METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ASSEMBLY

Abstract

A method for operating an assembly includes providing a furniture part which can be arranged by a furniture drive in at least two operating positions relative to a furniture body. In chronological order, a command transmitter spatially separated from the furniture drive transmits at least one digital command to a data transmission device of the furniture drive via the data transmission device of the command transmitter. A computing unit of the furniture drive compares the at least one digital command with at least one digital data set stored in a storage unit, and the computing unit makes a selection on the basis of the result of the comparison to carry out the at least one digital command.

Claims

1. A method for operating an assembly of: at least one furniture drive with at least one storage unit and at least one computing unit, at least one furniture part moveably mounted on a furniture body, wherein the at least one furniture part can be arranged in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body by the at least one furniture drive, and at least one command transmitter spatially separate from the at least one furniture drive, wherein the at least one furniture drive and the at least one command transmitter each comprise at least one data forwarding device, the method comprising the following method steps, which are particularly to be carried out in chronological order: the at least one command transmitter transmits, in particular wireless signal-transmitting, at least one digital command to the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one command transmitter of the at least one furniture drive, the at least one computing unit of the at least one furniture drive compares the at least one digital command with at least one digital data set which is stored or can be stored in the at least one storage unit, and the at least one computing unit makes a selection for carrying out the at least one digital command on the basis of a result of the comparison.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital command is in the form of a closing command or an opening command, in which the at least one furniture part can be arranged by the at least one furniture drive from an operating position relative to the furniture body into an operating position different therefrom, and/or a locking command or an unlocking command, in which the at least one furniture part remains in an operating position.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection is transferred into a Boolean variable, wherein the Boolean variable has the value 0 or 1 in case of feasibility of the at least one digital command, and the value 1 or 0 in case of non-feasibility of the at least one digital command.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in case of a selection for the feasibility of the at least one digital command, the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive communicates, preferably via ESB, with at least one data forwarding device of at least one additional furniture drive, wherein it is preferred provided that the at least one furniture drive the at least one additional furniture drive jointly assemble the at least one furniture part, preferably in parallel or sequentially, from an operating position into an additional operating position separate from the operating position relative to the furniture body, and/or lock the at least one furniture part in an operating position.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital data set comprises static parameters, preferably in the form of a reference parameter, synchronization parameter, coupling parameter, state parameter and/or collision parameter, to at least one possibly present additional furniture drive, particularly preferably of a network, in which the at least one furniture drive is located, wherein it is preferably provided that the state parameter is changeable depending on at least one operating position.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein in a subsequent method step the at least one furniture drive, in particular wireless signal-transmitting, provides via the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive at least one piece of digital information depending on the selection to the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one command transmitter, wherein it is preferably provided that: in case of feasibility of the at least one digital command, the at least one piece of digital information contains a confirmation of feasibility, in case of non-feasibility of the at least one digital command, the at least one piece of digital information contains a confirmation of non-feasibility, wherein the at least one piece of digital information preferably contains a reason for non-feasibility, particularly preferable in the form of a diagnosis with respect to the selection.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive and the at least one command transmitter communicate bidirectionally in parallel or bidirectionally sequentially.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive transmits at least one piece of digital information to the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one command transmitter in the event of a change of state of the at least one furniture drive, wherein a status message concerning the change of state is preferably displayed at an electronic device (14), particularly preferable in the form of a mobile terminal, smartphone or computer.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter communicates with the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive via BLE and/or ESB, and/or the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive communicates with at least one possibly present additional furniture drive via ESB.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital command is transmitted to the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive via at least one data transmission device spatially separate from the at least one command transmitter, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one data transmission device communicates with the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive via ESB.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter determines information, preferably at least one digital data set, of at least one additional furniture drive and/or of a network in which the at least one furniture drive is imaged, by a connection to the at least one data transmission device.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter determines information, preferably at least one digital data set, of at least one additional furniture drive and/or of a network in which the at least one furniture drive is imaged, by a connection with at least one, preferably exactly one, data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive and/or at least one, preferably exactly one, possibly present data transmission device.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein in a preceding method step, preferably via at least one electronic device, preferably in the form of a mobile terminal, smartphone or computer, at least two furniture drives are coupled to one another and/or synchronized via a reference ride to be carried out by a user, the at least one furniture drive is initialized via a reference ride to be carried out by a user, the at least one furniture drive is coupled to the at least one command transmitter and/or the at least one command transmitter is initialized via a reference ride to be carried out by a user, at least one digital data set is stored in the at least one storage unit depending on a reference ride to be carried out by a user, and/or the at least one furniture drive, the at least one command transmitter and/or at least one possibly present data transmission device are added to a network, wherein it is preferably provided that the network is transmitted to the at least one command transmitter, and/or optionally at least one digital information is transmitted to the at least one command transmitter regarding an error message, particularly preferable with a help dialog, regarding at least one furniture drive and/or a possibly present data transmission device.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter comprises at least one computing unit and at least one storage unit, wherein it is preferably provided that at least one status parameter, at least one piece of log information and/or at least one piece of operating information of the at least one furniture drive and/or of a possibly present data transmission device is read out from the at least one storage unit.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter is designed in the form of a radio switch element, a data transmission device, a furniture lock, a household appliance, an additional furniture drive and/or an electronic device, preferably in the form of a mobile terminal, smartphone or computer.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one command transmitter and/or the at least one possibly present data transmission device makes a preselection for carrying out the at least one digital command, preferably based on information of the network in which the at least one furniture drive is located.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein a data communication between the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one command transmitter and the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive is enabled in encrypted form and/or during defined time windows.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein in a preceding method step at least one verbal voice command given by a user, preferably with user identification, and/or at least one tactile command is translated into the at least one digital command via at least one electronic device, particularly preferable in the form of a mobile terminal, smartphone or computer.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the at least one tactile command and/or the at least one verbal voice command is translated into the at least one digital command by the at least one command transmitter and/or in at least one cloud.

20. A computer program product comprising commands which, when carried out by a computing unit, cause the latter to carry out the method according to claim 1 out of a storage unit which is or can be brought into a data connection with the computing unit.

21. An assembly comprising at least one furniture drive with at least one storage unit and at least one computing unit, at least one furniture part moveably mounted on a furniture body, wherein the at least one furniture part can be arranged by the at least one furniture drive in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body, and at least one command transmitter spatially separate from the at least one furniture drive, wherein the at least one furniture drive and the at least one command transmitter each comprise at least one data forwarding device, wherein the at least one command transmitter is designed to transmit at least one digital command to the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one furniture drive via the at least one data forwarding device of the at least one command transmitter, in particular by wireless signal transmission, the at least one computing unit of the at least one furniture drive is designed to compare the at least one digital command with at least one digital data set stored in the at least one storage unit, and the at least one computing unit is designed to make a selection for carrying out the at least one digital command on the basis of a result of the comparison.

22. The assembly according to claim 21, wherein at least two furniture drives are arranged on the at least one moveable furniture part, wherein the at least one moveable furniture part is jointly moveable in parallel between the at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body by the at least two furniture drives.

23. The assembly according to claim 21, wherein in each case at least one furniture drive is arranged on at least two moveable furniture parts, wherein the at least two moveable furniture parts are moveable in parallel or sequentially by the at least two furniture drives between the at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body.

24. A furniture drive comprising: at least one fixing device for fixing the furniture drive to a furniture body, at least one positioning device with which at least one moveable furniture part is moveable relative to the furniture body, at least one drive unit, with which the at least one positioning device can be driven, in particular electrically, at least one storage unit, at least one computing unit, and at least one data forwarding device wherein the furniture drive has stored on it the computer program product according to claim 20 to be carried out by the at least one computing unit.

25. The furniture drive according to claim 24, wherein at least one digital data set can be stored in the at least one storage unit, preferably via the at least one data forwarding device by at least one electronic device, wherein the at least one digital data set preferably comprises static parameters in the form of a reference parameter, synchronization parameter, coupling parameter, state parameter and/or collision parameter to at least one additional furniture drive.

Description

[0098] Further details and advantages of the present invention are explained in more detail below based on the figure description with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. Therein it is shown:

[0099] FIG. 1 an assembly of four furniture drives and a plurality of command transmitters which are connected in a network, in a schematic view providing an overview,

[0100] FIG. 2a-2f a data communication from a command transmitter to a furniture drive, wherein the furniture drive is in data connection with an additional furniture drive, in a schematic view,

[0101] FIG. 2g-2h a furniture drive in data connection with a furniture lock and an additional furniture drive in a schematic view,

[0102] FIG. 3a a command transmitter and a furniture drive during transmission of a digital command from the command transmitter to the furniture drive in a schematic view,

[0103] FIG. 3b a command transmitter and a furniture drive during transmission of digital information of the furniture drive to the command transmitter in a schematic view,

[0104] FIG. 4a an assembly consisting of a piece of furniture with a furniture body and a moveable furniture part in the form of a furniture flap as well as two command transmitters in a perspective view,

[0105] FIG. 4b a piece of furniture with a furniture body and five moveable furniture parts in the form of drawers as well as a command transmitter and a data transmission device in a perspective view.

[0106] FIG. 1 shows an assembly 1 of four furniture drives 2 and a movably mounted furniture part 6 arranged on the furniture drive 2 located at the bottom left, which is indicated in dotted lines. In general, a moveable furniture part 6 arranged on the respective furniture drive 2 is arranged on all furniture drives 2.

[0107] The assembly 1 comprises a plurality of command transmitters 7 spatially separate from the furniture drives 2, wherein the furniture drives 2 and the command transmitters 7 each comprise a data forwarding device 8.

[0108] The command transmitters 7 are present in the form of a furniture lock 17, household appliances 18 as a microwave, coffee machine and robot vacuum, radio switch elements 16, a data transmission device 15 as well as electronic devices 14 as a smartphone and voice recognition system. The radio switch elements 16 are each in wireless communication with a furniture drive 2. In general, the command transmitters could also be connected to the furniture drives 2 by cable.

[0109] The command transmitters 7 are designed in such a way as to wireless signal-transmitting digital commands 9 to data forwarding devices 8 of the furniture drives 2 via data forwarding devices 8 of the command transmitters 7. The computing units 4 of the furniture drives 2 are designed in such a way as to compare the digital commands 9 with digital data sets 10 stored in the storage units 3. The computing units 4 are designed in such a way as to make a selection for carrying out the digital commands 9 depending on a result of the comparison.

[0110] The furniture drives 2 of the assembly each comprise a fixing device 20 for fixing the furniture drive 2 to a furniture body 5, a positioning device 21, by means of which the moveable furniture part 6 is moveable relative to the furniture body 5, a drive unit 22, by means of which the positioning device 21 can be driven electrically, a storage unit 3, a computing unit 4, and a data forwarding device 8. A computer program product is stored in the furniture drives 2, which can be carried out by the computing unit 4, wherein the computer program product comprises commands which, when carried out by the computing units 4, cause them to carry out a method for operating the assembly out of the storage units 3, which are in a data connection with the computing units 4.

[0111] The command transmitters 7 communicate with the data forwarding devices 8 of the furniture drives 2 via ESB, wherein the smartphone can additionally communicate directly with the data forwarding devices 8 via ELB. The data forwarding devices 8 of the furniture drives 2 communicate with the additional furniture drives 11 via ESB.

[0112] The command transmitters 7 in the form of the voice recognition system and the smartphone transmit the digital commands 9 to the data forwarding devices 8 of the furniture drives 2 via a data transmission device 15 spatially separate from the command transmitter 7, wherein the data transmission device 15 communicates with the data forwarding devices 8 of the furniture drives 2 via ESB, and the command transmitters 7 communicate with the data transmission device 15 via WiFi. A router is interposed between the command transmitters 7 and the data transmission device 15, which can communicate via WAN and is in connection with a cloud 19.

[0113] An electronic device 14 that is in data communication with the cloud 19 can tap into a data communication and, for instance, evaluate log information for analysis purposes.

[0114] The voice recognition system and the smartphone determine information such as the digital data sets 10 of the furniture drives 2 and the additional furniture drives 11 through a connection with the data transmission device 15, as well as information of the network 12, in which the furniture drives 2 are imaged,

[0115] The network 12 comprises the entities of the command transmitters 7, the furniture drives 2 as well as the additional furniture drives 11, the cloud 19, the router and the data transmission device 15.

[0116] The furniture drives 2 can communicate with additional furniture drives 11, wherein the furniture drives 2 can compare digital data sets 10 and/or instruct the additional furniture drives 11 to a synchronized motion of the moveable furniture part 6 without collision of moveable furniture parts 6.

[0117] A furniture drive 2 can act as a command transmitter 7 for an additional furniture drive 11.

[0118] The command transmitter 7 determines information such as the digital data sets 10 of the furniture drives 2 and the additional furniture drives 11 as well as information of the network 12, in which the furniture drives 2 are imaged, by a connection with exactly one data forwarding device 8 of a furniture drive 2 or the data transmission device 15.

[0119] FIG. 2a shows an electronic device 14 in the form of a smartphone with a data forwarding device 8, which is in direct wireless signal-transmitting data connection with a data forwarding device 8 of a furniture drive 2. The furniture drive 2 is in turn in direct wireless signal-transmitting data connection with an additional furniture drive 11.

[0120] If the command transmitter 7 transmits a digital command 9 in a wireless signal-transmitting manner via the data forwarding device 8 of the command transmitter 7 to the data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2, the computing unit 4 of the furniture drive 2 compares the digital command 9 with a digital data set 10 stored in the storage unit 3, and the computing unit 4 makes a selection for carrying out the digital command 9 depending on a result of the comparison.

[0121] The digital command 9 can comprise in the form of a closing command or an opening command, in which the furniture part 6 is arranged by the furniture drive 2 from an operating position relative to the furniture body 5 to an operating position different therefrom, and/or a locking command or an unlocking command, in which the furniture part 6 remains in an operating position. The furniture drives 2 can also send digital commands 9 to the additional furniture drives 11.

[0122] The selection is transferred to a Boolean variable, wherein the Boolean variable has a value of 0 in case of feasibility of the digital command 9, and a value of 1 in case of non-feasibility of the digital command 9.

[0123] In case of a selection for the feasibility of the digital command 9, the data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2 communicates via ESB with the data forwarding device 8 of the additional furniture drive 11, wherein the furniture drive 2 and the additional furniture drive 11 jointly arrange a moveable furniture part 6 in parallel from an operating position into an additional operating position, which is separate from the operating position, and relative to the furniture body 5 and/or lock the furniture part 6 in an operating position. A locking can be released by an additional digital command 9, which comprises an unlocking command. In general, two moveable furniture parts 6 can also be moved jointly in parallel or jointly sequentially by the furniture drive 2 and the additional furniture drive 11, in particular taking into account a possible collision and/or necessary synchronization.

[0124] FIG. 2b differs from FIG. 2a in so far as the command transmitter 7 is present in the form of a furniture lock 17. The data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2 and the command transmitter 7 communicate bidirectionally sequentially. In general, however, a bidirectional parallel data communication is also possible.

[0125] FIG. 2c differs from FIG. 2a in so far as the command transmitter 7 is present in the form of a radio switch element 16. A data communication between the data forwarding device 8 of the command transmitter 7 and the data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2 is encrypted and takes place during defined time windows.

[0126] FIG. 2d differs from FIG. 2a in so far as the command transmitter 7 is present in the form of a data transmission device 15. The command transmitter 7 comprises a computing unit 4 and a storage unit 3, wherein a current state, log information and operating information of the furniture drive 2 and the additional furniture drive 11 are read out from the storage unit 3. Log information and operating information of the data transmission device 15 can be read out by an electronic device 14.

[0127] The furniture drive 2 transmits, in a wireless signal-transmitting manner, digital information 13 to the data forwarding device 8 of the command transmitter 7 via the data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2 depending on the selection of comparing the digital command 9 with the digital data set 10, wherein [0128] in case of feasibility of the digital command 9, the digital information 13 includes a confirmation of feasibility, and [0129] in case of non-feasibility of the digital command 9, the digital information 13 includes a confirmation of non-feasibility, wherein the digital information 13 includes a justification of non-feasibility with a diagnosis related to the selection.

[0130] FIG. 2e differs from FIG. 2a in so far as the command transmitter 7 in the form of the smartphone does not communicate directly with the furniture drive 2, but a data transmission device 15 is interposed. The command transmitter 7 and the data transmission device 15 can make a preselection for carrying out the digital command 9 based on information of the network 12 in which the at least one furniture drive 2 is located, wherein carrying out the digital command 9 by the furniture drive 2 can be rejected via the intelligence intrinsic to the furniture drive 2 in terms of selection by the computing unit 4.

[0131] Before the digital command 9 is received by the furniture drive 2, it can be provided that a tactile command given by a user is translated into the digital command 9 via the electronic device 14. The translation can be carried out by the command transmitter 7, the data transmission device 15 or the cloud 19.

[0132] The data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2 transmits digital information 13 to the data forwarding device 8 of the command transmitter 7 in the event of a change of state of the furniture drive 2, for instance after a motion of the moveable furniture part 6 into a changed operating position. A status message such as “cupboard has been opened” can be displayed to an electronic device 14 in relation to the change of state.

[0133] FIG. 2f differs from FIG. 2e in so far as the command transmitter 7 is present as a voice recognition system.

[0134] Before the digital command 9 is received by the furniture drive 2, it can be provided that a verbal voice command, or a tactile command, given by a user is translated into the digital command 9 via the electronic device 14. A user identification of the voice command can moreover prevent unauthorized persons from verbally operating a furniture drive 2. The translation can be performed by the command transmitter 7, the data transmission device 15, or the cloud 19.

[0135] The furniture drive 2, the command transmitter 7, and the data transmission device 15 are added to a network 12, wherein the network 12 has been transmitted to the command transmitter 7 in order to be able to control all entities located in the network 12 as well as to determine information such as log information.

[0136] FIG. 2g shows a furniture drive 2 in connection with a furniture lock 17. The furniture lock 17 can act as a command transmitter 7 by transmitting a digital command 9, such as a locking command, to the furniture drive 2. On the other hand, the furniture drive 2 can also act as a command transmitter 7 by transmitting a locking command to the furniture lock 17 by a digital command 9 from a command transmitter 7. The data communication can in general be bidirectional or unidirectional. In general, the furniture lock 17 can also be formed by an additional furniture drive 11, which is locked by a locking command and can again move a moveable furniture part 6 by an unlocking command in the form of a digital command 9, Correspondingly, a robot vacuum or another household appliance 18 can also be placed instead of the furniture lock 17.

[0137] FIG. 2h shows a furniture drive 2 in connection with an additional furniture drive 11. If a digital command 9 is transmitted to the furniture drive 2, the furniture drive 2 can instruct the additional furniture drive 11, in particular by means of a digital command 9, in such a way as to generate a motion independently and without any relation to the furniture drive 2 or to generate a synchronized motion with the furniture drive 2.

[0138] The digital data set 10 of the furniture drive 2 has collision parameters stored with regard to the additional furniture drive 11, and the digital data set 10 of the additional furniture drive 11 has collision parameters stored with regard to the furniture drive 2. In general, it can be sufficient that merely collision parameters are stored in the digital data set 10 of a furniture drive 2. An analogous approach applies to additional static parameters such as synchronization parameters.

[0139] The data communication between the furniture drive 2 and the additional furniture drive 11 can be designed bidirectionally, wherein unidirectional data communication is also possible, wherein particularly preferably, the additional furniture drive 11 also makes a selection on the basis of a comparison with the digital data set 10 present to it.

[0140] FIG. 3a shows a command transmitter 7 with a data forwarding device 8 during a transmission of a digital command 9 to a data forwarding device 8 of a furniture drive 2. The furniture drive 2 comprises a storage unit 3 and a computing unit 4, wherein the data forwarding device 8, the storage unit and the computing unit 4 are in signal-conducting data connection, wherein these can in general also be designed integrated on a chip.

[0141] A digital data set 10 is previously stored in the storage unit 3 of the furniture drive 2 via the data forwarding device 8 of an electronic device 14, wherein the computing unit 4 can compare the digital command 9 with the digital data set 10 with regard to feasibility and make a decision whether the digital command 9 would for instance cause a collision of moveable furniture parts 6 or whether an additional furniture drive 11 should carry out a synchronized movement, wherein a digital command 9 is transmitted to the additional furniture drive 11 via the data forwarding device 8 of the furniture drive 2.

[0142] Static parameters in the form of reference parameters, synchronization parameters, coupling parameters, state parameters and collision parameters relating to additional furniture drives 11 and a network 12 are stored in the two digital data sets 10 present in the storage unit 3, wherein the furniture drive 2 is imaged in this network 12. When the state of the furniture drive 2 changes, the state parameter is automatically changed depending on the corresponding operating position.

[0143] The moveable furniture part 6 arranged on the furniture drive 2 is not shown in order to provide an overview, wherein the furniture drive 2 moves the moveable furniture part 2 via a positioning device 21 that is also not visible in the illustration,

[0144] FIG. 3b differs from FIG. 3a in so far as the computing unit has already made a selection regarding the feasibility of the digital command 9, and transmits a piece of digital information 13 regarding the feasibility back to the command transmitter 7. The piece of digital information 13 can for instance already contain a change of state, a message for which reason the digital command 9 could not be carried out, or information about a synchronized movement with an additional furniture drive 11. Furthermore, the piece of digital information 13 can contain information to additional furniture drives 11 such as digital data sets 10 of the additional furniture drives 11 and/or information of the network 12.

[0145] The furniture drive 2 has already been coupled with an additional furniture drive 11 (not visible in the illustration) and synchronized via a reference ride carried out by a user. Furthermore, the furniture drive 2 has been initialized via a reference ride carried out by a user as well as coupled to the command transmitter 7. In general, the command transmitter 7 can also be initialized via a reference ride to be carried out by a user.

[0146] Via the electronic device 14, two digital data sets 10 have been stored in the storage unit 3 depending on a reference ride carried out by a user, wherein additional digital data sets 10 can be added to the storage unit 3 at any time.

[0147] If a digital command 9 is not feasible, an error message with a help dialog is attached to the command transmitter 7 in the digital information 13, wherein for instance a conflict with an additional furniture drive 11, a command transmitter 7 or a problematic network structure can be comprised.

[0148] FIG. 4a shows a piece of furniture 23 with a furniture part 6 movably mounted on a furniture body 5 in the form of a furniture flap, wherein the furniture part 6 can be arranged in at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body 5 by means of two synchronized furniture drives 2 arranged on the furniture part 6. The furniture drives 2 can be controlled via a command transmitter 7 in the form of a voice recognition system, wherein a voice command sent by the data forwarding device 8 is translated into a digital command 9, for instance in a cloud, and is forwarded to the furniture drive 2 via a data transmission device 15.

[0149] The command transmitter 7 communicates with the data transmission device 15 via WiFi, wherein the data transmission device 15 communicates with the furniture drive 2 via ESB in order to minimize latency.

[0150] The moveable furniture part 6 is jointly moved in parallel between two operating positions relative to the furniture body 5 by the furniture drives 2 (in the illustration, the second furniture drive 2 is covered by the moveable furniture part 6). The number of operating positions is generally arbitrary. In general, the furniture part 6 can also be present in the form of two furniture parts 6, which can then be individually controlled by the two furniture drives 2, in particular sequentially.

[0151] An additional command transmitter 7 in the form of a radio switch element 16 is arranged on the furniture body 5 in order to activate the furniture drives 2 by a direct digital command 9 via actuation of the radio switch element 16, and to instruct them to move the moveable furniture part 6, in particular via ESB. The position of the radio switch element 16 is generally arbitrary, wherein the latter can also be arranged spatially separate from the piece of furniture 23.

[0152] The furniture drives 2 are arranged spatially separate from the command transmitters 7 of the assembly 1 on the piece of furniture 23, wherein the command transmitters 7 and the furniture drives 2 each comprise a data forwarding device 8.

[0153] FIG. 4b shows a piece of furniture 23 with five furniture parts 6 in the form of drawers movably mounted on a furniture body 5, which are individually movable by furniture drives 2. In this embodiment, a digital data set 10 is stored in the furniture drives 2 directly via ELB.

[0154] Via a subsequent tactile command at the electronic device 14, the latter is digitally translated in a wireless signal-transmitting manner via WiFi to a data transmission device 15, and forwarded, translated in the form of a digital command 9, to a furniture drive 2 via ESB. Generally, the translation into the digital command 9 can already be carried out in the electronic device 14 as the command transmitter 7.

[0155] The five moveable furniture parts 6 can be moved in parallel or sequentially by the furniture drives 2 (covered in the illustration by the furniture parts 6) between at least two operating positions relative to the furniture body 5.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0156] assembly (1) [0157] furniture drive (2) [0158] storage unit (3) [0159] computing unit (4) [0160] furniture body (5) [0161] furniture part (6) [0162] command transmitter (7) [0163] data forwarding device (8) [0164] digital command (9) [0165] digital data set (10) [0166] additional furniture drive (11) [0167] network (12) [0168] digital information (13) [0169] electronic device (14) [0170] data transmission device (15) [0171] radio switch element (16) [0172] furniture lock (17) [0173] household appliance (18) [0174] cloud (19) [0175] fixing device (20) [0176] positioning device (21) [0177] drive unit (22) [0178] piece of furniture (23)