Abstract: A driving column (6), for instance of a piece of furniture (9), comprises a motor (1), a motor board (2), a motor supply cable (3) and a motor plug (4). In the driving column (6) an identification means (5) is integrated either into the motor board (2), the motor supply cable (3), or the motor plug (4), having data for identification of the respective driving column (6) stored therein. During the assembly, these data are assigned to the control unit (10) of the piece of furniture (9) to program it accordingly, such that a danger of confusion is reduced and the manufacturing process is simplified.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device and a method for recognizing collision of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles by detecting a change in bend or a change in acceleration. This is carried out by a device for recognizing collisions of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles, comprising a piece of furniture with at least one moveable part (1, 2, 31), wherein this part is a adapted to be moved relatively to the rest of the furniture in a non-manual manner, an automatic driving mechanism adapted to move the moveable part, a controller adapted to control the automatic driving mechanism, and a sensor (4) adapted to detect a collision with an obstacle during the movement of the moveable part and to transmit the collision to the controller, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a change in bend or a change in acceleration of the moveable part.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device and a method for recognizing collision of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles by detecting a change in bend or a change in acceleration. This is carried out by a device for recognizing collisions of automatically moveable parts of furniture with obstacles, comprising a piece of furniture with at least one moveable part (1, 2, 31), wherein this part is a adapted to be moved relatively to the rest of the furniture in a non-manual manner, an automatic driving mechanism adapted to move the moveable part, a controller adapted to control the automatic driving mechanism, and a sensor (4) adapted to detect a collision with an obstacle during the movement of the moveable part and to transmit the collision to the controller, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect a change in bend or a change in acceleration of the moveable part.

Abstract: A telescoping slide has an outer part and an inner part that is telescopingly movable within the outer part. At least one slide bearing is arranged between the outer and inner parts for axially guiding the at least one inner part within the outer part. The slide bearing has at least one composite body having at least one dimensionally stable support layer and at least one elastic compensation layer. In an alternative, the slide bearing has at least one monolithic support member having a first side forming a sliding surface on a first one of the inner and outer parts and having a second side provided with shaped projections that in a mounted position of the slide bearing provide an elastic contact structure on a second one of the inner and outer parts.