Furniture Part Movement Configuration by Opening and Closing Sequences
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing furniture control systems require complex configuration processes to associate inner and outer movable furniture parts, which can be cumbersome and error-prone, especially when multiple parts are involved.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that allow for the simple association of inner and outer furniture parts through a sequence of opening and closing movements, activated via a configuration mode, enabling users to associate parts without specific knowledge or additional devices, using a monitoring unit to register and manage these movements and prevent collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complex configuration process is used to associate inner and outer furniture parts, then the association can be established accurately, but the configuration becomes cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects and associates furniture parts through self-service mechanisms. The monitoring unit autonomously tracks movement sequences and establishes associations without requiring manual configuration input from the user, thereby simplifying the configuration process while maintaining accurate part associations
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring unit provides feedback by detecting and recording the movement sequences of furniture parts. This feedback mechanism allows the system to automatically understand the spatial relationships between inner and outer parts, establishing accurate associations through observed behavior rather than complex configuration procedures
2Measurement precision
If multiple furniture parts are monitored individually, then precise movement control is achieved, but the configuration process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring unit combines the monitoring of multiple furniture parts into a single integrated system. Instead of requiring separate configuration for each part, the unified monitoring approach tracks all parts simultaneously, maintaining precise movement control while reducing overall configuration complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring unit serves multiple functions by simultaneously tracking the movement of various furniture parts and automatically establishing their associations. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate configuration procedures for each part, reducing device complexity while preserving monitoring precision
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AI summary
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.