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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
Ralf Bokämper, Lübbecke, DE;
Dewert Antriebs- und Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Kirchlengern, DE;
Abstract
A hospital bed or nursing bed has movable components which can be adjusted by a drive including a plastic casing and an electric motor accommodated in the casing. A control block is operatively connected to the drive and includes a circuit board for the control of the electric motor. In order to realize a night light when the lighting of the room is switched off, without significant modification of the plastic casing, a light source is provided which is connected to an electrically conductive pathway of the circuit board. The light source is suitably disposed inside the casing and directly placed onto the electrically conductive pathway of the circuit board. Juxtaposed to the light source is a luminescent rod or light-conducting rod penetrating a wall or lid of the casing for transmitting light rays radiating from the light source.