Patents by Inventor Norbert Klinke
Norbert Klinke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10959514Abstract: A telescopic lifting column (1) preferably for furniture, such as height adjustable tables and beds, and comprising at least two mutually telescopic members (2,3,4) and an electric drive unit (5, 10;41,42) for adjusting the telescopic members. The lifting column comprises a telescopic cable guiding device (22;45, 58, 80, 103) for guiding at least one electric cable (29), where the telescopic cable guiding device extends between or in all essentials between the lower and upper end of the lifting column and is connected thereto so that the telescopic cable guiding device collaborates in the telescopic adjustment of the lifting column. Thus the cables may be guided in a protected manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: LINAK A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Publication number: 20180049543Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the height of a base cabinet having a table top thereon includes a bottom plate supporting a lifting assembly, the lifting assembly including a spindle unit with a spindle and a spindle nut mounted on the bottom plate, an upper end of the spindle unit providing a carrying surface, and a single electric motor for driving the spindle unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: LINAK A/SInventors: Michael L. Randløv, Torben Basse, Henrik Winther, Jeppe C. Bastholm, Martin Riis, Henning Kristensen, Jens J. Nielsen, Norbert Klinke, Bent Jensen
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Patent number: 9859774Abstract: A linear actuator especially for adjustable furniture comprises a spindle (16) with a spindle nut (16a) for bringing about the adjustment of the article of furniture. At the end of the spindle (16) there is a bearing (17) for mounting of this in the actuator. The spindle/spindle nut (16,16a) is driven by an electric motor (27) through a transmission (28). For preventing accidents and/or damage during the adjustment of the article of furniture the actuator is equipped with a squeeze protection based on a piezo element (22). This piezo element (22) is arranged in connection with the bearing (17) for registering the forces or deflections of the forces affecting the spindle (16). In that the piezo element (22) has a through-going hole for the spindle the mounting of the piezo element (22) is simplified and further it has turned out that a particularly good signal/noise ratio is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Linak A/SInventors: Norbert Klinke, Michael Lindekilde Randløv
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Publication number: 20170258218Abstract: A telescopic lifting column (1) preferably for furniture, such as height adjustable tables and beds, and comprising at least two mutually telescopic members (2,3,4) and an electric drive unit (5, 10;41,42) for adjusting the telescopic members. The lifting column comprises a telescopic cable guiding device (22;45, 58, 80, 103) for guiding at least one electric cable (29), where the telescopic cable guiding device extends between or in all essentials between the lower and upper end of the lifting column and is connected thereto so that the telescopic cable guiding device collaborates in the telescopic adjustment of the lifting column. Thus the cables may be guided in a protected manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: LINAK A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: 9675170Abstract: A telescopic lifting column (1) preferably for furniture, such as height adjustable tables and beds, and comprising at least two mutually telescopic members (2, 3, 4) and an electric drive unit (5, 10; 41, 42) for adjusting the telescopic members. The lifting column comprises a telescopic cable guiding device (22; 45, 58, 80, 103) for guiding at least one electric cable (29), where the telescopic cable guiding device extends between or in all essentials between the lower and upper end of the lifting column and is connected thereto so that the telescopic cable guiding device collaborates in the telescopic adjustment of the lifting column. Thus the cables may be guided in a protected manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Linak A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: 9572421Abstract: Height-adjustable work table, preferably kitchen table comprising at least one cabinet on top of which a table top is located. The cabinet(s) is located on a number of electrically driven height-adjustable platforms. In that the platforms are mutually retained by at least one connection rail these appear as stable both during the assembly of the work table and of the assembled table. Between a surface, typically a floor on which the platform is located, and an underside of the cabinet a toe kick is placed. This toe kick is telescopic in height such that the toe kick regardless of the adjusted height of the kitchen table shuts off access under the cabinet. The connection rail may constitute an element of the telescopic toe kick.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Linak A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Publication number: 20160192773Abstract: Height-adjustable work table, preferably kitchen table comprising at least one cabinet on top of which a table top is located. The cabinet(s) is located on a number of electrically driven height-adjustable platforms. In that the platforms are mutually retained by at least one connection rail these appear as stable both during the assembly of the work table and of the assembled table. Between a surface, typically a floor on which the platform is located, and an underside of the cabinet a toe kick is placed. This toe kick is telescopic in height such that the toe kick regardless of the adjusted height of the kitchen table shuts off access under the cabinet. The connection rail may constitute an element of the telescopic toe kick.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: LINAK A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: 9155391Abstract: A linear actuator (8) in which a squeeze protection device is arranged, where the device is located in connection with the rear fixture (17) on the motor (10). The squeeze protection device is based on a piezo element (23), which as a module (22) is built into the actuator (8), so that it is passed through by the forces, exerted by the actuator (8). The piezo element (23) is equipped with cables (30), which are connected to a printed circuit board (31) in the actuator (8), where the connections for the actuator (8) are collected, so that the signal from the squeeze protection in an easy manner may be communicated to a control device (6), which can stop the motor (10) or briefly reverse the direction of the movement and thus release a trapped object.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Linak A/SInventors: Norbert Klinke, Søren Lolk
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Publication number: 20150115774Abstract: A linear actuator especially for adjustable furniture comprises a spindle (16) with a spindle nut (16a) for bringing about the adjustment of the article of furniture. At the end of the spindle (16) there is a bearing (17) for mounting of this in the actuator. The spindle/spindle nut (16,16a) is driven by an electric motor (27) through a transmission (28). For preventing accidents and/or damage during the adjustment of the article of furniture the actuator is equipped with a squeeze protection based on a piezo element (22). This piezo element (22) is arranged in connection with the bearing (17) for registering the forces or deflections of the forces affecting the spindle (16). In that the piezo element (22) has a through-going hole for the spindle the mounting of the piezo element (22) is simplified and further it has turned out that a particularly good signal/noise ratio is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: LINAK A/SInventors: Norbert Klinke, Michael Lindekilde Randløv
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Patent number: 8672284Abstract: Gear, preferably for actuators of the type, where an electric motor (1) through the gear drives an activation element, such as a pivotal arm or a longitudinally movable element, and where the gear has at least two gearing stages. The first stage is constituted by a worm drive with a worm—(11; 13a, 13b) and the subsequent gearing stage is constituted by a crown and bevel wheel (23; 16a, 16b). The crown wheel faces towards the worm drive and has a power take-off (24, 27) in extension of or in all essentials in extension of the worm (11) or parallel thereto. The bevel wheel (16a, 16b) is with its axis of rotation arranged perpendicular in relation to the axis of rotation of the worm (11), and the worm wheel (13a, 13b) is in drive connection with the bevel wheel (16a, 16b) through a gear train (14a, 15a; 14b; 15b). Thus a relatively compact transmission with a high gearing is achieved, and by having worm wheels, toothed gearing and bevel and crown wheels of plastic the transmission is in addition silent.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Linak A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Publication number: 20140028168Abstract: Height-adjustable work table, preferably kitchen table, comprising at least one cabinet (1) on top of which a table top is located. The cabinet(s) (1) is located on a number of electrically driven height-adjustable platforms (2). In that the platforms (2) are mutually retained by at least one connection rail (14) these appear as stable both during the assembly of the work table and of the assembled table. Between a surface, typically a floor on which the platform is located, and an underside of the cabinet a toe kick (4) is placed. This toe kick (4) is telescopic in height such that the toe kick (4) regardless of the adjusted height of the kitchen table shuts off access under the cabinet. The connection rail (14) may constitute an element of the telescopic toe kick (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Linak A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: 8430218Abstract: In lifting columns (1) for tables and similar articles of furniture and consisting of pipe profiles (2a, 2b) with intermediate slides (8), it is a problem that the profiles (2a, 2b) have relatively great dimensional tolerances. This means that the gap between two successive sections may vary relatively much, which causes a great play in the column. This is solved in that at least one of these sections (2a) at one of the slides (8) is formed with a local deformation of the wall inwards toward the slide to press the slide inwards against the following section (2b). The dimensional tolerances may be neutralized by suitable arrangement and selection of deformations as well as the force with which the deformation is made.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2002Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Linak A/SInventor: Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: 8408083Abstract: A linear actuator, in particular telescopic legs for height-adjustable tables, and comprising an outer profile (18), a spindle (7) mounted at an upper end of the outer profile, a transmission (8) connecting the spindle (7) with a reversible electric motor, a spindle nut (11) secured against rotation on the spindle (7), an intermediate profile (10) mounted with its one end on the spindle nut (11), a guide at a lower end of the outer profile (18) for the intermediate profile (10), a cord element (12, 20; 26) secured at the lower end of the outer profile (18) and connected via a guide with an inner profile (14), such that this together with the intermediate profile (10) is telescopically pushed out of and into the outer profile (18) by the rotation of the spindle.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Linak A/SInventors: Jens J. Nielsen, Norbert Klinke
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Publication number: 20130015300Abstract: A telescopic lifting column (1) preferably for furniture, such as height adjustable tables and beds, and comprising at least two mutually telescopic members (2, 3, 4) and an electric drive unit (5, 10; 41, 42) for adjusting the telescopic members. The lifting column comprises a telescopic cable guiding device (22; 45, 58, 80, 103) for guiding at least one electric cable (29), where the telescopic cable guiding device extends between or in all essentials between the lower and upper end of the lifting column and is connected thereto so that the telescopic cable guiding device collaborates in the telescopic adjustment of the lifting column. Thus the cables may be guided in a protected manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventor: Norbert Klinke
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Publication number: 20120280604Abstract: An arrangement for height-adjustment, preferably for kitchen tables with base cabinets is designed as a platform comprising a bottom plate (10), on which is mounted a lifting arrangement (13-18) with a carrying surface (11) for an object positioned thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Michael L. Randløv, Torben Basse, Henrik Winther, Jeppe C. Bastholm, Martin Riis, Henning Kristensen, Jens J. Nielsen, Norbert Klinke, Bent Jensen
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Publication number: 20110296935Abstract: A linear actuator, in particular telescopic legs for height-adjustable tables, and comprising an outer profile (18), a spindle (7) mounted at an upper end of the outer profile, a transmission (8) connecting the spindle (7) with a reversible electric motor, a spindle nut (11) secured against rotation on the spindle (7), an intermediate profile (10) mounted with its one end on the spindle nut (11), a guide at a lower end of the outer profile (18) for the intermediate profile (10), a cord element (12, 20; 26) secured at the lower end of the outer profile (18) and connected via a guide with an inner profile (14), such that this together with the intermediate profile (10) is telescopically pushed out of and into the outer profile (18) by the rotation of the spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Jens Jørgen Nielsen, Norbert Klinke
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Publication number: 20110061570Abstract: A linear actuator (8) in which a squeeze protection device is arranged, where the device is located in connection with the rear fixture (17) on the motor (10). The squeeze protection device is based on a piezo element (23), which as a module (22) is built into the actuator (8), so that it is passed through by the forces, exerted by the actuator (8). The piezo element (23) is equipped with cables (30), which are connected to a printed circuit board (31) in the actuator (8), where the connections for the actuator (8) are collected, so that the signal from the squeeze protection in an easy manner may be communicated to a control device (6), which can stop the motor (10) or briefly reverse the direction of the movement and thus release a trapped object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Norbert Klinke, Søren Lolk
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Publication number: 20110061574Abstract: Gear, preferably for actuators of the type, where an electric motor (1) through the gear drives an activation element, such as a pivotal arm or a longitudinally movable element, and where the gear has at least two gearing stages. The first stage is constituted by a worm drive with a worm—(11; 13a, 13b) and the subsequent gearing stage is constituted by a crown and bevel wheel (23; 16a, 16b). The crown wheel faces towards the worm drive and has a power take-off (24, 27) in extension of or in all essentials in extension of the worm (11) or parallel thereto. The bevel wheel (16a, 16b) is with its axis of rotation arranged perpendicular in relation to the axis of rotation of the worm (11), and the worm wheel (13a, 13b) is in drive connection with the bevel wheel (16a, 16b) through a gear train (14a, 15a; 14b; 15b). Thus a relatively compact transmission with a high gearing is achieved, and by having worm wheels, toothed gearing and bevel and crown wheels of plastic the transmission is in addition silent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventor: Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: 7596820Abstract: An actuator for beds, slatted beds or chairs of the type accommodating, in a cabinet, two drive units based on a spindle and a spindle nut configured as an adjustment element, cooperating with an arm of a rotary shaft for a backrest section and a legrest section, respectively, in the bed, the mattress support or the chair. The two spindles are rotational interconnected and are driven by a common reversible electric motor. By having just one motor and one transmissions, as well as no switching mechanism between the two spindles, a simple and inexpensive structure is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Linak A/SInventors: Jens J. Nielsen, Norbert Klinke
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Patent number: D748171Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Linak A/SInventors: Norbert Klinke, Jesper Madsen Wolf, Christoph Messing