OPERATING UNIT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTROMOTIVE ADJUSTING DRIVE OF A PIECE OF FURNITURE
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Abstract
The invention relates to an operating unit (10) for at least one electromotive adjusting drive (7, 8) of a piece of furniture (1), having:—at least one operating element (12, 13),—a transmission unit (16) for wirelessly transmitting signals on the basis of actuation of the at least one operating element (12), and—a rechargeable energy store (17) for storing electrical energy for supplying power to the operating unit (10). The invention is distinguished by the fact that it has a device (20) for inductively receiving energy for charging the energy store (17). The invention also relates to a control system for controlling at least one adjusting drive of a piece of furniture, and to a piece of furniture having such a control system.
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36 Claims
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1. -18. (canceled)
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19. An operating unit for an electromotive adjusting drive of an item of furniture, said operating unit comprising:
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an operating element; a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit a signal in response to an actuation of the operating element; a rechargeable energy accumulator configured to store electrical energy for a power supply of the operating unit; and a device configured to inductively receive energy for charging the energy accumulator. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A control system for controlling an adjusting drive of an item of furniture, said control system comprising:
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an operating unit including an operating element, a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit a signal in response to an actuation of the operating element, a rechargeable energy accumulator configured to store electrical energy for a power supply of the operating unit, and a device configured to inductively receive energy for charging the energy accumulator; a control device connected to the adjusting drive, said control device being configured to receive a wirelessly transmitted signal of the operating unit and to control the adjusting drive as a function of the received signal; and an energy transmission unit configured to inductively transmit electrical energy to the operating unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An item of furniture, comprising:
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an adjusting drive; a base element; a support element movably guided in the base element by the adjusting drive; and a control system configured to control the adjusting drive, said control system comprising an operating unit including an operating element, a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit a signal in response to an actuation of the operating element, a rechargeable energy accumulator configured to store electrical energy for a power supply of the operating unit, and a device configured to inductively receive energy for charging the energy accumulator, a control device connected to the adjusting drive, said control device being configured to receive a wirelessly transmitted signal of the operating unit and to control the adjusting drive as a function of the received signal, and an energy transmission unit configured to inductively transmit electrical energy to the operating unit. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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