US 12,139,967 B2
Motor assemblies for architectural coverings
James M. Anthony, Denver, CO (US); Kevin M. Dann, Englewood, CO (US); Daniel A. Huber, Arvada, CO (US); Paul A. Brayford, Denver, CO (US); Douglas J. Lorenz, Louisville, CO (US); James Kolozs, Denver, CO (US); Ronald Holt, Westminster, CO (US); Todd Nelson, Louisville, CO (US); Shelby Jared Yenzer, Westminster, CO (US); Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Arvada, CO (US); Peter Zagone, Denver, CO (US); Stephen T. Wisecup, Niwot, CO (US); Jan Pruegner, Dresden (DE); Robert Witt, Dresden (DE); and Joerg Schierz, Steinigtwolmsdorf (DE)
Assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,085.
Application 17/936,085 is a continuation of application No. 16/849,483, filed on Apr. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,486,198.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/836,343, filed on Apr. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0018256 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 9/72 (2006.01); E06B 9/42 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/72 (2013.01) [E06B 9/42 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An architectural covering assembly comprising:
a headrail;
a first rail and a second rail movable between (i) a first pre-stored position at which the first rail and the second rail are adjacent to the headrail, (ii) a second pre-stored position at which the first rail is adjacent to the headrail and the second rail is away from the headrail, and (iii) a third pre-stored position at which the first rail and the second rail are adjacent to each other and away from the headrail; and
a controller configured to:
determine an input requesting a movement operation; and
cause, based on the input, movement of the first rail and the second rail between the first pre-stored position and the third pre-stored position through the second pre-stored position and, based on a type of the input, with or without stopping at the second pre-stored position.