Patents Assigned to Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
  • Patent number: 8044627
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved relative to a second furniture part, in a driven manner, via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of said first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, after an initiating action by the monitoring unit, the first furniture part is moved to a predetermined position and is stopped there, with the predetermined position differing from a final position of the first furniture part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Peter Kropf, Helmut Wetschko
  • Patent number: 8026685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, as long as one moveable furniture part is being moved in a driven manner on a predetermined movement section, none of the other furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner are moveable in a driven manner. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture and to a method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of moveable furniture parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko
  • Patent number: 8026686
    Abstract: A method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of movable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit and a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture parts. In order to match the movement of the movable furniture parts, at least an inner furniture part is associated with an outer furniture part such that, when a configuration mode is activated, the association of the at least one inner furniture part with the outer furniture part is created by a sequence of opening and/or closing movements of the movable furniture parts that are associated with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko, Jürgen Zipp, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach
  • Patent number: 8013558
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a closing gap in a piece of furniture, which comprises a device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit, by means of which the furniture part can be driven to move relative to the stationary furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture part, with the closing gap being formed between a front part of the movable furniture part and the stationary furniture part when the movable furniture part is in a closed position with respect to the stationary furniture part. According to the invention, the closing gap is adjusted in an activated, electronically assisted, adjusting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ronald Liebsch, Holger Wenzel
  • Patent number: 8005577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed to record a movement pattern of the first furniture part if the moving first furniture part collides with an object, and to use this movement pattern as the basis for further monitoring of the movement of the first furniture part. A piece of furniture with a device according to the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler
  • Patent number: 7994743
    Abstract: A device is proposed for moving a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part, using a drive unit, by means of which the first furniture part, can be moved in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed to render the automatic closing inoperative for positioning the first furniture part, in an open position, from which the first furniture part, returns automatically to a closed position after a predetermined closing time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Albrecht, Joerg Janzen, Holger Wenzel
  • Patent number: 7883162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit to move the first furniture part in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Langguth, Thomas Nussbaumer, Martin Bluecher
  • Publication number: 20090289500
    Abstract: An energy supply device (10) for a plurality of energy consumers (3) connected thereto has a predetermined maximum power output. A monitoring device for the output of power prevents the maximum output of power of the energy supply device (10) from being exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicants: KUSTER AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SYSTEMS GMBH, GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Zipp, Thomas Kammer, Steffen Medebach
  • Publication number: 20090134754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved relative to a second furniture part, in a driven manner, via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of said first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, after an initiating action by the monitoring unit, the first furniture part is moved to a predetermined position and is stopped there, with the predetermined position differing from a final position of the first furniture part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger WENZEL, Peter KROPF, Helmut WETSCHKO
  • Publication number: 20090134752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, as long as one moveable furniture part is being moved in a driven manner on a predetermined movement section, none of the other furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner are moveable in a driven manner. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture and to a method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of moveable furniture parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH, Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko
  • Publication number: 20090134753
    Abstract: A method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of movable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit and a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture parts. In order to match the movement of the movable furniture parts, at least an inner furniture part is associated with an outer furniture part such that, when a configuration mode is activated, the association of the at least one inner furniture part with the outer furniture part is created by a sequence of opening and/or closing movements of the movable furniture parts that are associated with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko, Jurgen Zipp, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach
  • Publication number: 20090138134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a moveable furniture part which can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit can be operated in an operating mode and in a configuration mode, with the monitoring unit being designed to use additional means to enter a configuration mode in which the device can be configured. In addition, the invention relates to a piece of furniture having a device such as this.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler, Jurgen Zipp
  • Publication number: 20090102340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. With regard to safety standards, it is proposed that the monitoring unit is designed such that, when two moveable furniture parts are moved in a driven manner at the same time, the relative velocity between the two moveable furniture parts can be kept below a predetermined value which is less than the maximum relative velocity which occurs between the two moveable furniture parts as a result of their driven movement. The invention also relates to a corresponding furniture part and to a method for configuration of a device such as this.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Rene Neumann
  • Publication number: 20090102338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for moving a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part using a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in the driven manner, relative to the second furniture part via a monitoring unit for movement monitoring of the first furniture part. In order to adopt a position better between the furniture parts, the monitoring unit is designed to preset a movement of the first furniture part through a predefined movement distance away from a mechanical stop after a movement of the first furniture part to a position which is defined by the mechanical stop, with the first furniture part being locked in the position that is reached, as a final position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Jurgen Zipp, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler
  • Publication number: 20090096337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Langguth, Thomas Nussbaumer, Martin Bluecher
  • Publication number: 20090099706
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed to record a movement pattern of the first furniture part if the moving first furniture part collides with an object, and to use this movement pattern as the basis for further monitoring of the movement of the first furniture part. A piece of furniture with a device according to the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler
  • Publication number: 20090091223
    Abstract: A device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, using a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, in which case the monitoring unit is designed such that, after starting up, the monitoring unit operates in accordance with a monitoring program for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, with selection means being provided by means of which an alternative selection program can be activated, instead of the monitoring program, in order to monitor the movement of the first furniture part. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture including the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hagen, Thomas Nussbaumer, Holger Wenzel, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach, Jurgen Zipp
  • Publication number: 20090083940
    Abstract: A device is proposed for moving a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part, using a drive unit, by means of which the first furniture part, can be moved in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed to render the automatic closing inoperative for positioning the first furniture part, in an open position, from which the first furniture part, returns automatically to a closed position after a predetermined closing time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Albrecht, Joerg Janzen, Holger Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20090079309
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a closing gap in a piece of furniture, which comprises a device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit, by means of which the furniture part can be driven to move relative to the stationary furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture part, with the closing gap being formed between a front part of the movable furniture part and the stationary furniture part when the movable furniture part is in a closed position with respect to the stationary furniture part. According to the invention, the closing gap is adjusted in an activated, electronically assisted, adjusting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ronald Liebsch, Holger Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20080191591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a displacement device for displacing, in particular sliding and/or for opening and closing at least one drawer (2), lid, door or similar, which can be located in an item of furniture (3), such as for example a cupboard, in particular a kitchen cupboard, or in a vehicle, such as for example a commercial vehicle, in particular a service or emergency vehicle. Said device comprises at least one electromotive drive unit, which acts on a transmission element to displace the drawer or drawers (2), lid, door or similar. The device is provided with a guide element (5), which is displaceably mounted in a guide and on which the drive unit (4) acts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Blucher, Carmelo Gutierrez, Stefan Keul, Thomas Schmidt