The present invention relates to an improved height-adjustable table (1) which can assist and motivate the user to use the height-adjustable table in a manner which increases health, calorie burn and well-being. The table features a communication interface for connection of a user specific device providing the control with a set of user values for that specific guest user of the height-adjustable table in order to ease the configuration of the table to fit each individual user.

Electrical operating unit comprising a first and a second part, where the two parts can be mutually adjusted. The Operating unit (1) comprises a first part constructed as a housing (2), which contains the electric equipment with at least one electric switch and a second part constructed as a mounting unit (3) for the first part. The two parts are interconnected about a shaft (17), so they can rotate mutually. When the operating unit is mounted the housing (2) will assume a first position, an initial position. By pressing the housing (2) it rotates about the shaft (17) and is brought into a second position, an activation position, where the switch(es) is/are activated in that they are pressed against the second part (3). With this embodiment of the operating unit the piece of furniture can be adjusted in either direction by pressing the housing (2). The housing (2), besides from functioning as a switch, can also be equipped with other switches and displays.

A system and method for communicatively pairing a mobile communication device and a furniture item, such as a desk or table, includes placing the mobile communication device in a communication zone associated with the furniture item. In response to placing the mobile communication device in the communication zone, a communication link is established between the mobile communication device and a communication circuit of the furniture item. A user interface is then displayed on a display screen of the mobile communication device to show a preset height, such as a standing or sitting height, for the furniture device. When a user selects the preset height, an actuator adjusts the furniture item to the specific height. The communication circuit may use any available wireless communication protocol or circuit.

Sit-stand desk, such as conversion desks, provide a convenient option for desk work by users who desire the option to selectively sit or stand. Often, the vertical distance between a keyboard and monitor differs when in the sitting configuration versus the standing configuration. A sit-stand desk provided herein allows for a user to transition between a sitting configuration and a standing configuration with a single lifting mechanism with a programmable distance variation between the keyboard and monitor. Accordingly, a user may transition between the sitting configuration and the standing configuration without requiring readjustment of the relative distance between the monitor and keyboard.

An automatic height adjustment system includes an adjustable desk frame, a first drive assembly operable to control a height of the adjustable desk frame, an adjustable monitor mount, a second drive assembly operable to control a viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount, a transceiver, and a first controller communicatively coupled to the first drive assembly and to the transceiver. The first controller is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a first communication based on the detection of a position of a user from a computing device and to transmit, via the transceiver, a second communication to the first drive assembly to control the height of the adjustable desk frame and movement of the adjustable desk frame and the adjustable monitor mount are synchronized such that an adjustment of the height of the adjustable desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of the viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount.

Electrically height-adjustable table (10) comprising: an electrically height-adjustable base frame (14), a tabletop (12) which is arranged at or on the base frame (14), a drive device for adjusting the height of the base frame (14)/the tabletop (12), wherein the drive device is fastened to the base frame (14) or to the tabletop (12) and comprises at least one electric motor, a control device (70) and an operating device for operating the control device (70), and a sensor device (72) for detecting an initial absolute inclination of the tabletop (12) upon receiving an input of a movement command via the operating device and for detecting a subsequent absolute inclination and a subsequent temporal inclination change of the tabletop (12) during the movement of the tabletop (12) up or down according to the movement command, wherein the sensor device (72) comprises a three-axis acceleration sensor (74) for determining the absolute inclination of the tabletop (12) and a three-axis gyroscope (73), preferably integrally therewith, for determining the temporal inclination change of the tabletop (12).

In a method for controlling a furniture drive via voice input, an acoustic signal is converted into an electrical signal. The electrical signal is evaluated by a local voice analysis device, and an operating state of the furniture drive is controlled when a keyword from a set of keywords is recognized during evaluation.

A controller for a furniture drive includes an operating device which includes a speech controller. The speech controller includes a speech control subunit operatively connected to an adjustment drive, and a microphone interacting with the speech control subunit.

A linear actuator for a furniture system comprises at least one axial flux motor (5) having a rotor (9), and at least one motion mechanism (6) attached to the rotor (9). The motion mechanism (6) is adapted to cause a linear movement of the linear actuator.

An electrically adjustable furniture system comprises at least one such linear actuator. A furniture system arrangement comprises at least one first and at least one second such electrically adjustable furniture system. A method of installing a linear actuator in a furniture system comprises the steps mounting at least one axial flux motor (5), mounting at least one motion mechanism (6), and connecting the at least one motion mechanism (6) to a rotor (9) of the at least one axial flux motor (5).

A height adjustable table is disclosed, comprising at least one electrically height adjustable table column and a control device, wherein the height adjustable table comprises an operating element with at least one fingerprint sensor. Furthermore, a method is disclosed by which the height adjustable table can be controlled using the fingerprint of a user.