NL2012313C2 - System for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door. - Google Patents

System for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door. Download PDF

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NL2012313C2
NL2012313C2 NL2012313A NL2012313A NL2012313C2 NL 2012313 C2 NL2012313 C2 NL 2012313C2 NL 2012313 A NL2012313 A NL 2012313A NL 2012313 A NL2012313 A NL 2012313A NL 2012313 C2 NL2012313 C2 NL 2012313C2
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Hendrik Paul Wolleswinkel
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/80—Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling
    • E06B9/82—Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling automatic
    • E06B9/88—Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling automatic for limiting unrolling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/80—Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling
    • E06B9/82—Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling automatic
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/68—Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive
    • E06B2009/6809—Control
    • E06B2009/6818—Control using sensors
    • E06B2009/6845—Control using sensors sensing position
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/68—Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive
    • E06B2009/6809—Control
    • E06B2009/689—Control using end switches

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover, said system comprising: - a detectable means; - a detection apparatus for detecting said detectable means, and - a control means for controlling the movement of the free end of said cover in said direction of translation, wherein said cover comprises said detectable means or said detection apparatus at or near its free end and wherein said detection apparatus or said detectable means is transportable to and from a desired location for detecting said detectable means or for being detected by said detection apparatus; and wherein said detection apparatus is connected to said control means and said control means are configured for controlling the movement of said free end of said cover based on a detection signal provided by said detection apparatus. The invention further relates to a system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door. The invention also relates to a method for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover. The invention also relates to a method for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door.

Description

SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A POSITION OF A FREE END OF A COVER FOR A WINDOW OR DOOR
Blinds and shades, or other covers for a window or door, that are installed require physical dimensional limits for start and stop positions as well as reference distances between installation locations of covers that should be operated in groupwise conditions.
In this respect a start position is defined as the position of a free end of the cover in a wounded or retracted position of the cover, and the stop position is the position of the free end of the cover in its unwounded or extended position. The reference distances may define intermediate positions for the cover between the start and stop position.
Currently the start, stop and/or intermediate position of a free end of a cover is manually set. This may be relatively time consuming because it may take a few minutes, for example 1 minute to travel 350 cm of fabric, before the free end reaches its desired start, stop and/or intermediate position, for example at a lower end of a window or door. The person setting the start, stop and/or intermediate position must wait all this time and then has to manually fine tune the position of the free end by moving the cover in a forward or backward direction in the direction of translation of the free end until the start, stop and/or intermediate position is acceptable and sufficiently accurate by mean of human eye correction / comparison with a reference height.
It is an object of the invention to at least partially overcome the above described disadvantage(s). In particular it may be an object of the invention to make adjusting a start, stop and/or intermediate position of a free end of a cover less time consuming for the person installing the cover and/or more accurate and/or independent of human eye and/or reference height comparison.
This object is achieved by a system for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door (opening) with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover, said system comprising: - a detectable means; - a detection apparatus for detecting said detectable means, and - a control means for controlling the movement of the free end of said cover in said direction of translation, and wherein said cover comprises said detectable means or said detection apparatus at or near its free end and wherein said detection apparatus or said detectable means is transportable to and from a desired location for detecting said detectable means or for being detected by said detection apparatus; and wherein said detection apparatus is connected to said control means and said control means are configured for controlling the movement of said free end of said cover based on a detection signal provided by said detection apparatus.
By using the system according to the invention the position of the free end of the cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover may be adjusted automatically. The position may be a start, stop or intermediate position. The person installing the cover may use this system to automatically adjust the position of the free end of the cover and in the mean time may start installing a next cover. The time for installing the cover including adjusting the position is thereby less time consuming. Since the position is controlled by the detection apparatus, it may be adjusted more accurate and/or independent of human eye and/or reference height comparison.
The system according to the invention is in particular advantageous because the end, start and/or intermediate position(s) may be adjusted at any desired height by placing the detection apparatus or said detectable means at the desired location. There is no requirement of a physical end point, such as a floor, window-sill or the like. Therefore, the end position of the free end may for example be slightly above such a floor, window-sill or the like, thereby leaving some space therebetween.
The system according to the invention is in particular advantageous in situations where the conversion between rotation and travel distance is not constant over the length between the start and stop position. Such a situation arises for example for covers wounded to a rotatable element, wherein the number of windings of cover material present on a rotatable element determines the traveling speed of the free end of the cover. For example, at the start position of the cover the windings on the rotatable element are all wounded around the rotatable element and thus relatively thick, such that at a certain rotational speed of the rotatable element the free end of the cover travels faster than at a near stop position of the cover element at the same rotational speed of the rotatable element, when there are fewer windings on the rotatable element compared to the start position. In such a situation the travel distance is not a simple calculation of the number of rotations of the rotatable element, because this travel distance is dependent amongst others on the number of windings present on the rotatable element and/or the thickness of the cover material. As such, the stop position and/or start position and/or intermediate position(s) can not be calculated (easily) based on the number of rotations of the rotatable element. In such a situation the start and/or stop and/or intermediate position(s) can easily be adjusted in accordance with the system according to the invention.
The cover may be, but is not limited thereto, a (roller) blind, a (roller) shade, a (roller) shutter, a (sliding) screen, or the like. The free end may travel in any desired direction, for example (substantially) vertical or horizontal.
The cover material may be (made of) any suitable material, such as, but not limited thereto, a woven, a non-woven, a foil, paper, textile, plastics, a mesh, or the like.
It is noted that said system may be used for adjusting multiple positions for one cover. For example, said system may be used for adjusting a start position, at least one intermediate position, and a stop position of the free end of the cover.
If a building comprises a plurality of windows and doors, the start, stop and/or intermediate position(s) of the various covers may be synchronized (groupwise controlled covers), such that a plurality of covers have the same start and/or stop and/or intermediate position(s).
The invention is a measurement method and a position detector that allows to measure the effective radius of a tubular motorized blind together with its wounded fabrics or wires on that tubular pipe. Thus diameter tolerances and fabrics thickness tolerances will be 'stretched out' to a direct relation between rotations and accurate distance of travelling.
The detection apparatus is preferably a mobile device that is preferably wirelessly connected to said control means. In such an embodiment no physical connection between the detection apparatus and the control means is required, thus making the detection apparatus easily transportable, that may be located at any desired position for detecting the detectable means. The invention according to this embodiment covers a new and precise measurement tool that allows blind and shade configurators to perfect relative location measurements using a mobile and wireless measurement instrument that is/are connected with the motors of (groupwise) controlled blinds and with a configuration script or commissioning tool.
The detection of the detectable means by the detection apparatus may be both contact based as well as contactless. In contact based detection methods the detectable means is detected by the detection apparatus as soon as there is a physical direct or indirect contact between them. In contactless detection methods said detectable means can be detected without physical contact, for example by means of a magnetic field or optically.
The invention covers a simple detection beacon or detectable element that is universally applicable to any type of blind or shades with any kind of automation.
The control means may be the usual control means of said cover, that in accordance with the invention is able to control the movement of the cover based on the detection signal.
Position detection can be done either by “proximity” (in line with the travel direction of the free end) or by “pass by” (other than in line with the travel direction of the free end).
The invention covers an accurate measurement detector that is capable to detect the beacon or detectable means to a position accuracy between 0.1 mm (very accurate) and 20 mm (less accurate) in the direction of the travel distance.
The invention may include a working method that allows professional as well as do-it-yourself-for-the-first-time users to perform a position calibration per shade or blind that does not require button presses or special programming steps nor does it require physical presence at the motor compartment. It only requires the end of the blind or share to be in range at or in the neighbourhood of the intended stop position.
Measurement instrument, motor and instruction panel for configuring or commissioning are linked via a wireless connectivity solution that allows both indirect contact via “Cloud” (Internet Services based data storage and communication functions) and Internet based connectivity as well as local access to a mobile presentation and control panel using an industry standard of wireless connectivity.
In an embodiment of system according to the invention said detectable means is electromagnetically, electrically, magnetically, or mechanically detectable by said detection apparatus.
The detectable element may be an element added to a normal cover. Alternatively, the detectable element may be the free end of the normal cover. This is for example possible if the free end of the normal cover is electromagnetically, electrically, magnetically, mechanically detectable by said detection apparatus.
Practically said control means comprises a memory for storing at least one position of said free end of said cover based on said detection signal provided by said detection apparatus. Herewith at least one position, or the plurality of start and/or stop and/or intermediate positions of the free end of the cover may simply be stored in said memory, such that in use of the cover said cover may automatically be set in any desired start and/or stop and/or intermediate position stored in said memory. In groupwise controlled covers the same start and/or stop and/or intermediate position may be chosen for the various covers, such that the covers are easily and/or automatically set in the same positions.
In particular said memory may store a rotation angle of a rotatable element to which said cover or a means for retracting and extending said cover may be wounded, which rotation angle is a measure for the position of the free end of the cover.
If the position is stored in the memory, the detection apparatus or the detectable means may be removed after adjusting and storing the position(s).
Alternatively, said detectable element and/or the detection apparatus may be maintained in its desired position for being detected or for detecting, such that the cover will stop each time the detectable means is detected. Such a simple system does not require a memory for storing the position.
The measurement tool can optionally be used as remote charger for integrated batteries to power the motor of the blinds or shades.
In such an embodiment said detection apparatus comprises a charging means for charging a battery of a motor of said cover. An advantage hereof is that no separate charging apparatus has to be provided. The detection apparatus may be provided when the batteries need to be charged.
Alternatively, the detection apparatus may be maintained in position and automatically charge the batteries or charge the batteries upon actuation.
The battery of the motor is usually located outside or integrated within the motor, which is usually located near the upper part of the window or door. It may be difficult for a person to reach the battery or its power supply connection sockets in this position, or may require the use of a step or ladder. In order to overcome this problem and/or avoid personal risks of incidents said cover may comprise a receiving means at or near its free end that is suitable for receiving charging energy transmitted by said charging means, and wherein said receiving means is connected to said battery for transporting said charging energy to said battery. The connection between the receiving means and the battery may be both direct as indirect, for example via external battery extension systems. When the cover is moved to its stop position or an intermediate position, which may be at or near the lower end of the window or door, the receiving means may easily be connected to the charging means for charging the battery of the motor. The charging means may for example comprise a plug and wire that may be connected to said receiving means for transmitting the charging energy to the receiving means.
In an embodiment of the system according to the invention said receiving means is connected to said battery via said cover, said cover being conductive or said cover comprising a conductive element, such as a conductive wire, connecting the receiving means with said battery.
In yet another embodiment of the system according to the invention said charging means may be suitable for wirelessly transmitting charging energy and, optionally, said receiving means may be suitable for wirelessly receiving charging energy transmitted by said charging means.
In such an embodiment the battery may be wirelessly charged, thereby overcoming any problems in reaching the battery and/or avoiding necessary human interaction or battery charge activities at difficult moments and/or at difficult places.
The distance between the battery and the charging means may however be too large. This may be overcome by said receiving means being suitable for wirelessly receiving the charging energy, because the receiving means may be located near the charging means when the free end of the cover is in its stop or an intermediate position.
Said receiving means may be said detectable means. For example, said receiving means and said detectable means may be a coil.
Where the metering tool or detecting apparatus may be removed after installation if it is only necessary during commissioning phase, it may remain at its position or may be returned to its position when the optional battery charger is used via the positioned closing profile. The metering tool is in that situation connected to a mains power supply source or to a mobile battery charger docking station with sufficient power buffer and matching supply voltages.
In an embodiment of the system according to the invention, said system comprises means for determining a power buffer status of the battery, wherein said control means are arranged for transporting said free end of the cover to a charging position in dependence of the determined a power buffer status.
The power buffer status may be measured or calculated. For example, the motor and its controlling intelligence can forecast the amount of power consumption used for motor travelling as well for communication and sensor measurements, based on which forecast the power buffer status may be determined. At the same time solar energy harvesting modules may generate power that is used to charge the battery. This battery charging and discharging may run into a predicted moment of ‘nearly empty’ power buffer. This may activate the motor to transport the free end of cover to its charging (for example end) position, such that charging may take place automatically on a ‘nearly empty’ signal. During charging the battery will be charged so a level that is sufficient to stop charging and reverse the procedure by travelling the free end of the blind to its home or ‘active’ position. In such a configuration the detection apparatus is maintained in its detection and/or charging position. In such a configuration the motor of said cover can automatically manage its battery power without any human interfaces and (un)plugging of power supply cabling. In the charging position the receiving means are able to receive the charging energy, for example wirelessly or by the receiving means connecting electrically to the detection apparatus in any other direct or indirect way.
When the charger docking station seems to be without power during the ‘power upload’ request a message can be sent to the owner/user of the cover informing him/her that power supply at the charger docking station is unexpectedly missing and should be restored before the automated function of the cover can continue.
The invention further relates to a system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door, said system comprising a charging means.
Said system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door may have the above described advantages and may comprise any feature or combination of features as described above, in particular in relation to the claims 4-9.
In an embodiment of the system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door, a receiving means is comprised in said cover, for example at or near a free end thereof, that is configured for receiving charging energy transmitted by said charging means, and wherein said receiving means is connected to said battery for transporting said charging energy to said battery.
For example, said receiving means is connected to said battery via said cover, said cover being conductive or said cover comprising a conductive element connecting the receiving means with said battery.
In another embodiment of the system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door, said charging means are configured for wirelessly transmitting charging energy and, optionally, said receiving means are configured for wirelessly receiving charging energy transmitted by said charging means.
In yet another embodiment of the system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door, said system comprises a system for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover according to any of claims 1-9, and wherein said receiving means is said detectable means.
The invention further relates to a method for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover, wherein a system according to any of claims 1 - 9 is used, said method comprising the steps to be performed in suitable sequence: (a) transporting said detection apparatus or said detectable means to a desired location for detecting said detectable means or for being detected by said detection apparatus; (b) moving the free end of said cover in the direction of translation of the free end of the cover until said detectable means is detected by said detection apparatus and said detection apparatus provides a detection signal to said control means; (c) based on said detection signal said control means stopping the movement of the free end of said cover such that the position of the free end of the cover is adjusted, and, optionally, (d) storing said position in said memory.
Such a method offers the above described advantages of adjusting the position relatively low time consuming and/or accurate.
The detection apparatus or said detectable means may be located in line with the direction of translation of the free end of the cover or under an angle, for example perpendicular, to the direction of translation of the free end of the cover.
The invention further relates to a method for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door, wherein a system according to any of claims 10 - 14 is used.
The invention will be further elucidated with reference to figures shown in a drawing, in which:
Figures 1A and IB schematically show a system for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; and
Figures 2A and 2B schematically show a system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
Figures 1A and IB show a window 1 with a cover 2, in this case a roller blind. Near its free end 3 the cover 2 comprises a detectable element 4. This detectable element 4 may for example be sown, glued or otherwise attached to the cover 2. Near the lower end of the window 1 a freely transportable detection apparatus 5 is positioned, said detection apparatus 5 being configured for detecting the detectable element 4 as soon as the detectable element 4 is in its detection area, in this example when the detectable element 4 is aligned with the detection apparatus 5, see figure IB.
The cover system comprises a motor 6 that rotatably drives a rotational element to which said cover 2 or a means for retracting and extending said cover 2 is wounded. By rotatably driving the rotational element in a first direction said cover element or said means for retracting and extending is winded up, such that the free end 3 of the cover 2 moves upwards, and in a second, opposite direction said cover element or said means for retracting and extending are unwinded, such that the free end 3 of the cover 2 moves downwards. The rotational movement of the rotationable element driven by the motor 6 is thereby converted in a translational movement of the free end 3 of the cover 2. After detecting the detectable element 4 the detection apparatus 5 (wirelessly) sends a detection signal to a controller that controls the motor 6 of the cover system. Based on this detection signal the controller controls and in particular stops the motor 6, such that the free end 3 of the cover 2 is stopped and thereby adjusted in the position in which the detectable element 4 is detected. This position may be any desired position, which can be chosen be placing the detection apparatus 5 in a desired position. In figure IB the position is a maximum or end position of the cover 2, but alternatively or additionally intermediate and/or start positions may be adjusted.
The adjusted position(s) may be stored in a memory (not shown), such that the cover 2 may be set in any stored position by a user. The detection apparatus 5 may be removed after storing all desired positions.
If no positions are stored, the detection apparatus 5 may be maintained in place, thereby stopping the movement of the cover 2 each time the detectable element 4 is detected. For example, the detection apparatus 5 may be comprised in the window sill 7. Optionally, multiple detectors 5 may be comprised in the window sill 7 at desired chosen heights, such that the movement of the cover 2 may be stopped at any of those desired chosen heights where the detectors 5 are located.
Detection of the detectable element 4 in this example takes place contactless, for example by detecting the detectable element 4 electromagnetically, electrically, or magnetically. Alternatively the detectable element 4 may be detected contact-based, for example by detecting the detectable element 4 electrically or mechanically.
In this example the detector 5 is arranged such that the detectable element 4 is detected in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the cover 2. Alternatively, the detector 5 may be arranged such that it detects the detectable element 4 in line with the direction of movement. In such an arrangement the detector 5 may detect a distance with the detectable element 4 and may establish the detection signal when the detectable element 4 is at a predetermined distance.
It is noted that in this example the detectable element 4 is comprised in the cover 2 and the detection apparatus 5 is freely movable, which may be most practical. However, it is obvious for the skilled person that instead the detectable element 4 may be freely movable and the detection apparatus 5 is comprised in the cover 2.
It is further noted that instead of a rotatable element the motor 6 may drive any other suitable transport means for moving the free end 3 of the cover 2.
Figures 2A and 2B show a window 11 with a cover 12, in this case a roller blind. Near its free end 13 the cover 12 comprises a receiving element 4. This receiving element 4 may for example be sown, glued or otherwise attached to the cover 2. The cover system comprises a motor 16 that rotatably drives a rotational element to which said cover 12 or a means for retracting and extending said cover 12 is wounded. By rotatably driving the rotational element in a first direction said cover element or said means for retracting and extending is winded up, such that the free end 13 of the cover 12 moves upwards, and in a second, opposite direction said cover element or said means for retracting and extending are unwinded, such that the free end 13 of the cover 12 moves downwards. The rotational movement of the rotationable element driven by the motor 16 is thereby converted in a translational movement of the free end 13 of the cover 12. Near the lower end of the window 11a freely transportable charging means 15 is located. The receiving element 14 is configured for receiving charging energy transmitted by said charging means 15, wherein said receiving means 14 is connected to a battery of the motor 16 for transporting said charging energy to said battery.
In this example, the cover 12 is conductive and the charging energy is transported to the battery via said cover 12 and means connecting the cover 12 to the battery (not shown).
Alternatively, a wire or other conductive means may be provided to said cover 12 for conducting the charging energy.
In accordance with the invention the charging means 15 may be positioned near the lower end of the window 11, which is convenient for the user of the cover system, because otherwise the user has to climb or reach the upper end of the window 11 where the battery of the motor 6 is usually located.
The charging energy is in this example wirelessly transmitted to the receiving element 14. Alternatively it is possible to connect the charging means 15 to the receiving element 14 via a wire and plug. Again alternatively, it is possible that after lowering the free end 13 of the cover 12 the receiving element 14 will be in electrically conductive contact with the charging means 15.
In this example the charging means 15 is freely movable, and may be removed after charging and reinstalled each time charging of the battery is needed. Alternatively, the charging means 15 may be maintained in position. In such an embodiment the system may further comprise a means configured for determining a power buffer status of the battery, wherein a control means of the system is configured for transporting said free end 13 of the cover 12 to the charging position shown in figure 2B in dependence of the determined a power buffer status. In such an embodiment charging of the battery may take place automatically in dependence of the determined power buffer status. The power buffer status may be calculated or measured.
The systems according to figures 1A - IB and 2A -2B may optionally be combined. In such a combined system the receiving element 14 may be the detectable element 4 and the charging means 15 may be the detection apparatus 5.
The invention thus relates to a system for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover on itself, to a system for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door on itself, or to a combined system combining these two systems.
The invention also relates to the methods for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door with respect to said window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of said cover on itself, to a method for charging a battery of a motor of a cover for a window or door on itself, or to a combined method combining these two methods.
It is noted that the invention is not limited to the shown embodiments but also extends to variants within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. Systeem voor het instellen van een positie van een vrij einde van een afdekking voor een raam of deur ten opzichte van het raam of de deur in een translatierichting van het vrije einde van de afdekking, welk systeem omvat: - detecteerbare middelen; - een detectie-inrichting voor het detecteren van de detecteerbare middelen, en - aanstuurmiddelen voor het aansturen van de verplaatsing van het vrije einde van de afdekking in de translatierichting, waarbij de afdekking de detecteerbare middelen of de detectie-inrichting aan of nabij zijn vrije einde omvat en waarbij de detectie-inrichting of de detecteerbare middelen transporteerbaar zijn naar en van een gewenste locatie voor het detecteren van de detecteerbare middelen of om te worden gedetecteerd door de detectie-inrichting; en waarbij de detectie-inrichting is verbonden met de aanstuurmiddelen en de aanstuurmiddelen zijn ingericht voor het aansturen van de verplaatsing van het vrije einde van de afdekking op basis van een detectie-signaal dat door de detectie-inrichting wordt verschaft.A system for setting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door relative to the window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of the cover, which system comprises: - detectable means; - a detection device for detecting the detectable means, and - control means for controlling the movement of the free end of the cover in the translation direction, the cover covering the detectable means or the detection device at or near its free end and wherein the detection device or the detectable means are transportable to and from a desired location for detecting the detectable means or to be detected by the detection device; and wherein the detection device is connected to the control means and the control means are adapted to control the movement of the free end of the cover on the basis of a detection signal provided by the detection device. 2. Systeem volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de detecteerbare middelen elektromagnetisch, elektrisch, magnetisch, of mechanisch detecteerbaar zijn door de detectie-inrichting.A system according to claim 1, wherein the detectable means are electromagnetically, electrically, magnetically, or mechanically detectable by the detection device. 3. Systeem volgens conclusie 1 of 2, waarbij de aanstuurmiddelen een geheugen omvatten, dat is ingericht voor het opslaan van ten minste één positie van het vrije einde van de afdekking op basis van het detectiesignaal dat is verschaft door de detectie-inrichting.3. System as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means comprise a memory which is adapted to store at least one position of the free end of the cover on the basis of the detection signal provided by the detection device. 4. Systeem volgens een der conclusies 1-3, waarbij de detectie-inrichting laadmiddelen omvat, die zijn ingericht voor het laden van een batterij van een motor van de afdekking.4. System as claimed in any of the claims 1-3, wherein the detection device comprises charging means which are adapted to charge a battery of a motor of the cover. 5. Systeem volgens conclusie 4, waarbij de afdekking ontvangmiddelen aan of nabij zijn vrije omvat, die zijn ingericht voor het ontvangen van laadenergie die wordt overgedragen door de laadmiddelen, en waarbij de ontvangmiddelen zijn verbonden met de batterij voor het transporteren van de laadenergie naar de batterij.The system of claim 4, wherein the cover comprises receiving means at or near its free ones, which are adapted to receive charging energy transmitted by the charging means, and wherein the receiving means are connected to the battery for transporting the charging energy to the battery. 6. Systeem volgens conclusie 5, waarbij de ontvangmiddelen zijn verbonden met de batterij via de afdekking, waarbij de afdekking geleidend is of waarbij de afdekking een geleidend element dat de ontvangmiddelen met de batterij verbind omvat.The system of claim 5, wherein the receiving means are connected to the battery via the cover, wherein the cover is conductive or wherein the cover comprises a conductive element connecting the receiving means to the battery. 7. Systeem volgens een der conclusies 4-6, waarbij de laadmiddelen zijn ingericht voor het draadloos overdragen van laadenergie en, optioneel, de ontvangmiddelen zijn ingericht voor het draadloos ontvangen van door de laadmiddelen overgedragen laadenergie.7. System as claimed in any of the claims 4-6, wherein the charging means are adapted for wirelessly transferring charging energy and, optionally, the receiving means are adapted for wirelessly receiving charging energy transferred by the charging means. 8. Systeem volgens een der conclusies 4-7 en 5, waarbij de ontvangmiddelen de detecteerbare middelen zijn.A system according to any of claims 4-7 and 5, wherein the receiving means are the detectable means. 9. Systeem volgens een der conclusies 4 - 8 en 5, omvattende middelen die zijn ingericht voor het bepalen van een vermogenbufferstatus van de batterij, waarbij de aanstuurmiddelen zijn ingericht voor het transporteren van het vrije einde van de afdekking naar een laadpositie in afhankelijkheid van de bepaalde vermogenbufferstatus.9. System as claimed in any of the claims 4-8 and 5, comprising means which are adapted for determining a power buffer status of the battery, wherein the control means are arranged for transporting the free end of the cover to a loading position in dependence on the certain power buffer status. 10. Systeem voor het laden van een batterij van een motor van een afdekking voor een raam of deur, welk systeem laadmiddelen omvat.A system for charging a battery of an engine of a cover for a window or door, which system comprises loading means. 11. Systeem volgens conclusie 10, waarbij ontvangmiddelen zijn omvat in de afdekking, bijvoorbeeld aan of nabij een vrij einde daarvan, die zijn ingericht voor het ontvangen van door de laadmiddelen overgedragen laadenergie, en waarbij de ontvangmiddelen zijn verbonden met de batterij voor het naar de batterij transporteren van de laadenergie.11. System as claimed in claim 10, wherein receiving means are included in the cover, for instance at or near a free end thereof, which are adapted to receive charging energy transmitted by the charging means, and wherein the receiving means are connected to the battery for transferring to the battery transporting the charging energy. 12. Systeem volgens conclusie 11, waarbij de laadmiddelen via de afdekking met de batterij zijn verbonden, waarbij de afdekking geleidend is of waarbij de afdekking een geleidend element dat de ontvangmiddelen met de batterij verbind omvat.12. System as claimed in claim 11, wherein the charging means are connected to the battery via the cover, wherein the cover is conductive or wherein the cover comprises a conductive element which connects the receiving means to the battery. 13. Systeem volgens een der conclusies 10 - 12, waarbij de laadmiddelen zijn ingericht voor het draadloos overdragen van laadenergie en, optioneel, de ontvangmiddelen zijn ingericht voor het draadloos ontvangen van door de laadmiddelen overgedragen laadenergie.13. System as claimed in any of the claims 10-12, wherein the charging means are adapted for wirelessly transferring charging energy and, optionally, the receiving means are adapted for wirelessly receiving charging energy transmitted by the charging means. 14. Systeem volgens een der conclusies 10-13 en 11, waarbij het systeem een systeem voor het instellen van een positie van een vrij einde van een afdekking voor een raam of deur ten opzichte van het raam of de deur in een translatierichting van het vrije einde van de afdekking volgens een der conclusies 1-9 omvat, en waarbij de ontvangmiddelen de detecteerbare middelen zijn.A system according to any of claims 10-13 and 11, wherein the system is a system for adjusting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door relative to the window or door in a direction of translation of the free end of the cover as claimed in any of the claims 1-9, and wherein the receiving means are the detectable means. 15. Werkwijze voor het instellen van een positie van een vrij einde van een afdekking voor een raam of deur ten opzichte van het raam of de deur in een translatierichting van het vrije einde van de afdekking, waarbij een systeem volgens een der conclusies 1-9 wordt gebruikt, waarbij de werkwijze de volgende, in een geschikte volgorde uit te voeren, stappen omvat: (a) het transporteren van de detectie-inrichting of de detecteerbare middelen naar een gewenste locatie voor het detecteren van de detecteerbare middelen of om te worden gedetecteerd door de detectie-inrichting; (b) het verplaatsen van het vrije einde van de afdekking in de translatierichting van het vrije einde van de afdekking totdat de detecteerbare middelen worden gedetecteerd door de detectie-inrichting en de detectie-inrichting een detectiesignaal aan de aanstuurmiddelen verschaft; (c) het op basis van het detectiesignaal door de aanstuurmiddelen stoppen van de verplaatsing van het vrije einde van de afdekking, zodanig, dat de positie van het vrije einde van de afdekking is ingesteld, en, eventueel, (d) het opslaan van de positie in het geheugen.A method for setting a position of a free end of a cover for a window or door relative to the window or door in a translation direction of the free end of the cover, a system according to any one of claims 1-9 is used, the method comprising the following steps, to be performed in an appropriate order: (a) transporting the detection device or the detectable means to a desired location for detecting the detectable means or to be detected by the detection device; (b) moving the free end of the cover in the translation direction of the free end of the cover until the detectable means are detected by the detection device and the detection device provides a detection signal to the control means; (c) stopping the movement of the free end of the cover on the basis of the detection signal, such that the position of the free end of the cover is adjusted, and, optionally, (d) storing the position in memory. 16. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 15, waarbij in stap (a) de detectie-inrichting of de detecteerbare middelen zich in lijn met de translatierichting van het vrije einde van de afdekking of onder een hoek, bijvoorbeeld loodrecht, ten opzichte van de translatierichting van het vrije einde van de afdekking bevinden.A method according to claim 15, wherein in step (a) the detection device or the detectable means are aligned with the translation direction of the free end of the cover or at an angle, e.g. perpendicular, to the translation direction of the free at the end of the cover. 17. Werkwijze voor het laden van een batterij van een motor van een afdekking voor een raam of deur, waarbij een systeem volgens een der conclusies 10-14 wordt gebruikt.A method for charging a battery of a motor from a cover for a window or door, wherein a system according to any of claims 10-14 is used.
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