Louver drive system

• US 10,443,245 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Helmut Sprotofski, Ronald Kudla
• Original Assignee: Helmut Sprotofski, Ronald Kudla
• Inventors: Sprotofski, Helmut, Kudla, Ronald
• Primary Examiner(s): Redman, Jerry E
• Application Number:
  US15/723,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20180100310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: 49 741, 49 821
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 10/10 collapsible or extensible; metallic Florentine blinds; awnings with movable parts such as louvres; shutters E06B9/04; louvre windows E06B7/08
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/096 operated or interconnected by gearing wing operators with gearing in general E05F11/00

Abstract

This disclosure describes louver drive systems and methods for using the same comprising a load bearing shell, an adjustable shell, louvers, and a louver device mechanism.

Claims

1. A louver drive system comprising:

a load bearing shell;

an adjustable shell;

one or more louvers; and

a louver drive mechanism comprising;

a bearing affixed to the louver,

a hollow shaft comprising a feather key and an anchor,

the hollow shaft being positioned within the bearing,

a gear shaft affixed to the hollow shaft, and rotatably attached to the adjustable shell,

a gear box affixed to the adjustable shell, and

a motor;

wherein;

the load bearing shell and the adjustable shell are adjoined to one another;

the feather key transmits rotation from the gear shaft to the bearing and the louver; and

,

anchor secures the hollow shaft to the gear shaft.

2. The system of claim 1 comprising multiple adjustable shells wherein at least one of said adjustable shells comprises the louver drive mechanism attached thereto.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the gear shaft is affixed to the gear box using a circlip.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the louver is comprises metal, plastic or wood.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the adjustable shell comprises multiple gear boxes adjoined to one another through a rotatable shaft.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein a gear transmission box is attached to the motor.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the load bearing shell and the adjustable shell are adjoined to one another by an adjustable internal threaded bolt.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more louvers may rotate to an angle relative to the adjustable shells at an angle selected from the group consisting of between approximately zero and 360 degrees.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a weather sensor capable of rotating said one or more louvers of the system in response to one or more weather conditions.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the one or more weather conditions is selected from the group consisting of sunlight, rain, temperature, wind speed and wind direction.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more weather conditions is rain and a temperature of below 5°

C.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising a manual control unit or an automatic control unit.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the manual or automatic control unit are operably linked to a computer or device having computing ability.

14. A method for covering above a surface using a system of claim 1 utilizing said one or more louvers.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more louvers shield the surface from one or more weather conditions.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the one or more weather conditions is selected from the group consisting of sunlight, rain, temperature, wind speed and wind direction.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more louvers are rotated from horizontal to a desired angle relative to the surface.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the one or more louvers are rotated from horizontal to a desired angle relative to the surface at pre-set times.

19. The system of claim 1 comprising said one or more louvers arranged such that each louver opreates in synch with at least one other louver, or operates independently of at least one other louver.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the comprising multiple louvers arranged in groups and each group of louvers operates as a single unit.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein the adjustable shell comprises multiple louver drive mechanisms attached thereto.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein the the load bearing shell is affixed to a support structure.