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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Pierre-emmanuel Cavarec, Mont Saxonnex, FR;
Sebastien Lemaitre, Cluses, FR;
Remi Sourain, Domancy, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec, Mont Saxonnex, FR;
Sebastien Lemaitre, Cluses, FR;
Remi Sourain, Domancy, FR;
Assignee:
SOMFY SAS, Cluses, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47H 5/02 (2006.01); A47H 5/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47H 5/02 (2013.01); A47H 5/0325 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motorized carriage for opening/closing a screen moves along a rail by means of a friction wheel that is rotated by a motor and is in contact with at least one running surface of the rail. The contact force between the friction wheel and the running surface can be regulated by a presser means that enables the contact force to be varied according to a resistive force that depends on the load pulled or pushed by the carriage as it moves.