Slim-profile, all-linkage, wall-proximity reclining mechanism allowing a wood-to-floor recliner seating unit

An all-linkage mechanism for a seating unit, the all-linkage mechanism controlling movement of the seating unit between closed, TV and fully-reclined positions, the mechanism comprising:

• a base plate fixedly coupled to the seating unit;
• a seat rail movably coupled to the base plate;
• a front sub-linkage pivotally coupled to the base plate at least at two locations;
• a rear sub-linkage pivotally coupled to the base plate at least at two locations;
• a trolley link pivotally coupled to, and extending between, the front sub-linkage and the rear sub-linkage;
• a front pivot link pivotally coupled on a first end to the seat rail, and pivotally coupled on a second end to the trolley link, wherein a line extending between the first end and the second end of the front pivot link forms a first axis;
• a rear pivot link pivotally coupled on a first end to the seat rail, and pivotally coupled on a second end to the trolley link, wherein a line extending between the first end and the second end of the rear pivot link forms a second axis;
• a motor pivotally coupled on one end to a rear motor tube fixedly coupled to one of the base plate or the seating unit, and pivotally coupled on the other end to a front motor tube coupled to a link on the mechanism;
• wherein the first axis is oriented at a rearward angle relative to vertical with the first end of the front pivot link being more rearward than the second end of the front pivot link;
• wherein the second axis is oriented at a rearward angle relative to vertical with the first end of the rear pivot link being more rearward than the second end of the rear pivot link;
• and
• wherein the motor, when activated moves the seating unit between closed, TV and fully-reclined positions, and the front pivot link and the rear pivot link move the seat rail forwardly as the motor moves the seating unit from the closed position to the TV position.