EP3878313A1 - Furniture and furniture movement control device - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a furniture part movement control device, a system with a furniture part movement control device and a piece of furniture with such a furniture part movement control device
- Modern furniture has, for example, several movable furniture parts, in particular drawers or drawers.
- the movable furniture part is movably supported on a furniture body by means of guide means, e.g. pull-outs or guide rails.
- the movable furniture part also has a front panel, two side components, a rear wall and a drawer base.
- an electromechanical drive device is attached to the furniture body or to the movable furniture part.
- the opening movement is initiated by pressing against an opening direction of the front panel of the movable furniture part. Pressing in releases a spring which triggers the power-assisted opening movement.
- Pressing in releases a spring which triggers the power-assisted opening movement.
- manual actuation of the movable furniture part by a user is necessary in order to trigger the opening movement.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an improved control of a movable furniture part.
- the invention is based on a furniture part motion control device for mounting on a furniture body of a piece of furniture and / or for mounting on a movable furniture part of the furniture, the movable furniture part being guided on the furniture body of the furniture via guide means, with the furniture body and / or the movable furniture part a furniture movement unit is arranged, wherein a movement of the movable furniture part can be influenced by the furniture movement unit.
- the piece of furniture comprises one or more movable furniture parts.
- the movable furniture part is designed as a drawer, a door, a flap or the like.
- the drawer or flap is movably guided on the furniture body via guide means, for example pull-out rails, designed as partial or full extensions, and / or via a hinge and / or via a flap fitting on the furniture body.
- the movable furniture part comprises a front panel, in particular on a front side.
- the furniture part movement control device can be arranged on the furniture body of the furniture and / or on the movable furniture part of the furniture.
- the furniture part movement control device has, for example, a housing, it being possible for passages to be formed on the housing for, for example, screws for mounting on the furniture body and / or the movable furniture part.
- the furniture includes the furniture body and a movable furniture part.
- the movable furniture part is preferably as a drawer or a drawer formed.
- the movable furniture part is guided so as to be movable relative to the furniture body via guide means, for example pull-outs and / or drawer pull-outs.
- the movable furniture part has the front panel, two side components, a rear wall and a drawer base.
- a furniture movement unit e.g. in the form of an ejector unit, is present on the furniture body and / or on the movable furniture part.
- a movement of the movable furniture part can be influenced by means of the furniture movement unit.
- the furniture movement unit advantageously facilitates and / or supports an opening and / or closing movement of the movable furniture part.
- the furniture movement unit is designed as an electromechanical unit, e.g. as an, in particular electromechanical, ejector unit and / or retraction unit.
- the furniture part movement control device is set up to be connected to an activation unit, a connection between the furniture part movement control device and the activation unit being wireless, the activation unit being arranged outside the furniture, the furniture part movement control device can be coupled to the furniture movement unit in order to be able to control the furniture movement unit directly by means of the furniture part movement control device so that the movement of the movable furniture part takes place.
- the furniture part movement control device is designed to be connected to the activation unit.
- the activation unit and the furniture part movement control device are preferably connected to one another wirelessly, in particular by radio.
- the activation unit is advantageously designed to generate a signal and / or a To send and / or receive information to and / or from the furniture part movement control device.
- the furniture part movement control device is designed to forward the signal and / or the information from the furniture part movement control device to the furniture movement unit.
- the information or the signal is passed on by radio and / or by means of a cable-based transmission.
- the information contains and / or consists of, for example, an opening command and / or status information and / or a closing command for the movable furniture part.
- the furniture part movement control device and / or the furniture movement unit is designed to pass on information from a unit connected to it, e.g. a light source and / or a thermometer and / or a hygrometer and / or a scale, e.g. a kitchen scale, in particular to be transmitted to the activation unit.
- the information includes a temperature, a humidity value, a weight, an operating state, for example light source on and / or light source off.
- the furniture movement unit is designed to move the movable furniture part, in particular to extend it out of the furniture body, and / or to eject and / or eject it.
- the furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to control units connected to it, e.g. to control the furniture movement unit, in particular to send, query and / or receive information from the furniture part movement unit and / or the activation unit.
- the furniture part movement control device is furthermore preferably designed to store and / or process the information.
- the furniture movement control device is advantageously controlled via the activation unit.
- the furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to forward the, for example, opening command to the furniture movement unit.
- the furniture movement unit is preferably designed to allow the movable furniture part to move out of the furniture body on the basis, for example, of the information from the furniture part movement control device.
- the activation unit is designed to be arranged on the piece of furniture, e.g. to be placed on a surface of the piece of furniture and / or to be fixed on the surface.
- the activation unit can also be arranged on a further piece of furniture, in particular this further piece of furniture does not have a furniture part movement control device.
- the furniture part movement control device comprises a transmitting and receiving unit, the transmitting and receiving unit being designed to send and / or receive signals.
- the transmitting and receiving unit preferably comprises a plurality of interfaces for signal processing and / or forwarding and / or information processing and / or forwarding.
- a first interface of the transmitting and receiving unit is designed to wirelessly transmit and / or receive the information and / or the signal.
- the first interface is preferably designed as a radio interface of the transmitting and receiving unit.
- the radio interface is designed to wirelessly receive the information or the signal from the activation unit and / or wirelessly send the information or the signal to the activation unit.
- the radio interface of the transmitting and receiving unit is preferably designed to transmit and / or receive frequencies in the ISM band.
- the transmitting and receiving unit advantageously comprises an antenna, for example a radio antenna.
- the radio interface is preferably designed as the antenna.
- the antenna is designed as an antenna which transmits frequencies in the ISM band.
- the ISM band is a frequency range that is available for high-frequency applications in industry, science and medicine. This includes, for example, frequencies from 2.3 GHz to 2.6 GHz, in particular 2.4 GHz and / or frequencies between 13.50 MHz and 13.60 MHz, preferably 13.56 MHz.
- the transmission protocol used is preferably zibBee, Z-wave, Bluetooth, NFC and / or another radio transmission protocol.
- the information which is to be transmitted between the activation unit and the furniture part movement control device is inserted into the transmission protocol by the activation unit.
- the transmission protocol with the information is advantageously transmitted to the transmitting and receiving unit of the furniture part movement control device.
- the information from the transmission protocol can be taken and used by the transmitting and receiving unit of the furniture part movement control device.
- the furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to insert the information into the transmission protocol and to send it to the activation unit.
- the transmitted information can advantageously be taken from the transmission protocol and used by the activation unit.
- the furniture part movement control unit is designed to insert the information into the transmission protocol.
- the information in the transmission protocol can be sent to a second furniture part movement control device and / or sent to the furniture movement unit.
- the furniture movement unit is preferably designed to extract and use the information, in particular from the transmission protocol.
- a second interface is also preferably arranged on the transmitting and receiving unit.
- the second interface is designed as a cable interface.
- the cable interface is designed, for example, for wired signal transmission.
- the furniture part movement control device can be arranged outside the furniture.
- the connection between the furniture part movement control device and the at least one furniture movement unit is advantageously made via radio, in particular via the radio interface of the transmitting and receiving unit.
- the furniture part movement control device can be arranged within a piece of furniture of an arrangement of furniture.
- the arrangement of furniture includes, for example, several pieces of furniture, the furniture being arranged, for example, in a kitchen and / or in a living room and / or in a bedroom and / or in a children's room.
- the furniture is present in a room and / or in an apartment or a house.
- the pieces of furniture are advantageously arranged adjacent to one another, for example as cupboards in the kitchen or as a wall unit or living room in the living room.
- connection between the furniture part movement control device and the furniture movement unit or several furniture movement units is preferably made via radio and / or via cable.
- one furniture moving unit is wirelessly connected to the furniture part motion control device, and another furniture moving unit is connected to the furniture part motion control device by cables.
- a power supply is preferably arranged on the furniture part movement control device.
- the energy supply of the furniture part movement control device comprises a power supply unit with, for example, a transformer.
- a battery, an accumulator and / or a solar module are also possible as an energy supply.
- Another advantageous embodiment consists of a system which comprises a variant of the furniture part movement control device as described in the previous sections and at least one furniture movement unit.
- all furniture moving units in a piece of furniture are connected to the furniture part motion control device.
- the furniture part movement control device is designed to store information.
- the information contains the state of the movable furniture part, in particular whether the movable furniture part is open and / or which movable furniture part is open.
- the furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to query the information from the furniture movement unit.
- the information is designed as an electrical signal.
- the furniture movement unit is advantageously designed to receive and use information from the furniture part movement control device. Further The furniture movement unit is preferably designed to transmit information to the furniture part movement control device.
- the furniture part movement control device is connected to all furniture movement units in the furniture and / or the arrangement of furniture, e.g. the kitchen.
- the connection between the furniture part movement control device and the furniture movement unit, in particular all furniture movement units, is preferably made by radio.
- the system advantageously comprises an activation unit, as previously stated.
- An advantageous embodiment is a system consisting of a variant of the furniture part movement control device, a furniture movement unit and an activation unit, the activation unit comprising a user interface.
- the user interface is provided as a voice input and / or a touch-sensitive area, e.g. a touchpad and / or a button and / or a switch.
- the user interface can preferably be arranged outside and / or separately from the furniture or the furniture body.
- the activation unit has a voice input option.
- the user interface is designed as the voice input option.
- the voice input option is, for example, a smart speaker and / or an app for voice recognition and processing of voice commands.
- the voice input option is designed as an Alexa unit, a Siri application, an echo loudspeaker, or another commercially available unit for voice recognition and processing of voice commands.
- a further advantageous embodiment is a system which comprises two furniture part movement control devices in a variant as described above and several furniture movement units.
- the system comprises the activation unit.
- Another preferred embodiment is a piece of furniture with a variant of the system as described.
- the furniture preferably comprises at least one movable furniture part.
- the movable furniture part can preferably be moved by the furniture moving unit.
- the signal is transmitted from the activation unit to the furniture part movement control device.
- the furniture part movement control device forwards the information to the furniture movement unit, which e.g. supports and / or initiates the opening movement of the movable furniture part.
- the furniture part movement control device is designed to be connected to, for example, a light source and / or a loudspeaker, which are located on or in the movable furniture part.
- the light source and / or the loudspeaker can be controlled via the Activation unit possible.
- the furniture part movement control device is designed to transmit and / or store information, for example light on or light off. It is also possible to connect further electrical devices, for example scales, in particular kitchen scales, to the furniture part movement control device. More preferably, the furniture part movement control device forwards a value, for example a weight, which the scales has determined, to the activation unit.
- the weight is the information which is entered into the transmission protocol by the furniture part movement control device and which is transmitted to the activation unit. This information can be extracted and used by the activation unit from the transmission protocol.
- the light source, the scales, a temperature sensor, the thermometer, the hygrometer etc. can be connected and / or connected to the furniture movement unit and / or the furniture part movement control device.
- FIG Figure 1 A piece of furniture 1 according to the invention with a box-shaped furniture body 2 and a drawer 4 guided movably via guide means 3 is shown in FIG Figure 1 shown.
- the drawer 4 is shown in an open position relative to the furniture body 2.
- the drawer 4 comprises, for example, a drawer bottom 5, a front component 6, two opposite side components 7 and a drawer rear wall 8.
- two guide means 3 with the same effect are provided between each side component 7 of the drawer 4 and an associated body side wall 9.
- the drawer 4 is mounted displaceably in an opening direction M1 and in a closing direction M2 via the guide means 3 on the furniture body 2.
- the guide means 3 comprise, for example, two partial or full extensions of the same type.
- a furniture part movement control device 10 according to the invention is arranged on the body side wall 9.
- Figure 2 shows another piece of furniture 11 with a furniture body 12.
- the furniture body 12 is shown as transparent.
- the outlines of the furniture body 12 are indicated with dashed lines.
- the furniture carcass 12 comprises a carcass rear wall 15, a carcass bottom 16 and a carcass side wall 17.
- Another Body side wall and a body top floor are not shown.
- An activation unit 13 can preferably be arranged outside of the piece of furniture 11.
- the furniture part movement control device 10 is arranged, for example, on the carcass floor 16 of the furniture carcass 12.
- three furniture movement units 14 are arranged on the carcass rear wall 15.
- the furniture part movement control device 10 and the furniture movement unit 14 are advantageously connected by means of a data cable 19.
- each furniture movement unit 14 can be connected to the furniture part movement control device 10 with a single data cable 19 or with a respective data cable 19.
- the furniture part movement control device 10 preferably comprises a transmitting and receiving unit 24.
- the transmitting and receiving unit 24 preferably has, for example, a radio interface 22 and a cable interface 23.
- the furniture part movement control device 10 is advantageously connected to the power supply 18 by means of a power cable 20.
- a further power cable 20a runs from the energy supply 18 to the furniture movement units 14.
- the furniture part movement control device 10 is preferably designed to supply the furniture movement unit 14 with energy.
- a cable for example the data cable 19, can also be designed to conduct current from the energy supply 18 via the furniture part movement control device 10 to the furniture movement unit 14.
- the movable furniture parts can be attached to guide means 25 which are attached to the body side wall 17.
- a wireless connection, in particular a radio connection 21, between the furniture part movement control device 10 and the activation unit 13 is indicated by means of a dashed line.
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Es wird eine Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) zur Montage an einem Möbelkorpus (2, 12) eines Möbels (1, 11) und/oder zur Montage an einem bewegbaren Möbelteil (4) des Möbels (2, 12)vorgeschlagen, wobei das bewegbare Möbelteil (4) über Führungsmittel (3, 25) an dem Möbelkorpus (2, 12) des Möbels (1, 11) geführt ist, wobei an dem Möbelkorpus (2, 12) und/oder dem bewegbaren Möbelteil (4) eine Möbelbewegungseinheit (14) angeordnet ist, wobei eine Bewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils (4) durch die Möbelbewegungseinheit (14) beeinflussbar ist. Erfindungsgemäß ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) eingerichtet, mit einer Aktivierungseinheit (13) verbunden zu werden, wobei eine Verbindung (21) zwischen der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) und der Aktivierungseinheit (13) drahtlos erfolgt, wobei die Aktivierungseinheit (13) außerhalb des Möbels angeordnet ist, wobei die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) mit der Möbelbewegungseinheit (14) koppelbar ist, um die Möbelbewegungseinheit (14) mittels der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) direkt ansteuern zu können, damit die Bewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils (4) stattfindet. A furniture part movement control device (10) is proposed for mounting on a furniture body (2, 12) of a piece of furniture (1, 11) and / or for mounting on a movable furniture part (4) of the piece of furniture (2, 12), the movable Furniture part (4) is guided on the furniture body (2, 12) of the furniture (1, 11) via guide means (3, 25), with a furniture movement unit ( 14) is arranged, wherein a movement of the movable furniture part (4) can be influenced by the furniture movement unit (14). According to the invention, the furniture part movement control device (10) is set up to be connected to an activation unit (13), a connection (21) between the furniture part movement control device (10) and the activation unit (13) taking place wirelessly, the activation unit (13) is arranged outside the furniture, wherein the furniture part movement control device (10) can be coupled to the furniture movement unit (14) in order to be able to control the furniture movement unit (14) directly by means of the furniture part movement control device (10) so that the movement of the movable furniture part (4 ) takes place.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung, ein System mit einer Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und ein Möbel mit einer solchen Möbelteil-BewegungssteuerungsvorrichtungThe invention relates to a furniture part movement control device, a system with a furniture part movement control device and a piece of furniture with such a furniture part movement control device
Moderne Möbel weisen beispielsweise mehrere bewegbare Möbelteile, insbesondere Schubladen oder Schubkästen auf.Modern furniture has, for example, several movable furniture parts, in particular drawers or drawers.
Bekannt ist, dass das bewegbare Möbelteil über Führungsmittel, z.B. Auszüge oder Führungsschienen, bewegbar an einem Möbelkorpus des Möbels gelagert ist. Ebenso weist das bewegbare Möbelteil eine Frontblende, zwei Seitenbauteile, eine Rückwand und einen Schubladenboden auf.It is known that the movable furniture part is movably supported on a furniture body by means of guide means, e.g. pull-outs or guide rails. The movable furniture part also has a front panel, two side components, a rear wall and a drawer base.
Für eine erleichterte Bedienung großer und/oder schwerbeladener bewegbarer Möbelteile ist es möglich eine Kraftunterstützung einer Öffnungsbewegung vorzusehen. Bei dem bekannten Möbel ist dazu eine elektromechanische Antriebsvorrichtung am Möbelkorpus oder am bewegbaren Möbelteil angebracht.For easier operation of large and / or heavily loaded movable furniture parts, it is possible to provide force support for an opening movement. In the known furniture, an electromechanical drive device is attached to the furniture body or to the movable furniture part.
Die Öffnungsbewegung wird über ein Eindrücken gegen eine Öffnungsrichtung der Frontblende des bewegbaren Möbelteils initiiert. Durch das Eindrücken wird eine Feder freigegeben, welchen die kraftunterstützte Öffnungsbewegung auslöst. Bei dem bekannten Möbel ist eine manuelle Betätigung des bewegbaren Möbelteils durch einen Benutzer notwendig um die Öffnungsbewegung auszulösen.The opening movement is initiated by pressing against an opening direction of the front panel of the movable furniture part. Pressing in releases a spring which triggers the power-assisted opening movement. In the case of the known furniture, manual actuation of the movable furniture part by a user is necessary in order to trigger the opening movement.
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es eine verbesserte Ansteuerung eines bewegbaren Möbelteils bereitzustellen.The object of the present invention is to provide an improved control of a movable furniture part.
Die Aufgabe wird durch die unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst, in den abhängigen Ansprüchen sind vorteilhafte und zweckmäßige Varianten und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung dargelegt.The object is achieved by the independent claims; advantageous and expedient variants and developments of the invention are set out in the dependent claims.
Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung zur Montage an einem Möbelkorpus eines Möbels und/oder zur Montage an einem bewegbaren Möbelteil des Möbels, wobei das bewegbare Möbelteil über Führungsmittel an dem Möbelkorpus des Möbels geführt ist, wobei an dem Möbelkorpus und/oder dem bewegbaren Möbelteil eine Möbelbewegungseinheit angeordnet ist, wobei eine Bewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils durch die Möbelbewegungseinheit beeinflussbar ist.The invention is based on a furniture part motion control device for mounting on a furniture body of a piece of furniture and / or for mounting on a movable furniture part of the furniture, the movable furniture part being guided on the furniture body of the furniture via guide means, with the furniture body and / or the movable furniture part a furniture movement unit is arranged, wherein a movement of the movable furniture part can be influenced by the furniture movement unit.
Beispielsweise umfasst das Möbel ein oder mehrere bewegbare Möbelteile. Insbesondere ist das bewegbare Möbelteil als eine Schublade, eine Tür, eine Klappe oder dergleichen ausgebildet. Die Schublade oder Klappe ist am Möbelkorpus über Führungsmittel, beispielsweise Auszugsschienen, ausgebildet als Teil- oder Vollauszüge, und/oder über ein Scharnier und/oder über einen Klappenbeschlag am Möbelkorpus beweglich geführt. Zum Beispiel umfasst das bewegbare Möbelteil insbesondere an einer vorderen Seite eine Frontblende.For example, the piece of furniture comprises one or more movable furniture parts. In particular, the movable furniture part is designed as a drawer, a door, a flap or the like. The drawer or flap is movably guided on the furniture body via guide means, for example pull-out rails, designed as partial or full extensions, and / or via a hinge and / or via a flap fitting on the furniture body. For example, the movable furniture part comprises a front panel, in particular on a front side.
Die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung ist an dem Möbelkorpus des Möbels und/oder an dem bewegbaren Möbelteil des Möbels anordenbar. Die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung weist beispielsweise ein Gehäuse auf, wobei am Gehäuse Durchführungen für z.B. Schrauben zur Montage am Möbelkorpus und/oder dem bewegbaren Möbelteil ausgebildet sein können.The furniture part movement control device can be arranged on the furniture body of the furniture and / or on the movable furniture part of the furniture. The furniture part movement control device has, for example, a housing, it being possible for passages to be formed on the housing for, for example, screws for mounting on the furniture body and / or the movable furniture part.
Das Möbel umfasst den Möbelkorpus und ein bewegbares Möbelteil. Das bewegbare Möbelteil ist vorzugsweise als eine Schublade oder ein Schubkasten ausgebildet. In einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform ist das bewegbare Möbelteil über Führungsmittel, z.B. Auszüge und/oder Schubladenauszüge relativ zum Möbelkorpus bewegbar geführt. Beispielsweise weist das bewegbare Möbelteil die Frontblende, zwei Seitenbauteile, eine Rückwand und einen Schubladenboden auf.The furniture includes the furniture body and a movable furniture part. The movable furniture part is preferably as a drawer or a drawer formed. In an advantageous embodiment, the movable furniture part is guided so as to be movable relative to the furniture body via guide means, for example pull-outs and / or drawer pull-outs. For example, the movable furniture part has the front panel, two side components, a rear wall and a drawer base.
Am Möbelkorpus und/oder am bewegbaren Möbelteil ist eine Möbelbewegungseinheit z.B. in Form einer Auswerfereinheit vorhanden. Mittels der Möbelbewegungseinheit ist eine Bewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils beeinflussbar. Vorteilhafterweise erleichtert und/oder unterstützt die Möbelbewegungseinheit eine Öffnungs- und/oder eine Schließbewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils. Beispielsweise ist die Möbelbewegungseinheit als eine elektromechanische Einheit ausgebildet, z.B. als eine, insbesondere elektromechanische Auswerfereinheit und/oder Einzugseinheit.A furniture movement unit, e.g. in the form of an ejector unit, is present on the furniture body and / or on the movable furniture part. A movement of the movable furniture part can be influenced by means of the furniture movement unit. The furniture movement unit advantageously facilitates and / or supports an opening and / or closing movement of the movable furniture part. For example, the furniture movement unit is designed as an electromechanical unit, e.g. as an, in particular electromechanical, ejector unit and / or retraction unit.
Der Kern der Erfindung besteht darin, dass die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung eingerichtet ist, mit einer Aktivierungseinheit verbunden zu werden, wobei eine Verbindung zwischen der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und der Aktivierungseinheit drahtlos erfolgt, wobei die Aktivierungseinheit außerhalb des Möbels angeordnet ist, wobei die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung mit der Möbelbewegungseinheit koppelbar ist, um die Möbelbewegungseinheit mittels der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung direkt ansteuern zu können, damit die Bewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils stattfindet.The essence of the invention is that the furniture part movement control device is set up to be connected to an activation unit, a connection between the furniture part movement control device and the activation unit being wireless, the activation unit being arranged outside the furniture, the furniture part movement control device can be coupled to the furniture movement unit in order to be able to control the furniture movement unit directly by means of the furniture part movement control device so that the movement of the movable furniture part takes place.
Beispielsweise ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt mit der Aktivierungseinheit verbunden zu werden.For example, the furniture part movement control device is designed to be connected to the activation unit.
Vorzugsweise sind die Aktivierungseinheit und die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung drahtlos, insbesondere mittels Funk miteinander verbunden. Vorteilhafterweise ist die Aktivierungseinheit dazu ausgelegt, ein Signal und/oder eine Information an die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung zu senden und/oder von dieser zu empfangen. Beispielsweise ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgebildet, das Signal und/oder die Information von der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung an die Möbelbewegungseinheit weiterzugeben. Insbesondere erfolgt die Weitergabe der Information bzw. des Signals mittels Funk und/oder mittels einer kabelgebundenen Übertragung. Beispielsweise enthält und/oder besteht die Information aus z.B. einem Öffnungsbefehl und/oder einer Zustandsinformation und/oder einem Schließbefehl des bewegbaren Möbelteils. Ebenso ist es möglich, dass die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und/oder die Möbelbewegungseinheit dazu ausgebildet ist eine Information einer mit ihnen verbundenen Einheit, z.B. einer Lichtquelle und/oder eines Thermometers und/oder eines Hygrometers und/oder einer Waage, z.B. einer Küchenwaage weitergeben, insbesondere an die Aktivierungseinheit zu übertragen. Beispielsweise umfasst die Information eine Temperatur, einen Luftfeuchtewert, ein Gewicht, einen Betriebszustand, z.B. Lichtquelle an und/oder Lichtquelle aus.The activation unit and the furniture part movement control device are preferably connected to one another wirelessly, in particular by radio. The activation unit is advantageously designed to generate a signal and / or a To send and / or receive information to and / or from the furniture part movement control device. For example, the furniture part movement control device is designed to forward the signal and / or the information from the furniture part movement control device to the furniture movement unit. In particular, the information or the signal is passed on by radio and / or by means of a cable-based transmission. For example, the information contains and / or consists of, for example, an opening command and / or status information and / or a closing command for the movable furniture part. It is also possible that the furniture part movement control device and / or the furniture movement unit is designed to pass on information from a unit connected to it, e.g. a light source and / or a thermometer and / or a hygrometer and / or a scale, e.g. a kitchen scale, in particular to be transmitted to the activation unit. For example, the information includes a temperature, a humidity value, a weight, an operating state, for example light source on and / or light source off.
Die Möbelbewegungseinheit ist dazu ausgelegt, das bewegbare Möbelteil zu bewegen, insbesondere aus dem Möbelkorpus auszufahren, und/oder auszustoßen und/oder auszuwerfen.The furniture movement unit is designed to move the movable furniture part, in particular to extend it out of the furniture body, and / or to eject and / or eject it.
Bevorzugterweise ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt mit ihr verbundene Einheiten, z.B. die Möbelbewegungseinheit zu steuern, insbesondere eine Information an die Möbelteilbewegungseinheit und/oder die Aktivierungseinheit zu senden, von dieser abzufragen und/oder zu empfangen. Weiter bevorzugt ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgebildet die Information zu speichern und/oder zu verarbeiten.The furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to control units connected to it, e.g. to control the furniture movement unit, in particular to send, query and / or receive information from the furniture part movement unit and / or the activation unit. The furniture part movement control device is furthermore preferably designed to store and / or process the information.
Vorteilhaft wir durch die Verbindung der Möbelbewegungseinheit mit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und der Aktivierungseinheit erreicht, dass ein Nutzer des Möbels und/oder des bewegbaren Möbelteils die Frontblende und/oder einen an der Frontblende angeordneten Griff nicht mehr berühren muss, um die Schublade zu öffnen. Über die Aktivierungseinheit wird vorteilhaft die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung angesteuert. Bevorzugterweise ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt den z.B. Öffnungsbefehl an die Möbelbewegungseinheit weiterzugeben. Vorzugsweise ist die Möbelbewegungseinheit dazu ausgelegt, auf Grund z.B. der Information der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung, das bewegbare Möbelteil aus dem Möbelkorpus ausfahren zulassen.Advantageously, by connecting the furniture movement unit with the furniture part movement control device and the activation unit, a user of the furniture is achieved and / or the movable furniture part no longer has to touch the front panel and / or a handle arranged on the front panel in order to open the drawer. The furniture part movement control device is advantageously controlled via the activation unit. The furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to forward the, for example, opening command to the furniture movement unit. The furniture movement unit is preferably designed to allow the movable furniture part to move out of the furniture body on the basis, for example, of the information from the furniture part movement control device.
In einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsvariante ist die Aktivierungseinheit dazu ausgelegt, am Möbel angeordnet zu sein, z.B. auf eine Oberfläche des Möbels aufgestellt zu sein und/oder an der Oberfläche fixiert zu sein. Die Aktivierungseinheit kann auch an einem weiteren Möbel angeordnet sein, insbesondere weist dieses weitere Möbel keine Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung auf.In an advantageous embodiment variant, the activation unit is designed to be arranged on the piece of furniture, e.g. to be placed on a surface of the piece of furniture and / or to be fixed on the surface. The activation unit can also be arranged on a further piece of furniture, in particular this further piece of furniture does not have a furniture part movement control device.
In einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltungsvariante umfasst die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung eine Sende- und Empfangseinheit, wobei die Sende- und Empfangseinheit dazu ausgelegt ist, Signale zu senden und/oder zu empfangen.In an advantageous embodiment variant, the furniture part movement control device comprises a transmitting and receiving unit, the transmitting and receiving unit being designed to send and / or receive signals.
Bevorzugt umfasst die Sende- und Empfangseinheit mehrere Schnittstellen zur Signalverarbeitung und/oder -weitergabe und/oder Informationsverarbeitung und/oder -weitergabe.The transmitting and receiving unit preferably comprises a plurality of interfaces for signal processing and / or forwarding and / or information processing and / or forwarding.
Insbesondere ist eine erste Schnittstelle der Sende- und Empfangseinheit dazu ausgelegt drahtlos die Information und/oder das Signal zu senden und/oder zu empfangen. Vorzugsweise ist die erste Schnittstelle als eine Funk-Schnittstelle der Sende- und Empfangseinheit ausgebildet. Die Funk-Schnittstelle ist dazu ausgelegt, drahtlos die Information bzw. das Signal der Aktivierungseinheit zu empfangen und/oder drahtlos die Information bzw. das Signal an die Aktivierungseinheit zu senden. Bevorzugt ist die Funk-Schnittstelle der Sende- und Empfangseinheit dazu ausgelegt, Frequenzen im ISM-Band zu senden und/oder zu empfangen. Vorteilhafterweise umfasst die Sende- und Empfangseinheit in dieser Ausführungsform eine Antenne, z.B. eine Funkantenne. Bevorzugt ist die Funk-Schnittstelle als die Antenne ausgebildet. Insbesondere ist die Antenne als eine Antenne ausgebildet, welche Frequenzen im ISM-Band überträgt. Das ISM-Band ist ein Frequenzbereich, welcher für Hochfrequenzanwendungen in Industrie, Wissenschaft und Medizin zur Verfügung steht. Hierunter fallen beispielsweise Frequenzen von 2,3 GHz bis 2,6 GHz, insbesondere 2,4 GHz und/oder Frequenzen zwischen 13,50 MHz und 13,60 MHz, bevorzugt 13,56 MHz. Bevorzugterweise handelt es sich bei dem verwendeten Übertragungsprotokoll um zibBee, Z-wave, Bluetooth, NFC und/oder ein anderes Funk-Übertragungsprotokoll. Zum Beispiel wird die Information, welche zwischen der Aktivierungseinheit und der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung übertragen werden soll, von der Aktivierungseinheit in das Übertragungsprotokoll eingefügt. Vorteilhafterweise wird das Übertragungsprotokoll mit der Information an die Sende- und Empfangseinheit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung übertragen. Von der Sende- und Empfangseinheit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung ist die Information aus dem Übertragungsprotokoll entnehmbar und nutzbar. Bevorzugt ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt die Information in das Übertragungsprotokoll einzufügen und an die Aktivierungseinheit zu senden. Vorteilhafterweise ist die übertragene Information von der Aktivierungseinheit aus dem Übertragungsprotokoll entnehmbar und nutzbar. Insbesondere ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungseinheit dazu ausgelegt die Information in das Übertragungsprotokoll einzufügen. Beispielsweise ist die Information in dem Übertragungsprotokoll an eine zweite Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung sendbar und/oder an die Möbelbewegungseinheit sendbar. Vorzugsweise ist die Möbelbewegungseinheit dazu ausgelegt die Information, insbesondere aus dem Übertragungsprotokoll zu entnehmen und zu nutzen.In particular, a first interface of the transmitting and receiving unit is designed to wirelessly transmit and / or receive the information and / or the signal. The first interface is preferably designed as a radio interface of the transmitting and receiving unit. The radio interface is designed to wirelessly receive the information or the signal from the activation unit and / or wirelessly send the information or the signal to the activation unit. The radio interface of the transmitting and receiving unit is preferably designed to transmit and / or receive frequencies in the ISM band. In this embodiment, the transmitting and receiving unit advantageously comprises an antenna, for example a radio antenna. The radio interface is preferably designed as the antenna. In particular, the antenna is designed as an antenna which transmits frequencies in the ISM band. The ISM band is a frequency range that is available for high-frequency applications in industry, science and medicine. This includes, for example, frequencies from 2.3 GHz to 2.6 GHz, in particular 2.4 GHz and / or frequencies between 13.50 MHz and 13.60 MHz, preferably 13.56 MHz. The transmission protocol used is preferably zibBee, Z-wave, Bluetooth, NFC and / or another radio transmission protocol. For example, the information which is to be transmitted between the activation unit and the furniture part movement control device is inserted into the transmission protocol by the activation unit. The transmission protocol with the information is advantageously transmitted to the transmitting and receiving unit of the furniture part movement control device. The information from the transmission protocol can be taken and used by the transmitting and receiving unit of the furniture part movement control device. The furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to insert the information into the transmission protocol and to send it to the activation unit. The transmitted information can advantageously be taken from the transmission protocol and used by the activation unit. In particular, the furniture part movement control unit is designed to insert the information into the transmission protocol. For example, the information in the transmission protocol can be sent to a second furniture part movement control device and / or sent to the furniture movement unit. The furniture movement unit is preferably designed to extract and use the information, in particular from the transmission protocol.
Weiter bevorzugt ist eine zweite Schnittstelle an der Sende- und Empfangseinheit angeordnet. Beispielsweise ist die zweite Schnittstelle als eine Kabel-Schnittstelle ausgebildet. Die Kabel-Schnittstelle ist z.B. zur kabelgebundenen Signalweitergabe ausgelegt. Beispielsweise sind mehrere der Kabel-Schnittstellen an der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung vorhanden, insbesondere mindestens so viele, wie Möbelbewegungseinheiten mit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung mittels Kabel verbindbar sein sollen.A second interface is also preferably arranged on the transmitting and receiving unit. For example, the second interface is designed as a cable interface. The cable interface is designed, for example, for wired signal transmission. For example, there are several of the cable interfaces on the furniture part movement control device, in particular at least as many as the furniture movement units should be connectable to the furniture part movement control device by means of cables.
Bei einer Positionierung der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung innerhalb des Möbels ergeben sich vorteilhaft vergleichsweise kurze Abstände und somit kurze Kabel zwischen Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und Möbelbewegungseinheit.When the furniture part movement control device is positioned within the piece of furniture, comparatively short distances and thus short cables between the furniture part movement control device and the furniture movement unit are advantageously obtained.
In einer weiteren Ausführungsvariante ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung außerhalb des Möbels anordenbar. Vorteilhafterweise erfolgt die Verbindung zwischen der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und der mindestens einen Möbelbewegungseinheit über Funk, insbesondere über die Funk-Schnittstelle der Sende- und Empfangseinheit.In a further embodiment variant, the furniture part movement control device can be arranged outside the furniture. The connection between the furniture part movement control device and the at least one furniture movement unit is advantageously made via radio, in particular via the radio interface of the transmitting and receiving unit.
In einer weiteren Ausführungsvariante ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung innerhalb eines Möbels einer Anordnung von Möbeln anordenbar. Die Anordnung von Möbeln umfasst beispielsweise mehrere Möbel, wobei die Möbel z.B. in einer Küche angeordnet sind, und/oder in einem Wohnzimmer, und/oder in einem Schlafzimmer und/oder in einem Kinderzimmer. Insbesondere sind die Möbel in einem Zimmer und/oder in einer Wohnung bzw. einem Haus vorhanden. Vorteilhafterweise sind die Möbel benachbart zueinander angeordnet, beispielsweise als Schränke in der Küche oder als eine Schrankwand bzw. Wohnwand im Wohnzimmer.In a further embodiment variant, the furniture part movement control device can be arranged within a piece of furniture of an arrangement of furniture. The arrangement of furniture includes, for example, several pieces of furniture, the furniture being arranged, for example, in a kitchen and / or in a living room and / or in a bedroom and / or in a children's room. In particular, the furniture is present in a room and / or in an apartment or a house. The pieces of furniture are advantageously arranged adjacent to one another, for example as cupboards in the kitchen or as a wall unit or living room in the living room.
Vorzugweise erfolgt die Verbindung zwischen der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und der Möbelbewegungseinheit oder mehreren Möbelbewegungseinheiten über Funk und/oder über Kabel. Beispielsweise ist eine Möbelbewegungseinheit über Funk mit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung verbunden und eine andere Möbelbewegungseinheit ist über Kabel mit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung verbunden.The connection between the furniture part movement control device and the furniture movement unit or several furniture movement units is preferably made via radio and / or via cable. For example, one furniture moving unit is wirelessly connected to the furniture part motion control device, and another furniture moving unit is connected to the furniture part motion control device by cables.
Bevorzugterweise ist an der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung eine Energieversorgung angeordnet.A power supply is preferably arranged on the furniture part movement control device.
Beispielsweise umfasst die Energieversorgung der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung ein Netzgerät mit z.B. einem Trafo. Auch eine Batterie, ein Akkumulator und/oder ein Solarmodul sind als Energieversorgung möglich.For example, the energy supply of the furniture part movement control device comprises a power supply unit with, for example, a transformer. A battery, an accumulator and / or a solar module are also possible as an energy supply.
Eine weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltung besteht aus einem System, welches eine Variante der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung wie in den bisherigen Abschnitten beschrieben und zumindest eine Möbelbewegungseinheit umfasst.Another advantageous embodiment consists of a system which comprises a variant of the furniture part movement control device as described in the previous sections and at least one furniture movement unit.
Beispielsweise sind alle Möbelbewegungseinheiten in einem Möbel mit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung verbunden.For example, all furniture moving units in a piece of furniture are connected to the furniture part motion control device.
In einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsvariante ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt eine Information zu speichern. Beispielsweise enthält die Information den Zustand des bewegbaren Möbelteils, insbesondere ob das bewegbare Möbelteil geöffnet ist, und/oder welches bewegbare Möbelteil geöffnet ist. Bevorzugterweise ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgebildet, die Information von der Möbelbewegungseinheit abzufragen. Insbesondere ist die Information als ein elektrisches Signal ausgebildet.In an advantageous embodiment variant, the furniture part movement control device is designed to store information. For example, the information contains the state of the movable furniture part, in particular whether the movable furniture part is open and / or which movable furniture part is open. The furniture part movement control device is preferably designed to query the information from the furniture movement unit. In particular, the information is designed as an electrical signal.
Vorteilhafterweise ist die Möbelbewegungseinheit dazu ausgelegt eine Information von der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung zu erhalten und zu nutzen. Weiter bevorzugt ist die Möbelbewegungseinheit dazu ausgelegt eine Information an die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung zu übertragen.The furniture movement unit is advantageously designed to receive and use information from the furniture part movement control device. Further The furniture movement unit is preferably designed to transmit information to the furniture part movement control device.
Weiter bevorzugt ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung mit allen Möbelbewegungseinheiten in dem Möbel und/oder der Anordnung von Möbeln, z.B. der Küche verbunden. Vorzugsweise erfolgt die Verbindung zwischen Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung und der Möbelbewegungseinheit, insbesondere allen Möbelbewegungseinheiten mittels Funk.More preferably, the furniture part movement control device is connected to all furniture movement units in the furniture and / or the arrangement of furniture, e.g. the kitchen. The connection between the furniture part movement control device and the furniture movement unit, in particular all furniture movement units, is preferably made by radio.
Vorteilhafterweise umfasst das System in einer Variante wie bisher ausgeführt eine Aktivierungseinheit.In one variant, the system advantageously comprises an activation unit, as previously stated.
Eine vorteilhafte Ausführungsform ist ein System bestehend aus einer Variante der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung, einer Möbelbewegungseinheit und einer Aktivierungseinheit, wobei die Aktivierungseinheit eine Bedienoberfläche umfasst. Beispielsweise ist die Bedienoberfläche als eine Spracheingabe und/oder ein berührungsempfindlicher Bereich, z.B. ein Touchpad und/oder eine Taste und/oder ein Schalter vorgesehen. Die Bedienoberfläche ist vorzugsweise außerhalb und/oder separat vom Möbel bzw. dem Möbelkorpus anordenbar.An advantageous embodiment is a system consisting of a variant of the furniture part movement control device, a furniture movement unit and an activation unit, the activation unit comprising a user interface. For example, the user interface is provided as a voice input and / or a touch-sensitive area, e.g. a touchpad and / or a button and / or a switch. The user interface can preferably be arranged outside and / or separately from the furniture or the furniture body.
In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung verfügt die Aktivierungseinheit über eine Spracheingabemöglichkeit.In a preferred development, the activation unit has a voice input option.
Beispielsweise ist die Bedienoberfläche als die Spracheingabemöglichkeit ausgebildet. Die Spracheingabemöglichkeit ist z.B. ein Smart-Speaker und/oder eine App zur Spracherkennung und Verarbeitung von Sprachbefehlen. Beispielsweise ist die Spracheingabemöglichkeit als eine Alexa-Einheit, eine Siri-Anwendung, ein Echo-Lautsprecher, oder eine andere handelsübliche Einheit zur Spracherkennung und Verarbeitung von Sprechbefehlen ausgebildet.For example, the user interface is designed as the voice input option. The voice input option is, for example, a smart speaker and / or an app for voice recognition and processing of voice commands. For example, the voice input option is designed as an Alexa unit, a Siri application, an echo loudspeaker, or another commercially available unit for voice recognition and processing of voice commands.
Eine weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltung ist ein System, welches zwei Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtungen in einer Variante wie bisher beschrieben sowie mehrere Möbelbewegungseinheiten umfasst.A further advantageous embodiment is a system which comprises two furniture part movement control devices in a variant as described above and several furniture movement units.
Bevorzugterweise sind mehrere, insbesondere alle Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtungen in einem Möbel, oder auch alle Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtungen in einer Anordnung von mehreren Möbeln, z.B. in einer Küche und/oder mehrere Wohnzimmerschränke und/oder Schlaf- und/oder Kinderzimmermöbel miteinander verbindbar. Vorteilhafterweise wird durch eine Verbindung von z.B. bewegbaren Möbelteilen in der Küche verhindert, dass über Eck angeordnete bewegbare Möbelteile gleichzeitig ausgefahren werden und es ggf. zu Beschädigungen kommen kann.Preferably several, in particular all furniture part movement control devices in a piece of furniture, or also all furniture part movement control devices in an arrangement of several pieces of furniture, e.g. in a kitchen and / or several living room cupboards and / or bedroom and / or children's room furniture, can be connected to one another. Advantageously, by connecting e.g. movable furniture parts in the kitchen, it is prevented that movable furniture parts arranged at a corner are extended at the same time and that damage may occur.
In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform umfasst das System, in einer Variante wie bisher beschrieben, die Aktivierungseinheit.In a further advantageous embodiment, in a variant as described above, the system comprises the activation unit.
Eine weitere bevorzugte Ausführungsform ist ein Möbel mit einer Variante des Systems wie beschrieben.Another preferred embodiment is a piece of furniture with a variant of the system as described.
Bevorzugterweise umfasst das Möbel mindestens ein bewegbares Möbelteil. Vorzugsweise ist das bewegbare Möbelteil durch die Möbelbewegungseinheit bewegbar. Insbesondere wird das Signal von der Aktivierungseinheit an die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung übertragen. Die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung gibt die Information an die Möbelbewegungseinheit weiter, welche die Öffnungsbewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils z.B. unterstützt und/oder initiiert.The furniture preferably comprises at least one movable furniture part. The movable furniture part can preferably be moved by the furniture moving unit. In particular, the signal is transmitted from the activation unit to the furniture part movement control device. The furniture part movement control device forwards the information to the furniture movement unit, which e.g. supports and / or initiates the opening movement of the movable furniture part.
Beispielsweise ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt mit z.B. einer Lichtquelle und/oder einem Lautsprecher, welche sich an oder in dem bewegbaren Möbelteil befinden, verbunden zu werden. Insbesondere ist eine Ansteuerung der Lichtquelle und/oder des Lautsprechers über die Aktivierungseinheit möglich. In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsvariante ist die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung dazu ausgelegt eine Information, z.B. Licht an oder Licht aus zu übertragen und/oder zu speichern. Ebenso ist es möglich, weitere elektrische Geräte, z.B. eine Waage, insbesondere eine Küchenwaage mit der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung zu verbinden. Weiter bevorzugt gibt die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung einen Wert, z.B. ein Gewicht, welches die Waage ermittelt hat, an die Aktivierungseinheit weiter. In diesem Fall ist das Gewicht die Information welche, von der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung in das Übertragungsprotokoll eingetragen wird und an die Aktivierungseinheit übermittelt wird. Diese Information ist von der Aktivierungseinheit aus dem Übertragungsprotokoll entnehmbar und nutzbar.For example, the furniture part movement control device is designed to be connected to, for example, a light source and / or a loudspeaker, which are located on or in the movable furniture part. In particular, the light source and / or the loudspeaker can be controlled via the Activation unit possible. In a further advantageous embodiment variant, the furniture part movement control device is designed to transmit and / or store information, for example light on or light off. It is also possible to connect further electrical devices, for example scales, in particular kitchen scales, to the furniture part movement control device. More preferably, the furniture part movement control device forwards a value, for example a weight, which the scales has determined, to the activation unit. In this case, the weight is the information which is entered into the transmission protocol by the furniture part movement control device and which is transmitted to the activation unit. This information can be extracted and used by the activation unit from the transmission protocol.
Weiter ist z.B. die Lichtquelle, die Waage, ein Temperaturfühler, das Thermometer, das Hygrometer etc. an die Möbelbewegungseinheit und/oder die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung anschließbar und/oder verbindbar.Furthermore, for example, the light source, the scales, a temperature sensor, the thermometer, the hygrometer etc. can be connected and / or connected to the furniture movement unit and / or the furniture part movement control device.
Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Möbelteil-Bewegungsvorrichtung werden nachfolgend anhand mehrerer Ausführungsbeispiele mit Hilfe von schematischen Zeichnungen erläutert.Further features and advantages of the furniture part moving device are explained below on the basis of several exemplary embodiments with the aid of schematic drawings.
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Figur 2 : ein weiteres Möbel in perspektivischer Ansicht von schräg vorne oben, ohne bewegbare Möbelteile.
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Figure 2 : Another piece of furniture in a perspective view from above at an angle, without movable furniture parts.
Ein erfindungsgemäßes Möbel 1 mit einem kastenförmigen Möbelkorpus 2 und einer über Führungsmittel 3 beweglich geführten Schublade 4 ist in
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Eine drahtlose Verbindung, insbesondere eine Funkverbindung 21 zwischen der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung 10 und der Aktivierungseinheit 13 ist mittels einer gestrichelten Linie angedeutet.A wireless connection, in particular a
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- Möbelfurniture
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- MöbelkorpusFurniture body
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- FührungsmittelGuide means
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- Bewegbares MöbelteilMovable furniture part
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- SchubladenbodenDrawer bottom
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- FrontbauteilFront component
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- SeitenbauteilSide member
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- SchubladenrückwandDrawer back wall
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- KorpusseitenwandBody side wall
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- Möbelteil-BewegungssteuerungsvorrichtungFurniture part motion control device
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- Sende- und EmpfangseinheitTransmitter and receiver unit
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- FührungsmittelGuide means
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dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) eingerichtet ist, mit einer Aktivierungseinheit (13) verbunden zu werden, wobei eine Verbindung (21) zwischen der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) und der Aktivierungseinheit (13) drahtlos erfolgt, wobei die Aktivierungseinheit (13) außerhalb des Möbels angeordnet ist, wobei die Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) mit der Möbelbewegungseinheit (14) koppelbar ist, um die Möbelbewegungseinheit (14) mittels der Möbelteil-Bewegungssteuerungsvorrichtung (10) direkt ansteuern zu können, damit die Bewegung des bewegbaren Möbelteils (4) stattfindet.Furniture part movement control device (10) for mounting on a furniture body (2, 12) of a piece of furniture (1, 11) and / or for mounting on a movable furniture part (4) of the furniture (2, 12), the movable furniture part (4) is guided via guide means (3, 25) on the furniture body (2, 12) of the furniture (1, 11), a furniture movement unit (14) being arranged on the furniture body (2, 12) and / or the movable furniture part (4) , wherein a movement of the movable furniture part (4) can be influenced by the furniture movement unit (14),
characterized in that
the furniture part movement control device (10) is set up to be connected to an activation unit (13), a connection (21) between the furniture part movement control device (10) and the activation unit (13) being wireless, the activation unit (13) being external of the furniture is arranged, wherein the furniture part movement control device (10) can be coupled to the furniture movement unit (14) in order to be able to control the furniture movement unit (14) directly by means of the furniture part movement control device (10) so that the movement of the movable furniture part (4) can be takes place.
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