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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Robert Keller, Chicago, IL (US);
Colin Willmott, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Keller, Chicago, IL (US);
Colin Willmott, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Chamberlain Group, Inc., Elmhurst, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 3/00 (2006.01); H02P 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A barrier movement operator which uses an A.C. motor to move a barrier is disclosed herein. The operator senses a characteristic of barrier movement, such as motor rotation speed, to detect when the barrier contacts an obstruction. The motor and/or the circuitry for applying electrical power to the motor have been enhanced to improve the detectibility of contact with an obstruction.