FR3043118B1 - SYSTEM FOR STEERING A DOOR HAVING A CREMONE LOCK COMMANDABLE BY AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a door control system comprising a cremone lock (100), an electric actuator (108) for controlling the movement of the upward (101) and low (101 ') locking elements of the espagnolette. An actuator control device makes it possible to receive locking or unlocking control signals and to drive the actuator (108) according to the received control signals. Said control system also comprises a control management module (3) connected to the control device of the actuator for transmitting locking or unlocking control signals. A wall control device (4), comprising one or more actuatable elements (41, 42) by a user, communicates with the control management module (3) to transmit to it control signals for locking or unlocking. In addition, a remote control system (5) makes it possible to transmit to the management module (3) locking or unlocking control signals as a function of control signals received from the Internet network.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to door control comprising a cremone lock. In particular, the invention relates to controlling the locking and unlocking of the espagnolette of a door, preferably an outer door.

PRIOR ART

Known to the state of the art doors with cremone lock and whose espagnolette is motorized. The engine associated with the cremone is controllable using a control system that includes a short-range remote control. The remote control allows the user to transmit locking and unlocking instructions without having to use a key.

However, the known control system has a limited number of functions that do not meet the need for comfort of use desirable for the user.

In addition, when the door is provided with the outer side of a fixed manouvre element, it is desirable that the user can, particularly during the day, easily unlock the door to come and go without the door opens during a gust of wind or that the user is forced to use a key to reopen the door.

The present invention aims to provide a door control system to overcome all or part of the problems described above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To this end, the subject of the invention is a door control system comprising: a cremone lock, said espagnolette comprising a high locking element and a low locking element, and a movement mechanism for said locking device; locking elements between a locking position and an unlocking position; an electric actuator, such as an electric motor or an electromagnet, configured to control said mechanism for moving the up and down locking elements; an actuator control device configured to receive locking or unlocking control signals and to drive the actuator according to the received control signals; a control management module configured to receive control signals and to transmit to the actuator control device locking or unlocking control signals as a function of received control signals; - A wall control device capable of communicating with the control management module and comprising one or more elements operable by a user for transmitting to the management module locking or unlocking control signals; a remote control system comprising a first gateway capable of communicating with the Internet network, said control system being configured to transmit to the management module locking or unlocking control signals as a function of control signals received from the network Internet.

Such a design of the control system according to the invention allows the user to benefit from a local control point and a possibility of remote control, from a remote location, for example his place of work or vacation, via a terminal, such as a smartphone, tablet or computer.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the remote control system comprises a second gateway connected to the first gateway and configured to transmit control signals to the command management module, according to a radio communication protocol, preferably the protocol. referenced X3D, as a function of the control signals transmitted by the first gateway to the second gateway. The use of a radio communication protocol between the second gateway and the management module makes it easier to set up the control system by avoiding having to provide specific cable passages between the management module and the system. remote control. In addition, the use of this second gateway makes it possible to use a radio communication protocol different from the conventional communication protocol, such as WIFI, generally used by the Internet gateways to communicate wirelessly with other devices. By way of example, it is thus possible to use the X3D protocol, which is a protocol developed by the Delta Dore company and which is more reliable and difficult to hack than the WIFI protocol.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, said system including a communication terminal able to communicate with said remote control system, said communication terminal comprises a processor and a computer application executable by the processor, said computer application comprising several modes of communication. command selected by the user, including: - a first mode, called day mode, in which the communication terminal transmits a control signal for unlocking the up and down locking elements, and - a second mode, called one-time day mode , according to which the communication terminal transmits a control signal for unlocking for a predetermined duration of the up and down locking elements, - a third mode, called night mode, in which the communication terminal transmits control signals for the locking locking elements up and down.

These three modes meet the needs of the user who can in particular with the second mode of order, temporarily unlock the door so that a person, such as a deliveryman, can enter the time to deposit or pick up a package, or let a child go out to get the mail.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the control management module is configured to transmit to said communication terminal, the locked or unlocked state of the up and down locking elements.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the system comprises a disengageable striker which is provided with the frame of the door, the espagnolette lock also comprising a latch bolt movable between an unlocking position and a locking position in the disengageable striker , and the mechanism for moving the locking elements controllable by the actuator is configured such that, when the actuator controls the driving of the up and down locking elements in the unlocking position, the latch bolt remains in position locking in the disengageable striker.

Such a design of the espagnolette whose latch bolt is not slaved to unlocking the up and down locking elements by the actuator and the presence of the disengageable striker and allows to unlock the door without the said door is crazy and opens at the slightest gust of wind. The user also does not need a key to open the door from the outside since the disengageable striker makes it possible, by supporting the user on the fixed operating element, to disengage the striker and to accompany the opening of the door. the door.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the espagnolette lock comprising a dead bolt, and the opening of the door having on the outer side a fixed operating element, such as a marshal's baton, the system is configured in such a way that that, in the unlocked state of the up and down locking elements and in the idle state of the deadbolt, a support on the fixed operating element makes it possible to disengage the disengageable striker and to open the door.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the wall control device being in the general form of a plate which closes the open face of an electrical box of embedding, the management module is housed in said electrical box of embedding.

The fact of housing the management module in the flush-mounting box makes it possible to gain compactness and facilitates connection between the wall control device and said management module.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the system comprises a contactor which is connected to a strike of one of the up and down locking elements and which is connected to an input of the control management module for detecting the state of locking and / or unlocking the up and down locking elements, said management module being configured to transmit said status information to the wall control device which includes an indicator light, such as an LED, of said lock state and / or unlocking.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the espagnolette lock comprising a dead bolt capable of cooperating with a dormant latch in the active state of said dead bolt, the system comprises a contactor which is connected to the dead striker and which is connected to an input of the control management module for detecting the active or inactive state of the deadbolt, said management module being configured to transmit said status information to the wall control device which includes an indication light, such as a LED, of said active or inactive state of deadbolt. The use of such contactors allows the user to benefit from visual feedback. It can be provided that this information is also transmitted to the remote control system and in particular to a terminal, such as a smartphone, used by the user.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the system also comprises a power supply circuit which comprises a transformer for supplying, preferably at low voltage, for example at 12 or 24 or 48 volts, the actuator, the management module control and the actuator control device.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the system comprises a switch device arranged with the door so as to open the electrical supply circuit of the actuator to the open state of the door, and to close the circuit to the closed state of the door.

According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the system also comprises a reception device able to receive control signals from a short-range remote control, for example of the infrared or radio type, said reception device being configured to transmit to the system driving control signals lock or unlock according to said control signals received from the remote control.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, which is purely illustrative and not limiting and should be read with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: - Figure 1 is a schematic view a door control system according to an embodiment of the invention; - Figure 2 is a view of the door of Figure 1, the outer side, according to one embodiment of the invention; - Figure 3 is a schematic view of a cremone lock according to one embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The concept of the invention is described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the concept of the invention are shown. In the drawings, the size and relative sizes of the elements may be exaggerated for clarity. Similar numbers refer to similar items on all drawings. However, this concept of the invention can be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Instead, these embodiments are provided so that this description is complete, and communicate the scope of the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is therefore defined by the appended claims. The following embodiments are examined, for the sake of simplicity, in relation to the terminology and the structure of a control system for locking and unlocking the cremone of an outer door.

Reference throughout the specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or feature described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearance of the phrase "in one embodiment" at various locations throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, the particular features, structures, or features may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

Figure 1 schematically illustrates a door control system. In this example, the door is an outer door which comprises a frame 91 and an opening 90. The opening 90 is provided on the inside with a pivoting handle 92, also called a crutch, and an access face 93 to the cylinder. lock to insert a key from the inside. On the outside and as shown in Figure 2, the opening 90 is provided with a fixed operating element 94, called marshal's stick. The opening 90 also has another access face 93 to the lock cylinder for inserting the key from the outside. The opening 90 of the door is equipped with a cremone lock 100 shown schematically in Figure 3. The espagnolette lock 100 comprises a high locking element and a low locking element. In the example illustrated in the figures, said locking elements are respectively formed by a top bolt 101 and a bottom bolt 101 ', movable integrally by means of an associated movement mechanism, between a closed position in which the bolts are engaged in a striker 201, 201 'which equips the frame and an open position in which the bolts extend out of said striker. Usually the bolts are then returned to a housing formed inside the casing of the espagnolette lock. Alternatively, said locking elements may also be rollers, also called rollers, or hooks.

The cremone lock system 100 also comprises a latch bolt 102 movable by the handle between a position engaged in a disengageable striker 202 and a disengaged position. The disengageable striker is a striker pivotally mounted about a vertical axis and which comprises a return spring of the striker in the retaining position of the latch bolt. In the disengaged position, the striker is pivoted so that it no longer retains a latch.

An electric motor 108 makes it possible to control the mechanism for moving the bolts up and down. The electric motor can be replaced by an electromagnet which makes it possible to control the movement mechanism with the same functions.

According to a preferred embodiment, the motor makes it possible to drive the bolts up and down in the unlocking position without driving the latch bolt.

Usually, the mechanism for moving the bolts up and down a lock bolt comprises a rod controllable by the electric actuator. The espagnolette locks known from the state of the art also include a connecting member, generally in the form of a metal tongue, interposed between the rod and the latch bolt. This metal tongue is arranged so that when the rod moves the bolts up and down in unlocking position, the rod also solicits the metal tongue which then actuates the latch bolt to bring it to the unlocking position. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the connection between the rod and the metal tab is deactivated so that the movement of the rod no longer solicits said metal tab to keep the latch bolt in the locking position.

Thus in daily use configuration, it is possible to unlock the up and down bolts, while maintaining the latch bolt 102 engaged in the disengageable striker, which allows the door to remain closed and not to be open since outside at the slightest windfall.

To open the door from the outside, the user must exert a thrust force on the marshal's baton 94. Under the thrust force, the latch bolt 102 presses on the detachable striker 202 so that the disengageable striker 202 pivots in a position that no longer opposes the movement of the opening 90.

In known espagnolette locks of the state of the art, the transition to the unlocked position of the bolts up and down is inseparable from the inactivation (or passage to the unlocked position) of the latch bolt. As a result, with such knobs known from the state of the art, the door is no longer retained when the up and down bolts are unlocked and when the dead bolt 103 is returned (that is to say when the door is not condemned). In other words, the door is left crazy and may open unexpectedly with the wind.

According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the movement of the high and low bolts by the electric motor in the unlocked position does not cause the latch bolt to move in the inactive position, but the operation of the handle makes it possible to retract the latch. the up and down bolts, as well as the latch bolt. Thus the stand 92 retains its function of complete unlocking, while the motor control allows to partially unlock the door whose latch bolt remains in engagement with the disengageable striker as long as sufficient effort is not exerted from the outside the door to disengage the lock or as long as the user does not operate the kickstand 92.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a control device 81 of the motor makes it possible to receive locking or unlocking control signals and controls the motor 108 according to the control signals received.

In particular, the control signals may come from a control management module 3. This control management module 3 is configured to receive control signals from a wall control device 4 (shown hereinafter) and / or from a remote control system 5 (shown below). The management module 3 transmits to the control device 81 of the motor locking or unlocking control signals as a function of the received control signals.

The wall control device 4 is preferably located on the inside of the house near the door. Said wall control device 4 comprises one or more keys 41, 42 operable by the user to transmit to the management module 3 locking or unlocking control signals that said management module 3 will in turn transmit to the control device 81 of the engine.

As recalled above, said management module 3 also receives control signals from the remote control system. According to a particular aspect, "remote" is understood to mean a distance greater than the conventional range of an infrared remote control, or of a device using the WIFI or Bluetooth communication protocol, even though the first gateway 51 (shown below). below) the system also allows to receive instructions from a portable control terminal communicating according to the WIFI protocol.

The remote control system 5 comprises a first gateway 51 able to communicate with the Internet network. The remote control system 5 also comprises a second gateway 52 connected to the first gateway 51 and configured to transmit control signals to the command management module 3, according to a radio communication protocol, preferably the protocol referenced X3D, in function of the lock control or unlocking signals transmitted by the first gateway 51 to the second gateway 52 as a function of control signals received from the Internet. Preferably, said first and second bridges are located inside the dwelling. Preferably, the remote control system comprises a user terminal, such as a computer, a tablet or a smartphone, which communicates over the Internet with the first gateway 51 to transmit lock control or unlocking signals. The first gateway 51 then transmits to the second gateway 52 control signals based on received control signals.

The Internet network between the first gateway 51 and the terminal 6 may comprise different networks of the wired type (for example switched telephone network, ADSL, cable, optical fiber) or wireless (for example WiMAX, satellite, 3G or 4G) as well. that the terminal may include wired or wireless means of communication and internet access.

According to one embodiment, the first gateway 51 also comprises a radio communication module, preferably according to the WIFI protocol. The first gateway 51 is configured to transmit to the second gateway 52 control signals based on control signals received over the air link from a terminal 6, such as a tablet or smart phone.

According to one embodiment, the terminal 6 comprises a computer application and a processor configured to execute said application.

Said computer application comprises several control modes selected by the user. A first mode, called day mode, allows the terminal 6 to transmit a control signal for unlocking the up and down locking elements. A second mode, called punctual day mode, allows the terminal 6 to transmit a control signal for unlocking for a predefined duration of the up and down locking elements. A third mode, called night mode, allows the terminal 6 to transmit control signals for locking the up and down locking elements. Those skilled in the art readily understand that the various modes of the above presented can be realized in the form of computer instruction sets executable by a processor of the terminal.

These computer programs, or computer instructions, may be contained in program storage devices, such as computer-readable digital data storage media, or executable programs. Programs or instructions can also be run from program storage devices.

Advantageously, the striker associated with at least one of the up and down bolts is equipped with a contactor connected by a link 301 to an input of the management module 3 to raise the locking state information of the up and down bolts .

It is also possible that the dormant striker 203 associated with the deadbolt 103 is also equipped with a contactor connected by a link 303 to another input of the management module 3 for raising the dead bolt state information.

The feedback thus obtained can be used to turn on a corresponding indicator light 43, such as an LED, on the wall control device 4 or to display a corresponding icon on an interface of the terminal application 6.

A receiving device 71 also makes it possible to receive control signals from a remote control 72 at short range, for example of the infrared or radio type. Said receiving device 71 transmits to the control device 81 locking or unlocking control signals according to said control signals received from the remote control 72.

A power supply circuit which comprises a transformer 80 is used to supply, preferably at low voltage, for example at 12 or 24 or 48 volts, the motor 108, the control management module 3, the reception device 71 when it is present, and the driving device 81 of the engine.

A switch device 82 is arranged with the door, on the side of the hinges of the door, so as to open the power supply circuit of the motor 108 in the open state of the door, and to close said circuit in the closed state Door. Such a device is known for example under the trademark "Secure Connect" and is marketed by the company Ferco, the transformer then being integrated in said switch device.

The control management module 3, the control device 81, the reception device 71, and the remote control system 5 can be implemented as computer and / or electronic components. Thus, the functions operated by the control management module 3, the control device 81, the reception device 71, and / or the remote control system 5 can be realized by computer instruction sets implemented in a processor. or be made by dedicated electronic components or components of the FPGA or ASIC type. It is also possible to combine computer parts and electronic parts. The invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings. Therefore, it should be understood that when the features mentioned in the appended claims are followed by reference signs, these signs are included solely for the purpose of improving the intelligibility of the claims and are in no way limiting to the scope of the claims. claims.

Moreover, the term "including" does not exclude other elements or steps. In addition, features or steps that have been described with reference to one of the embodiments set forth above may also be used in combination with other features or steps of other embodiments set forth above.

Claims (12)

A door control system comprising: a cremone lock (100), said espagnolette (100) comprising a top locking member (101) and a low locking member (10Γ), and a mechanism for moving said locking members locking (101, 10Γ) between a locking position and an unlocking position; an electric actuator (108), such as an electric motor or an electromagnet, configured to control said mechanism for moving the up and down locking elements; a control device (81) for the actuator configured to receive locking or unlocking control signals and for driving the actuator (108) according to the received control signals; characterized in that said control system also comprises: - a control management module (3) configured to receive control signals and to transmit to the control device (81) of the actuator control signals for locking or unlocking as a function of received control signals; - A wall control device (4) adapted to communicate with the control management module (3) and comprising one or more actuatable elements (41, 42) by a user for transmitting control signals to the management module (3). locking or unlocking; a remote control system (5) comprising a first gateway (51) able to communicate with the Internet network, said control system (5) being configured to transmit to the management module (3) lock control signals or for unlocking according to control signals received from the Internet, and in that the remote control system (5) comprises a second gateway (52) connected to the first gateway (51) and configured to transmit control signals to the command management module (3), according to a radio communication protocol, preferably the protocol referenced X3D, as a function of the control signals transmitted by the first gateway (51) to the second gateway (52). 2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that, the first gateway (51) also comprising a radio communication module, preferably according to the WIFI protocol, the first gateway (51) is configured to transmit to the second gateway (52). ) control signals as a function of control signals received from a mobile communication terminal (6), such as a smartphone, 3, System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, said system including a communication terminal (6) adapted to communicate with said remote control system (5), said communication terminal (6) comprises a processor and a computer application executable by the processor, said computer application comprising several user-selectable control modes, including: a first mode, called a day mode, in which the communication terminal (6) transmits a control signal for the unlocking the up and down locking elements, and - a second mode, called a one-time day mode, in which the communication terminal (6) transmits a control signal for unlocking the up and down locking elements for a predefined period of time, a third mode, called night mode, in which the communication terminal (6) transmits control signals for locking locking elements up and down, 4, System according to claim 3, characterized in that, the control management module (3) is configured to transmit to said communication terminal (6), the locked or unlocked state of the up and down locking elements. 5. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system comprises a disengageable striker (202) which is provided with the frame (91) of the door, the espagnolette lock (100) also comprising a latch bolt (102) movable between an unlocking position and a locking position in the detachable striker (202), and in that the mechanism for moving the locking elements controllable by the actuator (108) is configured such that when the actuator (108) controls the entrainment of the up and down locking elements in the unlocking position, the latch bolt (102) remains in the locked position in the disengageable striker (202). 6. System according to claim 5, characterized in that the espagnolette lock (100) comprising a dead bolt (103), and the opening (90) of the door having on the outer side a fixed operating element (94). , such as a marshal's baton, the system is configured such that, in the unlocked state of the locking elements (101, 101 ') up and down and in the idle state of the dead bolt (103), a pressing on the stationary operating element (94) makes it possible to disengage the disengageable striker (202) and to open the door. 7. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall control device (4) is in the general form of a plate which closes the open face of a housing (45) electric embedding, the management module (3) is housed in said electrical installation box. 8. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system comprises a contactor (301) which is connected to a striker (201) of one of the locking elements (101,10Γ) up and down and which is connected to an input of the control management module (3) for detecting the locking and / or unlocking state of the up and down locking elements, said management module (3) being configured to transmit said status information the wall control device (4) which comprises an indicator light (43), such as an LED, of said lock and / or unlock state. 9. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cremone lock (100) comprising a dead bolt (103) adapted to cooperate with a dormitory lock (203) in the active state of said dead bolt, the system comprises a contactor (303) which is connected to the dormant striker (303) and which is connected to an input of the control management module (3) for detecting the active or inactive state of the dead bolt (103), said module management device (3) being configured to transmit said status information to the wall control device (4) which comprises an indication indicator, such as an LED, of said active or inactive state of the deadbolt. 10. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system also comprises a power supply circuit which comprises a transformer (80) for supplying, preferably at low voltage, for example 12 or 24 or 48 volts , the actuator (108), the control management module (3) and the control device (81) of the actuator. 11. System according to claim 10, characterized in that the system comprises a switch device (82) arranged with the door so as to open the electrical supply circuit of the actuator to the open state of the door, and to close the circuit in the closed state of the door. 12. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system also comprises a receiving device (71) adapted to receive control signals of a remote control (72) short range, for example infrared or radio, said receiving device (71) being configured to transmit to the control device (81) locking or unlocking control signals according to said control signals received from the remote control (72).