Universal controller for automatic door systems
First Claim
1. A universal controller for an automatic door system including at least one door carried on a door frame for movement along a predetermined path of movement between open and closed positions, a drive motor for moving said door between said open and closed positions, and a plurality of sensors for monitoring variable conditions of said door and motor, with each sensor being capable of producing a signal in response to a predetermined condition, said universal controller comprising:
- a housing for mounting said controller in a stationary position relative to the door frame;
an assembly including a processor carried by said housing for processing data operatively received from said plurality of sensors and relating to the operation of said at least one movable door, with said processor being configured to generate operational values transmitted to and controlling said drive motor, and with said assembly further including an arrangement for adjusting the operational values generated by said processor and transmitted to said drive motor;
a modular harness for connecting said controller to said drive motor and to said sensors; and
an apparatus operably associated with said modular harness for identifying the particular drive motor and sensors used in combination with the automatic drive system.
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Abstract
A universal controller for an automatic door system including a door carried on a frame for movement along a predetermined path of movement between open and closed positions. The universal controller includes a housing for mounting the controller in a stationary position relative to the door frame and an assembly including a processor carried by the housing for processing data operatively received from a plurality of sensors and relating to the operation of the movable door. The processor is configured to generate operational values which are transmitted to and control a drive motor used to move the door between the open and closed positions. The assembly further includes an arrangement for adjusting the operational values generated by the processor and transmitted to the drive motor. A modular harness connects the controller to the drive motor and to the sensors. An apparatus operably coupled to the modular harness identifies the particular drive motor and sensors used in combination with the automatic door system. A method for automatically controlling operation of an automatic door system having at least one door movable between open and closed positions in response to operation of an output drive of a bi-directional drive motor is also provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A universal controller for an automatic door system including at least one door carried on a door frame for movement along a predetermined path of movement between open and closed positions, a drive motor for moving said door between said open and closed positions, and a plurality of sensors for monitoring variable conditions of said door and motor, with each sensor being capable of producing a signal in response to a predetermined condition, said universal controller comprising:
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a housing for mounting said controller in a stationary position relative to the door frame; an assembly including a processor carried by said housing for processing data operatively received from said plurality of sensors and relating to the operation of said at least one movable door, with said processor being configured to generate operational values transmitted to and controlling said drive motor, and with said assembly further including an arrangement for adjusting the operational values generated by said processor and transmitted to said drive motor; a modular harness for connecting said controller to said drive motor and to said sensors; and an apparatus operably associated with said modular harness for identifying the particular drive motor and sensors used in combination with the automatic drive system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A universal controller for an automatic door system wherein at least one door is carried on a door frame for movement along a predetermined path of movement between open and closed positions by an output drive of a motor, and wherein a plurality of sensors are provided as part of the automatic door system for monitoring variable conditions of said door and said electric motor, and with each sensor being capable of producing an output signal in response to a predetermined condition, said universal controller comprising:
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a housing for mounting said controller in a stationary position relative to said door frame; an assembly including a microprocessor carried by said housing for processing data operatively received from said plurality of sensors and relating to the operational characteristics of said at least one movable door, with said microprocessor being configured to generate operational values transmitted to said motor thereby controlling said output drive, and with said assembly further including a manually operated arrangement for adjusting the operational values generated by said processor and transmitted to said motor; a modular harness for connecting said controller to said motor and to said sensors; and an apparatus operably coupled to said modular harness for identifying the particular motor and sensors used in combination with the automatic door system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for automatically controlling operation of an automatic door system having at least one door movable between open and closed positions in response to operation of an output drive of a bi-directional drive motor, and wherein said automatic door system further includes sensor technology capable of producing data relating to operational characteristics of said door, said method comprising the acts of:
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providing a computer based processor carried by a housing, with said processor being capable of processing the data received from said sensor technology and generating operational values transmitted to said drive motor for controlling said output drive, providing a manually operated arrangement coupled to said processor for adjusting the operational values generated by said processor and transmitted to said drive motor; coupling said controller to said drive motor and to said sensor technology through a modular harness having connectors designed to validate the make and model of drive motor and specific sensor technology used in combination with the automatic door system; and identifying the specific drive motor and sensor technology used in combination with the specific sensor technology used in combination with the automatic door system; and identifying the specific drive motor and sensor technology used in combination with the automatic drive system operably through use of a particular one of said modular harnesses. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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