Patents Assigned to Somfy
  • Patent number: 11555349
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for winding a screen (10) which comprises a tubular winder (12) defining a reference axis (100); a first wall attachment (18A) for fastening a first axial end portion (14A) of the tubular winder (12) to a first wall (16A) in a use position of the screen-winding device (10); and a second wall attachment (18B) for fastening a second axial end portion (14B) of the tubular winder (12) to a second wall (16B) in the use position of the screen-winding device (10). The first wall attachment (18A) comprises at least one tab (54) for fastening to the first wall (16A) and at least one first hinge (58) supported by the fastening tab (54) in order to guide a pivoting of the tubular winder (12) about a first axis of articulation (200) that does not intersect with the reference axis (100) and, in the use position, orthogonal to the reference axis (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Somfy Activites SA
    Inventor: Eric Lagarde
  • Patent number: 11536085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular home-automation actuator for driving a winding tube (310), said actuator comprising a head system (100) including a fixed point (1), a bush bearing (2), and a head (3A; 3B). The fixed point (1) forms a bearing surface (11) for guiding the bush bearing (2) in rotation, said bush bearing (2) partially covering a tube (210) of the tubular home-automation actuator. The head (3A, 3B) comprises a bore (32) having a first connecting element (33) that engages with a second connecting element (13) provided on the outer periphery of the fixed point (1) such as to connect the head and the fixed point in a rotatable manner. The head comprises a stop element (31) serving as an axial stop to the bush bearing along the longitudinal axis when the head is mounted on the fixed point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Adrien Brondex, Nicolas Hafner
  • Patent number: 11528159
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatically configuring a network address of network interfaces of communicating elements intended to form part of a home-automation system for a building and belonging to an unconfigured network part, the unconfigured network part including a head network equipment item and at least one communicating element, the network address of each network interface including a network prefix. The method is implemented subsequent to the connection of the head network equipment item to a configured communication network arranged in the form of a hierarchical network including at least two successive hierarchy levels, the method including steps of: negotiating the network prefix of the network interface of the head network equipment item; propagating the network prefix to the communicating elements belonging to the network part with a view to the automatic configuration of the network addresses of the set of network interfaces of the communicating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Sylvain Fargier
  • Patent number: 11499580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for installing a piece of home automation equipment, and to a system for adjustably attaching a piece of home automation equipment to a wall, comprising at least two supports (1), each one comprising a support shaft and a holding device, and at least two adjustable attaching elements. The adjustable attaching elements each comprise a supporting frame (2) and a mechanical connection element (3). The adjustable attaching elements also comprise a locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Frederic Negrello, Norbert Dupielet, Jean-Michel Perache, Bruno Cachaud, Pierre Guedon, Guillaume Ducretet-Pajot
  • Patent number: 11425206
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a system for sharing communication between connected home-automation devices belonging to a first communication network and a remote device connected to a second communication network, the first communication network being connected to the second communication network by a network device, the network device being suitable for allowing communication between at least one connected home-automation device of the first network and the remote device. The method includes determining a communication link device among the connected home-automation devices of the first communication network, as a function of at least one feature of the connected home-automation devices, and maintaining, by the communication link device, a communication channel between the first communication network and the remote device via the network device for the benefit of the other connected home-automation devices of the first communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Hubert Cosserat, Jean Michel Orsat
  • Patent number: 11374784
    Abstract: This home-automation system for a building comprises: home-automation equipment, distributed within areas of the building; and a communication network, to which the home-automation equipment is connected, and authorizing an inter-communication of the home-automation equipment according to a predefined communication protocol. The communication network is a hard-wired hierarchical network comprising: a first network of rank n; a plurality of sub-networks of lower hierarchical rank n?1, connected to the first network, each sub-network being associated with an area and containing at least one of the home-automation equipment items; each sub-network of the lower hierarchical rank n?1 being hooked up to the first network of rank n by a network equipment item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Sylvain Fargier
  • Publication number: 20220164983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a solar mask for a facility that comprises a step (E10) of positioning a mobile terminal at a predetermined location of a photovoltaic panel. Following the step (E10), the method comprises a step (E20) of taking a single photograph with a camera of the mobile terminal and a step (E30) of determining an orientation of the camera, during the step (E20), by means of an orientation detection device and a controller of the mobile terminal. The method further comprises a step (E40) of extending at least one contour of the photograph, in at least one direction, and a step (E60) of superimposing data from the extended photograph with a sun path diagram, in a common reference frame, so as to determine the solar mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Fabien Rousseau
  • Patent number: 11306531
    Abstract: A tubular electromechanical actuator for a home-automation installation includes at least an electronic control unit, an electric motor, a reduction gear, an output shaft, a casing and a closure element. The unit includes a housing and an electronic board. The electronic board is arranged inside the housing. The casing is hollow and configured to house at least the unit, the electric motor and the reduction gear. The closure element is configured to close off an end of the casing. The housing includes at least a first section, produced in the form of a hollow tube, and a second section, produced in the form of a hollow tube. The first and second sections are configured to house the electronic board. In addition, the first section includes first fastening elements configured to cooperate with first fastening elements of the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Marc Sonzini, Florian Doche, Emilie Meynet
  • Patent number: 11310745
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method for a wirelessly communicating electronic device, including the following steps: a) acquisition of a radio-frequency frame representative of at least one data item intended to be transmitted by the radio-frequency transmitter in a radio-frequency message; b) determination of the amount of power available in the power storage; c) determination, by the control circuit, of the length of the radio-frequency message to be transmitted; d) determination of transmission parameters of the radio-frequency transmitter, according to the values determined for the length of the message and the amount of power available in the power storage; e) and transmission of the message by the transmitter, using the determined transmission parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Serge Robin
  • Patent number: 11292048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a spring for a spring brake, including a shaping and cutting step f) including the following sub-steps: —f1) shaping a raw wire into a coil with a plurality of raw turns, the raw wire having: raw portions that extend from the end of the raw wire over at least one raw turn, and an intermediate portion between the raw portions, —f2) separating the first raw portion and the second raw portion of the raw wire by cutting, after implementing sub-step f1), and —f3) shaping a first tab (5), at a first end of the intermediate portion, after sub-step f1), and —f4) shaping a second tab (7), at a second end of the intermediate portion opposite the first end, after sub-step f1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Eric Lagarde
  • Patent number: 11297682
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for indirectly activating at least one connected object intended to be joined to a network of connected objects, the network of connected objects including at least one network organizing agent and a commissioning agent, each including a communication module, the communication module including a first radiofrequency interface suitable for communicating according to a first communication protocol, the method including a step of collecting information that is useful for connecting at least one connected object to the network of connected objects by a mobile terminal, a step of transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the collected information to the commissioning agent and a step of inputting at least one connected object into the network of connected objects using information useful for connecting the connected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Hubert Cosserat, Thibaut Desbrugeres, Emmanuel Pauchard
  • Patent number: 11293225
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electromechanical actuator including a spring brake including a helical spring, a drum, an input member and an output member. The drum includes a friction surface configured to cooperate with at least one turn of the spring. The output member includes at least one lug. The lug includes a recess provided with at least a first bearing surface configured to cooperate with one of the first and second legs of the spring. The first bearing surface of the recess is inclined with respect to an axis of rotation of the brake at an angle of inclination of non-zero value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Stéphane Heredia, Rémi Sourain, Gilles Pradel
  • Patent number: 11296992
    Abstract: A method of managing traffic in a communication network is implemented by a network interface of a communicating element during the transmission of a message on a physical link of the network, the message including a transmission priority level. This method includes the steps of: detecting an internal state of a data link layer, as long as the internal state of the link layer does not allow the message to be sent immediately: waiting for the internal state of the link layer to reach a priority state equal to or lower than the transmission priority level, increasing the transmission priority level each time the internal state resumes a busy state signifying that a signal is present on the physical link during this wait time; sending the message when the internal state changes to a priority state equal to or lower than the transmission priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Sylvain Fargier, Vincent Vanderschaeve
  • Patent number: 11280132
    Abstract: A tubular electromechanical actuator includes an electric motor, reduction gear, output shaft and casing. The casing is hollow and houses at least the electric motor and the reduction gear. The casing includes a first end and a second end. The actuator also includes a retaining element assembled at the first end of the casing, so as to close off the first end of the casing. The retaining element includes at least a first stop configured to cooperate with the reduction gear, in an assembled configuration of the actuator, and a second stop configured to cooperate with the casing, at the first end of the casing, in the assembled configuration of the actuator. Furthermore, the retaining element includes at least one accommodation configured to cooperate with at least one rib of the reduction gear, so as to participate in the sealing between the retaining element and the reduction gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Marc Sonzini, Florian Doche
  • Patent number: 11271845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a communication method implemented in a home-automation system for a building including communicating elements including home-automation and network equipment, the communicating elements being connected to an unconfigured communication network, each communicating element utilizing a predefined communication protocol, and having physical and network addresses including a network prefix cut up into a plurality of addressing fields, at least one of which is not filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Sylvain Fargier
  • Publication number: 20220034161
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator comprises a housing, a torque support (21) and a module for filtering vibrations (33). The torque support (21) comprises a shaft (35) extending along an axis of rotation (X) of the actuator. The module (33) is arranged inside the housing and comprises a transmission element (36), a stop (38) and first and second viscoelastic elements (39, 40). The transmission element (36) is mounted around the shaft (35) and is attached to the housing. The stop (38) is connected to the shaft (35). The first viscoelastic element (39) is arranged between the torque support (21) and a first end (36a) of the transmission element (36). The second viscoelastic element (40) is arranged between a second end (36b) of the transmission element (36) and the stop (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Cyril Schuehmacher, Yann Rouxel
  • Patent number: 11236545
    Abstract: A tubular electromechanical actuator includes an assembly, a casing and a closure element for closing off the casing. The assembly includes an electronic control unit, an electric motor, a reduction gear and an output shaft. The casing is hollow and configured to house the assembly. The casing includes a first end and a second end. The output shaft protrudes from the casing at the first end of the casing, in an assembled configuration of the actuator. The closure element protrudes from the casing at the second end of the casing, in the assembled configuration of the actuator. The actuator also includes an interface element. The interface element is arranged between the closure element and the electronic control unit. In addition, the interface element includes a housing containing an element for preventing play between the closure element and the interface element along the axial direction of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Marc Sonzini, Florian Doche
  • Patent number: D958774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Thomas Desagre, Mathieu Prevoteau, Pierre Garner, Thomas Droze
  • Patent number: D959409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Thomas Desagre, Mathieu Prevoteau, Pierre Garner, Thomas Droze
  • Patent number: D961425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Mathieu Prevoteau, Thomas Desagre