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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Wendell B. Colson, Weston, MA (US);
Daniel M. Fogarty, Farmington, MA (US);
Paul G. Swiszcz, Niwot, CO (US);
Kevin M. Dann, Englewood, CO (US);
William Johnson, Milford, MA (US);
Jörg Bohlen, Bremerhaven, DE;
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to control architectural opening covering assemblies are disclosed herein. An architectural covering assembly including an architectural covering; a tube to which the architectural covering is coupled; a manual controller operatively coupled to the tube to rotate the tube; a motor including a motor housing and a motor shaft; and a clutch assembly including a clutch and a clutch housing in which the clutch is disposed, the motor shaft coupled to the clutch and the clutch coupled to the manual controller to hold the motor shaft substantially stationary when the architectural covering is moved under an influence of the motor to cause the motor housing to rotate with the clutch housing and the tube.