Somfy Activites Sa

Somfy Sas

Harmonic Design, Incorporated

Adrien Brondex

Eric Paul Lagarde

Margaux Foissard

Diane Marchal

Sébastien Lemaitre

Joel George Friedrick

Rémi Sourain

Julien Peillex

Cyril Schuehmacher

Eric LaGarde

Joel Friedrick

Sébastien Lemaître

Jérôme Pezet

Vincent Lanfroy

Jean-Marc Perret

Sarah Reymond

Jean Pierre Lefebvre

Miguel Leleu

Nicolas Hafner

Jean-Pierre Lefebvre

An electromechanical actuator comprises a casing, an electric motor, a gearbox, a spring-applied brake (), and a centring shaft (). The brake () comprises a coil spring (), a drum (), an input member () and an output member (). The output member () comprises a first bore (). The shaft () is mounted inside the first bore () of the output member () and a bore of a sun gear () of a reduction stage () of the gearbox. The drum () comprises a shoulder (). Furthermore, a planet carrier () of the reduction stage () is configured to bear against the shoulder () of the drum ().

Electromechanical actuator and shading device comprising such an electromechanical actuator

An electromechanical actuator comprises a casing, an electric motor, a gearbox, a spring-applied brake () and a centring shaft (). The brake () comprises a coil spring (), a drum (), an input member (), an output member () and a bushing (). The input member () comprises a first bore (). The output member () comprises a first bore () and a second bore (). The shaft () is mounted inside the first bore () of the output member () and a bore of a sun gear of a reduction stage of the gearbox. The bushing () comprises a bore (), inside which the shaft () is mounted. The bushing () is mounted inside the first bore () of the input member () with an interference fit and inside the second bore () of the output member () with a loose fit.

Electromechanical actuator and shading device including such an electromechanical actuator

Home-automation actuator () comprising a motor (), a housing (), a mechanical module for filtering vibrations (), a module for absorbing vibrations () and a torque support (), the mechanical module comprising a first end () and a second end (), &#x2014;the first end () being connected to the housing (), &#x2014;the second end () being connected to the torque support (), the mechanical module providing the connection between the housing () and the torque support so as to rotate around a first axis (X) of the actuator, the absorption module translationally connecting the housing () to the torque support () allowing a rotational degree of freedom between the housing () and the torque support ().

Electromechanical home-automation actuator

The invention relates to a tubular home-automation actuator for driving a winding tube (), said actuator comprising a head system () including a fixed point (), a bush bearing (), and a head (A;B). The fixed point () forms a bearing surface () for guiding the bush bearing () in rotation, said bush bearing () partially covering a tube () of the tubular home-automation actuator. The head (A,B) comprises a bore () having a first connecting element () that engages with a second connecting element () provided on the outer periphery of the fixed point () such as to connect the head and the fixed point in a rotatable manner. The head comprises a stop element () serving as an axial stop to the bush bearing along the longitudinal axis when the head is mounted on the fixed point.

Tubular drive actuator for a roller shutter

Disclosed is a drive system for driving a screen, that includes an actuator designed to drive in rotation a winding tube acting on the screen, and a compensation spring which is mounted around the actuator and has several turns formed by winding a wire. The drive system includes at least one ring made of plastic material that is placed between two adjacent turns of the compensation spring, and an external radius of the ring is larger than a maximum external radius of the compensation spring.

Drive system driving a screen, and apparatus comprising such a system

Disclosed is a suspension module for an electric motor inside a tubular casing of an electromechanical actuator, intended for a closure or sun protection system and including a monobloc suspension member. The suspension member extends along a longitudinal axis intended to be aligned with a rotation axis of a rotor of the electric motor. The suspension member includes multiple circular plates disposed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and adjacent to one another along the length of the axis, including at least one intermediate circular plate. Each intermediate circular plate is connected to each of the two plates adjacent thereto by at least three connection points.

Suspension module, electromechanical acutator comprising such a suspension module, and closure or sun protection system comprising such a suspension module or such an electromechanical actuator

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.

Winding device for a windable screen and closure or sun-protection home-automation installation including such a device

Induction motor capable of being housed in a tubular actuator and method of assembling this motor. This motor () comprises: (i) a stator (), (ii) a rotor assembly, (iii) a bowl () capable of protecting a bundle formed at one end () of the stator (), the bowl () comprising an internal skirt (), (iv) means of supporting the rotor assembly allowing the rotor assembly to rotate with respect to the stator (), the support means comprising a bearing () positioned inside the internal skirt (), the bearing () comprising a region that rests twice, axially and radially, against the stator ().

Induction motor capable of being housed in a tubular actuator and method of assembling this motor

This bowl () for an induction motor intended to be housed in the hollow body of a substantially longitudinal actuator for winding/unwinding sheets, screens, blinds or roller shutters, comprises an outer skirt () and an inner skirt (), the outer skirt () and the inner skirt () defining, between them, a space () intended to receive a lead-out of a stator of the induction motor. Moreover, the inner skirt () is capable of being deformed in such a way as to restrict the space () between the inner skirt () and the outer skirt () in order to allow the insertion into the inner skirt () of means of supporting a rotor assembly.

Bowl for induction motor and induction motor equipped with said bowl

Tubular induction motor with two directions of rotation contained in a tube of a tubular actuator designed to be installed in a building. The tubular induction motor includes a squirrel cage rotor supported by bearings and a stator including a stack of metal laminations forming a central bore and centered in the tube, wherein a support part of a bearing is centered in the central bore, wherein the bearing is of the plain and conductor type and wherein it is placed as close as possible to a short-circuiting ring of the rotor, preferably less than 2 mm, and preferably less than 1 mm away.

Tubular induction motor with two directions of rotation for home-automation applications

An actuator to be inserted in a headrail of a window covering, the actuator comprises a damping body configured to reduce vibrations when the actuator is operating, and an expanding mechanism configured to expand the damping body against the headrail.

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