Motorized and automated window shutter with slip clutch
AssigneeWideband Labs, LLC
InventorsJason Turner, Jared Wilkinson, Ryan Edward Chacon, Ethan James Turner
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Abstract
A motorized and automated shutter with slip clutch provides automated control of positioning of the louvers while allowing manual movement of the louvers without damage to the drive train and without disrupting automated control. A slip clutch assembly in the motorized drive train allows manual movement of the louvers of the shutter without imparting force back into the drive motor. A position sensor monitors the position of the louver and provides a signal to control circuitry to allow synchronization or simultaneous operation of multiple window shutters based on manual movement of a single louver.
Claims18
A motorized and automated shutter, comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected movable louvers mounted in a frame;
- a drive motor assembly comprising a drive motor and a slip clutch assembly, wherein the drive motor assembly is coupled to at least one of the plurality of movable louvers to provide motorized movement of the louvers, and wherein the slip clutch assembly permits manual movement of the louvers without imparting force to the drive motor.
The motorized and automated shutter of claim 8, further comprising communication and control circuitry to transmit the output signal indicating a position of one of the louvers.
A drive assembly for a motorized and automated shutter, comprising:
- a drive motor;
- a slip clutch assembly coupled to a rotational output of the drive motor, wherein the slip clutch assembly is configured to attach to and rotate a louver of the automated shutter and to permit manual movement of the louver without imparting force to the drive motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.