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US 2017/0280910 A1Published application
Device and method for the dual control of mechanisms of either drapes or curtains
OwnerMagno Alcantara Talaverainventor
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Abstract
A device that includes a drive roller, in which the cord for the manual control of a mechanism for opening and closing a curtain or blind is partially wound to allow that said mechanism of curtain or blinds can be automated while maintaining the manual control at the same time.
Claims20
1. A device comprising:
- a motor;
- a drive roller coupled to the motor;
- wherein an end of a cord, which controls a rotating mechanism, is partially wound on a section of the drive roller and the other end of the cord is partially wound on another section of the drive roller.
A method comprising:
- determining whether the shaft of a motor has been rotated manually;
- determining the direction of rotation of the shaft of the motor, thus defining an initial rotation;
- rotating the motor in the same direction as the initial rotation by a predetermined period of time;
- and
- determining whether the shaft of the motor has been rotated manually newly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.