Dewertokin Gmbh

Dewertokin Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Armin Hille

Steffen Loley

Karsten Gehrke

Alexander Tews

Christian Müller

Josef Gross

Sascha Koltzenburg

Thomas Schröder

Control unit for patient lifters

A controller for a furniture drive includes an operating device which includes a speech controller. The speech controller includes a speech control subunit operatively connected to an adjustment drive, and a microphone interacting with the speech control subunit. The speech controller includes three speech control subunits arranged in the operating unit, with two of the speech control subunits forming actuators of adjustment functions and one of the speech control units forming an actuator of stopping the adjustment drive.

Controller for a mobile drive, and method for controlling a mobile drive

In a method for controlling a furniture drive via voice input, an acoustic signal is converted into an electrical signal. The electrical signal is evaluated by a local voice analysis device, and an operating state of the furniture drive is controlled when a keyword from a set of keywords is recognized during evaluation.

Control device for a furniture drive and method for controlling a furniture drive

An electromotive adjusting device for a piece of furniture, in particular a piece of table furniture, includes a drive unit for adjusting a movable furniture part, and a control device for actuating the drive unit. The control device is configured for fastening to the movable furniture part. A sensor is arranged within a housing of the control device in order to detect a deformation of the furniture part and to switch off the drive unit when deformation is detected. Provision is made for a transmission element which is in contact with the furniture part and transmits the deformation of the furniture part to the sensor.

Electromotive adjusting device for a piece of furniture, in particular a piece of table furniture

The invention relates to an electromotive furniture drive for adjusting movable furniture parts () of an item of functional furniture (), having a control device (), at least one adjusting drive () with an electric motor, and at least one evaluation circuit () with an input (), which evaluation circuit can be electrically conductively connected to a sensor, which is attached to the item of functional furniture (), and forms a proximity and/or contact detector together with said sensor. The electromotive furniture drive is distinguished in that at least two proximity and/or contact detectors are formed by in each case one sensor or a group of sensors together with the at least one evaluation circuit (), it being possible for said proximity and/or contact detectors to be assigned to different moving furniture parts () of the item of functional furniture (). The invention further relates to an item of functional furniture () having at least two groups of movable furniture parts () and an electromotive furniture drive of this kind.

Electromotive furniture drive, and item of functional furniture having an electromotive furniture drive

The invention relates to a piece of sleeping or reclining furniture, comprising a support element () for applying a padding or a mattress and at least one sensor () for detecting vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The piece of sleeping or reclining furniture is characterized in that the at least one sensor () is arranged at a section () of the support element () that is decoupled from further sections of the support element () and/or of the sleeping or reclining furniture.

Sleeping or reclining furniture with a sensor

A furniture drive includes a control device, an electromotive adjustment drive, and a manual control with a manual operator control unit which is connected to the control device via a cable for activating the adjustment drive via a first transmission path for operator control commands. The furniture drive further includes an adapter which is coupled to the control device to establish a second transmission path for operator control commands.

Furniture drive and piece of furniture having such a furniture drive

The invention relates to an electric motor furniture drive for sleeping or reclining furniture, comprising a number of adjusting motors () for moving at least one movable furniture component relative to an additional furniture component by means of an electric motor and comprising a manual operation unit () for operating the adjusting motors (). The electric motor furniture drive is characterized in that at least one sensor () is provided for detecting vibrations and/or sound, said sensor being coupleable to the sleeping furniture, and an analyzing unit is provided which is connected to the at least one sensor (). The analyzing unit is designed to process and analyze the signals of the at least one sensor () and detect physiological parameters of a person using the sleeping or reclining furniture.

Sleeping or reclining furniture and electric motor furniture drive for such furniture

The invention relates to an analyzing unit (') for connecting to at least one sensor () which can be coupled to sleeping or reclining furniture in order to detect vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The analyzing unit (&#x2032;) is designed to process and analyze the signals of the at least one sensor () and detect physiological parameters (P) of a person using the sleeping or reclining furniture, and the analyzing unit (&#x2032;) is designed to transmit data to or exchange data with at least one external component. The invention further relates to a method for analyzing signals of at least one such sensor () and to sleeping or reclining furniture, in particular a bed (), comprising at least one such sensor ().

Sleeping or reclining furniture, analyzing unit for a sensor of sleeping or reclining furniture, and method for analyzing signals of a sensor

The invention relates to an electromotive furniture drive comprising at least one adjusting drive () for electromotively adjusting at least one movable furniture part relative to further furniture parts, and comprising a control device () for actuating the at least one adjusting drive (), and also comprising a charging apparatus () having at least one charging connection () for supplying power to an external electronic device. The electromotive furniture drive is distinguished in that the charging apparatus () has a cable () for connection to the control device (), wherein the cable () leads from the control device () to a voltage converter () to which the at least one charging connection () is connected. The invention further relates to an item of furniture, in particular an item of furniture for sleeping or resting on, comprising an electromotive furniture drive of this kind comprising a charging apparatus ().

Piece of furniture and electromotive furniture drive comprising a charging apparatus

An electromotive furniture drive includes an adjustment drive for the electromotive movement of a movable furniture component relative to a further furniture component, a control device, and an operating unit. A motor of the adjustment drive is actuated as a function of signals from the operating unit. The control device includes a semiconductor power switch for switching a motor current of the motor, with a voltage dropping across the semiconductor power switch being supplied to an evaluation unit in order to detect commutation edges of the motor.

Electromotive furniture drive, furniture, and method for detecting a position of an electromotive furniture drive

The invention relates to reclining furniture comprising at least one sensor () and a warning device coupled to said sensor in order to warn about an undesired standing process of a user of the reclining furniture. The reclining furniture is characterized in that the warning device is designed to evaluate information of the at least one sensor () with respect to a movement and/or behavior pattern of a person using the reclining furniture in order to emit a warning signal as soon as there is an intention to leave the reclining furniture. The invention additionally relates to a method for operating a warning device of reclining furniture, said warning device being coupled to at least one sensor () which is arranged on the reclining furniture.

Reclining furniture comprising a warning device, and method for operating a warning device of a reclining furniture

Disclosed is a hand-held control () for furniture drives (), comprising a touch-sensitive control panel section () that has a number of actuation surfaces (). A method for detecting actuation of the hand-held control () is also provided. An electromotive furniture drive () is fitted with a hand-held control () of this type.

Hand-held control for an electromotive furniture drive, method for detecting actuation of a hand-held control, and electromotive furniture drive

The invention relates to a control device () for at least one adjusting drive () which is to be associated with a piece of furniture () and which is designed to control the at least one adjusting drive () based on control data () captured by a wireless transmission path () of the operating unit (). Said control device is characterized by an emitter interface () which is designed to transmit data () to the operating unit () by means of a wireless transmission path (). The invention further relates to an operating unit () comprising a receiver interface () which is designed to capture data () from the control device () by means of a wireless transmission path (), in addition to a system () consisting of a control device () and an operating unit () and a piece of furniture () equipped with said system ().

Control unit for a piece of furniture

A remote control unit () for electrical devices, in particular functional furniture and electrical accessory devices, is provided. The remote control unit () has control elements for controlling at least one associated piece of furniture and control elements for controlling associated electrical devices and associated electrical accessory devices.

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Bielefeld, Germany

Armin Hille