Motor assisted revolving door system and method with multiple sensors
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorFederico Romero
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Abstract
A control system for a door includes: a controller; a door motor configured to be operatively connected to the controller; an object sensor configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect a presence of an object; and an operation sensor configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect movement of a door, and wherein the controller is configured to send a operation signal to the door motor to cause the door motor to operate when the controller detects both: a signal from the object sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected the presence of and object; and a signal from the operation sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected movement.
Claims20
A control system for a door comprising:
- a controller;
- a door motor configured to be operatively connected to the controller;
- a first object sensor configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect a presence of an object;
- and
- an operation sensor configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect movement of the door, and
- wherein the controller is configured to send an operation signal to the door motor to cause the door motor to operate in response to the controller receiving both:
- a signal from the first object sensor indicating that the first object sensor has detected the presence of the object;
- and
- a signal from the operation sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected the movement.
A door system comprising:
- a revolving door;
- a controller for controlling the door;
- a door motor operatively connected to the controller;
- a first object sensor operatively connected to the controller and configured to detect a presence of an object;
- and
- an operation sensor operatively connected to the controller and configured to detect movement of the door, and
- wherein the controller is configured to send an operation signal to the door motor to cause the door motor to operate in response to the controller receiving both:
- a signal from the first object sensor indicating that the first object sensor has detected the presence of the object;
- and
- a signal from the operation sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected the movement.
A method of controlling a revolving door comprising:
- providing a controller;
- configuring a door motor to be operatively connected to the controller;
- operatively connecting a first object sensor to the controller and to detect a presence of an object;
- configuring an operation sensor to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect movement of the door, and
- configuring the controller to send an operation signal to the door motor to cause the door motor to operate in response to the controller receiving both:
- a signal from the first object sensor indicating that the first object sensor has detected the presence of the object;
- and
- a signal from the operation sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected the movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.