Apparatus comprising a roof panel and control system for opening and closing the roof panel
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a roof panel and control system, the roof panel comprising one or more cover portions that are moveable between open and closed positions for opening and closing the roof panel, the control system comprising an actuator for moving the cover portions between the open and closed positions, a mains power supply input, and an emergency power store, wherein the control system is configured to receive one or more signals indicative of an emergency, to power the actuator from the mains power supply input when the signals indicate there is no emergency, and to power the actuator from the emergency power store when the signals indicate there is an emergency, wherein the control system is configured to monitor a voltage of the emergency power store, to automatically move the cover portions to the open position if the voltage falls below a threshold, and to keep the cover portions in the open position for as long as the voltage remains below the threshold.
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Abstract
There is provided an apparatus comprising a roof panel (20) and control system (14), the roof panel comprising one or more cover portions that are moveable between open and closed positions for opening and closing the roof panel. The control system comprises an actuator (40) for moving the cover portions between the open and closed positions, a mains power supply input, and an emergency power store. The control system is configured to receive one or more signals indicative of an emergency, to power the actuator from the mains power supply when the signals indicate there is no emergency, and to power the actuator from the emergency power store when the signals indicate there is an emergency.
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- 1. An apparatus comprising a roof panel and control system, the roof panel comprising one or more cover portions that are moveable between open and closed positions for opening and closing the roof panel, the control system comprising an actuator for moving the cover portions between the open and closed positions, a mains power supply input, and an emergency power store, wherein the control system is configured to receive one or more signals indicative of an emergency, to power the actuator from the mains power supply input when the signals indicate there is no emergency, and to power the actuator from the emergency power store when the signals indicate there is an emergency, wherein the control system is configured to monitor a voltage of the emergency power store, to automatically move the cover portions to the open position if the voltage falls below a threshold, and to keep the cover portions in the open position for as long as the voltage remains below the threshold.
- 10. An apparatus comprising a roof panel and control system, the roof panel comprising one or more cover portions that are moveable between open and closed positions for opening and closing the roof panel, the control system comprising an actuator for moving the cover portions between the open and closed positions, a mains power supply input, and an emergency power store, wherein the control system is configured to receive one or more signals indicative of an emergency, to power the actuator from the mains power supply input when the signals indicate there is no emergency, and to power the actuator from the emergency power store when the signals indicate there is an emergency, wherein the control system is configured to power the actuator from the emergency power store only when the cover portions are moved from the closed to the open positions, and never when the cover portions are moved from the open to the closed positions.
- 15. An apparatus comprising a roof panel and control system, the roof panel comprising one or more cover portions that are moveable between open and closed positions for opening and closing the roof panel, the control system comprising an actuator for moving the cover portions between the open and closed positions, a mains power supply input, and an emergency power store, wherein the control system is configured to receive one or more signals indicative of an emergency, to power the actuator from the mains power supply input when the signals indicate there is no emergency, and to power the actuator from the emergency power store when the signals indicate there is an emergency, wherein the control system comprises a user-actuable control point, and wherein the control system powers the actuator to move the cover portions to the open positions when the user-actuable control point is actuated by a user, wherein the control system is configured to power the actuator to move the cover portions to the closed positions a preset length of time after actuation of the user-actuable control point by a user, wherein the control system comprises a slider which is slidable to set the preset length of time.
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