Patents Assigned to FAAC S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20230387833
    Abstract: An electronic braking system for an electric motor (2) in the absence of an electrical supply comprising a braking circuit (6), a control circuit (5) comprising a microcontroller (51) which controls said braking circuit and an enabling switch (8) which connects said control (5) and braking circuits to the electrical connections of the motor when power (7) is removed from it. The braking circuit carries out a PWM modulation of the induced voltage signal generated by the motor in rotation, when the power supply is removed from it and said control circuit controls the “duty cycle” of said modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Turchetti
  • Patent number: 11802433
    Abstract: The motorized drive according to the invention application is configured to open and/or close a wing of a barrier such as a door, main door, gate or swing shutter, a wall or sliding partition or other sliding wing. The motorized drive comprises includes a motor and a first reduction unit through which the motor can open or close the wing. The reduction unit comprises includes a first and a second toothed profile engaging together, thus realizing a gear with a variable transmission ratio depending on the angular and/or linear position of at least one of the two toothed profiles. At least one of the first and of the second toothed profile forms at least one toothed section having a pitch profile which is substantially non-circular or not formed by a simple arc of a circle or a straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Danilo Aceto, Samuele Magnoni
  • Publication number: 20230099172
    Abstract: System for detecting the movement conditions of the leaf (2) closing a barrier, this leaf being able to occlude a delimited opening or passage and in which the leaf itself is moved by a motor (5) whose rotation shaft (R1) is associated with a motion transmission mechanism to this leaf. On said motor is present a first device for measuring the rotation of said rotation shaft (R1), and at least a second measuring device is associated with at least a second rotation shaft (R2), said second rotation shaft being connected to the first shaft by means of a reduction gear (8), whose reduction ratio is non-integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniel PEREZ, Danilo ACETO, Lanfranco SOLMI
  • Patent number: 11505980
    Abstract: The motorized drive according to the application is particularly suitable for auxiliary or emergency drives and is configured to open or close a wing of a barrier such as a door. The motorized drive includes a motor and a reduction unit through which the motor can open or close the wing, an auxiliary motor including a helical spring which is able to absorb mechanical energy during the opening of the wing and release it during the closing of the same, a reduction unit connecting the auxiliary motor to the wing. A first and a second toothed profile realize a gear with a variable transmission ratio. The first and/or the second toothed profile form at least one toothing having a pitch profile which is substantially non-circular or not formed by a simple arc of a circle or a straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Danilo Aceto, Samuele Magnoni
  • Patent number: 11359341
    Abstract: A bollard device including a frame insertable in a horizontal plane. A base plate is disposed on the frame and has a hole. A movable part is received within the hole and moves vertically between a retracted position, wherein an upper end thereof is flush with the base plate, and an extended position wherein the upper end of the movable part extends beyond the base plate to create an obstacle. The frame includes a plurality of metallic supports defining an underground housing for the movable part and guides by which the movable part slides vertically. Actuating element is housed either in the frame or in the movable part and is configured to permit the vertical movement of the movable part. The movable part includes a stem and a protective tubular member disposed on the stem and constrained thereon by removable coupling element permitting the protective tubular member to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Riccardo Demaria, Samuele Magnoni
  • Patent number: 9194404
    Abstract: An oil-hydraulic system for moving a gate, comprises a double-acting oil-hydraulic cylinder (11), which is intended to be kinematically connected to the gate to move it, and an electro-hydraulic pump (12) to feed and actuate the cylinder upon command. A switching valve (13) interconnects the cylinder (11) alternatively with the pump (12) or with a tank (14) of oil-hydraulic fluid. In rest conditions, the valve (13) connects the cylinder (11) to the tank (14), to allow free manual movement of a gate connected to the cylinder, and it is automatically controlled by the pressure variations in the system that are produced by the actuation of the pump (12) to disconnect the cylinder (11) from the tank (14) and connect it to the pump (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luca Palmieri
  • Patent number: 9166656
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and to a device for the optimized transmission of remote control signals particularly but not exclusively used to open or close gates, doors and automatic barriers, in which the method (100) for the optimized transmission of remote control signals comprises a phase consisting of transmitting (110) a remote control signal at a carrier frequency through a via-ether transmission interface (11) and it is characterised in that it comprises in addition the phases consisting of receiving (120) through a via-ether receiving means (12) the transmitted remote control signal and measuring its radiated power, and varying (130) the transmitted remote control signal so as to maximize said measured radiated power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Massimo Pirazzini
  • Publication number: 20130213028
    Abstract: An oil-hydraulic system for moving a gate, comprises a double-acting oil-hydraulic cylinder (11), which is intended to be kinematically connected to the gate to move it, and an electro-hydraulic pump (12) to feed and actuate the cylinder upon command. A switching valve (13) interconnects the cylinder (11) alternatively with the pump (12) or with a tank (14) of oil-hydraulic fluid. In rest conditions, the valve (13) connects the cylinder (11) to the tank (14), to allow free manual movement of a gate connected to the cylinder, and it is automatically controlled by the pressure variations in the system that are produced by the actuation of the pump (12) to disconnect the cylinder (11) from the tank (14) and connect it to the pump (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luca Palmieri
  • Patent number: 8513845
    Abstract: A tubular electric motor unit (10) for roll-up elements, such as blinds, curtains or similar items. It is the type intended to be housed inside a tube (11) for winding the roll-up element. The unit (10) has a tubular body (12) inside which is housed a geared motor (13) with its drive output at one end of the tubular body and a limit stop unit (14) at the other end. To transmit the rotation to the limit stop unit there is a first transmission ring (15) that is fitted so it can be rotated on a protruding portion of the limit stop unit to couple kinetically with the limit stop unit and that has an external peripheral surface intended to couple peripherally with minimal clearance with the inside surface of a tube for winding the roll-up element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Angelini
  • Publication number: 20130090070
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and to a device for the optimized transmission of remote control signals particularly but not exclusively used to open or close gates, doors and automatic barriers, in which the method (100) for the optimized transmission of remote control signals comprises a phase consisting of transmitting (110) a remote control signal at a carrier frequency through a via-ether transmission interface (11) and it is characterised in that it comprises in addition the phases consisting of receiving (120) through a via-ether receiving means (12) the transmitted remote control signal and measuring its radiated power, and varying (130) the transmitted remote control signal so as to maximize said measured radiated power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: FAAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Massimo Pirazzini
  • Publication number: 20100088963
    Abstract: A ceiling driving unit for moving doors comprises a motor unit (12) arranged at the end of a running rail (11) for a door-dragging carriage (17). The motor unit has a driven axis (14) that engages a mechanism in the rail to transmit movement to the carriage and between the rail and motor unit there are mutual coupling means (26-27-28-29, 30-31-32-33) for connecting the motor unit to the rail and which are driven by manual rotation of the motor unit around the driven axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Cevenini
  • Patent number: 6038815
    Abstract: A gate movement drive comprises a motor movement unit (11) with linear-movement actuator and a sensing device (14) for detection of an angle which is a function of the gate position. The linear movement actuator (11) has its ends pivoted to respective supports (24,32) designed for fastening of the actuator between a fixed part and a wing of a gate which is pivoted to a rotation axis (23). The sensing device (14) is connected between the actuator and one of the supports (24,32) for detection of the angle of rotation between the actuator and the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Michelangelo Manini
  • Patent number: 5549033
    Abstract: A hydraulic operating device for gate movement comprises a gate pintleing unit (10) comprising a box (11) with rotating support body (37) for a shaft (12) having a first gear (20) integral therewith projecting into the box. The shaft (12) faces at the top a box (11) with one of its axial fixing ends (15) integral with the gate rotation axis. The device also comprises a hydraulic operating unit made up of a drive element (25) consisting of a central body (32) from which project opposed hydraulic cylinders (26,27) in which run respective pistons (28,29). Between the pistons is connected a rack (30) traversing the central body (32) to project laterally therefrom with its teeth. It is thus possible to prepare a gate for future automation by mounting only the box and subsequently inserting therein the operating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Michelangelo Manini
  • Patent number: 5334922
    Abstract: A method for control of the speed of an asynchronous electric motor by powering the motor with a single-phase sine wave voltage for its running at rated speed, and supplying it with at least one first partialized voltage formed from the sine wave voltage for a half-period or half cycle thereof, for running the motor at speed reduced to a fraction of its rated speed. A device for applying the method including a first power supply applied to the motor with a sine wave voltage for running at rated speed and a second means power supply applied to the motor with at least one first partialized voltage formed from the sine wave voltage for a half-period of the sine wave every uneven number ns of half-periods thereof for running at a motor speed reduced to a fraction of rated speed. Control apparatus sends activation signals alternately to the first and second power supplies upon reception of control signals requiring running at rated speed or reduced speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Michelangelo Manini
  • Patent number: D600998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo De Maria
  • Patent number: D1023982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Severino
  • Patent number: D1024983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: FAAC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Severino