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US 10,372,099 B2Granted
Method for configuring an actuator for the operation of a moving element in a home-automation device, and actuator operating by this method
AssigneeSomfy SAS
InventorsEric Barralon, Jean-François Bocquet
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Abstract
Method for configuring an actuator (2) for the operation of a moving element (3) for closure, solar protection, privacy or screening, said actuator comprising a gear motor (4) and a gear motor electronic control unit (5), said electronic control unit incorporating a memory (51) in which at least one range of travel of the element has been pre-recorded, and said method comprising a step for the relative modification of the magnitude of at least one range.
Claims20
A method for configuring an actuator for operation of a moving element for closure, solar protection, privacy or screening,
- wherein the actuator comprises a gear motor and a gear motor electronic control unit, the electronic control unit incorporating a memory in which at least one range of travel of the moving element has been pre-recorded,
- wherein an initial data recorded in the memory define magnitudes of different ranges used in operation of the actuator,
- wherein the method comprises performing a relative modification of a magnitude of the at least one range in relation to the initial data for the definition of the at least one range,
- wherein the magnitude of the at least one range is defined by at least one variable, which is at least one selected from the group consisting of a temporal variable and a spatial variable,
- wherein the modification comprises executing a mathematical operation on the at least one initial variable, which is a modification by application of a multiplication factor to the at least one variable, or a modification by addition of a quantity to the at least one variable,
- wherein there are at least six ranges and wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- a magnitude of a first range among the at least six ranges is defined by a first variable,
- a magnitude of a second range among the at least six ranges is defined by a second variable,
- a magnitude of a third range among the at least six ranges is defined by a third variable,
- a magnitude of a fourth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a fourth variable,
- a magnitude of a fifth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a fifth variable, and
- a magnitude of a sixth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a sixth variable,
- wherein the modification is applied in an identical manner to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variables, or the modification is applied in a differentiated manner to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variables.
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A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium, on which a computer program is stored containing program code which, when executed by a computer, implements a method for configuring an actuator for operation of a moving element for closure, solar protection, privacy or screening,
- wherein the actuator comprises a gear motor and a gear motor electronic control unit, the electronic control unit incorporating a memory in which at least one range of travel of the moving element has been pre-recorded,
- wherein an initial data recorded in the memory define magnitudes of different ranges used in operation of the actuator,
- wherein the method comprises performing a relative modification of a magnitude of the at least one range in relation to the initial data for the definition of the at least one range,
- wherein the magnitude of the at least one range is defined by at least one variable, which is at least one selected from the group consisting of a temporal variable and a spatial variable,
- wherein the modification comprises executing a mathematical operation on the at least one initial variable, which is a modification by application of a multiplication factor to the at least one variable, or a modification by addition of a quantity to the at least one variable,
- wherein there are at least six ranges and wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- a magnitude of a first range among the at least six ranges is defined by a first variable,
- a magnitude of a second range among the at least six ranges is defined by a second variable,
- a magnitude of a third range among the at least six ranges is defined by a third variable,
- a magnitude of a fourth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a fourth variable,
- a magnitude of a fifth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a fifth variable, and
- a magnitude of a sixth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a sixth variable,
- wherein the modification is applied in an identical manner to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variables, or the modification is applied in a differentiated manner to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variables.
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An electro-mechanical actuator for operation of a moving rolling closure element,
- wherein the actuator comprises a gear motor and a gear motor electronic control unit,
- wherein the electronic control unit incorporates a memory in which at least one range of travel of the element has been pre-recorded, wherein an initial data recorded in the memory define magnitudes of different ranges used in operation of the actuator, and
- hardware and/or software arranged to implement a method for configuring the actuator for the operation of a moving element for closure, solar protection, privacy or screening, the method comprising performing a relative modification of a magnitude of the at least one range in relation to the initial data for the definition of the at least one range,
- wherein the actuator comprises an electronically-commutated DC motor,
- wherein the magnitude of the at least one range is defined by at least one variable, which is at least one selected from the group consisting of a temporal variable and a spatial variable,
- wherein the modification comprises executing a mathematical operation on the at least one initial variable, which is a modification by application of a multiplication factor to the at least one variable, or a modification by addition of a quantity to the at least one variable,
- wherein there are at least six ranges and wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- a magnitude of a first range among the at least six ranges is defined by a first variable,
- a magnitude of a second range among the at least six ranges is defined by a second variable,
- a magnitude of a third range among the at least six ranges is defined by a third variable,
- a magnitude of a fourth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a fourth variable,
- a magnitude of a fifth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a fifth variable, and
- a magnitude of a sixth range among the at least six ranges is defined by a sixth variable,
- wherein the modification is applied in an identical manner to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variables, or the modification is applied in a differentiated manner to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth variables.
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