Methods and apparatus to control architectural opening covering assemblies

An architectural covering assembly comprising:

• a roller tube;
• a manual controller;
• a motor including a motor housing and a motor drive shaft, said motor housing coupled to said roller tube to rotate therewith, said motor drive shaft coupled to said manual controller, said motor drive shaft to be rotated via operation of said manual controller;
• and
• a clutch engaged with said motor (1) to lock said motor drive shaft against rotation relative to said motor housing when said manual controller is operated and said motor is not energized, operation of said manual controller causing rotation of said motor drive shaft and said motor housing, and rotation of said motor housing causing rotation of said roller tube;
• and (2) to unlock said motor drive shaft and said motor housing to enable said motor housing to rotate, and thereby rotate said roller tube, relative to said motor drive shaft when said motor is energized.

An architectural covering assembly for an architectural structure, the architectural covering assembly comprising:

• a motor including a motor housing and a motor shaft;
• a frame coupled to said motor housing;
• and
• a manual controller including a connector and a rotating member, said connector coupled to said motor shaft of said motor, wherein:
• said manual controller is configured to transfer torque from said rotating member to said connector when said rotating member is rotated via user input, such that said connector rotates said motor shaft to rotate said frame, and
• said manual controller is configured to resist movement of said connector when said motor is energized and said rotating member is not rotated via user input, such that said motor shaft is held substantially stationary with respect to the architectural structure such that said motor housing and said frame rotate relative to said motor shaft.