Abstract: In order to control the light or air permeability of an elastic extensible screen (1) disposed between an area to be protected and an external area, and having a permeability that varies with a pulling force exerted on the screen, a motorized mechanism (3) adjusts the pulling force on the screen in response to a setpoint signal, which can be determined on the basis of one or a plurality of signals from one or a plurality of sensors (12, 14, 15), in particular light sensors.

Abstract: Element (12) for holding a power supply device (5) for supplying power to an actuator (4) for controlling a movable screen (3), the actuator causing a drive shaft to rotate, the holding element comprising a body (120) provided with a hole (125) for receiving at least part of the power supply device and a longitudinal slit (126) on at least part of the body.

Abstract: A coupling device installed between an output shaft of an electric motor and an input shaft of a reducing gear of an actuator for driving a screen or a hatch that is part of home-automation equipment for closure, solar protection, or projection and which includes a first member rotatably secured to the output shaft, and which is provided with at least one longitudinal outer groove, and a second member rotatably secured to the input shaft, and which is provided with at least one longitudinal outer groove and wherein the coupling device further includes an element for coupling the first and second members together in rotation, and which has, on at least one surface thereof, at least two series of lugs which project from the at least one surface, wherein the lugs are inserted into the longitudinal outer groove of the first member and the longitudinal outer groove of the second member, respectively.

Abstract: Motorized manoeuvring device (1) intended to manoeuvre a moving windable fabric screen (3), the motorized manoeuvring device comprising: an actuator (4), comprising a hollow housing (41) containing a gear motor, a mounting end-plate (7a), characterized in that the end-plate (7a) comprises a first support (11) extending from the end-plate along a first longitudinal axis (X-X?) and cooperating with the housing (41) of the actuator (4) and in that it comprises a second support (12) extending from the end-plate along a second axis distinct from the first (Ya-Ya?, Z-Z?) and in that the hollow housing, notably the tubular hollow housing, of the actuator, is closed by the first end-plate support.

Abstract: A remote control device (1, 100, 200) for home automation equipment, of the roaming type, comprising a housing (2) containing an electronic circuit (7) comprising a radiofrequency transmitter (9), said housing (2) being of substantially cylindrical or spherical shape and having an axis of revolution, wherein the device comprises a viscoelastic ring (6, 106, 206), with the same axis of revolution as that of the housing, elastically held against said housing (2) and concealing an opening (16) in said housing (2).

Abstract: Method of operating a device (60; 100) for controlling home automation equipment (1a, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 5a) for orienting and/or displacing a moving product of a building, comprising a display screen (101), on which a portion of the screen is assigned to the display of a first graphic representation, such as an equipment icon (4, 5, 123, 125, 131), symbolizing this equipment, which method comprises a step for graphic adjustment of the first graphic representation so that it represents, at least approximately, the real degree of orientation and/or deployment of the moving product.

Abstract: Method of operation of a control device for a home-automation appliance, wherein the method comprises at least one step of selecting a possible control command from among a plurality of predefined control commands, that may be sent by the control device and at least one step of displaying the command selected by this control device.

Abstract: This driving carriage for a sliding curtain comprises a body that can move along a rail by virtue of two pairs of carrier wheels supported by the carriage, this body being provided, between the two pairs of carrier wheels along the longitudinal axis of the carriage, with at least one opening designed to receive a part of an inner curved edge of the rail without the rail striking the carriage. This eliminates or greatly limits the risks of the carriage becoming jammed along the rail.

Abstract: This motorized carriage for opening/closing a curtain is able to move along a rail thanks to a friction wheel driven by an electric motor and pivot mounted in a casing containing this electric motor. The casing is provided with at least two members for suspending it from the rail or from the rod, which include a support and/or a base element and at least one pivoting roller. The casing is equipped with at least one housing for partially accommodating and reversibly immobilizing each suspension member, so that the pivoting rollers or the shoes of the suspension members are mounted removably on the casing. The support is mounted, removably and via a rotational movement (F4), in the housing. Elements allow the support to be immobilized about its axis of rotation. The movement assembly (E) includes a casing and at least two sets of two suspension members.

Abstract: A motor-driven carriage (100) for opening/closing a curtain, includes a housing (110) that is provided with two members (124, 126) for suspending the housing from a rail (50), wherein a friction wheel (112), which is driven by an electric motor and which is to contact at least one rolling surface (56, 57) of the rail, is rotatably mounted inside the housing. The carriage (100) also includes a cradle (150) provided with two other members (155, 156) for suspending the cradle from the rail (50), which are separate from the members (124, 126) for suspending the housing (110), as well as elements (153, 154) for coupling to the curtain. The cradle is mounted onto the housing (110) and is driven by the housing when the latter moves along the rail, the housing (110) and the cradle (150) optionally being capable of relative movement there between.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (32) for manually actuating a piece of closing or sun protection equipment (10), in particular of the blinds or rolling shutters type, including a stationary case (42) having two aligned bearings (44) defining an axis of rotation (200), a worm (34) guided in rotation in the bearings (44) and a driving rod (54) to rotate the worm (34). The worm (34) being passed through by an axial hole (52), the driving rod (54) being able to be inserted in the axial hole (52) by securing the driving rod (54) in rotation with the worm (34). A snapping connection between an elastically deformable staple (56) and a bearing shoulder (64) allows the insertion of the driving rod (54) into the axial hole (52), and blocking the removal of the driving rod (54) inserted into the axial hole (52).

Abstract: This actuator for driving a home-automation screen includes an electric motor (M), a reduction gear (R) for transmitting the movement of the motor to the home-automation screen and a brake. The actuator includes a direct current electronic switching motor (M) and a mechanical brake (2) having a continuous drag torque.

Abstract: Method for operating an actuator for maneuvering a windable mobile element of a home automation appliance, the mobile element being able to be displaced between two extreme positions, the method comprising a first step for definition of a first angular speed setpoint of the actuator in a first docking area and a second step for definition of a second angular speed setpoint of the actuator in a second docking area, the first and second angular speed setpoints being different.

Abstract: Method of operating a power supply and communication entity intended to form part of a system with at least one home-automation actuator comprising an electric motor for driving a movable element in a building, the power supply and communication entity comprising two electrical terminals for linking to the actuator, making it possible to power the actuator and allowing communication between the actuator and the power supply and communication entity, the method comprising two mutually exclusive modes of operation, a command execution mode and a communication mode, to each mode of operation there corresponding a specific power supply signal, the method comprising the steps: —choice of a mode of operation; —generation between the terminals of a power supply signal specific to the mode of operation chosen.

Abstract: Method of communication in a home automation network allowing communication between parties consisting of command transmitters and/or communication receivers associated with equipment in a building by means of frames.

Abstract: Each screen (1) of a group of screens is configured by a method in which a function is approximated, the function giving the instantaneous axial position (H(t)) of the load bar (2) thereof along an axis (Z) of translation in the form of a function having, as a variable, the instantaneous angular position (y(t)) of a winding device (4). The load bars of the screens are sequentially moved into a plurality of positions in which the load bars are aligned, and then the angular position (y(t)) of the winding device is determined. Next, the coefficients defining the approximation function of each screen are determined. The movement of the load bar of each screen is controlled by an instantaneous angular-position set value (?(t)), which is in turn predetermined from a representative profile using the one-to-one approximation function.

Abstract: A method for operating an installation for the automated control of the conditions in a building, the installation comprising a central control unit, electrical equipment items with which areas of the building are equipped and a unit for managing sensors comprising at least one sensor suitable for measuring an input physical quantity, the method being characterized in that it comprises: a step of modelling the building and the areas of the building, a step of obtaining at least one first value of the input physical quantity measured by the at least one sensor, a step of iteratively determining values of at least one output physical quantity, as a function of at least one second value of the input physical quantity, of the model of the building and of the areas of the building, a step of using the determined values in order to control the electrical equipment items with which each area of the building is equipped.