IP Library Granted Patent US 11,539,266
Granted Patent B2
US 11,539,266 · App. 16/493,641 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Electromotive furniture drive comprising a drive motor with a brake device

Inventor: Sven Müller (Kichlengern, DE)
Assignee: DEWERTOKIN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
H02K7/102F16D49/02A47C20/041
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,539,266
App. No.
16/493,641
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an electromotive furniture drive comprising a drive motor ( 10 ). The drive motor ( 10 ) has a driveshaft ( 11 ) which is mechanically coupled to a brake device ( 13 ), and the brake device ( 13 ) has a looping wrap spring ( 15 ). The electromotive furniture drive is characterized in that the brake device ( 13 ) comprises a brake element ( 17 ) which is designed to apply a braking torque to the drive shaft ( 11 ) in a rotational direction. The brake element ( 17 ) is operatively connected to a coupling element ( 16 ) in a mechanical manner, and the wrap spring ( 15 ) is positioned on an outer lateral surface ( 161 ) of the coupling element ( 16 ).

Claims (17)

1. An electromotive furniture drive, comprising:

a brake device including a looping wrap spring;

a drive motor including a drive shaft which is mechanically coupled to the brake device, said brake device including a brake element configured to apply a braking torque to the drive shaft in one direction of rotation;

a coupling element in mechanical operative connection with the brake element, said looping wrap spring being placed on an outer jacket surface of the coupling element; and

an axial bearing arranged centrally on the coupling element.

2. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the brake element and the coupling element are connected to one another by a positive-locking connection.

3. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the brake element and the coupling element are connected to one another with play.

4. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , further comprising a claw coupling to connect the brake element and the coupling element to one another.

5. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 4 , wherein the claw coupling is formed by a radially inwardly facing claw of the coupling element and a corresponding recess of the brake element, with the claw engaging in the recess.

6. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the wrap spring is configured to wrap around the coupling element with more than one turn.

7. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the looping wrap spring includes a retaining element at a free end of the looping wrap spring.

8. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 7 , wherein the retaining element is fixed via a housing of the brake device in a stationary manner relative to the housing of the drive motor.

9. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 7 , wherein the retaining element is a hook formed from an end section of the looping wrap spring.

10. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the drive shaft has a toothing for driving a gear stage.

11. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 10 , wherein the brake device and the toothing are arranged on different sides of the drive motor on the drive shaft.

12. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the axial bearing has a first bearing surface via which the axial bearing rests against an end face of the drive shaft.

13. The electromotive furniture drive of claim 1 , wherein the axial bearing has a second bearing surface on a cover of a housing of the brake device.

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 Sep 26, 2019
From: MÜLLER, SVEN
To: DEWERTOKIN GMBH
Reel/Frame 050499/0973 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2017 101 480.0 · Mar 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200014280A1 · Jan 9, 2020
Cited By (1)
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