Recliner or lift and recliner chair with variable lift profile

A recliner chair, comprising:

• a recline chair mechanism providing a reclining movement, the recline chair mechanism having a recline base;
• a seat and a back connected to the recline chair mechanism, with the back being effectively connected relative to the seat;
• a cradle assembly, including:
• a cradle base;
• rear standoffs on the cradle base with aligned rear pivot axes;
• rear links having first ends pivotably connected to respective ones of the rear standoffs at the rear pivot axes and second ends pivotably connected to respective ones of rear pivot connections on the recline base;
• front standoffs on the cradle base with aligned front pivot axes;
• front links having first ends pivotably connected to respective ones of the front standoffs at the front pivot axes and second ends pivotably connected to respective ones of front pivot connections on the recline base;
• an actuator mount connected to the cradle base;
• a cradle actuator connected between the actuator mount on the cradle base and the recline base, the front pivot connections being located below the front pivot axes in a non-actuated position of the cradle actuator, and the rear pivot connections being located above the rear pivot axes in a non-actuated position of the cradle actuator such that upon actuation of the cradle actuator a front of the seat moves forward and up in a cradling motion;
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• a controller that controls movement of the cradle actuator.

A recliner chair, comprising:

• a recline chair mechanism providing a reclining movement, the recline chair mechanism having a recline base;
• a seat and a back connected to the recline chair mechanism, with the back being effectively connected relative to the seat;
• a cradle assembly, including:
• a cradle base;
• standoffs fixed on the cradle base with one pair of aligned pivot axes;
• the recline base being pivotably connected to the standoffs only at the one pair of aligned pivot axes;
• an actuator mount connected to the cradle base;
• a cradle actuator connected between the actuator mount on the cradle base and the recline base for pivoting the lift-recline base about the one pair of aligned pivot axes;
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• a controller that controls movement of the cradle actuator.

A lift and recliner chair, comprising:

• a lift and recline chair mechanism having at least one lift-recline actuator that controls a lifting movement and a reclining movement, the lift and recline chair mechanism having a lift-recline base;
• a seat and a back connected to the recline chair mechanism, with the back being effectively connected relative to the seat;
• a cradle assembly, including:
• a cradle base;
• standoffs fixed on the cradle base with one pair of aligned pivot axes;
• the lift-recline base being pivotably connected to the standoffs only at the one pair of aligned pivot axes;
• an actuator mount connected to the cradle base;
• a cradle actuator connected between the actuator mount on the cradle base and the lift-recline base for pivoting the lift-recline base about the one pair of aligned pivot axes;
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• a controller that controls movement of the cradle actuator.