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公开(公告)号：US11578531B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-14
申请号：US17196129
申请日：2021-03-09
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： David A. Kirby , Samuel F. Chambers
Abstract: A battery-powered window treatment, such as a roller shade, may include a battery compartment that provides access to batteries while the window treatment is assembled and mounted to a structure. The battery compartment may be pivotally supported by a housing of the window treatment, and operable between opened and closed positions. The batteries may be concealed when the battery compartment is closed, and may be accessible when the battery compartment is open. The battery compartment may be operated opened and closed while a shade of the window treatment is at any position, such that removal of the batteries does not result in the loss of tracking information for the shade. The window treatment may include a fascia that is operably connected to the battery compartment, such that when the battery compartment is opened, the fascia does not obstruct access to the batteries, and does not interfere with the shade.
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公开(公告)号：US20230042244A1
公开(公告)日：2023-02-09
申请号：US17882221
申请日：2022-08-05
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： David A. Kirby
Abstract: A battery-powered Roman shade system may comprise first and second brackets for mounting the shade system to a structure, a roller tube rotatably supported by the first and second brackets, and a housing configured to receive, at a first end of the housing, one or more batteries for powering a motor drive unit inside the roller tube. The housing may also be configured to support a lift assistance subsystem at a second end of the housing. The lift assistance subsystem is configured to provide variable lift assistance to the motor drive unit. The shade system may also comprise a battery holder for holding the one or more batteries. For example, the housing may comprise an internal compartment for housing the battery holder and the lift assistance subsystem. In addition, the shade system may comprise a gear assembly configured to mechanically couple the roller tube to the lift assistance subsystem.
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公开(公告)号：US20230036910A1
公开(公告)日：2023-02-02
申请号：US17876705
申请日：2022-07-29
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： David A. Kirby
Abstract: A motorized window treatment system may include a roller tube, a flexible material, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets may include a stationary portion configured to be attached to a structure surrounding a window. The mounting brackets may include a movable portion configured to receive an end portion of a housing of a motor drive unit. The movable portion may be configured to operate the motorized window treatment between the operating position and the extended position in a circular-shaped path. A portion of the motor drive unit may be accessible when the motorized window treatment is in the extended position. The mounting brackets may include a stopping mechanism that is configured to prevent the motorized window treatment from extending beyond the extended position.
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公开(公告)号：US20220381085A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-01
申请号：US17825671
申请日：2022-05-26
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： Marissa Diehl , David A. Kirby , Sheng Qu , John M. Steinmetz
IPC: E06B9/72
Abstract: A motorized window treatment may comprise an antenna that allows for wireless communication. The motorized window treatment may comprise a roller tube, a motor drive unit, and at least one mounting bracket. The roller tube may be configured to windingly receive a flexible material and to be rotated to raise and lower the flexible material. The mounting bracket may be configured to support a bearing assembly of the motor drive unit to allow the roller tube to rotate with respect to the mounting bracket. The bearing assembly may be located between the roller tube and the mounting bracket, so as to form a gap between the roller tube and the mounting bracket. The antenna may comprise an electrical conductor wrapped around the motor drive unit adjacent to the gap between the roller tube and the mounting bracket.
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公开(公告)号：US20220341256A1
公开(公告)日：2022-10-27
申请号：US17766126
申请日：2020-10-02
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： Craig Alan Casey , Kevin Dalbey , David A. Kirby , Sanjeev Kumar , Joan S. Kurylak , Somesh Rahul
Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a covering material that is attached to the roller tube, and a motor drive unit configured to be located within the roller tube. The motor drive unit may include a motor drive shaft defining a motor drive shaft rotational axis in a longitudinal direction. The motor drive shaft may be configured to rotate the roller tube to adjust the covering material between a raised position and a lowered position. The motorized window treatment may be configured to adjust a visible light transmittance of the covering material by rotating the roller tube, for example, when the covering material is in a fixed position between the raised position and the lowered position.
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公开(公告)号：US11280131B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-22
申请号：US16700424
申请日：2019-12-02
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： Jason O. Adams , Edward J. Blair , Andrew Karl Cooney , Soumya Jain , David A. Kirby , Stephen Lundy , Justin J. Mierta , Daniel W. Mistarz , Robert C. Newman, Jr. , Peter W. Ogden, Jr. , Jonathan L. Roe , Chen Ming Wu , Justin M. Zernhelt , Samuel F. Chambers
IPC: E06B9/72 , E06B9/32 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/323 , E06B9/42 , H04W52/02 , E06B9/68 , E06B9/62 , E06B9/262
Abstract: A motorized window treatment may provide a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment may include a covering material (e.g., a cellular shade fabric or a roller shade fabric), a drive assembly for raising and lowering the covering material, and a motor drive unit including a motor configured to drive the drive assembly to raise and lower the covering material. The motorized window treatment may comprise one or more battery packs configured to receive batteries for powering the motor drive unit. The batteries may be located out of view of a user of the motorized window treatment (e.g., in a headrail or in a battery compartment). The motorized window treatment may use various power-saving methods to lengthen the lifetime of the batteries, e.g., to reduce the motor speed to conserve additional battery power and extend the lifetime of the batteries.
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公开(公告)号：US20210363822A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-25
申请号：US17327680
申请日：2021-05-22
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： Edward J. Blair , Margaret A. Block , John H. Bull , David A. Kirby , Andrew P. Schmalz , John M. Steinmetz , Travis G. Wiehe , Mailing Ren Wu
Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube may be operable between an operating position and an extended position. The extended position may include one or more ends of the roller tube being accessible while still attached to the mounting brackets. At least one of the mounting brackets may include a stationary portion, a sliding portion, and/or a translating portion. The translating portion and/or the sliding portion may be configured to translate the roller tube between the operating position and the extended position. The translating portion may define an attachment member and include an attachment aperture. The end of the roller tube may be accessible via the attachment aperture when the roller tube is in the extended position.
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公开(公告)号：US20200032582A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-30
申请号：US16521474
申请日：2019-07-24
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： Evan T. Graham , David A. Kirby , Robert T. Nachtrieb
Abstract: A manual drive assembly for a manually-operated window treatment based on a drive chain formed as a loop, may incorporate one or more intermediate tensioners disposed between two ends of the loop. The loop may be formed between a manual clutch mechanism coupled to the window treatment and an end tensioner. The one or more intermediate tensioners may serve to limit slack in the loop such that sides of the loop cannot be pulled to create a large loop, for example, having a gap of four inches or greater, between the hanging sides of the cord.
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公开(公告)号：US20200003006A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-02
申请号：US16566353
申请日：2019-09-10
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： Samuel F. Chambers , David A. Kirby , Peter W. Ogden , James W. Wilson , Andrew P. Schmalz
Abstract: A window treatment retention system may include a roller shade assembly and one or more retention brackets that at least partially enclose the roller shade assembly and do not interfere with operation of the roller shade assembly. The retention brackets may be configured to absorb an impact force associated with detachment of the roller shade assembly from a mounted position. The retention brackets may deflect upon absorbing the impact force, and may limit displacement of the detached roller shade assembly from the mounted position. The retention brackets may deflect such that the roller shade assembly does not pass through openings defined by the retention brackets. The retention brackets may deflect such that the width of at least one of the openings defined by the retention brackets does not expand beyond a distance that is equivalent to the diameter of a roller tube of the roller shade assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20250043630A1
公开(公告)日：2025-02-06
申请号：US18798103
申请日：2024-08-08
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor： David A. Kirby
Abstract: A manually-operated window treatment system includes a roller tube, a covering material, and a chain (e.g., a semi-rigid chain). The roller tube is supported at opposed ends thereof. The covering material is attached to the roller tube. The covering material is operable between a raised position and a lowered position via rotation of the roller tube. The chain is configured to be operated by a user to rotate the roller tube. The chain has a first minimum bend radius when bent in a first direction and a second minimum bend radius when bent in a second direction. The first minimum bend radius is less than the second minimum bend radius.
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