Smart sofa recliner: the future at your place (21 photos)

Technological progress helps people cope with the stresses of the modern rhythm of life. One of his gifts is innovative armchairs and sofas with the mysterious prefix “recliners”.

What it is?

The term “recliner” means furniture with unusual features for an interior item. She has a movable seat, backrest, armrests. The recliner chair and sofa are laid out in such a way as to precisely adapt to the parameters of the body of a particular person. The load is removed from the spine, neck, lower back, legs are resting. Sleeper models provide healthy, sound sleep.

History

Recliner sofa is a product of the joint creativity of engineers, orthopedists and fitness specialists. The term comes from the English recliner - reclining.

In the furniture of the first generation, the transformation was mechanical: the position of the seat or back was changed by the movement of the lever. Now created electric recliners sofas. Physical effort is no longer required: the configuration is changed by simply pressing the buttons on the control panel.

Uniqueness

The main idea under which the recliners were designed is to create the maximum possible comfortable conditions in an individual design.

External parameters

At the recliners, each seat is autonomous and even if several people are sitting on the same sofa from the modules, any of them can choose a position convenient for themselves.

Safe and aesthetically designed and filled sofa or chair:

• lack of corners;
• pleasant to the touch upholstery made of leather or materials imitating suede, velor;
• a layer of polyurethane foam in the seat and back.

This is important for families with small children, allergy sufferers, and when using a sofa with a recliner and a berth.

Filler

There are several types of it. Hollofiber, a modern material of domestic design, is often used in Russian furniture. This is a synthetic fiber created on the basis of synthetic winterizer.
The recliner is filled with it due to its unique properties:

• perfectly replaces fluff and feather, hypoallergenic;
• poorly accumulates dust, does not electrify;
• does not stray into lumps;
• tolerates dry hot steam treatment without any problems, repeated washing up to boiling.

A sofa with a berth or an armchair filled with holofiber is very soft, always dry, warm, and the appearance of mold or mildew is excluded in them.

What sofas are there?

Recliner sofas are not distinguished by a variety of design and operating principle. However, other parameters differ.

• Number of seats. As standard, this is a double sofa-recliner or in three places. There are models designed for a larger number. In modular designs, it can be anything, depending on the number of segments.
• Configuration. In addition to straight lines, there are corner standard models and a modular type. The corner sofa with the recliner is the most compact, it does not clutter even a small room. Popular because almost always they are sleeper models.
• Upholstery material. Textiles, leather (natural, artificial), other materials pleasant to the touch. Leather sofas with recliners look solid, their upholstery can be from white to black.
• The ability to transform into a bed. The lying position is provided in all models; a sofa with a recliner and a berth allows you to create a full space for sleeping.
• Type of drive. Electric or mechanical. The first ones are transformed by pressing a button, but more often they break. The configuration of the second can be changed with a special lever. Combined options are not provided.

Thus, you can choose a suitable model given the size of the room, the sociability of the owners, their age and physical data. Luxurious leather sofas with recliners or a more modest design are equally effective.

Operating principle

The design of the mechanism incorporated in the product is classified by complexity. A simple, medium, difficult to manage mechanism stands out.

Plain

Laid in a mechanical recliner. This is a basic, affordable and affordable sofa option. For the back to recline, just click on it, and the movement of the stand under the legs is regulated by a lever.

Average

Sofas with a recliner mechanism and an increased number of operations: extending the footrests, lowering the back and armrests. The drive may be mechanical or electric.

Complicated

Recliner sofa with extended options:

• adjustable backrest and footrest;
• movable head restraints;
• seat, changing the angle of inclination.

Armchairs are even more technological: to all of the above, a swivel base, swing, vibration massage are added. For those who want to have such pleasures, you need a chair, because sofas are rarely provided with them.

Design

The armchair and sofa recliners have a similar mechanism, only the number of modules differs. In the chair he is alone, in the sofa from two to several. For small apartments, a corner sofa with a recliner is suitable, for more spacious ones - consisting of several modules.

Autonomy

Externally, they are interconnected, but each has its own mechanism, so any segment of the sofa, even if it is a sofa with a recliner and a berth, can be adjusted in its own way, independently of the others.

Back

In almost all models with or without a berth, they are fixed similarly in two positions:

• reclining: the back and seat are located at an angle relative to each other, usually created to work with a laptop or phone or if you want to watch TV;
• lying: the back and seat are on the same horizontal line, used for rest or sleep.

The option is selected according to the situation: whether you need to fall asleep or just lie down.

Footrest

It can be advanced differently. A sofa with a recliner and a berth provides the foot as a full complement to the main part. Therefore, it will also experience stress. To cope, the mechanism of this part is more massive, and the dimensions are more solid. The footboard in the sofa beds is wider and thicker than in ordinary ones.

Advantages of electric models

An electric drive from several nodes is laid in the recliner sofas. Each of them controls a separate segment of the sofa. Manually coordinating work is difficult, especially if it is modular sofas with a recliner from many segments, which is why electric models are the most convenient: coordination of the systems is easily achieved with a single remote control. However, the dependence of such models on power supply requires the owner to be careful and follow simple rules.

The electric sofa is powered by mains or battery. The battery is similar to a laptop power supply, it can be masked in a niche in the back of the sofa. This is an intermediate link between the sofa and the outlet, so when there is light, you can not use the battery, but connect the sofa or chair directly to the outlet. However, this is an effective backup option, and in the absence of electricity the only solution.At reasonable loads, it ensures the operation of the sofa even with a berth for several weeks, but it does not hurt to monitor the condition of the wire and socket.

Who are they suitable for?

The design of the recliner mechanism is such that large dimensions in the normal version are not provided. As a rule, sofas are designed for two to three people.

For large companies or families, leather sofas with modular type recliners are suitable. They can be of any size, which depends on the number of modules.

Models with a recliner are in demand in different cases:

• home theater owners;
• those who spend a working day only standing or only sitting;
• elderly and people with disabilities.

The same leather sofas with recliners are chosen for public places as more solid and easy to care for.

Where to place?

The clue is contained in the task that its creators set for their brainchild - rest and relaxation. Therefore, such furniture should be installed where the owners relax. A sofa with a recliner and a sleeping place is usually placed in a separate room so that the owner or guest, using it, does not feel any inconvenience.

If the apartment is small, it is optimal to purchase a corner sofa with a recliner. The installation method in the room is a semicircle in front of the TV or fireplace. Corner sofas look especially good. In any case, it is better if it is a separate room, and not a walk-through, otherwise it will not work.

Sofas are available in different sizes, so it’s easy to choose a model for a spacious country house, as well as a sofa with a recliner and a berth in a small apartment.

At first glance, the control mechanism is complex, especially for people of the older generation or with limited physical abilities. This is actually not the case. You just need to spend a little time to figure it out properly. Then everything is easy: you just need to press the remote control button or lever until the body feels as comfortable as possible.

Style

Adherents of strict adherence to style may have doubts about the compatibility of such furniture with a traditional interior. Of course, leather sofas with recliners are unlikely to fit into baroque, country or empire. Techno, hi-tech or design close to them are ideal for them. However, in the classic interior, especially with upholstery in the color of the main decor, they will look good.

The main advantage of this ergonomic furniture is that you can sit on it for hours without feeling discomfort. On the contrary, the result will be complete relaxation and good rest.