Centralised security closure

• US 20040163314A1
• Filed: 01/08/2004
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Somfy SA
• Original Assignee: Somfy SA
• Inventors: Lagarde, Eric, Pitaud, Bernard, Poulet, Olivier
• Granted Patent: US 7,319,391 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 49/31
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system

Abstract

A device of automated closure, and of locking, comprising a mobile closure or locking element (2), an actuator (3) electrically controllable for the motion of said element, a sensor (4), a programming and control device, the program of which comprises at least a mode of delayed action and a means of transition to that delayed action mode, wherein, when placed in the delayed action mode, the programming and control device delivers a complete closure instruction only on activation of a sensor.

Claims

1. A device of automated closure, and of locking, comprising at least:

a mobile closure or locking element (2, 11), and an electrically controllable actuator (3, 13) for operating said element,

a sensor (4, 14),

a programming and control device, wherein the program comprises at least one surveillance mode and means of transition to this mode, and wherein, when placed in surveillance mode, the programming and control device delivers a complete closure and/or locking instruction, on activation of a sensor.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein it comprises a plurality of mobile closure, or locking, elements, each of which is electrically controlled by an actuator (3, 13), and wherein, when placed in surveillance mode, the programming and control device delivers to at least one of the actuators a complete closure instruction on activation of at least one of the sensors.

3. The device as claimed in either of claims 1 and 2, wherein the transition to surveillance mode is caused by the pressing of a specific button on a remote control.

4. The device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, when placed in surveillance mode, the programming and control device delivers to the actuator, or to at least one of the actuators, a partial closure instruction.

5. The device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sensor or sensors are presence or movement sensors.

6. The device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sensor or sensors are sensors of load or of movement of the closure element.

7. The device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sensor or sensors are meteorological sensors.