ELECTRICAL DEVICE ARRANGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ITEM OF FURNITURE, WITH A BUS DEVICE AND BUS SUBSCRIBERS, AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH ELECTRICAL DEVICE ARRANGEMENT

• US 20130274902A1
• Filed: 06/11/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DewertOkin Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Dewert OKIN GmbH
• Inventors: Langejrgen, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 10,551,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/84
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40 Bus networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40039 Details regarding the setting of the power status of a node according to activity on the bus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40215 Controller Area Network CAN

Abstract

An electrical device arrangement, in particular for an item of furniture, includes a bus device having wirelessly configured control paths, and bus subscribers connected to the bus device, wherein at least one of the bus subscribers is an operating unit comprising a memory for storing control parameters and a control program and at least one of the bus subscriber is a controller of a furniture drive. A method for controlling such an electrical device arrangement, in particular for an item of furniture, having a bus device and bus subscribers is also disclosed.

Claims

1. An electrical device arrangement for items of furniture, comprising

a bus device having wirelessly configured control paths, and

bus subscribers connected to the bus device, wherein at least one of the bus subscribers is an operating unit comprising a memory for storing control parameters and a control program and at least one of the bus subscriber is a controller of a furniture drive.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating unit includes a program controlling the bus device.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating unit operates as a bus master.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating unit comprises a keyboard as an input unit.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the keyboard comprises a touch screen.

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the operating unit is integrated in a mobile phone.

7. An electrical device arrangement for items of furniture, comprising

a bus device having wirelessly configured control paths, and

bus subscribers connected to the bus device, wherein at least one of the bus subscribers is an operating unit integrated in a mobile phone and at least one of the bus subscriber is a controller of a furniture drive.

8. The arrangement as claimed in claim 7, wherein the operating unit comprises a keyboard as an input unit.

9. The arrangement as claimed in claim 8, wherein the keyboard is a touch screen.

10. A method for controlling a device arrangement for items of furniture, the device arrangement comprising a bus device and bus subscribers connected to the bus device, wherein at least one of the bus subscribers is an operating unit that is integrated in a mobile phone, and at least one of the bus subscribers is a controller of a furniture drive, the method comprising the steps of:

operating an input unit of the mobile phone, and

transmitting data wirelessly from the mobile phone over a control path of the bus device.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the data is transmitted via at least one of Bluetooth and WLAN.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the operating unit includes a program for controlling the bus device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the program for controlling the bus device is configured to be updated.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the operating unit controls loads.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the loads include lamps.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the operating unit comprises an input unit for receiving control signals from transducers of the drive.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the control signals include a position measurement.

18. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the operating unit comprises an output unit.

19. An electrical device arrangement for items of furniture, comprising

a bus device, and

bus subscribers, wherein at least one of the bus subscribers is an operating unit comprising a memory for storing control parameters and a control program for controlling the bus device and wherein at least one of the bus subscribers is a controller of a furniture drive,

wherein the operating unit is configured to control functions of the electrical device arrangement.

20. The arrangement as claimed in claim 19, wherein the operating unit comprises an input unit for receiving control signals from transducers of the furniture drive.

21. The arrangement as claimed in claim 20, wherein the control signals include a position measurement.

22. The arrangement as claimed in claim 21, wherein the operating unit compares an actual position of the furniture drive with desired comparison values and controls the drive according to the comparison.

23. The arrangement as claimed in claim 19, wherein the operating unit comprises a keyboard as an input unit.

24. The arrangement as claimed in claim 23, wherein the keyboard is a touch screen.

25. The arrangement as claimed in claim 23, wherein the operating unit is integrated in a mobile phone.

26. The arrangement as claimed in claim 19, wherein control paths of the bus device are configured wirelessly.

27. The arrangement as claimed in claim 26, wherein the control paths of the bus device are configured as at least one of Bluetooth and WLAN.