EP0316643A3 - Remote control device - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0316643A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control device; remote control; remote; control
Prior art date: 1987-11-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP88118044A

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0316643A2 (en

EP0316643B1 (en

Inventor

Anton Ruttiger

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Preh GmbH

Original Assignee

Preh GmbH

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1987-11-13

Filing date

1988-10-29

Publication date

1990-03-07

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1988-10-29 Application filed by Preh GmbH filed Critical Preh GmbH

1989-05-24 Publication of EP0316643A2 publication Critical patent/EP0316643A2/en

1990-03-07 Publication of EP0316643A3 publication Critical patent/EP0316643A3/en

1993-02-03 Application granted granted Critical

1993-02-03 Publication of EP0316643B1 publication Critical patent/EP0316643B1/en

2008-10-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Revoked legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
- A47C31/008—Use of remote controls
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
- A47C20/04—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination
- A47C20/041—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination by electric motors
- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
- G08C25/00—Arrangements for preventing or correcting errors; Monitoring arrangements
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B2220/00—General furniture construction, e.g. fittings
- A47B2220/0091—Electronic or electric devices
- A47B2220/0097—Remote control for furniture, e.g. tables or shelves
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
- H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
- H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
- H01H9/0235—Hand-held casings specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus

EP88118044A 1987-11-13 1988-10-29 Remote control device Revoked EP0316643B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19873738532 DE3738532A1 (en)	1987-11-13	1987-11-13	REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
DE3738532		1987-11-13

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0316643A2 EP0316643A2 (en)	1989-05-24
EP0316643A3 true EP0316643A3 (en)	1990-03-07
EP0316643B1 EP0316643B1 (en)	1993-02-03

Family

ID=6340404

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP88118044A Revoked EP0316643B1 (en)	1987-11-13	1988-10-29	Remote control device

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4992784A (en)
EP (1)	EP0316643B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE3738532A1 (en)

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1987
- 1987-11-13 DE DE19873738532 patent/DE3738532A1/en active Granted
1988
- 1988-10-29 EP EP88118044A patent/EP0316643B1/en not_active Revoked
- 1988-11-08 US US07/268,700 patent/US4992784A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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US3711664A (en) *	1970-02-18	1973-01-16	Royal Metal Corp	Console control for beds with inter-locking switch operators
DE3109166A1 (en) *	1981-03-11	1983-01-13	Preh, Elektrofeinmechanische Werke, Jakob Preh, Nachf. Gmbh & Co, 8740 Bad Neustadt	Remote control system controlled by a microcomputer
DE3119876A1 (en) *	1981-05-19	1982-12-16	Wilhelm Ruf KG, 8000 München	Infrared transmitting/receiving system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
FUNK-TECHNIK, Band 37, Nr. 9, 1982, Seiten 380-384; E. BADENIUS: "Sparsamer Infrarot Fernbedienungsgeber" *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE3738532C2 (en)	1991-04-25
EP0316643A2 (en)	1989-05-24
EP0316643B1 (en)	1993-02-03
DE3738532A1 (en)	1989-05-24
US4992784A (en)	1991-02-12

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