Manual operating unit, manual operating system, furniture control system, bed and armchair

    公开(公告)号:US10123626B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15037665

    申请日:2014-10-29

    发明人: Walter Koch

    摘要: A manual operating unit for a furniture control, which is provided in particular for seating or lounging furniture, has a housing with a top side and a bottom side. A first and a third operating panel are defined on the top side and a second and a fourth operating panel are defined on the bottom side, which are located opposite to the first and third operating panels. Actuating the first and second operating panels triggers a first operating signal in each case, whereas actuating the third and fourth operating panels triggers a second operating signal in each case. The housing is movably mounted over push-buttons arranged in the housing at least in the region of the first and third operating panels in such a way that a first of said push-buttons is actuated by moving the housing in the region of the first operating panel and a second of said push-buttons is actuated by moving the housing in the region of the third operating panel.

    ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A BED, PARTICULARLY A HEAD SECTION AND FOOT SECTION OF THE BED, AS WELL AS DRIVE UNIT
    2.
    发明申请
    ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A BED, PARTICULARLY A HEAD SECTION AND FOOT SECTION OF THE BED, AS WELL AS DRIVE UNIT 审中-公开
    调整床的布置,特别是床的头部和脚部,以及作为驱动单元

    公开(公告)号:US20140345059A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-27

    申请号:US14181561

    申请日:2014-02-14

    IPC分类号: A61G7/05 A61G7/015

    CPC分类号: A61G7/05 A61G7/015 A61G7/018

    摘要: 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 (AS1), a second section (AS2) and a third section (AS3). The three sections (AS1, AS2, AS3) are pivotably connected to one another and the first section (AS1) is supported such that it can be slid relative to the stationary frame segment (OR) in a horizontal plane (HE). The arrangement (AO) features a first linear actuator (LA1) and a second linear actuator (LA2) that, on the one hand, are fixed on the first section (AS1) in an essentially rigid fashion in a common first hinge point (GP1) and, on the other hand, are respectively supported on the stationary frame segment (OR) in a horizontally slidable fashion such that the effective directions of both linear actuators (LA1, LA2) essentially extend in another common horizontal plane, particularly parallel to one another. The first linear actuator (LA1) is coupled to the second section (AS2) by means of a pivotably supported first brace (S1) and the second linear actuator (LA2) is coupled to the third section (AS3) by means of a pivotably supported second brace (S2) such that the second section (AS2) and/or the third section (AS3) can be pivoted.

    摘要翻译: 用于调整床的装置(AO),特别是床的头部和脚部,具有固定框架段(OR)和可移动框架段(BR),其具有第一部分(AS1),第二部分(AS2 )和第三部分(AS3)。 三个部分(AS1,AS2,AS3)彼此可枢转地连接,并且第一部分(AS1)被支撑成使得其能够在水平面(HE)中相对于固定框架段(OR)滑动。 该装置(AO)具有第一线性致动器(LA1)和第二线性致动器(LA2),其一方面以基本上刚性的方式在公共第一铰链点(GP1)中固定在第一部分(AS1)上 ),另一方面分别以水平可滑动的方式支撑在固定框架段(OR)上,使得两个线性致动器(LA1,LA2)的有效方向基本上在另一个公共水平面上延伸,特别是平行于一个 另一个。 第一线性致动器(LA1)借助于可枢转地支撑的第一支架(S1)联接到第二部分(AS2),并且第二线性致动器(LA2)通过可枢转地支撑的第一支架 第二支架(S2),使得第二部分(AS2)和/或第三部分(AS3)能够枢转。

    Presence detection system for an electrically adjustable furniture assembly and method of presence detection with an electrically adjustable furniture assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11045008B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16339707

    申请日:2017-08-04

    发明人: Walter Koch

    摘要: A presence detection system for an electrically adjustable furniture assembly is disclosed. The presence detection system comprises at least one steady element and at least one movable element, articulatedly and/or slidably connected to the at least one steady element wherein at least one of the steady elements and/or at least one of the movable elements comprise an electrically conducting element. The presence detection system further comprises at least one actuator, arranged to electrically adjust at least one of the movable elements and at least one capacitance detecting unit, electrically connected to the at least one electrically conducting element, arranged to detect a capacitance value of the at least one electrically conducting element. The presence detection system also comprises at least one control unit, electrically connected to the at least one actuator and the at least one capacitance detecting unit, wherein the at least one control unit is arranged to provide a control signal to stop and/or reverse an adjusting movement at least in part when the at least one capacitance detecting unit detects a capacitance value of at least one of the electrically conducting elements higher than a predetermined capacitance threshold value.

    Manual control component for an electrically adjustable piece of furniture and electrically adjustable piece of seating furniture
    5.
    发明授权
    Manual control component for an electrically adjustable piece of furniture and electrically adjustable piece of seating furniture 有权
    手动控制组件,用于电动可调节的家具和可电调节的座椅家具

    公开(公告)号:US09456695B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-04

    申请号:US14205231

    申请日:2014-03-11

    发明人: Walter Koch

    摘要: A manual control component (100) for an electrically adjustable piece of furniture comprises a housing (110) and a switch element (120) with an upper part (130) that features a flat, upwardly directed control panel (132) with a first and a second control surface (134, 136), as well as a lower part (140) that features a downwardly directed control lever (142). The lower part is coupled to the upper part in an essentially rigid fashion. The switch element is pivotably supported in the housing (110). The manual control component (100) further comprises a circuit arrangement (150) that is designed for detecting a pivoting motion of the switch element (120) and for generating a signal in order to activate a drive of the piece of furniture (200) in dependence on the detected pivoting motion.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于电可调节家具的手动控制部件(100)包括壳体(110)和开关元件(120),所述开关元件具有上部(130),所述上部具有平坦的向上定向的控制面板(132) 第二控制表面(134,136)以及具有向下指向的控制杆(142)的下部(140)。 下部以基本上刚性的方式联接到上部。 开关元件可枢转地支撑在壳体(110)中。 手动控制部件(100)还包括电路装置(150),其被设计用于检测开关元件(120)的枢转运动并且用于产生信号以激活该家具(200)的驱动 依赖于检测到的枢转运动。

    Ergonomics system for a workplace system

    公开(公告)号:US10092092B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US14917927

    申请日:2014-07-23

    发明人: Walter Koch

    摘要: An ergonomics system for a workplace system with adjustable furniture comprises a data processing device and an image recording device connected to the data processing device and arranged and designed such that image data representing an image of the workplace system user is transmitted to the data processing device. The data processing device is connected to an ergonomics database and is designed to evaluate the image data in order to determine the user's position data and posture data, to compare the determined position data and posture data to reference data in the ergonomics database in order to determine a measurement of a correctness of a corresponding position and posture of the user on the basis of the comparison, and to signal the determined measurement of correctness to the user.