hinging folding bed couch mechanism idea
Greetings,
I am fitting a 1983 Toyota Coaster bus with beds for 6 and a few other items. I will be using stainless steel and wood. I am looking ideas, photos, diagrams, or keywords that detail how a bed frame could be raised and lowered above another lower bed frame. I plan to use gas shocks, as found on the rear hatch of automobiles for lift assistance, but am boggled with how the hinging/folding/lever/slide/scissor mechanisms would work to keep the upper bed horizontal as it raises and lowers. My concern is that the upper bed will catch on the walls if it isn't perfectly horizontal as it is lowered/raised.
Here is an animation showing the beds moving from sleeping position to sitting and back for one potential bed configuration on the interior of the bus. http://youtu.be/XLcv57sUZUI
Will post earlier conversion photos of the bus if there is interest.
I am fitting a 1983 Toyota Coaster bus with beds for 6 and a few other items. I will be using stainless steel and wood. I am looking ideas, photos, diagrams, or keywords that detail how a bed frame could be raised and lowered above another lower bed frame. I plan to use gas shocks, as found on the rear hatch of automobiles for lift assistance, but am boggled with how the hinging/folding/lever/slide/scissor mechanisms would work to keep the upper bed horizontal as it raises and lowers. My concern is that the upper bed will catch on the walls if it isn't perfectly horizontal as it is lowered/raised.
Here is an animation showing the beds moving from sleeping position to sitting and back for one potential bed configuration on the interior of the bus. http://youtu.be/XLcv57sUZUI
Will post earlier conversion photos of the bus if there is interest.
