Automation for Mid-size Cabinet Doors and Drawers
OwnerAlbert Michael Davidinventor
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Abstract
A combined electronic and mechanical system capable of safely opening and closing a combination of multiple doors and drawers (alternatively, a device) enclosed in one or more cabinet bodies. A computer processor receives a signal from a (typically non-touch) human interface component and then activates a servo post to rotate a given number of degrees. The rods connecting the rotating servo post to the device cause the device to move in the desired direction. The computer processor implements safety controls such as ensuring vertical drawers do not cause the cabinet to tip and that doors close safely. Lastly, the system maintains device state even when manually operated.
Claims7
A system of electronic devices and hardware for opening and closing cabinet drawers and doors comprising:
- an electrically powered processor, aka programmable logic controller
- a motorized servo affixed to the cabinet body that is processor controlled, electrically powered with a rotating post for which circular movement is measurable in degrees to actuate the opening and closing
- wiring that provides electrical power from a power source to the processor and from the processor to the servos
- rods used to connect a servo to a device and transfer the motion of the servo to the motion of the device
- rods used for doors that are connected to a single servo post at one end and connects to the door via a pin located on an L-connector
- pins that join a rod to an L-connector in the case of a door, or joins two rods in the case of a drawer
- an L-connector used for a door to connect a rod to a door while allowing the rod to swivel on the L-connector
- magnets that are optionally used to ensure drawer rods maintain a level state beneath the underside of a drawer
- a metal plate optionally used on the underside of a non-metallic drawer bottom to ensure drawer rods maintain a level state beneath the underside of a drawer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.