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Awnings

Awning motors compared on torque and tube size

Drives for folding-arm and cassette awnings.

272 models from 4 brands

What it's called

An awning motor is called a tubular motor in the industry: a motor installed inside the awning's roller tube that rolls the fabric out and back in.

In German: Markise, Markisenmotor. In French: store banne, moteur de store banne.

Find the right size

Rule of thumb: required torque ≈ weight × 9.81 × tube radius × 2, and the motor body must be at least 5 mm smaller than the tube. Confirm with the manufacturer's sizing table.

Matching models

Tubular motors

Tubular motors for this application
ModelBrandTorqueSpeedBody ØSupply
Elero VariEco S-K · 1.2 Nm · 70 rpmElero1.2 Nm70 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S · 1.5 Nm · 70 rpmElero1.5 Nm70 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S-K · 3 Nm · 30 rpmElero3 Nm30 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S · 3 Nm · 30 rpmElero3 Nm30 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S-K · 5 Nm · 17 rpmElero5 Nm17 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero SunTop S-868 · 5 Nm · 30 rpmElero5 Nm30 rpmØ35 mm—
Elero SunTop S · 5 Nm · 30 rpmElero5 Nm30 rpmØ35 mm—
Elero VariEco S · 5 Nm · 30 rpmElero5 Nm30 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S · 5 Nm · 30 rpmElero5 Nm30 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S · 5 Nm · 17 rpmElero5 Nm17 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco M · 6 Nm · 35 rpmElero6 Nm35 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Geiger Antriebstechnik SOLIDline Touch · 6 Nm · 16 rpmGeiger Antriebstechnik6 Nm16 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Geiger Antriebstechnik SOLIDline SoftPlus-Qi · 6 Nm · 16 rpmGeiger Antriebstechnik6 Nm16 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Geiger Antriebstechnik SOLIDline Qi Radio · 6 Nm · 16 rpmGeiger Antriebstechnik6 Nm16 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Geiger Antriebstechnik PRO.TECline SuperSilent · 6 Nm · 26 rpmGeiger Antriebstechnik6 Nm26 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Geiger Antriebstechnik PRO.TECline SuperSilentRadio · 6 Nm · 26 rpmGeiger Antriebstechnik6 Nm26 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Elero SunTop S-868 · 7 Nm · 30 rpmElero7 Nm30 rpmØ35 mm—
Elero SunTop S · 7 Nm · 30 rpmElero7 Nm30 rpmØ35 mm—
Elero SunTop M-868 · 7 Nm · 23 rpmElero7 Nm23 rpmØ45 mm—
Elero SunTop M · 7 Nm · 23 rpmElero7 Nm23 rpmØ45 mm—
Elero VariEco M · 7 Nm · 23 rpmElero7 Nm23 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S · 8 Nm · 17 rpmElero8 Nm17 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero VariEco S · 8 Nm · 17 rpmElero8 Nm17 rpmØ35 mm—
Elero VariEco M-868 DC · 10 Nm · 16 rpmElero10 Nm16 rpmØ45 mmDC
Elero VariEco M DC · 10 Nm · 16 rpmElero10 Nm16 rpmØ45 mmDC
Elero VariEco S · 10 Nm · 17 rpmElero10 Nm17 rpmØ35 mmAC mains
Elero SunTop M-868 · 10 Nm · 14 rpmElero10 Nm14 rpmØ45 mm—
Elero SunTop M · 10 Nm · 14 rpmElero10 Nm14 rpmØ45 mm—
Elero VariEco M · 10 Nm · 14 rpmElero10 Nm14 rpmØ45 mmAC mains
Geiger Antriebstechnik SOLIDline Easy · 10 Nm · 16 rpmGeiger Antriebstechnik10 Nm16 rpmØ45 mmAC mains

Blind & shutter controls

Blind & shutter controls for this application
ModelBrandTorqueSpeedBody ØSupply
Elero Yubii Home ProElero————
Elero Yubii HomeElero————
Elero Roll-ControlElero———AC mains
Elero DuoSon AC-868 silverElero———AC mains
Elero DuoSon AC-868 whiteElero———AC mains
Elero VarioSon AC silverElero———AC mains
Elero VarioSon AC whiteElero———AC mains
Elero AstroSon AC-868 silverElero———AC mains
Elero AstroSon AC-868 whiteElero———AC mains
Elero AstroSon AC silverElero———AC mains
Elero AstroSon AC whiteElero———AC mains
Elero TempoSon-868 Slide 287040001Elero———DC, Battery
Elero TempoSon-868 Slide 287140001Elero———DC, Battery
Elero VarioSon-868 Slide silverElero———DC, Battery
Elero VarioSon-868 Slide whiteElero———DC, Battery
Elero LumeroSon-868 Slide silverElero———DC, Battery
Elero LumeroSon-868 Slide whiteElero———DC, Battery
Elero LumeroSon-868 silverElero———DC, Battery
Elero LumeroSon-868 whiteElero———DC, Battery
Elero VarioSon W-868 silverElero———DC, Battery
Elero VarioSon W-868 whiteElero———DC, Battery
Elero LumeroSon W-868 silverElero———Battery
Elero LumeroSon W-868 whiteElero———Battery
Elero MonoSon W-868 silverElero———Battery
Elero MonoSon W-868 whiteElero———Battery
Elero LumeroSon-868 Mini silverElero———DC, Battery
Elero LumeroSon-868 Mini whiteElero———DC, Battery
Elero MonoSon-868 Mini silverElero———DC, Battery
Elero MonoSon-868 Mini whiteElero———DC, Battery
Elero VarioCom SlideElero———Battery

Gearboxes

Gearboxes for this application
ModelBrandTorqueSpeedBody ØSupply
Geiger Antriebstechnik 409F200xs · 9 NmGeiger Antriebstechnik9 Nm———
Geiger Antriebstechnik 409F0 · 12 NmGeiger Antriebstechnik12 Nm———
Geiger Antriebstechnik 409F0 · 12 NmGeiger Antriebstechnik12 Nm———

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