公开(公告)号：US10234836B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US14744810

申请日：2015-06-19

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Isabelle Duchene ,  Frédéric Devis ,  Pierre-Yves Cogne

IPC: G05B21/00 ,  G01M1/38 ,  G05B13/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: 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 steps of selecting an icon representing a first condition for implementation of an action relating to the installation out of a proposed set of condition icons, positioning the first selected condition in a matrix table accommodating the condition icons, selecting an icon representing a second condition for implementation of an action relating to the installation, and positioning the icon representing the second condition on a same row or a same column as the icon representing the first condition in the matrix table.

公开(公告)号：US10197975B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US14356655

申请日：2012-11-07

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Thierry Beaujeu ,  Serge Neuman ,  Morgan Roux ,  Eric Cheron

IPC: G05B11/01 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F17/50 ,  E06B9/68

Abstract: A method for operating an installation for the automated control of the conditions in a building, the installation including a central control unit, electrical equipment items with which areas of the building are equipped and a unit for managing sensor(s) suitable for measuring an input physical quantity, includes modelling the building and the building areas, obtaining at least one first value of the input physical quantity measured by the sensor(s), iteratively determining values of at least one output physical quantity, as a function of at least one second value of the input physical quantity, of the model of the building and of the areas of the building, and using the determined values in order to control the electrical equipment items.

公开(公告)号：USD831050S1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US29582982

申请日：2016-11-01

Applicant: Somfy SAS

Designer： Isabelle Duchene ,  Frederic Devis ,  Bruno de Lescure ,  Marie Coulomb ,  Romain Passelande

公开(公告)号：US20180294989A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15740689

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Hubert COSSERAT ,  Florent MICHEL

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: The invention relates to a home-automation system and a method for constituting the topology of a home-automation system comprising a plurality of central control units, the method being executed by a user terminal (T) connected to the at least one home-automation system and comprising the following steps: receiving (ECTT3, ECTT4) from at least one central control unit (U1, U2) among the plurality of central control units (U1, U2) at least one message (MDL1, MDL2) comprising a list (DL1, DL2) comprising at least one home-automation device with which said central control unit is capable of communicating; selecting (ECTT6) at least one combination of at least one device in connection with one central control unit among the plurality of control units (U1, U2) for which the communicated device list (DL) comprises the selected device, with a view to connecting at least one device to said central control unit; and sending (ECTT7) a connection message (MR) to the at least one central control unit (U) selected in step ii so as to trigger a connection of the at least one device (D) to said central control unit (U).

公开(公告)号：US10017986B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15189100

申请日：2016-06-22

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Adrien Brondex

IPC: A47G5/02 ,  A47H1/00 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/174 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/40 ,  E06B9/80

CPC classification number: E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/174 ,  E06B9/40 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/80 ,  E06B2009/6809

Abstract: A winding device for a windable screen of a closure or sun-protection home-automation installation, includes: a winding tube movable around a rotation axis; a hollow sleeve positioned at one of the two ends and inside the winding tube; a tubular electromechanical actuator inserted inside the hollow sleeve; and two supports, each support being positioned across from one of two ends of the winding tube. The tubular electromechanical actuator includes: a case, and a closing off element positioned at one end of the case. The closing off element has a front face positioned in a plane parallel to a wall of one of the two supports, and includes first fastening elements cooperating with second fastening elements of the support. The hollow sleeve includes a first stop cooperating with a stop of the closing off element, and a second stop cooperating with the end of the winding where the sleeve is inserted.

公开(公告)号：US10000968B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15323763

申请日：2015-07-09

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Florian Bodet ,  Beatrice Ducornetz ,  Fabrizio Girola

IPC: E06B9/72 ,  H01R13/627 ,  E06B9/40 ,  E06B9/70 ,  H01R13/52

CPC classification number: E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/40 ,  E06B9/70 ,  H01R13/5219 ,  H01R13/6272

Abstract: An electromechanical actuator (11) includes a sealing element (21) provided with a housing (22), an electronic control unit (15) electrically connected to a first electrical connector (23), and a power supply cable (18) including, at one of the ends of same, a second electrical connector (24). The second connector (24) includes an elastic tab (26) provided with a stop element (27) cooperating with a recess (28) provided in the housing (22), and a first bending area (32) provided at the junction between a first end (26a) of the elastic tab (26) and a body (25) of the second connector (24). The stop element (27) is provided at a second free end (26b) of the elastic tab (26). The elastic tab (26) includes a second bending area (33) provided at the junction between an arm (37) and the stop element (27) of the elastic tab (26).

公开(公告)号：US09954951B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14376395

申请日：2013-01-30

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Florent Pellarin

IPC: G01M1/38 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G05B19/00

CPC classification number: H04L67/12 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G08C17/02

Abstract: A communication method and device for remote control of an actuator for mobile equipment in a building. The present invention concerns an operating method of a communication device (DC) for remote control of an actuator (ACT) for a piece of mobile equipment (ME) in a building, comprising the steps consisting of receiving a first signal (RS) according to a determined configuration communication mode (MCi), defining an operational communication mode (MUO) on the basis of at least a portion of the content of the first received signal (RS), receiving a second signal (RS2) according to the operational communication mode (MUO), and interpreting the second received signal (RS2) according to the operational communication mode (MUO), in such a way as to identify control data in the second received signal (RS2). The invention also concerns a method for configuring a communication device of an actuator, and a communication device and a tool for configuring said device.

公开(公告)号：US09747787B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US13777742

申请日：2013-02-26

Applicant: Somfy SAS

Inventor： Arnaud Desbiolles ,  Stephane Marmey ,  Mickael Mugnier

IPC: G08C19/16 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/04

CPC classification number: G08C19/16 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L63/068 ,  H04W12/04

Abstract: Described are methods, recording media, and devices for configuring a home-automation installation comprising at least one first part of the home-automation installation and one second part of the home-automation installation and one configuration device.The first part of the home-automation installation comprises elements including a remote control unit and equipment controlled by the remote control unit, communicating over a first home-automation network, the first part having a first key, and the second part of the home-automation installation comprises elements including a remote control unit and equipment controlled by the remote control unit, communicating over a second home-automation network, the second part having a second key.

公开(公告)号：US20170234064A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15502275

申请日：2015-08-07

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Norbert DUPIELET ,  Ghistain MEASSON

IPC: E06B9/322 ,  F16H19/00 ,  F16H19/06

CPC classification number: E06B9/322 ,  E06B2009/285 ,  F16H19/001 ,  F16H19/06

Abstract: An electromechanical orientation actuator (10) for orientating a sunscreen (SCR) with orientable blades (B1, B2, B3; B′1, B′2, B′3) comprises, in series, a motor (11), at least one first speed reduction module (21), a second speed reduction module (31) and a rocker (4) for orienting the blades (B1, B2, B3; B′1, B′2, B′3). The actuator (10) further comprises at least a third speed reduction module (43) in series between the second speed reduction module (31) and the orientation rocker (4). The actuator preferably belongs to a range of actuators further comprising an electromechanical movement actuator (110) for moving a sunscreen (SCR2) that can be moved between a raised position and a lowered position, comprising, in series, a motor (111), at least a first speed reduction module (121) and at least a winder (140) for a suspension cord (L3) of the first screen (SCR2) or for the first screen (SCR2). Notably, the two actuators have a speed reduction module of the same model. For preference, the motor of the first actuator and the motor (11) of the second actuator (10) have identical voltage/current characteristics.

公开(公告)号：US09722220B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14408047

申请日：2013-06-13

Applicant: SOMFY SAS

Inventor： Sébastien Lemaitre ,  Julien Peillex

IPC: E06B9/68 ,  H01M2/10 ,  E06B9/72

CPC classification number: H01M2/10 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B2009/6809

Abstract: Element (12) for holding a power supply device (5) for supplying power to an actuator (4) for controlling a movable screen (3), the actuator causing a drive shaft to rotate, the holding element comprising a body (120) provided with a hole (125) for receiving at least part of the power supply device and a longitudinal slit (126) on at least part of the body.