Intelligent Motion

The Engineering behind the Comfort

At Motion Furniture, the heart of your personalised comfort lies within our meticulously engineered mechanisms. These are not merely moving parts; they are sophisticated systems designed to seamlessly adapt to your body’s needs, enhancing your well-being with every adjustment. From effortless relaxation to gentle standing assistance, our rise and recline mechanisms are a testament to intelligent design and our unwavering commitment to your ultimate comfort.

Understanding how each mechanism works will empower you to choose the perfect foundation for your bespoke chair, ensuring it meets your unique health and lifestyle requirements.

Mechanism 1: The Standard Recline

Effortless & Simple

The Standard Recline mechanism offers a classic, intuitive pathway to relaxation. Controlled by a simple handset, this mechanism allows the backrest and leg rest to move in a coordinated, synchronised motion. As the back reclines, the leg rest elevates, providing a consistent, comfortable position for everyday use.

How it Works: A single motor gently activates the simultaneous movement of the back and leg rests, gliding you into a comfortable reclining position and smoothly assisting you to a standing position.

Key Benefits:

Ease of Use: Simple, intuitive controls make operation effortless for all users.

Versatile Comfort: Ideal for daily relaxation, reading, or watching television in a reclined posture.

Gentle Assistance: Provides a reliable and steady lift for easy standing, reducing strain on joints.

Health Considerations: Excellent for general relaxation, supporting leg elevation for comfort, and providing a stable aid for sit-to-stand transitions, promoting independence.

Mechanism 2: Single Tilt-In-Space

The 'Zero-Gravity' Experience

Our Single Tilt-in-Space mechanism represents a significant leap in ergonomic design, offering a truly unique comfort experience often referred to as “Zero Gravity” positioning. Unlike a standard recline where only the back and legs move independently, Tilt-in-Space gently tilts the entire seat – including the backrest and leg rest – in a fixed angle, maintaining your body’s posture relative to the seat.

How it Works: A single motor controls the combined tilt of the chair, allowing you to recline while maintaining the angle between your torso and hips. This ensures even weight distribution across the entire body.

Key Benefits:

  • “Zero Gravity” Positioning: Elevates your legs above your hips, mimicking the natural, weightless posture that can profoundly benefit your body.
  • Superior Pressure Distribution: By distributing body weight over a larger surface area, this mechanism significantly reduces pressure points, making it ideal for extended periods of sitting.
  • Enhanced Stability: Provides a highly stable and secure feeling, even when fully reclined.

 

Health Benefits: This mechanism is exceptionally beneficial for managing various health conditions:

  • Improved Circulation: Elevating the legs above the heart actively promotes healthy blood flow, which is crucial for reducing swelling in the ankles and feet (oedema).
  • Reduced Swelling: Effectively alleviates discomfort caused by fluid retention in the lower limbs.
  • Pressure Sore Prevention: By redistributing pressure evenly, it helps prevent and alleviate pressure sores, especially for individuals who spend long hours in their chair.
  • Breathing & Digestion: The semi-upright posture can support easier breathing and digestion compared to a fully flat recline.

Mechanism 3: Dual Motor

Ultimate Control & Versatility

The Dual Motor mechanism offers the pinnacle of personalised comfort, providing independent control over the backrest and leg rest. This advanced system allows you to precisely fine-tune your position, achieving an almost limitless array of configurations to perfectly suit your needs at any given moment.

How it Works: Two separate motors operate the backrest and leg rest independently. One motor controls the backrest’s recline, while the other controls the elevation of the leg rest.

 

Key Benefits:

Unrivalled Versatility: Achieve a vast range of positions – from sitting upright with elevated legs to a near-lying down recline with your back supported.

Precision Control: Adjust each part of the chair exactly as you desire, creating your ideal comfort zone.

Tailored Support: Find the perfect angle for reading, watching TV, napping, or simply relaxing, without compromising on any aspect of comfort.

Health Benefits: The precise adjustability of the Dual Motor system offers significant advantages:

Targeted Pressure Relief: Allows you to shift pressure points easily, enhancing comfort during extended sitting.

Customised Spinal Alignment: Enables fine-tuning of the back angle to support the spine perfectly, alleviating discomfort.

Optimised Leg Elevation: Independently raise your legs to any desired height for circulation improvement or swelling reduction, without fully reclining the back.

Ease of Transition: Provides powerful, independent assistance for effortless sit-to-stand motion.

Choosing your perfect mechanism

The choice of mechanism is a crucial step in creating your bespoke Motion Furniture chair. Whether you prioritise simple relaxation, advanced circulatory benefits, or ultimate independent control, we have an option perfectly suited to enhance your daily life.

To explore these options further and begin crafting your custom chair, delve into The Welsh Artisan Collection. Our team is also on hand to offer expert advice and help you determine the ideal mechanism for your unique needs.