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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Multimatic Inc., Markham, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Multimatic Inc., Markham, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/63 (2015.01); E05F 15/616 (2015.01); E05F 15/662 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/63 (2015.01); E05F 15/616 (2015.01); E05F 15/662 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/21 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/72 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/20 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of actuating a door includes the steps of manually pivoting a door in a direction about a hinge to provide a manual input, detecting the manual input and energizing a motor to drive the door in the direction in response to the manual input. The manual door pivoting step includes exceeding a holding torque of a brake assembly that holds the door. The direction can be any direction for opening or closing the door.