Oray ONE 3 seats

Oray ONE 3 seats, row of motorized cinema chairs

A three-seat row for the home cinema room, where everyone can adjust their position without disturbing their neighbors. French projection screen manufacturer Oray brings together three motorized seats and four armrests here, with a mechanism that allows a wall to sit just behind the backrest. The structure combines steel and okoume plywood, the upholstery is a polyester velvet that stands up well to wear, and the set is supplied as a kit.

Three motorized seats that each recline at their own pace

Each seat has its own motor, which reclines the backrest and extends the leg rest in a single movement. A remote control is supplied with each seat: the viewer in the middle can stay upright while their neighbors lie back, and no one needs to lean toward the person next to them to find the button.

The mechanism is a wall-hugger design. As it opens, the backrest reclines within the chair rather than moving backward, so the row can be placed against the room’s rear wall. All the space saved behind is needed in front: the depth increases from 100 cm in the seated position to 170 cm with the leg rest extended, meaning 70 cm must be kept clear between the row and the screen, or between the row and a possible second row.

The supplied accessories include a Pop Corn cup holder and a USB-C port, handy for charging a phone during the screening.

Okoume, solid beech and steel for the structure

The mechanism rests on a welded steel framework, meaning it is made from parts joined by welding rather than bolts, which limits play and squeaking over time. The seat frame is made from 30 mm thick okoume plywood. The backrest frame and supporting chassis use the same wood in a 15 mm thickness, reinforced by a solid beech crosspiece. Okoume is a lightweight wood that produces stable plywood with little tendency to warp. Beech adds rigidity in the areas under the greatest stress.

The foams carry the CertiPUR label, which sets requirements for their composition and emissions. The seat and backrest use high-resilience (HR) foam, a foam that quickly regains its shape and maintains its support over the years. Density varies by area: 43 kg/m³ for the seat, which supports body weight and therefore requires firmer, more durable foam, and a softer 26 kg/m³ for the backrest. The armrests are padded with 24 kg/m³ polyether foam.

A Seven velvet that stands up to popcorn and repeated movie nights

The upholstery is Seven fabric, a knitted velvet with a face made entirely of polyester. The backing blends 90% polyester and 10% cotton. Its weight of 420 g per linear meter makes it a thick fabric with a dense feel.

Its wear resistance is measured using the Martindale test, which rubs the fabric against an abrasive until it wears out: Seven exceeds 100,000 cycles, a high value for upholstery fabric. It achieves a grade of 4-5 in the pilling test (the scale goes up to 5, which indicates no pilling), and its colors resist light with a rating of 4 for light shades and 4-5 for medium and dark shades. A water-repellent, moisture-resistant and stain-resistant treatment causes spilled liquid to bead on the surface long enough to blot it up.

In terms of safety, the fabric passes the cigarette test under the BS 5852 standard, which checks that a cigarette placed on the fabric does not ignite it. It complies with the European REACH regulation on chemicals and contains no dimethyl fumarate, an anti-mold agent banned in the European Union because of its allergenic effects.

Planning the row’s position in the room

The row measures 237 cm wide, 105 cm high and 100 cm deep in the closed position. This width comprises three 57 cm seats and four 16.5 cm armrests, which measure 64.5 cm high and 100 cm deep. The height and depth are the same as those of the brand’s POP model, allowing the two to be combined in the same room with aligned rows.

The row can be extended by adding a seat and an armrest, an extra 74 cm: a four-seat configuration reaches 311 cm.

The chair is supplied as a kit, in separate components. Each seat weighs 35 kg and each armrest 15 kg, making 165 kg for the complete row. The separate components make it easier to get through a stairway or narrow doorway, and the weight of each component remains manageable for two people.

Technical specifications

Configuration and modularity

• Chair consisting of 3 seats + 4 armrests
• Rows extendable by adding a seat and an armrest
• Supplied in kit form

Structure and materials

• Welded steel mechanism
• Seat frame in 30 mm okoumé plywood
• Backrest frame in 15 mm okoumé plywood with solid beech crossbar
• Supporting frame in 15 mm okoumé plywood with solid beech crossbar
• CertiPUR-certified foams:
  • Backrest: high-resilience (HR) foam, density of 26 kg/m³
  • Seat: high-resilience (HR) foam, density of 43 kg/m³
  • Armrests: polyether foam, density of 24 kg/m³

Comfort and motorization

• Motorization: 1 motor per seat, allowing the backrest and leg rest to recline
• Wall-hugging installation: the backrest reclines within the chair, without requiring clearance behind it

Included equipment and accessories

• Remote control supplied with each seat
• USB-C port
• Pop Corn cup holder

Upholstery and composition

• Seven fabric: polyester knitted velvet, according to the supplier’s technical data sheet dated April 2018
• Composition:
  • Face: 100% polyester
  • Back: 90% polyester, 10% cotton
• Fabric weight: 420 g/ml
• Treatments: water-repellent, moisture-resistant and stain-resistant

Fabric durability and performance

• Abrasion resistance: over 100,000 Martindale cycles, according to standards EN ISO 12947-1 and EN ISO 12947-2
• Pilling: grade 4-5 after 2,000 rubs, according to standard EN ISO 12945-2
• Lightfastness, according to standard EN ISO B02:
  • Light shades: 4
  • Medium and dark shades: 4-5
• Colorfastness to rubbing, according to standard EN ISO 105-X12:
  • Wet: 4-5
  • Dry: 4
• Tensile strength:
  • Warp: 610 N
  • Weft: 657 N
• Tear strength:
  • Warp: 100.8 N
  • Weft: 107.7 N
• Seam slippage: 2.8 mm

Fire behavior and compliance

• Fire behavior: passed the cigarette test according to standard BS 5852 (1979)
• No M1 or EN 1021-2 classification indicated in the technical data sheet
• Complies with the REACH regulation
• Dimethyl fumarate-free

Upholstery care

• Wash at 30 °C
• Do not bleach
• Do not iron
• May be dry-cleaned (P)
• Do not tumble dry

Dimensions and weight

• Seat width: 57 cm

Armrest dimensions

• Width: 16.5 cm
• Depth: 100 cm
• Height: 64.5 cm

Width by configuration

• 1-seat chair: 90 cm
• 2-seat row, duo version: 147 cm
• 2-seat row: 164 cm
• 3-seat row: 237 cm
• 4-seat row: 311 cm

Height and depth

Dimensions identical to those of the POP model:

• Height: 105 cm
• Depth in closed position: 100 cm
• Depth in open position: 170 cm

Net weight

• Seat: 35 kg
• Armrest: 15 kg