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Norbert Dupielet

Eric Paul Lagarde

Serge Neuman

Jean-Michel Perache

Didier Menetrier

Frederic Maraval

Frédéric Maraval

Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec

Olivier Poulet

Fabien Rousseau

Rémi Sourain

Alain Bejean

Michel Fournet

Frédéric Negrello

Eric LaGarde

Pierre Emmanuel Cavarec

Pierre Geriniere

Ghislain Measson

Thierry Tollance

Julien Jolly

Bruno Cachaud

Pierre Guedon

Guillaume Ducretet-Pajot

Alain Serasset

Xavier Cohen

Clément Stephan

Miguel Leleu

Stéphane Caregnato

Jean-Charles Benoin

Jean-Charles Boeri

Jérémy Le Guillerm

Sylvain Deconche

Sébastien Clery

Damien Marque

An electromechanical actuator is integrated into a blackout or sun-shading device that includes a screen, top and bottom bars, and top and bottom winding shafts. The screen is between the bars. The top bar is connected to the top winding shaft by first cords. The bottom bar is connected to the bottom winding shaft by second cords. The electromechanical actuator includes first and second transmission devices and an electric motor that drives the shafts. The first transmission device connects to the motor and the top winding shaft and includes a first clutch. The second transmission device connects to the electric motor and the bottom winding shaft and includes a second clutch. When the motor is activated with only one clutch engaged, only one winding shaft is rotated. Moreover, when the motor is activated electrically and the clutches are engaged, the winding shafts are rotated by the motor.

Electromechanical actuator for blackout or sun-shading device and blackout or sun-shading installation comprising such an actuator

A sun protection apparatus includes a shading device, including an upper bar, a lower bar and a screen disposed between the upper and lower bars. The apparatus also includes a motorized drive device, designed to deploy and fold away the screen, including a first electromechanical actuator, configured to move the upper bar, a second electromechanical actuator, configured to move the lower bar, and a control unit, configured to control the first and second actuators. The control unit controls the first actuator so as to move the upper bar then the second actuator so as to move the lower bar depending on the position and/or movement of the upper bar, or vice versa.

Control method in operation of a sun protection apparatus and associated apparatus

A shading device comprises a power supply device comprising a battery, a first and a second electrical connection elements and a resilient element. The battery is disposed at a holding device for holding the screen. The first element is disposed at a load bar or the screen and configured so as to be electrically connected to an external electrical supply source. The second element is disposed at the holding device and configured to cooperate with the first element. The resilient element is configured to be fixed on the load bar or on the screen. The first element is integral with the resilient element. Furthermore, the resilient element is configured to compensate a misalignment of the first electrical connection element with respect to the second electrical connection element, when the screen reaches a position for recharging the battery.

Shading device comprising a motorised drive device

The invention relates to a method for installing a piece of home automation equipment, and to a system for adjustably attaching a piece of home automation equipment to a wall, comprising at least two supports (), each one comprising a support shaft and a holding device, and at least two adjustable attaching elements. The adjustable attaching elements each comprise a supporting frame () and a mechanical connection element (). The adjustable attaching elements also comprise a locking device.

Framework structure of a piece of home automation equipment and method for installing a framework structure of a piece of home automation equipment

The present invention relates to a method of controlling an actuator for a mobile item of equipment in building comprising the steps consisting in: deploying a model (M) linking at least one modelling parameter (P) with at least one characteristic physical quantity (C) of the environment or of the operation of the actuator exhibiting a temporal evolution; collecting a set of measurement values (VCm) relating to the at least one characteristic physical quantity (C) of the environment or of the operation of the actuator in the course of a measurement interval (Tm), each measurement value (VCm) being associated with an instant (Tm) of the measurement interval (Tm); determining or correcting at least one value (VP) of the at least one modelling parameter (P) in such a way that a modelled temporal evolution (Ee) defined on the basis of the application of the model (M) of the at least one value (VP) of modelling parameter (P) corresponds to or approaches an observed temporal evolution (Eo) of the characteristic physical quantity (C) determined on the basis of the set of measurement values (VCm); applying or correcting a definition of the operation of the actuator () as a function of a determined or corrected value (VP) of the at least one parameter (P). The present invention also relates to an actuator implementing such a method.

Method for controlling an actuator for a building movable equipment

An electromechanical orientation actuator () for orientating a sunscreen (SCR) with orientable blades (B, B, B; B', B&#x2032;, B&#x2032;) comprises, in series, a motor (), at least one first speed reduction module (), a second speed reduction module () and a rocker () for orienting the blades (B, B, B; B&#x2032;, B&#x2032;, B&#x2032;). The actuator () further comprises at least a third speed reduction module () in series between the second speed reduction module () and the orientation rocker (). The actuator preferably belongs to a range of actuators further comprising an electromechanical movement actuator () for moving a sunscreen (SCR) that can be moved between a raised position and a lowered position, comprising, in series, a motor (), at least a first speed reduction module () and at least a winder () for a suspension cord (L) of the first screen (SCR) or for the first screen (SCR). Notably, the two actuators have a speed reduction module of the same model. For preference, the motor of the first actuator and the motor () of the second actuator () have identical voltage/current characteristics.

Electromechanical actuator for orienting a blind and range of electromechanical actuators

A home-automation equipment includes a concealing device including a screen, a holding device of the screen, a first motorized drive device and an autonomous electrical energy supply device. The first device includes an electromechanical actuator which makes it possible to raise and lower the screen. The supply device includes a battery arranged on the holding device of the screen, a power supply cable and an electrical connection element that is electrically connected to the battery by the cable, the element being designed to be connected to an external electrical supply source, in order to recharge the battery. The concealing device includes a second motorized drive device including an electromechanical actuator making it possible to wind and unwind the cable on a winding spool.

Home-automation equipment for closure or solar protection and method for recharging a battery for such equipment

Method of configuring equipment in a home automation installation, each item of equipment being identified thanks to an identifier recorded in memory and duplicated on an accessible medium so as to be visible, the configuring method using a configuring tool comprising an inputting means, a signal transmission means and at least a first memory and a second memory, the method comprising several iterations of the following steps:

Method for configuring a home automation installation and tool for implementing same

The invention relates to an electric motor having a rotor and a coiled stator, the rotor including a shaft and two disks that are rotatably fixed to the shaft and provided with permanent magnets, an outer portion of the stator extending from each disk axially parallel to a rotational axis of the rotor and radially beyond same, from the axis. The stator includes a plurality of disjointed bars made of a magnetically conductive material, certain parts of which form the outer portion of the stator. The stator also has a carrier structure holding the bars such that they are fixed in relation to each other, the carrier structure being mounted in such a way that it can rotate on the shaft, axially outside the two disks. The outer portion of the stator extends parallel to the rotational axis, axially outside the disks of the rotor, up to the carrier structure.

Electric motor and closing or sun protection installation comprising such a motor

A coupling device installed between an output shaft of an electric motor and an input shaft of a reducing gear of an actuator for driving a screen or a hatch that is part of home-automation equipment for closure, solar protection, or projection and which includes a first member rotatably secured to the output shaft, and which is provided with at least one longitudinal outer groove, and a second member rotatably secured to the input shaft, and which is provided with at least one longitudinal outer groove and wherein the coupling device further includes an element for coupling the first and second members together in rotation, and which has, on at least one surface thereof, at least two series of lugs which project from the at least one surface, wherein the lugs are inserted into the longitudinal outer groove of the first member and the longitudinal outer groove of the second member, respectively.

Coupling device, and home automation equipment including such a device

The invention relates to a cord winder () for a window-covering device, said cord winder including: a drum () for winding a cord (), said drum being rotatable around a first rotationally symmetrical axis (A-A'); and a means () for guiding the cord to the winding drum, the winding drum being rotatably mounted in a holder (). Said cord winder is characterized in that it includes a rotatable roller () that is mounted onto the holder along a second rotationally symmetrical axis (B-B&#x2032;). Said cord winder is moreover characterized in that it includes a friction area () wherein at least one coil of the cord, wound onto the winding drum, is in contact with the rotatable drum.

Cord winder for a window-covering device

The command-transmitting device comprises control buttons () and a movable control element () movable in two directions along a theoretical axis of operation (D), these control buttons and this movable control element being arranged on a first face () of the transmitting device, in which device the buttons () are positioned outside of an exclusion zone (A) defined by two straight lines (CC) intersecting in the center of the movable element and forming an angle (&#x3b1;) of 60&#xb0;, the bisector of which is parallel to the theoretical axis of operation, and by a circle () whose center is on the center of the movable element and whose circumference is separated from the latter by a distance (d) of 20 mm, and the buttons () controlling the movements of the slats in opposite directions are arranged on either side of the movable element ().

Command-transmitting device for controlling a motorized blind with orientable slats

The control device includes a switch () controlling the power supply to the motor and an actuator which actuates this switch by rotatably reacting against the moving object being restrained so as to cause said switch to be opened and to cut off the power supply to the motor. This actuator consists of a bistable mechanical device () capable of taking up a first state in which the switch () is closed and a second state in which the switch is open. The actuating device also comprises exclusively manual means, such as a cable () for putting the actuating device into its first state, this device being brought into its second state by reacting against the moving object.

Device for control of an electric motor driving a moving object

The invention concerns a powered rolling shutter whereof the stator of the motor is connected to a fixed support via elastic means (R , R ) for stopping the shutter in high and low abutment when the resisting torque exceeds a selected value, consisting of two springs (R , R ) compressed by the stator rotation. The travel distance ( ) before on of the springs (R ) is compressed is greater than the travel distance ( ) before the other spring (R ) is compressed. The compression is ensured by a mobile element ( ) also actuating a switch ( ). The travels (c , c ) required for activating the switch can be inverted. The motor can be mounted on the left or on the right with a differentiated resisting torque for stopping in high abutment and low abutment.

Powered rolling shutter equipped with automatic stopping means

The control device includes a switch ( ) controlling the power supply to the motor and an actuator which actuates this switch by rotatably reacting against the moving object being restrained so as to cause said switch to be opened and to cut off the power supply to the motor. This actuator consists of a bistable mechanical device ( ) capable of taking up a first state in which the switch ( ) is closed and a second state in which the switch is open. The actuating device also includes a cable ( ) for putting the actuating device into its first state, this device being brought into its second state by reacting against the moving object.

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Sallanches, France

Norbert Dupielet