Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is, provide one can the furniture device of improvement of parallel control at least two electric furniture drivers (that is, driving group).
This object is realized by the furniture device with the feature of claim 1.
Also object of the present invention is to provide a kind of concurrency control method of improvement.
This object is realized by the method for the feature with claim 9.
Multiple control device of electric furniture driver are configured with the checkout gear of the driving particular value of the motor for detecting at least one adjusting driver be associated for parallel control, described driving particular value is such as motor current, motor operating voltage, velocity of motor, and can intercom mutually and can communicate with operating unit, or communicated each other by described operating unit.This provide a simple solution, wherein, identical driving group can connect and be used for parallel control in furniture device.
Therefore, furniture device according to the present invention comprises the furniture that at least two pieces has a corresponding electric furniture driver, described electric furniture driver is at least one movable part in the every a piece of furniture described in adjusting at least in two pieces furniture, wherein, each electric furniture driver comprises: a) at least one adjusting driver, at least one adjusting driver described has at least one corresponding motor, the rotating speed being connected to described motor reduces gear mechanism, described rotating speed reduces gear mechanism and guarantees that output element is connected and can linear displacement and/or in rotary moving with driving, and b) at least one control device, wherein c) described furniture device comprises operating unit, described operating unit is for driving all motor of the described adjusting driver of described electric furniture driver.The described control device of described electric furniture driver is configured with driving particular value for detecting the adjusting driver that at least one is associated (such as, the motor current, motor operating voltage, velocity of motor etc. of motor) checkout gear and at least one the final control device of variable setting for the operating voltage of the motor of at least one adjusting driver be associated described, with at least one adjusting driver of at least one adjusting driver of a parallel control electric furniture driver and another electric furniture driver.Described control device is set to utilize at least one transmission link, carries out communicating and carry out each other to communicate or communicated each other by described operating unit with described operating unit.
This allows the control signal being derived from multiple hand switch to be connected with each furniture or each the simple of driving group.
If at least one transmission link is arranged in a bi-directional way, then this is favourable.Each driving group comprise with an operating unit or with multiple operating unit and the bi-directional transmission link with multiple driving group or electric furniture driver.
In one embodiment, according to the driving particular value detected, at least one control device is arranged for transmitting corresponding signal by least one transmission link.This allows the communication of plain mode.
If each other control device and operating unit are set to receive the corresponding signal sent by least one control device, this is more favourable.
Provide in another embodiment, at least one control device comprises the program of the variable setting of the operating voltage of at least one motor at least one adjusting driver, thus can realize the simple setting of the speed to motor.
Additionally provide, at least one electric resistors in series that can switch that the final control device for the variable setting of the operating voltage of the motor of at least one adjusting driver be associated described is configured with pulse width modulation (PWM) control unit and/or is connected with motor in series.
Favourable, when at least one control device of a motor driver is connected with at least one control device of another motor driver by transmission link, control device can communicate each other.
Transmission link can wireless and/or wired mode setting.This will allow the use of even not same driving group.
Each driving group or each electric furniture driver comprise control program.All control programs arrange to communicate each other by bi-directional transmission link.Therefore, the exchange of the regulating parameter (path, angle, electric current, voltage) of multiple " driving group " can advantageously be carried out among each other.Can directly and/or manually communicate by switch between the control unit as common communication center.
Method according to a kind of at least two electric furniture drivers for parallel control furniture device as above of the present invention comprises following methods step: (S1) detects the current adjustment position of wanting the operating motor of the adjusting driver of parallel control; (S2) between described control device, the communication of the described current physical location wanting the operating motor of the adjusting driver of parallel control is carried out, and more described current physical location; And (S3) is by slowing down to the advanced motor identified of the described adjusting driver that will control or accelerate to higher rate to the motor of delaying, and carries out parallel control to the operating motor of the described adjusting driver wanting parallel control.
In one embodiment, in the second method step (S2), physical location and predetermined value are compared, such as, value in table.Value in table is favourable, this is because they can be pre-determined by simple mode.
Provide in another embodiment, in third method step (S3), by the intensity of predetermined value, such as, be stored in the intensity of the value in table, advanced motor is slowed down, or corresponding motor of delaying is accelerated.Because the value in table is prepared in advance, so will there is no need to calculate by such as algorithm or determine, thus save the time.
In another embodiment, in the second method step (S2), between multiple control device and operating unit or one communicate between control device and operating unit, therefore, add the scope of application.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the embodiment according to furniture 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 2 a shows the perspective schematic view of operating unit 10,10 '.
Be shown as bed under this furniture 1 present case, comprise at least one support component 3 for containing objects, upholstery, mattress M and/or people.Such as, this support component 3 is arranged to lath base portion, smooth stayed surface etc., and is attached in base components 2, and base components 2 is the frameworks with foot in this example, for furniture 1 is attached to installation site (such as, ground).
Support component 3 comprises back-rest 4 and leg 5, and back-rest 4 and leg 5 are relative to support component 3 and/or another support component or arrange with removable mounting means relative to base components 2.In this example, this is movably arranged through so-called motion accessory 6 and realizes.This motion is arranged to displaceable and/or pivotable.
This furniture 1 also comprises electric furniture and drives 100, in this example, electric furniture drive 100 comprise two adjusting drivers 7,8, control device 9 and operating unit 10.This operating unit 10 is wirelessly arranged in this example.
The back-rest 4 of removable installation and leg 5 are attached to adjusting driver 7,8 respectively.Therefore, back-rest 4 is attached to adjusting driver 7.Adjusting driver 8 is for mobile or adjustment leg 5.
Linear Driving 7,8 is arranged to Linear Driving.Linear Driving comprises one or more motor, and wherein each motor is provided with the rotating speed reduction gear mechanism with at least one gear steps in downstream.This rotating speed reduces gear mechanism and can be provided with in downstream such as with another gear of the form of thread spindle mechanism, and its rotary motion from motor produces the linear movement of output element 19.Last teeth parts or other teeth parts any of being connected to motor form output element.The output element of corresponding adjusting driver is connected with corresponding furniture parts (back-rest 4, leg 5) or is connected with the parts being connected to basic framework 2 as an alternative, to make during the electric motor operated of each adjusting driver 7,8 displaceable furniture parts 4,5 relative to each other or comparative basis framework 2 adjust.
As shown in Figure 4, adjusting driver 7,8 is connected to control device 9 by corresponding drive wire 100a.Such as, described drive wire 100a can be set to plug-in type cable connection.Control device 9 comprises power supply unit (not shown), its such as from power transmission network be adjusting driver 7,8 power.In order to this object, control device 9 is connected to power supply wiring by the feed cable with attaching plug.Feed cable does not illustrate, but easily can imagine and obtain.The supply voltage of input side is supplied to the power supply unit of control device 9 by attaching plug by feed cable, power supply unit to provide with the low-voltage of DC voltage form and by this voltage transmission to the motor control unit (also not shown) with gauge tap in primary side.
As an alternative, this control device 9 is provided with the power supply of the dependence power supply having power supply input (not illustrating in more detail) and have low-voltage output in the second side in upstream, it is provided by line 9d with the low-voltage of DC voltage form.
This furniture 1 is associated with operating unit 10,10 ' further, and the control element 12,13 (Fig. 2) of operating unit 10,10 ' controls to adjust driver 7,8 by control device 9.
According to Fig. 2, operating unit 10 is provided with sender device for wireless transmission or transmitter/receiver device.Wireless transmission can be the transmission link 23,23 ' (see Fig. 5, Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b) utilizing wireless radio transmission, optical transport (such as infrared) and/or ultrasonic transmission, wherein control device 9 is provided with corresponding transmission unit 9a, 9 ' a (such as, see Fig. 5).
In another embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 a, operating unit 10 ' is set to the operating line 18 with wired forms.Such as, operating line 18 is connected to control device 9 by inserting connection.This illustrates in fig .4 in exemplary fashion.
Operating unit 10,10 ' is provided with executive component 12,13, for operating corresponding adjusting driver 7,8.Executive component 12,13 is set to such as button.Executive component 12 is for such as mobile correspondingly displaceable furniture parts in the upward direction, and executive component 13 is for reducing correspondingly displaceable furniture parts.Fig. 2 and Fig. 2 a shows the operating unit 10,10 ' for 6 adjusting drivers.
Operating unit 10,10 ' is also provided with indicator component 14, such as light emitting diode.Indicator component 14 is used as Presentation Function, feedback, mistake display etc.
The extra executive component 15 that can also be made up of multiple executive component and/or combination operation element, is used as the memory function of so-called adjusting driver 7,8.
In addition, extra function such as desk lamp and/or heating control by other extra executive component 16,17.
Extra executive component 15,16,17 can be set to button and/or switch.
When executive component 12,13 activated, control signal transfers to control device 9 for triggering corresponding adjusting driver 7,8 by wireless or cable by transmission link 23,23 '.Control device 9 comprises the gauge tap of the switch element of the motor had for regulating driving 7,8, and the control signal of transmission link is converted to the switching signal for the corresponding adjusting driver 7,8 of switch by this gauge tap.This switch element can be such as relay switch and/or semiconductor switch.The executive component 12,13 (its manually actuable) of operating unit 10 produces control signal, and transmission unit 9a, the 9 ' a of this control signal controlled device 9 are converted to the control electric current for switch element in this example.In the example of cable operator unit 10 ', the control electric current of executive component 12,13 transfer relay switch or semiconductor switch.In these two examples, the power switch of relay switch or semiconductor switch switches the high motor current of corresponding adjusting driver 7,8.Embodiment so below is also fine, and wherein, motor current directly flows through the contact of the executive component 12,13 of operating unit 10.
Adjusting driver 7,8 is set to brushed DC motor or comprises such motor.
The counter electromotive force of the corresponding motor of adjusting driver 7,8 is detected for so-called memory control and/or the Synchronization Control of multiple adjusting driver 7,8, and wherein the assessment of the so-called ripple of counter electromotive force is performed.Method about this point also has more detailed description in document DE 10 2,009 059 267 A1, wherein with reference to this file on the whole.
In order to realize the object of the counter electromotive force detecting motor M1, in the process of operating motor M1, because motor current flows through resistance R1, then measure the pressure drop of this resistance when this resistance is in connection in order to detect the counter electromotive force of motor M1, in the junction measuring voltage of resistor, at motor M1 run duration because motor current flows through resistor, this voltage declines on resistor R1.
The Synchronization Control of adjusting driver comprises at least two adjusting drivers of the electric furniture driver 100 with common control apparatus 9.Such as, two adjusting drivers are enabled simultaneously and are shifted, and regulate for the height utilizing two adjusting drivers to carry out desktop.Synchronization Control is for realizing such object, and namely two adjusting drivers have identical regulations speed, makes desktop inclined position can not occur.If the motor of one of them adjusting driver has lower speed relative to the motor of another adjusting driver because of higher load, reduced the speed of motor faster by the suitable measure of common control apparatus 9.In the method, the speed of very fast motor is reduced by PWM (pulsewidth modulation).
Relative synchronization controls, and composition graphs 3 pairs of parallel control is explained.
Fig. 3 shows a kind of perspective schematic view of exemplary furniture device 200, and this furniture device 200 comprises the adjacent one another are and furniture 1,1 ' be set to separately according to the bed of Fig. 1 in two pieces position.
Furniture device 200 comprises at least two pieces furniture 1,1 '.Furniture 1,1 ' is uniformly set.They also can be set to double bed.In Fig. 3, the furniture 1 in left side comprises the electric furniture driver 100 with two adjusting drivers, 7,8 and control device 9.Similar, the furniture 1 ' on right side is provided with the electric furniture driver 100 ' of two adjusting drivers 7 ', 8 ' with control device 9 '.Usually, two electric furniture drivers 100,100 ' are all configured with operating unit 10.In this case, only provide an operating unit 10, use this operating unit 10 can operate two electric furniture drivers 100,100 '.Do not need another operating unit.
For realizing this object, according to the parallel control that the invention provides at least two adjusting drivers 7,7 '.Adjusting driver 7,7 ' belongs to different electric furniture drivers 1,1.This means, an adjusting driver 7 and this first electric furniture of first electric furniture driver 1 drive the control device 9 of 1 to be connected, wherein, another adjusting driver 7 ' of the second electric furniture driver 1 ' is connected with the control device 9 ' of this second electric furniture driver 1 '.Fig. 4, Fig. 4 a and Fig. 4 b shows this configuration, to do explain explanation in more detail below in conjunction with these accompanying drawings to this configuration.
In this example embodiment, the adjusting driver 7 to a corresponding leg 5,5 ' of furniture 1,1 ', 7 ' and the parallel control of adjusting driver 8,8 ' is provided.In other words, adjusting driver 7,7 ' and adjusting driver 8,8 ' can be activated respectively by an operating unit 10 simultaneously.In this, it is necessary that two back-rests 4,4 ' and leg 5,5 ' be conditioned with identical speed or at least very close speed separately.When advance adjusting driver 7, the motor of the adjusting driver 7 ' that governing speed (that is, the speed of this motor) is lower relative to speed and reducing.
The schematic block diagram of the embodiment that the parallel control according to the present invention that Fig. 4 to Fig. 4 b shows the electric furniture driver 100,100 ' with radio operation unit 10 is arranged.The schematic block diagram of the embodiment that the parallel control according to the present invention that Fig. 5 to Fig. 5 a shows the electric furniture driver 100,100 ' with cable operator unit 10 is arranged.
An adjusting driver 7 is connected with first control device 9 by drive wire 100a.Another adjusting driver 7 ' is connected with second control device 9 ' by drive wire 100 ' a.
Fig. 4 shows the first embodiment, and in this first embodiment, operating unit 10 communicates with two control device 9,9 '.First wireless transmission link 23 is arranged between the transmission unit 9a of operating unit 10 and first control device 9.Second wireless transmission link 23 ' is arranged between the transmission unit 9 ' a of operating unit 10 and second control device 9 '.
Wireless transmission link 23,23 ' is bi-directional transmission link, and wherein, transmission unit 9a and 9 ' a is for sending data and receiving data.
By start-up operation unit 10, control signal is sent to control device 9,9 ' by two transmission links 23,23 ' simultaneously, to enable adjustment driving 7,7 ' and to stop using simultaneously.
Fig. 4 a shows the second embodiment, in this second embodiment, only has a bi-directional transmission link 23 to be arranged between the transmission unit 9a of operating unit 10 and first control device 9.With the connection of second control device 9 ', be provided by the double-direction radio transmission link 21 be arranged between the transmission unit 9b of the first control device 9 and transmission unit 9 ' b of second control device 9 '.
When operating unit 10 is activated, first, control signal is sent to the transmission unit 9a of first control device 9 by transmission link 23, then, this signal retransmission is given the adjusting driver 7 connected, and relayed to second control device 9 ' by transmission unit 9b, at this point, control the second adjusting driver 7 ' simultaneously.
According in the embodiment of Fig. 4 b, the transmission link 21 be arranged between control device 9 and control device 9 ' is arranged in a wired fashion.First control device 9 is only had to comprise for carrying out with operating unit 10 the wireless transmission unit 9a that communicates.
The parallel control that Fig. 5 shows two electric furniture drivers 100,100 ' with respective control device 9,9 ' and respective adjusting driver 7,7 ' is arranged.Adjusting driver 7,7 ' connects (equally shown in Fig. 4 to Fig. 4 b) to one of control device 9,9 ' respectively by a corresponding drive wire 100a, 100 ' a.This connection also can be set to socket connection rigidly, does not illustrate in more detail herein.
Operating unit 10 ' is connected to dispenser unit 20 by its operating line 18.This dispenser unit 20 is connected to first control device 9 by the first control line 19, is connected to second control device 9 ' by the second control line 19 '.All connecting lines 18,19,19 ' mode of socket connection or the mode of permanent line can be connected to dispenser unit 20.
The function of dispenser unit 20 is, while each independent conductor of operating line 18 is connected with the conductor of the first control line 19, is connected with the conductor of the second control line 19 '.This allows the parallel control to adjusting driver 7,7 ', and make, they are activated by operating unit 10 ' simultaneously and are deactivated.
First control line 19 forms the first transmission link 23, and wherein, the second control line 19 ' forms the second transmission link 23 '.In this case, operating line 18 is another common transfer link 23a.
According in the embodiment of Fig. 5 a, wired transmission links 21 is arranged between control device 9 and control device 9 ', and wherein, operating unit 10 ' is connected to first control device 9 by its operating line 18.In this case, operating line 18 forms transmission link 23.
With electric wire 18,19,19 ' form occur wired transmission links 23a, 23,23 ' can be bi-directional transmission link.
Can be used as control line according to the line 18,19,19 ' in two kinds of embodiments of Fig. 5 and Fig. 5 a, also can be used as the power line of conduction motor current.
Each control device 9,9 ' is configured with such as microprocessor or microcomputer, and comprises control program.All control programs are arranged for communicating with one another by the bi-directional transmission link 21,22 be arranged between control device 9 and control device 9 '.The exchange of the regulating parameter (regulating path, adjusting angle, motor current, motor voltage) of electric furniture driver 100,100 ' can carried out to each other, and quantity is not restricted to the furniture drive of two shown in embodiment 100,100 '.
This exchange of the regulating parameter of electric furniture driver 100,100 ' is also undertaken by the operating unit 10,10 ' as public message center.Operating unit 10,10 ' is provided with respective intelligent control unit, that is, microprocessor or microcomputer.
Due to each independent electric furniture driver 100,100 ' all control device 9,9 ' and the setting of all control programs can be identical, therefore can carry out easy configuration.In furniture device 200, another furniture 1,1 ' can at any time add.
If two adjusting drivers 7,7 ' are opened simultaneously, between control device 9 and control device 9 ', carry out the communication driving particular value, described driving particular value is such as velocity of motor, motor current, motor voltage.These checkout gears driving particular value to control 9,9 ' by respective control detect.Control program can detect the advanced of the respective motor connected of adjusting driver 7,7 '.Then, advanced motor is by control device 9, the 9 ' automatic retarding by its association.
Controlled by PWM, the reduction of each motor operating voltage, or two base site controller (of short duration inactive), three-position controller (there is the intergrade of heating resistor or other voltage or electric current limiter), more than the n base site controller of 3, the deceleration of motor can be carried out.
Driving the detection of particular value to be realized by measuring motor current by checkout gear, wherein, measuring the pressure drop acquisition that electric electromechanics flows through the resistor in motor line.Velocity of motor obtains by increment type rotating pulse generator, or by obtaining the ripple count of the counter electromotive force of each motor.
Adjustment position is determined by potentiometer (rotating potentiometer, linear potentiometer) and with the communication of other electric furniture driver 100,100 '.
According to the furniture device 200 of Fig. 3, by simply arranging or assembling generation.Operating unit 10 carries out allocation process, wherein, has so-called pairing to occur.In this processing procedure, each executive component 12,13 (Fig. 2) distributes to respective furniture 1,1 ' or respective electric furniture driver 100,100 '.
Each electric furniture driver 100,100 ' has independent address.
Address is determined by random generator, wherein, has about 24,000,000 possibility.
This address is preferably the sequence number of each electric furniture driver 100,100 '.
The automatic distribution of address can occur in installation process.
When the automatic distribution of address also can occur in and open for the first time.Operating unit 10,10 ' arranges pairing.
For existing electric furniture driver 100,100 ' is found.That (see radio telephone and sign in base station) is carried out synchronously to all electric furniture drivers 100,100 ' found afterwards.
By the key combination of operating unit 10,10 ', carry out the distribution of each electric furniture driver 100,100 ' to the upper button task of operating unit 10,10 '.
Fig. 6 shows the schematic flow sheet of the method according at least two the electric furniture drivers 100,100 ' for parallel control furniture device 200 of the present invention.
In the first method step S1, detect the current adjustment position of the operating motor of the adjusting driver 7,7 ' of parallel control.
Afterwards, in the second method step S2, carry out the communication of the physical location between control device 9,9 ', wherein, physical location is compared mutually.
If determine distinct, that is, identify advanced driver, then in third method step S3, slowed down by the motor of control device 9,9 ' to described drive of lead device be associated, or, the speed of another motor is accelerated to higher speed.
In alternative embodiment, in the second method step S2, by physical location and predetermined value, such as show in value compare.
Afterwards, in third method step S3, by the intensity of predetermined value, such as, store value in the table, advanced motor is slowed down, or corresponding motor of delaying is accelerated.
The present invention is not restricted to above-mentioned described embodiment.All can modify to the present invention in the scope that claims limit.
Therefore it is possible that, such as, when operating unit 10,10 ' has multiple executive component 12,13, an executive component in additional operating elements 15,16,17 (see Fig. 2) is set to for the button of an only electric furniture driver 100,100 ' or switch and for switching.
In alternative embodiment, operating unit 10,10 ' can use to operate all electric furniture drivers 100,100 ' in the mode of multiple executive component 12,13.
In order to realize the deceleration to advanced motor, can also be of short duration inactive to it.Obviously, it is also possible that resistors in series is temporarily switched to in the motor line of relevant motor in series.So feasible, make, described resistors in series is during operation by such as relay switch bridge joint, and wherein, this relay switch disconnects and for slowing down.
Regulate routing information can be obtained by the counting of the ripple of the counter electromotive force to the motor be associated.
It is also possible that use Hall element, potentiometer, raster generator.Obviously, it is also possible that limit switch is arranged on ad-hoc location along adjustment path, this limit switch produces routing information or can be used for correction adjustment path values.
As with the first-described, the control device 9,9 ' of electric furniture driver 100,100 ' comprises for detecting the checkout gear driving particular value, drive particular value such as, the motor current, motor operating voltage, velocity of motor etc. of the motor of the adjusting driver 7,7 ', 8,8 ' that at least one is associated, or the control device 9,9 ' of electric furniture driver 100,100 ' is connected to such checkout gear.Alternative driving particular value be adjusting driver 7,7 ', 8,8 ' can the adjustment path of output element of linear displacement or the adjusting angle of the rotation of another adjusting driver or pivotable output element, more detailed description is not carried out to it herein.
Further, a kind of alternative embodiment provides the operating unit 10 of multiple control furniture device 200.The embodiment alternative according to another, at least one adjusting driver 7,7 ', 8,8 ' can comprise control device 9,9 ', wherein, adjusting driver 7,7 ', 8,8 ' and control device 9,9 ' there is shared shell.Reference numerals list
1,1 ' furniture
2,2 ' base components
3,3 ' support component
4,4 ' back-rest
5,5 ' leg
6,6 movable accessories
7,7 '; 8,8 ' adjusting driver
9,9 ' control device
9a, 9 ' a; 9b, 9 ' b receiver
10,10 ' operating unit
11 shells
12,13 executive components
14 indicator components
15,16,17 additional operating elements
18 operating lines
19,19 ' control line
20 dispenser units
21,22 transmission links
23,23 ' transmission link
100,100 ' electric furniture driver
100a, 100 ' a drive wire
200 furniture devices
M, M ' mattress
S1 ... S3 method step