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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dietmar Koch, Gummersbach, DE;
Assignee:
Okin Gesellschaft fur Antriebstechnik mbH & Co. KG, Gummersbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/004 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/004 ;
Abstract
A drive mechanism for adjusting parts in furniture for sitting and lying down includes parts activated via a shaft being provided with a control lever. Adjusting mechanisms which can be driven by an electromotor are provided for driving purposes. The invention provides a drive mechanism which is compact especially with the shafts arranged close to each other. An adjusting mechanism is positioned so that the longitudinal side facing away from the shafts is opposite the longitudinal side of the other adjusting mechanism facing the shafts.