US Patent 10405654 Driving mechanism, protection device and control method applicable to furniture

A driving mechanism includes an open elastic member, an actuating member and a protection device. When a second furniture part is moved relative to a first furniture part from a closed position to an over-push position along a first direction, the open elastic member is configured to provide an opening force to drive the second furniture part to move to an open position along a second direction. The protection device includes a blocking member and a control member. During a process of the second furniture part being moved from the open position to the closed position along the first direction, the blocking member is moved from a first state to a second state to be blocked by the actuating member, in order to prevent the second furniture part from being moved from the closed position to the over-push position.