WO2023052320A1 - Dispositif d'actionnement de porte automatique destiné à être utilisé dans un système d'entrée - Google Patents

Dispositif d'actionnement de porte automatique destiné à être utilisé dans un système d'entrée Download PDF

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WO2023052320A1
WO2023052320A1 PCT/EP2022/076752 EP2022076752W WO2023052320A1 WO 2023052320 A1 WO2023052320 A1 WO 2023052320A1 EP 2022076752 W EP2022076752 W EP 2022076752W WO 2023052320 A1 WO2023052320 A1 WO 2023052320A1
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  • the present invention generally relates to entrance systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to automatic door operators for use in entrance systems. The present invention also relates to an associated method for operating an automatic door operator.
  • Automatic door operators are frequently used for controlling an electrical motor to open and close door members of entrance systems. Such opening and closing procedures are performed so that entrance and exit to buildings, rooms and other areas are facilitated. Automatic door operators are typically arranged in entrance systems located in both private and public areas, which are operating during long periods of time and under various conditions in terms of time of day, time of week, time of year, passage frequencies, etc. The automatic door operators therefore need to be appropriately configured depending on what environment it is arranged in.
  • An automatic door operator typically comprises a controller that is configured for causing automated control thereof.
  • the controller needs to configure different settings and modes for operation.
  • the settings or modes are typically dictating important features related to the control of the automatic door operator, e.g. automatic closing or opening times for different scenarios, alarm or signaling functionalities, safety functionalities, and so forth.
  • Such settings may be installed during setup of the entrance system, during maintenance of any part of the entrance system, during replacement or installing of an additional entrance system feature, during a change in external or internal conditions, e.g. weather, traffic or operational quality, or at any other suitable time whenever it may be appropriate.
  • its controller may comprise very simple means for enabling different settings or modes to be communicated thereto.
  • some controllers may only have an interface capable of receiving instructions for driving the door members between two positions.
  • such very limited interfaces do not comprise the functionality of manually entering instructions being indicative of particular settings or modes.
  • it can therefore be daunting and time-consuming for the technician or operator to accurately and in a quick way configure the required settings.
  • Known solutions in the art involve, for instance, holding a certain button for a given amount of time, wherein the number of seconds the button is held correlate to e.g. how long time the automatic closing should take. If the automated closing time is 60 seconds, the technician or operator needs to stand there and hold said button for 60 seconds to enable this setting. If the entrance system requires setup of a plurality of settings, or for testing purposes, it is particularly time-consuming and thus an expensive process.
  • An object of the present disclosure is thus to provide an automatic door operator, an entrance system and a method which seek to mitigate, alleviate, or eliminate one or more of the above-identified deficiencies in the art and disadvantages singly or in any combination.
  • an entrance system comprising one or more door members being movable between an open position and a closed position, an automatic door operator comprising an electric motor, a drive unit adapted to actuate the electric motor, and a controller being operatively connected to the drive unit.
  • the controller is configured to receive a first instruction being indicative of a setup mode to be set for the entrance system, receive one or more second instructions for controlling the drive unit to cause driving of the one or more door members towards a desired position between said open and closed positions, wherein said driving provides the controller with sensor-retrieved positional information of a current position of the one or more door members, and upon driving of the one or more door members being completed, receive a third instruction for confirming that the current position matches the desired position, wherein in response to receiving the third instruction, the controller is further configured to translate the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position to a setup value for the setup mode.
  • the inventor of the disclosed invention has realized that the invention according to the first aspect provides an intuitive and very quick way of setting up more or less complex setup modes in entrance systems. It may be particularly beneficial if the entrance systems have very simple means for communicating the setup modes to the associated controller.
  • the invention according to the first aspect can, however, be beneficial for any type of entrance system, no matter how complex the controller and its interfacing means are.
  • the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position is a continuous value being indicative of a distance between the one or more door members and its open and/or closed position(s), a distance between either one of the one or more door members, or an angular position of the one or more door members in relation to its open and/or closed position(s).
  • the setup value is a discrete value between a minimum and a maximum value being one of a time unit, a speed unit or a force unit.
  • the controller is configured to translate said sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position to the setup value by converting the continuous value to the nearest discrete value.
  • the controller is configured to translate said sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position to the setup value by converting the continuous value to any discrete value between the minimum and maximum values.
  • the setup mode is one of an automatic closing or opening mode, an alarm mode, a signaling mode, or a safety sensor mode.
  • the controller comprises a controller interface comprising two or more control actuators, wherein the controller is configured to receive the first, second and third instructions through actuation of at least one of said two or more control actuators.
  • actuation of at least one of the two or more control actuators is caused by one of or a combination of the two or more control actuators being activated in a predetermined order and/or for a predetermined time period.
  • the two or more control actuators include a closing actuator for driving the one or more door members towards the closed position, and an opening actuator for driving the one or more door members towards the open position, wherein the controller is configured to receive the one or more second instructions through the closing or opening actuator.
  • the two or more controller actuators include a stop actuator for stopping ongoing movement of the one or more door members, wherein the controller is configured to receive the one or more second instructions through the stop actuator.
  • the two or more controller actuators include a setup mode selection actuator, wherein the controller is configured to receive the first instruction through the setup mode selection actuator.
  • the two or more controller actuators include a confirmation actuator, wherein the controller is configured to receive the third instruction through the confirmation actuator.
  • the automatic door operator comprises a position sensor being arranged with the electric motor, and wherein the controller is configured to receive said sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position from the position sensor.
  • the entrance system is a sectional door system, a sliding door system or a swing door system.
  • an automatic door operator for use in an entrance system according to the first aspect or any one of the preceding embodiments is provided.
  • a method of operating an automatic door operator in an entrance system comprises one or more door members being movable between an open position and a closed position, and the automatic door operator comprises an electric motor and a drive unit adapted to actuate the electric motor.
  • the method involves receiving a first instruction being indicative of a setup mode to be set for the entrance system; receiving one or more second instructions for controlling the drive unit to cause driving of the one or more door members towards a desired position between said open and closed positions, wherein said driving provides the controller with sensor-retrieved positional information of a current position of the one or more door members; upon driving of the one or more door members being completed, receiving a third instruction for confirming that the current position matches the desired position; and wherein in response to receiving the third instruction, translating the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position to a setup value for the setup mode.
  • Figure l is a schematic block diagram of an entrance system according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram of different setup modes according to one embodiment.
  • Figures 3a-b are schematic block diagrams of an entrance system being an overhead sectional door system according to one embodiment.
  • Figures 4a-b are schematic block diagrams of an entrance system being a sliding door system according to one embodiment.
  • Figures 5a-b are schematic block diagrams of an entrance system being a swing door system according to one embodiment.
  • Figures 6a-c illustrates an embodiment of setting a setup mode.
  • Figures 7a-c illustrates an embodiment of setting a setup mode.
  • Figures 8a-c illustrates an embodiment of setting a setup mode.
  • Figures 9a-c illustrates an embodiment of setting a setup mode.
  • Figures lOa-c illustrates an embodiment of setting a setup mode.
  • Figure 11 is an illustrative flowchart of a method of operating an automatic door operator according to one embodiment.
  • the entrance system 100 comprises an automatic door operator 20, a linkage L and one or more door members lOa-n.
  • the automatic door operator 20 comprises a control arrangement 300 having a plurality of different components, a drive unit 24, an electric motor 22 and a transmission T.
  • the automatic door operator 20 is however not restricted to having these particular components, as other arrangements may be realized.
  • the electric motor 22 is connected to the transmission T.
  • An output shaft (not shown) of the transmission T rotates upon activation of the electric motor 22 and is connected to the linkage L.
  • the linkage L translates the motion of the output shaft into a movement of the one or more door members lOa-n of the entrance system 100.
  • the entrance system 100 may for instance be an overhead sectional door system 100a, a swing door system 100b, a sliding door system 100c, or any combination thereof.
  • the entrance system 100 may be some other type of entrance system 100 known in the art.
  • the control arrangement 300 comprises a controller 30, which is configured for performing different functions of the automatic door operator 20.
  • the control arrangement 300 comprises a memory 31 associated with the controller 30.
  • the controller 30 may be arranged within the automatic door operator 20, but separate from the control arrangement 300.
  • the controller 30 may be implemented in any known controller technology, including but not limited to microcontroller, processor (e.g. PLC, CPU, DSP), FPGA, ASIC or any other suitable digital and/or analog circuitry capable of performing the intended functionality.
  • processor e.g. PLC, CPU, DSP
  • FPGA field-programmable gate array
  • ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
  • the memory 31 associated with the controller 30 may be implemented in any known memory technology, including but not limited to E(E)PROM, S(D)RAM or flash memory. In some embodiments, the memory 31 may be integrated with or internal to the controller 30. As seen at 3 la, the memory 31 may store program instructions 3 la for execution by the controller 30, as well as temporary and permanent data used by the controller 30. Such program instructions 31a may for instance be indicative of one or more settings or setup modes which was discussed in the background section of the present disclosure. Setup modes will be described further in Figure 2 in relation to different types of data being associated with setting up the entrance system 100.
  • control arrangement 300 and more specifically the controller 30, is being operatively connected to the drive unit 24 for causing controlled actuation of the electric motor 22.
  • the control arrangement 300 may further comprise one or more sensor units SI . . . Sn configured to detect objects or persons in the vicinity of the entrance system 100. Hence, the controller 30 may receive inputs for managing movement of the door members lOa-n based on current traffic situations.
  • the automatic door operator 20 may furthermore comprise one or more additional sensor functions MPF; AS configured for detecting an emergency situation.
  • the controller 30 may further be responsive to the additional sensor functions MPF; AS to enter an evacuation mode.
  • the controller 30 is configured for controlling actuation of the electric motor 22 through the drive unit 24 to generate torque for causing the door members lOa-n in the entrance system 100 to move from closed position to open position, and maintain in the open position even when there is a power failure in the drive unit 24.
  • Such power failure may e.g. involve an interruption in the power provided to drive unit 24 from any type of power source, such as e.g. AC means.
  • the electric motor 22 may be power supplied by a battery.
  • the control arrangement 300 may further comprise a controller interface 32.
  • the controller interface 32 is throughout this disclosure preferably a simple interface with relatively simple interaction means for providing one or more instructions to the controller 30. Some embodiments may also be realized wherein the controller interface 32 can have more advanced configurations.
  • the controller interface 32 may be configured to include means for receiving instructions, and transmitting these instructions to the controller 30.
  • transceiver standards such as e.g. example GBIC, SFP, SFP+, QSFP, XFP, XAUI, CXP or CFP may be used.
  • the controller interface 32 may be configured to be compliant with communication standards such as e.g. GSM, UMTS, LTE, D-AMPS, CDMA2000, FOMA, TD-SCDMA, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi (e.g. IEEE 802.11, wireless LAN), Near Field Communication (NFC), RF-ID (Radio Frequency Identification), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), without limitation and in any combination.
  • WiFi e.g. IEEE 802.11, wireless LAN
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • RF-ID Radio Frequency Identification
  • IrDA Infrared Data Association
  • the controller interface 32 comprises two or more control actuators 34a-n.
  • the control actuators 34a-n may be arranged in a wireless or wired configuration with the controller interface 32 for providing instructions thereto.
  • the control actuators 34a-n are typically manually triggered, activated, held, pressed, or similarly, by a user. The user may for instance be a technician, an operator, or any person skilled in the arts of setting up entrance systems 100.
  • the control actuators 34a-n may be automatically activated by e.g. a robot arm of some sort.
  • the control actuators 34a-n may be either one of a physical control button or switch, or a keyboard for entering control instructions.
  • the controller interface 32 may also be implemented as a speech-to-text interface, a motion-sensitive interface, a haptic interface, or as any other type of interfaces known in the art.
  • the controller 30 is configured to receive one or more instructions through said controller interface 32.
  • the additional sensor function AS may comprise means for receiving an external incoming alarm signal, such as a signal from a smoke detector, fire heat detector, remote alarm center, etc.
  • the automatic door operator 20 may receive the alarm signal from the additional sensor function AS through a wired or wireless interface, such as the controller interface 32.
  • a position sensor 21 may be arranged with the electric motor 22.
  • the position sensor 21 may for instance be a revolution counter, such as an encoder or some type of angular sensor.
  • the position sensor 21 may be configured to monitor the revolution of a motor shaft of the electric motor 22.
  • the position sensor 21 may be connected to an input of the controller 30.
  • the controller 30 is configured to use one or more readings of the position sensor 21, typically a number of pulses generated as the motor shaft rotates, for determining information relating to current positions of the one or more door members lOa-n.
  • sensor-retrieved positional information as retrieved by the position sensor 21 may be given to the controller 30, at certain time intervals, or continuously.
  • the controller 30 is fully aware of how an individual door member 10 among the one or more door members lOa-n is positioned in relation to its surroundings. For instance, if the motor shaft of the electric motor 22 has rotated for a certain number of times, the controller 30 may be configured to translate the information provided by the positon sensor 21 to valuable information for setting up certain functionality of the entrance system 100. This is, for instance, done by correlating the number of motor shaft rotations with e.g. a distance, an angle, or any other relevant positional information.
  • the controller 30 may be configured to correlate 2000 motor shaft rotations to the specific door member lOa-n, and specifically a part thereof, such as e.g. an upper or lower edge, being 50 cm from a fully opened or fully closed position.
  • the sensor-retrieved positional information may be retrieved from an external sensor.
  • the external sensor may further be configured to transmit the sensor-retrieved positional information to the controller 30, given that the revolution of the motor shaft of the electric motor 22 can be accurately determined.
  • the controller 30 will know the position of the one or more door members lOa-n in relation to a variety of different factors. This will now be further described with reference to Figure 2.
  • FIG 2 is a schematic block diagram showing different setup modes 40a-n.
  • the setup modes 40a-n can be set using a setup value 13s being translated from sensor- retrieved positional information of the current position 13c of one or more door members lOa-n.
  • the sensor-retrieved positional information may be a continuous value, and it may be retrieved from the position sensor 21 which was described with reference to Figure 1, or alternatively any other suitable sensor.
  • the controller 30 may be configured for processing and controlling all of the data used for setting setup modes 40a-n of the entrance system 100 and/or door members lOa-n. In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, this data includes the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c, the setup value 13s and the setup modes 40a-n.
  • the continuous value may be indicative of different positional characteristics of the one or more door members lOa-n.
  • Such positional characteristics may relate to distances from any one of the door members lOa-n to a respective closed and/or opened position.
  • the positional characteristics may also relate to distances between either one of the one or more door members lOa-n.
  • the positional characteristics may relate to angular positions of the one or more door members lOa-n in relation to a respective closed and/or open position, or potentially in relation to another part of the entrance system 100, such as e.g. mounting walls, floor or ceiling.
  • the positional characteristics being of relevance will greatly depend on what type of entrance system 100 or door member 10 is used in. This will be further described with reference to Figures 3a-b, 4a-b and 5a-b, wherein different entrance systems 100 are described.
  • the setup value 13s may be a discrete value between a minimum and a maximum value. In this sense, the minimum value may for instance assume values of 0 or 0%. Similarly, the maximum value may for instance assume values of 100 (or even more, or less) or 100%.
  • the setup value 13s being a discrete value can thus, for instance, assume any suitable setup value 13s between 0 and 100 (or even more, or less) or 0% and 100%.
  • the minimum and maximum values may be one of a time unit, a speed unit or a force unit.
  • the setup value 13s being a discrete value between said minimum and maximum values may also represent one of a time unit, a speed unit or a force unit.
  • the setup value 13s may be 60 seconds, 40% speed of the maximum speed, 80% force of the maximum force, 10 km/h, or 100 N. The skilled person realizes that any other suitable setup value 13s may be used, similar to the examples presented herein.
  • the controller 30 is configured for translating the sensor- retrieved positional information of the current position 13c of the door member(s) lOa-n to the setup value 13 before the setup mode 40a-n is to be set.
  • the translation may involve conversion of the continuous value to the discrete value.
  • the controller 30 is configured to convert the continuous value to the nearest discrete value.
  • an intuitive translation is directly accomplished by associating the continuous value to an appropriate discrete value. For instance, 50.20312 cm between a lower edge of a door member 10 and a closed position of the same door member 10 may be translated to e.g. 50 seconds, 50% of the maximum speed or 50 N opening force. 50.20312 cm is clearly just being used as an example. In some embodiments, 49.78 cm would also be converted to 50. In other embodiments, 46.50 cm or 53.00 cm would also be converted to 50. “Nearest discrete value” may thus differ depending on configurations of the controller 30.
  • the controller 30 is configured to convert the continuous value to any discrete value between the maximum and minimum values that define a range of the setup value 13 s. Such conversion may be beneficial if a certain setup mode 40a-n is to be set in an even faster manner. For instance, if the continuous value indicates that a door member 10 is positioned closer to a closed position than to an open position, the continuous value may be directly converted to e.g. 0 or 0%. This can be useful if a certain setup mode 40a-n is to be set to either one of the maximum or minimum discrete values, or any other value therebetween.
  • the controller 30 may be configured for maintaining a conversion list.
  • the conversion list may for instance be stored its associated memory (not shown), which was described with reference to Figure 1.
  • the conversion list may comprise a set of instructions for how to correlate a continuous value to a discrete value.
  • the conversion list may be statically implemented with a fixed set of conversion instructions. Alternatively, the conversion list may be dynamically implemented and be capable of receiving changes to the conversion instructions.
  • the controller 30 may be configured for setting the shown setup modes 40a-n.
  • different setup modes 40a-n is to be set.
  • one setup mode 40a-n is set at a time, but other variants may be realized such as e.g. setting two or more setup modes 40a-n simultaneously in the same process.
  • two or more types of settings among a specific setup mode 40a-n may be set in the same process.
  • the controller 30 may set two different types of automatic closing or opening modes 40a in the same process.
  • the setup mode 40a-n is an automatic closing or opening mode 40a.
  • the automatic closing and opening mode 40a may for instance dictate for how long the door member(s) lOa-n shall be opened or closed after a person, truck, or any other object is in the vicinity of said door member(s) lOa-n.
  • the setup value 13s related to the automatic closing or opening mode 40a may correspond to an arbitrary time unit before the door member(s) lOa-n will perform an automatic closing or opening procedure.
  • the setup value 13s related to the automatic closing or opening mode 40a may correspond to a force or speed unit between 0 and 100% representing how fast or slow or with how much power from a minimum to a maximum value the door member(s) lOa-n shall be opened or closed with.
  • the skilled person may realize many other types of automatic closing and opening modes 40a which may be set, not being restricted to a particular type of setup value 13 s, entrance system 100, door member lOa-n, and/or type of closing or opening procedure.
  • an alarm mode 40b a signaling mode 40c and a safety sensor mode 40d.
  • the setup value 13s may for instance correlate to an alarm frequency or timers.
  • the setup value 13s may for instance correlate to signaling frequency or timers.
  • the setup value 13s may for instance correlate to sensor detection sensitivities, sensor detection ranges, and so forth.
  • the skilled person realizes that the setup value 13s used for the alarm mode 40b, the signaling mode 40c, and the safety sensor mode 40d may, similarly to the automatic closing or opening mode 40a, be any discrete value between a minimum and maximum value having a similar unit.
  • Figures 3a-b, 4a-b, and 5a-b disclose different types of entrance systems 100.
  • the embodiments aim to describe how a door member lOa-n can be used for setting up one of the setup modes 40a-n (not shown in Figures 3a-b, 4a-b and 5a-b) which was described in Figure 2.
  • an embodiment of an entrance system 100 being an overhead sectional door system 100a is shown.
  • the overhead sectional door 10 may be driven from a closed position 14 in which passage through said overhead sectional door system 100a is prevented, to an open position 12 in which passage is admitted.
  • Means for driving the overhead sectional door 10 is well known in the art, and will not be given much attention herein.
  • Figure 3a shows a scenario where the door member 10 is located at a certain current position 13c.
  • the current position 13c is located in between the closed 14 and the open 12 positions.
  • a user (not shown), such as a technician, personnel or operator, wants to drive a lower edge 1 la of the door member 10 towards the desired position 13 in order to set up a certain setup mode 40.
  • the desired position 13 is in this case located vertically beneath the current position 13c, and vertically above the closed position 14.
  • the controller 30 comprises the controller interface 32, which is depicted in the figure as some type of control station.
  • the controller interface 32 may be configured to receive one or more instructions 42, 44, 46 from the user.
  • the controller interface in this embodiment comprises three control actuators 34a-c, but can in different embodiments comprise two or more control actuators 34a-n.
  • the controller interface 32 may further be configured for transmitting these instructions 42, 44, 46 to the controller 30 through actuation of at least one of said two or more control actuators 34a-n.
  • the user is actuating at least one of the three control actuators 34a- c, wherein the controller 30 is, through the controller interface 32, configured to receive a first instruction 42 being indicative of a setup mode 40a-n to be set for the overhead sectional door system 100a.
  • Actuation of at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c may be caused by one of or a combination two or more of the three control actuators 34a-c being activated in a predetermined order and/or for a predetermined time period. This will be further described with reference to Figures 6a-c, 7a-c, 8a-c, 9a-c and lOa-c.
  • the user will now provide one or more second instructions 44 for controlling the door member 10 to be driven towards the desired position 13. This may be done by actuating at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c, and the controller 30 may in response thereto be configured to receive the one or more second instructions 44 for driving the door member 10.
  • the door member 10, more specifically the lower edge of the door member I la has been driven to the desired position 13.
  • the desired position 13 matches the current position 13c of the door member 10.
  • Whether the desired position 13 matches the current position 13c or not may be up to the user to decide.
  • the user may place one end of a measuring device, such as e.g. a ruler, at the closed position 14, and the other end of the measuring device at the desired position 13.
  • the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c is thus, in this embodiment, a continuous value being indicative of a distance between the door member 10a, and more specifically the lower edge 1 la of the door member 10, and its closed position 14.
  • the user can easily, without requiring any complex controller 30 configurations, visually see when the desired position 13 matches the current position 13c (or at least approximately).
  • the controller 30 may be configured for detecting when the match occurs. For instance, as the controller 30 knows exactly the current position match between the current position 13c and the desired position 13. For this embodiment, however, the controller 30 furthermore needs to know the desired position 13, which entails a more complex solution. Hence, this embodiment may not be particularly suitable for very simple control interfaces 32.
  • the controller 30 Upon driving of the one or more door members lOa-n being completed, the controller 30 is configured to receive a third instruction 46 for confirming said match.
  • the driving is generally completed when the user has deemed that the current position 13c matches the desired position 13, i.e. the current position 13c is at, or near, the desired position 13.
  • the third instruction 46 may be received through the controller interface 32, by e.g. the user having actuated at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c.
  • the controller 30 In response to receiving the third instruction 46, the controller 30 is configured for translating the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c to a setup value 13s for the setup mode 40a-n.
  • an embodiment of an entrance system 100 being a sliding door system 100b is shown.
  • the sliding doors lOa-b may be driven from a closed position 14 in which passage through said sliding door system 100b is prevented, to an open position 12i, 122 in which passage is admitted.
  • Means for driving the sliding doors lOa-b is well known in the art, and will not be given much attention herein.
  • Figure 4a shows a scenario where the door members lOa-b are located at a respective current position 13ci, 13c2.
  • the current positions 13ci, 13c2 are located in between the closed 14 and the open 12i, 122 positions.
  • a user (not shown), such as a technician, personnel or operator, wants to drive a respective inner edge 1 lai, 1 la2 of the door members lOa-b towards their respective desired positions 131, 132 in order to set up a certain setup mode 40.
  • the desired positions 131, 132 are in this case located horizontally closer to the closed position 14 than the respective open positions 12i, 122 from the respective current positions 13ci, 13c2.
  • the controller 30 comprises the controller interface 32, which is depicted in the figure as some type of control station.
  • the controller interface 32 may be configured to receive one or more instructions 42, 44, 46 from the user.
  • the controller interface 32 in this embodiment comprises three control actuators 34a-c, but can in different embodiments comprise two or more control actuators 34a-n.
  • the controller interface 32 may further be configured for transmitting these instructions 42, 44, 46 to the controller 30 through actuation of at least one of said three control actuators 34a-c.
  • the user is actuating at least one of the three control actuators 34a- c, wherein the controller 30 is, through the controller interface 32, configured to receive a first instruction 42 being indicative of a setup mode to be set for the sliding door system 100b.
  • the setup mode may be one of the setup modes 40a-n as described with reference to Figure 2.
  • Actuation of at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c may be caused by one of or a combination of two or more control actuators 34a-n of the three control actuators 34a-c being activated in a predetermined order and/or for a predetermined time period. This will be further described with reference to Figures 6a-c, 7a-c, 8a-c, 9a-c and lOa-c.
  • the user will now provide one or more second instructions 44 for controlling the door members lOa-b to be driven from their respective current positions 13ci, 13c2 towards the desired positions 131, 132. This may be done by actuating at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c, and the controller 30 may in response thereto receive one or more second instructions 44 for controlling the driving of the door members lOa-b.
  • the door members lOa-b more specifically the respective inner edges 1 lai, 1 la2 of the door members lOa-b, have been driven to the respective desired positions 13i, 132.
  • the desired positions 13i, 132 matches the current positions 13ci, 13c2 ofthe door members lOa-b.
  • Whether the desired positions 13i, 132 matches the current positions 13ci, 13c2 or not may be up to the user to decide.
  • the user may place one end of a measuring device, such as e.g. a ruler, at either one of the current positions 13ci, 13c2, and the other end of the measuring device at the other current position 13ci, 13c2.
  • the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current positions 13ci, 13c2 is thus, in this embodiment, a continuous value being indicative of a distance between the two door members lOa-b.
  • the controller 30 may be configured for detecting when the match occurs. For instance, as the controller 30 knows exactly the current positions 13ci, 13C2 of the door members lOa-b, the controller 30 may signal a message being indicative of a match between the current positions 13ci, 13c2 and the desired positions 13i, 132. For this embodiment, however, the controller 30 furthermore needs to know the desired positions 131, 132, which entails a more complex solution. Hence, this embodiment may not be particularly suitable for very simple control interfaces 32.
  • the controller 30 Upon driving of the one or more door members lOa-n being completed, the controller 30 is configured to receive a third instruction 46 for confirming said match.
  • the driving is generally completed when the user has deemed that the current position 13c matches the desired position 13, i.e. the current position 13c is at, or near, the desired position 13.
  • the third instruction 46 may be received through the controller interface 32, by e.g. the user having actuated at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c.
  • the controller 30 In response to receiving the third instruction 46, the controller 30 is configured for translating the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c to a setup value 13s for the setup mode 40a-n.
  • an embodiment of an entrance system 100 being a swing door system 100c is shown.
  • the swing door 10 may be driven from a closed position 14 in which passage through said swing door system 100c is prevented, to an open position 12 in which passage is admitted.
  • Means for driving the swing door 10 is well known in the art, and will not be given much attention herein.
  • Figure 5a shows a scenario where the door member 10 is located at a certain current position 13c.
  • the current position 13c is located in between the closed 14 and the open 12 positions on an angular axis.
  • a user (not shown), such as a technician, personnel or operator, wants to drive the door member 10 towards the desired position 13 in order to set up a certain setup mode 40.
  • the desired position 13 is in this case located angularly closer to the open position 12 than the closed position 14.
  • the controller 30 comprises the controller interface 32, which is depicted in the figure as some type of control station.
  • the controller interface 32 may be configured to receive one or more instructions 42, 44, 46 from the user.
  • the controller interface 32 in this embodiment comprises three control actuators 34a-c, but can in different embodiments comprise two or more control actuators 34a-n.
  • the controller interface 32 may further be configured for transmitting these instructions 42, 44, 46 to the controller 30 through actuation of at least one of said three control actuators 34a-c.
  • the user is actuating at least one of the three control actuators 34a- c, wherein the controller 30 is, through the controller interface 32, configured to receive a first instruction 42 being indicative of a setup mode, such as the setup modes 40a-n described with reference to Figure 2, to be set for the swing door system 100c.
  • Actuation of at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c may be caused by one of or a combination of two or more control actuators 34a-n of the three control actuators 34a- c being activated in a predetermined order and/or for a predetermined time period. This will be further described with reference to Figures 6a-c, 7a-c, 8a-c, 9a-c and lOa-c.
  • the user will now provide one or more second instructions 44 for controlling the door member 10 to be driven towards the desired position 13. This may be done by actuating at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c, and the controller 30 may in response thereto receive one or more second instructions 44 for controlling the driving of the door member 10.
  • the door member 10 has been driven to the desired position 13.
  • the desired position 13 matches the current position 13c of the door member 10.
  • Whether the desired position 13 matches the current position 13c or not may be up to the user to decide.
  • the user may use an angle measuring device, such as e.g. a protractor, for measuring the angle between the open position 12 of the door member and the current position 13c of the door member 10.
  • the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c is thus, in this embodiment, a continuous value being indicative of an angular position of the door member 10a in relation to its open position 12.
  • the user can easily, without requiring any complex controller 30 configurations, visually see when the desired position 13 matches the current position 13c.
  • the controller 30 may be configured for detecting when the match occurs. For instance, as the controller 30 knows exactly the current position 13c of the door member, the controller 30 may signal a message being indicative of a match between the current position 13c and the desired position 13. For this embodiment, however, the controller 30 furthermore needs to know the desired position 13, which entails a more complex solution. Hence, this embodiment may not be particularly suitable for very simple control interfaces 32.
  • the controller 30 Upon driving of the one or more door members lOa-n being completed, the controller 30 is configured to receive a third instruction 46 for confirming said match.
  • the driving is generally completed when the user has deemed that the current position 13c matches the desired position 13, i.e. the current position 13c is at, or near, the desired position 13.
  • the third instruction 46 may be received through the controller interface 32, by e.g. the user having actuated at least one of the three control actuators 34a-c.
  • the controller 30 In response to receiving the third instruction 46, the controller 30 is configured for translating the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c to a setup value 13s for the setup mode 40a-n.
  • FIGS 6a-c, 7a-c, 8a-c, 9a-c and lOa-c all show different embodiments of how the controller 30 may be configured to receive the one or more instructions 42, 44, 46 through the at least two control actuators 34a-b of the controller interface 32.
  • the at least two control actuators 34a-b are normally activated manually by a user.
  • the control actuators 34a-b can however, in some embodiments, also be activated autonomously by e.g. a robot arm or similarly.
  • each one of the different types of controller interfaces 32 may be comprised at the controller 30 in either one of the entrance systems lOOa-c explained with reference to Figures 3a-b, 4a-b or 5a-b.
  • the controller interface 32 comprises two control actuators 34a- b.
  • the control actuators 34a-b include a closing actuator 34a for driving the one or more door members lOa-n towards the closed position 14.
  • the control actuators 34a- b also include an opening actuator 34b for driving the one or more door members lOa-n towards the open position 12.
  • Figure 6a indicates how the controller 30 can be configured to receive the first instruction 42 being indicative of a setup mode 40a-n to be set for the entrance system 100.
  • receiving the first instruction 42 is caused by the closing and opening actuators 34a-b being activated at the same time, one time each, as indicated by the number “1” in the figure.
  • Figure 6b indicates how the controller 30 can be configured to receive the one or more second instructions 44 for driving the door members lOa-n towards the desired position 13.
  • this has been caused by the closing actuator 34a being activated (i.e. pressed or held) for a certain time period.
  • “A certain time period” in this case refers to when it is deemed that the one or more door members lOa-n have been driven to their desired positions 13. Consequently, the user will disable the actuation (i.e. stop holding or pressing) of the closing actuator 34a.
  • no more second instructions 44 will be provided for the controller 30, and ongoing movement of the one or more door members lOa-n will be stopped.
  • the controller 30 is configured for receiving the third instruction 46.
  • receiving the third instruction 46 is caused by the closing actuator 34a and the opening actuator 34b simultaneously being activated (i.e. pressed or held) for a certain time period.
  • the controller 30 may, for instance, be configured for receiving the third instruction 46 upon the control actuators 34a-b being activated for 3 seconds, or any other suitable time period.
  • Figures 7a-c illustrate an embodiment similar to what was described with reference to Figures 6a-c, with some differences.
  • the first instruction 42 is provided by activating both of the closing and opening actuators 34a-b three times each, as indicated by the number “3”. For some controller 30 configurations, this may be necessary as to sift through a number of different setup modes 40a-n until a correct setup mode (for instance one of 40a, 40b, 40c or 40d) is found.
  • a correct setup mode for instance one of 40a, 40b, 40c or 40d
  • the user has activated the opening actuator 34b instead of the closing actuator 34a. This is because the desired position 13 is located closer to the open position 12 than the current position 13c.
  • Figures 8a-c illustrate an embodiment wherein the controller interface 32 comprises three control actuators 34a-c.
  • the controller interface 32 further includes a stop actuator 34c for stopping ongoing movement of the one or more door members lOa-n.
  • the first instruction 42 is provided by activating (i.e. holding or pressing) the closing actuator 34a together with the stop actuator 34c for a certain time period.
  • the opening actuator 34b has been activated for a certain time period for controlling the one or more door members lOa-n to be driven towards their desired positions.
  • the opening actuator 34b does not need to be held or pressed for a particularly long time.
  • the controller 30 may continuously receive the one or more second instructions 44 for causing the drive unit 24 to drive the one or more door members 10a- n towards their desired positions 13.
  • the user deems the current position(s) 13c to match the desired position(s) 13
  • the user simply activates the stop actuator 34c once, wherein the controller 30 is configured to receive another second instruction 44 through the stop actuator 34c.
  • the ongoing movement of the door member lOa-n is thus stopped, and the matching position(s) can be confirmed.
  • this is, in this embodiment, done by activating all of the three buttons 34a-c simultaneously.
  • Figures 9a-c illustrate an embodiment similar to what was described with reference to Figures 8a-c, with some differences.
  • the controller 30 is configured to receive the first instruction 42 by the three control actuators 34a-c being activated simultaneously, one time each, as denoted by the number “1”.
  • the controller 30 is configured to receive the one or more second instructions 44 generally according to how they were received when referencing Figure 6b, i.e. without using the stop actuator 34c.
  • the controller 30 is configured to receive the third instruction 46 by the opening and stop actuators 34b-c being activated simultaneously, two times each.
  • Figures lOa-c illustrate an embodiment having a controller interface 32 that includes two additional control actuators 34d-e together with the three control actuators 34a-c which have been previously described.
  • the controller interface 32 includes a setup mode selection actuator 34d, wherein the controller is configured to receive the first instruction 42 through the setup mode selection actuator 34d.
  • the controller interface 32 further includes a confirmation actuator 34e, wherein the controller 30 is configured to receive the third instruction through the confirmation actuator 34e.
  • the setup mode selection actuator 34d has been activated five times, as denoted by the number “5”. This is for the same reasons as were the case when referencing Figure 7a, i.e.
  • the closing actuator 34a has been activated for a number of seconds in order for automatic drive of the one or more door members lOa-n to be triggered.
  • the stop actuator 34c has also been activated so as stop the ongoing movement of the one or more door members lOa-n.
  • the controller 32 is configured to receive the one or more second instructions through the closing and stop actuators 34a, 34c.
  • the confirmation actuator 34e has been activated once so as to provide the controller 30 with the third instruction 46 being indicative of a match between the current position(s) and the desired position(s).
  • FIG 11 shows an embodiment of a method 200 of operating an automatic door operator 20.
  • the automatic door operator 20 comprises one or more door members 10a- n being movable between an open position 12 and a closed position 14.
  • the automatic door operator 20 further comprises an electric motor 22 and a drive unit 24 adapted to actuate the electric motor 22.
  • the method 200 may be performed generally in accordance with what has been described throughout this disclosure. Although not shown in Figure 11, the method 200 may be performed by a controller 30 of an automatic door operator 20 of an entrance system 100.
  • the entrance system 100 may be an overhead sectional door system 100a, a sliding door system 100b or a swing door system 100c. Alternatively, the entrance system 100 may be some other type of entrance system known in the art.
  • the instructions 42, 44, 46 may be received by the controller 30 manually or automatically by a user or e.g. a robot arm triggering transmittal of said instructions 42, 44, 46 through e.g. some type of controller interface 32.
  • the method 200 may involve receiving 210 a first instruction 42 being indicative of a setup mode 40 to be set for the entrance system 100.
  • the method 200 may further involve receiving 220 one or more second instructions 44 for controlling 230 the drive unit 24 to cause driving of the one or more door members lOa-n towards a desired position 13 between said open and closed position 12, 14.
  • the driving of the door members lOa-n may provide the controller 30 with sensor-retrieved positional information of a current position 13c of the one or more door members lOa-n.
  • the method 200 may further involve, upon driving of the one or more door members lOa-n being completed, receiving 240 a third instruction 46 for confirming that the current position 13c matches the desired position 13.
  • the method 200 may further involve, in response to receiving the third instruction 46, translating 250 the sensor-retrieved positional information of the current position 13c to a setup value 13s for the setup mode 40a-n.
  • the invention may generally be applied in or to an entrance system 100 having one or more movable door member not limited to any specific type.
  • the or each such door member may, for instance, be a swing door member, a revolving door member, a sliding door member, an overhead sectional door member, a horizontal folding door member or a pull-up (vertical lifting) door member.

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La présente invention concerne un système d'entrée (100) développé par ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB. Le système d'entrée (100) comprend un ou plusieurs éléments de porte (10a-n) et un dispositif d'actionnement de porte automatique (20) comprenant un moteur électrique (22), une unité d'entraînement (24) et un dispositif de commande (30). Le dispositif de commande (30) est configurée pour recevoir une première instruction (42) indiquant un mode de réglage (40a-n) à définir pour le système d'entrée (100), recevoir une ou plusieurs deuxièmes instructions (44) permettant de commander l'unité d'entraînement (24) pour provoquer l'entraînement du ou des éléments de porte (10a-n) vers une position souhaitée (13), ledit entraînement mettant en œuvre le dispositif de commande (30) avec des informations de position récupérées par capteur d'une position actuelle (13c) du ou des éléments de porte (10a-n), recevoir une troisième instruction (46) pour confirmer que la position actuelle (13c) correspond à la position souhaitée (13), et traduire les informations de position récupérées par capteur de la position actuelle (13c) à une valeur de réglage (13s) pour le mode de réglage (40a-n).
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