Abstract: A tubular electromechanical actuator includes an electric motor, a housing, a closure element and a crown. The housing includes a first end and a second end. The closure element is configured to close off the second end of the housing and includes indentations configured to engage with recesses in the housing. The crown is arranged at least around the housing and at the second end of the housing. The crown is a monobloc part and includes clearances and a stop. The clearances of the crown are configured to engage with the indentations of the closure element. The stop is configured to engage with the indentations of the closure element, following the assembly of the crown with the closure element and a rotational movement of the crown relative to the closure element, so as to block the translation of the crown with respect to the closure element.
Abstract: Disclosed is a drive system for driving a screen, that includes an actuator designed to drive in rotation a winding tube acting on the screen, and a compensation spring which is mounted around the actuator and has several turns formed by winding a wire. The drive system includes at least one ring made of plastic material that is placed between two adjacent turns of the compensation spring, and an external radius of the ring is larger than a maximum external radius of the compensation spring.
Abstract: An electromechanical actuator (11) for a closure, obscuring or solar protection installation (6) includes a motor assembly (16), including an electric motor (261) and a reduction gearbox (265), first and second (133) mechanical modules for filtering vibrations, and an output shaft (20), inserted at least partially in a casing (17. the electromechanical actuator (11) extends along a longitudinal axis (X), the first and the second mechanical modules (33, 133) being disposed on either side of the motor assembly (16) along the longitudinal axis (X) and each having a rigid transmission coupling, with at least a first degree of freedom perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (X), allowing the motor assembly (16) to move along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X), the electromechanical actuator also comprising at least one elastic module (130) that limits the movement of the motor assembly (16) along the perpendicular plane.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 25, 2019
Publication date:
December 23, 2021
Applicant:
SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Inventors:
Eric Lagarde, Héléna Robert, Dylan Mohamed
Abstract: A method relates to the manufacture of a drum for a spring brake for an electromechanical actuator, the drum including a housing configured to house at least one helical spring, an input member and an output member. The housing has an internal friction surface configured to cooperate with at least one coil of the helical spring. The method includes at least one step of mechanical surface treatment of the inner surface of the housing of the drum, the mechanical surface treatment of the inner surface of the housing of the drum being a step of creating grooves on the inner surface of the housing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
October 19, 2021
Assignee:
SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Inventors:
Stéphane Heredia, Florian Bodet, Eric Lagarde, Antoine Rodriguez
Abstract: A mechanical module for filtering vibrations, designed to be mounted at least in part inside a casing of an electromechanical actuator, comprises a mechanical member for filtering vibrations (34), being in one piece and extending along a longitudinal axis (X34) designed to be aligned with an axis of rotation of a rotor of an electric motor. The member (34) comprises a first end portion (35) and an intermediate portion (36). The first end portion (35) comprises a first ring (37). The intermediate portion (36) is connected to the first end portion (35). The first ring (37) of the first end portion (35) has a first diameter that is greater than a greatest dimension of the intermediate portion (36) measured in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (X34). The first end portion (35) further comprises a plurality of first arms (38), each first arm (38) connecting the intermediate portion (36) to the first ring (37).
Abstract: Home-automation actuator (11) comprising a motor (16), a housing (17), a mechanical module for filtering vibrations (33; 33a; 33b; 33c), a module for absorbing vibrations (130) and a torque support (21), the mechanical module comprising a first end (35, 135) and a second end (39, 139), —the first end (35, 135) being connected to the housing (17), —the second end (39, 139) being connected to the torque support (21), the mechanical module providing the connection between the housing (17) and the torque support so as to rotate around a first axis (X) of the actuator, the absorption module translationally connecting the housing (17) to the torque support (21) allowing a rotational degree of freedom between the housing (17) and the torque support (21).
Abstract: The invention relates to a home-automation system and a method for constituting the topology of a home-automation system comprising a plurality of central control units, the method being executed by a user terminal (T) connected to the at least one home-automation system and comprising the following steps: receiving (ECTT3, ECTT4) from at least one central control unit (U1, U2) among the plurality of central control units (U1, U2) at least one message (MDL1, MDL2) comprising a list (DL1, DL2) comprising at least one home-automation device with which said central control unit is capable of communicating; selecting (ECTT6) at least one combination of at least one device in connection with one central control unit among the plurality of control units (U1, U2) for which the communicated device list (DL) comprises the selected device, with a view to connecting at least one device to said central control unit; and sending (ECTT7) a connection message (MR) to the at least one central control unit (U) selected in ste
Abstract: A mechanical module for filtering vibrations, designed to be mounted at least in part inside a casing of an electromechanical actuator, comprises a mechanical member for filtering vibrations (34), being in one piece and extending along a longitudinal axis (X34) designed to be aligned with an axis of rotation of a rotor of an electric motor. The member (34) comprises a first end portion (35) and an intermediate portion (36). The first end portion (35) comprises a first ring (37). The intermediate portion (36) is connected to the first end portion (35). The first ring (37) of the first end portion (35) has a first diameter that is greater than a greatest dimension of the intermediate portion (36) measured in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (X34). The first end portion (35) further comprises a plurality of first arms (38), each first arm (38) connecting the intermediate portion (36) to the first ring (37).
Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for recording a central control unit (U) belonging to a home-automation facility (17); the method being executed by a user terminal (T) and comprising the following steps: establishing (ELRT2) a connection between the user terminal (T) and at least one central control unit (U); creating (ELRT3) a facility identifier (StID); sending (ELRT4) a discovery message (MD); receiving (ELRT5, ELRT8) at least one signalling message (MLRSU) transmitted by at least one central control unit (U, U1, U2) for the facility (17) linked with a unique identifier (UID) of said central control unit (U, U1, U2), recording (ELRT6, ELRT9) an attachment of the at least one identifier (UID) of the at least one central control unit (U, U1, U2) to the identifier of the facility (StID).
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for communicating between communicating elements forming part of a home automation system for a building, each communicating element being connected in a communication network allowing communication according to a predefined communication protocol. Each communicating element of the communication network stores a current network address in a memory of the communicating element, the current network address being used for point-to-point addressing in the communication network, and each communicating element stores at least one preceding network address of the communicating element in the memory of the communicating element.
Abstract: An electromechanical actuator includes a spring brake with a helical spring, a drum, an input member, an output member and a cap. The drum includes a housing with an inner friction surface configured to cooperate with at least one turn of the spring. The input member includes a driving tooth extending between the input member and the cap. The input member or the cap includes a spacer extending between the input member and the cap. The input member includes a first radial retention element of the spring extending between the tooth and the spacer, along a first side of the brake. Furthermore, the cap includes a second radial retention element of the spring extending between the tooth and the spacer, along a second side of the brake.
Abstract: Method for monitoring for presence in a surveillance zone (ZS) using a surveillance system (SY), comprising the following steps: detecting an absence of movement or of at least one movement of at least one entity (E1, E2, En) in a detection zone (ZD); creating and/or modifying, in a memory of the surveillance device (Dl), a piece of movement information (IM); sending the movement information (IM) using the surveillance device (Dl) to a processing unit (UT) of the surveillance system (SY); detecting an absence or a presence of at least one terminal (T1, T2, T3, Tn) in a communication network (RI); creating and/or modifying, in a memory of a listening module (ME), a piece of presence information (IP); and sending the piece of presence information (IP), using the listening module (ME), to the processing unit (UT).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 25, 2021
Assignee:
SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Inventor:
Gabriel Peixoto Guimaraes Ubirajara E Silva
Abstract: Method for configuring, commanding and/or controlling a command and/or control interface (IN) of devices of a home automation installation, comprising the following steps: (E1) collecting a set of status queries (E) relating to at least one possible status of at least one home automation device (3), (E2) constituting a selection of at least one status query (SeIE) of the set of status queries (E), (E3) configuring an interface element (IN) on the basis of the selection of the at least one status query (SeIE), in such a way as to trigger transmission of a collection request (RC) comprising the selection, and obtaining, for each status query (E) of the selection, of at least one corresponding status indication (IDC) relating to at least one current status.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 4, 2021
Assignee:
SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Inventors:
Frédéric Devis, Isabelle Duchene, Claudia Rety, Michael Danis
Abstract: The invention relates to a home-automation system and a method for constituting the topology of a home-automation system comprising a plurality of central control units, the method being executed by a user terminal (T) connected to the at least one home-automation system and comprising the following steps: receiving (ECTT3, ECTT4) from at least one central control unit (U1, U2) among the plurality of central control units (U1, U2) at least one message (MDL1, MDL2) comprising a list (DL1, DL2) comprising at least one home-automation device with which said central control unit is capable of communicating; selecting (ECTT6) at least one combination of at least one device in connection with one central control unit among the plurality of control units (U1, U2) for which the communicated device list (DL) comprises the selected device, with a view to connecting at least one device to said central control unit; and sending (ECTT7) a connection message (MR) to the at least one central control unit (U) selected in ste
Abstract: A tubular electromechanical actuator includes an electronic control unit including a housing and an electronic board. A first electrical connection device includes first electrical connection elements configured to electrically connect the board to electrical connection elements of an electric motor and second electrical connection elements configured to electrically link the board to electrical connection elements of an additional electronic board of the motor. The first device is configured to plug into an edge of a printed circuit wafer of the board and to cooperate with the electric tracks of the board. In addition the first and second electrical connection elements are electrical connection elements that are configured to directly cooperate with the respective electrical connection elements of the motor and of the additional board.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 9, 2018
Date of Patent:
March 2, 2021
Assignee:
SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Inventors:
Emilie Meynet, Claude Desbiolles, Jérôme Besombes, Pierre-André Gardic
Abstract: A motorized maneuvering device (1) intended to manoeuvre a moving windable fabric screen (3), the motorized maneuvering device includes an actuator (4), comprising a hollow housing (41) containing a gear motor and a mounting end-plate (7a) which has 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 a second support (12) extending from the end-plate along a second axis distinct from the first axis (Ya-Ya?, Z-Z?). The hollow housing, notably the tubular hollow housing, of the actuator, is closed by the first end-plate support.
Abstract: A sliding window for a building includes a stationary frame, an opening leaf, a motorized drive device, a fittings system, and a locking control device. The motorized drive device includes an electromechanical actuator, a flexible element, and a drive arm. The flexible element drives movement of the opening leaf with respect to the stationary frame when the actuator is electrically activated. The arm is connected both to a frame of the opening leaf and to the flexible element. The locking control device collaborates with a lock of the fittings system and is actuated by the flexible element when the actuator is electrically activated. The drive arm supports the locking control device. The fittings system also includes an errorproofing system. The locking control device actuates the lock following activation of the errorproofing system and when the actuator is electrically activated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2017
Date of Patent:
March 2, 2021
Assignees:
SOMFY ACTIVITES SA, GROUPE LIEBOT
Inventors:
Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec, Marc Brechemier, David Serve, Christophe Jacquin, Stéphane Beau, Julien Cron
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for electronically controlling the power supply to a multi-phase motor, said method comprising: supplying at least one phase of the motor with a suitable first periodic or pseudo-periodic electrical signal such that the electric motor and/or a structure linked to the motor emits a first sound signal, the above-mentioned first signal being supplied while a rotor of the motor is maintained immobile relative to a stator of the motor.