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Desk Sensor™ 1
PIEZO™
The PIEZO-electric sensor is an electronic sensor integrated in the column, which reacts on load changes. If the desk drives
into an obstacle, the load changes. This load change is picked up by the PIEZO-electric sensor and the signal is sent to the
control box.
For optimised safety against squeezing and blocking on a desk, LINAK has developed a DL19 columns with integrated sensor,
called PIEZO. The option minimises the risk for damages on a desk caused by squeezing or blocking of obstacles in up and
down direction. Examples could be driving down into an office chair or into a container or up into a windowsill. To a certain
extent, the system also increases the personal safety, but it does not comply with legislation describing personal safety.
PIEZO allows the DL19 columns to have the standard built-in dimension and the standard stroke length. There are no visible
changes to the column.
The Desk Sensor™ 1 (DS1) is a small, compact adapter to be plugged into the control box or, in IC systems, into the master
column. The DS1 is based on gyroscope-technology, and it detects even little tilting of the desk when the desk is driving up or
down. Upon detected tilting, the system stops and drives in the opposite direction to avoid collision and damage to the desk
or the object. The DS1 can detect both hard and soft obstacles, and it works with both 2-part and 3-part columns.
Optionally, the DS1 can also be combined with the well-known PIEZO™ technology ensuring an even higher level of anti-
collision.
Do not use the DL19 with PIEZO in combination with a crossbar or a foot construction where you place the column in
a tube welded on the foot.