Control of architectural opening coverings
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorsWendell B. Colson, Daniel M. Fogarty, Paul G. Swiszcz
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for controlling architectural opening coverings are described herein. An example apparatus includes a roller tube, a motor including a motor drive shaft and a motor casing, the motor casing to rotate with the roller tube, and a manual control including a manual control drive shaft coupled to the motor drive shaft, the motor to apply torque to the roller tube through rotation of the motor casing.
Claims32
(canceled)
An apparatus for operating a covering for an architectural structure, said apparatus comprising:
- a covering;
- a motor including a motor drive shaft and a motor casing, said motor casing mounted to rotate to cause movement of said covering during motorized operation;
- and
- a manual control structured to rotate said motor drive shaft, said manual control structured to rotate said motor casing when said manual control is operated and said motor is not operated to cause movement of said covering.
An apparatus for operating a covering of an architectural covering, said apparatus comprising:
- a roller tube;
- a motor including a motor drive shaft and a motor casing, said motor casing mounted to rotate with said roller tube;
- a manual control including a manual control drive shaft fixed against rotation relative to said motor drive shaft, said manual control structured to apply torque to said motor drive shaft in response to a manually applied force to cause rotation of said motor casing and said roller tube without operating said motor;
- and
- wherein said motor is structured to apply torque to said roller tube through rotation of said motor casing while said manual control drive shaft is fixed against rotation relative to relative to said motor drive shaft
An apparatus for operating a covering of an architectural covering, said apparatus comprising:
- a roller tube;
- a motor including a motor drive shaft and a motor casing, said motor casing mounted to rotate with said roller tube;
- and
- a manual control including a manual control drive shaft rotatable with said motor drive shaft;
- wherein:
- said manual control is structured to apply torque to said motor drive shaft in response to a manually applied force on said manual control to cause rotation of said motor casing and said roller tube;
- and
- said motor is structured to apply torque to said roller tube to rotate said roller tube while said motor drive shaft does not rotate.
An apparatus for controlling operation of a covering for an architectural structure, said apparatus comprising:
- a roller tube;
- a motor including a motor drive shaft and a motor casing, said motor casing coupled to rotate with said roller tube;
- and
- a manual control including a manual control drive shaft;
- wherein:
- said motor casing and said roller tube rotate relative to said motor drive shaft when said motor is operated and said manual control is not operated;
- and
- said manual control drive shaft rotates said motor casing and said roller tube when said manual control is operated and said motor is not operated
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.