably coupled to the track and movable along the track using the motor, as well as a single drive link that is attached to the motor activator block. The motor activator block includes a carriage body that slidably attaches the motor activator block to the track and one or more mounting tabs that extend from the carriage body toward the rear portion of the seating unit and that are coupled to the single drive link.