Power management for door system with high and low voltage electrical power supplies for integrated electric devices and methods of operation
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsCory J. Sorice, Steven B. Swartzmiller, Alex Bodurka
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Abstract
A door system comprises a door frame adapted to be mounted within an opening, a door pivotally attached to the door frame, an AC/DC converter operably associated with the door frame, a DC electric device mounted to the door, at least one sensor mounted to the door frame or the door, and a power management controller configured to receive an input from the at least one sensor and send a command to the DC electric device. The AC/DC converter is configured to be electrically connected to an AC power unit disposed outside the door system. The DC electric device is electrically connected to the AC/DC converter.
Claims13
A powered door system comprising:
- a door comprising:
- a door frame, said door frame comprising:
- a latch stile and a hinge stile;
- and
- a top rail and a bottom rail, both the top rail and bottom rail fixedly secured to the latch stile and hinge stile;
- an exterior door skin secured to the door frame;
- an interior door skin secured to the door frame opposite the exterior door skin;
- smart glass mounted to the door;
- a first electric device mounted to the door to trigger the smart glass to turn opaque;
- a plug connector configured to provide operating signals to the first electric device;
- and
- a rechargeable battery slidingly disposed within a pocket formed in the latch stile and electrically coupled to the first electric device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.