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Abstract
Modular system for assembling electromechanically adjustable supporting devices for upholstery of furniture for sitting or lying upon, particularly for bed mattresses. The supporting devices, when assembled, have at least two supporting parts, which can be displaced relative to one another and which serve to support the upholstery. Modular system includes first and second longitudinal member subassemblies joined together, forming a base body of supporting device. Modular system includes an electromechanical drive for displacing the supporting parts relative to one another, and a control device for controlling the electromechanical drive. First and second electromechanical drive units are assigned to respective first and second longitudinal member subassemblies, and the first and second electromechanical drive units are usable together and brought into active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device for displacing it, and the control device synchronously controls the first and second electromechanical drive units.
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- This application is a continuation of application no. PCT/EP2005/002043, filed 26 Feb. 2005, which claims priority of German application no. 10 2004 016 048.1, filed 1 Apr. 2004, and which claims priority of German application no. 20 2004 018 913.5, filed 6 Dec. 2004, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- The invention relates to a modular system for the assembly of an electromechanically adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon. The invention further relates to an electromechanically adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon.
- Electromechanically adjustable supporting devices for upholstery of items of furniture for sitting and/or lying upon are generally known, for example, in the form of slatted frames, for example from DE 0 372 032 B2, DE 38 42 078 C2, DE 199 62 541 C3, DE 100 46 751 A1, DE 100 62 538 A1, and DE 100 46 751 A1.
- A submattress is known from EP 0 445 325 B1, and a physiotherapeutic table is known from
DE 32 16 559 A1. - Electromechanically adjustable supporting devices for upholstery of furniture for sitting and/or lying upon are further known from EP 778 016 A2, WO 96/29970, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,357,065 B1.
- From EP 0 642 753 A1 a modular system of the relevant type is known, which comprises a first longitudinal member subassembly and a second longitudinal member subassembly, which can be connected to one another, laterally interspaced, via connecting elements to form a base body of the supporting device. The modular system known from the publication further comprises electromechanical drive elements, which can be placed in active connection with supporting parts of the supporting device for the purpose of adjusting the same. Further, the known modular system in the publication has control elements that are not described in detail, designed for actuating the electromechanical drive elements. In the known modular system, a dual-arm control lever is pivotably mounted on each of the longitudinal member subassemblies, with the assigned supporting part, for example an upper body supporting part, being movably supported on one end of the lever. The other end of the control lever is in active connection with the electromechanical drive elements. In addition, the ends of the control lever (which is allocated to one supporting part such as the upper body supporting part) that are closest to the electromechanical drive elements are connected to one another via a rod that extends transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the supporting device, with a push element lying adjacent to the rod, which is linearly adjustable via a spindle actuator with a spindle nut. The spindle of the spindle actuator can be rotary actuated via an electric motor, which is mounted between the longitudinal member subassemblies. To adjust, for example, the upper body supporting part, the electric motor actuates the threaded spindle such that the spindle nut presses via the push element against the rod that connects the ends of the control lever, so that the control levers pivot around their pivoting axis, thereby raising the upper body supporting part.
- One disadvantage of the known modular system consists in the fact that, because of the mechanics required to produce an introduction of force into the respective supporting part that is symmetrical relative the longitudinal center plane of the supporting device, the system is very costly and thus expensive to produce.
- An object of the invention is to provide a modular system for the assembly of an electromechanically adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon that does not have the disadvantages, as described above, and that thus can be more simply and cost-effectively produced.
- This object is achieved by the teachings set forth below.
- This object is also achieved by an embodiment of the invention which includes a modular system for the assembly of an electromechanically adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon, which modular system, when assembled, in use, with the supporting device, includes at least two supporting parts for supporting the upholstery and that can be adjusted relative to one another. There is likewise a first longitudinal member subassembly and a second longitudinal member subassembly, the first and second longitudinal member subassemblies being connectable together, laterally spaced apart, by a connecting device to form a base body for the supporting device. An electromechanical drive device for adjusting the supporting parts relative to one another is provided, and a control device for actuating the electromechanical drive device is likewise provided. The electromechanical drive device includes first and second electromechanical drive units, the first electromechanical drive unit being assigned to the first longitudinal member subassembly, and the second electromechanical drive unit being assigned to the second longitudinal member subassembly. The first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit are placeable in active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device for adjusting the same, and the control device includes an electric or electronic control circuit for the substantially synchronous actuation of the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit.
- The basic idea of the teaching of the invention includes allocating two drive units to one of the supporting parts to be adjusted, which are in active connection with this supporting part for the purpose of adjusting the same. In this manner, a first electromechanical drive unit is assigned to and preferably arranged on a first longitudinal member subassembly and a second electromechanical drive unit is allocated to and preferably arranged on the second longitudinal member subassembly, so that the drive force of the first electromechanical drive unit is introduced into a part of the supporting part to be adjusted that is adjacent to the first longitudinal member subassembly, and the drive force of the second electromechanical drive unit is introduced into the part of the supporting part to be adjusted that is adjacent to the second longitudinal member subassembly. In this manner, without costly mechanics, an introduction of force into the supporting part to be adjusted that is symmetrical in relation to the longitudinal center plane of the supporting device is enabled, so that during adjustment of the same, twisting, distortion, or the like can be prevented.
- The electric or electronic control circuit that is provided according to the invention effects a synchronous or essentially synchronous actuation of the electromechanical drive units. In this manner it is ensured that the electromechanical drive units, which preferably have the same construction, can be placed in operation synchronously to adjust a supporting part, and operate synchronously, for example in such a way that the output elements or devices of the electromechanical drive units execute the same adjusting movement. If the output elements of the electromechanical drive units are, for example, spindle nuts, then, on the basis of the synchronized actuation of the drive units, the spindle nuts travel the same path along their linear axis of motion per unit of time. If the output elements of the electromechanical drive units are, for example, pivoting shafts, then the two pivoting shafts pivot synchronously with one another by the same pivoting angle.
- In this manner, an introduction of force into the supporting parts to be adjusted that is symmetrical in relation to the longitudinal center plane is achieved with a very small number of mechanical components, so that the modular system according to the invention can be produced especially simply and thus cost-effectively. Furthermore, due to the reduced number of mechanical components the assembly of the modular system according to the invention is facilitated.
- One particularly advantageous further development of the teaching of the invention provides that the first electromechanical drive unit can be placed in active connection with a first pivoting shaft that is assigned to the first longitudinal member subassembly, and the second electromechanical drive unit can be placed in active connection with a second pivoting shaft that is assigned to the second longitudinal member subassembly, wherein the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft can be placed in active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device to allow adjustment of the same, wherein the control circuit actuates the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit such that the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft pivot essentially synchronously with one another. With this embodiment, a particularly simple, sturdy and cost-effective construction results. The pivoting shafts can be especially and for example non-rotatably connected to pivoting levers, on which the supporting part to be adjusted is movably supported, or which form a component of the supporting part to be adjusted.
- Another advantageous further development of the teaching of the invention provides that the control circuit has a memory unit, especially a permanent memory unit, for storing the respective position of adjustment of the supporting parts that have been adjusted by means of the electromechanical drive units. By using a permanent memory unit it is ensured that the drive units can be placed in operation in a manner that corresponds to the respective control commands, even in the event of a loss of power.
- Expediently, according to the invention the control circuit can have a programmable circuit. Programmable circuits of this type are available as simple and cost-effective standard components.
- Another advantageous further development of the teaching of the invention provides that the first electromechanical drive unit is arranged on the first longitudinal member subassembly and the second electromechanical drive unit is arranged on the second longitudinal member subassembly. In this manner the drive units are preassembled on the longitudinal member subassemblies, so that the number of components required for the assembly of a supporting device using the modular system of the invention is further reduced. In addition, according to the invention at least one of the longitudinal member subassemblies can be configured as a preferably closed hollow profiled section or a hollow profiled section that is open on one side, with the respective drive unit being completely or at least partially accommodated within the hollow profiled section. For example, a spindle actuator of the respective electromechanical drive unit, including a reduction gear, can be accommodated in the hollow profiled section, while the electric motor is arranged outside the hollow profiled section and can be in drive connection with parts of the drive unit that are arranged in the interior of the longitudinal member subassembly through a recess in the hollow profiled section.
- A supporting device according to the invention is likewise disclosed herein. Advantageous and expedient further developments and embodiments of the supporting device according to the invention are disclosed throughout.
- Below, the invention is described in greater detail with reference to the attached set of drawings, in which an exemplary embodiment of a modular system according to the invention is represented. In this, all characterizing features of the invention that are described or represented in the drawing define and achieve the objects of the invention, alone or in any combination, are as described herein, and are independent of their formulation or representation in the description or in the drawings.
- Relative terms such as left, right, up, and down are for convenience only and are not intended to be limiting.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of components of an exemplary embodiment of a modular system according to the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first longitudinal member subassembly of the modular system according toFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section through the longitudinal member subassembly according toFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a part of a longitudinal section through an exemplary embodiment of a supporting device according to the invention, assembled using the modular system according to the invention; -
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of control device for actuating electromechanical drive devices of the supporting device according toFIG. 4 ; and -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the supporting device according toFIG. 4 . - In
FIG. 1 , components of amodular system 2 according to the invention are illustrated, which in this exemplary embodiment includes a firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4 and a secondlongitudinal member subassembly 6, which can be detachably connected to one another via connecting elements that are not shown inFIG. 1 , to form a base body for a supportingdevice 8, the supportingdevice 8 in this exemplary embodiment being configured as a slatted frame. The connecting elements for connecting thelongitudinal member subassemblies longitudinal member subassemblies device 8. - In this exemplary embodiment, the first
longitudinal member subassembly 4 has acenter supporting section 10, with which an upperbody supporting section 12 is connected such that it can pivot around a horizontal pivoting axis; and aheadrest section 14 is pivotably connected to the supporting section at its end that faces away from thecenter supporting section 10, such that it can pivot around a horizontal pivoting axis. Aleg supporting section 16 is pivotably connected to the end of thecenter supporting section 10 that is opposite the upperbody supporting section 12, such that it can pivot around a horizontal pivoting axis, and acalf supporting section 18 is pivotably connected to its end that is opposite thecenter supporting section 10 such that it can pivot around a horizontal pivoting axis. - The second
longitudinal member subassembly 6 is constructed in a corresponding manner, and its components are provided with reference symbols which are analogous to the reference symbols of the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4. - Slat mounts or supports for resilient slats that are not shown in
FIG. 1 are connected to the upper surface of the supportingsections 10 through 18, or 10′ through 18′ , of thelongitudinal member subassemblies FIG. 1 in each case only one slat support is indicated by thereference symbols - When the supporting device is assembled, in each case the
center supporting sections center supporting part 10″, the upperbody supporting sections body supporting part 12″, the headrest orhead supporting sections headrest part 14″, theleg supporting sections leg supporting part 16″, and thecalf supporting sections calf supporting part 18″of the supportingdevice 8. The supportingparts 10″ through 18″ formed in this manner can be adjusted between an adjustment position that corresponds to a sitting position of the supportingdevice 8 and a lying position not shown in the drawing, in which the supportingparts 10″ through 18″ span an essentially horizontal support plane. -
FIG. 2 shows the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4, thecenter supporting section 10 which in this exemplary embodiment is configured as a closed hollow profiled section and as a housing configured to accommodate parts of afirst drive unit 22. Thefirst drive unit 22 in this exemplary embodiment has a firstelectric motor 24, which in this exemplary embodiment is in drive connection with a pivotingshaft 26 that is pivotably mounted on the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4. Thefirst pivoting shaft 26 is non-rotatably connected, in a manner described further below in reference toFIG. 3 , to the upperbody supporting section 12 of the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4, so that when the pivotingshaft 26 is pivoted by means of theelectric motor 24, the upperbody supporting section 12, and thereby the upperbody supporting part 12″, is pivoted. - Next to the
first drive unit 22, anadditional drive unit 28 with an additionalelectric motor 29 is arranged on the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4, which motor serves to pivot theleg supporting section 16 and thecalf supporting section 18 relative to thecenter supporting section 10. Theadditional drive unit 28 is configured in a manner that corresponds to thefirst drive unit 26 and is not described in further detail here. -
FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4 and serves to illustrate the construction of thefirst drive unit 22. Thefirst drive unit 22 has an electric motor that is arranged outside of thecenter supporting section 10 of the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4, theoutput shaft 32 of which is configured as a worm and is in engagement with aworm gear 34 that is rotatably mounted in the interior of thecenter supporting section 10 of the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4, and a threadedspindle 36, which is rotatably mounted in the interior of thecenter supporting section 10, is non-rotatably engaged with the worm gear. Aspindle nut 38 with internal threading that is mounted in a manner fixed against rotation in the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4 is arranged on the threadedspindle 36. One end of anactuator arm 42 is connected to thespindle nut 38 via adisengagement device 40 that is of no further interest here. The other end of theactuator arm 42 is eccentrically connected to an articulatedlever 46, which is non-rotatably connected to thefirst pivoting shaft 26, by a pivotingaxis 44, and around which thefirst pivoting shaft 26 is pivotably mounted on the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4. - A pivoting
lever 48 is non-rotatably connected to thefirst pivoting shaft 26, and which is a part of the upperbody supporting section 10. When theelectric motor 22 of thefirst drive unit 32 actuates the threadedspindle 36 such that thespindle nut 38 inFIG. 3 moves toward the right, thespindle nut 38 moves theactuator arm 42 along with it, so that given the connection of theactuator arm 42 to the articulatedlever 46, the connection being eccentric relative to the pivotingaxis 44, thefirst pivoting shaft 26 inFIG. 3 is pivoted clockwise, so that the pivotinglever 48, and thereby the upperbody supporting section 12, is also pivoted clockwise inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 4 shows a part of a cross-section through the firstlongitudinal member subassembly 4. As is apparent fromFIG. 4 , the pivotinglever 48 is non-rotatably connected to alever extension 50, which in turn is provided with a facing 52 that holds the slat supports 20. Thus the pivotinglever 48 together with thelever extension 50, the facing 52, the slat supports 20 and the slats, which are not illustrated here, form a part of the upperbody supporting part 12″ of the supportingdevice 8. -
FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram ofcontrol device 54 for actuating thedrive units manual switch 56, and has an electric orelectronic control circuit 58 for the essentially synchronous actuation of thefirst drive unit 22 and thesecond drive unit 30. In this exemplary embodiment thecontrol circuit 58 has apermanent memory unit 60 for storing the respective position of adjustment of the upperbody support part 12 achieved by means of thedrive units - The manner of operation of the supporting
device 8 of the invention is as follows: - When a user actuates the
manual switch 56 in order, for example, to adjust the upperbody supporting part 12″ of the supportingdevice 8 from an essentially horizontal position of adjustment to the position of adjustment shown inFIG. 1 , thecontrol circuit 58 generates control signals for the synchronous actuation of thedrive units drive units control cables - On the basis of the synchronous actuation with the control signals, the
first drive unit 22 starts up and pivots thefirst pivoting shaft 26 inFIG. 4 clockwise, so that the upperbody supporting section 12 inFIG. 4 is also pivoted clockwise. At the same time and synchronously thesecond pivoting shaft 26′, which is assigned to the secondlongitudinal member subassembly 6, is also pivoted clockwise inFIG. 4 by thesecond drive unit 30, so that the upperbody supporting section 12 is also pivoted clockwise. Because thedrive units control circuit 58, the upperbody supporting section 12 pivots synchronously with the upperbody supporting section 12′, so that during pivoting, twisting/distortion of the upperbody supporting part 12″, which is formed by the upperbody supporting sections - Because of the control-based synchronization of the
drive units electronic control circuit 58, mechanical synchronization devices in principle are unnecessary. However, if desired on the basis of relevant requirements, the pivotingshafts -
FIG. 6 shows the supportingdevice 8 that is assembled using themodular system 2 of the invention. In this exemplary embodiment the connecting elements configured to effect the separable connection of thelongitudinal member subassemblies crossbars 66, 68, which are connected tolongitudinal bars exterior frame 74 of the supportingdevice 8, with which longitudinal bars thelongitudinal member subassemblies - In
FIG. 6 , an additionalelectric motor 29′ for anadditional drive unit 28′ assigned to the secondlongitudinal member subassembly 6 is illustrated. By means of theadditional drive units leg supporting part 16″ together with thecalf supporting part 18″ can be adjusted, wherein theadditional drive units drive units additional drive units drive units - While this invention has been described as having a preferred design, it is understood that it is capable of further modifications, and uses and/or adaptations of the invention and following in general the principle of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within the known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains, and as may be applied to the central features hereinbefore set forth, and fall within the scope of the invention or limits of the claims appended hereto.
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1. Modular system for the assembly of an electromechanically adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon, the modular system, when assembled, in use, with the supporting device, comprising:
a) at least two supporting parts for supporting the upholstery and that can be adjusted relative to one another;
b) a first longitudinal member subassembly;
c) second longitudinal member subassembly;
d) the first and second longitudinal member subassemblies being connectable together, laterally spaced apart, by a connecting element to form a base body for the supporting device;
e) an electromechanical drive device for adjusting the supporting parts relative to one another;
f) a control device for actuating the electromechanical drive device;
g) the electromechanical drive device including first and second electromechanical drive units;
h) the first electromechanical drive unit being assigned to the first longitudinal member subassembly, and the second electromechanical drive unit being assigned to the second longitudinal member subassembly;
i) the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit are placeable in active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device for adjusting the same; and
j) the control device including an electric control circuit for the substantially synchronous actuation of the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit.
2. Modular system according to claim 1 , wherein:
a) the first electromechanical drive unit is placeable in active connection with a first pivoting shaft assigned to the first longitudinal member subassembly; and
b) the second electromechanical drive unit is placeable in active connection with a second pivoting shaft assigned to the second longitudinal member subassembly;
c) the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft are placeable in active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device for the purpose of adjusting the same; and
d) the control circuit actuates the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit such that the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft pivot substantially synchronously with one another.
3. Modular system according to claim 1 , wherein:
a) the control circuit has a memory device for storing a respective position of adjustment of the supporting part which has been adjusted using the first and second electromechanical drive units.
4. Modular system according to one claim 1 , wherein:
a) the control circuit has a programmable circuit.
5. Modular system according to claim 1 , wherein:
a) the first electromechanical drive unit is arranged n the first longitudinal member subassembly and the second electromechanical drive unit is arranged on the second longitudinal member subassembly.
6. Electromechanically adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon, the supporting device, comprising:
a) at least two supporting parts for supporting the upholstery and that can be adjusted relative to one another;
b) a first longitudinal member subassembly;
c) second longitudinal member subassembly;
d) the first and second longitudinal member subassemblies being connectable together, laterally spaced apart, by a connecting element to form a base body for the supporting device;
e) an electromechanical drive device for adjusting the supporting parts relative to one another;
f) a control device for actuating the electromechanical drive device;
g) the electromechanical drive device including first and second electromechanical drive units;
h) the first electromechanical drive unit being assigned to the first longitudinal member subassembly, and the second electromechanical drive unit being assigned to the second longitudinal member subassembly;
i) the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit are in active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device for adjusting the same; and
j) the control device including an electric control circuit for the substantially synchronous actuation of the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit.
7. Supporting device according to claim 6 , wherein:
a) the first electromechanical drive unit is in active connection with a first pivoting shaft assigned to the first longitudinal member subassembly;
b) the second electromechanical drive unit is in active connection with a second pivoting shaft assigned to the second longitudinal member subassembly;
c) the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft are in active connection with the same supporting part of the supporting device for the purpose of adjusting the same; and
d) the control circuit actuates the first electromechanical drive unit and the second electromechanical drive unit such that the first pivoting shaft and the second pivoting shaft pivot substantially synchronously with one another.
8. Supporting device according to claim 6 , wherein:
a) the control circuit has a memory device for storing a respective position of adjustment of the supporting part which has been adjusted using the first and second electromechanical drive units.
9. Supporting device according to one of claim 6 , wherein:
a) the control circuit has a programmable circuit.
10. Supporting device according to one of claim 6 , wherein:
a) the first electromechanical drive unit is arranged on the first longitudinal member subassembly and the second electromechanical drive unit is arranged on the second longitudinal member subassembly.
11. Supporting device according to claim 10 ,
a) the first and second electromechanical drive units are connected in one of a fixed and separable manner to the respective first and second longitudinal member subassembly.
12. Supporting device according to claim 8 ,
a) the memory device includes a permanent memory unit.
13. Supporting device according to claim 6 , wherein:
a) the adjustable supporting device for upholstery of furniture for one of sitting and lying upon is configured as a bed mattress.
14. Supporting device according to claim 6 , wherein:
a) the electric control circuit includes an electronic control circuit.
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