Motor Assembly for Architectural Coverings with Integrated Touch Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor assemblies for architectural coverings require additional wiring, leading to increased manufacturing and maintenance costs, and often suffer from damaged switches and light gaps.
Innovation Solution
A motor assembly with a rotatable actuator that activates switches to control the motor, reducing wiring needs and incorporating a consumer touchpoint for user interaction, providing a compact and accessible operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If switches are disposed outward from the motor assembly, then user access to controls is improved, but switches are more likely to become damaged and light gaps occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the switches inside the motor assembly housing, nesting the control components within the motor structure. This protects the switches from external damage while eliminating light gaps, and the motor assembly itself serves as the housing containing all components.
2Ease of operation
If additional wiring is used between wall switch and motor assembly, then control functionality is achieved, but manufacturing and installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the switches, motor, and housing into a single integrated motor assembly unit. This merging of components eliminates the need for separate wiring between wall switches and motor assemblies, as the controls are built into the motor unit itself, thereby reducing manufacturing and installation costs.
3Ease of operation
If remote control is used to operate motor assembly, then wireless operation is achieved, but remote control may be misplaced and batteries need replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the motor assembly to be operated directly through integrated switches that are part of the motor unit itself, eliminating the need for separate remote controls with batteries. The system serves itself by having the control mechanisms built into the motor assembly, ensuring continuous availability without external dependencies.
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AI summary
Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.