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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Stefan Lukas, Preding, AT;
Mario Schenk, Bad Gams, AT;
Stefan Lukas, Preding, AT;
Mario Schenk, Bad Gams, AT;
LOGICDATA ELECTRONIC & SOFTWARE ENTWICKLUNGS GMBH, Deutschlandsberg, AT;
Abstract
A control means comprises a control segment () that is designed for driving an electrically adjustable piece of furniture and a switched-mode power supply unit () that supplies power to the control segment (). The switched-mode power supply unit () features a switching regulator component () for controlling the switched-mode power supply unit and can be switched into a normal operating mode and into an idle mode. The switched-mode power supply unit () is designed for making available a supply voltage for the switching regulator component () in a clocked fashion with the aid of a start-up circuit () in the idle mode. The switched-mode power supply unit () features a power failure detection circuit () that is designed for detecting a failure of a line voltage applied to the input side of the switched-mode power supply unit () based on a signal within the start-up circuit () and for signaling this failure to the control segment ().