Control System For Adjustment Apparatuses That Can Be Actuated By Way Of Electric Motors And Method For Generating Reliable Control Signals For Adjustment Apparatuses That Can Be Actuated By Way Of Electric Motors

Abstract

The invention relates to a control system for adjustment apparatuses that can be actuated by way of electric motors, which apparatuses are provided for beds, more particularly for hospital beds, nursing beds or the like, and also to a method for generating reliable control signals for adjustment apparatuses that can be actuated by way of electric motors, which apparatuses are provided for beds, more particularly for hospital beds, nursing beds or the like, with at least one control unit and at least one operating apparatus, comprising a manual switch for the patient, wherein the method comprises the monitoring and processing of output signals from the operating apparatus, and the generating of control signals in the control unit on the basis of output signals from the operating apparatus, wherein the monitoring and processing of the output signals is brought about at least in part by means of at least one processor in the control unit, and the method is distinguished by virtue of the fact that at least one control signal is additionally generated directly on the operating apparatus, which control signal, bypassing the processor, enables or blocks at least one adjustment apparatus.

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