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AssigneesKuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH, Grass GmbH
InventorJuergen Zipp
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Disclosed is a device for moving and/or opening and closing at least one drawer, flap, door, or similar. The device comprises at least one-drive unit (9) that is effectively connected to the drawer, flap, door, or similar, at least one control and regulation unit (1) for the at least one drive unit (9), and at least one sensor unit (2) for detecting the direction of rotation and/or the number of rotations of the drive shaft of the drive unit (9), the number and/or the direction of rotation being fed to the control and regulation unit (1). A timer (5) is provided that starts a given interval when rotations of the drive shaft are detected which are not generated by the drive unit (9) while at least one comparing unit (3,4) is provided in which a lower threshold value can be stored for the rotations or partial rotations of the drive shaft detected by the sensor unit (2) within the given interval. The drive unit (9) can be activated so as to open or close the at least one drawer, flap, door, or similar when the lower threshold is exceeded.
A device for displacing and/or for opening and closing of at least one drawer or one flap, having at least one drive unit (9), and having at least one control and regulating device (1) for the at least one drive unit (9), and having at least one sensor unit (2) for detecting the direction of rotation and/or the number of rotations of the driveshaft of the drive mechanism (9), wherein the number of the detected revolutions and/or the direction of rotation of the driveshaft can be supplied to the control and regulating device (1), and wherein the at least one drawer or one flap, is in an active connection with the driveshaft, characterized in that a timer (5) is provided which, in case of the detection of rotations of the driveshaft not generated by the drive mechanism (9), starts a predetermined time interval, and that at least one comparison arrangement (3, 4) is provided, in which a lower threshold value for the revolutions, or partial revolutions of the driveshaft within the predetermined time interval can be deposited, wherein, when the lower threshold value is exceeded, the drive mechanism (9) can be activated for opening or closing the at least one drawer or one flap, wherein the drive mechanism (9) is not self-locking.
A method for displacing and/or for opening and closing of at least one drawer or one flap, by means of a motor drive (9) having a sensor unit (2) for detecting the direction of rotation and/or the number of revolutions of a driveshaft, wherein the at least one drawer or one flap is in an active connection with the driveshaft, characterized in that the drive mechanism (9) is activated for opening or closing the at least one drawer or one flap, when the number of the revolutions, or partial revolutions of the driveshaft, not generated by the drive mechanism (9) within the predetermined time interval, exceeds a lower threshold value wherein the drive mechanism (9) is not self-locking.
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