Parker Knoll Recliner
 

I have an old recliner that we could get re-upholstered - but the mechanism
has become a little dodgy. If anyone sits down and leans back a little
vigerously then the chair will recline. (Quite embarrassing as it is
usually an elderly person that gets caught out!).As new it needed quite a
deliberate action.
It is a N30 Model. The upholster firm will not touch the mechanism. I
wondered if anyone has any tips?

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

DerbyBorn wrote:
I have an old recliner that we could get re-upholstered - but the mechanism
has become a little dodgy. If anyone sits down and leans back a little
vigerously then the chair will recline. (Quite embarrassing as it is
usually an elderly person that gets caught out!).As new it needed quite a
deliberate action.
It is a N30 Model. The upholster firm will not touch the mechanism. I
wondered if anyone has any tips?

Find out which part of the mechanism is responsible for the latching
action and fix it. This is the DIY group after all.

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:56:25 GMT, DerbyBorn
wrote:

I have an old recliner that we could get re-upholstered - but the mechanism
has become a little dodgy. If anyone sits down and leans back a little
vigerously then the chair will recline. (Quite embarrassing as it is
usually an elderly person that gets caught out!).As new it needed quite a
deliberate action.
It is a N30 Model. The upholster firm will not touch the mechanism. I
wondered if anyone has any tips?

Get this design embroidered into the new upholstery?
http://tinyurl.com/cuekzyz


Nick

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:09:50 +0100, Nick Odell
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:56:25 GMT, DerbyBorn
wrote:

I have an old recliner that we could get re-upholstered - but the
mechanism
has become a little dodgy. If anyone sits down and leans back a little
vigerously then the chair will recline. (Quite embarrassing as it is
usually an elderly person that gets caught out!).As new it needed quite
a
deliberate action.
It is a N30 Model. The upholster firm will not touch the mechanism. I
wondered if anyone has any tips?

Get this design embroidered into the new upholstery?
http://tinyurl.com/cuekzyz


Nick

As this is a DIY group, embroider it yourself (the OP, that is)? There are
some stonking embroidery machines out there with some pretty decent
software if you look hard enough. :-)

--
Rod

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

Find out which part of the mechanism is responsible for the latching
action and fix it. This is the DIY group after all.

I thought it was also a forum for sharing knowldge. Hsaving looked, there
doesn't seem to be a latch or detent. I think something merely goes 'over-
centre'.
Hoped that someone had tried to fix this and wanted to share their
experience. It is fairly difficult to see how the parts react with each
other when it is turned over. Perhaps I need a 4-post lift!

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

DerbyBorn wrote:


Find out which part of the mechanism is responsible for the latching
action and fix it. This is the DIY group after all.

I thought it was also a forum for sharing knowldge. Hsaving looked, there
doesn't seem to be a latch or detent. I think something merely goes 'over-
centre'.
Hoped that someone had tried to fix this and wanted to share their
experience. It is fairly difficult to see how the parts react with each
other when it is turned over. Perhaps I need a 4-post lift!

Maybe my reply was a little blunt in retrospect. Sorry I don't have
explicit knowledge to share on this.

Over centre mechanisms don't necessarily offer stiffness of movement but
they do rely on precise distances between pivot points to get the
required action.
Maybe these have worn. If they are rivet joints maybe further peening
over of the rivets might expand the rivet body to remove slack in a pivot?
Would fitting a spring somewhere restore the correct feel to the action?

Bob

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 7:56:25 PM UTC+1, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have an old recliner that we could get re-upholstered - but the mechanism
has become a little dodgy. If anyone sits down and leans back a little
vigerously then the chair will recline. (Quite embarrassing as it is
usually an elderly person that gets caught out!).As new it needed quite a
deliberate action.
It is a N30 Model. The upholster firm will not touch the mechanism. I
wondered if anyone has any tips?

I have no specific knowledge of this chair but some of the recliners I've seen have something analogous to a friction damper in the mechanism - if there was something like this maybe the friction pads have become worn or the mechanism loose?

Parker Knoll Recliner
 

On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:22:51 GMT
DerbyBorn wrote:




Find out which part of the mechanism is responsible for the
latching action and fix it. This is the DIY group after all.

I thought it was also a forum for sharing knowldge. Hsaving looked,
there doesn't seem to be a latch or detent. I think something merely
goes 'over- centre'.
Hoped that someone had tried to fix this and wanted to share their
experience. It is fairly difficult to see how the parts react with
each other when it is turned over. Perhaps I need a 4-post lift!

There is a TV commercial for something that shows a guy working
underneath his sofa, with light and tools.
The fact that I can't remember what it is advertising shows how useless
it is.
--
Davey.