Patent ID: 8692497

Claim:
An electric furniture flap drive comprising: a control arm to be connected to one of an upward pivotable flap, an upward fold flap, and an upward lift flap; an identification device for automatically identifying the one of the upward pivotable flap, the upward fold flap, and the upward lift flap connected to said control arm; and a travel measuring device connected to said identification device, said travel measuring device being configured to determine an amount of travel in the form of an angular range covered by said control arm between a first end position and a second end position opposite the first end position, said identification device being configured to identify the one of the upward pivotable flap, the upward fold flap, and the upward lift flap based on a measurement result from said travel measuring device, wherein the measurement result comprises the angular range covered by said control arm between the first end position and the second end position.