Motor assembly for reclining furniture

Abstract

A motor assembly for reclining furniture includes a motor having one or more first fittings that correspond to one or more second fittings within a reclining furniture actuation mechanism. The first and second fittings are configured to be mutually connectable without tools or fasteners.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A motor assembly for actuating reclining furniture actuation mechanisms, said motor assembly comprising:
 a motor with a gear box housing;   a slide rail to which said motor is mounted, said slide rail comprising a first end and second end;   a trolley configured to be driven by said motor in a bidirectional, linear motion along said slide rail;   a first transverse linkage bar with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to a first recliner mechanism and the second end attached to a second recliner mechanism, wherein said trolley is attached to said first transverse linkage bar between the first end and second end of said first transverse linkage bar; and   a second transverse linkage bar with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the first recliner mechanism and the second end attached to the second recliner mechanism, wherein the gear box housing is hingedly connected to the second transverse linkage bar between the first end and second end of said second transverse linkage bar.   
     
     
         2 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the slide rail is fixed in length. 
     
     
         3 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the motor is mounted at the first end of the slide rail. 
     
     
         4 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the slide rail is free. 
     
     
         5 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first transverse linkage bar is connected to the recliner mechanism by self-latching mechanisms. 
     
     
         6 . The motor assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the self-latching mechanisms are spring pin latching mechanisms. 
     
     
         7 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second transverse linkage bar is connected to the recliner mechanism by self-latching mechanisms. 
     
     
         8 . The motor assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the self-latching mechanisms are spring pin latching mechanisms. 
     
     
         9 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the trolley is fixedly attached to the first transverse linkage bar. 
     
     
         10 . The motor assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the trolley is removably attached to the first transverse linkage bar.