Height adjustable bed with a lift chain assembly and components thereof

a e A bed has a base frame an elevatable frame and a telescopable column having a base segment connected to the base frame and a terminal segment connected to the elevate able frame Each column circumscribes a lift chain assembly which includes a magazine and a lift chain with a terminal link The ma...

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Main Authors Hutchison, Stephen E, Hornbach, David W, Metz, Darrell L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.12.2011
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Summary:a e A bed has a base frame an elevatable frame and a telescopable column having a base segment connected to the base frame and a terminal segment connected to the elevate able frame Each column circumscribes a lift chain assembly which includes a magazine and a lift chain with a terminal link The magazine is connected to either the base frame or the elevate able frame and the terminal link is connected to the other of the base frame and the elevate able frame The magazine comprises left and right magazine covers each having an outer face and an inner face with grooves The lift chain has left and right rollers that project into the grooves. The lift chain assembly also includes a gear train extending from a gear train drive shaft to a gear train output shaft and a motor having an output shaft connected to the gear train drive shaft