JPH08511591A - 頭上レール装着ミニブラインドアクチュエータ - Google Patents
頭上レール装着ミニブラインドアクチュエータInfo
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- JPH08511591A JPH08511591A JP7501962A JP50196295A JPH08511591A JP H08511591 A JPH08511591 A JP H08511591A JP 7501962 A JP7501962 A JP 7501962A JP 50196295 A JP50196295 A JP 50196295A JP H08511591 A JPH08511591 A JP H08511591A
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.頭上レール及び該頭上レールに回転可能に装着された突き出し棒を具備した 窓ブラインド、 光信号を検出するとともに該検出光に応じて制御信号を発生する光センサー、 上記突き出し棒を回転駆動するように該突き出し棒と係合した連結手段、 上記連結手段を駆動可能に該連結手段と接続した、可逆転直流電気モータ、 上記可逆転直流電気モータと電気接続した、直流バッテリ、及び 上記センサー及び直流バッテリと電気接続され、上記光センサーからの制御信 号を処理して該直流バッテリから可逆転直流電気モータへ給電するようにした、 電子回路により構成した、窓ブラインドアクチュエータ。 2.光センサーが日光センサーであり、制御信号が予め定められた日光センサー への入射光量に応じて該日光センサーにより発生されたものである、第1項記載 のアクチュエータ。 3.光センサーが信号センサーであり、制御信号がユーザー指令信号に応じて該 信号センサーにより発生されたものである、第1項記載のアクチュエータ。 4.更に、選択的にユーザー指令信号を発生する、手持ち型ユーザー指令信号発 生器を用いて構成した、第3項記載のアクチュエータ。 5.光センサーが2×10-9A(アンペア)以下の暗電流をもって作用するトラ ンジスタである、第1項記載のアクチュエータ。 6.電子回路が日光センサーにより制御信号を発生してから予め定めた時間、電 気モータへの給電を遅延させる、周辺検出部を含む、第2項記載のアクチュエー タ。 7.更に、手動操作調節手段を有し、突き出し棒が閉位置にあるときミニブライ ンドは完全に閉状態とされる一方、上記突き出し棒が開位置にあるとき上記ミニ ブラインドは開状態とされ、該突き出し棒の開位置が上記手動操作調節手段によ り選択的に設定するようにした、第1項記載のアクチュエータ。 8.頭上レールを有するとともに該頭上レールに配置された操作手段を有する形 式の窓カバーの各スラットを開閉する装置であって、 電気モータ及び該電気モータと操作可能に接続された連結手段を含み、該連結 手段が上記操作手段と接触して該連結手段と操作手段間の相対的回転を阻止する ようにした、アクチュエータ、 電源、 制御信号を発生する、制御信号発生器、及び 上記制御信号発生器及び電源と電気接続され、上記制御信号を処理することに より上記電源から上記電気モータに給電させて上記操作手段を駆動させるように した、電気回路により構成した、開閉装置。 9.ブラインドの突き出し棒を回転することにより該ブラインドの各スラットを 駆動するにあたり、 モータ、直流バッテリ及び制御信号を受信するとともに該制御信号を処理して 上記直流バッテリからモータに給電するようにした電気回路を設け、 上記モータのロータを上記突き出し棒と連結し、 予め定められた電磁信号を感知したときに上記制御信号を発生するとともに上 記バッテリとモータ間の電気回路を閉成して上記突き出し棒を回転するようにし た、ブラインドの駆動方法。 10.開状態と閉状態を有するブラインドの操作構成部に連結可能としたアクチ ュエータであって、 光信号を検出するとともに該検出光に応じて制御信号を発生するセンサー、 上記ブラインドの操作構成部と係合され、該操作構成部により駆動されて上記 ブラインドを開状態又は閉状態に向けて移動させるようにした連結手段、 上記連結手段と係合され、該連結手段を駆動操作する、可逆転直流電気モータ 、 直流バッテリ、及び 上記センサー及び直流バッテリと電気接続され、該センサーからの制御信号に 基づき該バッテリからモータへの給電を処理する電子回路であって、上記センサ ーから制御信号が発生されてから予め定められた時間、上記モータへの給電を遅 延させる、周辺検出部を含む、電子回路により構成した、アクチュエータ。
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| US08/094,570 US5391967A (en) | 1993-06-11 | 1993-07-20 | Head rail-mounted mini-blind actuator |
| PCT/US1994/006252 WO1994029943A1 (en) | 1993-06-11 | 1994-06-06 | Head rail-mounted mini-blind actuator |
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| JP7501962A Pending JPH08511591A (ja) | 1993-06-11 | 1994-06-06 | 頭上レール装着ミニブラインドアクチュエータ |
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| US (1) | US5391967A (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP0702854B2 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JPH08511591A (ja) |
| AT (1) | ATE169785T1 (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU677675B2 (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2164609C (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE69412489T3 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1994029943A1 (ja) |
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