Head rail-mounted actuator for window coverings

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5907227
SERIAL NO

08861207

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A mini-blind actuator has a motor and a housing that holds the motor and a dc battery. The rotor of the motor is coupled to the baton of the mini-blind for rotating the baton and thereby opening or closing the slats of the mini-blind. Alternatively, the rotor is coupled to the tilt rod of the blind to rotate the tilt rod and thereby open or close the slats of the mini-blind. A control signal generator generates a control signal for completing the electrical circuit between the battery and the motor. The control signal can be generated in response to a predetermined amount of daylight or in response to a user-generated remote command signal. The actuator can be used to rotate the slats of horizontal or vertical blinds, or the sections of a pleated shade. Or, the actuator can be used to rotate the hollow rotatable tube of a roll-up shade.

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HARMONIC DESIGN INC FORMERLY SOMFY ACQUISITION INC47 COMMERCE DRIVE CRANBURY NJ 08512

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Domel, Douglas R Chatsworth, CA 36 1197
Walker, Winston G Irvine, CA 21 834

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