SOMFY SAS Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160124418 | DETECTION OF THE POSITION OF A WINDING DRUM COUPLED TO A MOTOR VIA A DAMPING FLEXIBLE ELEMENT - An apparatus ( | 05-05-2016 |
20150370230 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A HOME AUTOMATION INSTALLATION OF A BUILDING AND CONTROL DEVICE - A method for operating a control device of a home automation installation of a building, the control device comprising a data input device and a display device, the control device being configured so as to control the operation of home automation equipment items and communicate with sensors, the method including automatic operation configuration:
| 12-24-2015 |
20150304795 | MOBILE UNIT FOR CONTROLLING THE COMFORT AND/OR SECURITY CONDITIONS IN A BUILDING - Mobile control unit comprising:
| 10-22-2015 |
20150300088 | MOTORIZED MANOEUVRING DEVICE INTENDED TO MANOEUVRE A MOVING WINDABLE FABRIC SCREEN OF A WINDOW OR PROJECTION SCREEN COVER DEVICE - A motorized maneuvering device ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150191971 | Method for Controlling an Elastic Extensible Screen Having a Variable Degree of Opening and Suitable Control Device - In order to control the light or air permeability of an elastic extensible screen ( | 07-09-2015 |
20150179994 | ELEMENT FOR MOUNTING A BATTERY IN A WINDING TUBE OF A HOME-AUTOMATION SCREEN | 06-25-2015 |
20150136338 | MOTOR-DRIVEN CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MOVABLE SCREEN CONSISTING OF A WINDABLE CANVAS OF A WINDOW-COVERING DEVICE OR PROJECTION SCREEN - Motorized manoeuvring device ( | 05-21-2015 |
20150041079 | MOTOR-DRIVEN CARRIAGE, AND BLACKOUT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SUCH A CARRIAGE - A motor-driven carriage ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150041078 | MOTORIZED CARRIAGE, SCREEN-MOVING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A CARRIAGE, SCREENING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN INSTALLATION - 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 (F | 02-12-2015 |
20150013484 | Device for Manually Actuating a Piece of Closing or Sun Protection Equipment - The invention relates to a device ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150008801 | ACTUATOR FOR DRIVING A HOME-AUTOMATION SCREEN AND INSTALLATION COMPRISING SUCH AN ACTUATOR - 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. | 01-08-2015 |
20140333231 | OPERATING METHOD OF A POWER SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATION ENTITY AND AN ACTUATOR INTENDED TO BE PART OF A HOME-AUTOMATION SYSTEM - 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. | 11-13-2014 |
20140288715 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND OPERATING SUN-PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IN A BUILDING - 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:
| 09-25-2014 |
20140166212 | METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING A GROUP OF SCREENS, AND ACTUATOR SUITABLE FOR SUCH A CONTROL METHOD - Each screen ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140009042 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND CLOSING OR SUN PROTECTION INSTALLATION COMPRISING SUCH A MOTOR - The invention relates to an electric motor having a rotor and a coiled stator, the rotor including a shaft and two disks that are rotatably fixed to the shaft and provided with permanent magnets, a so-called outer portion of the stator extending from each disk axially parallel to a rotational axis of the rotor and radially beyond same, from the axis. The stator includes a plurality of disjointed bars consisting of a magnetically conductive material, certain parts of which form the outer portion of the stator. The stator also has a carrier structure holding the bars such that they are fixed in relation to each other, said carrier structure being mounted in such a way that it can rotate on the shaft, axially outside the two disks. The outer portion of the stator extends parallel to the rotational axis, axially outside the disks of the rotor, up to the carrier structure. | 01-09-2014 |
20130310984 | Device and Method for Controlling a Motor-Driven Mobile Screen Having Adjustable Slats - The invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven mobile screen having adjustable slats by means of an electromechanical actuator in a building, the control being implemented from a control interface including at least one control button for extending the screen and an element for assisting in the movement for adjusting the slats. The invention also relates to a control interface for implementing the method. | 11-21-2013 |
20130289752 | Method of Operating a Mobile Control Unit of a Home Automation Installation - Method of operating a mobile control unit intended to form successively and alternately part: of a first home-automation installation, and of a second home-automation installation, characterized in that it comprises: a step of locating the mobile control unit in relation to the first home-automation installation and/or in relation to the second home-automation installation, a step of automatically selecting a common key in the mobile control unit, according to the result of the locating step. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289751 | Method of Operating a Home-Automation Installation - Method of operating a home-automation installation comprising elements including items of equipment fixed in a building and including a mobile unit for controlling the items of equipment, the elements communicating over a home-automation network, each element being furnished with an identifier which is specific to it and with an authentication key specific to the home-automation network, termed “common key”, identical for all the elements and authenticating an element's membership of the home-automation network, characterized in that it comprises: a step of locating the mobile control unit with the aid of a locating means included at least partially in the mobile control unit and delivering an item of position information, then a step of pinpointing using at least the item of position information to pinpoint a particular item of equipment, the pinpointing step allowing the identification of the particular item of equipment, the pinpointing step use of the home-automation installation and allowing the locating of the particular item of equipment in a mode of configuration of the home-automation installation. | 10-31-2013 |
20130269885 | Motorized Operating Device Intended for Operating a Movable Screen with a Windable Canvas of a Window Covering Device or a Projection Screen Device - Motorized operating device intended for operating a movable screen with a windable canvas of a window covering device or of a projection screen device, the motorized operating device being intended to be suspended by the canvas and including:
| 10-17-2013 |
20130226316 | Methods for Controlling and Parameterizing a Home Automation Installation and Home Automation Installation Implementing Said Methods - A home automation installation includes several sensors, several pieces of controlled home automation equipment, and a control unit communicating with the sensors and the controlled home automation equipment. To control this installation, it is provided to select a control scenario by the control unit for at least one parameterized sensor from among the sensors, at a current moment belonging to a periodic time range from among one or more time ranges associated with the parameterized sensor, and as a function of at least one current value of the signal coming from the parameterized sensor, then to send, by the control unit to at least one of the pieces of controlled home automation equipment, at least one order depending on the selected control scenario. To parameterize the control unit, a procedure is provided consisting of choosing a sensor to be parameterized from among at least one periodic activation time range and/or at least one periodic inhibition time range and associating at least one control scenario with at least one state or a change of state of the signal from the sensor to be parameterized. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222124 | Method for Configuring a Home-Automation Installation - Method for configuring a home-automation installation comprising at least one first part of the home-automation installation, one second part of the home-automation installation and one configuration device:
| 08-29-2013 |
20130194065 | Communication Method in a Home-Automation Installation - The communication method applies to a home-automation installation comprising at least one sending element, a self-powered receiving element and an element for substituting for the receiving element. The method is such that, when the receiving element is in a sleep mode, the substitution element receives and records information sent by the sending element for the attention of the receiving element and such that, when the receiving element is no longer in sleep mode, the substitution element sends the information for the attention of the receiving element. | 08-01-2013 |
20130160955 | MOTORIZED CARRIAGE FOR A CURTAIN AND CONCEALMENT FACILITY COMPRISING SUCH A CARRIAGE - A motorized carriage for opening/closing a screen moves along a rail by means of a friction wheel that is rotated by a motor and is in contact with at least one running surface of the rail. The contact force between the friction wheel and the running surface can be regulated by a presser means that enables the contact force to be varied according to a resistive force that depends on the load pulled or pushed by the carriage as it moves. | 06-27-2013 |
20130151529 | FACTORIZATION OF SCENARIOS - A method for configuring a control interface for controlling a system including one or more pieces of home automation equipment, the control interface including an information screen on which may be displayed a time scale representing a time period with a defined duration, the method including steps of: (i): defining a plurality of associations, each association being defined between a scenario for controlling one or more pieces of home automation equipment and a triggering instant defined within the time period, at which the scenario has to be triggered by the control interface, (ii): producing a grouping of at least one portion of the association from among the plurality of defined associations, the triggering instants of which are defined within a time interval with a defined duration within the time period, (iii): positioning a collective reference mark on the time scale corresponding to the grouping at the time interval. | 06-13-2013 |
20130001347 | Cord Winder for a Window-Covering Device - The invention relates to a cord winder ( | 01-03-2013 |
20120310386 | METHOD OF OPERATION OF A CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATION SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT - Method of operation of a control device for automation systems equipment of a building, the device comprising a display screen, assigned to the display, at a first level, of equipments icons and, at a second level, of grouping icons, a group of home automation equipment being associated with a grouping icon, and means of selection of at least one grouping icon and/or of at least one equipment icon, characterized in that an action on a control key has the standard effect of controlling the equipment associated with several selected icons of the same level as long as no icon of another level is selected. | 12-06-2012 |
20120265909 | COMMUNICATION OF COMMANDS IN A HOME AUTOMATION NETWORK AND BETWEEN HOME AUTOMATION NETWORKS - 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. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262268 | COMMUNICATION OF COMMANDS IN A HOME AUTOMATION NETWORK AND BETWEEN HOME AUTOMATION NETWORKS - Method of communication in a home automation network allowing communication between command transmitters and/or command receivers associated with equipment in a building by means of messages transmitted in the form of frames, a frame comprising at least one data field comprising several functional segments, said method comprising a step of constructing a frame on the basis of an instruction written in a programming language, the instruction comprising words composed in the form of strings of alphanumeric characters and/or of signs and/or of icons, delimited by separators, in which each word gives rise to a functional segment. | 10-18-2012 |
20120253483 | Control Device Comprising an Interface Capable of Proposing the Next Control Command to be Transmitted to a Home-Automation Appliance - 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. | 10-04-2012 |
20120090242 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACTUATOR FOR MANOEUVRING A WINDABLE MOBILE ELEMENT OF A HOME AUTOMATION APPLIANCE AND ACTUATOR OPERATING ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD - Method for operating an actuator for manoeuvring 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. | 04-19-2012 |
20120032626 | POWER SUPPLY WITH ADAPTED OUTPUT VOLTAGE - A home automation actuator ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120011681 | DRIVE CARRIAGE FOR DRIVING A SLIDABLY MOUNTED CURTAIN - The invention relates to a drive carriage ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120000133 | Method for Operating a Motor-Drive Device for a Home Automation Installation Comprising a Shutter Provided with Two Leaves - Method for operating a motor-drive device ( | 01-05-2012 |
20110308748 | Stiffening Device and Blind Box Part Equipped with Such a Device - This device ( | 12-22-2011 |
20110277946 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATOR FOR OPERATING A WINDOW COVERING ELEMENT - Method for locating a first control unit ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110265956 | Method for Operating a Motorized Solar Protection Home Automation Installation - A method for operating a motorized solar protection home automation installation, comprising:
| 11-03-2011 |
20110251720 | METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A SUN-SHADING DEVICE - A method for the automated control of a solar protection installation (INST), comprising:
| 10-13-2011 |
20110230293 | REDUCTION GEAR AND AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR INCLUDING SUCH A REDUCTION GEAR - This reduction gear of an electric actuator ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110208359 | Assigning Scenarios to Command Buttons - A method of controlling an installation formed by a plurality of home automation equipment items linked to a building, and handling therein, depending on the type of home automation equipment item, thermal and visual comfort functions, such as heating and air conditioning, natural ventilation, lighting, solar protection functions, and/or security functions, such as closure and/or alarm functions, the home automation equipment items communicating over one and the same home automation network. A programmable remote control implementing the control method. | 08-25-2011 |
20110184561 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING A HOME AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - Method of configuring a home automation installation comprising a plurality of mobile screens driven by actuators identified by an identifier, the method comprising the following steps:
| 07-28-2011 |
20110122010 | FLEXIBLE ANNULAR PROTECTION OF A REMOTE CONTROL - A remote control device ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110061818 | GROUP CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR-DRIVEN SCREENS AS A GROUP, AUTOMATIC MOTOR CONTROL FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD, AND HOME AUTOMATION INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING SUCH AUTOMATIC MOTOR CONTROL - According to the method of the invention, the movement of movable screen ends for a group of motor-driven screens to a common position is controlled in a grouped manner. The method includes a step (E | 03-17-2011 |
20100326184 | WIND SENSOR WITH THRESHOLD FOR EACH GROUP - Wind safety sensor, comprising a physical device for measuring at least one parameter associated with the action of the wind, comprising a bidirectional radiofrequency communication means, capable of transmitting a signal to at least one mobile home automation element when the parameter exceeds a threshold, comprising an assignment table for at least one first threshold and one second threshold relating to distinct types of mobile home automation elements and such that the transmitted signal comprises an identifier of the type for which the threshold has been exceeded, a code controlling a safety action and/or an identifier of the safety sensor. Home automation installation comprising such a sensor and control device for such a home automation installation. | 12-30-2010 |
20100320855 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR DRIVING A HOME-AUTOMATION SCREEN - This electric actuator for driving a home-automation screen is provided with a spring brake ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100282890 | TUBULAR ACTUATOR FOR DRIVING A ROLLER BLIND - Tubular actuator ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100279779 | VISCOELASTIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A ROLLER SHUTTER ACTUATOR - Viscoelastic transmission device ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100279639 | LOW POWER RF CONTROL SYSTEM - A low power rf control system includes a controller that operates at a low clock speed when an associated rf receiver is deenergized and a high clock speed when the controller energizes the receiver. The receiver can be on for a short period, off for a short period when no preamble pulses from a remote control device are received, on for a short period, and then off for a longer period until the next cycle. The receiver remains on to process a command signal when a preamble signal is detected. A DC-DC down converter can be used as a power supply for the receiver, and a SAW resonant circuit can be used as an IF oscillator for the receiver. An LC filter can be associated with the receiver for filtering the IF signal. | 11-04-2010 |
20100270893 | Electric Motor for Operating a Shutter Element or Solar Protection Element in a Building - An electric motor ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100236891 | SPRING-LOADED BRAKE FOR AN ACTUATOR FOR DRIVING A HOUSEHOLD SCREEN AND ACTUATOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A BRAKE - This spring-loaded brake ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100122781 | ACTUATOR FOR OPERATING A SLIDING CURTAIN - This electro-mechanical actuator is used to operate a curtain mounted to slide along an axis. It comprises a motor ( | 05-20-2010 |
20100097238 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A HOME AUTOMATION INSTALLATION AND TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - Method of configuring equipment in a home automation installation, each item of equipment being identified thanks to an identifier recorded in memory and duplicated on an accessible medium so as to be visible, the configuring method using a configuring tool comprising an inputting means, a signal transmission means and at least a first memory and a second memory, the method comprising several iterations of the following steps:
| 04-22-2010 |
20100006240 | Motorized screen configuration and grouped control methods, automatic controller for implementing this method and home automation installation comprising such an automatic controller - In a group of motorized screens in which each comprises a load bar that is displaced according to a predefined travel, the configuration method comprises a step (E | 01-14-2010 |
20100001746 | Method for selecting an item of equipment and control unit enabling this method to be implemented - A group of home automation equipment ( | 01-07-2010 |
20090005911 | Method of configuring a system for driving a screen for closure, sun protection, or projection purposes - This configuration method applies to a system for driving a screen ( | 01-01-2009 |
20080212294 | Radio control device, electrical actuator and home automation installation including such a device - This radio control device is used to control a motor for driving a mobile screen. This device comprises a printed circuit ( | 09-04-2008 |