GARAGE DOOR OPENER

• US 20100107498A1
• Filed: 10/30/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: LEY, Bruce Calvin
• Application Number:
  US12/261,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20100107498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 49/199
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/668 for overhead wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/70 with automatic actuation
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/40 Control units therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/514 of speed
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages

Abstract

This invention relates generally to a garage door opener. The garage door opener has a user interface and a motor operatively connected to the garage door, at least one sensor, and an integrated motor control circuit. The integrated motor control circuit has a motor control microprocessor and a memory. The memory contains previous operation data. The motor control microprocessor receives data from the user interface, the memory and the sensors to control the motor.

Claims

1. A garage door opener comprising:

a user interface;

a motor operatively connected to the garage door;

at least one sensor;

an integrated motor control circuit;

the integrated motor control circuit comprising a motor control microprocessor and a memory;

the memory comprising previous operation data; and

wherein the motor control microprocessor receives data from the user interface, the memory and the sensors to control the motor.

2. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprising at least one of motor ramp up speed, motor ramp down speed, motor temperature, ambient temperature, motor current, motor speed, or system voltage.

3. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the motor comprises either a direct current motor or an alternating current motor.

4. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the integrated motor control circuit further comprises an alternating current to direct current converter.

5. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the integrated motor control circuit further comprises an inverter.

6. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the memory further comprises a base operation data.

7. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor provides current operation data to the motor control microprocessor.

8. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the motor control microprocessor incrementally increases the start torque of the motor until a predetermined operation speed is obtained.

9. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the user interface is at least one of a button, a remote, a human machine interface.

10. The garage door opener of claim 9, wherein the remote is a radio frequency remote.

11. The garage door opener of claim 9, wherein the human machine interface includes a display of at least one of operation data or previous operation data.

12. The garage door opener of claim 1, wherein the integrated motor control circuit further comprises a light emitting diode.

13. A garage door opener comprising:

at least one user interface;

an integrated motor control circuit;

the integrated motor control circuit comprising an alternating current to direct current converter, a motor control microprocessor, an inverter, and a memory;

the memory comprising previous operation data;

at least one sensor providing current operation data to the motor control microprocessor;

a motor in communication with the motor control circuit and operatively connected to the garage door; and

wherein the motor control microprocessor receives data from the user interface, the memory and the sensors to control the motor.

14. The garage door opener of claim 13, wherein the at least one sensor comprising at least one of motor ramp up speed, motor ramp down speed, motor temperature, ambient temperature, motor current, motor speed, or system voltage.

15. The garage door opener of claim 13, wherein the motor is one of a three phase motor, a direct current motor, an alternating current motor.

16. The garage door opener of claim 13, wherein the memory further comprises a base operation data.

17. The garage door opener of claim 13, wherein the motor control microprocessor incrementally increases the start torque of the motor until a predetermined operation speed is obtained.

18. The garage door opener of claim 13, wherein the user interface is at least one of a button, a remote, a human machine interface.

19. The garage door opener of claim 18, wherein the remote is a radio frequency remote.

20. The garage door opener of claim 18, wherein the human machine interface includes a display of at least one of operation data or previous operation data.

21. The garage door opener of claim 13, wherein the integrated motor control circuit further comprises a light emitting diode.