US20060086874A1 - Anti-vibration bracket for tubular motor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to motorized window coverings.
- the present assignee has provided several systems for either lowering or raising a window covering, or for moving the slats of a window covering between open and closed positions, under control of a hand-held remote or other control device.
- These systems include a motor that is coupled through gears to the window covering activation mechanism. When the motor is energized in response to a user command signal, the activation mechanism moves the window covering.
- bracket systems have attempted to dampen the transmission of vibrations from the motor to the mounting surface by applying rubber, silicone, urethane or other soft materials between the rigid bracket and the mounting surface.
- One solution that has been advanced is to make the entire bracket out of a rubber material, but the present invention critically recognizes that this device is limited by the torque of the system.
- the soft material is compressed together, resulting in the relatively rigid connection sought to be avoided in the first place and limiting the freedom of movement of the system.
- the present invention recognizes the desirability of dampening noise without unduly limiting the torque of the system, i.e., to provide a noise dampening system that is substantially torque independent.
- An electrical power-drive device includes a tubular motor assembly including a rotatable tube holding a motor therein.
- a motor bracket couples the tubular motor assembly to a fixture.
- the motor bracket includes a rigid member that can be fastened to the fixture, and plural flexible elements depending downwardly from the rigid member.
- the flexible elements are coupled to the tubular motor assembly to couple the tubular motor assembly to the fixture while attenuating propagation of vibrations from the tubular motor assembly to the fixture. These flexible elements are arranged in such a way that the horizontal stiffness is low compared to the vertical stiffness.
- first and second embodiments includes several variants.
- the flexible elements may be flexible rubber, urethane, silicone, air or fluid filled rubber, fabric, rope or plastic strings or they may be metal wires having motion in at least two degrees of freedom.
- the strings may be elastic.
- the rigid member can include a horizontal portion defining a top surface, with the flexible elements extending through respective channels in the horizontal portion and resting on the top surface. If desired, the horizontal portion can include a rigid horizontal flange and a resilient pad can be disposed on the flange to define at least in part the top surface.
- Each flexible element may include a top stop that is substantially orthogonal to the long axis of the flexible element for resting against the top surface of the horizontal portion of the rigid member.
- the flexible elements can be springs.
- the bracket can include a suspension member connected to the tubular motor assembly and defining a top piece spaced above the top surface of the rigid member. The springs are disposed between the top piece and the top surface of the rigid member.
- a powered assembly in another aspect, includes an object that can be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a motor, and a rotating tube holding the motor and coupled to the object to move the object when the motor is energized.
- An idler bracket engages the tube with a fixture for supporting the tube.
- a motor bracket is coupled to the motor and to the fixture for supporting the tube. One or both of the brackets substantially dampen noise propagating from the motor toward the fixture.
- a bracket has a rigid member connectable to a support surface and at least one flexible element engaged with the rigid member and coupled to a tubular motor assembly to suspend the tubular motor assembly from the rigid member and thereby cause the support surface to support the tubular motor assembly.
- FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of the present tubular motor assembly for moving an object such as but not limited to a window covering, awning, projector screen, and the like, showing the idler bracket and motor bracket connecting the tubular motor assembly to a mounting surface;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic end view and front view of a first variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket in FIG. 1 , showing coiled wire rope in tension suspending the motor;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic end view and front view of a first variant of the second embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket in FIG. 1 , showing coiled wire rope in compression supporting the motor;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic end view of a second variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket in FIG. 1 , showing flexible strings in tension suspended through respective bracket channels to hold the motor, in a no-torque configuration;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic end view of the second variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket, shown in a configuration wherein the window covering is extended, producing a torque;
- FIG. 6 is a schematic end view of a second variant of the second embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket in FIG. 1 , showing springs in compression suspending the motor;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic end view of a third variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket in FIG. 1 , showing strings in tension suspending the motor;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic end view of a fourth variant of the first embodiment, showing a tape in tension suspending the motor.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic end view of a fifth variant of the first embodiment, showing two crossed wires in tension suspending the motor.
- a motorized covering is shown, generally designated 10 , that includes a rotating tube 12 suspended from which or around which may be wrapped a movable object 14 , such as but not limited to a shade assembly that is raisable (by rolling up) and lowerable (by rolling down, or unrolling).
- the rotating tube 12 rotates by means of an electrical actuator 20 , which preferably is mainly included in the tube. In that case, a tubular actuator is used.
- the rotating tube 12 , the rollable object 14 and the electrical actuator 20 constitute a suspended mass 11 , being a subset of the window covering, which is suspended by means of two brackets that will be more described more in detail hereunder.
- Trobular motor assembly will often designate hereunder this suspended mass 11 .
- the principles herein apply to a wide range of window coverings and other objects that are to be moved by motors.
- the invention applies to raisable and lowerable pleated shades and cellular shades such as those commonly marketed under the trade names “Silhouette”, “Shangri-La”, etc. as well as to projector screens, security screens, awnings, roller doors, roller art work, etc. that can be moved by tilting and/or by raising and lowering.
- the rotating tube 12 may be a steel or aluminum roll-up rod or tube of a shade, awning, or projector screen, or a tilt rod of a horizontal (or vertical) blind, or other like operator.
- FIG. 1 shows that the electrical actuator 20 can include an AC induction motor 21 , as a single-phase squirrel-cage rotor motor, which is coupled to a planetary gear train 23 .
- a brake 22 may be coupled between the electric motor and the gear train to stop the motor when de-energized.
- the motor 21 When the motor 21 is energized, its rotor turns, which turns the gear train 23 that in turn rotates the output shaft 24 , which is coupled to an adapter 29 .
- the adapter 29 is engaged with the inside of the tube 12 so that when the adapter turns, the tube 12 turns and, hence, the movable object 14 , which is attached to the tube 12 , moves, either by raising or lowering or tilting.
- the head 26 of the motor housing is held from turning by the below-described motor bracket.
- a preferably small, lightweight capacitor 25 may be connected to the induction motor 21 .
- standard power from the public AC power grid 16 may be used.
- the tubular actuator may be realized as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,105,871-5,220,721-5,429,558-4,720,647, incorporated herein by reference.
- the electric motor 21 may be a DC motor and the capacitor 25 is then replaced by a simple rectifier or replaced by an AC-DC bulk converter if the DC motor is of a low voltage type.
- the power supply may be implemented by means of batteries of rechargeable type or of the dry type as AA or AAA lithium or alkaline batteries.
- the batteries may be located inside or outside the tube 12 .
- FIG. 1 also shows that the motorized covering 10 can include an externally wired IR or RF control signal generator 15 or an internal RF receiver with electronic control board limit switch unit 27 included in the actuator 20 , for receiving a user command IR or RF signal.
- the user command signal is generated by a hand-held user command signal generator 18 , which can be an infrared (IR) remote-control unit or a radio frequency (RF) remote-control unit, equipped with a user interface as a keypad 19 .
- the user command signal may be generated by any other means of communication well known in the art, such as by manipulable manual switches 17 .
- the user command signals can include open, close, raise, lower, intermediate position and so on.
- the electronic limit circuit board 27 can be electronic or a mechanical counting limit switch unit which both are disposed inside the actuator 12 .
- the preferred electronic circuit board 27 includes a microprocessor and/or logic chip for processing the control signals from the transmitter 18 .
- the suspended mass 11 which can be established by a tubular motor assembly in accordance with the disclosure above, is mounted on a mounting surface 30 by means of at least one and preferably two noise dampening brackets that can be identical to each other in configuration and operation.
- One bracket is an idler bracket 32 and engages with the idler end cap 13 , while the opposite bracket is a motor bracket 31 .
- the motor bracket 31 is engaged with the actuator head 26 that is fixedly engaged with the housing of the actuator 20 to take up, like the idler bracket 32 , one-half of the static load of the actuator 20 , of the tube 12 with movable object 14 , and also, unlike the idler bracket 32 , to absorb substantially all of the dynamic load induced by motor torque and/or the static torque when the window covering is fully extended.
- a bearing 28 allows the rotation of the tube 12 relatively to the fixed housing of the actuator 20 .
- the mounting surface 30 may be a wall, window jamb, head rail of a window covering, or other fixture.
- the present bracket may include three basic components, namely, a flexible component, implemented herein as plural flexible elements, that couples a rigid member to the motor assembly, with the rigid member being connected to a support surface, and a flexible mechanical engagement between the rigid member and flexible elements to prevent vibration and noise from being transmitted from the motor assembly to the support surface.
- a flexible component implemented herein as plural flexible elements
- the motor bracket 31 is shown in FIG. 2 , it is to be understood that the idler bracket 32 may be similarly constructed if desired.
- the present invention critically recognizes that a significant increase of efficiency can be realized when the horizontal stiffness of the mounting system is lower and preferably much lower than the vertical stiffness.
- the present invention recognizes that the function of hanging the tubular motor assembly vertically advantageously is separated from the function of limiting its displacement in the vertical plane.
- the function of limiting displacement in the vertical plane may be obtained using lateral guides acting on the fabric of the window covering itself without risking solid-borne vibration paths.
- the horizontal stiffness is at least lower than the vertical stiffness. In non-limiting embodiments the ratio of horizontal and vertical stiffness is lower than 1 to 10.
- FIG. 2 shows that the bracket 31 may include a rigid member 37 that can be fastened to a fixture such as the mounting surface 30 by, e.g., threaded fasteners, nails, solvent bonding, welding, soldering, and the like.
- the non-limiting rigid member 37 may be made of metal or composite and may be L-shaped as shown, with a vertical portion 39 that is fastened to the mounting surface 30 and with a horizontal portion 38 .
- the horizontal portion 38 of the rigid member 37 is used to attach the to the top of the flexible mechanical connection, referred to herein as a “wire rope isolator”, and to suspend the suspended mass 11 from the bottom bar 34 , thus putting the wire rope isolator in tension.
- the wire rope isolator typically includes a pair of elongated bars, namely, a top bar 33 and a bottom bar 34 , which are connected with each other through the series of elongated springs 35 distributed longitudinally along each side of said pair of bars.
- the bottom bar 34 is attached to another rigid member 36 and may be made of metal or composite and may be L-shaped as shown where the horizontal portion attaches to the bottom bar 34 and the vertical portion attaches to the head 26 of the actuator 20 , for respective coupling of the motor part of the bracket to the structural part of the bracket.
- the flexible spring in the form of a wire rope provides the only physical contact between the vibrating load (the motor and tube assembly) and the structural part of the bracket, which is attached to the underlying structure (wall, ceiling, window jamb, projection screen housing, etc.).
- the elongated springs 35 may be separate but can also be parts of a same solenoid, a helicoidal spring having its axis perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2 . In that case, each of the elongated springs 35 is a portion of half-loop of the solenoid.
- FIG. 2 facilitates displacement of the suspended mass 11 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2 , than it does in the vertical direction, resulting from a lower stiffness at least in one horizontal direction than in the vertical direction.
- FIG. 3 an example of a second embodiment of the bracket 31 can be seen.
- reference numerals of corresponding parts in FIG. 3 are the same as the corresponding reference numerals in FIG. 2 , preceded by a “one” in the hundreds column.
- a rigid member 137 is shown that can be fastened to a fixture such as the mounting surface 30 by, e.g., threaded fasteners, nails, solvent bonding, welding, soldering, and the like.
- the non-limiting rigid member 137 may be made of metal or composite and may be J-shaped as shown, with a horizontal portion 138 that is fastened to the mounting surface 30 and with a vertical portion 139 and then another horizontal portion 140 of the same rigid member.
- the horizontal portion of the rigid member 140 is used to attach to the bottom of the flexible mechanical connection, referred to in FIG. 3 as a “wire rope isolator”, and to support the suspended mass 11 from the top bar 133 , thus putting the wire rope isolator in compression.
- the wire rope isolator typically includes a pair of elongated bars, namely, a top bar 133 and a bottom bar 134 , which may be connected with each other through the series of elongated springs 135 distributed longitudinally along each side of said pair of bars.
- the top bar 133 is attached to another rigid member 136 and may be made of metal or composite and may be S-shaped as shown where the top horizontal portion of the rigid member 136 attaches to the top bar 133 and its vertical portion attaches to the head 26 of the actuator 20 , for respective coupling of the motor part of the bracket to the structural part of the bracket.
- the flexible spring in form of a wire rope provides the only physical contact between the vibrating load (the motor and tube assembly) and the structural part of the AVB bracket, which is attached to the underlying structure (wall, ceiling, window jamb, projection screen housing, etc.).
- the elongated springs 135 may be parts of a same solenoid spring.
- the horizontal stiffness of this embodiment is, at least in one direction, is lower than the vertical stiffness.
- FIG. 4 is a variant of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 .
- the bracket 31 can include a rigid member 40 that can be fastened to a fixture such as the mounting surface 30 by, e.g., threaded fasteners, nails, solvent bonding, welding, soldering, and the like.
- the non-limiting rigid member 40 may be made of metal and may be L-shaped as shown, with a vertical portion 41 that is fastened to the mounting surface 30 and with a horizontal portion 42 defining a top surface 44 .
- the top surface may be established by the rigid horizontal flange itself and/or by a pad 46 that is disposed thereon.
- the pad 46 may be rubber or other resilient material.
- each flexible element 50 includes a respective disk-shaped top stop 52 that is substantially orthogonal to the long axis of the flexible element 50 for resting against the top surface 44 .
- the flexible elements 50 may be wire, or rubber or plastic strings, and in addition to being flexible may be resilient.
- the flexible elements 50 depend downwardly from the rigid member 40 and are coupled to the tubular motor assembly, for example to a second rigid member 45 which is itself connected to the head 26 of the actuator 20 by solvent bonding, fasteners, and the like to couple the tubular motor assembly to the mounting surface 30 while attenuating propagation of vibrations from the tubular motor assembly to the mounting surface.
- the flexible elements 50 are deformable in the two horizontal directions (indicated by arrows 54 ) and are guided by the channels 48 in the rigid member 40 , but they are not attached to the rigid member 40 and indeed when the pad 46 is used the flexible elements 50 have no physical contact with any rigid portion of the bracket 31 . Holes 49 may be formed in the pad 46 to allow a vertical displacement of the flexible elements 50 .
- each of these rotations needs a torque to counterbalance the associated stiffness of the bracket 31 .
- the bigger the power assembly the higher the stiffness that is required, even if the goal is to limit its value.
- an implicit relation exists between this stiffness and the size and mass of the powered assembly. And, as a consequence, such a relation exists between the above rotations and the rated torque of the motor.
- the torque value that is needed for an admissible rotation angle is lower or preferably much lower than the rated torque of the motor.
- the torque giving a rotation of 5° is even lower than one tenth of the rated torque of the motor.
- the inner and outer (relative to the mounting surface 30 ) flexible elements 50 are slighting longer than the more central elements 50 , with the center-most element 50 being shortest of all. Consequently, when the motor is deenergized, and when the fabric is fully wound around the tube 12 , the top stop 52 of the center-most element 50 contacts the top surface 44 , whereas the top stops 52 of the outer-most elements 50 do not, but rather are spaced above the top surface 44 . In that embodiment, any convex shape of the top stops locus would be convenient. A parabolic law is a simple way to realize it.
- FIG. 4 A simpler embodiment derived from FIG. 4 only contains one pair of flexible elements. In a low cost realization, they could be directly fastened to the horizontal portion 42 .
- FIG. 6 shows an alternate bracket 60 , which is a variant of the second embodiment, having a rigid member 62 defining a top surface 64 .
- a metal movable suspension member 66 has bar-like or chain-like legs 68 connected to a second rigid member 65 , which is connected to the head 26 of the actuator 20 .
- This suspension member 66 includes a top piece 63 that is spaced above the top surface 64 of the rigid member 62 .
- the top piece 63 may be parabolic as shown.
- Flexible elements in the form of coil or cylindrical springs 67 are disposed between the top piece 63 and the top surface 64 of the rigid member 62 as shown.
- the legs 68 may be rigid or flexible, and under no load only the center-most spring 67 need contact the top piece 63 , or all springs 67 can be perpetually connected to both the top piece 63 and top surface 64 .
- the arrows 69 represent the allowed tilt of suspended mass 11 . If desired, the legs 68 may join the second rigid member 65 together under the head 26 of the actuator 20 to cradle the head 26 .
- FIG. 7 shows a bracket 70 that is in all essential respects identical to the bracket 31 shown in FIG. 4 , with the following exceptions.
- Flexible elements 72 such as wire or other strong material (or indeed plastic string) are embedded in a resilient top pad 74 that is on a rigid member 76 .
- the flexible elements 72 extend through respective channels 71 in the rigid member 76 and connect to the second rigid member 75 , which is connected to the head 26 of the actuator, at the elevational centerline 56 of the suspended mass 11 .
- the central flexible element 71 bears the weight. As in FIGS. 4 and 5 , this role is shifted when the torque increases.
- FIG. 8 shows a bracket 80 in which the plural flexible elements are established by a fabric 82 .
- the plural channels of the previous variants are replaced by one single channel 81 .
- the fabric may be a cloth ribbon, which can also be rubber impregnated. In case of low weight of the powered assembly, a simple rubber (or equivalent) sheet may be used. In any case, the horizontal stiffness of the twisted sheet preferably should remain low, and more preferably very low, compared to the vertical stiffness (for instance a 1/10 ratio).
- the fabric 82 includes two rigid ends. The upper end 83 is fixed on the upper surface of a first rigid element 86 . Alternatively, it lays upon a pad 84 , which is located on the upper surface. The lower end 87 is secured to a second rigid element 85 . The head 26 of the actuator is connected to the second rigid element 85 .
- FIG. 9 shows a bracket 90 in which the plural flexible elements are not exactly vertical but instead establish an “X” pattern between element pairs.
- the plural channels are replaced by one single channel 91 . It can be appreciated that this embodiment can be derived from the embodiment of the FIG. 4 by rotating the suspended mass half a turn in the horizontal plane.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 A combination of FIGS. 8 and 9 would also give another embodiment that uses a ribbon, which both fabric axes are oriented at 45° apart from the vertical line.
- the channel is not used and the fabric and/or the elastic elements is/are directly fastened to the horizontal portion of the first rigid member (respectively 86 , 96 ).
Abstract
A bracket includes a rigid member that can be fastened to a fixture such as a wall, and flexible elements depend downwardly from the rigid member and are engaged with a tubular motor assembly of a window covering, awning, projector screen, or the like, to couple the motor assembly to the fixture while attenuating the propagation of vibrations from the tubular motor assembly to the fixture. This reduces noise in the room. The flexible elements may be flexible strings, elastic strings, or coil springs and have horizontal stiffness coefficients much lower than the vertical stiffness coefficient.
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- The present invention relates generally to motorized window coverings.
- The present assignee has provided several systems for either lowering or raising a window covering, or for moving the slats of a window covering between open and closed positions, under control of a hand-held remote or other control device. These systems include a motor that is coupled through gears to the window covering activation mechanism. When the motor is energized in response to a user command signal, the activation mechanism moves the window covering.
- As recognized herein, it is desirable to minimize the noise emitted by such systems during operations. As further recognized herein, most of the noise is due to vibrations of the head rail and/or tube in which the tubular motor is disposed, caused by vibrations of the motor. The present invention understands that these vibrations are transmitted to the surface (such as a dwelling wall) supporting the assembly because the assembly typically is held to the wall by rigid or at least non-flexible brackets.
- As understood herein, other bracket systems have attempted to dampen the transmission of vibrations from the motor to the mounting surface by applying rubber, silicone, urethane or other soft materials between the rigid bracket and the mounting surface. One solution that has been advanced is to make the entire bracket out of a rubber material, but the present invention critically recognizes that this device is limited by the torque of the system. Furthermore, during attachment of the bracket to the mounting surface, the soft material is compressed together, resulting in the relatively rigid connection sought to be avoided in the first place and limiting the freedom of movement of the system. With this in mind, the present invention recognizes the desirability of dampening noise without unduly limiting the torque of the system, i.e., to provide a noise dampening system that is substantially torque independent.
- An electrical power-drive device includes a tubular motor assembly including a rotatable tube holding a motor therein. A motor bracket couples the tubular motor assembly to a fixture. The motor bracket includes a rigid member that can be fastened to the fixture, and plural flexible elements depending downwardly from the rigid member. The flexible elements are coupled to the tubular motor assembly to couple the tubular motor assembly to the fixture while attenuating propagation of vibrations from the tubular motor assembly to the fixture. These flexible elements are arranged in such a way that the horizontal stiffness is low compared to the vertical stiffness.
- In a first embodiment, the flexible elements are arranged in such a way that they work in tension. In a second embodiment, the flexible elements are arranged in such a way that they work in compression. Each of first and second embodiments includes several variants.
- In non-limiting embodiments the flexible elements may be flexible rubber, urethane, silicone, air or fluid filled rubber, fabric, rope or plastic strings or they may be metal wires having motion in at least two degrees of freedom. The strings may be elastic. The rigid member can include a horizontal portion defining a top surface, with the flexible elements extending through respective channels in the horizontal portion and resting on the top surface. If desired, the horizontal portion can include a rigid horizontal flange and a resilient pad can be disposed on the flange to define at least in part the top surface. Each flexible element may include a top stop that is substantially orthogonal to the long axis of the flexible element for resting against the top surface of the horizontal portion of the rigid member.
- Or, the flexible elements can be springs. When springs are used, the bracket can include a suspension member connected to the tubular motor assembly and defining a top piece spaced above the top surface of the rigid member. The springs are disposed between the top piece and the top surface of the rigid member.
- In another aspect, a powered assembly includes an object that can be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a motor, and a rotating tube holding the motor and coupled to the object to move the object when the motor is energized. An idler bracket engages the tube with a fixture for supporting the tube. Also, a motor bracket is coupled to the motor and to the fixture for supporting the tube. One or both of the brackets substantially dampen noise propagating from the motor toward the fixture.
- In yet another aspect, a bracket has a rigid member connectable to a support surface and at least one flexible element engaged with the rigid member and coupled to a tubular motor assembly to suspend the tubular motor assembly from the rigid member and thereby cause the support surface to support the tubular motor assembly.
- The details of the present invention, both as to its construction and operation, can best be understood in reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts, and which:
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FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of the present tubular motor assembly for moving an object such as but not limited to a window covering, awning, projector screen, and the like, showing the idler bracket and motor bracket connecting the tubular motor assembly to a mounting surface; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic end view and front view of a first variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket inFIG. 1 , showing coiled wire rope in tension suspending the motor; -
FIG. 3 is a schematic end view and front view of a first variant of the second embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket inFIG. 1 , showing coiled wire rope in compression supporting the motor; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic end view of a second variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket inFIG. 1 , showing flexible strings in tension suspended through respective bracket channels to hold the motor, in a no-torque configuration; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic end view of the second variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket, shown in a configuration wherein the window covering is extended, producing a torque; -
FIG. 6 is a schematic end view of a second variant of the second embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket inFIG. 1 , showing springs in compression suspending the motor; -
FIG. 7 is a schematic end view of a third variant of the first embodiment of the anti-vibration bracket that can be used as the motor bracket inFIG. 1 , showing strings in tension suspending the motor; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic end view of a fourth variant of the first embodiment, showing a tape in tension suspending the motor; and -
FIG. 9 is a schematic end view of a fifth variant of the first embodiment, showing two crossed wires in tension suspending the motor. - Referring initially to
FIG. 1 , a motorized covering is shown, generally designated 10, that includes a rotatingtube 12 suspended from which or around which may be wrapped amovable object 14, such as but not limited to a shade assembly that is raisable (by rolling up) and lowerable (by rolling down, or unrolling). The rotatingtube 12 rotates by means of anelectrical actuator 20, which preferably is mainly included in the tube. In that case, a tubular actuator is used. - The rotating
tube 12, therollable object 14 and theelectrical actuator 20 constitute a suspendedmass 11, being a subset of the window covering, which is suspended by means of two brackets that will be more described more in detail hereunder. - “Tubular motor assembly” will often designate hereunder this suspended
mass 11. - While a roll-up shade is shown, it is to be understood that the principles herein apply to a wide range of window coverings and other objects that are to be moved by motors. For example, the invention applies to raisable and lowerable pleated shades and cellular shades such as those commonly marketed under the trade names “Silhouette”, “Shangri-La”, etc. as well as to projector screens, security screens, awnings, roller doors, roller art work, etc. that can be moved by tilting and/or by raising and lowering. Thus, for example, the rotating
tube 12 may be a steel or aluminum roll-up rod or tube of a shade, awning, or projector screen, or a tilt rod of a horizontal (or vertical) blind, or other like operator. It is thus to be further understood that the principles of the present invention apply to a wide range of window coverings and other objects including, but not limited to the following: vertical blinds, fold-up pleated shades, roll-up shades, cellular shades, skylight covers, etc. Powered versions of such shades are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,433,498, incorporated herein by reference. -
FIG. 1 shows that theelectrical actuator 20 can include anAC induction motor 21, as a single-phase squirrel-cage rotor motor, which is coupled to aplanetary gear train 23. Abrake 22 may be coupled between the electric motor and the gear train to stop the motor when de-energized. When themotor 21 is energized, its rotor turns, which turns thegear train 23 that in turn rotates theoutput shaft 24, which is coupled to anadapter 29. Theadapter 29 is engaged with the inside of thetube 12 so that when the adapter turns, thetube 12 turns and, hence, themovable object 14, which is attached to thetube 12, moves, either by raising or lowering or tilting. Thehead 26 of the motor housing is held from turning by the below-described motor bracket. - To create the appropriate lag in phase between the windings of the induction motor, a preferably small,
lightweight capacitor 25 may be connected to theinduction motor 21. To power theactuator 12, standard power from the publicAC power grid 16 may be used. The tubular actuator may be realized as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,105,871-5,220,721-5,429,558-4,720,647, incorporated herein by reference. - Alternatively, the
electric motor 21 may be a DC motor and thecapacitor 25 is then replaced by a simple rectifier or replaced by an AC-DC bulk converter if the DC motor is of a low voltage type. - It is to be understood that the power supply may be implemented by means of batteries of rechargeable type or of the dry type as AA or AAA lithium or alkaline batteries. The batteries may be located inside or outside the
tube 12. -
FIG. 1 also shows that the motorized covering 10 can include an externally wired IR or RFcontrol signal generator 15 or an internal RF receiver with electronic control boardlimit switch unit 27 included in theactuator 20, for receiving a user command IR or RF signal. Preferably, the user command signal is generated by a hand-held usercommand signal generator 18, which can be an infrared (IR) remote-control unit or a radio frequency (RF) remote-control unit, equipped with a user interface as akeypad 19. Or the user command signal may be generated by any other means of communication well known in the art, such as by manipulable manual switches 17. The user command signals can include open, close, raise, lower, intermediate position and so on. - The electronic
limit circuit board 27 can be electronic or a mechanical counting limit switch unit which both are disposed inside theactuator 12. The preferredelectronic circuit board 27 includes a microprocessor and/or logic chip for processing the control signals from thetransmitter 18. - In accordance with present principles, the suspended
mass 11, which can be established by a tubular motor assembly in accordance with the disclosure above, is mounted on a mountingsurface 30 by means of at least one and preferably two noise dampening brackets that can be identical to each other in configuration and operation. One bracket is anidler bracket 32 and engages with theidler end cap 13, while the opposite bracket is amotor bracket 31. Themotor bracket 31 is engaged with theactuator head 26 that is fixedly engaged with the housing of theactuator 20 to take up, like theidler bracket 32, one-half of the static load of theactuator 20, of thetube 12 withmovable object 14, and also, unlike theidler bracket 32, to absorb substantially all of the dynamic load induced by motor torque and/or the static torque when the window covering is fully extended. Abearing 28 allows the rotation of thetube 12 relatively to the fixed housing of theactuator 20. It is to be understood that the mountingsurface 30 may be a wall, window jamb, head rail of a window covering, or other fixture. - Now referring to a non-limiting illustrative embodiment in
FIG. 2 , one exemplary of the first embodiment of thebracket 31 can be seen. In general, the present bracket may include three basic components, namely, a flexible component, implemented herein as plural flexible elements, that couples a rigid member to the motor assembly, with the rigid member being connected to a support surface, and a flexible mechanical engagement between the rigid member and flexible elements to prevent vibration and noise from being transmitted from the motor assembly to the support surface. While themotor bracket 31 is shown inFIG. 2 , it is to be understood that theidler bracket 32 may be similarly constructed if desired. - The present invention critically recognizes that a significant increase of efficiency can be realized when the horizontal stiffness of the mounting system is lower and preferably much lower than the vertical stiffness. In this way, the present invention recognizes that the function of hanging the tubular motor assembly vertically advantageously is separated from the function of limiting its displacement in the vertical plane. Depending on the application, the function of limiting displacement in the vertical plane may be obtained using lateral guides acting on the fabric of the window covering itself without risking solid-borne vibration paths. Then, the horizontal stiffness is at least lower than the vertical stiffness. In non-limiting embodiments the ratio of horizontal and vertical stiffness is lower than 1 to 10.
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FIG. 2 shows that thebracket 31 may include arigid member 37 that can be fastened to a fixture such as the mountingsurface 30 by, e.g., threaded fasteners, nails, solvent bonding, welding, soldering, and the like. The non-limitingrigid member 37 may be made of metal or composite and may be L-shaped as shown, with avertical portion 39 that is fastened to the mountingsurface 30 and with ahorizontal portion 38. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thehorizontal portion 38 of therigid member 37 is used to attach the to the top of the flexible mechanical connection, referred to herein as a “wire rope isolator”, and to suspend the suspendedmass 11 from thebottom bar 34, thus putting the wire rope isolator in tension. The wire rope isolator typically includes a pair of elongated bars, namely, atop bar 33 and abottom bar 34, which are connected with each other through the series ofelongated springs 35 distributed longitudinally along each side of said pair of bars. Thebottom bar 34 is attached to anotherrigid member 36 and may be made of metal or composite and may be L-shaped as shown where the horizontal portion attaches to thebottom bar 34 and the vertical portion attaches to thehead 26 of theactuator 20, for respective coupling of the motor part of the bracket to the structural part of the bracket. The flexible spring in the form of a wire rope provides the only physical contact between the vibrating load (the motor and tube assembly) and the structural part of the bracket, which is attached to the underlying structure (wall, ceiling, window jamb, projection screen housing, etc.). - The elongated springs 35 may be separate but can also be parts of a same solenoid, a helicoidal spring having its axis perpendicular to the plane of
FIG. 2 . In that case, each of the elongated springs 35 is a portion of half-loop of the solenoid. - In any case, it is to be understood that the embodiment shown in
FIG. 2 facilitates displacement of the suspendedmass 11 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the plane ofFIG. 2 , than it does in the vertical direction, resulting from a lower stiffness at least in one horizontal direction than in the vertical direction. - Now referring to a non-limiting illustrative embodiment in
FIG. 3 , an example of a second embodiment of thebracket 31 can be seen. In order to facilitate the comparison with the first embodiment shown inFIG. 2 , reference numerals of corresponding parts inFIG. 3 are the same as the corresponding reference numerals inFIG. 2 , preceded by a “one” in the hundreds column. - A
rigid member 137 is shown that can be fastened to a fixture such as the mountingsurface 30 by, e.g., threaded fasteners, nails, solvent bonding, welding, soldering, and the like. The non-limitingrigid member 137 may be made of metal or composite and may be J-shaped as shown, with ahorizontal portion 138 that is fastened to the mountingsurface 30 and with avertical portion 139 and then anotherhorizontal portion 140 of the same rigid member. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the horizontal portion of therigid member 140 is used to attach to the bottom of the flexible mechanical connection, referred to inFIG. 3 as a “wire rope isolator”, and to support the suspendedmass 11 from thetop bar 133, thus putting the wire rope isolator in compression. The wire rope isolator typically includes a pair of elongated bars, namely, atop bar 133 and abottom bar 134, which may be connected with each other through the series ofelongated springs 135 distributed longitudinally along each side of said pair of bars. Thetop bar 133 is attached to anotherrigid member 136 and may be made of metal or composite and may be S-shaped as shown where the top horizontal portion of therigid member 136 attaches to thetop bar 133 and its vertical portion attaches to thehead 26 of theactuator 20, for respective coupling of the motor part of the bracket to the structural part of the bracket. The flexible spring in form of a wire rope provides the only physical contact between the vibrating load (the motor and tube assembly) and the structural part of the AVB bracket, which is attached to the underlying structure (wall, ceiling, window jamb, projection screen housing, etc.). - As in the previous embodiment, the
elongated springs 135 may be parts of a same solenoid spring. - It will readily be appreciated that the horizontal stiffness of this embodiment is, at least in one direction, is lower than the vertical stiffness.
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FIG. 4 is a variant of the first embodiment shown inFIG. 2 .FIG. 4 shows that thebracket 31 can include arigid member 40 that can be fastened to a fixture such as the mountingsurface 30 by, e.g., threaded fasteners, nails, solvent bonding, welding, soldering, and the like. The non-limitingrigid member 40 may be made of metal and may be L-shaped as shown, with avertical portion 41 that is fastened to the mountingsurface 30 and with ahorizontal portion 42 defining atop surface 44. The top surface may be established by the rigid horizontal flange itself and/or by apad 46 that is disposed thereon. Thepad 46 may be rubber or other resilient material. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , the horizontal portion of therigid member 40 is formed withplural channels 48 that extend completely vertically through the horizontal portion from top surface to bottom, and a respectiveflexible element 50 extends through eachchannel 48. The channels can be sized such that the walls of each channel are slightly spaced from theflexible element 50 as shown. In the particular embodiment shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 , eachflexible element 50 includes a respective disk-shapedtop stop 52 that is substantially orthogonal to the long axis of theflexible element 50 for resting against thetop surface 44. Theflexible elements 50 may be wire, or rubber or plastic strings, and in addition to being flexible may be resilient. - Accordingly, as shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5 theflexible elements 50 depend downwardly from therigid member 40 and are coupled to the tubular motor assembly, for example to a secondrigid member 45 which is itself connected to thehead 26 of theactuator 20 by solvent bonding, fasteners, and the like to couple the tubular motor assembly to the mountingsurface 30 while attenuating propagation of vibrations from the tubular motor assembly to the mounting surface. In any case, theflexible elements 50 are deformable in the two horizontal directions (indicated by arrows 54) and are guided by thechannels 48 in therigid member 40, but they are not attached to therigid member 40 and indeed when thepad 46 is used theflexible elements 50 have no physical contact with any rigid portion of thebracket 31.Holes 49 may be formed in thepad 46 to allow a vertical displacement of theflexible elements 50. - Assuming that
motor bracket 31 and the idle bracket are of the same type, three degrees of freedom of displacement of the suspendedmass 11 are enabled, at least until contact with other elements: -
- Rotation around a vertical axis crossing the horizontal axis of the suspended
mass 11, - Rotation (tilting) around the horizontal axis of the suspended
mass 11, - Horizontal translation along the axis of the suspended
mass 11 or, equivalently, rotation of theflexible elements 50 around their top stops 52 in a vertical plane containing the horizontal axis of the suspended mass.
- Rotation around a vertical axis crossing the horizontal axis of the suspended
- For a given angular displacement, each of these rotations needs a torque to counterbalance the associated stiffness of the
bracket 31. In fact, the bigger the power assembly, the higher the stiffness that is required, even if the goal is to limit its value. Then, an implicit relation exists between this stiffness and the size and mass of the powered assembly. And, as a consequence, such a relation exists between the above rotations and the rated torque of the motor. - In all embodiments of the invention, the torque value that is needed for an admissible rotation angle is lower or preferably much lower than the rated torque of the motor. In the preferred embodiments, the torque giving a rotation of 5° is even lower than one tenth of the rated torque of the motor.
- In a non-limiting embodiment the inner and outer (relative to the mounting surface 30)
flexible elements 50 are slighting longer than the morecentral elements 50, with thecenter-most element 50 being shortest of all. Consequently, when the motor is deenergized, and when the fabric is fully wound around thetube 12, thetop stop 52 of thecenter-most element 50 contacts thetop surface 44, whereas the top stops 52 of theouter-most elements 50 do not, but rather are spaced above thetop surface 44. In that embodiment, any convex shape of the top stops locus would be convenient. A parabolic law is a simple way to realize it. - When the
rollable element 14 is at least partially unwound, the application point of the resulting weight moves in the direction ofarrow 56. Then, the central elastic element is less or no more stressed, with the next elastic element bearing the weight. The whole suspendedmass 11 rotates, as seen inFIG. 5 . - A simpler embodiment derived from
FIG. 4 only contains one pair of flexible elements. In a low cost realization, they could be directly fastened to thehorizontal portion 42. -
FIG. 6 shows analternate bracket 60, which is a variant of the second embodiment, having arigid member 62 defining atop surface 64. A metalmovable suspension member 66 has bar-like or chain-like legs 68 connected to a secondrigid member 65, which is connected to thehead 26 of theactuator 20. Thissuspension member 66 includes atop piece 63 that is spaced above thetop surface 64 of therigid member 62. Thetop piece 63 may be parabolic as shown. Flexible elements in the form of coil orcylindrical springs 67 are disposed between thetop piece 63 and thetop surface 64 of therigid member 62 as shown. Thelegs 68 may be rigid or flexible, and under no load only thecenter-most spring 67 need contact thetop piece 63, or allsprings 67 can be perpetually connected to both thetop piece 63 andtop surface 64. Thearrows 69 represent the allowed tilt of suspendedmass 11. If desired, thelegs 68 may join the secondrigid member 65 together under thehead 26 of theactuator 20 to cradle thehead 26. -
FIG. 7 shows abracket 70 that is in all essential respects identical to thebracket 31 shown inFIG. 4 , with the following exceptions.Flexible elements 72 such as wire or other strong material (or indeed plastic string) are embedded in a resilienttop pad 74 that is on arigid member 76. Theflexible elements 72 extend throughrespective channels 71 in therigid member 76 and connect to the secondrigid member 75, which is connected to thehead 26 of the actuator, at theelevational centerline 56 of the suspendedmass 11. In a no torque position, only the centralflexible element 71 bears the weight. As inFIGS. 4 and 5 , this role is shifted when the torque increases. -
FIG. 8 shows abracket 80 in which the plural flexible elements are established by afabric 82. The plural channels of the previous variants are replaced by onesingle channel 81. The fabric may be a cloth ribbon, which can also be rubber impregnated. In case of low weight of the powered assembly, a simple rubber (or equivalent) sheet may be used. In any case, the horizontal stiffness of the twisted sheet preferably should remain low, and more preferably very low, compared to the vertical stiffness (for instance a 1/10 ratio). Thefabric 82 includes two rigid ends. Theupper end 83 is fixed on the upper surface of a firstrigid element 86. Alternatively, it lays upon apad 84, which is located on the upper surface. Thelower end 87 is secured to a secondrigid element 85. Thehead 26 of the actuator is connected to the secondrigid element 85. -
FIG. 9 shows abracket 90 in which the plural flexible elements are not exactly vertical but instead establish an “X” pattern between element pairs. The plural channels are replaced by onesingle channel 91. It can be appreciated that this embodiment can be derived from the embodiment of theFIG. 4 by rotating the suspended mass half a turn in the horizontal plane. - A combination of
FIGS. 8 and 9 would also give another embodiment that uses a ribbon, which both fabric axes are oriented at 45° apart from the vertical line. - In a simpler embodiment derived from
FIG. 8 or 9 the channel is not used and the fabric and/or the elastic elements is/are directly fastened to the horizontal portion of the first rigid member (respectively 86, 96). - While the particular ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET FOR TUBULAR MOTOR as herein shown and described in detail is fully capable of attaining the above-described aspects of the invention, it is to be understood that it is the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention and thus, is representative of the subject matter which is broadly contemplated by the present invention, that the scope of the present invention fully encompasses other embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in the art, and that the scope of the present invention is accordingly to be limited by nothing other than the appended claims, in which reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one or more.” Moreover, it is not necessary for a device or method to address each and every problem sought to be solved by the present invention, for it is to be encompassed by the present claims. Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited in the claims. No claim element herein is to be construed under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. section 112, sixth paragraph, unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase “means for.”
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1. An electrical power-drive device comprising:
at least one tubular motor assembly including a rotatable tube holding a motor therein; and
at least one motor bracket coupling the tubular motor assembly to a fixture, the motor bracket comprising:
a rigid member that can be fastened to a fixture; and
plural flexible elements depending downwardly from the rigid member and coupled to the tubular motor assembly to couple the tubular motor assembly to the fixture with a horizontal stiffness lower than a vertical stiffness.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible elements are flexible strings.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the strings are elastic.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible elements are springs.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the rigid member includes a horizontal portion defining a top surface, and the flexible elements extend through respective channels in the horizontal portion and can rest on the top surface.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the horizontal portion includes a rigid horizontal flange and a pad on the flange and defining the top surface.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the pad is resilient.
8. The device of claim 5 , wherein each flexible element includes a top stop substantially orthogonal to a long axis of the flexible element for resting against the top surface of the horizontal portion of the rigid member.
9. The device of claim 4 , wherein the rigid member of the bracket defines a top surface and the bracket further comprises a suspension member connected to the tubular motor assembly and defining a top piece spaced above the top surface of the rigid member, the springs being disposed between the top piece and the top surface of the rigid member.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular motor assembly is operably engaged with a movable object to move the movable object, the movable object being selected from the group consisting of window coverings, solar screens, projection screens, awnings, roller shutters, roller doors, and roller art work.
11. A powered assembly, comprising:
at least one object that can be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
at least one motor;
at least one rotatable tube holding the motor and coupled to the object to move the object when the motor is energized;
at least one idler bracket engaging the tube with a fixture for supporting the tube; and
at least one motor bracket coupled to the motor and to the fixture for supporting the tube, at least the motor bracket including at least one suspension element substantially dampening noise propagating from the motor toward the fixture.
12. The powered assembly of claim 11 , wherein the motor is powered by at least one dc battery.
13. The powered assembly of claim 11 , wherein the motor bracket comprises:
a rigid member that can be fastened to the fixture; and
plural flexible elements depending downwardly from the rigid member and coupled to the motor to couple the tube with motor to the fixture with a horizontal stiffness lower than a vertical stiffness.
14. The powered assembly of claim 13 , wherein the flexible elements are flexible strings.
15. The powered assembly of claim 14 , wherein the strings are elastic.
16. The powered assembly of claim 13 , wherein the flexible elements are springs.
17. The powered assembly of claim 13 , wherein the rigid member includes a horizontal portion defining a top surface, and the flexible elements extend through respective channels in the horizontal portion and can rest on the top surface.
18. The powered assembly of claim 17 , wherein the horizontal portion includes a rigid horizontal flange and a pad on the flange and defining the top surface.
19. The powered assembly of claim 18 , wherein the pad is resilient.
20. The powered assembly of claim 17 , wherein each flexible element includes a top stop substantially orthogonal to a long axis of the flexible element for resting against the top surface of the horizontal portion of the rigid member.
21. The powered assembly of claim 16 , wherein the rigid member of the bracket defines a top surface and the bracket further comprises a suspension member connected to the motor and defining a top piece spaced above the top surface of the rigid member, the springs being disposed between the top piece and the top surface of the rigid member.
22. The powered assembly of claim 16 , wherein the tube is operably engaged with a movable object to move the movable object, the movable object being selected from the group consisting of window coverings, solar screens, projection screens, awnings, roller shutters, roller doors, and roller art work.
23. The powered assembly of claim 11 , wherein the ratio of horizontal stiffness to vertical stiffness is no more than one tenth.
24. The device of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of horizontal stiffness to vertical stiffness is no more than one tenth.
25. The powered assembly of claim 13 , wherein the flexible element is established by at least one of: a ribbon, a tape, or a fabric.
26. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible element is established by at least one of: a ribbon, a tape, or a fabric.
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