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US 9,371,686 · App. 14/771,722 · Granted Jun 21, 2016

Actuator for driving a blind with adjustable slats and blind comprising such an actuator

Inventor: Eric LaGarde (Sallanches, FR)
Assignee: SOMFY SAS
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Patent No.
US 9,371,686
App. No.
14/771,722
Granted
Jun 21, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An actuator ( 2 ) for driving a blind with adjustable slats, the actuator including a housing ( 20 ) inside which a motor ( 22 ) is installed, the motor driving a first output shaft ( 21 ) that projects on either side of the housing ( 20 ), characterised in that the actuator further includes a second output shaft ( 23 ) of which the axis of rotation (X 23 ) is parallel to and not coinciding with that of the first output shaft ( 21 ) and controlled coupling elements ( 26 ) making it possible to selectively transmit a rotational movement from the first output shaft ( 21 ) to the second output shaft ( 23 ), and in that the second output shaft ( 23 ) projects on either side of the housing ( 20 ).

Claims (13)

1. An actuator for driving a blind with adjustable slats, said actuator comprising

a housing inside which a motor is installed driving a first output shaft that projects on both sides of the housing,

a second output shaft of which the axis of rotation is parallel to and not coinciding with that of the first output shaft, the second output shaft projecting on both sides of the housing, and

controlled coupling means making it possible to selectively transmit a rotational movement from the first output shaft to the second output shaft.

2. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises an electronic control unit for the coupling means.

3. The actuator according to claim 2 , wherein the coupling means and the electronic control unit are positioned inside the housing.

4. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is a dual output motor, the two outputs of the dual output motor jointly forming the first output shaft of the actuator.

5. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the motor drives a shaft that transmits, by means of a first gear, a rotational movement to the first output shaft of the actuator.

6. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling means comprise a second gear and wherein the second gear comprises an electromagnetically controlled clutch.

7. The actuator according to claim 5 , wherein the first gear comprises an electromagnetically controlled clutch making it possible to control the rotation of the first output shaft.

8. A blind comprising a horizontal box supporting at least two tippers and an actuator, the actuator being positioned between two tippers, and a set of multidirectional slats, wherein the actuator is according to claim 1 .

9. The blind according to claim 8 , wherein the first output shaft is secured to a first driveshaft of the blind and the second output shaft is secured to a second driveshaft of the blind.

10. The blind according to claim 9 , wherein the first driveshaft and the second driveshaft each drive at least one reel integrated into one of the tippers of the blind, those tippers being positioned on both sides of the actuator.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 22, 2020
From: SOMFY SAS
To: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Reel/Frame 054827/0845 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2015
From: LAGARDE, ERIC
To: SOMFY SAS
Reel/Frame 036587/0505 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 13 51947 · Mar 5, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160010388A1 · Jan 14, 2016