EP4192307A1

EP4192307A1 - Furniture component

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Publication number: EP4192307A1
Application number: EP21759258.3A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Norbert Poppenborg; Gerhard Götz; Dirk RODAX; Jan-Hendrik BÖKE
Original assignee: Coko Werk & Co Kg GmbH; Ambigence GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Coko Werk & Co Kg GmbH; Ambigence GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2020-08-07
Filing date: 2021-08-04
Publication date: 2023-06-14
Also published as: DE102020120930A1; WO2022029173A1; EP4192309A1; WO2022029171A1

Abstract

Described is a furniture component (1) having a housing (50) formed thereon and a plurality of exchangeable electronic modules (9) received therein, the electronic modules (9) each having at least one data interface (7) and at least two of the electronic modules (9) each having a separate wireless transceiver unit (7a). The housing (50) provides an energy source (19) for the received electronic modules (9). Several electronic modules (9) can be positioned one behind the other freely or in steps in an extension direction of the housing (50). The electronic modules (9) are suitable and designed for exchanging data with external devices (150) directly or indirectly.

Description

furniture component

description

The present invention relates to a furniture component with a housing formed thereon and at least one electronic module accommodated thereon. The furniture component can have at least one furniture panel. A furniture component according to the present invention can have at least one furniture panel arranged adjacent to a movable furniture front panel to close off a storage space separated by the movable furniture front panel and has an additional function. The furniture component can be designed as kitchen furniture, for example, and can be set up in the work area of a kitchen. The furniture component can also be used in a workshop or in the bathroom. However, it is also possible for the furniture component to form part of a chest of drawers or a lower or upper cabinet or be designed as a table or cabinet. In the course of automation and the mechanization of households and companies, it is advantageous if furniture components have additional functions.

Various furniture components that offer additional functions have become known in the prior art. For example, DE 10 2019 120 956.0 discloses a furniture component with a worktop, with a recess being provided from below in the core of the worktop, while the top surface is designed to be continuous and seamless. A weighing device is arranged in the recess. This enables an additional weighing function with a continuous and seamless surface of the worktop. DE 10 2015 117 125 discloses a furniture panel with a transparent edge strip and a lighting device, the light emitted by the lamps entering the edge strip and illuminating it.

Likewise, DE 20 2014 100 735 U1 shows a lighting device with a light guide plate and at least one lamp, a resilient edge band being disclosed.

The known state of the art shows advantageous solutions. However , the usability and possible functions can still be expanded and improved .

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a furniture component which provides expanded functions.

This object is achieved by a furniture component having the features of claim 1 and by a furniture component having the features of claim 37. Preferred developments are the subject of the respective dependent claims. Further advantages and features of the present invention result from the general description and the description of the exemplary embodiments.

A furniture component according to the invention has a housing formed thereon and a plurality of exchangeable electronic modules accommodated therein or thereon. The electronic modules each (at least partially or predominantly or all) have at least one data interface. At least two of the electronic modules each have their own wireless transmitter-receiver unit (as a data interface). The housing provides a power source for the electronic modules it contains. The energy source can, for. B. be a power supply and provide a power connection for the electronic modules. At least two or more Electronic modules can be positioned one behind the other freely or in stages in a direction in which the housing extends. The electronic modules are suitable and designed to directly or indirectly exchange data with external devices and, in particular, to control them at least in part. The external devices are in particular external electrical devices. External means that the devices are arranged outside the housing and preferably outside the furniture component.

Another furniture component according to the invention has at least one furniture panel arranged adjacent to (in particular above but also e.g. below or to the side of) a movable furniture front panel for (in particular upper or also lower or lateral) closure of a storage space separated by the movable furniture front panel. The furniture board has several sides or surfaces. In particular, the furniture board has an upper side, an underside and at least one lateral narrow side as sides (with corresponding surfaces). A housing and/or a control strip is arranged on at least one side of the furniture panel. In particular, the control bar is formed by a housing or a comparable construction. The control panel or the housing provide a receiving space for electronic modules and other modular units. A plurality of the electronic modules are arranged on the control panel. The electronic modules can be positioned one behind the other freely or in stages in a direction in which the control panel extends. The electronic modules are powered by a (common) power source. At least two of the electronic modules each have their own wireless transmitter-receiver unit and are suitable and designed to directly or indirectly exchange data with external devices and, in particular, to control external devices.

A further development of a furniture component according to the invention can be used to control electrical and, in particular, electronic Devices, such as domestic and household appliances in particular, built-in appliances and multimedia devices are used. The furniture component can be a z. B. below and / or above a movable furniture front panel arranged furniture panel and / or comprise a furniture wall. The furniture panel is then used for the (top) closure of a storage space separated by the movable furniture front panel. In this configuration, the furniture panel has a bottom and/or top side with an upper (and preferably substantially horizontal) top surface and at least one lateral narrow side. A control bar equipped with at least one data interface for communication with at least one electrical device is arranged on at least one narrow side of the furniture panel. The data interface can be arranged in particular in an electronics module within the control panel or also on or within a receiving space of the furniture panel. The control strip preferably has at least one surface section running obliquely and in particular inclined to the lower or upper top surface of the furniture panel with at least one (correspondingly inclined) operating section and operating elements and/or information elements arranged thereon.

The furniture component according to the invention has many advantages. A significant advantage is that the furniture component can offer additional functions in addition to its basic function. Thus, a furniture component z. B. provides a furniture panel and an adjacent storage space available, perform other functions on the housing or the control panel and control recorded on the furniture component or separate electrical and electronic devices in particular. For example, electronic modules can be provided as operating elements on the control strip in order to switch on and off and to control electrical devices provided on the furniture component or also remote devices. However, other and remote devices can also be controlled via the operating elements of the operating bar. For example, a roller shutter control for a roller shutter is one window or the control of a blind is possible.

In preferred refinements and developments, at least one electronics module is designed to reproduce information from at least one external device and/or to control at least one external device. For example, an electronic module can have a display unit and display, for example, the outside or inside temperature or the radio station that is currently tuned in (name or frequency). An electronic module can e.g. B. also serve to control the roller shutters or control the heating.

In particular, at least one electronic module with a wireless transceiver unit has a different radio standard than at least one external device that is in data transfer with the electronic module.

A communication path between an electronic module with a wireless transceiver unit and at least one external device is preferably set up by at least one hub, gateway, bridge or smart home center.

At least two electronic modules in the housing are preferably connected to one another via a wired interface. For example, a display unit arranged in the housing can be coupled directly to a control unit and an input unit via direct or indirect cable connections. In any case, coupling via radio or light signals is also possible.

An electronic module can, among other things, e.g. B. also be designed as a display unit, control unit or input unit.

In particular, at least one external device of a group of

taken from devices that contain multimedia devices, display devices,

thermostats, lamps, roller blind switches, televisions, actuators, furniture parts that can be driven, household appliances, built-in appliances, hubs, gateways, bridges, smart home centers, kitchen appliances, garden appliances, charging stations, sockets, signal transmitters and household appliances and the like.

At least one electronic module can serve as a central module for coordinating other electronic modules and can include at least one processor or the like. An electronics module designed in this way can be designed or serve as a node, hub, gateway, bridge or smart home center or as a computer or control computer. A (first) central module can be connected to at least one other (second) central module.

At least one electronic module can (directly or indirectly) be connectable to the Internet.

It is possible to connect at least one electronic module to a remote computer and/or a digital terminal such as B. to connect a smartphone, tablet, PC, notebook or the like. The electronic module can be configured via such a connection. Setup, control or reconfiguration is also possible in this way. A device for connection to a (separate or integrated) receiver unit or transceiver unit is also possible.

Preferably, at least one electronics module is at least partially visible and/or operable through a cover surface of the housing.

It is particularly preferred that at least two different electronic modules use different radio protocols and/or radio standards. The electronic modules can thus be connected to further electronic modules and/or external devices via a total of two, three, four or more different radio protocols and/or radio standards. In particular, at least one electronic module has a (particularly rechargeable) energy store and z. B. a battery operable. An energy store can be used to save the configuration in the event of a power failure or to continue operation in the event of a power failure.

The furniture component preferably has at least one wall. In particular, at least one storage space delimited by at least one wall is provided or formed on the furniture component.

The storage space is particularly preferably limited (at least also) by at least one movable furniture panel or furniture front panel. The storage space can be locked or made accessible, for example.

The furniture component particularly preferably comprises at least one furniture panel.

The furniture panel is preferably arranged above (or below or next to) a movable furniture front panel for the upper (or lower or lateral) closure of a storage space separated by the movable furniture front panel.

It is preferred that the furniture panel has a number of sides, namely an upper side (with an upper covering surface) and an underside and at least one lateral narrow side.

The housing is preferably accommodated and/or fastened to the furniture panel.

In particular, the housing has at least one operating section. The operating section is preferably suitable and designed to display data from a connected electrical device, such as B. a time, a program selection, a weight of a scale, a device status, etc. In particular, the housing provides a control bar.

The operating strip preferably has at least one surface section running obliquely to the upper (or lower or lateral) top surface of the furniture panel with at least one operating section and operating and/or information elements arranged thereon. Each operating and/or information element can be designed as a separate electronic module.

The operating section with the operating and information elements is preferably arranged at an angle to the top (bottom). The operating section with the operating and information elements can in particular be arranged at an angle of between 10° and 80° or between 25° and 65° to the top (bottom) of the furniture panel. A surface inclined to the horizontal allows better readability and usability.

Preferably, the upper side of the furniture panel provides a surface for storing objects or a work surface on its top surface. The top surface regularly provides a storage area. The top surface can be formed by a separate top layer. However, the top surface can also not be a separate layer.

The top surface is preferably aligned essentially horizontally and in particular almost horizontally and particularly preferably (completely) horizontally. In the kitchen area e.g. B. such a work surface can be used in many ways. The usability is further increased if other electrical devices can be controlled via the control bar. It is also possible for information elements to be provided on the control bar, which output information acoustically and/or visually.

The control bar is aligned in particular at an angle and preferably at an angle to the upper (lower) cover surface and/or to the horizontal. This gives the user the operation and the Easier to read information. Due to the inclined arrangement, a user standing in front of the furniture component can access different operating elements and read information from different information elements.

In preferred developments, the surface visible from above (below) is inclined overall and aligned obliquely to the horizontal and has an essentially homogeneous angle of inclination. The surface section with the operating section preferably forms a significant part of the surface of the operating bar, which is visible at all times from above and also from the front (or from diagonally below when the operating bar is mounted elevated).

The operating section with the operating and information elements is preferably aligned at an angle to the upper (lower) cover surface of the furniture panel and is preferably at an angle of between 10° and 80° and particularly preferably between 20° and 70° and in particular between 25° and 65° upper (lower) top surface of the furniture panel arranged. Particularly advantageous angles are between 30° and 60°. As a result, information elements and control elements on the control bar that are easy to read are made available to the user.

In all configurations, the control bar can form a housing or be accommodated on a housing.

If the housing or the control strip is arranged at the level of a tabletop or a worktop in a kitchen, a control surface oriented obliquely upwards allows easy access to the electronic modules and easy operation and easy reading of the electronic modules. When the housing or the control bar is arranged above the head height of a typical user, operation and reading is improved by a correspondingly slanted downward control surface. In all configurations it is preferred that the operating section is accommodated on a hollow operating profile. In particular, the control bar is designed as a control profile. The operating profile can partially or (almost) completely consist of extrusion profiles or coextrusion profiles. This also allows relatively large lengths of 1 m or a few meters or more without a visible edge in between.

The operating profile can be composed of several extruded components.

The control bar preferably has a substantially triangular cross section. A rounding can be provided at one or more corners. An underside of the control strip is preferably aligned essentially parallel to the top surface of the furniture panel.

In advantageous developments, the control bar has a seal against the ingress of dirt and/or moisture, at least on its upper abutting edge to the furniture panel. This ensures a permanent function. In addition, a high-quality visual impression can be guaranteed over the long term.

The abutting edge preferably runs transversely between the control strip and the furniture panel and in particular approximately perpendicularly or perpendicularly to the upper cover surface of the furniture panel. Such configurations are easy to manufacture.

In another preferred variant, the abutting edge between the control strip and the furniture panel has an acute angle to the upper cover surface of the furniture panel. In configurations with an acute angle between the abutting edge of the control panel and the furniture panel, the front end of the furniture panel preferably overhangs. The longest edge and extent of a control bar that is approximately triangular in cross section The transverse direction is then preferably formed on the underside. Such configurations increase the space available inside the control bar. As a result, even with small thickness dimensions of the furniture panel, a sufficient volume inside the control strip can be ensured in order to accommodate all components.

The control strip and/or the housing preferably terminates flush with the front side of the furniture front panel, at least in sections. It is also preferred that the control strip and/or the housing protrudes at least in sections over the front of the furniture front panel.

In advantageous configurations, the control strip and/or the housing has at least one drip nose projecting beyond the front side of the furniture front panel. Alternatively, it is also possible for the underside of the operating profile to slope down towards the distal end or for a groove or the like to be provided near the distal end of the underside of the operating profile, with the result that a drip nose is formed in the end region of the operating profile. Such configurations prevent dripping liquids from entering, for example, into a drawer below the furniture panel or the liquid from dripping onto the panel.

In all of the configurations, it is possible for two, three or more drip noses to be distributed over the length of the control bar. A drip nose particularly preferably extends essentially continuously or completely continuously and forms at least one drip edge.

In all of the configurations, it is preferred that the furniture panel is designed as a tabletop or worktop. A length and/or width of the furniture board is preferably at least 500 mm or more. In particular, the furniture panel has a thickness between 15 mm and 60 mm and preferably between 18 mm and 40mm up. However, smaller or larger thicknesses are also possible. Furniture components for the kitchen area can also have furniture panels of 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 5 m in length. Even longer furniture panels are possible and preferred. Likewise, a depth of the furniture board can also vary and be 400 mm, 500 mm, 600 mm, 700 mm, 800 mm or 900 mm or 1200 mm or more.

In particular, if the furniture component as a whole forms a type of cooking island, for example, and is accessible from two or more sides, there can also be an even greater depth.

In preferred configurations, the control strip and/or the housing extends over a substantial part of the length of at least one narrow side. It is also possible for the control bar and/or the housing to extend over essentially the entire length of the narrow side or even several or all of the narrow sides. In the case of a free-standing furniture component, the control panel and/or the housing can also extend around the furniture panel.

The control bar and/or the housing preferably has a mechanical coupling interface for further connection elements on at least one end of the control bar. In particular, at least one attachment element is taken from a group of attachment elements, which includes end caps, angle elements, adapter elements and extension elements. Such connection elements allow a flexible and modular design of the furniture component.

The end caps are preferably shaped in such a way that they encompass the end of the operating profile or the housing. This also has the advantage that thermal expansion does not lead to gaps. In addition, there are preferably areas for attaching the end caps to the operating profile or housing, so that there are no gaps between the end cap and the operating profile. It is also possible to route the energy or voltage supply through the end caps. The housing or the operating profile of the housing can be designed in particular as an aluminum profile or the like.

Preferably, the control unit (or a corresponding electronic module) is suitable and designed to display data from a connected electrical device, such as a time, a program selection, a weight of a scale, a radio frequency, the name of a station, the name of a song or the lyrics of the same, a device status etc.

In all of the configurations, it is particularly preferred that at least one operating element comprises a touch sensor or a contactless sensor. The touch sensor can be designed as a touch sensor. A sensor with a multi-touch function is also possible. A non-contact sensor can e.g. B. be designed as a radar or ultrasonic sensor. A non-contact sensor can also be referred to as a distance sensor. A non-contact sensor can e.g. B. detect a gesture near the control bar and can transmit the desired change to a device. It is also possible to use proximity sensors and gesture sensors. It is also possible that part of the surface of the control bar or the control bar as a whole is touch-sensitive. It is also conceivable that mechanical rotary elements are arranged on the operating section. The operating section can also include lamps or can be illuminated by appropriately arranged lamps. LEDs or other electrical light sources are preferably used.

In particular, the control bar has at least one electronic module in the form of a data memory and/or a microcontroller. The data memory is particularly suitable for receiving programs and/or data.

A data interface can be arranged in particular on or in the control panel or the housing. The data interface can be wired or wired and/or be designed for wireless radio communication. A (or the) data interface preferably has at least one network interface. The typical current data interfaces for devices in the home are preferably provided. Such a data interface also allows a data connection to the electronic modules.

A software update of the electronic modules on or in the control panel or the housing is preferably also possible, in particular automatically, via at least one data interface. For this purpose, it is possible for the microcontroller or another electronic module to call up possible updates as required or at fixed or variable time intervals provided and, in particular, to install them automatically.

External devices and in particular external mobile and/or stationary devices can preferably be connected to the or at least one electronic module of the control panel by means of the data interface. External and preferably external mobile and/or external stationary devices can preferably be controlled by means of the electronic modules of the control panel or the housing. For example, the room lighting can be controlled or electrical and electronic devices in a living room can be controlled. The roller shutters in the room or other components and devices can also be controlled. In the kitchen, devices for cooking, baking and washing up can be controlled.

In preferred developments, the control bar or the housing can be configured using at least one program on an external and in particular external mobile and/or stationary device. For example, the electronic modules of the control panel or the housing can be configured via computers in the local network or possibly also via the Internet. It is also possible that the electronic modules of the control panel can be operated via a portable computer, tablet or smartphone are controllable. It is also conceivable that, if required or during the initial setup, the manufacturer can carry out remote control and basic programming. In preferred configurations, a configuration on the bar itself is also possible. B. by holding a control on the bar and z. B. a control element at z. B. a radio. The connection is then preferably established automatically. An intermediary such as a smartphone etc. is not absolutely necessary.

Preferably, the control panel or the housing has an energy source that is independent of the mains, such as an energy store, or one is assigned such that it can be operated independently of the mains.

In advantageous developments, the control strip or the housing has a cable bushing or cable bushing for the power supply on the side facing the furniture component (e.g. the narrow side of the furniture panel), the furniture component having an opening for the passage of a line or several lines or a cable having. In all of the configurations, cables and/or lines can be used for current and signal routing. Sheathed or non-sheathed cables can be used, e.g. B. be embedded in the extrusion profile or Coextrusionsprof il. Sheathed cables can also be inserted loosely in the housing or the control panel.

In particular, at least one electronic module of the housing or in the control panel can be connected to at least one voice-controlled input device or output device. As a result, voice control can take place on the one hand. On the other hand, acoustic information, music, news and the like can also be output via an associated output device. An integration of at least one microphone and/or at least one loudspeaker is also possible. About it z. B. the function of an intercom can be implemented. The control bar or the electronic modules can preferably display data from the voice-controlled input or output device. For example, the lyrics of a song or a timer can be displayed on a display unit. It is also possible that messages can be output from other devices coupled to the control bar.

In advantageous developments, at least the surface of the control strip is resistant to the permanent effects of heat and preferably resistant to the effects of temperatures of up to or above 90°C. Such configurations are advantageous for use in the kitchen area.

In all of the configurations, it is possible and preferred for the furniture board to have a core which consists at least partially of a wood-based material or of a wood-based material. For example, the core can consist at least partially of chipboard or of medium-density or high-density fiberboard (MDF—Medium Density Fiber, HDF—High Density Fiber). It is also possible that the core consists partially or completely of a natural stone or an artificial stone, granite, glass or concrete or of metal or a biopolymer. The top surface of the furniture board can be made in one piece with the core or can also consist of a different material.

Other features of the furniture component, which can be partly and, if necessary, fully taken into account in the realization are:

Furniture component with a furniture panel, whereby the furniture panel can also be called "digital worktop". Other features can be:

Production of the mounting surface o Subsequent milling and/or subsequent coating Operation invisible o Foil element o Capacitive element o Dielectric element o Radar or high frequency element

Operation visible o switch element o touch element o non-contact input sensor element, gesture sensor element

Display operating area o Color marking element o Foil element o Engraving element

Internal information display o Display element (e .g . OLED, LED, LCD, E-Ink) o Foil element

External information display o display element o projection element o acoustic element o device element

Ensure smart home operation o smartphone element, tablet element o voice assistant element o SmartHome central element establish smart connectivity o ZigBee element , Z-Wave element , Bluetooth element o WLAN element o KNX element o LAN element o 6LoWPAN element o HomeMatic o EnOcean element o DECT ULE element o Home Connect element - Establish a connection between the worktop and the control bar o adhesive element, screw element, dowel element o tongue and groove element o clamping element o alignment element

- Make worktop control bar seal o laser edge element o sealing element o sealing adhesive element o silicone sealing element o labyrinth sealing element

Establish power supply o energy storage element o battery element o mains power element o low voltage element o busbar element

Ensure functional safety o Update element

Support the control panel o Support element o Bracing element

Integrate additional functions o clock element, signal element, memory element, timer element o voice function element o battery indicator element o USB connection element

- Ensure the furniture concept o Front panel spacer element o Projection element o Fluid drain element o Worktop thickness compensation element

Ensuring operator visibility o Angle element o Swivel element o Light protective element - Ensure modularity o module plug-in element o all-in-one element, module device element o module group element o device recognition module element

Provide bar o Seamless bar element o Multi-bar element o Corner connection element o End element

All variations of the furniture component can be used in the kitchen, in the living area or in the workshop or laboratory.

In preferred configurations, the furniture component also comprises one, two or more walls and can, for example, have a number of compartments that can be separated off. Furthermore, the furniture component can have flaps, doors, pull-outs or covers or drawers.

In preferred refinements, the operating elements and the information elements are constructed as electronic modules, in particular in a modular manner. As a result, the control bar can be freely configurable, so that the position of the control elements and/or the information elements can be selected freely or in predetermined steps within the control bar. In this way, the control bar can have sections that do not have any electronic modules or control elements and/or information elements. And in this way the control bar can have sections that include electronic modules such as control elements and/or information elements. Due to the configurability, the control bar can be optimally adapted to the furniture component.

In advantageous versions, the surface of the control bar is provided with a scratch-resistant layer. This situation can, for example, Gorilla glass or sapphire glass or a coated plastic z. B. a PMMA, PET, PS, SAN, ABS or PC or another scratch-resistant material.

In a preferred embodiment, the length of the control strip can be cut so that it can be adapted to the furniture panel. In particular, the profiles can also be adjusted on site.

In a preferred embodiment, a film is applied to the electronics module (and not to the extrusion profile). The film then preferably forms the decoration. Symbols are particularly preferably provided (at the same time) at the intended locations. The symbols are preferably recognizable when the film is transilluminated. The symbols can be applied using suitable printing methods. Another layer of the foil can integrate conductor tracks for the touch sensors and/or proximity sensors and/or the illumination of the symbols and/or can have antennas for possible and preferably existing radio modules. In this case, foil back injection allows a great deal of freedom and miniaturization.

It is possible that the extrusion profiles and/or the foil affect the optics. For example, the profiles can be partially colored or colored throughout. Then the joints between the electronic modules become less visible. A homogeneous illumination of the symbols can be achieved through the diffusive effects of the film.

The control strip or the housing can preferably be attached to the furniture panel by means of screws, adhesives, magnets or magnetic forces, tongue and groove connections or z. B. be attached via clips. Preferably, an adjustment and z. B. a height adjustment is possible to align the components appropriately.

Other options for use are the use with a or as an intercom system, use to operate a television, e.g. B. in the kitchen or kitchen, the operation of a timer z. B. as a replacement for an egg timer, to display the remaining time of household appliances such. B. the washing machine and other devices, to monitor, control and also set the alarm system, to operate and as a status display of kitchen appliances, to set and display the air conditioning and / or heating, to control and display the status of sockets (on / off / condition), for displaying the temperature, humidity, room climate and air quality, for displaying and operating the entertainment system, for displaying and controlling music and for operating streaming services, for setting the acoustic properties of loudspeakers, for acoustic output and for display current news or as a live ticker for stock market prices, etc., for the output of weather reports, stock market data and disaster warnings, for the output of messages from messenger services or emails, for the output of advertising, as a display of the filling level or for filling level warnings (for e.g .food such as flour or for toilet paper) , to display recipes, to Operate the faucet or the coffee maker or the awning, to view surveillance video or a baby monitor.

Gesture recognition is preferably included, which recognizes various gestures (e.g. swiping, swiping, zooming, rotating movements, linear movements) in the case of contactless and/or touching operation.

At least one safety function is preferably implemented. So z. For example, two confirmation buttons are regularly held when switching on the oven or pressed one after the other.

If liquid overflows or is spilled, it would have to overflow at exactly two defined points at the same time, e.g. B. turn on the oven. To further increase the Another sensor could be queried between the two sensors required to operate the oven. If liquid overflows everywhere, the middle sensor would also show this and could prevent a start.

Furthermore, at least one sensor for detecting objects and in particular for detecting objects on the top of the furniture panel or devices arranged thereon such. B. be provided a hob. E.g. to reliably detect overheating or objects being parked. z. B. nowadays regularly a detection of whether something is on the control panel and can give an acoustic feedback if necessary.

In all configurations, it is preferred that at least one electronic module is directly or indirectly connected to a hub, gateway, bridge or a smart home center. In general, such hubs, gateways, bridges or smart home centers can also be designed as central modules and integrated into the housing. It is also possible and preferred that hubs, gateways, bridges or z. B. smart home centers are arranged outside of the housing and outside of the furniture component.

In the case of an indirect connection to a hub, gateway, bridge or a smart home center, the electronics module can be part of a mesh network and can thus be connected to the hub, gateway, bridge or smart home center via other components of the mesh network. Central be connected. Other electronic modules can be connected to the same hub, gateway, bridge or smart home center or to another hub, gateway, bridge or another smart home center. At least one external device is also connected to a hub, gateway, bridge or smart home center. In this way, the electronic modules form a wireless connection with the external devices via hubs, gateways, bridges or smart home centers. The electronic modules and the external devices in the common Smart home radio network have different radio standards. It is also possible for different external devices to be assigned to an electronic module within the smart home network, so that multiple external devices can be operated with one electronic module, or data can be received from different external devices. For example, it is possible for various external devices, such as radiator thermostats, to be operated in different rooms via an electronic module. At the same time, various information such as temperatures or temperature settings from different rooms can be displayed.

Advantageously, at least one electronic module is indirectly connected to at least one external device via a hub or via a gateway or via a bridge and/or via a smart home center. The external device is indirectly connected to at least one electronic module via the same or a different hub or via the same or a different gateway or via the same or a different bridge and/or via the same or a different smart home center. It is thus possible for the at least one electronic module, which is connected to at least one external device, to have a different wireless standard than at least one external device. The electronic module can thus communicate with the external device via the hub or hubs or via the gateway or gateways or via the bridge or bridges and/or via the smart home control center or smart home control centers.

The electronic module is advantageously connected to the internet via a hub, gateway, bridge or a smart home control center. This means that the electronic module does not have to have its own WLAN or mobile radio standard, but an energy-saving radio standard can be used. An energy-saving radio standard enables longer operation using an independent energy store, such as a battery. The electronic modules can preferably differ in terms of their size and their longitudinal extension in the housing. Depending on what function the electronic module fulfills, the electronic module can be pronounced relatively short in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the housing, if z. B. only one control element is provided i st or can be pronounced relatively long if several control elements and z. B. an additional information display is integrated in the electronic module. A ratio of the respective length can reach and exceed a factor of 2, 3 or 5 and more.

Further advantages and features of the present invention result from the exemplary embodiments, which are explained below with reference to the accompanying figures.

In the figures show :

FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a furniture component according to the invention;

FIG. 2 Details of the furniture component according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows different frontal views of the furniture component according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a section through a first variant of a furniture component according to the invention;

FIG. 5 shows a section through a second variant of a furniture component according to the invention;

FIG. 6 shows a section through a third variant of a furniture component according to the invention;

FIGS. 7-9a show different cross sections of operating strips for a furniture component according to the invention; FIG. 10 shows a highly schematic perspective illustration of a furniture component according to the invention in the kitchen area;

FIG. 11 shows a highly schematic representation of a house and the data connections originating from the furniture component;

FIG. 12 shows a highly schematic representation of a control bar and the electronic modules with the associated data connections;

FIG. 13 shows a highly schematic perspective illustration of a furniture component according to the invention, e.g. designed as a base unit;

FIG. 14 shows a highly schematic illustration of a further furniture component according to the invention.

The furniture component 1 shown in FIG. 1 in a schematic perspective view is designed here, for example, as kitchen furniture 100 or as a kitchenette or the like. The furniture component 1 has various electrical devices 200 here, for example a hob. In particular, separate electrical or electronic devices 200 can also be assigned or assigned to the furniture component 1 , which can be operated and controlled using the control bar 10 or the electronic modules 9 on the housing 50 of the furniture component 1 . For example, the room lighting can be controlled.

The furniture component 1 has a furniture panel 2, which also serves as a worktop in the kitchen. Various storage spaces 40 are provided underneath the furniture panel 2, each of which forms a receiving compartment 30 for various objects. The furniture front panels 3 below the furniture panel 2 can be designed as a swing door or sliding door or as a drawer front panel.

The furniture panel 2 has an upper side 4 with an upper cover surface 4a, which can be formed in one piece with the furniture panel 2. The top surface 4a can also be applied as a separate top layer.

The furniture board 2 has in particular a core 2b. The core 2b preferably consists at least partially of a wood-based material or of a wood-based material. It is also possible that the core 2b consists partially or completely of a natural stone or an artificial stone, granite, glass or concrete or of metal or a biopolymer.

The upper cover surface 4a of the furniture panel can be manufactured in one piece with the core 2b or can also consist of a different material.

At least on the front narrow sides 5 and 6 and possibly also on the rear narrow sides 5, 6 of the furniture component 1, there is a housing 50 with a continuous operating bar 10, on which an operating section 12 or also several operating sections 12 are arranged on the surface section 11 of the operating bar 10 are. The surface section 11 here has a substantially constant angle 12a between the surface section 11 or the operating section 12 and the vertical orientation over the entire extension of the control bar 10 . Correspondingly, an angle 12b relative to the horizontal can also be measured and correspondingly converted into the angle 12a. The upper cover surface 4a of the furniture board 2 of the furniture component 1 is preferably aligned almost horizontally or (completely) horizontally.

Operating elements 13 are visible on the operating section 12 on the surface section 11 above the pivotable door. the Operating elements are part of electronic modules 9 which are accommodated in an accommodation space 51 inside the housing 50 . The controls can always be visible. However, it is also possible and preferred for the operating elements 13 to become visible only after activation, for example by lighting or a proximity sensor. The operating elements 13 are then only visible when the associated electrical device 200 is being operated.

On another section of the control bar 10 , information elements 14 of electronic modules 9 can also be seen on the control section 12 in addition to control elements 13 . Different information can be output via the information elements 14 . The information can relate to or describe the state of the associated electrical device 200, but can also contain general information such as the song title or the lyrics of a piece of music being played, or also general news, weather forecast data or the like.

Connection elements 16 are used here for coupling different operating profiles 20 of the operating bar 10 of the housing 50 . For example, the connection elements 16 can be used on sections that are angled correspondingly to one another, in order to connect different operating profiles 20 to one another.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged view of a connection element 16 for an outer angle and a corresponding connection element 16 for an inner angle. The connection elements 16 are attached to the corresponding coupling interfaces 10c.

FIG. 3 shows a front view from the right and a front view from the left of the furniture component 1 according to FIG. Below the furniture panel 2 with a thickness 2a are the furniture front panels 3 of the drawers or. to recognize the swing door. In these hori zontal views are at the Narrow sides 5 and 6, the operating sections 12 of the control panel 10 to recognize. The control bar 10 extends here over the entire length 6a of the respective narrow sides 5 or 6.

FIG. 4 shows a cross section through a first variant of a furniture component 1, wherein a section through the furniture panel 2 with the control panel 10 attached to the narrow side 5 or the housing 50 with the control panel 10 can be seen. Below the furniture panel 2 are the furniture body 8 and the furniture front panel 3, which is movably accommodated on the furniture body 8.

The housing of the operating bar 10 is designed as an operating profile 20 and here also as an extruded profile or coextruded profile 21 and has an approximately triangular cross-section. Here there is preferably an essentially right angle between the abutting edge 15 , which bears against the narrow side 5 of the furniture panel 2 and which is connected there to the furniture panel 2 , and the surface section 11 with the operating section 12 . The bottom 10a of the control bar 10 thus practically forms the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle and preferably extends at least substantially parallel to the upper cover surface 4a of the top 4 of the furniture panel 2.

In order to increase the stability of the connection of the control bar 10 to the furniture panel 2, a tongue and groove connection is implemented here by way of example, with a groove 24 being formed and in particular milled in the furniture panel 2 on the narrow side 5, into which a protruding web is positively fitted as a spring 25 of the housing 50 of the control bar 10 engages. This increases the stability of the connection and provides a positioning and assembly aid.

The angle 15a between the abutting edge 15 and the top

Top surface 4a is preferably designed as an acute angle and is preferably 35° plus/minus 15° here. At least the distal lower end of the control panel 10 is preferably rounded. The surface of the surface section 11 and thus of the operating section 12 are aligned at an angle 12a to a perpendicular on the upper cover surface 4a. The angle 12a is preferably between 10° and 80° and in particular between 20° and 70° and particularly preferably between 25° and 65°. Here in the exemplary embodiment, the angle is approximately 55°. However, larger and smaller angles are also possible.

The surface section 11 is preferably transparent or partially transparent in whole or in part, so that the injection molding module 28 and electronic module 9 can output or display information on the operating section 12 of the operating bar 10 of the housing 50 .

The electronic module 9 is held by the holder, which is designed here as an injection molded component 28, inside the operating profile 20 in the receiving space 51 of the housing 50, with the latching hooks 29 or the like serving to fasten the injection molded component. It is also possible that z. B. by clipping contacts are closed and the module is supplied directly with voltage and data.

The injection-molded component 28 consists in particular of a film and a plastic that can be processed in an injection-molding process. Optionally, further layers can also be present. The multi-layer film preferably comprises a transparent carrier film onto which two or more layers (multi-layer) are printed as layers responsible for the function and the decoration. This film includes at least one and in particular a plurality of sensor elements, preferably in the form of capacitive sensor surfaces. The film can also include lighting elements. The lighting elements can preferably be light-emitting diodes. Laser diodes or laser elements are also possible. The sensor surfaces are used together with the Electronic modules 9 as operating elements 13.

The electronics module 9 includes in particular a printed circuit board and/or lighting elements and can also include sensor elements that serve as operating elements 13 .

An enlarged detail of the distal end of the operating profile 20 is shown in the left-hand area of FIG. The gap heights are matched to one another in such a way that the furniture front panel 3 can be opened reliably even if there is a drip nose 10b. Such a drip nose or drip edge 10b reliably prevents liquid dripping down from above from entering the interior of a receiving compartment 30 or dripping onto the top of the furniture front panel 3 .

In the embodiment according to FIG. 4, the furniture panel 2 with the control strip 10 protrudes outwards beyond the receiving compartments 30 of the furniture component 1.

In contrast to the configuration according to FIG. 4, the furniture component 1 in the cross section according to FIG. 5 does not have such a projection. The distal end of the control strip 10 ends practically flush with the front side 3a of the furniture front panel 3 .

In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, the cables or lines 23 for supplying power to the electronics module 9 are routed in a line bushing 22 .

The data interface 7, the data memory 17, the microcontroller 18 and an energy source 19 are shown schematically in FIG. 5 on the electronic module 9 as an example. The energy source 19 or the energy store enable the electronic module to be operated at least temporarily, even without it external power supply.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 6, the distal end of the control bar 10 again protrudes forwards over the front side 3a of the front panel 3 of the furniture. The data interface 7, the data memory 17, the microcontroller 18 and the energy source 19 can also be accommodated separately from the electronics module 9 inside the control panel 10.

In FIG. 6, on the underside 10a of the control bar 10 at the distal outer end, a variation is drawn in with a dotted line, in which a groove 10d is introduced into the control bar 10 on the underside. Such a groove 10d can also ensure that the outer end of the underside 10a of the control bar 10 serves as a drip nose or drip edge.

The injection-molded component has the film or the film is attached to it. In particular, the electronics module 9 can only be used to evaluate the signals from the foil and, if necessary, to provide the lighting by means of LEDs applied to the circuit board or another circuit board. Preferably, the LEDs can also be on the foil.

In the figures 7 to 9 different variations of the structure of a control panel 10 are shown in cross section. The different configurations each have an operating profile 20 which is formed as an extrusion profile or coextrusion profile 21 or by profile parts 26 and 27 . It is also possible that more than two profile parts form an operating profile 20 .

In FIG. 7, the profile part 26 forms a covering and holding profile and is produced in particular in an extrusion process or coextrusion process. The profile part 27 is also an extruded part and serves as a closure profile. In the embodiment of Figure 7, a horizontal protruding web can be designed as a spring 25 which engages in a correspondingly horizontally designed groove 24 in the furniture panel 2 .

In FIG. 8, the profile part 26 serves as a cover profile, while the profile part 27 serves as a closure and holding profile. The web 25, which fits exactly into the groove 24 in the furniture panel 2, is formed on the profile part 27 in FIG.

A variant is shown in FIG. 9 in which the profile part 27 is attached to the furniture panel 2 . Here the abutting edge 15, as well as in Figures 7 and 8 between the control strip 10 and the furniture panel 2 runs perpendicular to the upper cover surface 4a.

The electronics module 9 is attached to the underside of the profile part 26, which is transparent here. It is also possible and preferable for the electronic module 9 to form the surface of the operating section 12 practically directly. Then no separate profile part 26 is necessary. The electronics module 9 is attached to the underside of the injection-molded component, which is transparent or partially transparent here. The injection molded component can form the surface practically directly.

In FIG. 9, the injection molded component forms the surface and not the extrusion/coextrusion profile. In this exemplary embodiment, the extrusion or coextrusion profile acts only as a holder!

9a shows the housing 50 with the control bar 10 in a cross section. The furniture board 2 is cut here and only a (small) part is visible. The housing 50 or the control panel 10 adjoins the end face or the narrow side 5 of the furniture panel 2 . A sealing element 33 is arranged on the upper side at the abutting edge 15 between the furniture panel 2 and the control strip 10 or the housing 50 . The Extrusion profile or coextrusion profile 21 here includes a support rail 19b with a cable bushing 22 and a suitable number of cables 23 . A light source 34 is accommodated in a housing section, here in the form of an LED light bar, which emits light downwards through the transparent cover 34a in order to provide background lighting (ambient lighting). In the housing 50 flexible and compressible spacer elements 32 are accommodated here, a display 31 or. carry a display unit 14a. The spacer elements 32 press the display unit(s) 14a against the closing strip of the operating profile 20 with a slight pressure. The profile 21 is bent at the lower end here and forms a drip nose 10b (possibly also in the form of a continuous drip edge) or a groove 10d on the underside 10a. This provides a defined dripping option. In this arrangement, the operating section 12 of the operating bar 10 can be easily grasped by the user at an angle from above. Operating and reading information is convenient for the user.

FIG. 10 shows a furniture component 1 in the kitchen area in a highly schematic perspective view, with two different electrical devices 200 being formed on the furniture panel 2 of the furniture component 1 . On the scales as an electrical device 200 , some foods 201 are shown in a very schematic way by way of example. The measured weight of 795 grams here is output on the operating section 12 of the operating bar 10 by the display unit 14 a as an information element 14 .

A user hand, shown schematically, touches a finger with a control element 13 shown in dashed lines. Storage spaces 40 are formed on receiving compartments 30 below the furniture panel 2 .

The control section 12 of the control panel ste 10 of the housing 50 i st aligned obliquely to the horizontal and to the vertical, so that a user standing in front of it can grasp the various information elements 14 and display units 14a at a glance from obliquely above.

In the front area, for example, a signal strength of a reception is plotted on an information element 14 in the form of a bar. A controller for the volume of an acoustic output unit or a controller for a hob is shown next to it, for example.

An external device 150 can be seen in the background on the upper side 4 of the furniture panel 2, which is only shown very schematically here. The external device 150 can be embodied here, for example, as a tablet or as a smartphone or as a digital terminal device 210 or the like.

It is possible to control the electronics module 9 via the digital terminal device 210 . It is also possible, for example, for the volume of a music playback to be changed via the operating elements 13, with the music being called up via the external device 150 and the acoustic output taking place via coupled loudspeakers.

Figure 11 and Figure 12 show highly schematic representations of the data connections originating from the furniture component 1 within a house and the data connections of the electronic modules 9 of a control panel 10.

Various rooms in the basement, ground floor and first floor of a single-family house are shown in section in FIG. 11, various external devices (external to the furniture component) being present in the different rooms. such as B. a washing machine and the heating in the basement or an oven or a lamp on the ground floor. An electrically driven roller shutter is shown on a window on the first floor. In the garage is a car. All of these external devices 150 can be coupled to the furniture component 1 (e.g. a cooking island in the cooking/living area) via data connections (usually wireless). For this purpose, the housing 50 accommodates various electronic modules, each with adapted radio units, in order to use the operating and information elements 13, 14 to call up data from the corresponding external devices 150 and/or to control them. Operation can in turn take place via the digital terminal 210 from FIG. B. is connected to the roller shutter control or the heating. A multiplicity of external devices 150 in the house can thus be radio-controlled via the electronic modules 9 .

As FIG. 12 shows, different electronic modules 9 can set up and maintain data connections to different or the same external devices 150 one after the other or simultaneously. The data connections can be transmitted on different frequencies and with different standards. The corresponding electronic modules 9 ensure the appropriate connection.

The data connections between the electronic modules 9 and the external devices can be established via a hub 60, a gateway 60, a bridge 60 and/or via a smart home center 60. As shown in FIG. 12, the hub, the gateway, the bridge or the smart home center 60 can be located outside of the housing 50 . It is also possible for an electronics module 9 to serve as the central module. The central module 9a can be designed as a hub, gateway, bridge or smart home center 60 . This central module 9a can communicate directly with an external device 150 and/or in turn itself be connected to an externally arranged hub, gateway, a bridge or a smart home center. This additional connection can then be used to communicate with one or more external devices 150 . The hubs, gateways, bridges, or smart Home centers 60 can be connected to an intranet or the Internet 70 . The communication paths 80 between the individual electronic modules 9, the hubs, gateways, bridges, smart home centers 60, 9a, the external devices 150, the Internet 70 and the digital terminals 210 are shown here by way of example as a broken line.

In all of the configurations, the electronic modules 9 can be replaced individually if required, for example if a module is defective or if a transmission standard changes. If required, an additional new electronic module 9 with a new standard or another type of connection can also be added at any time. The furniture components as a whole do not have to be replaced.

FIG. 13 shows a further exemplary embodiment, with the furniture component 1 being designed as a base cabinet 110 . A wall cabinet 120 can optionally be provided above this. The base cabinet 110 has a body 8 and an upper furniture panel 2 here, the z. B. can be used as a worktop. At the front of a furniture front panel 3 is provided, the z. B. can be designed as a door, behind which a receiving compartment 30 is provided. A housing 50 or a control strip 10 is arranged and fastened on the narrow side 5 of the front edge of the furniture panel 2 . In the right-hand part of FIG. 13, the control bar 10 is shown enlarged. Two electronic modules 9 are accommodated here on the mounting rail 19b. The mounting rail 19b can also be used for power supply. The control section 12 is formed on the control bar 10 oriented obliquely upwards in order to control remote external devices 150 if necessary. The electronic modules 9 and other parts in the receiving space 51 can be exchanged if necessary or on request. In this way , the functionality can also be expanded at a later date .

The housing 50 with the electronic modules 9 can also be in one be received or attached to another wall 35 of the furniture component.

FIG. 14 shows a furniture component 1 designed as a top cabinet 120 . In the right part, the area of the lower front edge is shown schematically and enlarged. The furniture panel 2 is provided here below the receiving compartment 30 . A continuous mounting rail 19b carries the various modules 9 . An energy store 19a in the form of z. B. a battery can ensure the operation of at least one electronic module s 9, even if the external power supply falls out as planned or unplanned.

The housing 50 with the control panel 10 is arranged here in the lower area of the upper cabinet 120 , the surface section 11 with the control section 12 being aligned obliquely downwards. This enables convenient operation from diagonally below.

The electronic modules 9 can be accommodated and arranged in the housing 50 at predetermined or selectable intervals. Each electronic module 9 can have its own transmitter-receiver unit 7a in order to set up radio connections to one another and to external devices 150 in a targeted manner and independently of one another using the same or different radio standards. An electronics module 9 can be in the form of a central module 9a and can also establish a data connection with other central modules 9a, if necessary via the Internet. List of references:

1 furniture component 19a energy storage, battery

2 furniture panel, worktop 19b support rail

2a thickness of 2 20 operating profile

2b core of 2 21 extrusion profile, co-extrusion

3 furniture front panel sion profile

3a Front of 3 22 cable entry

4 top of 2 23 line

4 a top surface 24 groove in 2

4b bottom of 2 25 spring on 10

5 narrow side of 2 26 profile part

6 narrow side of 2 27 profile part

6a Length of 6 28 holder, injection molded part

7 data interface 29 locking hook

7a transmitter-receiver unit 30 receiving compartment

8 furniture body 31 display

9 electronic module 32 spacer element

9a central module 33 sealing element

10 control bar 34 light source

10a bottom of 10 34a cover

10b drip nose 35 wall

10c coupling interface 40 storage space l Od groove 50 housing

11 Surface section 50a top surface

12 operation section 51 receiving space, cavity

12a Angle 60 Hub , Gateway, Bridge ,

12b Winkel Smart home headquarters

13 Control element 70 Internet

13a sensor 80 communication path

14 Information element 100 kitchen furniture

14a display unit 110 base cabinet

15 hem 120 wall unit

15a acute angle 150 external device

16 connection element 200 electrical cal device

17 data store 201 food

18 microcontroller 210 digital terminal

19 energy source

Claims

Expectations :

A furniture component (1) having a housing formed thereon

(50) and a plurality of exchangeable electronic modules (9) accommodated therein, wherein the electronic modules (9) each have at least one data interface (7) and wherein at least two of the electronic modules (9) each have their own wireless transceiver unit (7a), wherein the housing (50) provides an energy source (19) for the electronic modules (9) accommodated therein, wherein a plurality of electronic modules (9) can be positioned one behind the other freely or in stages in a direction in which the housing (50) extends, and wherein the electronic modules (90) are suitable and trained to directly or indirectly exchange data with external devices (150).

2. furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein at least one electronic module (9) is adapted to display information from at least one external device (150) and / or to control at least one external device (150).

3. furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein an electronic module (9) with a wireless transmitter-receiver unit (7a) has a different radio standard than at least one external device (150) that with the electronic module (9) in the data transfer stands.

4. Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a communication path (80) between an electronic module (9) with a wireless transceiver unit (7a) and the at least one external device (150) through at least one hub (60, 9a ), a gateway (60, 9a), a bridge (60, 9a) or a smart home center (60, 9a) is set up.

5. Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least two electronic modules (9) in the housing (50) are connected to each other via a wired interface. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one external device (150) is taken from a group of devices, the multimedia devices, display devices, thermostats, lamps, roller blind switches, televisions, actuators, drivable furniture parts, household appliances, built-in appliances, kitchen appliances, garden appliances , charging stations, sockets, signal transmitters and household appliances. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electronic module (9) serves as a central module (9a) for coordinating other electronic modules (9). Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the central module (9a) is connected to another central module and e.g. B. a hub (60), a gateway (60), a bridge (60) or a smart home center (60) can be connected. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electronic module (9) can be connected to the Internet. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electronic module (9) can be configured by means of a digital terminal (210). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electronic module (9) can be seen and/or operated through a top surface (50a) of the housing (50). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least two different electronic modules (9) use different radio protocols. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electronics module (9) can be operated via a battery (19a). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one storage space (40) delimited by a wall (35). . Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the storage space (40) is delimited by a movable furniture front panel (3). . Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one furniture panel (2). . Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the furniture panel (2) is arranged to close off a storage space (40) of a movable furniture front panel (3) separated by the movable furniture front panel (3). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the two preceding claims, wherein the furniture panel (2) has a plurality of sides, namely an upper side (4) with an upper cover surface (4a) and an underside (4b) and at least one lateral narrow side (5, 6) . . Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (50) on the furniture panel (2) is accommodated. . Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (50) has at least one operating section (12). . Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the operating section (12) is suitable and designed to display data of a connected electrical device (200), such as. B. a time, a program selection, a weight of a scale, a device status, etc. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one operating section (12) comprises at least one sensor which is taken from a group of sensors which includes touch sensors and non-contact sensors, proximity sensors and gesture sensors (13a). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electronic module (9) can be connected directly or indirectly to a voice-controlled input or output device. . Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the electronics module (9) can display data from the voice-controlled input or output device. . Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the housing (50) provides a control bar (10). Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the control bar (10) has at least one diagonal to the upper cover surface (4a) of the Furniture panel (2) extending surface section (11) with at least one operating section (12) and arranged thereon operating and / or information elements (13, 14). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the operating section (12) with the operating and information elements (13, 14) is arranged obliquely to the top and/or underside, and the operating section (12) with the operating and information elements (13, 14) at an angle (12a) between 10 ° and 80 ° or between 25 ° and 65 ° to the vertical on the top and / or bottom of the furniture panel (2) is arranged. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the control strip (10) has a substantially triangular cross-section. . Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (50) at least partially with the The front side (3a) of the furniture front panel (3) is flush and/or protrudes at least in sections over the front side (3a) of the furniture front panel (3). . Furniture component (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the housing (50) has at least one drip nose (10b) or drip edge projecting beyond the front side (3a) of the furniture front panel (3) and/or the underside of the operating profile (10) towards the distal end falls off. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the furniture panel (2) is designed as a table or worktop, a length and/or width of the furniture panel (2) being greater than 500 mm and the furniture panel having a thickness (2a) between 15mm and 60mm. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (50) extends over essentially the entire length (6a) of the narrow side (6). . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a software update of at least one electronic module (9) is possible via a data interface (7). Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the control bar (10) has a mains-independent energy source (19 ) so that it can be operated independently of the mains. . Furniture component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the furniture panel (2) has a core (2b) which consists at least partially of a wood-based material or of a wood-based material, such as particle board or medium-density or high-density fibreboard (MDE - Medium Density Fiber, HDF - High Density Fiber) or made of natural or artificial stone, granite, glass or concrete or of metal or biopolymer. . Furniture component (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one display unit (14a) is suitable and designed to output information about static and/or dynamic symbols and/or characters, the display unit (14a) being designed as a display and/or has pre-printed and transilluminatable areas. . Furniture component (1) with a furniture panel (2) arranged adjacent to (a movable furniture front panel (3) to close off a storage space (40) separated by the movable furniture front panel (3), the furniture panel (2) having an upper side (4), an underside (4b) and at least one lateral narrow side (5, 6) and wherein a control bar (10) is arranged on at least one side (4, 5, 6) of the furniture panel (2), characterized in that on the control bar (10) a plurality of electronic modules (9) that can be positioned and exchanged freely or in stages in a direction of extension of the housing (50) and are supplied by an energy source (19), with at least two of the electronic modules (9) each having their own wireless transmitter-receiver unit (7a) and are suitable and trained to directly or indirectly exchange data with external devices (150).