POWER DISTRIBUTION CONTROL OF A FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT

• US 20130199421A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rol AB
• Original Assignee: Kih-Utveckling AB
• Inventors: HJELM, Johan
• Granted Patent: US 8,935,985 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/50.11
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/00 Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/06 characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables

Abstract

The present invention relates to a furniture arrangement comprising a piece of furniture and a control unit adapted to control the power supply to at least one power consuming device. The piece of furniture comprises an interface for connection to a mobile device, wherein the control unit is adapted to disconnect the power supply to the at least one power consuming device when a mobile device is not connected to the furniture arrangement via the interface.

Claims

1. A furniture arrangement comprising,

a piece of furniture,

a control unit adapted to control the power supply to at least one power consuming device,

wherein

the piece of furniture comprises an interface for connection to a mobile device, wherein the control unit is adapted to disconnect the power supply to the at least one power consuming device when a mobile device is not connected to the furniture arrangement via the interface.

2. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises a relay adapted to connect or disconnect the power supply to the power consuming device, wherein said relay is coupled to said interface.

3. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the piece of furniture comprises a height adjustable table driven by an electric motor, and wherein the control unit is adapted to disconnect the power supply to the electric motor when a mobile device is not connected to the furniture arrangement via the interface.

4. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a mobile phone.

5. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is adapted to receive information from the mobile device identifying a user, and wherein the control unit is adapted to control the behavior of the power supply to the at least one power consuming device based on the information from the mobile device.

6. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is adapted to register power consumption of the at least one power consuming device and to communicate the registered information to a mobile device via the interface.

7. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said interface is adapted for a wired connection with a mobile device.

8. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said interface is adapted for wireless connection with a mobile device.

9. A furniture arrangement according to claim 8, wherein said wireless connection is a near field communication connection.

10. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said interface is integrated into the piece of furniture.

11. A furniture arrangement according to claims 1, wherein said piece of furniture is a table, and wherein said interface is integrated into a table top of the table.

12. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is adapted to be controlled by a mobile device connected to the furniture arrangement via the interface.

13. A furniture arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the piece of furniture is a height adjustable piece of furniture, and wherein the control unit is further adapted to control the operation of the height adjustment of the piece of furniture.

14. A furniture arrangement according to claim 13, wherein the control unit is adapted to be controlled by a mobile device connected to the interface, such that the operation of the height adjustment is controlled by the mobile device.