Global Patent Index - EP 2725941 B1

EP 2725941 B1 20180404 - FURNITURE AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A FURNITURE PART

Title (en)

FURNITURE AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A FURNITURE PART

Title (de)

MÖBEL UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEWEGUNGSKONTROLLE EINES MÖBELTEILS

Title (fr)

MEUBLE ET DISPOSITIF DE CONTRÔLE DU MOUVEMENT D'UNE PARTIE DE MEUBLE

Publication

EP 2725941 B1 20180404 (DE)

Application

EP 12730809 A 20120628

Priority

  • DE 202011102930 U 20110628
  • EP 2012002720 W 20120628

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013000576A1] The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a furniture part that is received on a furniture body in a movable manner, said furniture part being movable relative to the furniture body via a drive unit. The device comprises a control unit which controls the drive unit, and a sensor device is provided which monitors a monitored region on the movable furniture part and which provides data on the basis of the monitoring process, said data being available to the control unit in order to control the movement of the movable furniture part. The movable furniture part can be moved in a driven manner dependent on an operating movement of a person who is temporarily present in the monitored region, said movement being assigned to the furniture part and being detected in the monitored region by the sensor device. According to the invention, the sensor device is designed to monitor a region in front of a front portion of the furniture part from a mounted position of the sensor device, said position being separated from the furniture body and the furniture part received on said furniture body by an open space.

IPC 8 full level

A47B 88/40 (2017.01); A47B 88/457 (2017.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 88/457 (2016.12)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202011102930 U1 20121010; EP 2725941 A1 20140507; EP 2725941 B1 20180404; WO 2013000576 A1 20130103

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202011102930 U 20110628; EP 12730809 A 20120628; EP 2012002720 W 20120628