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EP 2139362 B1 20140604 - PIECE OF FURNITURE

Title (en)

PIECE OF FURNITURE

Title (de)

MÖBEL

Title (fr)

MEUBLE

Publication

EP 2139362 B1 20140604 (DE)

Application

EP 07856609 A 20071212

Priority

EP 2007010861 W 20071212
DE 202007004338 U 20070321

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008113402A1] A piece of furniture comprises a drawer that can be displaced between a retracted position and a pulled-out position in relation to a carcass of the piece of furniture by drive means, and control means for controlling said drive means. The control means comprises at least one vibration switch (16) which is preferably arranged in the drawer, and control the drive means depending on output signals of the vibration switch (16).

IPC 8 full level

A47B 88/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 88/457 (2016.12)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202007004338 U1 20080807; EP 2139362 A1 20100106; EP 2139362 B1 20140604; ES 2498978 T3 20140926; WO 2008113402 A1 20080925

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202007004338 U 20070321; EP 07856609 A 20071212; EP 2007010861 W 20071212; ES 07856609 T 20071212