Automated shutter control
OwnerJeffrey Frank Vasquezinventor
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Abstract
An automated shutter control for a shutter having a plurality of slats which are pivoted in unison, the automated shutter control comprises a motor, a slat interface having a body portion and a connector portion, the connector portion having a contour configured to register with and connect to at least a portion of an end of one of the slats of the shutter, and a moving assembly moved by the motor and connectable to the slat interface so as to move the slat interface between a first and a second position.
Claims32
An automated shutter control for a shutter having a plurality of slats each with a pair of opposing end side edges and upper and lower external surfaces therebetween and which are pivoted in unison, the automated shutter control comprising:
- a motor;
- a slat interface having a body portion and a connector portion depending therefrom, the connector portion having a contour that overlies and connects to at least one of the upper and lower external surfaces only of at least one of the slats of the shutter when so connected;
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- a moving assembly moved by the motor and connectable to the body portion so as to move the slat interface between a first and a second position.
A shutter and automated shutter control combination comprising:
- a shutter having a plurality of parallel slats each with a pair of opposing end side edges and upper and lower external surfaces therebetween and which are pivoted in unison;
- an automated shutter control adjacent the plurality of slats, the automated shutter control comprising a housing, a motor within the housing, a slat interface having a body portion and a connector portion depending therefrom, the connector portion having a contour that overlies and connects to at least one of the upper and lower external surfaces only of at least one of the slats of the shutter when so connected, and a moving assembly partially in the housing and partially extending outside of the housing to releasably connect to the body portion so as to move the slat interface between a first and a second position.
An automated shutter control for a shutter having a plurality of slats each with a pair of opposing end side edges and upper and lower external surfaces therebetween and which are pivoted in unison, the automated shutter control comprising:
- a motor;
- a slat interface dimensioned to register with and engage at least a portion of one of the upper and lower external surfaces only of at least one of the slats of the shutter when so engaged;
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- a moving assembly, moved by the motor and connectable to the slat interface so as to move the slat interface between a first and a second position.
A method for opening and closing a shutter having a plurality of slats each with an upper and lower external surface between a pair of opposing end side edges, the method comprising:
- attaching a slat interface contoured to register with and engage at least one of the upper and lower external surfaces only of at least one of the slats of the shutter when so engaged;
- locating a moving assembly adjacent the slat interface so as to engage therewith, the moving assembly not being directly connected to the slats;
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- reciprocating the moving assembly so that the slat interface moves between a first and a second position corresponding to the open and closed position of the shutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.