IP Library Granted Patent US 11,387,663
Granted Patent B2
US 11,387,663 · App. 16/491,412 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Piece of furniture and electromotive furniture drive comprising a charging apparatus

Inventor: Armin Hille (Bielefeld, DE)
Assignee: Dewertokin Technology Group Co., Ltd
H02J7/0045A47C17/04A47C21/00H02J7/00H02J7/025H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 11,387,663
App. No.
16/491,412
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an electromotive furniture drive comprising at least one adjusting drive ( 7, 8 ) for electromotively adjusting at least one movable furniture part relative to further furniture parts, and comprising a control device ( 9 ) for actuating the at least one adjusting drive ( 7, 8 ), and also comprising a charging apparatus ( 10 ) having at least one charging connection ( 11 ) for supplying power to an external electronic device. The electromotive furniture drive is distinguished in that the charging apparatus ( 10 ) has a cable ( 13 ) for connection to the control device ( 9 ), wherein the cable ( 13 ) leads from the control device ( 9 ) to a voltage converter ( 112 ) to which the at least one charging connection ( 11 ) is connected. The invention further relates to an item of furniture, in particular an item of furniture for sleeping or resting on, comprising an electromotive furniture drive of this kind comprising a charging apparatus ( 10 ).

Claims (25)

1. An electromotive furniture drive, comprising:

an adjusting drive for electromotive adjustment of a movable furniture part relative to a further furniture part;

a control device configured to actuate the adjusting drive;

a voltage converter; and

a charging apparatus including a charging connection connected to the voltage converter and supplying power to an external electronic device, said charging apparatus including a cable for connection to the control device or for connection to a power supply unit for supplying the control device, said cable leading from the control device or from the power supply unit to the voltage converter,

wherein the cable is supplied by the control device with an operating voltage which is greater than a voltage which is provided at the charging connection.

2. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the operating voltage is greater by a factor of at least 4 than the voltage provided at the charging connection.

3. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the operating voltage is greater by a factor of at least 5 than the voltage provided at the charging connection.

4. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the operating voltage is between 24 and 30V and the voltage provided at the charging connection is 5V.

5. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the charging connection is a USB socket.

6. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the voltage converter is a switching converter.

7. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the voltage converter comprises a hybrid module in which a semiconductor component and a passive component are integrated.

8. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 7 , wherein the passive component is a power-transmitting passive component.

9. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 7 , wherein the hybrid module includes integrated therein a power-transmitting capacitor, whereas a power transmitting coil is located externally from the hybrid module.

10. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , further comprising a common circuit board on which both the charging connection and the voltage converter are arranged.

11. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting box configured for arrangement on a piece of furniture or embedded in a piece of furniture, said charging connection being built into the mounting box.

12. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , further comprising a manual control unit having operating elements for controlling the adjusting drive, said charging connection being built into the manual control unit.

13. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the cable is a spiral cable.

14. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 11 , wherein the mounting box includes a housing, and further comprising a common circuit board on which both the charging connection and the voltage converter are arranged and which is installed in the housing of the mounting box.

15. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 12 , wherein the manual control unit includes a housing, and further comprising a common circuit board on which both the charging connection and the voltage converter are arranged and which is installed in the housing of the manual control unit.

16. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 12 , wherein the cable comprises supply cores connected to the voltage converter and control cores connected to the operating elements, with the supply cores and the control cores having a same conductor cross-section.

17. A piece of furniture, in particular sleeping or resting furniture, said piece of furniture comprising:

a movable furniture part;

a further furniture part; and

an electromotive furniture drive including an adjusting drive for electromotive adjustment of the movable furniture part relative to the further furniture part, a control device configured to actuate the adjusting drive, a voltage converter, and a charging apparatus including a charging connection connected to the voltage converter and supplying power to an external electronic device, said charging apparatus including a cable for connection to the control device or for connection to a power supply unit for supplying the control device, said cable leading from the control device or from the power supply unit to the voltage converter, wherein the cable is supplied by the control device with an operating voltage which is greater than a voltage which is provided at the charging connection.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2021
From: DEWERTOKIN GMBH
To: DEWERTOKIN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 057311/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2021
From: HILLE, ARMIN
To: DEWERTOKIN GMBH
Reel/Frame 054864/0322 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 104 635.6 · Mar 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200036202A1 · Jan 30, 2020