Architectural covering having a drive mechanism

US9834986B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hunter Douglas Industries B. V. · NL

Inventors

• Jorg Bohlen · Langen, DE
• Lars Koop · Bremerhaven, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2013
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2017
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E06B9/50
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An architectural covering having a drive mechanism for extending and retracting a covering member between opposite first and second end positions. The drive mechanism includes an electric motor unit having a stationary end and a rotating end for rotating a winding core, such as a roller blind shaft, for receiving wound layers of a flexible element, such as a sheet of flexible material thereon. The drive mechanism further includes a motor head, separate from the electric motor unit, providing external electrical control for the motor unit via an electrical interface. A printed circuit board accommodated in the motor head may include at least one of end position limit switches, a switch for setting the first and second end positions, electronic communication means, or a remote control receiver. The electrical interface may include an electrical connector plug, an electrical socket, and/or an electrical cable.