Patent ID: 8261491

Claim:
A door assembly comprising: a first door skin; a second door skin spaced apart from the first door skin; a door operator disposed between the first door skin and the second door skin; and an arm extending from the door operator, wherein said door operator comprises: a motor moving the arm to move the door between a closed position and an open position and between the open position and the closed position, a current sensor generating a current signal corresponding to a current to the motor; a position sensor in communication with the arm generating a position signal corresponding to the position of the door relative to a door frame; a controller communicating with the current sensor, the position sensor and the motor, said controller controlling a motor current to the motor in response to the current signal and the position signal, and wherein the controller increases the motor current to obtain a predetermined movement speed, the door operator further comprising a gear set, and a belt drive in communication with the motor and gear set, said gear set operating the arm in response to the belt drive, and the gear set comprises a planetary gear set.