公开(公告)号：US20170089129A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15334913

申请日：2016-10-26

Applicant: David R. Hall ,  Austin Benjamin Carlson ,  Clint J. Cook ,  Kevin Dean Rees ,  Davido Loyal Hyer ,  Jerome Lee Miles ,  Emily Brimhall

Inventor： David R. Hall ,  Austin Benjamin Carlson ,  Clint J. Cook ,  Kevin Dean Rees ,  Davido Loyal Hyer ,  Jerome Lee Miles ,  Emily Brimhall

IPC: E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/38 ,  H01H17/08 ,  E06B9/307

CPC classification number: E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/307 ,  E06B9/308 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/326 ,  E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/74 ,  E06B2009/2476 ,  E06B2009/285 ,  E06B2009/3222 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6827 ,  F16H57/02 ,  F16H57/021 ,  F16H57/023 ,  F16H57/028 ,  F16H2057/02034 ,  F16H2057/02039 ,  H01H17/08 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02B80/50

Abstract: A motorized window covering switching mechanism is described herein. The switching mechanism includes a deflectable arm and a pull cord. The deflectable arm is connected to a first contact, and the pull cord is connected to the deflectable arm such that, as the pull cord is tugged, the deflectable arm deflects to move the first contact toward a second contact, thereby converting gestures of the pull cord into electrical signals that control a motorized window covering. In some embodiments, cord gestures that deflect the deflectable arm include pull sequences, numbers of pulls, strength of pulls, or combinations thereof. Additionally, in some embodiments, a controller receives the cord gestures and translates the cord gestures into operational commands to control and operate a window covering gearbox assembly.