US 11,834,903 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 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 Cooper, Arvada, CO (US); Peter Zagone, Denver, CO (US); Stephen T. Wisecup, Niwot, CO (US); Jan Prügner, Dresden (DE); Robert Witt, Dresden (DE); and Jörg Schierz, Steinigtwolmsdorf (DE)
Assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US)
Filed by Hunter Douglas, Inc., Pearl River, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/107,485.
Application 17/107,485 is a continuation of application No. 15/787,490, filed on Oct. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,851,587.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/480,523, filed on Apr. 2, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/410,357, filed on Oct. 19, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0148167 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. E06B 9/72 (2006.01); E06B 9/34 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01); E06B 9/78 (2006.01); H01H 5/00 (2006.01); H02P 7/03 (2016.01); H02P 1/18 (2006.01); H02P 1/22 (2006.01); H02P 3/08 (2006.01); E06B 9/42 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/72 (2013.01) [E06B 9/34 (2013.01); E06B 9/68 (2013.01); E06B 9/78 (2013.01); H01H 5/00 (2013.01); H02P 1/18 (2013.01); H02P 1/22 (2013.01); H02P 3/08 (2013.01); H02P 7/03 (2016.02); E06B 9/42 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6818 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit board for an architectural covering, the circuit board comprising:
a set of switches to control movement of the architectural covering; and
a motor controller coupled with the set of switches via the circuit board, the motor controller configured to:
detect, while a motor is deactivated, a first-time switch activation, the motor coupled with the architectural covering, the first-time switch activation being based on a rotation in a first direction of an actuator positioned adjacent the circuit board;
determine that the first-time switch activation corresponds to a first switch from the set of switches;
determine that the first switch is associated with a first architectural covering direction;
activate the motor to move the architectural covering in the first architectural covering direction;
detect, while the motor is activated, a second-time switch activation; and
cease activation of the motor based on the second-time switch activation.