Seating and support furniture

A stopping mechanism for use in a

• seating furniture, comprising a housing,
• a stopping element which is displaceable relative to the housing,
• a locking mechanism coupled to the stopping element for releasably locking the displacement of the stopping element, and
• a transfer device coupled to the locking mechanism, wherein the transfer device comprises a Bowden cable having at least one traction element, wherein the traction element of the Bowden cable is surrounded in portions by a guide sleeve which is designed to be expandable in an axial direction of the Bowden cable wherein the guide sleeve and the traction element have, at least in portions, a spiral-shaped design.

A stopping mechanism for use in a seating furniture having a height-adjustable column, comprising

• a housing,
• a stopping element which is displaceable relative to the housing,
• a locking mechanism coupled to the stopping element for releasably locking the displacement of the stopping element, and
• a transfer device coupled to the locking mechanism, wherein the transfer device comprises a transfer element configured as a plate bearing having an upper bearing ring and a lower bearing ring,
• wherein the locking mechanism comprises a first latching element,
• wherein the first latching element is coupled to the transfer device, and
• wherein the first latching element is axially displaceable in the direction parallel to a longitudinal extension of the height-adjustable column.