Door assembly with rechargeable electrical power supply for integrated electric devices and methods thereof
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsSatishkumar SIVASANKARAN, Alex BODURKA, Navid ANDALIBI-ABADAN
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure describe a rechargeable door that includes at least one internal rechargeable battery and at least one further DC component powered by such rechargeable battery, wherein the at least one internal rechargeable battery is configured to be recharged via a physical connection, such as wired connections, or other contacts such as magnetic contacts or pogo pins or spring contacts, in the door via a second rechargeable battery or via wireless recharging, for example magnetic inductive or resonance charging, via placement of the second rechargeable battery on or within the door.
Claims26
A door, comprising:
- a door slab, including a rectangular inner door frame;
- a first facing or skin secured to or formed on a first rectangular side of the inner door frame;
- a second facing or skin secured to or formed on a second, opposite rectangular side of the inner door frame;
- at least one hinge portion or point of attachment configured to affix to a corresponding hinge portion or point of attachment on or within a separate outer door frame;
- wherein the rectangular inner door frame includes at least one hollow cavity housing a plurality of at least partially internal components, the components including plural direct current (DC) electrical devices, including:
- at least one internal rechargeable battery;
- and
- at least one device selected from the group comprising:
- an electronic access control;
- a door state sensor;
- an entry camera with video;
- an audio communication unit;
- an audio or video doorbell;
- a digital camera;
- a light;
- a motion detector or sensor;
- a proximity sensor;
- a door opener;
- heating and cooling thermostat controls;
- alarm sensor or controls;
- lighting;
- household or automobile batteries;
- or automotive controls;
- wherein the at least one internal rechargeable battery is configured to power the at least one device, and
- wherein the at least one internal rechargeable battery is configured to be recharged by at least one further rechargeable battery that is attached to the door at a recharging location.
A method of charging a door, comprising:
- providing a door slab provided within an external door frame, the door slab comprising:
- a rectangular inner door frame;
- a first facing or skin secured to or formed on a first rectangular side of the inner door frame;
- a second facing or skin secured to or formed on a second, opposite rectangular side of the inner door frame;
- at least one hinge portion or point of attachment configured to affix to a corresponding hinge portion or point of attachment on or within a separate outer door frame;
- wherein the rectangular inner door frame includes at least one hollow cavity housing a plurality of at least partially internal components, the components including plural direct current (DC) electrical devices, including:
- at least one internal rechargeable battery;
- and
- at least one device selected from the group comprising:
- an electronic access control;
- a door state sensor;
- an entry camera with video;
- an audio communication unit;
- an audio or video doorbell;
- a digital camera;
- a light;
- a motion detector or sensor;
- a proximity sensor;
- a door opener;
- heating and cooling thermostat controls;
- alarm sensor or controls;
- lighting;
- household or automobile batteries;
- or automotive controls;
- powering the at least one device via the at least one internal rechargeable battery;
- attaching to the door at least one further rechargeable battery that is placed at a recharging location on the door;
- and
- charging the at least one internal rechargeable battery using the at least one further rechargeable battery that is positioned at the recharging location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.