公开(公告)号：US10822869B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US15395964

申请日：2016-12-30

Applicant: Hall Labs LLC

Inventor： David R. Hall ,  Austin Benjamin Carlson ,  Emily Brimhall

IPC: E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/307 ,  E06B9/308 ,  E06B9/326 ,  E06B9/38 ,  F16H57/023 ,  G08C17/02 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/74 ,  F24S50/80 ,  F24S50/40 ,  E06B9/266 ,  E06B9/303 ,  E06B9/34 ,  F16H1/20 ,  F16H57/02 ,  F16H57/021 ,  F16H57/028 ,  H01H17/08 ,  E06B9/28 ,  E06B9/24

Abstract: A window covering in accordance with the invention includes a gearbox assembly comprising a controller incorporated into the gearbox, a motor incorporated into the gearbox, and an external sensor is provided to provide external inputs to the controller in the gearbox assembly. The external sensor may include a security sensor, a temperature sensor, a light sensor, an audio sensor, a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, or a humidity sensor. The controller is further configured to relay sensor information to a remote HVAC system or security system.

公开(公告)号：US10358867B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15334913

申请日：2016-10-26

Applicant: Hall Labs LLC

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

IPC: E06B9/26 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/307 ,  F16H57/023 ,  F24S50/40 ,  F24S50/80 ,  E06B9/266 ,  E06B9/303 ,  E06B9/34 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/74 ,  E06B9/308 ,  E06B9/326 ,  E06B9/38 ,  G08C17/02 ,  F16H1/20 ,  E06B9/28 ,  F16H57/02 ,  H01H17/08 ,  E06B9/24 ,  F16H57/021 ,  F16H57/028

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.