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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Hunter Douglas, Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Kevin Dann, Englewood, CO (US);
Joseph Kovach, Broomfield, CO (US);
Wendell Colson, Weston, MA (US);
Daniel Fluckey, Pearl River, NY (US);
Matthew DiFrancesco, Natick, MA (US);
Michael Siebenaller, Broomfield, CO (US);
Jeffrey Spray, Erie, CO (US);
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to operate a covering of an architectural covering are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a clutch to disengage a motor when the motor is not in use. The dual control architectural covering further includes a clutch to disengage a motor from moving a covering to facilitate manual operation of the covering of an architectural covering when the motor is not in use; and a controller: to track a covering position based on a first encoder measurement from a first encoder; and to track a motor position when the motor disengages based on a second encoder measurement from a second encoder different from the first encoder.