DRAPERY MOTOR REMOTE ACTIVATION BY MANUAL DRAPERY PULL

• US 20080289778A1
• Filed: 05/22/2007
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gerrit Jan Vrielink
• Original Assignee: Gerrit Jan Vrielink
• Inventors: Vrielink, Gerrit Jan
• Granted Patent: US 7,832,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 160/331
• CPC Class Codes: A47H 5/0325 using electrical or electronical drive, detecting or controlling means

Abstract

A drapery master carrier for a drapery electric drive system is provided having a built-in wireless transmitter and a sensor to determine whether a manual pull is being applied to the drapes. The sensor is operatively connected to or incorporated into the wireless transmitter such that sensing by the sensor of a manual pull applied to the drapes will activate the wireless transmitter to transmit a signal to a motor drive controller receiver to drive the motor.

Claims

1. A drapery master carrier for an drapery electric drive system, said carrier having a wireless transmitter and a sensor to determine whether a manual pull is being applied to the drapes, said sensor being operatively connected to said wireless transmitter such that sensing of a manual pull applied to the drapes by the sensor will activate the wireless transmitter to transmit a signal to a motor drive controller receiver to drive the motor.

2. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 1, wherein said sensor is configured to distinguish between a manual pull in a forward direction and a manual pull in a rearward direction, and wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit a signal to a motor drive controller receiver to drive the motor in a forward direction when the forward edge of the drapery is pulled in a forward direction and to drive the motor drive controller receiver in a rearward direction when the forward edge of the drapery is pulled in a rearward direction.

3. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a movable member for supporting the forward edge of the drapes and a sensor element activated by the movable member, said sensor element being operatively connected to the wireless transmitter to cause the transmission of a signal to a motor drive controller receiver to drive the motor.

4. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 3, wherein the movable member is a pivotable member.

5. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 3, wherein the movable member is a slidable member.

6. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 1, wherein the sensor and transmitter are integrated into one housing.

7. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 1, wherein the master carrier includes an arm for carrying the drapery.

8. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 7, wherein the sensor is disposed on the arm.

9. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 7, wherein the transmitter is disposed on the arm.

10. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 7, wherein both the sensor and the transmitter are disposed on the arm.

11. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 1, wherein the master carrier includes a housing.

12. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 11, wherein the transmitter is disposed in the housing of the master carrier.

13. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 11, wherein the transmitter is disposed externally to the housing of the master carrier.

14. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 11, wherein the sensor is disposed in the housing of the master carrier.

15. The drapery master carrier defined in claim 11, wherein the sensor is disposed externally to the housing of the master carrier.