Convertible furniture

Abstract

A convertible furniture includes a furniture part with a frame with end supports and thereto supported a bed and a table part; a wall support attached to a wall or other support; pivoting means, rails and gas springs between the furniture part and the wall support to guide the movement of the furniture part between a table position and a bed position; an openable table lock to secure the furniture part in table position allow movement of the furniture part towards the bed position. The table part include a first edge which is in the table position towards the wall support, and in the bed position is an upper edge of the side of the bed; and a second edge which in the table position is arranged as an outer edge of the table part, and in the bed position arranged as a lower edge of the side of the bed.

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         36 . A convertible furniture, which comprises:
 a furniture part comprising a frame with a first and a second end support and thereto supported a bed and a table part;   a wall support arranged to be attached securely onto a wall or other support;   pivoting means between the furniture part and the wall support arranged to guide the movement of the furniture part between at least
 a table position, where the table part is arranged horizontally, thereby forming a horizontal table surface, and the bed is unusable; and 
 a bed position, where the bed is usable, and the table part is unusable and arranged as a side of the bed; 
   a table lock arranged to secure the furniture part in the table position and comprising a first locking member on the furniture part and a second locking member on the wall support, and adapted to be moved with an actuator between
 a locked position, where the locking members are interlocked with each other, thereby securing the furniture part in the table position and 
 an open position, where the locking members are not interlocked with each other, thereby allowing movement of the furniture part towards the bed position; 
   wherein the table part comprises at least mainly parallel,
 a first edge which is in the table position towards the wall support or the wall or other support, and in bed position arranged as an upper edge of the side of the bed; and 
 a second edge which is in the table position arranged as an outer edge of the table part, and in bed position arranged as a lower edge of the side of the bed. 
   
     
     
         37 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein in the bed position the second edge is arranged against a floor or other support beneath the furniture. 
     
     
         38 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the first locking member is arranged on the table part. 
     
     
         39 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the actuator is connected to the first locking member and arranged movable with the furniture part. 
     
     
         40 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the actuator is arranged to extend from the first locking member past the bed and towards the second edge of the table part. 
     
     
         41 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the actuator is connected to the second locking member and supported on the wall support. 
     
     
         42 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the table part is arranged perpendicularly to the end supports, whereby each end support functions
 in table position as a vertical table support and   in bed position as a vertical bed end.   
     
     
         43 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 42 , wherein each end support is arranged in table position and in bed position against a floor or other support beneath the furniture. 
     
     
         44 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the table part and end supports are fixed together firmly and immovably relative to each other. 
     
     
         45 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein bed is supported on the frame immovably. 
     
     
         46 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein in bed position the end supports and the table part form vertical sides, i.e. two bed ends and a side, for the bed. 
     
     
         47 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein one or more wheels are arranged at a lower corner of the end support closest to the wall support in bed position and furthest away from the wall support in table position in order to ease movement of the furniture against a floor beneath it. 
     
     
         48 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 47 , wherein the one or more wheels are arranged to protrude only over the edge that is the lower end support edge in bed position. 
     
     
         49 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the gas spring is arranged at its longest between table and bed positions, so that when the furniture is moved from table position to bed position or vice versa, the gas spring is arranged to: first get longer, then reach a maximum length, then start to get shorter. 
     
     
         50 . The convertible furniture according to  claim 36 , wherein the pivoting means comprises:
 a rail arranged substantially vertical on the wall support or on the wall or other support;   a pivoting support, such as a slide arranged movable along the rail;   
       whereby at least one piece of pivoting means is attached turnably both on the pivoting support and the furniture part. 
     
     
         51 . The convertible furniture according  claim 50 , wherein the pivoting means comprises at least one gas spring with one end attached turnably at the pivoting support on the wall support and with another end attached turnably on the furniture part. 
     
     
         52 . A method with a convertible furniture comprising a furniture part, a wall support and pivoting means between them, the wall support arranged securely onto a wall or other support, the furniture part comprising two end supports and thereto supported a bed and a table part, which table part comprises a first edge and a second edge which are at least mainly parallel with each other, the method comprising
 moving a furniture part in relation to a wall support between at least a table position and a bed position,   guiding said moving with pivoting means arranged between the furniture part and the wall support;   
       wherein the moving the furniture part comprises:
 in table position: positioning the first edge towards the wall support or the wall or other support and the second edge as an outer edge of the table part; and 
 in bed position: positioning the first edge as an upper edge of the side of the bed and the second edge ( 8 ) as a lower edge of the side of the bed. 
 
     
     
         53 . The method according to  claim 52 , wherein in bed position:
 arranging the second edge against a floor or other support beneath the furniture.   
     
     
         54 . The method according to  claim 52 , wherein the pivoting means comprises at least one gas spring, which is arranged at its longest between table and bed positions, so that when moving the furniture part from table position to bed position or vice versa, the gas spring:
 irst gets longer, thereby easing the movement in the beginning of the moving;   then reaches a maximum length, thereby having the least effect in the middle part of the moving;   then gets shorter, thereby slowing down the movement at the end of the moving.   
     
     
         55 . The method according to  claim 52 , wherein the pivoting means comprises a rail arranged substantially vertical on the wall support and a pivoting support arranged movable along the rail, whereby at least one piece of pivoting means is attached turnably both on the pivoting support and the furniture part, so that when moving the furniture part from table position to bed position or vice versa:
 the pivoting support moves along the rail.