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US 8,498,747 B2Granted
Drapery assembly with a powered carrier
AssigneeCrestron Electronics, Inc.
InventorGeorge Feldstein
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Abstract
A drapery assembly extends and retracts a drape with a powered carrier. The carrier receives both a power signal and a command signal from a controller via an electrically powered surface of a drapery rod. The carrier supports a portion of the drape and moves linearly along the length of the drapery rod in response to the control signal.
Claims18
A drapery assembly for extending and retracting a drape, said drapery assembly comprising:
- (a) a drapery rod comprising an electrically powered surface;
- (b) a carrier being held in movable linear mechanical restraint with the drapery rod and comprising a position sensor, said carrier configured for supporting a portion of the drape and receiving electric power from the electrically powered surface, the carrier further comprising:
- (i) a processor for receiving an electric power signal and a desired position command signal,
- (ii) an electric motor, said electric motor controlled by the processor according to the desired position command signal, and
- (iii) a memory for storing information used by the processor in controlling the electric motor;
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- (c) a controller, said controller configured for
- (i) supplying the electric power signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface, and
- (ii) transmitting the desired position command signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface.
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A drapery assembly for extending and retracting a drape, said drapery assembly comprising:
- (a) a drapery rod comprising an electrically powered surface;
- (b) a carrier being held in movable linear mechanical restraint with the drapery rod and comprising a position sensor, said carrier configured for:
- (i) supporting a portion of the drape, and
- (ii) receiving electric power from the electrically powered surface;
- (c) a controller, said controller configured for
- (i) supplying the electric power signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface, and
- (ii) transmitting a desired position command signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface in response to receiving the control input;
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- (d) wherein the carrier is further configured for transmitting position information to the controller via the electrically powered surface of the drapery rod.
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A drapery assembly for extending and retracting a drape, said drapery assembly comprising:
- (a) a drapery rod comprising an electrically powered surface;
- (b) a carrier being held in movable linear mechanical restraint with the drapery rod and comprising a position sensor, said carrier configured for
- (i) supporting a portion of the drape,
- (ii) receiving electric power from the electrically powered surface, and
- (iii) transmitting position information to the electrically powered surface;
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- (c) a controller configured as an end cap of the drapery rod and comprising a Power over Ethernet interface, said controller configured for
- (i) receiving an electric power signal and a control input at the Power over Ethernet interface,
- (ii) supplying an electric power signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface, and
- (iii) transmitting a desired position command signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface and according to the received control input.
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A drapery assembly for extending and retracting a drape, said drapery assembly comprising:
- (a) a drapery rod comprising an electrically powered surface;
- (b) a plurality of carriers being held in movable linear mechanical restraint with the drapery rod,
- (i) each of said carriers being separately addressable and comprising a position sensor,
- (ii) each of said carriers configured for supporting a portion of the drape,
- (iii) each of said carriers configured for receiving electric power from the electrically powered surface;
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- (c) a controller, said controller configured for
- (i) supplying an electric power signal to the carriers via the electrically powered surface,
- (ii) transmitting a plurality of desired position command signals to the carriers via the electrically powered surface, each of said desired position command signals associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of carriers and comprising an address thereof.
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A drapery assembly for extending and retracting a drape, said drapery assembly comprising:
- (a) a drapery rod comprising an electrically powered surface;
- (b) a carrier being held in movable linear mechanical restraint with the drapery rod and comprising a position sensor, said carrier configured for:
- (i) supporting a portion of the drape, and
- (ii) receiving electric power from the electrically powered surface;
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- (c) a controller comprising a Power over Ethernet interface for receiving a control input and an electric power signal, said controller configured for
- (i) supplying the electric power signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface, and
- (ii) transmitting a desired position command signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface in response to receiving the control input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.