EP3470616A1 - Automated method for regulating a roller shutter installation provided with a locking mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of adjusting a motorized screen installation comprising an apron wound on a winding tube, an actuator for operating the winding tube and a locking mechanism of the free end of the apron defining a so-called locked position in the direction of the winding, the blocking being activated in the direction of winding if the free end of the deck reaches previously at least one input position in the locking mechanism, located beyond the position blocked in the direction the unwinding, the motorized screen installation being provided with a means for measuring a parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - analysis (80) of the variations of the parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen during a movement of the motorized screen; - Determining (100), from this analysis, the entry position in the locking mechanism.

Description

The invention relates to the field of installations of motorized rollable elements. It relates more particularly to an automated control method of an installation comprising a motorized screen, or motorized roller shutter, configured to be moved between a lower position and a higher position, the motorized screen comprising an apron provided with a free end or lower blade, the installation being provided with a locking mechanism or anchoring, cooperating with the lower blade, to block the movement thereof when moving to the upper position.

The screen installations or known motorized rolling elements generally comprise a screen, such as an apron formed of articulated and stackable blades, or an assembly comprising a fabric and a weighted load bar, the apron being rollable around a winding tube located in the upper part of the installation, by means of motorized drive means or actuator. The final blade, or lower blade located at the lower free end of the apron or load bar of the fabric, is guided by rails located on either side of an opening to be masked. This lower blade can be moved between a lower extreme position, for example in contact with a threshold of the opening and an upper extreme position, for example at a box in which the screen is wound. These facilities may also include locking mechanisms, such as locking means for maintaining the lower blade or the load bar of the screen in a specific position while preventing it from being raised by breaking or slamming under the actions of the wind. Such installations are used in particular for shutters offering a secure ventilation position, the blades being spaced from each other and being separated from the threshold of the opening. Other locking mechanisms allow orientation of orientable blades of a shutter, as described in the application EP2226462 or else a projection of the deck in a plane secant to their main course plan, as described in the applications FR2962759 , EP2783063 or FR2941996 .

For this purpose, the locking mechanisms of such installations are configured so that when moving the motorized screen in a first direction, for example during unwinding, the final blade of the screen, that is to say the blade the bottom of the hinged leaf shutter or the load bar of a fabric, enters the locking mechanism, then, following a reverse movement, in a second direction, locks in the locking mechanism.

These different displacements are preferably motorized. An actuator is generally placed in the winding tube and responds to commands from a user via a control interface such as a remote control or a wall interface. The actuator comprises a motor and a gearbox and an electronic control unit comprising electric or electronic means for managing the movement of the motorized screen according to the orders received and as a function of detected events. These electrical or electronic means may, for this purpose, include detectors or sensors position, torque or travel time.

For example, demand is known EP 1,650,625 a method of learning the positions of a locking device for automatically managing the maneuvers of a motorized screen according to orders received from the user. The learning process defines several positions. A first position corresponds to the upper limit of the motorized screen, a second position corresponds to the so-called locking position, a third position corresponds to the position in which the movement of the motorized screen must be reversed so as to activate the locking means and a fourth position corresponds to the so-called unlocking position below which it is necessary to move to unlock the motorized screen.

During the learning process, the installer proceeds to record the value of an angular position of the selected winding tube, called the recorded reversal position. This position is located, in the direction of unwinding of the motorized screen, at or beyond the third position (rotation reversal position). For this purpose, the user must place the blade bottom of the shutter or the load bar of the fabric in an area marked by markings on the guide rails or the locking means.

However, this operation is sometimes difficult for the user, who must often proceed by trial and error. In addition, a risk of positioning error exists. Finally, there is a need for the design of motorized screen installations equipped with locking mechanisms, the setting and commissioning of which require little or no human intervention.

• analyse des variations du paramètre lié au mouvement de l'écran motorisé au cours d'un déplacement de l'écran motorisé ;
• détermination, à partir de cette analyse, de la position d'entrée dans le mécanisme de blocage.

The object of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a method of adjusting a motorized screen installation comprising a roll-up apron on a winding tube, an actuator for actuating the winding tube so as to displace the apron following a first direction of movement and a second direction of movement, and a locking mechanism of the free end of the deck defining a so-called locked position in the second direction of movement of the deck, the blocking being activated in the second direction of moving the apron if the free end of the apron reaches previously at least one input position in the locking mechanism, located beyond the locked position, in the first direction of movement of the apron, the motorized screen installation being provided with a means for measuring a parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen,
characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

• analyzing variations of the parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen during a movement of the motorized screen;
• determination, from this analysis, of the entry position in the locking mechanism.

Thanks to the analysis of the variations of the parameter linked to the movement of the motorized screen during a movement of the motorized screen, an input position is automatically determined in the locking mechanism which can serve as an inversion position. of rotation candidate for the automatic learning of the position of inversion of rotation. This avoids the user having to place the lower blade of the shutter or the load bar of the fabric in an area marked by markings on the guide rails or the locking mechanism.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the steps of analyzing the parameter variations and determining the input position are implemented by the actuator.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention making it simple to determine the input position in the locking mechanism, the input position in the locking mechanism is obtained from the determination of a reference position, the reference position being associated with the detection of a local maximum value of the parameter or the detection of a maximum local variation value of the parameter. Thus, the adjustment process can be performed entirely automatically, without the intervention of an installer or a user to define the reference position associated with the locking mechanism.

Preferably, the input position in the locking mechanism is obtained by an offset of a predetermined value from the reference position. This offset may notably be related to geometric considerations of the locking mechanism or its location in the installation.

Thus, in most installations, when the locking mechanism is located near the reference position, the input position of the locking mechanism can be defined from the reference position automatically identified.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the parameter is the torque exerted by the actuator causing the apron to move in the second direction of movement. Torque is indeed a parameter whose variations can be reliably and easily detected.

Preferably, the torque is determined from a measurement of the current flowing through an electric motor of the actuator.

1. a) l'écran motorisé est entraîné dans premier sens de déplacement du tablier jusqu'à une position d'inversion de rotation candidate décalée par rapport à la position d'entrée dans le mécanisme de blocage,
2. b) l'écran motorisé est entraîné dans le deuxième sens de déplacement du tablier jusqu'à la position bloquée,

la séquence a), b) étant répétée jusqu'à ce que l'extrémité libre du tablier entraînée dans le premier sens de déplacement du tablier dépasse une position dite position de sortie, au-delà de laquelle le blocage de l'écran motorisé n'est plus activé lorsque l'écran motorisé est entraîné dans le deuxième sens de déplacement du tablier.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, after the steps of analyzing the variations of the parameter and determining the input position in the locking mechanism and a step of recording the input position in the mechanism locking, the motorized screen is positioned in the input position by a movement in the first direction of movement and then driven in the second direction of movement to the locked position, then, the following sequence is performed:

1. a) the motorized screen is driven in the first direction of movement of the apron to a position of rotation reversal candidate offset from the entry position in the locking mechanism,
2. b) the motorized screen is driven in the second direction of movement of the deck to the locked position,

the sequence a), b) being repeated until the free end of the deck driven in the first direction of movement of the deck exceeds a position called the exit position, beyond which the blocking of the motorized screen n 'is no longer activated when the motorized screen is driven in the second direction of deck travel.

Thanks to the repetition of the sequence a) -b), it is possible to test candidate rotation reversal positions different from that initially defined by the analysis of the variations of the parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen. Thus, one can choose from the candidate positions that is both sufficiently far from the output position and the stop position. This method makes it possible to refine the settings obtained automatically, without requiring any intervention of the installer or the user.

This is important because during the movement cycles and reversals of direction in the locking mechanism, sensors or torque sensors associated with the actuator are used and whose activation requires that the actuator has reached a certain point. steady state or rated speed. This is due in particular to the fact that the torque to be supplied by the actuator when starting is often higher than predefined thresholds characteristic of an obstacle or arrival of the flap in abutment, and / or the fact that the detection value comparable at the threshold is obtained from a set of measurements during operation of the actuator in nominal mode. Thus, a delay of up to 500ms can occur between a start of the actuator and the activation of the torque sensors of the actuator. Therefore, it is desirable that the recorded reversing position is sufficiently far from the stop position in the locking mechanism to prevent the bottom blade of the flap from being prematurely abutted in the locking mechanism while the actuator is in operation, the torque detection is not yet active or operational, and to prevent the actuator thus exerts significant effort on the locking mechanism that may damage it. The locking mechanism in fact comprises flexible or mobile fragile parts if they are subjected to significant mechanical forces and / or repeated.

Conversely, during the life of the shutter, the joints connecting the apron blades can relax. As a result, if the user reversing direction position is too close to the exit position of the locking mechanism, a portion or the entire lower blade may eventually exit the locking mechanism. It is therefore also desirable to ensure that the reversal position is chosen so that it is sufficiently far away from the exit position of the locking mechanism.

Furthermore, the installation position and / or the dimensions of the locking mechanism can be variable and the activation times of the torque detections can also differ from one actuator to another. It is therefore necessary to be able to refine the settings for each installation.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, each candidate rotational inversion position is stored in a memory of a control unit of the motorized screen installation.

In the same way, the distances between the candidate rotation reversing positions and the locked position are stored. These distances can be respectively associated with the locked position and these candidate rotation inversion positions. It is thus possible, from these stored data, to easily determine an optimal rotational inversion position.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, in order to facilitate the automation of the iteration of the sequence a) -b), each candidate rotation inversion position of a new iteration of the sequence is located at a predetermined distance d from the previous candidate inversion position.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the interruption of the iteration of the sequence a) -b) is decided by detecting an absence of obstacle during the winding of the motorized screen at the level of the locked position or for a predetermined time from the starting of the winding.

In order to detect the locked position simply and quickly, the angular position value of the winding tube corresponding to the locked position is determined with the aid of a winding tube position sensor or sensor. using a time counter.

Preferably, the locked position is recorded by a memory of a control unit of the motorized screen installation after detection of the angular position value of the winding tube corresponding to the locked position.

In order to detect the locked position in a simple and fast manner, the angular position value of the winding tube corresponding to the output position is measured by means of an apron drive torque sensor.

Preferably, the output position is recorded by a memory of a control unit of the motorized screen installation after detection of the angular position value of the winding tube corresponding to the output position.

The invention also relates to a motorized screen installation comprising an apron wound on a winding tube, an actuator for actuating the winding tube so as to move the deck in a first direction of movement and a second direction of movement and at least one locking mechanism of the free end of the deck defining a so-called locked position in the second direction of movement of the deck, the blocking being activated in the second direction of movement of the deck if the free end of the deck reaches prior to at least one input position in the locking mechanism, located beyond the position locked in the first direction of movement of the deck, characterized in that it comprises hardware and software for the implementation of the operating method according to the invention.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, so as to obtain a simple ergonomics of the automatic adjustment of the installation for the user, the installation further comprises a device for activating a function for moving the controlled deck. by an activation element intended to be actuated by a user, for example an activation button, in which the actuation of the activation element also makes it possible to trigger the steps for analyzing the variation of the parameter and for determining from the entry position in the locking mechanism.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, again in order to simplify the simple ergonomics of the automatic adjustment of the installation for the user, the actuation of the activation element also allows the triggering, after the steps steps analyzing the variations of the parameter and determining the input position in the locking mechanism, a step of recording the input position in the locking mechanism.

Preferably, the motorized screen installation comprises a motorized screen drive torque sensor.

• la figure 1 est une vue schématique de face d'une installation d'écran motorisé permettant de mettre en oeuvre le procédé de réglage selon l'invention ;
• la figure 2 est une vue d'un détail de la figure 1 ;
• la figure 3 est une vue de côté de moyens de verrouillage de l'installation de la figure 1 ;
• la figure 3'a est une vue en coupe droite d'une autre installation d'écran motorisé permettant de mettre en oeuvre le procédé de réglage selon l'invention ;
• la figure 3'b est une schématique en coupe droite d'une autre installation d'écran motorisé permettant de mettre en oeuvre le procédé de réglage selon l'invention ;
• la figure 4 est un schéma illustrant les correspondances entre les positions angulaires du tube d'enroulement de la figure 1 et des positions de l'extrémité libre de l'écran motorisé de la figure 1 ;
• la figure 5 est un schéma illustrant les positions de l'extrémité libre de l'écran motorisé de la figure 1 définies par une exécution du procédé de réglage selon l'invention ;
• la figure 6 est un schéma illustrant une procédure d'exécution du procédé de réglage selon l'invention
• la figure 7 est un schéma illustrant la variation de couple lors d'un mouvement d'enroulement de l'écran motorisé.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the description which follows, with reference to the appended figures, in which:

• the figure 1 is a schematic front view of a motorized screen installation for implementing the adjustment method according to the invention;
• the figure 2 is a view of a detail of the figure 1 ;
• the figure 3 is a side view of locking means of the installation of the figure 1 ;
• the figure 3a is a cross-sectional view of another motorized screen installation for implementing the adjustment method according to the invention;
• the figure 3'b is a schematic sectional view of another motorized screen installation for implementing the adjustment method according to the invention;
• the figure 4 is a diagram illustrating the correspondences between the angular positions of the winding tube of the figure 1 and positions of the free end of the motorized screen of the figure 1 ;
• the figure 5 is a diagram illustrating the positions of the free end of the motorized screen of the figure 1 defined by an execution of the adjustment method according to the invention;
• the figure 6 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for executing the adjustment method according to the invention
• the figure 7 is a diagram illustrating the variation of torque during a winding movement of the motorized screen.

A motorized screen installation 1 is shown in FIG. figure 1 . This installation comprises an apron 2, for example a roller shutter apron composed of a plurality of articulated blades 3. Preferably, the apron 2 consists of stackable blades 3, the blades 3 being connected to each other by retractable perforated parts as soon as possible. that the blades 3 rest on each other. The apron 2 is connected, at one of its ends, said upper end, to a winding tube 4. At the other free end of the deck 2, said lower end, a lower blade 5 is guided by guide rails arranged on both sides of an opening in a building, the apron 2 being intended to cover the opening when it is closed. The winding tube 4 is preferably mounted above the opening that the apron 2 is intended to cover. The apron 2 is preferably wrapped in a box 6 for protecting it.

The motorized screen 1 may in particular consist of a closure element, occultation or sun protection. In the example shown in the figures, it is an apron 2 composed of articulated blades 3, but it could also be a canvas. In this case, the lower blade 5 is replaced by a load bar. Preferably, the apron 2 comprises a set of stackable blades connected to each other by retractable and perforated parts.

The displacements of the deck 2 are controlled by the rotational displacements of the winding tube 4, whose driving is ensured for example by means of an actuator comprising for example a tubular geared motor assembly (not shown) disposed at the Inside the winding tube 4. The geared motor assembly comprises in particular a motor and a gear, in particular an epicyclic reduction gear. The motor can be dc and brush type and commutator, direct current and electronic commutator (Brushless Direct Current motor in English) or asynchronous. The motor is controlled by an electronic control unit 7, which is also connected to a user interface 8 through which a user can control the movements of the deck 2.

The apron 2 can be moved in a first direction of movement and a second opposite direction of movement. In the embodiments shown in the figures, the first direction of movement is the direction of unwinding of the deck 2 and the second direction of displacement is the direction of the winding of the deck 2. It will be noted however that other directions of displacement could be envisaged for different motorized screen installation configurations, in particular by reversing the winding direction and the unwinding direction.

The user interface 8 may be connected to the control unit 7 by wired or non-wired communication means such as radio waves or infrared rays. The user interface 8 comprises for example two keys that allow a user to respectively control a movement of the motorized screen 1 upwards or downwards. A combination of keys also makes it possible to move the motorized screen 1 in a blocking position, defined below. In one variant, the user interface comprises a specific key whose the activation allows the displacement of the motorized screen 1 in the blocking position. The user interface 8 is for example a portable remote control.

The electronic control unit 7 comprises one or more detection means 9 for the variation of a parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen 1. In the embodiment illustrated here, the control unit comprises a detector or sensor 10 of angular position of the winding tube 4, and a sensor or torque sensor 12 exerted by the actuator to detect obstacles and / or limit switches. Detector or position or torque sensor means any hardware and / or software means for determining the position or torque. The control unit 7 comprises in particular a logic processing unit 14 and a memory 16.

Note that in what follows, it is considered that the deck 2 runs down, especially under the effect of its own weight. In the case of a blind, it takes place under the effect of the weight of its load bar. Other configurations are however obviously possible.

A first position P1 of the load bar or the free end of the deck 2 corresponds to a fully open position of the deck 2. At this position corresponds an angular position D1 of the winding tube 4, as shown in FIG. figure 4 .

Along the guide rails arranged on either side of the opening, the installation 1 comprises a locking mechanism, represented here in the form of locking means 18. The locking mechanism can be housed inside guide rails and comprises in particular two similar sets on either side of the apron 2 of the motorized screen 1. The locking means 18 cooperate with the ends of the lower blade 5, in particular with pins fixed elastically to the ends. of the final blade (not shown). These locking means 18, shown in FIG. figure 3 , determine, as shown in figure 2 , a second position P2 of the lower blade 5, a third position P3 of the lower blade 5 and a fourth position P4 of the lower blade 5. The operation of such locking means 8, known from the prior art, is described in particular. , with reference to the figure 3 in the second embodiment of the patent application FR 3,009,577 . During a descent movement, meeting a first ramp, the lug is pushed towards the lower blade 5 against an elastic force. When crossing this ramp, the lug resumes its rest position. If the movement continues, the lug meets a second ramp or lower ramp which again moves it to the lower blade 5. After having crossed this lower ramp, the lug returns to its rest position. The descent of the deck 2 continues normally to the threshold.

The second position P2 is a so-called locked position in which the apron 2 is blocked during a rise movement (or winding). The second position P2 corresponds to a locked angular position D2 of the winding tube 4.

The third position P3 is an input position of the locking means. When the lower blade 5 exceeds this position P3 in the direction of unwinding of the apron 2 and then a winding movement of the motorized screen 1 is controlled, the apron 2 is blocked under the first ramp, the lower blade 5 ending in position P2 and the winding tube in position D2. This position P3 corresponds to an angular reversal position D3 of the winding tube 4.

The fourth position P4 is a so-called exit position of the locking means below which the lower blade 5, having been locked, must come so that the apron 2 can be wound again until reaching its fully open position P1 . This position corresponds to an angular position of exit D4 of the winding tube 4. The position P4 is a position lower than the position P3, this position P3 being lower than the position P2.

Representatives Figures 3'a and 3'b two other motorized screen installations 1 provided with a locking mechanism that can be adjusted via the adjustment method according to the invention. These locking mechanisms cooperate with the free end of the deck and are located in a position close to the position of reference identified by analysis of parameter variations related to the movement of the motorized screen.

The Figure 3a illustrates in a straight section a bay window 20 equipped with a motorized screen installation 1. Such an installation is notably known from FR2962759 . It comprises a winding tube 4 housed inside a box 6 and around which is adapted to come wind a deck 2 consisting of blades 3 hinged together, including a lower blade 5. The installation of motorized screen 1 further comprises two lateral slides 26, 28 secured to the box 6 arranged facing each other, in which the two opposite side edges 30, 32 of the apron 2 are engaged and can slide. The casing 6 is pivotally mounted around the winding tube 4 with the lateral slides 26, 28. The bay 20 has two opposite lateral uprights 34, 36 respectively equipped with a gas cylinder 38, 40 connecting the lateral slides 26, 28 by means of a yoke 42, 44. By this means, the lateral slides 26, 28 and the apron 2 which extends between them may be arranged in a position spaced apart from the lateral uprights 34, 36. The lateral uprights 34, 36 are respectively equipped with a locking mechanism consisting of a latch 46, 48, to maintain the lateral slides 26, 28 against their respective lateral amount 34, 36 and therefore the deck 2 in a projected position, in which it is deployed in a plane secant in terms of its winding 2. The figure 3a illustrates the motorized screen 1 in the projected position. This projected position can be reached from the moment when the free end 5 of the deck 2 has reached a blocking position P2 in the lock 46, 48, here via the cylinders 38, 40, in other embodiments. by pulling on arms. An input position P3 in the locking mechanism constituted by the lock 46, 48 can also be determined by the method according to the invention.

The figure 3'b schematically illustrates a motorized screen installation 1, comprising an apron 2 provided with a plurality of orientable blades 3 interconnected. Such an installation is notably known from the document EP2226462 . The free end 5 of the deck 2 comprises, on each of the two ends, only one of which is shown, a lug 50 provided to cooperate with a tilting mechanism 52 disposed along the corresponding slide 54. The passage of the lower blade 5 in the tilting mechanism 52 defines, similarly to the mechanism of latch 18 mentioned above, an input position P3 in the tilting mechanism 52. To cause the blades of the deck 2 to tilt, it is necessary for the final blade 5 to reach the input position P3 of the tilting mechanism 52, during unwinding of the apron 2. A reversal of direction then comes to block the lug 50 in a blocking position P2. The continuation of the winding movement allows the extension of the apron 2 and the tilting opening of the blades 3. To wind the apron 2 again, a movement of unwinding allows the tilting of the blades 3 in closing, then the displacement of the blade lower 5 beyond an output position of the tilting mechanism P4. The apron 2 can then be completely wound.

We will now describe a procedure for executing the adjustment method according to the invention with reference to Figures 4 to 7 .

Preferably, the setting method will be triggered by the actuation of an activation device from an activation element to be actuated by the user. For example, the setting process will be triggered during the installation of the roller shutter for example, by pressing a combination of keys of the user interface 8, or by simply pressing a specific key.

In particular, this combination of keys or the pressing of a particular key will trigger a first step 80 of analyzing the variations of a parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen 1 during the movement of the motorized screen 1. In the particular embodiment described here, this analysis is performed by the actuator.

The variations of the parameter make it possible in particular to identify particular positions of the lower blade 5 of the motorized screen 1. The parameter is preferably the torque exerted by the actuator causing the motorized screen 1 to move during a movement climb. This torque is for example determined from a measurement of the current flowing through an electric motor of the actuator. In the particular embodiment described here, this analysis is performed by the actuator, in particular by the electronic control unit 7 of the actuator.

The torque variations observed during this movement of rise (or opening) of the motorized screen 1 are schematically represented as a function of the angular position of the winding tube 4 to the figure 7 . These variations correspond to variations in the weight of the apron suspended from the winding tube 4, as well as to variations related to the winding diameter, said winding diameter increasing over the opening due to the superposition of the windings of the blades. 2 on the winding tube 4.

The position in which the lower blade 5 is detached from the threshold of the flap can be reliably identified by the determination of a local maximum torque, in the vicinity of the locking mechanism. This detachment position, or reference position PMB, makes it possible to determine the entry position in the locking means P3 which are spaced by a predetermined distance, which depends on the characteristics of the flap.

Thus, during a second step 90 which will be triggered after step 80, from the analysis carried out in the preceding step, the reference position PMB is determined by detecting a maximum local value of the parameter or a maximum local variation value of the parameter. In the particular embodiment described here, this determination is made by the actuator and by comparison with a torque threshold.

Then, during a step 100, the input position is determined in the locking means P3. More particularly, the input position in the locking means P3 is obtained by shifting a predetermined value from the reference position PMB. This offset takes into account, in particular, the geometry and / or the dimensions of the locking mechanism, as well as the preferred mounting position of the latter in the installation, in particular at the bottom of the guide rails. In particular, the angular position D3 associated with the position P3 is related to the angular position DMB associated with the detachment position by the following relation: D3 = DMB + 360 °.

The determination of the reference position PMB is done in particular during an upward movement or winding of the deck. The adjustment process can however, to be continued, in particular to refine this input position P3 in the locking mechanism. Thus, other movements are then implemented by the actuator, including a descent or unwinding movement, leading the lower blade 5 in the P3 position during a unwinding movement. The lower blade 5 is then in the locking means and in a so-called reversal area. In this reversal zone, an inversion of the direction of movement of the lower blade 5, from a downward movement to a rising movement, causes the lower blade 5 to lock in the locking means 18. this area, reversing the direction of movement of the lower blade 5 does not produce any particular effect. The lower blade 5 can in particular pass through the locking means 18 in the direction of the descent as in the direction of the climb without being locked if it does not occur reversal of its direction of movement between the positions P3 and P4.

The position P3 determined at the end of the determination step 100 is chosen as the first candidate rotation reversal position PM1. It corresponds to an angular position DM1.

During a step 102, the position P3 is stored in the memory 16 of the electronic control unit 7. Then, the lower blade 5 is moved in the unwinding direction to this position P3 thus recorded.

Subsequently, during a step 104 triggered preferably automatically, the apron 2 is then driven in the direction of winding to the locked position P2. For this purpose, a power supply of the geared motor is controlled causing the winding of the apron 2 and therefore the rise of the lower blade 5. Alternatively, the step 104 could also follow an action of the installer.

Once the lower blade 5 is locked in the locking means 18, during a step 106, the second position P2 is detected by the torque sensor 12, for example by detecting an overtorque, and supplying the geared motor is cut off. The angular position value D2 of the winding tube 4 corresponding to the position P2 of the lower blade is then recorded in memory in the control unit 7. It should be noted that the value of P2 recorded may correspond to a position slightly lower than the locking position of the lower blade 5, so that once in the mode of use, when a user controls the locking of the apron 2, the lower blade 5 does not come into abutment by exerting great efforts on the locking means 18.

After registering the position P2, an iterative sequence is initiated. This sequence comprises at least two steps a) and b).

During step a), or 108 as shown in the diagram of the figure 5 the apron 2 is driven in the unwinding direction to a second candidate rotational inversion position PM2 located beyond the first rotational inversion position PM1 in the direction of the unwinding of the apron 2. During this step can also be recorded the distance or the time of movement between the positions PM1 and P2.

Preferably, the second candidate rotational inversion position is located at a predetermined distance d from the first candidate rotational inversion position. Thus, as illustrated in figure 3 the second rotational reversing position PM2 is located at a predetermined distance d from the first candidate rotation reversing position PM1. In practice, the motorized screen installation 1 controls the unwinding of the apron 2 in a rotation allowing the lower blade 5 to reach, from the locking position P2, the position PM1-d in the unwinding direction. The distance d is advantageously chosen as a function of standard general dimensions of the locking means. In general, each candidate rotation inversion position of a new iteration of the sequence is located at a predetermined distance d from the previous candidate inversion position.

The candidate rotation reversing position PM2 defined by the electronic control unit 7 is stored in memory 16 of the control unit 7.

Then, during step b), or 110 as shown in the diagram of the figure 5 , the apron 2 is again driven in the direction of winding up to the locked position P2. The candidate rotation reversal position PM2 can then be associated with the distance or travel time between the positions PM2 and P2.

The sequence a), b) is then repeated until the free end of the apron 2, namely the lower blade 5 of the apron 2, exceeds the output position P4, beyond which the locking of the motorized display 1 is no longer activated when the motorized display 1 is driven in the direction of winding.

In the exemplary application of the embodiment of the method illustrated in FIG. figure 3 the apron 2 is driven in the unwinding direction to a third candidate rotational reversing position PM3 situated beyond the first rotational reversing position PM1 in the direction of unwinding of the apron 2. The third position of PM3 candidate rotation inversion is located at a distance d from the previous candidate inversion position PM2, that is to say at a distance 2d from the first candidate inversion position PM1.

The position PM3 is then stored in the memory 16 of the control unit 7 and the step b) is also reproduced: the winding of the deck 2 is carried out until the lower blade 5 is in the position P2 .

Then, in the example shown in figure 3 the lower blade 5 is moved to a fourth position PM4 equivalent to PM3-d. In this case, this position is beyond the P4 exit position. Therefore, during the ascent of the deck 2, no obstacle is no longer detected at P2 because the deck 2 becomes free to go back to the P1 position without being stopped by the locking means 18. During the step 112, this absence of obstacle detection beyond P2 in the direction of the winding makes it possible to decide the interruption of the iteration of the sequence a) -b). This fourth position PM4 is therefore not considered a candidate rotational inversion position. Then, during a step 114, the winding of the motorized screen 1 continues and the lower blade 5 rises to the position P1.

As long as an obstacle is detected at P2 during the ascent of the deck 2 during step b) (step 110), the iteration of the sequence a) -b) continues. In a variant, or in addition to step 112, the decision of the interruption of the sequence a) -b) can be taken after a predetermined time has elapsed since starting the winding.

Interrupting the iteration sequence a) -b) after one or more iterations validates the configuration of the device. The angular position value D4 of the winding tube corresponding to the position P4 is then automatically defined from the last rotational reversing position, in the example above the position PM4 before the interruption of the sequence a ) -b).

By recording the different positions of inversion of candidate rotations PM1, PM2, PM3, especially associated with the distances between these positions and the position P2, one can choose among these the most appropriate or optimal position, namely n 'being neither too close to P2, nor too close to P4. It can for example be in the example shown in the figures of PM2. It is also possible to select an optimal rotation reversal position as being an intermediate position between two previously registered candidate positions. Alternatively, the last candidate rotational inversion position can be selected as the optimal rotation inversion position.

The value of the optimum position selected is used in the mode of use of the motorized screen installation 1. In fact, when the user sends to the motorized screen installation 1, in the open position, an order of positioning in secure ventilation, the motorized screen installation 1 first performs a rotation action of the winding tube 4 in the direction of unwinding of the apron 2. Then, when the position sensor 10 detects that the tube d 4 has reached the optimum position corresponding to the fact that the lower blade 5 is in the optimum position, the motorized screen installation 1 performs an action to stop the rotational movement of the winding tube 4. The installation motorized screen 1 then executes immediately a rotation action of the winding tube 4 in the direction of winding until the position D2 is reached, meaning that the lower blade 5 is locked in position P2 and C nc the deck has reached the requested safe ventilation position.

Naturally, the examples shown in the figures and discussed above are given for illustrative and not limiting. Various variants are conceivable. In particular, the description given by way of example of locking means is quite applicable also to other types of locking mechanisms operating in a similar manner. The directions of movement to reach or leave the locking position can be adapted according to the types of locking mechanisms.

It is emphasized that all the features, as they are apparent to a person skilled in the art from the present description, the drawings and the attached claims, even if concretely they have only been described in connection with other characteristics, whether individually or in any combination, may be combined with other characteristics or groups of features disclosed herein, provided that this has not been expressly excluded or that technical circumstances make such combinations impossible or devoid of meaning.

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Method for adjusting a motorized screen installation (1) comprising an apron (2) windable on a winding tube (4), an actuator for actuating the winding tube so as to move the next deck (2) a first direction of movement and a second direction of movement, and a locking mechanism (18; 46, 48; 52) of the free end (5) of the deck (2) defining a so-called locked position (P2) in the second direction of movement, the blocking being activated in the second direction of movement of the deck (2) if the free end (5) of the deck reaches previously at least one input position (P3) in the locking mechanism, located at beyond the locked position (P2) in the first direction of movement of the apron (2), the motorized screen installation (1) being provided with a measurement means of a parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen (1),
characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - analyzing (80) the variations of the parameter related to the movement of the motorized screen (1) during a movement of the motorized screen (1); - Determining (100), from this analysis, the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism. An adjustment method according to claim 1, wherein the steps of analyzing the parameter variations and determining the input position (P3) are performed by the actuator. An adjusting method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52) is obtained through the determination of a position of reference (PMB), the reference position (PMB) being associated with the detection of a local maximum value of the parameter or the detection of a maximum local variation value of the parameter. Adjustment method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52) is obtained by a shift of a predetermined value from the reference position (PMB). An adjusting method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the parameter is the torque exerted by the actuator driving the apron (2) in motion during a movement in the second direction of movement. Adjustment method according to the preceding claim, wherein the torque is determined from a measurement of the current flowing through an electric motor of the actuator. An adjustment method according to claim 1, wherein after the steps of analyzing the parameter variations and determining the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52) and a step recording the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52), the motorized screen (1) is positioned in the input position (P3) by a movement in the first direction of movement of the deck (2), then driven in the second direction of movement of the deck (2) to the locked position (P2), then, the following sequence is performed: a) the motorized screen (1) is driven in the first direction of movement of the apron (2) to a position of rotation reversal candidate (PM1, PM2) offset from the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism, b) the motorized screen (1) is driven in the second direction of movement of the apron (2) to the locked position (P2), the sequence a), b) being repeated until the free end (5) of the apron (2) driven in the first apron moving direction (2) exceeds a position called the exit position (P4), beyond which the blocking of the motorized screen (1) is no longer activated when the motorized screen (1) is driven in the second direction of movement of the apron (2). Adjustment method according to the preceding claim, wherein each candidate rotation inversion position (PM1, PM2) is stored in a memory of a control unit of the motorized screen installation. An adjusting method according to claims 7 or 8, wherein the distances between the candidate rotation inverting positions (PM1, PM2) and the locked position (P2) are stored and respectively associated with the locked position (P2) and at these candidate rotation reversing positions (PM1, PM2). An adjustment method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein each candidate rotation reversal position (PM2, PM3) of a new iteration of the sequence is located at a predetermined distance d from the previous position of candidate rotation inversion (PM1, PM2, PM3). Motorized screen installation (1) comprising an apron (2) windable on a winding tube (4), an actuator for actuating the winding tube so as to move the apron (2) in a first direction of movement and a second direction of movement and a locking mechanism (18) of the free end (4) of the deck (1) defining a so-called locked position (P2) in the second direction of movement of the deck (2), the blocking being activated in the second direction of movement of the apron (2) only if the free end (4) of the motorized screen (1) has previously reached at least one input position in the locking mechanism, located beyond the locked position (P2) in the first direction of movement of the deck (2), characterized in that it comprises material means (7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16) and software for carrying out the method operating device according to one of the preceding claims. Motorized screen installation (1) according to the preceding claim, further comprising an activation device (8) for an apron moving function (2) controlled by an activation element intended to be actuated by a user, for example an activation button, in which the actuation of the activation element also makes it possible to trigger the analysis steps variations of the parameter and determination of the input position in (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52). Motorized screen installation (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the actuation of the activation element also allows triggering, after the steps of analyzing the variations of the parameter and determining the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52) of a step of recording the input position (P3) in the locking mechanism (18; 46,48; 52). Motorized screen installation (1) according to claim 12 or 13, further comprising a torque sensor (12) driving the motorized screen (1).

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