Power actuated wall proximity furniture member

An electrically operated wall proximity furniture member, comprising:

• a frame;
• an actuation mechanism connected to the frame including at least one rotatable seat back support member and an electrically powered drive assembly operating to rotate the seat back support member between fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive;
• and
• a link displacing the seat back support member between the fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive with the seat back support member moved substantially forward from the fully upright position to the fully reclined position such that the fully upright position defines a rear-most extent of the seat back support member;
• wherein the actuation mechanism further includes:
• a drive rod operating to displace an extendable and retractable leg rest assembly, the electrically powered drive assembly operating to axially rotate and translate the leg rest assembly between fully retracted and fully extended positions;
• opposed sequencing plates each having an elongated channel including first and second end walls and a lowest elevation channel position positioned between the first and second end walls;
• the drive rod having ends received in the elongated channels of the opposed sequencing plates and being positioned proximate to the first end walls with the leg rest assembly in the fully retracted position;
• and
• the leg rest assembly reaching the fully extended position when the drive rod is positioned at the lowest elevation channel positions.

An electrically operated wall proximity furniture member, comprising:

• a frame;
• an actuation mechanism connected to the frame including at least one rotatable seat back support member and an electrically powered drive assembly operating to rotate the seat back support member between fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive;
• a link displacing the seat back support member between the fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive with the seat back support member moved substantially forward from the fully upright position to the fully reclined position such that the fully upright position defines a rear-most extent of the seat back support member;
• a drive rod having opposed ends each moving in an elongated channel between a first channel end wall to a lowest elevation channel position in response to motion of the drive assembly;
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• the at least one seat back support member including first and second seat back support members rotatably positioned between the fully upright position and the fully reclined position inclusive, the first and second seat back support members being positioned in the fully upright position until the drive rod reaches the lowest elevation channel position after which further actuation of the drive assembly displaces the drive rod without axial rotation from the lowest elevation channel position toward a second channel end wall elevated above the lowest elevation channel position, the first and second seat back support members positioned in the fully reclined position when the drive rod is positioned proximate to or in contact with the second end wall.

An electrically operated wall proximity furniture member, comprising:

• a frame;
• an actuation mechanism rotatably connected to the frame, the actuation mechanism including first and second rotatable seat back support members positioned within a seat back member having an outer surface defined by an upholstery layer and an electrically powered drive assembly operating to rotate both the seat back support members and the seat back member between fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive;
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• a point of the seat back member when positioned in the fully upright position defining a rear-most extent of the seat back member between the fully upright and fully reclined positions, the rear-most extent defining a vertical plane acting as a closest point of approach of the seat back member with respect to a wall outer surface, wherein all portions of the seat back member including the upholstery layer are positioned forward of the vertical plane and further away from the wall outer surface in the fully reclined position of the seat back member.

An electrically operated wall proximity furniture member, comprising:

• a frame;
• an actuation mechanism rotatably connected to the frame, the actuation mechanism including an extendable and retractable leg rest assembly and first and second rotatable seat back support members oriented to face a wall outer surface, the seat back support members positioned within a seat back member having an outer surface defined by an upholstery layer;
• an electrically powered drive assembly operating to move the leg rest assembly between retracted and extended positions inclusive and to further rotate the seat back support members and thereby the seat back member between fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive;
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• a rear-most point of the seat back member when positioned in the fully upright position positioned at a rear-most extent of the seat back member, the rear-most extent defining a vertical plane spaced from the wall outer surface having no portion of the seat back member extending beyond the vertical plane, the rear-most point of the seat back member including the upholstery layer when repositioned to the fully reclined position being further forward than in the fully upright position.