NZ754785B2 - Door operator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a door operator and a method performed in a door operator (1) for moving at least one door leaf between a closed and an open position, comprising a drive unit (2), a control unit (3) and an supervise unit (4), wherein the drive unit (2) is adapted to be connected to and to move the at least one door leaf between the open and closed position, the control unit (3) is connected to the drive unit (2) and arranged to control the movement of the drive unit (2), the supervise unit (4) comprise one or more sensors (6-1, 6-2, …, 6-m) configured to provide sensor data associated with the operation of the door operator (1) and/or the at least one door leaf; a status management unit (12) configured to: receive the sensor data from the one or more sensors (6-1, 6-2, …, 6-m); determine a status pattern of the operation of the door operator (1) and/or the door leaf out of a plurality of status patterns of the operation of the door operator (1) and/or the door leaf at least based on the received sensor data, wherein at least a first status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a status event, and trigger the status event in response to determination of at least the first status pattern.

Claims (42)

1. A door operator for moving at least one door leaf between a closed and an open position, the door operator comprising a drive unit, a control unit and a supervise 5 unit, wherein ? the drive unit is adapted to be connected to and move the at least one door leaf between the open and closed position, ? the control unit is connected to the drive unit and arranged to control a movement of the drive unit, 10 ? the supervise unit comprises; • two or more sensors configured to provide sensor data associated with an operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf, wherein two or more of the two or more sensors are a presence sensor; 15 • a status management unit configured to: ? receive the sensor data from the two or more sensors and data associated with the control unit and the two or more presence sensors; ? determine a status pattern of the operation of the 20 door operator or the at least one door leaf out of a plurality of status patterns of the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf at least based on the received sensor data and the data associated with the control unit and the two or more presence 25 sensors, wherein at least a first status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a first status event out of a plurality of status events, wherein the status pattern is indicative of a ghost impulse; and 30 ? trigger the first status event in response to determination of at least the first status pattern.

2. The door operator according to claim 1, wherein the first status event associated with the first status pattern is a service alarm event.

3. The door operator according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein at least a second status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a second status event, wherein the second status event is a non-service event of the door operator, and wherein the status management unit is configured to trigger the 5 non-service event in response to determination of at least the second status pattern.

4. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least a third status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a third status event, wherein the third status event is a breakdown alarm event of 10 the door operator, and wherein the status management unit is configured to trigger the breakdown alarm event in response to determination of at least the third status pattern.

5. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each first, second and third status pattern is associated with the respective first, 15 second and third status event.

6. The door operator according to claim 5, wherein the status management unit is configured to trigger the first, second, or third status event in response to determination of the corresponding status pattern.

7. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at 20 least a fourth status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a fourth status event, wherein said status event is an undefinable alarm event of the door operator and wherein the status management unit is configured to trigger the undefinable alarm event in response to determination of at least the fourth status pattern. 25

8. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of status patterns comprises a plurality of pre-defined status patterns.

9. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a user interface unit connected to the supervise unit and configured to display an alarm based on the service alarm event, breakdown alarm event, or 30 status event.

10. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the status management unit is further configured to trigger the service alarm event, breakdown alarm event, status event or no service event based on at least the determined status pattern.

11. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the status management unit comprises a data storage configured to store status data associated with the plurality of status patterns, and wherein the status pattern is determined based on a comparison of at least the received sensor 5 data with the sensor data stored in the data storage.

12. The door operator according to claim 11, wherein the data storage is configured to store the plurality of status patterns and status events.

13. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a radio communication interface connected to the supervise unit and 10 configured to communicate with at least one remote entity.

14. The door operator according to claim 12, wherein the status management unit is further configured to determine the status pattern of the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf out of the plurality of status patterns at least based on data received by the radio communication interface.

15.15. The door operator according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the radio communication interface is configured to receive the service alarm event from the status management unit and to send a service alarm to the at least one remote entity.

16. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the 20 status pattern is determined by transmitting from the sensors the sensor data to the at least one remote entity via the radio communication interface and receive from the at least one remote entity at least one of: a status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns; determine the service alarm event, breakdown alarm event, status event or non-service event. 25

17. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising: a data storage configured to store sensor data; wherein the status management unit is configured to in response to determination of the status pattern: save the sensor data associated with the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf in the data storage and wherein the status 30 management unit is further configured to transmit the saved sensor data to the at least one remote entity via the radio communication interface.

18. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the status management unit is further configured to: receive via the radio communication interface from the at least one remote entity at least one status 35 pattern, and store the received at least one status pattern in the data storage.

19. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least a fourth status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with an undetermined status pattern of the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf, wherein the status management unit is configured, in response to 5 determination of the fourth status pattern, to send at least the received sensor data via the radio communication interface to at least the remote entity and receive via the radio communication interface from the at least one remote entity a decision whether the status pattern of the operation of the door operator and the at least one door leaf is of at least the first status pattern or a second status 10 pattern.

20. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two or more sensors are at least one of a sound sensor, a movement sensor, a voltage sensor, a current sensor, a resistance sensor, a temperature sensor, a light sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, a time sensor, a global 15 positioning system (GPS), an infrared sensor, a camera, a ccd-camera, a time of flight sensor or an ultrasonic sensor.

21. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two or more sensors are configured to provide the sensor data from one or more of a battery, a drive unit, a belt transmission, a carriage wheel, an arm system and a 20 floor guide, sealings, springs, gear box, guide rails, brakes, shaft, bearings, activation sensors, safety sensors, combined sensors, sensors, light grids, mechanical sensors of the door operator or the at least one door leaf.

22. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the supervise unit is configured, via the radio communication interface or user 25 interface, to receive data comprising a confirmation of whether the determined status pattern was correct or not.

23. The door operator according to claim 22, wherein the plurality of status patterns of the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf is configured to be updated based on the received data. 30

24. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit comprise the supervise unit.

25. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit and the supervise unit are integrated.

26. The door operator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the door operator is a revolving door operator, a swing door operator, a hinged door operator, an up and over door operator, a roll door operator, a garage door operator, an industrial door operator, a high speed door operator, a sectional 5 door operator, a gate operator, a barrier operator, or any device having the same function as a door operator.

27. A method in a door operator for moving at least one door leaf between a closed and an open position, the door operator comprising a drive unit, a control unit and a supervise unit, the method comprising: 10 ? obtaining sensor data associated with an operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf, from two or more sensors of the supervise unit, wherein two or more of the two or more sensors are a presence sensor; ? receiving the sensor data from the two or more sensors and data associated with the control unit and the two or more presence sensors in a status 15 management unit of the supervise unit; ? determining a status pattern of the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf out of a plurality of status patterns of the operation of the door operator or the at least one door leaf at least based on the received sensor data and the data associated with the control unit and the two or more 20 presence sensors, wherein at least a first status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a first status event; wherein the first status pattern is indicative of a ghost impulse; and ? triggering the first status event in response to determining at least the first status pattern. 25

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the first status event is a service alarm event.

29. The method according to claim 27 or claim 28, wherein at least a second status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a second status event and wherein the second status event is a non-service event of the door 30 operator and further comprising the step of triggering the non-service event in response to determination of at least the second status pattern.

30. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 3029 wherein at least a third status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns is associated with a third status event, and wherein the third status event is a breakdown alarm event of the door operator and further comprising the step of triggering the breakdown 5 alarm event in response to determination of at least the third status pattern.

31. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein the first, second and third status patterns each are associated with the respective first, second and third status event.

32. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 31, further comprising the step 10 of triggering the first, second or third status event in response to determination of the respective first, second or third status pattern associated with the first, second or third status event.

33. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 32, further comprising the step of displaying an alarm based on triggering of the service alarm, the breakdown 15 alarm event or the first, second or third status event.

34. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 33, further comprising the step of determining the service alarm event, the breakdown alarm event, the first, second or third status event or non-service event based on at least the determined status pattern. 20

35. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 34, wherein the step of determining the status pattern further comprises the step of comparing at least the received sensor data with the sensor data stored in a data storage of the door operator.

36. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 35, wherein the step of 25 determining the status pattern further comprises the step of comparing the sensor data with sensor data received by a radio communication interface.

37. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 36, further comprising the step of transmitting from the two or more sensors received sensor data to at least one remote entity via the radio communication interface, and receiving from the at 30 least one remote entity at least one of: the status pattern out of the plurality of status patterns, a service alarm event, a breakdown alarm event, at least the first status event or the non-service event.

38. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 37, further comprising the step of receiving, via the radio communication interface from the at least one remote entity, at least the first status pattern and storing the received at least the first status pattern in a data storage. 5

39. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 38, further comprising the step of receiving, via the radio communication interface or user interface, data comprising a confirmation of whether the determined status pattern was correct or not.

40. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 39, further comprising the step 10 of updating the plurality of status patterns of the operation of the door operator and the at least one door leaf based on the received data.

41. The door operator of claim 1, as hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings.

42. The method according to claim 27, as hereinbefore described with reference to 15 the drawings.