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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
D520348 Rod May 9, 2006
D491922 Remote control and its holder June 22, 2004
7151464 Drive device with radio frequency control December 19, 2006
A drive device with radiofrequency control includes a motor, a radiofrequency receiver for receiving radiofrequency signals and for controlling the motor. Electrical conductors provide power for both the motor and the radiofrequency circuit. The antenna is connected to the radiofrequ
6972538 Device for control of an electric motor driving a moving object December 6, 2005
The control device includes a switch (12) controlling the power supply to the motor and an actuator which actuates this switch by rotatably reacting against the moving object being restrained so as to cause said switch to be opened and to cut off the power supply to the motor. This actua
6936987 Method for controlling an electric motor driving a body in translation August 30, 2005
The invention concerns a method for controlling an electric motor driving a body in translation between an initial position and a final position determined by a stop, by powering the motor with reduced voltage in the final position approach phase. The motor has a torque/speed characteris
6867565 Process for learning the limits of travel of a roller blind actuator March 15, 2005
The process contains the following steps: entering a teaching mode, defining and recording zero, one or two limit of travel positions, exiting the teaching mode, determining the number and the type of the limits of travel produced by end stops, if there exists at least one limit o
6814129 Powered rolling shutter equipped with automatic stopping means November 9, 2004
The invention concerns a powered rolling shutter whereof the stator of the motor is connected to a fixed support via elastic means (R1, R2) for stopping the shutter in high and low abutment when the resisting torque exceeds a selected value, consisting of two springs (R1, R2) compressed
6795284 Device for stopping a single-phase asynchronous motor with phase-shifting capacitor September 21, 2004
The invention concerns a device for stopping the motor when the load on the motor exceeds a predetermined value. It comprises means (D1, DZ, R1, R2) transforming the voltage variation at the phase-shifting capacitor terminals corresponding to a specific torque variation into a selected
6733413 Drive device for manually driving a blind comprising an epicyclic reduction gearbox May 11, 2004
Drive device for manually driving a blind, roller shutter or the like, comprising an epicyclic reduction gearbox consisting of the juxtaposition of two simple planetary gear trains of type I (A1, B1, a1,/A2, B2, a2), the sun wheels (A1, A2) of which are mechanically linked so as to be
6668982 Disk-brake and torque-transmitting device December 30, 2003
The device, inserted between a motor (9) and a load (11), allows the load (11) to be immobilized when power is not applied to the motor (9) and allows mechanical torque to be transmitted when power is applied to the motor (9). Such a device is produced by virtue of a juxtaposition of bra
6465980 Device for controlling a drive motor of a roller blind October 15, 2002
Device for controlling a drive motor of a roller blind having stackable slats, the device identifying the type of end travel for the roller blind and operating by analyzing the variation in the drive torque. The automatic control adapts the control of the stopping of the motor to the
6392374 Device for control of an electric motor driving a moving object May 21, 2002
The control device includes a switch (12) controlling the power supply to the motor and an actuator which actuates this switch by rotatably reacting against the moving object being restrained so as to cause said switch to be opened and to cut off the power supply to the motor. This actua
6339798 Process for hooking up a group control module with a control module and/or an action module and/ January 15, 2002
The process comprises a user acting on an initial group control module so as to commence the hooking up as a first step. It also includes the following steps: a request for signaling in the network of all the modules which are hooked up with the initial group control module by comparing
6324089 Actuators remotely controlled by transmitters possessing an identity number November 27, 2001
An assembly comprising at least one device remotely controlled by at least one transmitter (ESA, ESB) possessing an identity number capable of transmitting a signal consisting of a frame containing the identity number (A, B) and a command and a receiver (R1, R2) which are associated with
6111376 Motorizing awning with automatic safety control August 29, 2000
An awning, in particular an awning with a supporting arm, the cloth (1) of which can be unwound from a tube or winding shaft (2) driven by an electric motor (9) and in which are provided means for measuring the drive torque which supply a variable representing the windforce acting on the
6104156 Device for controlling the stopping of a motorized shrouding product August 15, 2000
Device for controlling the stopping of a shrouding product driven by an asynchronous motor having a phase-shifting capacitor (1) stopping the motor when the shrouding product encounters an abutment or an obstacle and utilizing for this purpose at least one operating parameter of the moto
6072265 Supply circuit for a traveling-wave piezo-electric motor June 6, 2000
Supply circuit for a piezo-electric motor comprising a rotor driven, by friction, by a stator energized by at least two piezo-electric elements (P1, P2) supplied respectively with two alternating voltages (Vp, Va) of like amplitude and phase-shifted by approximately 90.degree. by means o
5990653 Method for controlling the speed of a single-phase asynchronous induction motor November 23, 1999
Method for controlling the speed of a single-phase asynchronous induction motor, the stator of which is equipped with a main winding (BP) and an auxiliary winding which consist of half-windings (B1, B2) which are magnetically coupled and wound in opposite directions, in which method the
5973472 Single-phase asynchronous motor with two windings October 26, 1999
A motor whose stator is equipped with a main winding (DP) and with an auxiliary winding which consists of two half-windings (B1, B2) that are wound in opposite directions and is supplied through a full-wave rectifier (GR) and by means of two commutating switches (T1, T2) controlled by a
5969492 Instruction broadcast by sensor October 19, 1999
The network (N) links control modules (CM) of a device (M) on the basis of a common instruction and of a quantity measured by a sensor (S) associated with a measurement module (MM). The instruction is formulated in the measurement module and broadcast over the network by the measurement
5454077 Communication system between a plurality of transmitters and receivers having relays responsive September 26, 1995
Installation comprising several receiving points and several transmitting points. A control installation especially useful for controlling the operation of roller blinds or shutters. The control installation has several receiving points (4), several transmitting points (1) and the re
5429558 Planetary reduction gear for use with tubular motors July 4, 1995
Planetary reduction gear comprising at least one stage consisting of an input plant pinion (7), of spider gears (8, 9, 10) mounted on a spider (11) secured to an output shaft and to a fixed crown wheel (12). The spider gears are mounted so that they can float radially in the spider and
5414334 Control device for an asynchronous roller-blind motor May 9, 1995
The present invention provides controls for driving roller blinds, rolling shutters and doors. The controls include a two directional motor, a control panel, switches, power supply, and a logic processing unit which are all interconnected to allow the user to partially or fully raise and
5410202 Wound electric-motor stator April 25, 1995
A wound electric-motor stator (1) equipped with a device for the temporary storage of the wires (6) of the winding of the stator. This storage device consists, on the one hand, of the stator itself (5) and, on the other hand, of an auxiliary piece (10) provided with a catch (12) for catc
5374791 Automatic stop device for the electric drive of a door, shutter, blind or the like December 20, 1994
A compact automatic stop device for two mechanisms for counting revolutions which consist of coaxial counting wheels (10, 10') each associated with a notched cam (14, 14') interacts with a cutoff finger (24, 24') securely fastened to a common cutoff lever (20, 20'), so that when the notc
5237168 Control of the level of illumination premises August 17, 1993
An installation for the control of the level of illumination of premises provided with openings towards the outside and acting on means for blocking the openings or on means for variable artificial illumination associated with controllable operating devices, on the one hand by means
5230416 Automatic stop device with sliding yoke for electric motor July 27, 1993
The device comprises at least one lead screw (2) driving a sliding yoke (23) whose guide bar (22) is mounted on a rocker arm (19). The lead screw actuates a switch (27) by means of a cam (28) via the sliding yoke. A deliberate action on the rocker arm moves away the sliding yoke (23) whi
5198974 Safety device for motorized rolling shutter March 30, 1993
Safety device for motorized rolling shutter comprising a generator of a signal representing the displacement of the rolling shutter and a logic processing unit (10) capable of working in learning mode and in operating mode for recording and processing signal samples and for comparing the
5150846 Universal device for winding cords, cables and suchlike September 29, 1992
The device comprises a containing box of substantially cylindrical shape in which a motorized drum is rotatively mounted with guiding rings thereon which can be fitted in different positions. The end of the cords to be wound up are fitted to said rings and the cords are wound up through
5111925 Device for automatically halting an electric motor after a certain number of revolutions May 12, 1992
A device in which a sliding-gear nut is displaced on a threaded rod, one of these elements being driven in rotation by the motor to be controlled, the sliding-gear nut actuating a switch when it arrives at the end of its travel after a determined number of revolutions of the motor. The
5105871 Tubular motor winding device for blinds, roller shutters or the like April 21, 1992
A winding device comprising a winding tube inside which is housed a tubular motor whose profiled output shaft is fitted into a profiled hole in a transverse member fastened to the winding tube, in such a manner that the output shaft is fixed in respect of rotation with said transverse me
5062032 Installation for the control of several electrical receivers capable of being in at least two st October 29, 1991
The installation comprises, in each individual control device (11) a logic processing unit (1) provided, on the one hand, for successively accepting the commands given non-simultaneously by the individual control device or by the general control device and, on the other hand, in the case
4872256 Process for producing a squirrel-cage rotor October 10, 1989
The object of the process is to obtain an intermediate short-circuiting ring in a squirrel cage rotor by filling. It makes use of the technique consisting in automatically cutting out and assembling rotor laminations by means of a follow-on machine in which the laminations are cut out fr
4821592 Ball cage for a worm-and-nut type drive unit April 18, 1989
The invention relates to a ball cage consisting of a cylindrical sleeve 1 provided with ball seats 7, 8 intended to receive balls 9, 10 intended to cooperate with a worm 11. The sleeve 1 is intended to be mounted in a cylindrical tube 2.The balls 9, 10 are retained in their seats on the
4519487 Alternate manual or power auxiliary control device for controlling winding doors or the like May 28, 1985
This auxiliary control device for manually and rotatably driving, for example in case of failure of the current supply system, a motor and reduction gear unit kinematically connected for example to a winding door or grille, a sectional door, or the like, comprises a pulley adapted when
4444363 Device for driving a flexible protection web rolled up on a shaft April 24, 1984
This invention relates to a device for driving a flexible protection element rolled up on a winding shaft, the free end of the element being connected through one or a plurality of flexible bonds to a winding drum. The winding drums and the winding shaft are coupled through reversible
4411348 Control device for electric motor-reducing unit October 25, 1983
This control device for an electric motor-reduction unit is designed to permit the accurate adjustment of the point at which it is desired to stop the rotation of the unit. For this purpose, it comprises a slide controlling during its movement in one direction and during a first time

 
 
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