SOMFY ACTIVITES SA

An electromechanical actuator for driving a movable closure or sun protection screen includes a motor, a control board, a gear reduction assembly and a connector for connecting to a power supply source. The connector includes eight electrical contacts, the connector being in particular an RJ45 connector, for supplying power to the actuator and transmitting data from an Ethernet network. The motor is a synchronous motor including a wound stator and a rotor with permanent magnets, the stator winding being designed to withstand a voltage of 46V to 57V, in particular a voltage of 48V.

This control unit ( 16 ) for a home automation installation comprises a main body ( 20 ), which houses a compartment (V 20 ) for receiving a battery, and a cover ( 32 ) for closing the compartment. The cover comprises a hinge portion ( 34 ), which is configured to engage with the main body ( 20 ) so that the cover ( 32 ) is rotatable relative to the main body, a sealing portion ( 36 ) and a locking clip ( 40 ). The clip ( 40 ) is U-shaped, resiliently deformable and comprises a free end which is referred to as the locking end and is configured to be received in a complementary recess ( 60 ) provided in the main body when the cover ( 32 ) is in the closed position, the clip ( 40 ) then being located on one side of the internal median plane (P 30 ) of the main body, while the locking end ( 43 B) is located set back from the outer face ( 28 ).

An electromechanical actuator ( 11 ) comprises a casing ( 17 ), an electric motor ( 16 ), a gearbox ( 19 a , 19 b ), a coupling element ( 20 a , 20 b ) and a torque transmission device ( 10 a , 10 b ). The gearbox ( 19 a , 19 b ) is coupled to the coupling element ( 20 a , 20 b ) via the device ( 10 a , 10 b ). The device ( 10 a , 10 b ) comprises a drive shaft ( 38 ), a first pin ( 39 ) and a second pin ( 40 ). The drive shaft ( 38 ) comprises a first aperture and a second aperture. The first pin ( 39 ) is housed inside the first aperture. The second pin ( 40 ) is housed inside the second aperture. A first end of the drive shaft ( 38 ) is arranged inside a first housing ( 43 ) of the gearbox ( 19 a , 19 b ). Furthermore, a second end of the drive shaft ( 38 ) is arranged inside a second housing ( 44 ) of the coupling element ( 20 a , 20 b ). The actuator ( 11 ) is configured to transmit, from the electric motor ( 16 ), a torque to the coupling element ( 20 a , 20 b ), through the device ( 10 a , 10 b ), when an axis of rotation (X 10 a , X 10 b ) of the device ( 10 a , 10 b ) and an axis of rotation (X 20 a , X 20 b ) of the coupling element ( 20 a , 20 b ) are out of alignment.

This method comprises opening ( 82 ) a secure connection between a connected building object and a remote controller, implementing a first security certificate of the connected object and a second security certificate of the remote controller, and receiving via said secure connection ( 42 ) a command to perform at least one action issued by the remote controller, followed by the steps of: extracting ( 86 ) a value from a predetermined field of the second security certificate, referred to as the remote controller's access authorisation value; checking ( 90 ), in a structure for storing associations between access authorisation values and sets of authorised commands, that said received command belongs to a set of at least one authorised command associated with said access value; and if the check is positive, executing ( 92 ) at least one action associated with the received command.

An electrical power supply device comprises a casing, a photovoltaic panel, which is fixed on the casing, and a fixing device, which comprises a fixing support, a holding device and a cover. The support comprises a plurality of first locking elements. The holding device comprises at least one second locking element, which cooperates with one of the first locking elements. The holding device is fixed on the cover. The cover is fixed removably on the casing. Furthermore, the support is arranged between the casing and the cover, so as, on the one hand, to be able to slide the support between the casing and the cover and, on the other hand, to hold the support in position by the holding device.

The method for controlling a maneuvering device ( 2 ) to maneuver a screen ( 3 ) of an occulting home-automation system ( 1 ) between at least a first position and a second position comprises: a first actuator ( 5 ) equipped with a first electric motor ( 9 ), a torque detection device ( 19 ) and a position management module ( 27 ), a second actuator ( 6 ) equipped with a second electric motor ( 12 ), a torque detection device ( 26 ) and a position management module ( 28 ), and a winding shaft ( 7 ). The actuator and the second actuator are configured to drive the winding shaft. The method includes designating the first actuator as master actuator and the second actuator as slave actuator.

The invention relates to an actuator for driving a sun protection or blocking screen between a plurality of positions, the actuator comprising an electric motor ( 4 ), a reduction gear ( 6 ), at least one battery ( 8 ) powering the geared motor, a circuit ( 12 ) for controlling the geared motor, a charging connector ( 16 ) designed to allow the at least one battery ( 8 ) to be connected to a power supply device, the actuator also comprising a casing ( 2 ) having a longitudinal axis (X) for housing the motor ( 4 ), the reduction gear ( 6 ), the battery ( 8 ) and the control circuit ( 12 ), the charging connector ( 16 ) being a standard connector, the actuator being intended to co-operate with a power supply device comprising a standard connector corresponding to the standard connector of the actuator. The control circuit ( 12 ) has means for transmitting, to the power supply device, a request for a power supply profile comprising at least a

An electromechanical actuator ( 11 ) comprises an electric motor ( 16 ), which comprises a bearing ( 32 ), a flange ( 40 ) and an annular elastic seal ( 42 ). The flange ( 40 ) comprises a housing ( 41 ), which comprises an entry opening ( 52 ), a shoulder ( 46 ) and notches ( 47 ). The bearing ( 32 ) is arranged inside the housing ( 41 ). Each of the notches ( 47 ) is provided in an internal surface ( 44 ) of the housing ( 41 ). The seal ( 42 ) is arranged around the bearing ( 32 ) and is compressed between the internal surface ( 44 ) of the housing ( 41 ) and an external surface ( 45 ) of the bearing ( 32 ). Each of the notches ( 47 ) extends from the shoulder ( 46 ) of the housing ( 41 ) over a predetermined distance (D 47 ), strictly less than a length (L 1 ) measured between the shoulder ( 46 ) and the entry opening ( 52 ). Furthermore, the seal ( 42 ) is introduced inside the notches ( 47 ), in a position of the seal ( 42 ) inserted inside the housing ( 41 ), so that the annular elastic seal ( 42 ) relaxes locally inside these notches ( 47 ).

An electromechanical actuator for a sun protection or a privacy device, the electromechanical actuator comprising: an electric motor ( 16 ) an electronic control unit ( 15 ), a rechargeable battery ( 18 ), and a connector ( 28 ) to a photovoltaic solar panel ( 37 ) or to a charger ( 44 ), the electronic control unit ( 15 ) comprising: a charging circuit ( 32 ) connected to the rechargeable battery ( 18 ) and electrically connected to the connector ( 28 ) via a power supply bus ( 34 ), a controller ( 31 ), and detector ( 39 ) for detecting a connection of the photovoltaic solar panel ( 37 ) to the connector ( 28 ), a first switch ( 38 ), the first switch ( 38 ) being connected to the connector ( 28 ) via the power supply bus ( 34 ) and to the rechargeable battery ( 18 ). The controller ( 31 ) commands the first switch ( 38 ) to a closed state when a connection of a photovoltaic solar panel ( 37 ) to the connector ( 28 ) is detected, so as to electrically connect the power supply bus ( 34 ) to the connection device to the rechargeable battery ( 18 ).