Hunter Douglas,inc.

Mahle International Gmbh

Jan Pruegner

Kevin M Dann

James M Anthony

Todd Michael Nelson

Paul A Brayford

Daniel A Huber

Stephen T Wisecup

Ronald Holt

Robert Witt

Charles Culver Gidden Cooper

James Kolozs

Peter Zagone

Douglas J Lorenz

Shelby Jared Yenzer

Joerg Schierz

Daniel M Fogarty

Michael Scott Goldberg

Clark D Brace

Nickolas C Buccola, Jr

Max Oelschlager

Robert E Fisher

Robert E Fisher, Ii

Robin Haase

Matthias Koop

Example methods and apparatus can be used to reduce noise in motor assemblies, such as those used in architectural coverings. An example apparatus includes a first driver configured to be coupled to and rotated by an output shaft of a motor, a second driver, and a plurality of vibration-absorbers disposed between the first driver and the second driver. The second driver is configured to be coupled to a rotating member to transfer rotational motion from the first driver to the rotating member via the vibration-absorbers.

Methods and apparatus to reduce noise in motor assemblies

Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.

Motor assemblies for architectural coverings

A planet carrier ring sun gear assembly for a transmission device with at least two planetary gears of a wheel hub drive for a vehicle is described. The planet carrier ring sun gear assembly may include a planet carrier ring of a first planetary gear. The planet carrier ring may be configured to support a plurality of planet gear wheels of the first planetary gear and a sun gear of a second planetary gear. The planet carrier ring and the sun gear may form a monolithic unit.

Planet carrier ring sun gear assembly for a transmission device of a wheel hub drive comprising at least two planetary gears, wheel hub drive having such a planet carrier ring sun gear assembly and a vehicle operated by wheel hub drive and muscle power

Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.

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Dresden, Germany

Jan Pruegner