Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090012634 | ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE PIECE AND METHOD FOR SERVICING AN ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE PIECE - The invention concerns an electrically adjustable item of furniture having at least one electric drive motor, at least one control device for operating the drive motor, and a display unit, characterized in that the control device is able to encode operating status data into a status code, and the display device is capable of displaying the status code, so that this can be transmitted to an evaluation unit for servicing purposes. The invention moreover concerns methods for servicing an electrically adjustable item of furniture. | 01-08-2009 |
20090185403 | Controller for Electrically Adjustable Furniture - A controller for electrically adjustable furniture includes a main-voltage area and a low-voltage area that are electrically isolated from one another. A rectifying power supply unit, which is located in the main-voltage area, serves to generate a rectified voltage available at power supply terminals from an alternating main voltage. The rectified voltage present at the power supply terminals can be delivered to a first motor terminal located in the main-voltage area depending on a first control signal. The controller furthermore includes a first control unit that is located in the main-voltage area and which incorporates an operating terminal and a first control output for the supply of a first control signal. An operating unit located in the low-voltage area is connected via an electrically isolating coupling to the operating terminal. | 07-23-2009 |
20100176958 | Electrically Adjustable Piece of Furniture and Method of Diagnosing an Operating State for an Electrically Adjustable Piece of Furniture - An electrically adjustable piece of furniture includes an adjusting device that includes at least one electrical drive, at least one control unit for activating the drive and at least one input device. A detection device detects at least one operating state of the adjusting device. A display device is arranged on the control unit and serves to indicate the operating state. | 07-15-2010 |
20110228576 | Mains Plug Component - The invention relates to a mains plug component with a housing and a mains switch component arranged in the housing comprising a first stage for rectifying a mains AC voltage and a second stage for generating a DC voltage from the rectified mains AC voltage. The first stage comprises an electromechanical switch, by means of which a first or second voltage range may be selected. The housing has a section for a pin of an inserted plug piece such that, on insertion, the switch is activated by the inserted pin. The plug piece for insertion has no pin for the first voltage range and a pin for the second voltage range. | 09-22-2011 |
20110245979 | Arrangement with an Electronically Adjustable Piece of Furniture and Method for Wireless Operation Thereof - An arrangement with an electronically adjustable piece of furniture is disclosed. The piece of furniture includes at least one electric drive motor, at least one functional region and at least one controller for controlling the drive motor and the functional region. A programmable operating unit is designed for wireless operation of the piece of furniture and a communication device capable of wireless data transmission between the piece of furniture and the operating unit. A method for wireless operation of an arrangement with an electronically adjustable piece of furniture is also disclosed. | 10-06-2011 |
20120033449 | Control for an Electrically Adjustable Piece of Furniture - A control module includes a control unit that is configured to control an electrically adjustable item of furniture, and a switched mode power supply that is configured to supply the control unit. The control unit and power supply are integrated into a common housing. The switched mode power supply is configured to be switched to an idle operating state depending on a ready signal. The switched mode power supply includes, in a second stage, a switched mode regulator component, the supply voltage of which is made available in the idle operating state by a starting circuit in a clocked manner. The starting circuit has an energy store and a resistive element. The energy store and the resistive element are dimensioned so that, in the idle operating state, an interval for charging the energy is longer than an interval for discharging the energy store by the switched mode regulator component. | 02-09-2012 |
20120068635 | Linear Actuator and a Table Comprising a Linear Actuator as well as a Motor for the Linear Actuator - An embodiment linear actuator for an electrically adjustable piece of furniture includes a brushless DC motor arranged to effect a linear movement of the linear actuator, as well as a control device for controlling the motor. | 03-22-2012 |
20130169065 | Operating Element for a Furniture Control and Electrically Adjustable Piece of Furniture - In an operating element for a furniture control for controlling an electrically adjustable piece of furniture, the operating element includes a flat sensor module with a plurality of proximity-sensitive sensor surfaces arranged on the sensor module. An operating panel covers the plurality of sensor surfaces. A set of switching surfaces is marked on the operating panel. A control module is designed for detecting an actuation of one of the switching surfaces based on sensor signals delivered by the sensor surfaces and for generating an actuation signal for the furniture control based on a detected actuation. The sensor module and the control module are arranged in a housing of the operating element, wherein the operating panel forms a cover of the housing. | 07-04-2013 |
20140020488 | LINEAR ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator comprising a spindle-based linear drive ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140197666 | FURNITURE CONTROL AND PIECE OF SEATING FURNITURE - A furniture control ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140306505 | HAND-SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE, ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEATING FURNITURE - A hand-switch arrangement (HSA) for an adjustable seating furniture (SF), in particular a recliner, the hand-switch arrangement (HSA) comprising an operating unit (OU) and a carrier module (CM). The carrier module (CM) comprises a body part (BP) with an opening (O) for accommodating the operating unit (OU). The carrier module (CM) is designed to be mechanically fixed to a rigid part (RP) of the adjustable seating furniture (SF). The operating unit (OU) comprises a control panel (CP) for controlling a drive unit (DU) of the adjustable seating furniture (SF). The operating unit (OU) further comprises a locking means (LM | 10-16-2014 |
20140345059 | ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A BED, PARTICULARLY A HEAD SECTION AND FOOT SECTION OF THE BED, AS WELL AS DRIVE UNIT - An arrangement (AO) for adjusting a bed, particularly a head section and foot section of the bed, features a stationary frame segment (OR) and a movable frame segment (BR) with a first section (AS | 11-27-2014 |
20140346839 | MANUAL CONTROL COMPONENT FOR AN ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE PIECE OF FURNITURE AND ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE PIECE OF SEATING FURNITURE - A manual control component ( | 11-27-2014 |
20150283012 | Linear Actuator with a Rotating Brushless DC Motor - An embodiment linear actuator for an electrically adjustable piece of furniture includes a brushless DC motor arranged to effect a linear movement of the linear actuator, as well as a control device for controlling the motor. | 10-08-2015 |
20150305517 | OPERATING PART FOR A FURNITURE CONTROL SYSTEM, FURNITURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE - An operating part ( | 10-29-2015 |
20160051042 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE TABLE, ELECTRICALLY HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE TABLE, DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE TABLE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF A TABLETOP OF THE TABLE - An operating device is proposed for an electrically height-adjustable table having at least one electrical drive (EA) for adjusting the height of a table top (TP) of the table, and a controller (CTRL) for controlling the drive (EA). The operating device has an actuating element (BE, EMS, CS) to be arranged in the region of the table top (TP), a force sensor (FS), which is designed to measure a force acting on the table top (TP), and an evaluation circuit (EV). This circuit is designed to detect an actuation of the actuating element (BE, EMS, CS) during a height adjustment of the table top (TP), to receive measurement values from the force sensor (FS) within a predetermined period of time after the detected actuation, to determine a force alteration value from the received measurement values, and if the force alteration value is greater than a threshold value, to issue a control signal to the controller (CTRL) in order to initiate a height adjustment of the tabletop (TP) in a direction, depending on a sign of the force alteration value. | 02-25-2016 |