| US 7,552,970 B2 | ||
| Furniture mechanism with tilt cam for multiple position tilt | ||
| Larry P. LaPointe, Temperance, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Monroe, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/484,444. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0012394 A1, Jan. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47C 3/03 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—271.4 [297/68; 297/83; 297/261.4] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A furniture mechanism, comprising:
a linkage assembly having a pantograph linkage set defining a legrest portion for supporting a user which is rotatable between
a fully reclined and a fully extended position;
a base frame including first and second side channels; and
at least one tilt cam rotatably connected to the linkage assembly, the tilt cam including a plurality of substantially flat
cam faces each oriented at an angle with respect to proximate ones of the cam faces, the cam faces defining a plurality of
rotation positions of the mechanism by contact of individual ones of the cam faces with one of the first and second side channels
to provide a positive stop at each rotated position.
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