A method for detecting an occupancy situation (S) of an item of furniture (1) is disclosed, wherein the occupancy situation (S) has the states occupied (B) and available (F), having the steps: - monitoring a sensor signal (F_akt) that corresponds to a force acting on the item of furniture (1) while the item of furniture (1) is occupied (B); and - making the item of furniture (1) available, that is to say changing the state of the occupancy situation (S) from occupied (B) to available (F), as soon as the acting force lies constantly below a threshold value (F_s) for a predetermined time interval (t). A device (2), a furniture system and a reservation system (3) are also disclosed.
A47B 21/02 - Tables or desks specially adapted for use at individual computer workstations, e.g. for word processing or other manual data entryTables or desks specially adapted for typingAuxiliary devices for attachment to such tables or desks characterised by adjustable parts, e.g. universally adjustable leaves, arm rests, wrist supports or mouse platforms the parts being vertically-adjustable only
G05B 19/416 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control of velocity, acceleration or deceleration
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Control of a height adjustable table using fingerprints
A height adjustable table is disclosed, comprising at least one electrically height adjustable table column and a control device, wherein the height adjustable table comprises an operating element with at least one fingerprint sensor. Furthermore, a method is disclosed by which the height adjustable table can be controlled using the fingerprint of a user.
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
A47B 21/02 - Tables or desks specially adapted for use at individual computer workstations, e.g. for word processing or other manual data entryTables or desks specially adapted for typingAuxiliary devices for attachment to such tables or desks characterised by adjustable parts, e.g. universally adjustable leaves, arm rests, wrist supports or mouse platforms the parts being vertically-adjustable only
A47B 21/04 - Tables or desks specially adapted for use at individual computer workstations, e.g. for word processing or other manual data entryTables or desks specially adapted for typingAuxiliary devices for attachment to such tables or desks characterised by means for holding or fastening typewriters or computer equipment
The invention relates to a height-adjustable table (1) comprising at least one electrically height-adjustable table column (12, 13) and one control device (14), said height-adjustable table (1) comprising an operating element (15) that has at least one fingerprint sensor (151). A method is also disclosed by means of which the height-adjustable table (1) can be controlled by a user's fingerprint.
A frame (1) of an item of furniture is disclosed, comprising a bearing system (11) which is provided for rotatably mounting a foldable pillar (2) about an axis (A), and a fixing (12) which is provided for receiving and fixing the foldable pillar (2). The frame (1) is constructed such that fixing can be brought about by means of clamping by a fixing (12) equipped with an eccentric (124). Also disclosed is a securing element (13) which can be brought into a securing position by a lever (125), wherein the lever (125) thereby simultaneously causes the pillar (2) to be clamped in the frame.
The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for controlling height-adjustable tables (61, 62, 63), a plurality of tables (61, 62, 63) being connected to said device (1). The use of this device (1) allows all tables (61, 62, 63) that are connected to the device (1) to be controlled using only one control unit (2) that is likewise connected to said device (1). Accordingly, equipping each table (61, 62, 63) with a separate control unit (2) is rendered superfluous by this device (1). This makes the entire design simpler and more cost-effective.
The invention relates to a height-adjustable piece of furniture comprising a brake device inside a gas pressure spring (1), said brake device having a piston (3), which is arranged inside a cylinder (2) and in which a first fluid channel (3.1) is provided, and a piston rod (4) and a second fluid channel (4.1, 8.1, 8.1'). A maximum speed of the height adjustment can be controlled by regulating the fluid passage inside the gas pressure spring (1).
The invention relates to an adjustable gas-pressure spring (9) having a gas spring section (91, 92), a gas store (96) and a connecting means (94) that fluidically connects the gas store (96) and the gas spring section (91, 92) to one another. The spring force of the gas spring section (91, 92) can be adjusted by means of pressure equalization with the gas store (96) and/or the ambient pressure. Such a gas spring can be provided in an adjustable pillar (10; 104, 105), particularly an adjustable table pillar. Such a table pillar can in turn be provided in a height-adjustable table (1; 101).
F16F 9/02 - Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium using gas only
A47B 9/10 - Tables with tops of variable height with vertically-acting fluid cylinder
The invention relates to a locking device (2) for a height-adjustable furniture column, comprising a control lever (4), an actuating element (3), a catch element (5) having a plurality of locking depressions (5a), and a slide (6) in which an engaging means (9) is guided. The invention relates further to a furniture item having such a locking device (2) and to a method for adjusting the height of such a furniture item.
Telescopic column that can be calibrated, piece of furniture having a telescopic column that can be calibrated, and method for calibrating a telescopic column
The invention relates to a column that can be calibrated, in particular for a piece of furniture, wherein the column 100, 101 that can be calibrated has a stationary part 4, at least one movable part 2, 3, and a calibrating means 6, 13, 14, and the movable part 2, 3 can be transferred from a retracted state to a plurality of extended states, and wherein a calibration position of the column 100, 101 coincides with the position of the movable part 2, 3 in an extended state. Such a column can be used in a piece of furniture as an extendable column.
TELESCOPIC COLUMN THAT CAN BE CALIBRATED, PIECE OF FURNITURE HAVING A TELESCOPIC COLUMN THAT CAN BE CALIBRATED, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TELESCOPIC COLUMN
The invention relates to a column that can be calibrated, in particular for a piece of furniture, wherein the column (100, 101) that can be calibrated has a stationary part (4), at least one movable part (2, 3), and a calibrating means (6, 13, 14), and the movable part (2, 3) can be transferred from a retracted state to a plurality of extended states, and wherein a calibration position of the column (100, 101) coincides with a position of the movable part (2, 3) in an extended state. Such a column can be used in a piece of furniture as an extendible column. The invention further relates to a method for calibrating a column that can be calibrated.
The invention relates to a height-adjustable furniture column which has at least three columns which can be moved telescopically in one another, an inner column (4), a central column (3) and an outer column (2), a locking lever (6) for securing the columns in at least two different positions, wherein the locking lever has a first and a second section (15, 16) which extend eccentrically, but substantially parallel to the axis of the locking lever. In a locking position the first eccentric section (15) is brought into pressing contact with the outer face of the inner column (4), and the second eccentric section (16) is brought into pressing contact with the inner face of the outer column (2). With the aid of said construction the number of components can be considerably reduced and the installation time can be considerably shortened. In this way the production costs of the height-adjustable furniture column can be considerably reduced.
The invention relates to a support device, particularly for an adjustable-height table top, allowing the elimination of a crossbeam between lift columns while still ensuring sufficient lift height. The aim is achieved by means of a connecting node (4) of a support device (1) for an adjustable-height table top comprising an attachment arrangement for attaching a column head end (302) of an adjustable-length lift column (3), an attachment device for attaching a support arrangement (5) for supporting a table top, and a recess (404) for receiving a head end (307) of a linear drive (306) of the lift column (3).
The invention relates to a vertically adjustable pillar, in particular for desks. The object of the invention is to provide optimized travel of the pillars and at the same time to achieve a visually pleasing small cross section compared to the overall height. The travel of the pillars should be such that short people can work at the table when sitting, while a table height which is sufficient for tall people to work in a standing position can also be reached. To this end, a vertically adjustable pillar is provided which has an inner pillar (1), a central pillar (2) with a lower face (2a), an outer pillar (3) with a lower face (3a), a travel mechanism (21) with two transmission ratios, and a linear drive (22), which are adapted in order to effect vertical adjustment by means of the pillars sliding into and out of one another, wherein the linear drive (22) is dimensioned and arranged such that it projects beyond the lower face (3a) of the outer pillar (3) in the inserted state.
The furniture leg has a foot from which a lifting column projects transversely that comprises an external tube and an internal tube that is telescopingly movable relative to the external tube. The external tube is attached to a fastening part of the foot. In order to configure the furniture leg in such a way that the foot and the lifting column can be connected to one another such that deposit locations for dirt and the like are not formed, the exterior side of the external tube at least over most of its circumference passes continuously into the exterior side of the fastening part. In this way, at the transition from the foot to the lifting column no deposit location for dirt is formed. The furniture leg is suitable for tables of any kind, chairs, organ benches and the like.
F16M 11/26 - Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only by telescoping, with or without folding
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