WO2024080998A1 - Capteur et logique d'actionneur de porte pour des systèmes de portes à panneaux à empilement vertical - Google Patents

Capteur et logique d'actionneur de porte pour des systèmes de portes à panneaux à empilement vertical Download PDF

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WO2024080998A1
WO2024080998A1 PCT/US2022/046770 US2022046770W WO2024080998A1 WO 2024080998 A1 WO2024080998 A1 WO 2024080998A1 US 2022046770 W US2022046770 W US 2022046770W WO 2024080998 A1 WO2024080998 A1 WO 2024080998A1
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Zhizhuo Wu
James Janick
Brandon Carl Smith
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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
    • E06B9/02—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/06—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type
    • E06B9/0607—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position
    • E06B9/0615—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position characterised by the closing elements
    • E06B9/0638—Slats or panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D13/00—Accessories for sliding or lifting wings, e.g. pulleys, safety catches
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/16—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane
    • 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
    • E06B9/02—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/06—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type
    • E06B9/0607—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position
    • E06B9/0646—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position characterised by the relative arrangement of the closing elements in the stored position
    • E06B9/0676—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position characterised by the relative arrangement of the closing elements in the stored position stored in a stacked configuration
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/16—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/24—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane consisting of parts connected at their edges
    • 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
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • 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
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/50—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with more than one kind of movement

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  • Overhead doors can be used for a variety of applications.
  • overhead doors can be used as garage doors in residential locations or as doors for bays and entrances to warehouses, retail stores, and restaurants in commercial locations.
  • Some overhead doors may be pulled open through a counterbalance system that includes a motor, a torsion spring, a rotating shaft connected to the motor and torsion spring, and a cable/strap system that connects the bottom section of a door to the rotating shaft.
  • Other types of overhead doors can be operated using a non-spring mechanism.
  • a door contains multiple sections that attach to adjacent sections with hinges. Through the movement of the counterbalance system, the door moves along a track. Typically, the moving door can be moved along the track, as the sections of the door are connected by hinges, to lay horizontally with the floor along the track. If a door has door sections that are connected by hinges to assist in moving the sections along the track, then the design of the counterbalance system and the track are sufficient to open and close the door.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an isometric view of an example of the vertically stacking panel door of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an example of a gap formed between panels while the panel door is closing;
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electronic sensor to detect a gap and stop a closing operation of a door
  • FIG. 4 is an illustration of an example physical sensor to detect a gap and stop a closing operation of the door.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method for detecting a gap between panels of a vertically stacking panel door to stop a closing operation of the present disclosure.
  • doors which can act as both a way to enter and exit a space, but also as a decorative, movable wall structure. These types of doors must be visually appealing and also take up minimal space when retracted into an open position.
  • One approach to such a need is to provide a door where the door sections are maintained and stored in a vertical orientation, or a vertically stacking panel door system.
  • the vertically stacking panel door system may comprise door panels that do not utilize hinges between the door panels. Further, the vertically stacking panel door system may not utilize a counterbalance system with a torsion spring. Examples described herein provide examples of a door operator sensor and logic for vertically stacking panel door systems. With the vertical stacking of the panels in a horizontal track guide when the door is in an open position, a closing event of the door requires more than the movement of the bottom most panel of the door. The subsequent panels require gravitational forces as well as momentum to complete the closing event of the door.
  • the vertically stacking panel door is formed by individual panels, there may be potential for gaps to form between the panels as the door is closed.
  • closing the door in a vertically stacking panel door system requires each panel to move from a horizontal track guide to a vertically stacked position along a vertical track guide as the panels remain in a substantially vertical orientation.
  • Each panel may be moved one panel at a time from the horizontal track guide to the vertical track guide. Only the bottom most panel is connected to a cable/strap which provides the forces needed to start an opening or closing event of the door. The remainder of the door panels require gravitational forces and momentum during a closing event to move. As each panel transitions from the horizontal track guide to the vertical track guide, there is a potential for a panel to get stuck in the horizontal track guide or a panel interface zone while a previous panel moves further down the vertical track guide. This separation between panels may prevent the upper panels of the door from moving during a closing event.
  • the present disclosure provides a sensor (e.g., either electrical, mechanical, or a combination of an electrical and mechanical sensor) to detect when a gap is formed between panels in the panel interface zone. When an undesired gap between panels is detected, the sensor may automatically transmit a signal to a motor of the door to stop operation of the motor. Thus, the panels can be adjusted to eliminate the gap safely and resume operation of the door.
  • a sensor e.g., either electrical, mechanical, or a combination of an electrical and mechanical sensor
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an isometric view of an example vertically stacking panel door system 100 of the present disclosure.
  • the vertically stacking panel door system 100 may include a door 102 that is comprised of a plurality of vertically stacking disconnected panels 1081 to 108 n (hereinafter also referred to individually as a panel 108 or collectively as panels 108).
  • the door 102 may be opened by moving the panels 108 vertically along a track or track system.
  • the track system may include different track portions that define a path along which the panels 108 may move to open and close the door 102.
  • the track may include opposing vertical track guides 104, a horizontal track guide 106, and a panel interface zone 114.
  • the horizontal track guide 106 includes a first horizontal track portion 110 (also referred to herein as an upper horizontal track 110) and a second horizontal track portion 112 (also referred to herein as a lower horizontal track 112).
  • the opposing vertical track guides 104 may include a first vertical track 104 on a first side of a guide cover 164 and a second vertical track 104 on a second side of a guide cover 166.
  • the guide covers 164 and 166 may be flush with the opening in the building structure (wall) or may be adjacent to the opening in the building structure (wall).
  • the panel interface zone 114 defines a transitional area between the vertical door guide 104 and the horizontal door guide 106.
  • the panel interface zone 114 proves the means for guiding the panels 108 during an opening or closing event, such as lifting and separating the plurality of panels 108 when the door 102 is opening and aligning and placing the plurality of panels 108 in tangential connection when the door 102 is closing.
  • the panels 108 can be stacked along the horizontal track guide 106.
  • the panels 108 are aligned and tangentially connected, the panels 108 can be stacked in a vertical orientation along the opposing vertical track guides 104.
  • the door 102 may be closed by moving the panels 108 towards the vertical door guide 104. Mechanical assistance is provided to the bottom most panel 1081 of the door 102 and the remainder of the panels 108 n move by gravitational forces and momentum.
  • the panels 108 may be stacked on top of one another as the door 102 is closed.
  • the vertically stacking panel door system 100 may include a counterbalance system 154.
  • the counterbalance system 154 may include a drum 152, a barrel 153, and a motor 156.
  • the counterbalance system 154 may also include a strap/cable (not shown) that is coupled to the drum 152 and the bottom most panel 108 (e.g., panel 1081 in FIG. 1).
  • the drum 152 may be coupled to the motor 156 and powered by the motor 156 or may be manually operated to rotate.
  • the counterbalance system 154 may further comprise a torsion spring (not shown).
  • the drum 152 When the drum 152 is operated to open the door 102, the drum 152 may pull the bottom most panel 108 up with the torsion spring providing forces to assist in the pull. When the drum 152 is operated to close the door 102, the drum 152 may rotate in an opposite direction to allow the bottom most panel 108 to descend through the panel interface zone 114 and down the opposing vertical track guides 104 into a closed position. If a torsion spring is present, when the drum 152 is operated to close the door 102, the drum 152 may rotate in an opposite direction to apply tension to the torsion spring and to allow the bottom most panel 108 to descend through the panel interface zone 114 and down the opposing vertical track guides 104 into a closed position.
  • the vertically stacking panel door system 100 may include one or more sensors 148 and 150.
  • the sensor 148 may be an electronic sensor, and the sensor 150 may be a mechanical sensor. Details of the sensors 148 and 150 are illustrated in FIGs. 3 and 4 and described in further detail below.
  • the vertically stacking panel door system 100 may be deployed with only the sensor 150 or with both the sensor 148 and the sensor 150.
  • the sensors 148 and 150 may be used to detect a gap between panels 108 when the door 102 is closing in the panel interface zone 114.
  • the sensors 148 and 150 may be located within, near, or adjacent to the panel interface zone 114.
  • the sensor 148 may be located near the bottom of the panel interface zone 114 and near the counterbalance system 154.
  • the sensor 150 may be located as part of the motor 156 of the counterbalance system 154.
  • the sensors 148 and 150 may generate a signal to an electrical operator (e.g., a processing system that controls the motor and/or operation of the counterbalance system 154) to stop the closing operation of the door 102 when an undesired gap is detected. Thus, damage to the door 102 may be prevented.
  • an electrical operator e.g., a processing system that controls the motor and/or operation of the counterbalance system 154.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of an undesired gap 202 that can be formed between adjacent panels 108 during a closing operation.
  • the closing operation may cause the panels 108 to move downward into the vertical track guides 104 in a direction shown by an arrow 204.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the gap 202 formed between adjacent panels 1081 and IO82.
  • the panel IO81 may continue to move downward, but the panel IO82 may fail to progress out of the horizontal track guide, get stuck in the panel interface zone 114, or get stuck in the horizontal track guide 106.
  • the gap 202 may be formed between the panels 1081 and IO82.
  • the gap 202 may be defined as a distance that is larger than a predefined threshold between adjacent panels 108. In other words, the gap 202 may be detected whenever a sensor parameter is greater than a threshold that is measured by the sensors 148 and 150 to detect the gap.
  • the sensor 148 may measure a distance between adjacent panels 108 based on detection of light.
  • the gap 202 may be defined as a distance that is larger than a predefined threshold between adjacent panels 108 for a predefined amount of time.
  • the sensor 148 may account for the presence of gaps between adjacent panels 108 temporarily as each panel 108 transitions between the panel interface zone 114 and the vertical track guides 104.
  • a timer or predefined time threshold may be used. If the timer expires or the time threshold is exceeded, the sensor 148 may detect that the gap 202 is present.
  • the senor 150 may measure an amount of torque applied to the motor 156.
  • the amount of torque may be translated to detection of a potential gap.
  • the sensor 150 may detect a gap between adjacent panels.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an example of the sensor 148 that is an electric sensor.
  • the sensor 148 may be located within, near, or adjacent to the panel interface zone 114 and adjacent to, and immediately below, the counterbalance system 154.
  • the electric sensor may be any type of electric sensor.
  • the electric sensor may be a photoelectric sensor, an induction sensor, and the like.
  • the electric sensor may be a photoelectric sensor 308 that detects light.
  • the photoelectric sensor 308 may be positioned such that the sensor is aimed at the ends of the panels 108 between the panel interface zone 114 and the vertical track guides 104.
  • a photoelectric sensor 308 is illustrated in FIG. 3 as an example of an electric sensor, it should be noted that other types of electric sensors may be used.
  • other types of electric sensors may use laser, infrared light, magnetic fields, and the like to detect the undesired gaps between adjacent panels 108.
  • the panel 108 when a panel 108 moves in front of the photoelectric sensor 308, the panel 108 may block the sensor 308. In other words, the photoelectric sensor 308 would detect no light. When no panel 108 is located in front of the photoelectric sensor 308, the photoelectric sensor 308 would detect light and therefore detect a gap 302. In other words, the photoelectric sensor 308 may detect a gap 302 when a space (which allows light to be detected by the photoelectric sensor 308) is detected between adjacent panels 108.
  • the photoelectric sensor 308 may measure a size of the gap 302 based on an estimated velocity of the panels 108 and an amount of time elapsed between when the photoelectric sensor 308 detects light and when the photoelectric sensor 308 does not detect light (e.g., the adjacent panel 108 blocks the sensor 308).
  • the electric sensor may also include a controller 306 and a memory 310.
  • the controller 306 may be a processor or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) programmed to perform specific functions.
  • the memory 310 may be any type of non-transitory computer readable medium that can store instructions that are executed by the controller 306.
  • the memory 310 may be a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) memory, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like.
  • PCIe peripheral component interconnect express
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read only memory
  • the controller 306 may be communicatively coupled to the memory 310 and the photoelectric sensor 308.
  • the controller 306 may receive the measurements from the photoelectric sensor 308.
  • the controller 306 may receive signals from the photoelectric sensor 308 whenever a light is detected and whenever the light is no longer detected.
  • the controller 306 may use an internal clock to associate each signal with a time stamp. Based on the known velocity of the panels, the controller 306 may calculate the distance (size) of the gap 302.
  • the controller 306 may compare the distance or size of the gap 302 to a predefined distance threshold 314 stored in the memory 310.
  • the predefined distance threshold 314 may be defined by an installer of the vertically stacking door system 100.
  • the predefined distance threshold 314 may be set to 10 centimeters, 100 centimeters, or any other desired size. If the size of the gap 302 calculated by the controller 306 is larger than the distance threshold 314, the controller 306 may send a signal to the motor 156 or the operator to stop the closing operation of the door 102.
  • the controller 306 may detect the gap 302 based on the calculated size of the gap 302 and a time component.
  • the memory 312 may have a time threshold 312 or a timer 316 may be used. If the size of the gap 302 is measured to be greater than the distance threshold 314 and the gap 302 is detected for an amount of time greater than the time threshold 312 or past expiration of the timer 316, then the controller 306 may determine that the gap 302 is detected. The controller 306 may transmit a signal to the motor 156 of the operator to stop the closing operation of the door 102.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the sensor 150 that is a physical or mechanical sensor.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example mechanical sensor that measures torque or force
  • the mechanical sensor may measure pressure or a position that can sense a torque direction.
  • the mechanical sensor may be an adjustable drive sprocket 402 coupled to the motor 156.
  • the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may be set to a particular level of force (or dynamic torque) to turn the motor 156.
  • the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may cause the motor 156 to stop operating. For example, a gear can be released to block rotation of gears on the motor 156 that rotate the drum 152 that would otherwise cause the door 102 to close.
  • the level of torque can be translated into a size of a gap between panels 108. For example, as the gap between two panels 108 grows larger, the anticipated weight upon the bottom most panel 1081 of the door 102 is less than anticipated, which means there is less weight working against a torsion spring in the counterbalance system 154 and less torque from the motor 156. As a result, the torque may increase as the motor 156 works harder against the spring in the counterbalance system 154. The amount of torque may increase in a linear relationship to the size of the gap between panels 108.
  • the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may be set to a torque that is greater than an amount of torque required to move the first panel 1081 out of the horizontal track guide 106.
  • the amount of torque required to move the first panel 1081 may be the greatest compared to all other panels IO82 to 108 n .
  • the amount of torque would be greater than the amount of torque required to move the first panel 1081.
  • the increase in torque would be detected by the adjustable drive sprocket 402, causing the motor 156 to stop operating.
  • both the photoelectric electric sensor 308 and the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may be deployed to detect the gap 202 or 302 between adjacent panels 108.
  • a scenario may exist where a panel 108 gets stuck in front of the photoelectric sensor 308.
  • the operator may try to continue closing the door 102. This may cause damage to the panels 108 or create a large gap that is undesirable.
  • the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may detect an increase in torque as the size of the gap 202 or 302 continues to grow between adjacent panels 108. Thus, even though the photoelectric sensor 308 does not detect the gap 202 or 302, the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may detect the gap 202 or 302 due to the increase in torque. Thus, although the photoelectric sensor 308 and the adjustable drive sprocket 402 working alone can detect the gap 202 or 302 in most scenarios, the combination of both the photoelectric sensor 308 and the adjustable drive sprocket 402 may detect the gap 202 or 302 in all scenarios.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart of an example method 500 for detecting a gap between panels of a vertically stacking panel door to stop a closing operation.
  • the method 500 may be performed by the vertically stacking panel door system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the method 500 may be performed by an operator of a counterbalance system 154 in combination with the sensor 148 and/or the sensor 150 or by the controller 306 illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the method 500 begins.
  • the method 500 activates a motor to initiate a closing operation for a plurality of disconnected panels of a vertically stacking panel door system, wherein the closing operation moves the plurality of disconnected panels one panel at a time from a horizontal track guide to a vertical track guide.
  • the bottom most panel may leave the horizontal track guide first, followed by subsequent panels of the door.
  • the panels may travel from a horizontal track guide, through a panel interface zone where the panels transition from horizontal movement to vertical movement, and then into the vertical track guide.
  • the method 500 detects a gap between adjacent panels as the plurality of disconnected panels moves during the closing operation via a sensor located above the vertical track guide. As discussed above, occasionally a panel may get stuck during the closing operation. The panels below the stuck panel may continue to move vertically downward, creating a gap between the panel that is moving downward in the vertical track guide and the panel that is stuck in the horizontal track guide or panel interface zone.
  • the senor may be an electrical sensor or a physical/mechanical sensor. In one embodiment, both the electrical sensor and the physical sensor may be used in combination to detect the gap between adjacent panels. The sensor may detect the gap based on a parameter that is measured by the sensor.
  • the electrical sensor may be a photoelectric sensor.
  • the photoelectric sensor may detect light between the panels.
  • a gap may be detected based on a size of the gap measured by the photoelectric sensor or based on an amount of time for which the gap is detected by the photoelectric sensor.
  • the size of the gap may be calculated based on the light signals detected between panels by the photoelectric signal.
  • a distance can be calculated between the adjacent panels based on an amount of time for which the light is detected between the adjacent panels and an estimated speed at which the adjacent panels are travelling past the photoelectric sensor.
  • the distance, or size of the gap can be compared to a predefined distance threshold.
  • the threshold can be set to what may be considered as an acceptable gap size (e.g., 10 centimeters, 15 centimeters, 30 centimeters, and the like).
  • a gap may be detected.
  • the photoelectric sensor may detect the gap based on how long the light signal between adjacent panels is detected.
  • a controller communicatively coupled to the photoelectric sensor may start a timer or begin tracking an amount of time that has passed.
  • the timer expires, or when the amount of time that has passed exceeds a time threshold, without interruption to the light that is detected, the controller may determine that a gap is detected.
  • the light signal would be interrupted.
  • the panel would block the light detected by the photoelectric sensor.
  • the timer would reset, or the controller would reset the amount of time that has passed to zero.
  • the photoelectric sensor After the panel passes the photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor would detect light again, and the timer or time tracking would begin again. The process may repeat until the last panel reaches the vertical track guide and the closing operation is completed.
  • the senor may be a physical or mechanical sensor, such as a torque sensor.
  • the torque sensor may have an adjustable drive sprocket that can be set to a desired torque level.
  • the desired torque level can be associated with a desired gap size or distance between the adjacent panels.
  • the increase in gap size may have a linear relationship with the increase in torque caused by the increase in gap size.
  • the torque sensor may detect the gap when the amount of torque on the motor is greater than a torque setting on the adjustable drive sprocket.
  • both the photoelectric sensor and the torque sensor may be used to detect the gap. For example, there may be an instance where a panel gets stuck, or stops, in front of the photoelectric sensor. Thus, the photoelectric sensor may not detect light and may therefore determine that no gap exists. However, the torque sensor may detect an increase in torque due to the panel that is stuck. As a result, the torque sensor may provide redundant or additional gap detection in combination with the photoelectric sensor.
  • the method 500 deactivates the motor in response to detecting the gap to stop the closing operation.
  • the controller communicatively coupled to the photoelectric sensor may also be communicatively coupled to an operator or coupled directly to the motor.
  • the controller may send a signal to deactivate the motor.
  • the torque sensor may stop the motor when the amount of torque is greater than the torque setting on the adjustable drive sprocket.
  • the torque sensor may engage a gear that stops rotation of the motor mechanically to stop the motor and pause the closing operation of the door.
  • a technician may fix the panel that is stuck and reset the motor to complete the closing operation.
  • the method 500 ends.

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Dans des modes de réalisation donnés à titre d'exemple, l'invention concerne un système de porte à panneaux à empilement vertical. Le système de porte à panneaux à empilement vertical comprend un guide de porte horizontal, une zone d'interface de panneau, un guide de porte vertical, une pluralité de panneaux pour se déplacer d'une position à empilement horizontal dans le guide de porte horizontal vers une position à empilement vertical dans le guide de porte vertical, un système de contrepoids comprenant un moteur pour déplacer la pluralité de panneaux, et un capteur pour détecter un espacement entre deux panneaux adjacents de la pluralité de panneaux lorsque la pluralité de panneaux sont déplacés de la position à empilement horizontal vers la position à empilement vertical, le capteur étant destiné à transmettre un signal au moteur lorsque l'espacement est détecté.
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