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US 5,115,601 AGranted
Movable sky light
AssigneeSanwa Shutter Corporation
InventorsKenji Yamaguchi, Kenji Hosoyama, Fumitoshi Okazaki, Daisuke Hozumi
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AssigneeSanwa Shutter Corporation
InventorsKenji Yamaguchi, Kenji Hosoyama, Fumitoshi Okazaki, Daisuke Hozumi
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The present invention presents a movable sky light assembly used on a opening of a roof comprising a fixed frame, a wing frame with a lighting member supported on the fixed frame, said fixed frame being equipped with a driving device to operate said wing frame capable of opening and closing by connecting members for the frames. The fixed frame is provided with a detecting device for rainfall and the detecting device comprises a detecting sensor and its protecting means, and the sky light is constructed so as, when the wing frame is open, the detecting sensor of the detecting device is in the working posture and, when the wing frame is closed, the detecting sensor is protected by the protecting means. As the sky light is used also for ventilation, the connecting members of the frames are formed as a operating member of the wing frame and various aspects of the rain detecting device to close the wing frame in the rain is disclosed in relation to the operating member. Also in the invention, the fixing construction of the lighting member on the wing frame as well as the means for stable operation is improved in many ways to eliminate drawbacks of prior art through the actual experiences obtained. Various combinations are available for the product of the sky light including device for eventual manual operations.
In a movable sky light comprising a fixed frame having an opening therein and a movable wing frame connected to said fixed frame, said fixed frame being equipped with a driving device for opening and closing said wing frame relative to said opening, a detecting device disposed on said fixed frame, the detecting device comprising a rainfall sensor and a sensor protecting means, said sensor protecting means including means for swinging said sensor between a first position where said sensor is positioned outside of the fixed frame where said sensor is exposed to outdoor elements and a second position where said sensor is protected under said wing frame, said sensor protecting means allowing rainfall to contact said sensor when the wing frame is open and inhibiting rainfall from contacting said sensor when the wing frame is close, the sensor then being protected by the sensor protecting means.
A sky light comprising:
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