The invention relates to the adjustment of a piece of seating and reclining furniture with a seat and a backrest, in a positioning mode the seat and/or the backrest are optionally positioned in an upright basic position, a first reclining position or a second reclining position by means of at least one actuator and the seat and/or the backrest in an activatable relaxation mode being movable back and forth. The seat and/or the backrest is adjusted in the positioning mode as well as in the activatable relaxation mode between the first reclining position and the second reclining position by means of the same actuator.

Described and represented is a swivel fitting of seating furniture for adjusting a foot part from a retracted non-use position to an extended use position, with a mounting section for mounting on a chassis of the seating furniture, with a foot part section for mounting the foot part, with a foot part fitting for adjusting the foot part, wherein the foot part section has a front foot part connection swivel region in the use position and a rear foot part connection swivel region in the non-use position and a rear foot part connection tilt region in the use position and a front foot part connection tilt region in the non-use position, and wherein the foot part connection swivel region and the foot part connection tilt region are held via an adjusting lever and a control lever of the foot part fitting and are adjustable relative to one another. In order to better take into account the requirements placed on seating furniture and at the same time to manufacture the swivel fitting quite cost-effectively and use it reliably, it is provided that, during the entire adjustment from the non-use position to the use position and back, the adjusting lever and the control lever are arranged extending adjacent to one another in a common longitudinal section, which extends at least over 20 cm in the longitudinal direction of the swivel fitting, in a direction at least substantially perpendicular to the adjusting lever and/or to the control lever, in that the longitudinal section in the use position is arranged in front of the foot part connection tilt region in the non-use position and in that in the longitudinal section, the longitudinal extension of the adjusting lever is inclined by less than 15° with respect to the longitudinal extension of the control lever.

The present disclosure relates to a mechanical stretching device for a movable seat unit, and a movable seat unit thereof. The mechanical stretching device includes: a linkage support that comprises a support structure configured to support the mechanical stretching device on ground and a linkage structure attachable to a seating portion of the seat unit; a back mechanism that is pivotally connected to the linkage support and is configured to attach to a backrest of the seat unit; and a leg stretching structure including a footrest element, and the leg stretching structure is pivotally connected to the linkage support, and the footrest element is attached to a footrest of the seat unit. The mechanical stretching device is configured to implement a sequential conversion or a reverse sequential conversion of the seat unit from a sitting state to a relaxing state and to a lying state.

A freestanding single-motor-driven mechanical extension device includes a base. Left and right sides of the base are respectively pivotally connected to an extension assembly. The extension assembly includes a base plate linkage mechanism, a leg extension mechanism and a backrest mechanism. The base plate linkage mechanism includes a front mounting member and a rear mounting member. One end of the front mounting member is pivotally connected to the front part of the base, and the other end of the front mounting member is pivotally connected to a first front rotating member. The other end of the first front rotating member is pivotally connected to a mounting side plate. The middle part of the front mounting member is pivotally connected to a second front rotating member. The other end of the second front rotating member is pivotally connected to the middle part of the mounting side plate.

A freestanding single-motor-driven mechanical extension device includes a base. Left and right sides of the base are respectively pivotally connected to an extension assembly. The extension assembly includes a base plate linkage mechanism, a leg extension mechanism and a backrest mechanism. The base plate linkage mechanism includes a front mounting member and a rear mounting member. One end of the front mounting member is pivotally connected to the front part of the base, and the other end of the front mounting member is pivotally connected to a first front rotating member. The other end of the first front rotating member is pivotally connected to a mounting side plate. The middle part of the front mounting member is pivotally connected to a second front rotating member. The other end of the second front rotating member is pivotally connected to the middle part of the mounting side plate.

A recliner furniture piece wherein the pair of oppositely disposed side arm sections or frameworks of the furniture piece have their forward end portions extended forwardly beyond the location at which the footrest is disposed when the footrest is located at its fully retracted position, and wherein the pair of oppositely disposed side arm sections or frameworks of the furniture piece have their rearward end portions extended rearwardly beyond the location at which the backrest is attached to the underlying actuator and linkage system. In this manner, the moment arms of the furniture piece are effectively increased while the moment arms of the fully extended footrest and fully reclined backrest are reduced such that the recliner furniture piece can withstand, accommodate, or tolerate increased weights or loads impressed upon the fully extended footrest and/or the fully reclined backrest.

A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism. The frame assembly is movable relative to the base assembly among an upright position, a partially reclined position, and a fully reclined position. The legrest mechanism is movable relative to the frame assembly between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The support rod is supported by the frame assembly. The sync mechanism is coupled to and supported by the support rod. The sync mechanism is configured to prevent the frame assembly from moving from the upright position to the partially reclined position until the legrest mechanism reaches the fully extended position.

An item of seating furniture includes a chassis, a seat part having a pivotable inclination, a back part pivotable relative to the seat part, and a foot part, which is connected to the seat part via a foot-part adjustment mechanism and can be pivoted out. To adjust the item of seating furniture from an upright sitting position into a lying position, the seat part is moved forward relative to the chassis. In the sitting position, the foot part is pivoted in, substantially underneath the seat part. In the lying position, the foot part is pivoted out, in front of the seat part, such that the seat part is extended by the foot part. When being pivoted into a lying position, the back part moves forward, together with the seat part, relative to the chassis, and therefore, in any pivoted position, the back part does not project, or only insignificantly projects, beyond the rear edge of the item of seating furniture.

An item of seating furniture includes a chassis, a seat part having a pivotable inclination, a back part pivotable relative to the seat part, and a foot part, which is connected to the seat part via a foot-part adjustment mechanism and can be pivoted out. To adjust the item of seating furniture from an upright sitting position into a lying position, the seat part is moved forward relative to the chassis. In the sitting position, the foot part is pivoted in, substantially underneath the seat part. In the lying position, the foot part is pivoted out, in front of the seat part, such that the seat part is extended by the foot part. When being pivoted into a lying position, the back part moves forward, together with the seat part, relative to the chassis, and therefore, in any pivoted position, the back part does not project, or only insignificantly projects, beyond the rear edge of the item of seating furniture.

Seating furniture includes at least a first and a second linear actuator to adjust the seat part, the foot part, and the back part between the seating and the reclining position. The first linear actuator generates a linear stroke causing the back part to be adjusted relative to the seat part. The second linear actuator generates a linear stroke having at least a first and second partial stroke, The first partial stroke causes, during adjustment of the seating furniture from the seating position into the reclining position, the seat part to slide relative to the frame towards the front, and simultaneously the inclination of the seat part to be adjusted, there being no extension or retraction of the foot part relative to the seat part during this first partial stroke of the second linear actuator. The second linear actuator causes the foot part to extend relative to the seat part by a second partial stroke following the first partial stroke.