Wireless adapter for barrier operator systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9562384-B2
Application number	US-201213477786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2012
Priority date	May 24, 2011
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are alternate embodiments of various components of a barrier operator system. and methods of operation, including of the mechanical drive subsystem with segmented and self-locking rail unit, rail mounting supports, belt and chain drive tensioning, and drive assembly carriage and interface; the electronics and software routines for controlled operation of the various barrier operator functions; wall console communications with the barrier operator; encryption and decryption of access codes; establishment and monitoring of travel limits and barrier speed and force profiles; thermal protection of barrier operator drive motors; and establishment and control of communications from the barrier operator to accessories by way of a wireless adapter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A barrier operator system for controlling movement of a barrier, comprising:
a barrier operator head unit having an external communications port;
a microcontroller located within said barrier operator head unit and configured to determine whether an adapter located outside of the barrier operator head unit that allows use of one or more accessory devices is connected to the external communications port, the adapter configured to:
receive communicati…

Assignees

• Siegesmund Mark Kenneth
• Wilzbach Mark Raymond
• Overhead Door Corp

Inventors

• Siegesmund Mark Kenneth
• Wilzbach Mark Raymond

Classifications

• G07C9/21

  Physics · mapped topic

• E05F15/70

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E05Y2201/668

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E05F15/60

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• F16B7/0433

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic