US 12,110,725 B2
Non-contact, automatic door hinge operator system
Joseph M. Schulz, Homestead, FL (US)
Filed by Joseph M. Schulz, Homestead, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/366,591.
Application 18/366,591 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/016,138, filed on Sep. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,719,035.
Prior Publication US 2024/0018820 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. E05F 15/627 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01)
CPC E05F 15/627 (2015.01) [E05F 15/77 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/664 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-contact, automatic door hinge operator system that both opens and closes a door attached to an adjacent wall with hinges, the door hinge operator system comprising:
a spool motor mechanism mounted onto the wall adjacent a hinge edge side of the door, the spool motor mechanism having a rotating spool portion, the spool motor mechanism slightly set off from the wall;
a controller for controlling the rotation of the spool portion, the controller comprising switching means for providing an electrical current to the spool motor mechanism to rotate the spool portion in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction;
an access point located on the door distally from the spool mechanism and adjacent a swinging edge side of the door;
a looped pull wire extending between the rotating spool portion and the access point on the door;
a coupling means for coupling the looped pull wire to the access point of the door, such that the switching means of the controller sends an electrical current to the spool motor mechanism which causes rotation of the spool portion in a first direction to retract the pull wire and open the door and the switching means of the controller sends an electrical current to the spool motor mechanism which causes rotation of the spool portion in a second direction to retract the pull wire and close the door; and
a first smart connect sensor attached to the wall adjacent the door and a second smart connect sensor attached to the door, wherein the first and second smart sensors let the controller know whether the door is open or closed based upon whether the first sensor and the second sensor are in contact.