Impact protection controller for electric height-adjustable desk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11271514-B2
Application number	US-201716616245-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	May 25, 2017
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

An impact protection controller for an electric height-adjustable desk. The controller comprises an MCU, a motor drive circuit, a motor current sampling circuit, a current amplifier circuit, a Hall pulse generator, and a Hall filter. The MCU controls the motor drive circuit. A signal transmitted by the Hall pulse generator is sent to the MCU via the Hall filter. A motor current is sampled by the motor current sampling circuit, and the result is sent to the MCU via the current amplifier circuit to detect a change of the current. The controller further comprises a shock switch provided outside of and connected to the MCU, or provided inside of the MCU. The present invention combines current detection and shock detection to improve sensitivity and reliability of impact protection.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An impact protection controller for an electric height-adjustable desk, comprising:
a Micro Controller Unit (MCU);
an electric motor drive circuit controlled by the Micro Controller Unit (MCU), said electric motor drive circuit comprising an n-channel MOSFET for controlling a rotational speed of an electric motor via a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal;
a current amplification circuit;
an electric motor current sampling circuit comprising a shunt connected between a ground potential and the n-channel MOSFET for measuring an electric motor current and an RC filter connected to the shunt for filtering the measured electric motor current, said electric motor current sampling circuit configured to sample the electric motor current for transmission to the Micro Controller Unit (MCU) via the current amplification circuit; with the electric motor current being used for detecting a change in current;
a HALL filter comprising an RC filter for filtering out noise from the motor; and
a HALL pulse generator transmitting a signal to the Micro Controller Unit (MCU) via the HALL filter.

2. The impact protection controller of claim 1 , wherein a combination of current detection and shock detection is used for impact protection.

3. The impact protection controller of claim 1 , further comprising a shock switch disposed outside the Micro Controller Unit (MCU) and connected to the Micro Controller Unit (MCU).

4. The impact protection controller of claim 1 , further comprising a shock switch disposed inside the Micro Controller Unit (MCU).

5. The impact protection controller of claim 1 , further comprising a Proportional-Integral-Derivative control technology.

6. The impact protection controller of claim 5 , wherein the Proportional-Integral-Derivative control technology is used to automatically maintain operation at a uniform speed according to a set speed and a set target position.

7. The impact protection controller of claim 1 , wherein the electric motor drive circuit further comprises two relays for controlling a rotational direction of the motor.

8. The impact protection controller of claim 1 , wherein the current amplification circuit is a one-stage amplifier.

Assignees

• Okin Refined Electric Technology Co Ltd
• Dewertokin Tech Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Hui
• Xue Shiguang
• Li Long

Classifications

• A47B2200/006

  with table or desk equipped with limit switches · CPC title

• A47B9/00

  Tables with tops of variable height ({lecterns with variable height A47B19/06; school forms or desks with variable height A47B39/02, A47B41/02}; seats with variable height A47C3/20) · CPC title

• H02P29/024 Primary

  Detecting a fault condition, e.g. short circuit, locked rotor, open circuit or loss of load · CPC title

• H02P29/40

  Regulating or controlling the amount of current drawn or delivered by the motor for controlling the mechanical load · CPC title

• H02P29/027

  the fault being an over-current · CPC title