Device and method for detection of collisions in furniture
First Claim
1. A device for recognizing collisions of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles, comprising:
- a piece of furniture with at least one moveable part, wherein this part is adapted to be moved relatively to the remaining piece of furniture in a non-manual manner,an automatic driving mechanism adapted to move the moveable part,a controller adapted to control the automatic driving mechanism, anda sensor adapted to detect a collision with an obstacle during the movement of the moveable part and to transmit the collision to the controller,wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a change in bend of the moveable part.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a device and a method for recognizing collision of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles by detecting a change in bend or a change in acceleration. This is carried out by a device for recognizing collisions of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles, comprising a piece of furniture with at least one moveable part (1, 2, 31), wherein this part is a adapted to be moved relatively to the rest of the furniture in a non-manual manner, an automatic driving mechanism adapted to move the moveable part, a controller adapted to control the automatic driving mechanism, and a sensor (4) adapted to detect a collision with an obstacle during the movement of the moveable part and to transmit the collision to the controller, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a change in bend or a change in acceleration of the moveable part.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for recognizing collisions of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles, comprising:
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a piece of furniture with at least one moveable part, wherein this part is adapted to be moved relatively to the remaining piece of furniture in a non-manual manner, an automatic driving mechanism adapted to move the moveable part, a controller adapted to control the automatic driving mechanism, and a sensor adapted to detect a collision with an obstacle during the movement of the moveable part and to transmit the collision to the controller, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a change in bend of the moveable part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for recognizing/handling collisions with automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles comprising the steps:
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a) providing a piece of furniture that includes; i) at least one moveable part that is adapted to be moved relatively to the remaining piece of furniture in a non-manual manner, ii) an automatic driving mechanism adapted to move the moveable part, iii) a controller adapted to control the automatic driving mechanism, and iv) a sensor adapted to detect a collision with an obstacle during the movement of the moveable part and to transmit the collision to the controller, b)driving an automatic driving mechanism by the controller for moving the moveable part in a pre-defined direction, c) detecting a change in bend or a change in acceleration of an attachment location of the moveable part by a sensor during a collision of the moveable part with an obstacle, d) transmitting a signal from the sensor to the controller, and e) stopping the automatic driving mechanism by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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