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US 12,509,930 B2Granted
Door control system
OwnerGrigore Ioninventor
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Abstract
A door control system is provided. The control system includes a controller configured to control a door via a motor. The motor is powered by a battery and bypasses the controller via relays and/or switches when power to the controller is disconnected. The current of the motor may be monitored and/or displayed to confirm that the door is balanced.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller for controlling a motor coupled to a door, a command for actuating said motor to move in a first direction;
- actuating, by said controller, said motor to move in said first direction;
- detecting, by said controller, a first electrical current used by the motor during said moving in said first direction;
- receiving, at said controller, a command for actuating said motor to move in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
- actuating, by said controller, said motor to move in said second direction;
- detecting, by said controller, a second electrical current used by said motor during said moving in said second direction;
- determining, by said controller, whether said door control system is balanced based on said first electrical current and said second electrical current;
- and
- generating, by said controller, a notification indicating a suggested adjustment to a spring of said door control system when said door control system is determined to be unbalanced.
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A door control system having a motor coupled to a door, the system comprising:
- a door comprising one or more panels;
- a motor coupled to said door;
- a controller configured to:
- receive a command for actuating said motor to move in a first direction;
- actuate said motor to move in said first direction;
- detect a first electrical current used by the motor during said moving in said first direction;
- receive a command for actuating said motor to move in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
- actuate said motor to move in said second direction;
- detect a second electrical current used by said motor during said moving in said second direction;
- determine whether said door control system is balanced based on a magnitude of said first electrical current and said second electrical current;
- and
- generate a notification indicating a suggested adjustment to a spring of said door control system when said door control system is determined to be unbalanced.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.