Patent ID: 7795746
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: E05D,E05Y,H02K

Abstract:
1. An electrical generator assembly for use with a door assembly, the door assembly including a door frame having a jamb with a door-facing surface and a door hingedly coupled to the frame and having a jamb-facing surface, the door being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the jamb-facing surface facing the door-facing surface when the door is in the closed position, the generator assembly comprising: an electrical generator including a first member and a second member, said first member including a magnetic field, said second member being rotatable about an axis relative to said first member, said second member including: a mounting plate attached to said first member and adapted to be mounted on one of the jamb and the door; and a lever arm fixed to said rotor and adapted to be mounted on an other of the jamb and the door, said lever arm being configured to rotate said second member about said axis and thereby cause said second member to generate an alternating current when said door is pivoted toward the open position, and generate an alternating current when said door is pivoted toward the closed position.