Adjustable cam assembly for damper position feedback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11460217-B2
Application number	US-202016803420-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2020
Priority date	Feb 27, 2020
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

A cam assembly for selectively contacting an end-of-stroke damper position switch. The cam assembly includes a first cam that is rotatable about a first axis, and a position lever that is connected to and rotates with the cam assembly. The position lever is configured to be connected to an opening and closing mechanism of the damper and the cam assembly is adjustable to contact a first end-of-stroke damper position switch at the end-of-stroke of the opening and closing mechanism of the damper regardless of the position of the lever.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cam assembly configured to selectively contact an end-of-stroke damper position switch, comprising:
a first cam that is rotatable about a first axis;
a second cam configured to engage with the first cam; and
a position lever connected to and configured to rotate with the first cam, wherein the position lever is configured to be connected to a blocking mechanism of a damper, and wherein the cam assembly is adjustable to contact the end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the damper is in an open position or a closed position.

2. The cam assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first cam further comprises:
a first contact portion; and
a second contact portion, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are configured to contact the end-of-stroke damper position switch based on rotation of the position lever.

3. The cam assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion extend from a camming surface of the first cam, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are curved and have a greater diameter than the camming surface of the first cam, and wherein the camming surface of the first cam is substantially cylindrical.

4. The cam assembly of claim 2 , wherein the end-of-stroke damper position switch is a first end-of-stroke damper position switch, and the second cam further comprises:
a third contact portion; and
a fourth contact portion, wherein the third contact portion and the fourth contact portion are configured to contact a second end-of-stroke damper position switch based on rotation of the position lever.

5. The cam assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first contact portion or the second contact portion is configured to contact the first end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the damper is in the closed position, and wherein the third contact portion or the fourth contact portion is configured to contact the second end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the damper is in the open position.

6. The cam assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first contact portion or the second contact portion is configured to contact the first end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the damper is in the open position, and wherein the third contact portion or the fourth contact portion is configured to contact the second end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the damper is in the closed position.

7. The cam assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second cam is rotatable independently of and relative to the first cam.

8. The cam assembly of claim 1 , comprising engagement protrusions configured to selectively lock a rotational position of the second cam with respect to the first cam.

9. The cam assembly of claim 8 , wherein the engagement protrusions are configured to selectively engage with engagement grooves of the cam assembly.

10. The cam assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second cam includes a recess configured to receive a tool, wherein the second cam is rotatable with respect to the first cam in response to placement of the tool in the recess and rotation of the tool.

11. The cam assembly of claim 9 , wherein the engagement grooves are located on the second cam and the engagement protrusions are located on the first cam.

12. The cam assembly of claim 11 , wherein the first cam comprises an elastic portion, and wherein the elastic portion is configured to bias the engagement protrusions in a radially outward direction to engage with the engagement grooves.

13. The cam assembly of claim 1 , wherein the position lever comprises a keyed portion configured to block rotation of the position lever relative to the first cam.

14. A cam assembly configured to selectively contact a first end-of-stroke damper position switch and a second end-of-stroke damper position switch, the cam assembly comprising:
a position lever configured to be connected to a blocking mechanism of a fire damper;
a primary cam with a first primary cam contact portion configured to contact the first end-of-stroke damper position switch, wherein the primary cam is connected to the position lever; and
a secondary cam with a first secondary cam contact portion configured to contact the second end-of-stroke damper position switch, wherein the secondary cam is configured to rotatably receive the primary cam, wherein the primary cam and the secondary cam are configured to rotate about a first axis, and wherein the first primary cam contact portion is rotatable relative to the first secondary cam contact portion to adjust an angular relationship between the first primary cam contact portion and the first secondary cam contact portion.

15. The cam assembly of claim 14 , wherein the primary cam further comprises a second primary cam contact portion, and wherein the secondary cam further comprises a second secondary cam contact portion.

16. The cam assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first and second primary cam contact portions extend from a primary camming surface of the primary cam, wherein the first and second primary cam contact portions are curved and have a greater diameter than the primary camming surface, and wherein the primary camming surface is substantially cylindrical.

17. The cam assembly of claim 15 , comprising a set of protrusions and a series of grooves configured to selectively lock a rotational position of the secondary cam with respect to the primary cam.

18. The cam assembly of claim 17 , wherein the series of grooves is configured to selectively engage with the set of protrusions.

19. The cam assembly of claim 18 , wherein the secondary cam includes a recess configured to receive a tool, wherein the secondary cam is configured to rotate with respect to the primary cam via placement of the tool in the recess and rotation of the tool.

20. The cam assembly of claim 18 , wherein the series of grooves is on the secondary cam and the set of protrusions is on the primary cam.

21. The cam assembly of claim 20 , wherein the primary cam comprises an elastic portion, and wherein the elastic portion is configured to bias the set of protrusions toward the series of grooves of the secondary cam.

22. The cam assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first or second primary cam contact portion is configured to contact the first end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the fire damper is in a closed position and the first or second secondary cam contact portion is configured to contact the second end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the fire damper is in a fully open position.

23. The cam assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first or second primary cam contact portion is configured to contact the first end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the fire damper is in an open position and the first or second secondary cam contact portion is configured to contact the second end-of-stroke damper position switch when the blocking mechanism of the fire damper is in a closed position.

24. A firestat, comprising:
an end-of-stroke damper position switch;
a cam assembly configured to selectively contact the end-of-stroke damper position switch, wherein the cam assembly comprises:
a first cam that is rotatable about a first axis; and
a position lever that is connected to and configured to rotate wit

Assignees

• Air Distribution Tech Ip Llc

Inventors

• Koop Edward N
• Beneke Jeffrey Scott
• Maune Kent S
• Patil Vikas Ashok
• Gnanavadivel Raguraman

Classifications

• A62C2/14

  with two or more blades · CPC title

• F24F13/075 Primary

  having parallel rods or lamellae directing the outflow, e.g. the rods or lamellae being individually adjustable (F24F13/072 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24F13/10 Primary

  movable, e.g. dampers · CPC title

• F24F2140/40

  Damper positions, e.g. open or closed · CPC title

• F24F2013/1473

  with cams or levers · CPC title