Patents Assigned to Dewertokin GmbH
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Patent number: 10334951Abstract: The invention provides an article of adjustable furniture (10), preferably an adjustable chair or bed, comprising a floor standing base section (16), adjustable seat (18), backrest (20) and headrest (130) sections and actuator means (100) for moving the backrest and headrest sections. The seat section is movably mounted with respect to the base section. The backrest is movably mounted with respect to the seat section and the headrest is movably mounted with respect to the backrest section. The actuator means includes a single actuator (102) for co-ordinated movement of the adjustable backrest and headrest sections for selectively altering the configuration of the article of furniture. The actuator has a first range of movement for moving the headrest with respect to the backrest, and a second range of movement for moving the backrest with respect to the seat section to provide a recliner function.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventors: Dale Robertson, Paul Brown
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Patent number: 10327542Abstract: The invention relates to a frame for supporting a top of a table or desk at a working height, said frame being designed for fastening legs. The frame comprises at least two profiled bodies that can be connected to each other via at least two brackets (10, 12), said brackets (10, 12) being designed to extend over or around edges of the profiled bodies.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: DewertOkin GmbHInventor: Andreas Oberndörfer
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Patent number: 10213352Abstract: Disclosed is a hand-held control (1) for furniture drives (81), comprising a touch-sensitive control panel section (3, 3a, 3b) that has a number of actuation surfaces (4). A method for detecting actuation of the hand-held control (1) is also provided. An electromotive furniture drive (81) is fitted with a hand-held control (1) of this type.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: DewertOkin GmbHInventor: Armin Hille
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Publication number: 20190021675Abstract: The invention relates to an analyzing unit (9?) for connecting to at least one sensor (12) which can be coupled to sleeping or reclining furniture in order to detect vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The analyzing unit (9?) is designed to process and analyze the signals of the at least one sensor (12) and detect physiological parameters (P) of a person using the sleeping or reclining furniture, and the analyzing unit (9?) is designed to transmit data to or exchange data with at least one external component. The invention further relates to a method for analyzing signals of at least one such sensor (12) and to sleeping or reclining furniture, in particular a bed (1), comprising at least one such sensor (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventors: Karsten Gehrke, ARMIN HILLE, STEFFEN LOLEY, ALEXANDER TEWS
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Publication number: 20190008284Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor furniture drive for sleeping or reclining furniture, comprising a number of adjusting motors (7, 8) for moving at least one movable furniture component relative to an additional furniture component by means of an electric motor and comprising a manual operation unit (10) for operating the adjusting motors (7, 8). The electric motor furniture drive is characterized in that at least one sensor (12) is provided for detecting vibrations and/or sound, said sensor being coupleable to the sleeping furniture, and an analyzing unit is provided which is connected to the at least one sensor (12). The analyzing unit is designed to process and analyze the signals of the at least one sensor (12) and detect physiological parameters of a person using the sleeping or reclining furniture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: DewertOkin GmbHInventors: Karsten GEHRKE, Armin HILLE, Steffen LOLEY, Alexander TEWS
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Publication number: 20190008283Abstract: The invention relates to a mattress (30) for a piece of sleeping or reclining furniture, having at least one sensor (12) arranged in the mattress (30) for sensing vibrations, motion, and/or sound. The mattress (30) is characterized in that the mattress has at least one element for receiving structure-borne sound, to which the at least one sensor (12) is coupled. The invention further relates to a piece of sleeping or reclining furniture, in particular a bed (1), having such a mattress (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventors: KARSTEN GEHRKE, ARMIN HILLE, STEFFEN LOLEY, ALEXANDER TEWS
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Publication number: 20180325269Abstract: An electromotive furniture drive includes an adjusting drive for electromotive movement of a movable furniture component relative to another furniture component, a remote control, a communication unit which is configured to receive a wireless signal from the remote control and to determine a signal strength of the wireless signal, and a control device which is configured to control operation of the adjusting drive in response to the wireless signal only when the signal strength of the wireless signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventors: THOMAS VIERMANN, WERNER KRACHT, ALEXANDER TEWS
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Publication number: 20180219453Abstract: The invention relates to a braking mechanism (10) for an electric drive motor (1), in particular a drive motor (2) comprising an armature shaft (5) that protrudes from a motor housing (2); the braking mechanism (10) comprises at least one braking element (17) and an energy store, the energy store permanently applying a braking power to a frictional surface of the braking element. The braking mechanism (10) is characterized in that the energy store and the braking element (17) are made of the same material as a single piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: DewertOkin GmbHInventors: CHRISTIN KUHN, CHRISTIAN MÜLLER, SVEN MÜLLER
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Patent number: 10021991Abstract: An electromotive furniture drive with a guide path and an output unit which moves along the guide path and which at least partly surrounds the guide path. The guide path has a gear rack, and the output unit has a drive motor with a speed-reducing mechanism and an output gear which is in engagement with the gear rack of the guide path.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventor: Hartmut Klimm
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Patent number: 10018973Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed having an electromotive furniture drive with a control device, a power supply device, and at least one operating device; a piece of furniture into which the electromotive furniture drive is installed; and a data device, the electromotive furniture drive and the data device are in communicative connection with each other. The communication connection between the electromotive furniture drive and the data device has a first transmission path, which is provided for transmitting an identification code of the electromotive furniture drive, and a second transmission path, which is provided for transmitting control data and/or operating data of the electromotive furniture drive. There is further disclosed a method for establishing a communication connection between an electromotive furniture drive and the data device.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventor: Stefan Langejürgen
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Publication number: 20180112750Abstract: An electromotive dual drive for adjustment of two different furniture parts of a piece of furniture includes a housing having opposite end sections. Each end section is formed with a shaft holder for receiving a pivot shaft of the piece of furniture. Two drive units are arranged one behind another in the housing in a longitudinal direction, with each drive unit including a drive motor, a transmission, and a spindle drive including a spindle which acts on an output member operably connected to a respective one of the pivot shafts. The spindles and/or the output members of the drive units are sized of different lengths, and the drive motor of one of the drive units and the drive motor of the other one of the drive units are spaced from the shaft holders, respectively, at different distances.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: DewertOkin GmbHInventors: Hartmut Klimm, HEINRICH DÜCK, CHRISTIAN MÜLLER
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Patent number: 9872566Abstract: An electromotive furniture drive includes a drive unit and a power take-off unit which can be moved relative to the drive unit. At least one connecting element is arranged on each of the drive unit and the power take-off unit to respectively connect the drive unit and the power take-off unit to a furniture fitting. Each of the connecting elements provides at least two force application points in spaced apart relation for the connection to the furniture fitting in a direction transverse to the relative movement between the drive unit and the power take-off unit. The force application points are spaced apart from one another at least by a distance which is greater than approximately 50% of a displacement movement of the furniture drive.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventor: Klaus-Peter Flamme
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Patent number: 9836034Abstract: The invention relates to a control device (9) for at least one adjusting drive (7, 8) which is to be associated with a piece of furniture (1) and which is designed to control the at least one adjusting drive (7, 8) based on control data (20) captured by a wireless transmission path (19) of the operating unit (10). Said control device is characterized by an emitter interface (21) which is designed to transmit data (22) to the operating unit (10) by means of a wireless transmission path (19). The invention further relates to an operating unit (10) comprising a receiver interface (23) which is designed to capture data (22) from the control device (9) by means of a wireless transmission path (19), in addition to a system (18) consisting of a control device (9) and an operating unit (10) and a piece of furniture (1) equipped with said system (13).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: DewertOkin GmbHInventors: Armin Hille, Steffen Loley, Karsten Gehrke
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Publication number: 20170311728Abstract: The invention relates to an electromotive furniture drive for adjusting movable furniture parts (5, 6) of an item of functional furniture (1), having a control device (9), at least one adjusting drive (7, 8) with an electric motor, and at least one evaluation circuit (10) with an input (11, 12), which evaluation circuit can be electrically conductively connected to a sensor, which is attached to the item of functional furniture (1), and forms a proximity and/or contact detector together with said sensor. The electromotive furniture drive is distinguished in that at least two proximity and/or contact detectors are formed by in each case one sensor or a group of sensors together with the at least one evaluation circuit (10), it being possible for said proximity and/or contact detectors to be assigned to different moving furniture parts (5, 6) of the item of functional furniture (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventor: ARMIN HILLE
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Patent number: 9792810Abstract: A remote control unit (10) for electrical devices, in particular functional furniture and electrical accessory devices, is provided. The remote control unit (10) has control elements for controlling at least one associated piece of furniture and control elements for controlling associated electrical devices and associated electrical accessory devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: DewertOkin GmbHInventors: Armin Hille, Josef Gross
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Patent number: 9732833Abstract: An electromotive linear drive in the form of a dual drive adjust movably mounted parts of reclining and seating furniture. Two threaded spindles (2, 3) driven by a worm gear and which are arranged one behind the other and flush with one another for displacing a lifting element. Bearings are provided at both ends of each threaded spindle (2, 3). The bearings are designed as roller bearings (4, 5) having an inner ring (6) and an outer ring (7). The aim of the invention is to design an electromotive dual drive in such a way that a short overall length is achieved and that the stability of the structure is increased. Said aim is achieved by arranging an abutment between both roller bearings (4, 5), which accommodate the spindle ends, on which the roller bearings are supported on from both sides.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: DewertOkin GmbHInventors: Andreas Oberndörfer, Jürgen Martin
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Publication number: 20170221350Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: DewertOkin GmbHInventor: Armin HILLE
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Patent number: 9715822Abstract: An electromotive furniture drive has a control device, a power-supply arrangement, a hand-held control connected to the control device via a bidirectional transmission path and having a connection configuration for at least one electrical motor client. The hand-held control has at least one display arrangement for displaying stored images for operation. The hand-held control has a detection device designed to detect the connection configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventor: Armin Hille
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Patent number: 9713387Abstract: The invention relates to an electromotive furniture drive (100) for adjusting a movable part (4, 5) of a piece of furniture (1) by means of an output element, comprising a) at least one adjusting drive (7, 8) with respectively at least one electric motor, a speed reducing mechanism which is coupled thereto and which ensures that the output element is drivenly coupled and can be linearly displaced and/or rotatably moved, and when said output element reaches a predetermined position, said output element actuates an end switch and/or reference switch and/or switching means, b) at least one control device (9) and c) at least one control unit (10), said control device (9) comprising a positioning device for the output element provided with a control block with a counter and a recording device for evaluating impulses of a counter EMK of the at least one electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: DEWERTOKIN GMBHInventor: Armin Hille
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Patent number: D818293Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: DewertOkin GmbHInventor: Christian Müller