Drapery motor remote activation by manual drapery pull
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1. A drapery master carrier for a drapery electric drive system, said master carrier comprising:
- a master carrier body;
a sensor mounted to the master carrier body, the sensor having a laterally moving movable member extending in contact with drapes to detect motion of the drapes when a manual pull force on the drapes causes detectable motion of the drapes, the sensor comprising a switch, the switch adopting a first position when the sensing element detects forward motion of the drapes, and the switch adopting a second position when the sensing element detects rearward motion of the drapes; and
a transmitter mounted to the master carrier body, the transmitter in communication with the switch and transmitting a signal to a motor drive controller receiver to drive a motor to move the master carrier in accordance with a sensor detected direction of motion.
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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.
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1. A drapery master carrier for a drapery electric drive system, said master carrier comprising:
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a master carrier body; a sensor mounted to the master carrier body, the sensor having a laterally moving movable member extending in contact with drapes to detect motion of the drapes when a manual pull force on the drapes causes detectable motion of the drapes, the sensor comprising a switch, the switch adopting a first position when the sensing element detects forward motion of the drapes, and the switch adopting a second position when the sensing element detects rearward motion of the drapes; and a transmitter mounted to the master carrier body, the transmitter in communication with the switch and transmitting a signal to a motor drive controller receiver to drive a motor to move the master carrier in accordance with a sensor detected direction of motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A drapery master carrier for an electric drapery drive system to open and close drapes, the master carrier comprising:
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a master carrier body, the master carrier body comprising an arm extending from the master carrier body, the arm configured to support a portion of a drape; a sensor mounted to the master carrier body, the sensor having a laterally moving movable member, the movable member detecting relative motion between (a) a portion of the drapes supported by the master carrier body and (b) the master carrier, when a pull force on the drapes causes detectable lateral drape motion; and a transmitter mounted to the master carrier body, the transmitter in communication with the sensor to receive signals indicating forward lateral or rearward lateral detected drape motion, the transmitter signaling a motor drive controller to move the master carrier in accordance with the detected drape motion.
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17. A motor-driven drapery master carrier for an electric drive system that opens and closes drapes, the drapery master carrier comprising:
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a sensor mounted to the drapery master carrier, the sensor having a laterally moving movable member, the movable member located to respond to a detectable forward lateral and rearward lateral vector of a pull force on a portion of drapes supported on the drapery master carrier; and a transmitter mounted to the drapery master carrier, the transmitter in communication with the sensor, the transmitter sending an activating signal to move the master carrier in a direction of the lateral vector of the pull force detected by the sensor.
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