EP4338557A1 - Verfahren zum herstellen eines möbel- oder bauelements - Google Patents
Verfahren zum herstellen eines möbel- oder bauelementsInfo
- Publication number
- EP4338557A1 EP4338557A1 EP22728501.2A EP22728501A EP4338557A1 EP 4338557 A1 EP4338557 A1 EP 4338557A1 EP 22728501 A EP22728501 A EP 22728501A EP 4338557 A1 EP4338557 A1 EP 4338557A1
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- Prior art keywords
- electronic component
- coating material
- workpiece
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- furniture
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K1/00—Printed circuits
- H05K1/16—Printed circuits incorporating printed electric components, e.g. printed resistors, capacitors or inductors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
- A47B96/20—Furniture panels or like furniture elements
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B2220/00—General furniture construction, e.g. fittings
- A47B2220/0091—Electronic or electric devices
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B77/00—Kitchen cabinets
- A47B77/04—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts
- A47B77/08—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K1/00—Printed circuits
- H05K1/02—Details
- H05K1/03—Use of materials for the substrate
- H05K1/0386—Paper sheets
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for producing a piece of furniture or a component according to the preamble of
- the components In the furniture and construction element industry, the components often consist of chipboard, which is provided with various coating materials on its surface. There is an increasing desire to also provide such components with electrical and electronic components, for example to be able to display information or operate switches.
- DE 10 2016 010 583 A1 discloses a workpiece that is provided with a decorative film, electronic components such as sensors, actuators or displays being provided in the film and connected by a printed circuit.
- electronic components such as sensors, actuators or displays being provided in the film and connected by a printed circuit.
- arranging various electronic components is complex and involves considerable logistics and warehousing.
- an adaptation of the respective components to the corresponding workpieces, for example to their dimensions, is difficult or leads to even greater storage. 2
- this object is achieved by a method for producing a piece of furniture or a component according to claim 1 .
- Particularly preferred developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.
- the invention is based on the idea of integrating the production of the at least one electronic component into the manufacturing process of the piece of furniture or component, so that the properties of the electronic component can only be specified at an extremely late point in time and with knowledge of the respective piece of furniture or component.
- at least one electronic component is at least partially printed onto the coating material.
- at least one electronic component can be provided on or in the respective piece of furniture or component in a particularly simple and flexible manner.
- logistics are extremely simplified and, apart from consumables for the printing process, there is largely no need for warehousing.
- the at least one electronic component can also be integrated particularly well since, as a rule, no special recesses or indentations are required in order to imprint the at least one electronic component.
- the at least one electronic component is constructed in one layer. This not only results in a particularly simple and rapid printing process, but also simplifies the electrical connection of the at least one electronic component, since overall only one layer is required for electronic components, electrodes and other electrical circuits.
- the layer can be printed using the single-pass or multi-pass method, for example.
- Multi-layer electronic components can also be advantageous within the scope of the invention, particularly if a number of functions are to be combined in one component.
- the at least one electronic component can be designed in a wide variety of ways within the scope of the present invention. However, special optical and functional effects result if, according to a development of the method according to the invention, at least one electronic component has a display, ie a display. In this way, on the one hand, different information can be displayed, on the other hand, different light and lighting effects can also be achieved.
- At least one electronic component has a light-emitting diode (LED), preferably an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).
- LED light-emitting diode
- OLED organic light-emitting diode
- At least one electronic component has a sensor, preferably one 4
- Touch sensor and/or proximity sensor such as in particular a (e.g. organic) photodiode.
- a photodiode e.g. organic
- numerous other functionalities can be provided in the respective furniture or components, such as control panels for electrical devices, motion detectors, light barriers, etc.
- the at least one electronic component has a transmitting and/or receiving unit, such as a transceiver in particular. This results in a wide range of communication options without requiring a high production outlay.
- the at least one electronic component has a computing unit such as a gate and/or a CPU in particular, so that the range of possible functionalities can be greatly increased, while the manufacturing effort remains low thanks to the printing process.
- electrically conductive and/or organic ink is used for printing the at least one electronic component.
- a conductive ink instead of a conductive ink, it is also possible to work with ink that is only rendered conductive by a later action (such as energy input by means of a laser, for example). 5
- the at least one electronic component is provided with a cover layer, which is preferably designed as a protective layer and/or contrast layer. This makes it possible to further increase both the durability and the functionality of the at least one component.
- the at least one electronic component can in principle be printed onto the coating material at any time, it is preferred according to a development of the invention that the at least one electronic component is printed onto the coating material after the coating material has been applied at least partially to the workpiece.
- the electronic component can be matched particularly precisely to the respective workpiece.
- the production process is also simplified since the coating material does not have to be specially aligned in relation to the workpiece and production logistics are simplified.
- workpieces can be provided with at least one electronic component at any time, possibly also subsequently.
- the workpiece has a power supply and/or a data transmission interface, which is/are connected to the at least one electronic component.
- a power supply can on the one hand be understood to mean a power storage unit such as a battery or an accumulator, but on the other hand also a power supply interface via which a connection to a power grid or an external power storage unit is established 6 can become.
- the provision of solar modules or other energy generation units is also conceivable as a power supply. Overall, this ensures reliable operation of the at least one electronic component.
- the data transmission interface can also be designed as an at least partially printed transmission and/or reception unit, as described above.
- a data transmission interface enables increased functionality of the at least one electronic component, since a connection to other electronic components or other units can be established via the data transmission interface, for example.
- the at least one electronic component is coupled to a control unit of a machine, such as in particular a household appliance and/or to a wireless network such as in particular a WLAN router or possibly also a mobile phone connection.
- a control unit of a machine such as in particular a household appliance and/or to a wireless network such as in particular a WLAN router or possibly also a mobile phone connection.
- the data transmission interface mentioned above can advantageously be used for this coupling.
- Any information can also be displayed, which is received, for example, via a wireless router from the Internet, in which case instructions can also be issued via the wireless router or entries can be made to enable interactive communication via the 7
- WLAN router and, if necessary, the Internet with a wide variety of websites, servers or devices.
- Fig. 1 schematically shows a view of a furniture group according to an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 shows schematic detail views
- FIG. 1 A group of furniture 1 according to an embodiment of the invention is shown in Fig. 1 schematically in a side view. Purely by way of example, this is a group of kitchen furniture 1 in which a row of base cabinets is provided below a worktop 8 . The right-hand area of the worktop 8 forms, together with the underlying cabinet, a piece of kitchen furniture 1 in which a household appliance 20, such as a dishwasher, is housed. 8th
- the worktop 8 shown in FIG. 1 has two electronic components 10 and 10', which in the present embodiment are designed, for example, as a display 10 and as a sensor 10'.
- the display 10 can be a light-emitting diode (LED), in particular an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).
- This display 10 can show different information, such as the work program or the remaining time of the household appliance 20, the time, or any other information that can be obtained from the Internet, for example.
- OLEDs Organic light-emitting diodes
- the senor 10' which in the present embodiment is configured as a capacitive or inductive proximity sensor.
- the sensor 10' may include an organic photodiode (OPD).
- OPD organic photodiode
- At least one electronic component can have a transmitting and/or receiving unit such as a transceiver in particular.
- At least one electronic component can also have a computing unit such as, in particular, a gate and/or a CPU.
- a transmitting and/or receiving unit such as a transceiver
- At least one electronic component can also have a computing unit such as, in particular, a gate and/or a CPU.
- a computing unit such as, in particular, a gate and/or a CPU.
- 9 different combination devices such as transponders are possible within the scope of the invention.
- the method for producing the piece of furniture illustrated in FIG. 1 thus initially includes the provision of one or more panel-shaped workpieces 2, which in the present embodiment are made of wood, wood-based materials, plastic or the like, as is common in the furniture and component industry come into use.
- a coating material 4 such as decorative paper, a plastic edge or a wide variety of other materials, such as veneer, is then applied to the surface of the workpiece.
- the electronic components 10, 10' can now be printed onto the coating material 4, it also being possible in principle to print at least one electronic component onto the coating material in advance (before the coating process).
- At least one electronic component 10, 10' can then be provided with a cover layer, such as a protective film or a contrasting film, with other cover layers also being able to be provided instead of a film, for example also by means of a printing process.
- a cover layer such as a protective film or a contrasting film
- conductor tracks, electrodes (such as the feed lines 16 shown in FIG. 2) or other electrical tracks can also be printed on if required, provided they are not otherwise provided or are already present.
- An electrical connection to a power supply 12 and a data transmission interface 14, which are shown schematically in FIG. 1, can also be established through these conductor tracks. 10
- the power supply 12 can, for example, establish a connection to a conventional power grid or to a power source of the corresponding household appliance 20 .
- the data transmission interface is designed as a WLAN interface which communicates with a WLAN router 30 (cf. FIG. 1) and in this way can also establish a connection to and via the Internet if required.
- a WLAN connection a wired LAN connection or a connection to any wireless network can also be used.
- the display 10 can be used to display a wide variety of information both in relation to the household appliance 20 or any other machine and using the Internet or any other data source.
- the household appliance 20 can be controlled by means of the sensor 10' and any commands can be output to and via the Internet or another suitable data connection.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102021112435.2A DE102021112435A1 (de) | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-12 | Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Möbel- oder Bauelements |
| PCT/EP2022/062578 WO2022238372A1 (de) | 2021-05-12 | 2022-05-10 | Verfahren zum herstellen eines möbel- oder bauelements |
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| EP4338557A1 true EP4338557A1 (de) | 2024-03-20 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP22728501.2A Pending EP4338557A1 (de) | 2021-05-12 | 2022-05-10 | Verfahren zum herstellen eines möbel- oder bauelements |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20240244753A1 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP4338557A1 (de) |
| CN (1) | CN117121644A (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102021112435A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2022238372A1 (de) |
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| WO2024180525A1 (en) | 2023-03-02 | 2024-09-06 | Centitvc - Centro De Nanotecnologia E Materiais Tecnicos Funcionais E Inteligentes | Sensoring wood base product, method for production and uses thereof |
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| DE102009020627A1 (de) * | 2009-05-09 | 2010-11-11 | Hettich Holding Gmbh & Co. Ohg | Möbel |
| EP2927018B1 (de) | 2014-04-04 | 2018-02-21 | Flooring Technologies Ltd. | Verfahren und vorrichtung zur herstellung von funktionalisierten holzwerkstoffplatten |
| DE102016010583A1 (de) | 2015-11-17 | 2017-05-18 | Parador Gmbh | Folie und Belag |
| DE202015007999U1 (de) | 2015-11-17 | 2017-02-20 | Parador Gmbh | Plattenkörper |
| US10561019B2 (en) * | 2017-08-25 | 2020-02-11 | Tactotek Oy | Ecological multilayer structure for hosting electronics and related method of manufacture |
| DE102018117805A1 (de) | 2018-07-24 | 2020-01-30 | Rehau Ag + Co | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines mindestens eine elektronische Komponente aufweisenden Extrusionsprofils |
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- 2021-05-12 DE DE102021112435.2A patent/DE102021112435A1/de active Pending
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- 2022-05-10 US US18/559,311 patent/US20240244753A1/en active Pending
- 2022-05-10 CN CN202280027360.3A patent/CN117121644A/zh active Pending
- 2022-05-10 WO PCT/EP2022/062578 patent/WO2022238372A1/de not_active Ceased
- 2022-05-10 EP EP22728501.2A patent/EP4338557A1/de active Pending
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| WO2022238372A1 (de) | 2022-11-17 |
| DE102021112435A1 (de) | 2022-11-17 |
| US20240244753A1 (en) | 2024-07-18 |
| CN117121644A (zh) | 2023-11-24 |
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