MACAUTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150328965 | EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FOR A SIDEBAR OF A SUNSHADE - An extension assembly for a sidebar of a sunshade is mounted on a mounting ends of a movable sidebar and has a mounting seat, a sliding cover, at least one linkage, and a connector. The movable sidebar is attached to an end edge of a shading cloth of a sunshade. With the at least one linkage pivotally connected to the mounting seat and the sliding cover, the at least one linkage can pivot and sway to allow the sliding cover being raised and then lowered to selectively extend toward the outer end portion of the mounting seat and be folded on the mounting seat. Thus, frictional resistance between the mounting seat and the sliding cover is avoided. Moreover, no noises would occur when the at least one linkage and the sliding cover pivot and sway relative to the mounting seat. | 11-19-2015 |
20150211605 | ROLL CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE CURTAIN - A roll control device for a vehicle curtain has a unidirectional transmission device and a damping assembly. The unidirectional transmission device has a gear base, multiple planet gears and a transmission wheel. The gear base has a connecting segment, a driving segment formed on a side of the connecting segment and an axle. The driving segment has multiple receiving recesses and multiple limiting segments. The planet gears are mounted rotatably and slidably in the receiving recesses respectively and are selectively limited by the limiting segments respectively to rotate with the gear base. The transmission wheel is rotatably combined with the gear base, encloses the planet gears and has a transmission gear. The damping assembly is connected with the unidirectional transmission device and has a driven gear and a damper. The driven gear engages the transmission gear on the transmission wheel. The damper is connected with the driven gear. | 07-30-2015 |
20150144278 | Molded Guide Rail - A molded guide rail is described. The molded guide rail includes a main body, a guide groove, a plurality of first limiting parts and a plurality of second limiting parts. The guide groove extends and passes through the main body. The first limiting parts and the second limiting parts are respectively connected to the main body at two opposite sides of the guide groove and partially cover the guide groove. A combination of the main body, the first limiting parts and the second limiting parts is an integrated structure. | 05-28-2015 |
20150027644 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A sunshade assembly includes a winding tube, a screen, an adhesive unit and two clamp rings. The screen has a connection portion that is connected to the winding tube and that has two opposite end sections. The adhesive unit is disposed between the connection portion and the winding tube to adhere together the connection portion and the winding tube. The clamp rings respectively clamp the end sections against the winding tube. | 01-29-2015 |
20140202645 | Sunshade Assembly - A sunshade assembly includes two support rollers adapted to roll on a window panel of a vehicle when a pull rod is moved relative to a base seat for placing a screen between extended and wound up positions. A cover plate is disposed above the pull rod. Two slide members are respectively connected to the cover plate to enable the cover plate to move between a first position in which the support rollers extend beyond the cover plate, and a second position in which the support rollers do not extend beyond the cover plat. When the pull rod is moved toward the base seat, and when the slide members are pushed by two tracks, the cover plate is moved to the second position from the first position. | 07-24-2014 |
20140183908 | PULL BAR AND A SUNSHADE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A pull bar is adapted for attachment to one end of a screen of a sunshade device beneath a sunroof of a vehicle. The pull bar includes an upper strip body and a lower strip body. The upper strip body is adapted to abut against an upper surface of the screen. The lower strip body is adapted to abut against a lower surface of the screen. The upper and lower strip bodies cooperatively define at least one air flow passage that extends through the upper and lower strip bodies to permit air to flow into or out of the vehicle. | 07-03-2014 |
20140138981 | Sunshade Assembly - A sunshade assembly to be disposed in a housing unit at a bottom of a vehicle window comprises a shade member having a free end portion adapted to extend outwardly from the housing unit through the slot, a side bar unit, a driving unit, and a pair of guiding units. The side bar unit includes a side bar member connected to the free end portion of the shade member, and a cover member removably connected to the side bar member for covering the slot. The driving unit drives the side bar unit to move the shade member between a retracted state and an extended state. Each guiding unit includes a wheel that contacts rotatably on the vehicle window when the shade member is moved toward or away from the retracted state. | 05-22-2014 |
20140125038 | FOLDABLE GOLF BAG CART - A foldable golf bag cart includes a connecting seat that has two tubular walls, each of which is formed with an interior pivot hole and a swing hole, and a positioning member that is movably mounted on a rear wheel leg. The swing hole has a swing section, an abutment section, and an insert section. When the positioning member is moved in the insert section, the rear wheel leg is pushed into the abutment section so that the rear wheel leg is prevented from moving forwardly and rearwardly. When the positioning member is disengaged from the insert section, the rear wheel leg extends into the swing section and is movable forwardly to a folded position. | 05-08-2014 |
20140014282 | SUNSHADE DEVICE - A sunshade device for a side window of a vehicle includes a sunshade cloth having two opposite side portions and a pair of non-metallic stretchable support elements that are respectively provided on the two opposite side portions. The non-metallic stretchable support elements are resilient stitch lines that are made of nylon and that are sewn on the two opposite side portions in a plain sewing manner. | 01-16-2014 |
20130320701 | Sunshade Assembly - A sunshade assembly includes a mounting seat, a reeling shaft rotatably mounted to the mounting seat, a foldable shade member connected to the reeling shaft and having an expandable end section that has two side portions and a center portion interconnecting the side portions, a sidebar formed with a first receiving groove that is engaged with the center portion of the expandable end section, and two end components connected respectively to opposite ends of the sidebar. Each of the end components is formed with a second receiving groove in spatial communication with the first receiving groove and engaged with a respective one of the side portions of the expandable end section. | 12-05-2013 |
20130186578 | SHADING ASSEMBLY - A shading assembly includes two parallel longitudinal guide rails that have respective longitudinal channels. A curtain has two lateral guided sides received in the channels. Two spiral spring strips are respectively inserted into the channels. Two connection strings respectively fasten the spiral spring strips to the guided sides. Each of the spiral spring strips has a plurality of spaced-apart connection holes. Each of the connection strings is sewn to a corresponding one of the spiral spring strips and a corresponding one of the guided sides and passes through the connection holes. | 07-25-2013 |
20130153160 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A sunshade assembly includes a winding shaft, a sunshade curtain wound around the winding shaft, a pull rod connected to the sunshade curtain end distal from the winding shaft, and two guide rail units. Each guide rail unit includes a longitudinal rack member in a direction transverse to the winding shaft. A link unit includes a connecting shaft and two pinion gears respectively attached to the connecting shaft and meshed with the rack members. A resistance unit includes a base mounted to the pull rod and frictionally contacting the connecting shaft to provide a resisting force against rotation of the connecting shaft. | 06-20-2013 |
20130011640 | SUNSHADE CURTAIN - A sunshade curtain includes a first layer, a second layer spaced apart from the first layer, a light shading layer disposed between the first and second layers, and two gluing layers respectively adhering the first and second layers to two opposite sides of the light shading layer. Each of the gluing layers includes a plurality of glue spots spaced apart from each other. | 01-10-2013 |
20120299336 | Wind deflector for a vehicle - A wind deflector mountable on a roof of a vehicle in front of a roof opening, includes an elongated web structure having two end portions which are longitudinally opposite to each other, and at least one lateral reinforcing unit bonded to at least one of the end portions, and having at least one lateral reinforcement strip that extends longitudinally of the web structure, that is welded to one of the end portions, and that has a lateral welded face fixed to the web structure. | 11-29-2012 |
20120205058 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC SUNSHADE DEVICE - A semi-automatic sunshade device includes a housing receiving a winding shaft to hold a shading cloth. An upstanding guide rod for operating the shading cloth is inserted into a guide rod case disposed beneath the housing. A buffer support is disposed between the housing and the guide rod case to hold a hollow moving body. The guide rod extends through the hollow moving body and is clamped movably by buffer members that are disposed inside the moving body in rolling contact with the guide rod. The buffer members hinder movements of the guide rod and are able to prevent impact forces when the shading cloth is stretched or un-stretched. | 08-16-2012 |
20120193935 | SUNSHADING APPARATUS MOUNTABLE ON A REAR WINDOW OF A VEHICLE - A sunshading apparatus includes a sunshade cloth having top and bottom ends respectively connected to a cross bar and a winding shaft. The cross bar has two opposite end pieces connected respectively to two track rails. The sunshade cloth passes through the passage opening. Two cover units close openably two opposite end portions of a passage opening formed in a rear window shelf of the vehicle. Each cover unit has two cover plates disposed pivotally at two transversely opposed sides of the passage opening and movable toward each other to a closing position that covers the corresponding end piece, or away from each other to an opening position that permits passage of the corresponding end piece. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193934 | Sunshade Assembly Having a Buffer Unit - A sunshade assembly includes a housing having a top opening, a winding shaft mounted rotatably in the housing, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, a pull rod connected to one end of the sunshade cloth and disposed external to the top opening, and a guide unit including a tubular casing mounted below the housing, and a guide rod extending downward from the pull rod and slidable in the tubular casing. A buffer unit includes a driven member mounted to the guide rod, and a buffer mounted to the tubular casing. When the sunshade cloth is moved by the winding shaft to a wound position from a stretched position, the guide rod is moved downward along with the pull rod until the driven member contacts the buffer, thereby retarding a downward movement speed of the guide rod to reduce a winding speed of the sunshade cloth. | 08-02-2012 |
20120186756 | SUNSHADE DEVICE FOR A REAR WINDOW OF A VEHICLE - A sunshade device includes a winding shaft, two track rails, a sunshade cloth with two ends respectively connected to a cross bar and a winding shaft, two end piece units connected respectively to two opposite ends of the cross bar and each having a headed pivot, and two sliding units each having a pivot plate pivotally and detachably attached to one of the end piece units through the headed pivot. Because the pivot plate can be easily and quickly attached to or detached from the headed pivot, assembly or disassembly of the sunshade device of the present invention is convenient. | 07-26-2012 |
20120160429 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR A SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A coupling device for a sunshade assembly includes a slide block, an insert block and a plug component. The slide block has spaced-apart first and second block bodies connected to a guide member of the sunshade assembly. The first block body has an engaging portion formed on a hole-defining surface that defines a first through hole. The insert block is connected to a cross bar of the sunshade assembly, extends between the first and second block bodies, and is formed with a plug hole registered with the first through hole. The plug component is inserted through the plug hole from the first through hole, and is formed with a first engaging part engaging the engaging portion of the first block body, and a second engaging part spaced apart from the first engaging part and moving over the engaging portion of the first block body during the insertion of the plug member. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160428 | GUIDE RAIL DEVICE OF VEHICLE REAR WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A guide rail device includes a guide rail and a connecting seat. The guide rail is adapted to be disposed in an inner surface of a C-column, and has an elongated tube body and a first connection disposed at a bottom of the elongated tube body. The connecting seat is disposed below the elongated tube body, and has a tubular seat body adapted to be disposed at one end of a winding shaft, and a second connection provided on the tubular seat body. One of the first and second connections is configured as a socket body, and the other one of the first and second connections is configured as a bent leg fitted in the socket body. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160427 | GUIDE RAIL DEVICE OF VEHICLE REAR WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A guide rail device includes a guide rail adapted to be disposed in an inner surface of a C-column and having a rail body and a connecting part disposed at a bottom of the rail body. The connecting part has two symmetrical projecting studs respectively projecting frontward and rearward. A connecting seat is connected to the bottom of the rail body, and has a seat body adapted to be disposed at one end of a winding shaft, and two symmetrical engaging portions provided on the seat body. The projecting studs are respectively inserted into the engaging portions in a top-to-bottom direction. | 06-28-2012 |
20120060331 | HOOK ASSEMBLY FOR A SUNSHADE SCREEN - A hook assembly is adapted to be mounted on a sunshade screen. The hook assembly includes a side strip unit and a hook member. The side strip unit includes a first side strip extending along a longitudinal direction, and a second side strip extending along the longitudinal direction and cooperating with the first side strip for clamping the sunshade screen therebetween. The hook member includes an engaging portion detachably and slidably engaging the first side strip, and a hook portion extending from the engaging portion and exposed from the side strip unit. | 03-15-2012 |
20120018105 | SUNSHADE - A sunshade includes a roller and a screen. The roller has an intermediate portion, two end portions extending respectively from opposite ends of the intermediate portion, and a screen-stretching portion disposed on an outer surrounding surface of the intermediate portion. The screen has a main body and two lateral portions. The main body is wound on the screen-stretching portion and the intermediate portion of the roller and has opposite ends. The lateral portions are connected respectively to the opposite ends of the main body and are wound respectively on the end portions of the roller. | 01-26-2012 |
20120000615 | Sunshade - A sunshade includes a hollow roller, a screen wound on the roller, and a torque unit. The roller has a plurality of positioning protrusions protruding inwardly therefrom. The torque unit includes an axle extending outwardly of the roller, an end plug and a stationary plug inserted fittingly in the roller, a spring, and a bushing. The end plug is sleeved rotatably on the axle. The stationary plug is sleeved fixedly on the axle. The spring is sleeved on the axle and has first and second end portions fixed respectively to the axle and the end plug. The roller, the end plug and the second end portion of the spring are rotated during operation of the screen, so that the spring is twisted and pitches of the spring are decreased. The bushing is disposed between the roller and the spring, is in frictional contact with the protrusions so as to be immovable relative to the roller, and is made of a plastic material. | 01-05-2012 |
20110297633 | ROLLER ROD ASSEMBLY FOR A SUNSHADE - A window blind includes a rod and a support unit. The support unit is disposed on an end portion of the rod, and includes an end cover, a fixing pillar, a support pillar, an inserting tube, and a metallic brace member. The end cover has an outer surface and an inner surface. The fixing pillar includes a rectangular pillar body having a pair of opposing wide faces and a pair of opposing narrow faces. The support pillar extends from the inner surface of the end cover and into the rod. The inserting tube is sleeved rotatably on the support pillar and inserted fixedly into the rod. The metallic brace member includes a ring portion, two wing portions, and two engaging portions. | 12-08-2011 |
20110240235 | WINDOW COVERING HAVING A WINDING FUNCTION - A window covering includes a mounting unit, a shading unit, and a winding unit. The mounting unit includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member. The shading unit includes a rotating axle, a curtain member fixed at one end to the rotating axle and which is wound on and unwound from the rotating axle, a first rotating member, and a second rotating member. The first rotating member and the second rotating member are fixed to the rotating axle and extend respectively through the first fixing member and the second fixing member to support rotation of the rotating axle therebetween. The winding unit is mounted to the first fixing member and includes a spring reel secured to the first rotating member to rotate therewith, an auxiliary wheel, and a spring wound around the auxiliary wheel and which is fixed at one end to the spring reel. | 10-06-2011 |
20110094690 | PARTITIONING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE - A partitioning device includes a fixing unit, a locking mechanism, and an article blocking mechanism. The fixing unit includes a first fixing seat, and a second fixing seat spaced apart from the first fixing seat. The locking mechanism includes a rod seat, and a securing unit that is mounted on the first fixing seat. The article blocking mechanism includes a rod that is mounted rotatably to the second fixing seat on one end and fixedly to the rod seat on its other end, a curtain member that is fixed at one end to the rod and that may be wound around and unwound from the rod, and an anchoring unit that is connected to a free end of the curtain member and that is adapted to be releasably anchored at a location in the passenger compartment of the vehicle such that the curtain member is at an extending position. | 04-28-2011 |
20110036515 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A sunshade assembly includes a base unit, a spool, a flexible screen body, a driving unit, and a cover unit. The base unit has an opening. The spool is disposed rotatably in the base unit. The flexible screen body is wound on the spool, and has a free end that is movable through the opening in the base unit. The driving unit is provided on the free end of the flexible screen body. The cover unit is coupled pivotably to the base unit. When the free end of the flexible screen body moves from an extended position to a retracted position, the driving unit drives rotation of the cover unit from an open position to a closed position, where the cover unit covers the opening in the base unit. | 02-17-2011 |
20100258256 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A sunshade assembly includes a housing, a roller, and a screen. The housing defines a space therein, and is formed with a slot. The roller is disposed rotatably in the space and has small-diameter and large-diameter end parts. The screen is wound on the roller and has a free end portion, and short and long lateral end portions. The free end portion extends outwardly of the housing through the slot. The short and long lateral end portions are connected to the free end portion and are adjacent to the small-diameter and large-diameter end parts, respectively. The screen is operable between a retracted state, where the free end portion is adjacent to the roller, and an extended state, where the free end portion is distal from the roller so as to unwind the screen. The long lateral end portion has a length longer than that of the short lateral end portion when the screen is at the extended state. | 10-14-2010 |
20100187035 | ELECTRIC GOLF BAG CART - An electric golf bag cart includes a cart body unit having at least one first engaging portion, a pair of rear wheel units connected to the cart body unit, an electrically operable power front wheel unit coupled to the cart body unit and electrically operable to cooperate with the rear wheel units for moving the cart body unit on a ground surface, and a battery unit having at least one second engaging portion that is coupled detachably to the first engaging portion of the cart body unit, and connected electrically to the power front wheel unit. | 07-29-2010 |
20100163318 | GOLF BAG CART - A golf bag cart includes a cart unit adapted for placing a golf bag thereon, a rear wheel unit connected to the cart unit, an electrically operable power front wheel unit coupled to the cart unit and disposed forwardly of the rear wheel unit, and an electric drive unit. The power front wheel unit is electrically operable to cooperate with the rear wheel unit for moving the cart unit on a ground surface. The power front wheel unit is coupled rotatably to the cart unit so as to be rotatable relative to the cart unit about a normal axis that is normal to the ground surface, thereby permitting change in direction of movement of the cart unit on the ground surface. The electric drive unit is disposed on the cart unit and is coupled to the power front wheel unit for driving rotation of the power front wheel unit about the normal axis. | 07-01-2010 |
20100140891 | GOLF BAG CART - A retaining device for retaining a golf bag on a cart unit includes a mounting seat and a pair of grip members. The mounting seat is connected to the cart unit and has a pair of pivot connection parts spaced apart from each other. Each of the grip members includes a grip arm and a pivot control unit for connecting pivotally the grip arm to a respective one of the pivot connection parts. The pivot control unit is configured for operation in a bag retaining state, in which the pivot control unit permits pivoting movement of the grip arm relative to the mounting seat toward the other one of the grip members for clamping the golf bag and in which the pivot control unit prevents pivoting movement of the grip arm relative to the mounting seat away from the other one of the grip members. | 06-10-2010 |
20100107884 | AIR FILTER - An air filter is adapted to be mounted on an air circulation path, and includes a filter body, an activated carbon layer provided on an outer surface of the filter body, and a fragrance material attached to the activated carbon layer. The activated carbon layer is a coating layer provided on the outer surface of the filter body through a spraying process followed by a drying process. | 05-06-2010 |
20100052230 | SPRING DEVICE CAPABLE OF STORING A WINDING FORCE - A spring device includes a tubular seat defining a shaft hole therethrough, a shaft, and a torsion spring. The shaft hole has a positioning hole section and a guiding section. The guiding section has a diameter smaller than that of the positioning hole section. The tubular seat further has a keyway that is in spatial communication with the guiding section of the shaft hole. The shaft has a shaft body and a key. The shaft body is extended through the shaft hole and is movable axially relative to the tubular seat between first and second axial positions. The shaft body is rotatable relative to the tubular seat when the shaft body is at the second axial position so as to accumulate a winding force in the torsion spring. The tubular seat further has a key stop that abuts against the key so that the key is offset from the keyway when the shaft body is at the first axial position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100050371 | MULTI-PURPOSE GROUND SWEEPING MACHINE - A multi-purpose ground sweeping machine includes a housing unit for receiving an impeller and defining an air blowing route and a guiding path between the air blowing route and an outlet. The housing unit has a first intake port disposed forwardly and forming a first flow duct, a second intake port disposed upwardly and rearwardly and forming a second flow duct, and an air-flow passage in communication with the first and second flow ducts. A first valve unit is operated to only permit suction air to be introduced from the first or second intake ports for drawing leaves on the ground surface into the housing unit. A second valve unit is operated to only permit blowing air to eject from an air-flow conduit disposed forwardly of the housing unit or the outlet for blowing away leaves on the ground surface. | 03-04-2010 |
20100007168 | DRIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A drive motor assembly for a vehicle sunshade assembly includes a motor and a stabilizing unit. The motor has a housing, and an axle extending through the housing and having two ends respectively protruding outwardly of the housing. The stabilizing unit is connected to and provides an urging force to one of the ends of the axle in an axial direction thereof toward the housing. | 01-14-2010 |
20090195034 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A sunshade assembly includes a pair of rails each having an inner wall defining a recess therewithin, a screen unit, and a pair of positioning units. The screen unit includes a roller, and a screen having a fixed end secured to the roller, a free end, and opposite peripheral edge portions. Each positioning unit includes a slide member and a lock member. The slide member is mounted to a respective one of the peripheral edge portions and extends into the recess to be slidably disposed therein. The slide member has an inclined surface positioned in the recess. The lock member is disposed between the inclined surface and the inner wall, and is operable between a locked state where the lock member is clamped between the inclined surface and the inner wall, and a released state where the lock member is loosely held between the inclined surface and the inner wall. | 08-06-2009 |
20080265537 | Wheelbarrow with tiltable container - A wheelbarrow includes a wheelbarrow frame, a wheel, a bracket, and a container. The wheel is mounted rotatably on a front end portion of the wheelbarrow frame. The bracket is mounted rotatably on the front end portion of the wheelbarrow frame. The container is mounted on the bracket so as to be co-rotatable therewith and is supported on the wheelbarrow frame. | 10-30-2008 |
20080216970 | Sunshade assembly suitable for an arcuate window - A sunshade assembly includes a pair of mounting seats, an arcuate rotatable shaft, and a flexible screen body. The rotatable shaft is tubular in shape, defines a curved rotational axis, is coupled rotatably to the mounting seats, and is formed with recesses so as to be rotatable about the curved rotational axis. The flexible screen body is wound on the rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft is operable to rotate about the curved rotational axis for winding and unwinding the flexible screen body. | 09-11-2008 |