Lock sensor assembly
AssigneeAssa Abloy AB
InventorsReuben Proud, Mark Spånberg, Mats Rundberg, Sten Rundberg
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Abstract
A covering (200) for an opening in a building and a sensor assembly (500) is disclosed. The covering (200) comprises a panel (201) moveable between an open position and a closed position, and to an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position. The sensor assembly (500) is configured to sense the position of a locking member (205) of the covering and to transmit signals indicating the position of locking member (205). Methods of installing a sensor assembly (500) on a covering (200) of an opening of a building are also disclosed.
Claims12
A covering for an opening in a building and a sensor assembly,
- wherein the covering comprises a panel and a frame member, and wherein the sensor assembly comprises a sensor,
- wherein one of the panel or frame member comprises a locking member and the sensor is positioned on the other one of the panel or frame member,
- wherein the panel is moveable relative to the frame member between an open position and a closed position, and the panel is moveable to an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position,
- wherein the locking member is moveable to a first locked position when the panel is in the closed position to lock the panel in the closed position, and the locking member is moveable to a second locked position when the panel is in the intermediate position to lock the panel in the intermediate position, and
- wherein the sensor is configured to sense the position of the locking member and, when the position of the locking member is sensed to be in the first locked position, the sensor assembly is configured to transmit a first signal indicating that the locking member is sensed to be in the first locked position, and
- when the position of the locking member is sensed to be in the second locked position, the sensor assembly is configured to transmit a second signal indicating that the locking member is sensed to be in the second locked position.
A method of installing a sensor assembly on a covering of an opening of a building, the method comprising the steps of:
- fastening a first sensor to one of the panel or a frame of the covering,
- moving the panel to a closed position,
- moving a locking member of the other one of the panel or a frame to a first locked position to lock the panel in the closed position,
- sensing, using the sensor, the position of locking member when the locking member is in the first locked position,
- storing the sensor reading as a first calibration reading in a memory of the sensor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.