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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., Arcadia, WI (US);
Jeremy Robinson, Pontotoc, MS (US);
Rigoberto Marquez, New Albany, MS (US);
James Floyd, Baldwyn, MS (US);
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., Arcadia, WI (US);
Abstract
A motion furniture side mechanism includes a side plate and a pivotable swing arm pre-aligned with the side plate for insertion of a driver tube using an automated or manual assembly operation. The swing arm includes a pivotable driver arm, and a driver tube socket is defined on the driver arm. One or more bushings disposed between the side plate and the swing arm or driver arm provides a mechanical retainer to prevent the swing arm or driver arm from becoming inadvertently angularly misaligned prior to assembly. The pre-aligned side mechanism allows automated insertion of a driver tube without the need to identify a misaligned linkage or re-align a linkage prior to driver tube insertion. A method of assembly furniture includes providing a side mechanism with a pre-aligned linkage member such as a swing arm or driver arm positioned for driver tube insertion.