公开(公告)号：US12123257B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17786249

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA

Inventor： Norbert Dupielet ,  Eric Lagarde ,  Frédéric Maraval ,  Jean-Charles Benoin ,  Jean-Michel Perache ,  Jean-Charles Boeri

IPC: E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/24

CPC classification number: E06B9/322 ,  E06B2009/2441 ,  E06B2009/3222

Abstract: A sun protection apparatus includes a shading device, including an upper bar, a lower bar and a screen disposed between the upper and lower bars. The apparatus also includes a motorized drive device, designed to deploy and fold away the screen, including a first electromechanical actuator, configured to move the upper bar, a second electromechanical actuator, configured to move the lower bar, and a control unit, configured to control the first and second actuators. The control unit controls the first actuator so as to move the upper bar then the second actuator so as to move the lower bar depending on the position and/or movement of the upper bar, or vice versa.

公开(公告)号：US11292048B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16092925

申请日：2017-04-14

Applicant: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA

Inventor： Eric Lagarde

IPC: B21F11/00 ,  F16F1/04 ,  G01B11/08 ,  F16D49/04 ,  B21F3/02 ,  B21F35/00 ,  E06B9/72 ,  G01B11/24

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a spring for a spring brake, including a shaping and cutting step f) including the following sub-steps: —f1) shaping a raw wire into a coil with a plurality of raw turns, the raw wire having: raw portions that extend from the end of the raw wire over at least one raw turn, and an intermediate portion between the raw portions, —f2) separating the first raw portion and the second raw portion of the raw wire by cutting, after implementing sub-step f1), and —f3) shaping a first tab (5), at a first end of the intermediate portion, after sub-step f1), and —f4) shaping a second tab (7), at a second end of the intermediate portion opposite the first end, after sub-step f1).