Apparatus for simultaneous louver operation on arched shutters
AssigneeHarmonic Design, Inc.
InventorsRichard Scharf, Roger Heald
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Abstract
An arched shutter configured for automated, simultaneous control of a plurality of louvers, the arched shutter comprises the plurality of louvers, a frame, a portion of which forms an arch, a base, wherein the plurality of louvers are installed between the base and the portion of the frame that forms an arch via a plurality of rod arms, a motor configured to drive one of the plurality of rod arms and therefore one of the plurality of louvers, and a plurality of linking apparatus connecting the plurality of louvers such that all of the plurality of louvers operate when the one louver is driven by the motor.
Claims23
An arched shutter configured for automated, simultaneous control of a plurality of louvers, the arched shutter comprising:
- the plurality of louvers;
- a frame, a portion of which forms an arch;
- a base, wherein the plurality of louvers are installed between the base and the portion of the frame that forms an arch via a plurality of rod arms;
- a motor configured to drive one of the plurality of rod arms and therefore one of the plurality of louvers;
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- a plurality of linking apparatus connecting the plurality of louvers such that all of the plurality of louvers operate when the one louver is driven by the motor.
An environment control system, comprising:
- an arched shutter configured for automated, simultaneous control of a plurality of louvers, the arched shutter comprising:
- the plurality of louvers,
- a frame, a portion of which forms an arch,
- a base, wherein the plurality of louvers are installed between the base and the portion of the frame that forms an arch via a plurality of rod arms,
- a motor configured to drive one of the plurality of rod arms and therefore one of the plurality of louvers, and
- a plurality of linking apparatus connecting the plurality of louvers such that all of the plurality of louvers operate when the one louver is driven by the motor;
- and
- a control system in communication with the motor, the control system configured to provide operating instructions to the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.