Room grating control

• US 6,474,559 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2001
• Issued: 11/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chan-Woo Park
• Original Assignee: Chan-Woo Park
• Inventors: Park, Chan-Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Joyce, Harold
• Application Number:
  US09/985,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20020058473A1
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: 236/49.3, 454/256, 454/258, 454/290, 454/298, 454/324, 454/334, 137/601.12, 137/601.14, 137/601.15, 137/601.18, 251/77
• US Class Current: 236/49.3
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/76 by means responsive to temperature, e.g. bimetal springs
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/085 including an air filter
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/12 built up of sliding members

Abstract

An air grating where the air flow is controlled by a grid movable between OPEN and CLOSED positions. Control means acts when a thermostat switch closes at either a warm or a cool limiting position. The arrival at a limiting position prepares said moving means for movement to the other limiting position when a later thermostat signal is received.

Claims

1. A room air grating, wherein air flow is controlled by a grid movable by an electric motor between OPEN and CLOSED limiting positions, a motor switch operable between first and second positions,

said motor connected with said motor switch in a first position and responsive the closing of a first thermostat switch to receive power to drive said grid from a first to a second position,

said motor operating a cam at said second position to change said motor switch to switch to second position and cut off power to said motor,

said motor connected with said motor switch in second position and responsive the closing of a second thermostat switch to receive power to drive said grid from said second to said first position,

said motor operating said cam at said first position to first to cut off power to said motor.

2. A room air grating as claimed in claim 1 including a reversing switch operable to reverse the drive direction relative to the selection of the thermostatic switch closure to initiated the drive.

3. Room air grating as claimed in claim 1, Wherein said motor rotates approximately 180°

to move said movable grid between positions and rotates in the same direction for moving from first to second as second to first position.

4. Room air grating comprising:

a first grid,

a second grid movable between OPEN and CLOSED positions relative to said first grid,

a thermostat having upper and lower temperature limit switches,

a motor responsive to closure of one of said temperature limit switches for moving said second grid to one of said positions to respectively reduce or increase said temperature,

and to then disconnect power from said motor,

said motor responsive to closure of the other of said limit switches to move said second grid to the other of said position,

and to then disconnect power from said motor,

wherein said motor operates a rotatable member to move said second grid, and also operates a cam operable between OPEN and CLOSED positions to maintain said motor operation until a limiting position is reached, said cam being operable at said limiting position to prepare for energization of said motor for movement in the opposite direction when said other thermostat switch is closed.