Motor assemblies for architectural coverings

A motor assembly for an architectural covering, the motor assembly comprising:

• a motor;
• a first switch to trigger the motor to retract the architectural covering;
• a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering;
• an actuator, the actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction;
• a housing, the actuator rotatable within the housing;
• a spring to bias the actuator to a neutral position where neither the first switch nor the second switch is activated, the spring disposed within a cavity formed in a side of the actuator, the spring extending outward through an opening in the housing and engaged with a side wall defining a portion of the opening;
• and
• a control lever coupled to the actuator, the control lever to rotate the actuator when the control lever is moved.

A motor assembly for an architectural covering, the motor assembly comprising:

• a motor;
• an end plate, a channel formed in a side of the end plate, the channel defined by an upper wall and a lower wall;
• an actuator, the actuator positioned to activate the motor to retract the architectural covering when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the motor to extend the architectural covering when the actuator is rotated in a second direction;
• and
• a control lever coupled to the actuator, the control lever extending from the actuator to translate linear movement into rotational movement of the actuator, the control lever disposed in the channel formed in the side of the end plate, the control lever to engage the upper wall when the control lever is rotated a first amount in the first direction, and the control lever to engage the lower wall when the control lever is rotated a second amount in the second direction.

An operating system for an architectural covering, the operating system comprising:

• a control lever to cause the architectural covering to extend or retract, an end of the control lever having a connector;
• an end joiner coupled to the control lever, a socket formed in a side of the end joiner, the connector of the control lever extending into the socket, the end joiner having a first magnet;
• a retainer disposed in the socket to prevent the connector from being removed from the socket;
• and
• a lever actuator having a second magnet, the lever actuator magnetically coupled to the end joiner via the first and second magnets, the lever actuator detachable from the end joiner by overcoming the magnetic force between the first and second magnets.