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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1992
Tatsuya Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sugatsune Industrial Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for opening and closing a folding bed which includes a bed body pivotally rotatably secured to be opened or closed in a cabinet, a front panel divided into an upper panel fixed to the bed body and a lower panel for maintenance access, the lower panel being pivotally secured at a lower end thereof to a lower front portion of the bed body from a pivotal fulcrum of the bed body so as to solely opened or closed by the pivotal rotation of the bed body at the time of storing the bed body, a guide rail provided with the bed body and the lower panel extending longitudinally of the bed body, and an engaging roller projected from the lower panel and coupled to the guide rail to be movable in the opening and closing direction of the bed body, the lower panel being opened or closed in cooperation with the bed body at the time of opening or closing the bed body. Thus, when the upper surface of a mattress is used bed, conventional legs and are eliminated an excellent external appearance is provided with operability, ready for in maintenance work.