Patent · US Expired

Automatic assist for swing-door operator

US4952080A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S388/921
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A manual power assist control employs a magnetic encoder which is mounted to a shaft of the door operator. The encoder generates pulse trains which are indicative of an attempt to open the door in a given direction. The pulses are processed to generate a signal for opening the doors in the event a manual attempt to open the doors is detected.

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