Inductively charged door operator system accessories

A door operator system comprising:

• a sectional door;
• an opener operably coupled to the sectional door to move the sectional door via a roller assembly operably coupling the sectional door to a rail assembly to enable the sectional door to transition between an open state and a closed state via the roller assembly carrying the sectional door in the rail assembly;
• and
• a plurality of accessories associated with the sectional door or components of the sectional door,
• wherein the accessories include at least one powered device having a rechargeable battery that is charged based on inductive charging via an inductive charging assembly,
• wherein the accessories include one or more on-door accessories, and
• wherein the inductive charging assembly comprises a primary charge coil disposed proximate to the sectional door and a secondary charge coil disposed on the sectional door to provide direct current (DC) power to the rechargeable battery via an alternating current (AC) to DC converter,
• wherein the rechargeable battery is one of a plurality of rechargeable batteries associated with respective different instances of the one or more on-door accessories, and
• wherein each of the plurality of rechargeable batteries is operably coupled to the secondary charge coil to be recharged via the secondary charge coil.

An on-door power distribution network for powering accessories of a door operator system without wires extending on-door from off-door, the door operator system comprising a sectional door and an opener operably coupled to the sectional door to move the sectional door, the on-door power distribution network comprising:

• a secondary charge coil disposed at a portion of the sectional door that is proximate to a primary charge coil disposed adjacent to the sectional door when the sectional door is in a closed position;
• an alternating current to direct current (AC-DC) converter to convert AC output from the secondary charge coil to DC;
• a plurality of accessories associated with the sectional door or components of the sectional door;
• and
• a rechargeable battery that is charged via the DC converted at the AC-DC converter, the rechargeable battery being associated with one or more of the accessories,
• wherein the sectional door includes at least a first door panel having a first panel accessory and a second door panel including a second panel accessory,
• wherein both the first and second panel accessories are powered via the rechargeable battery that is operably coupled to the first and second panel accessories via an on-door power distribution network, and
• wherein the rechargeable battery is located on the first panel.