| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
| 160370210 | Automobile windshield weather protector or sunshield | 48 |
| 20100108273 | Collapsible auto shade support structure - A support assembly for a collapsible automobile shade such as a pleated or folding screen which can be selectively moved between a collapsed position for storage and an open position for placement in a vehicle window. The support assembly consists of one or more arcuate compressible members which extends beyond the perimeter of the pleated or folding screen. Each of the arcuate compressible members is resiliently compressible, for the purpose of conforming to an edge or perimeter of an automobile window in which the shade is installed, while maintaining the screen in an open position, thereby supplying an expansive force to hold the shade in place in the open position. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20120180960 | SHADE DEVICE - Included are: a shade; a housing member to which the shade is mounted so as to be extended/housed through an opening; a lid body disposed in the housing member so as to open/close the opening and configured to rotate about a rotation axis of a shaft portion between an opened position and a closed position along with an extending/housing movement of the shade; and a spring member configured to bias the lid body in a rotation direction. The spring member is disposed so as to change a direction of a biasing force along with a rotary movement of the lid body so that a rotational biasing force in an opening direction is exerted on the lid body in a state in which the lid body is opened and that a rotational biasing force in a closing direction is exerted on the lid body in a state in which the lid body is closed. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20090301671 | WINDOW COVER FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is a window cover for protecting a window of a vehicle during inclement winter weather. The window cover includes a flexible sheet for detachably covering the window. Further, the window cover includes a plurality of magnets configured on the flexible sheet. The plurality of magnets is capable of being securely attached to a first portion of the vehicle for enabling the flexible sheet to detachably cover the window. Furthermore, the window cover includes a plurality of suction devices configured on the flexible sheet. The plurality of suction devices is capable of being securely attached to a second portion of the vehicle for enabling the flexible sheet to detachably cover the window. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20120097348 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CURTAIN - There is provided a curtain opening/closing device whose number of parts is reduced, which is lightened, whose safety and durability are improved, whose installation space is reduced, whose appearance is improved and which can be installed freely along a curved surface, and a vehicle carrying the curtain opening/closing device. The curtain opening/closing device comprises a spiral long coil member, a movable member capable of moving within the long coil member, a rail member rotably and loosely fitting the long coil member and having a slit continuous in a longitudinal direction and a rotational driving section fixed at one end of the rail member and rotating and driving the long coil member. The movable member is inserted within the long coil member so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20100122782 | Window Screen Assembly - The present invention is an improved window screen assembly for automotive vehicle windows comprised of a custom-fitted covering and at least one suction cup securing mechanism. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20090277595 | COVER DEPLOYING SYSTEM UTILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION - A system for deploying and stowing a cover, including a mechanical assembly coupled to the cover, preferably comprising a plurality of deploy arms and synchronization means, and reconfigurable between deployed and stowed conditions, and further including an actuator presenting an active material element operable to undergo a change, when activated, and operable to cause the assembly to reconfigure as a result of the change. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090165965 | BLIND ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a blind assembly comprising a blind web ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090025890 | SUNSHADE FOR VEHICLES - A sunshade for vehicle has a blind and at an operating device. The blind has multiple panels pivotally connected to each other for covering a window of the vehicle. The operating device is mounted adjacent to the window of the vehicle and comprises a base, a cover and a winding assembly. The base and the cover are mounted to each other using clips and corresponding notches engaging each other to provide a strong connection. The winding assembly has two shafts mounted securely between the cover and the base, a resilient element mounted securely around each shaft and a drive wheel mounted rotatably on each shaft and connected with the resilient element to provide the recoiling force. The structure of the sunshade is simple and therefore is easily assembled, whilst internal structures are robust to prevent breakage and vibration. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20110056634 | VEHICLE WINDOW PROTECTOR - A vehicle cover is provided for covering a driver side window, central windshield, and passenger side window. The cover includes a central windshield panel, a right wing panel, and a left wing panel. The right wing panel forms a pocket with three closed sides, and an open bottom edge for covering a driver side window and frame of a vehicle. The left wing panel is a pocket formed by three closed sides and an open bottom edge so as to enclose a passenger side window and frame of the vehicle. The vehicle cover prevents ice build up on the covered windshield and side windows so as to eliminate the need to scrape ice from the windshield and side windows. The cover also blocks harmful environmental conditions that may damage both the interior and exterior of a vehicle during all times of the year. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20090038766 | "Car Hat", a portable sunshade canopy for automobiles - This portable automobile canopy of lightweight materials and textile cloth utilizes post and sleeve mechanisms, sliding base trucks at member attachment points, a new approach of limiting coverage and a unique vehicle attachment system of hi-load lever action mechanical suction cups offering ease of deployment and car-trunk storage. Lateral boom sliding bases contribute to provide adjusting lengths and spring rollers the width of the vehicle at their ends house canopy cloth and bridge the left and right sides of the vehicle. The middle rail bridges the roof and adjust in height with the post and sleeve function. Other interconnected configurations utilizing combinations of lever action suction cups that attach to the same as described or other vehicle glass for various lightweight structural shading and other applications with this attachment method are introduced now and considered exclusive new art. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20110247770 | Screen Adjustment Device for a Motor Vehicle - A screen adjustment device ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110017413 | SHADE AND SHADING SYSTEM - A shading system for a window comprising a panel having a shape and size that covers at least a portion of the window when the panel is placed over the window. The shading system may include a first plurality of magnets in the panel and a second plurality of magnets for securement to the inside surface of the window. The first and second plurality of magnets removably securing the panel over the window of the vehicle. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110297339 | VEHICLE WINDOW SHADE HAVING VARIABLE OPACITY AND DIAPHANEITY - An invention is provided for vehicle window shade having variable opacity and diaphaneity. The invention includes a first piece of fabric and a second piece of fabric, both having a front side and a reverse side. The second piece of fabric is attached at one end to the first piece of fabric such that they overlay each other when unrolled. Both the first piece of fabric and the second piece of fabric have a quantity of hook material disposed around the edge of the front side of the fabric and a quantity of felt disposed around the edge of the reverse side of the fabric. Thus, an end of the vehicle window shade can be attached to a vehicle ceiling via the first quantity of hook material. Typically, the first piece of fabric has a higher level of opacity than the second piece of fabric. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110303371 | SUNSHADE FOR USE WITH GOLF CARTS - Embodiments provide a sunshade for use with a golf cart, the sunshade including fabric material supported for releasable engagement with a cart roof. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120305205 | SHADING SYSTEM, MOTOR VEHICLE AND RELATED METHOD - A shading system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The shading system includes a roof guiding arrangement and a shading arrangement movable into various shading positions in the roof guiding arrangement so as to variably shade a passenger compartment. A restraining arrangement is configured to restrain the shading arrangement independently of position and/or as a function of acceleration to prevent an unintended shifting of the shading arrangement. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20110088854 | Vehicle rear window solar shade - The present invention comprised of a flexible sunscreen and designed to be attached to the interior surface of a vehicle's rear window and configured to cover all or portions thereof for the purpose of reducing solar heat energy and ultraviolet radiation from entering into the interior compartment of said vehicle. The use of this solar shade will reduce the need for interior cooling, fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions when used in vehicles that require interior cooling by means of mechanical air conditioning. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120132377 | STRAP FOR A VEHICLE SIDE CURTAIN OR LOAD RESTRAINT - There is disclosed a strap that includes a casing, and a plurality of stuffer strands that extend lengthwise through the casing. The stuffer strands are located between two layers of the casing and are arranged in at least two sets. The stuffer strands resist elongation of the strap in response to tensile forces applied in the elongate direction of the strap, and have a maximum elongation at break of less than 7.5%. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120073769 | SUNSHADE FOR VEHICLES - The present invention related to composited articles for a sunshade and methods for producing the composite articles. The composite article comprises a reinforcing substrate layer including a fiber phase and a polymer phase; and a cover stock layer. The fiber phase may be a discrete phase or a continuous phase and includes one or more natural fiber. The concentration of natural fibers is about 60 weight percent or more, based on the total weight of the reinforcing substrate layer. The polymer phase has a glass transition temperature of about 100° C. or more. The concentration of the polymer phase should be sufficiently high so that it forms a continuous phase. For example, the concentration of the polymer phase may be about 10 weight percent or more, based on the total weight of the reinforcing substrate layer. The reinforcing substrate layer may have a thickness of about 4 mm or less. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073768 | Sunshade for vehicle - A sunshade for a vehicle includes a pair of guide rails extended at a side edge of a light passing portion provided on a vehicle roof, the guide rails arranged opposite to each other, plural extending portions formed on each of the guide rails and extending towards the opposite guide rail, the extending portions defining slide recessed grooves, a sliding member supported by the extending portions and slidably provided in each of the slide recessed grooves, an engaging portion formed on said each sliding member, and plural shade panels slidably supported in the slide recessed grooves, respectively, via the sliding member, the shade panels being configured to interoperate each other by an engagement of each of the engaging portions during at least one of an opening operation and a closing operation of the sunshade. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120186758 | SUNSHADE DEVICE - A sunshade device including: a windup device; a screen attached to the windup device so as to be drawn therefrom and housed therein; a stay attached to a drawing-side edge of the screen and including a pair of connecting end portions; and a pair of arms configured to change a position between a folded position and an extended position through a rotary movement. The pair of arms each include: a pivot base including a one-end-side portion extending toward a vertical frame side in the extended position and the other-end-side portion extending along the vertical frame; and an arm portion connected the other-end-side portion and extending along the vertical frame, and the pair of connecting end portions are each configured so as to extend and retract in a state of being biased in an extending direction along a drawing/housing direction. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120186757 | MOVABLE VISOR OR SCREEN - A movable screen or visor for a window adjacent a trim liner includes a contour rod movable from a stowed position to a deployed position. The contour rod includes a forward end, an offset portion, and a rearward end opposite the forward end from the offset portion. The screen also includes a shade member operatively attached to the contour rod. The shade member is disposed within the trim liner when the contour rod is in the stowed position and is disposed outside of the trim liner in the deployed position. The shade member blocks a portion of the window when the contour rod is in the deployed position. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20100294442 | MULTICOMPONENT DECORATIVE SCREEN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - A decorative screen configuration is provided for fastening on a motor vehicle body having a first decorative screen profile and a second decorative screen profile, which are each fastenable on the vehicle body using an end section adjoining one another in the profile longitudinal direction, the first decorative screen profile having a fastening extension protruding in the profile longitudinal direction from its end section, which is positively and/or nonpositively connectable to the end section of the second screen profile. Furthermore, decorative screen and an associated installation method are provided in which the decorative screen is fixed using detent and counter detent element in a pre-installation position on the vehicle body and can be transferred by a pivot movement into a final installation position on the vehicle body. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100326609 | Rainstopper - The Sunroof Shield - The problem with sunroofs on vehicles, is that they sometimes leak, as mine does. I tried various forms of quick fixes, besides having it fixed correctly and more expensively. One day, after the tin foil I used blew off (it actually sticks when the roof is wet) I began thinking what could possibly exist that was durable and would ‘stick’ to the roof. This is when I thought up my idea of the The Rainstopper-Sunroof Shield. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110017412 | REVERSIBLE SUNSHADE - A reversible sunshade for keeping the interior of a vehicle cool in the summer or heating the interior in the winter has at least one panel with a light-reflective surface and a light-absorbing surface. The sunshade may be attached to the windshield of a vehicle with suction cups that extend through holes in the panel. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100200180 | FAST INSTALLABLE AND DETACHABLE AUTOMOBILE SNOW COVER HAVING TWO PENDENT SELF-STRETCHED FLAPS - The snow cover of the invention has a main shade with fastening elements located at the upper end to be anchored on the car roof and other fastening elements on a lower end to be anchored on the car hood. The snow cover includes two triangular pendent self-stretched flaps each fastens to a pendant to stretch the main shade smoothly to neatly cover the windshield. When car doors are opened, two pendent self-stretched flaps slide quickly inside the car doors due to pendant principle. After the card doors are closed, two pendent self-stretched flaps are clamped by the car doors and the car body and held inside the car body. To move the snow cover, open the car doors, unfasten fastening elements at the upper and lower ends of the main shade, then the snow cover can be removed and stowed. | 08-12-2010 |
| 160370220 | Roll type | 22 |
| 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 |
| 20120180961 | Frame-mounted sunshade device - A sunshade device for a vehicle includes a sunshade cloth that has two opposite lateral ends inserted respectively into two track rails, a fixed end fixed to a winding shaft assembly, and a pull end interconnecting the lateral ends oppositely of the fixed end. A cross bar is attached to the pull end and extends between the track rails. A tensioning unit includes a spring disposed within the cross bar, a buffer sleeve disposed around the spring, and two tension cords each having an intermediate section attached to one of two lateral ends of the sunshade cloth, a first end section connected to one end of the spring, and a second end section connected to the winding shaft assembly. The tension cords prevent the sunshade cloth from becoming slack. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120285638 | ROLLER BLIND SYSTEM - A roller blind system for a vehicle for shading a rear window, having a fabric sheet movable between stowed and functioning conditions, with a pull-out profile provided at a distal end thereof and two guide rails located on sides of the sheet, whereby the pull-out profile incorporates two sliding pieces at its opposite ends each engaged with one guide rail. The pull-out profile covers an outlet slot for the sheet. The pull-out profile has a variable length and includes a main segment bonded to the sheet and two movable end segments movable relative to the main segment by a guide. The covering face comprises a main section on the main segment and side sections on the end segments. The side sections enter into a receiving pocket enclosed by the main segment when the length of the pull-out profile is reduced. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20090205792 | ROLLER SUNSHIELD INTEGRATED FLUSH-MOUNTED INTO THE SILL OF A SIDE LINING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to the side lining of a motor vehicle, which side lining has a sill ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090008048 | Flexible protective cover - A protective screen for a vehicle, in particular a sun screen for a vehicle roof is configured as a flexible planar structure for fastening in the region of the vehicle roof or of a trunk compartment. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20120291970 | ROLLER SHADE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A roller shade apparatus for a vehicle includes a sheet being wound to cause a transparent member at an opening portion of the vehicle to be exposed, the sheet being deployed to cover the transparent member, and first and second guide rails supporting respective side portions of the sheet in the width direction to be guided in a moving direction of the sheet. The sheet includes a sheet body portion, and first and second guide members made of resin, the first and second guide members being connected to the respective side portions of the sheet and being movably attached to the first and second guide rails. The roller shade apparatus also includes a wire rod made of metal and embedded in each of the first and second guide members over an entire length of the first and second guide members in the moving direction. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20090139670 | Blind for windows of motor vehicles - A blind for windows of motor vehicles, in particular of motor vehicle doors or tailgates is provided. The blind comprising a blind web which at least partially covers the window surface, a winding shaft for receiving the blind web, and a blind adjustment mechanism with blind guides for the blind web, a blind drive for winding up and unwinding the blind web, and actuating means for transferring the driving force from the blind drive to the blind web, and an installation unit which receives at least the blind adjustment mechanism and can be connected to parts of the motor vehicle body. The installation unit is connected in at least to part of the interior lining to be fastened to a motor vehicle body, in particular an inner panel of a motor vehicle door or tailgate. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090242151 | WHOLE-COVERED SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A whole-covered sunshade assembly comprises a sunshade plate having an approximate oblong shape; a bottom of the sunshade plate extended with a plurality of retaining sets and a plurality of support seats; each retaining seat having a through hole; each support seat having an penetrating hole; four sunshade curtains; each sunshade curtain being retained to a retaining shaft and can be wound around the retaining shaft; the retaining shaft being retained to the through hole of the retaining seat; at least one support shaft retained to the penetrating holes of the support seat; and a plurality of retaining clamp plates. The retaining shafts are placed into the through holes of the retaining seats; the support shafts are placed into the penetrating holes of the support seats to be fixed therein. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20120193044 | WINDOW SHADE DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A window shade device for vehicles includes a horizontally shielding window shade, a windup device winding up this, a guide and support mechanism supporting a horizontally shielding movable member so as to move along a guide path, and an arm supported by the horizontally shielding movable member so as to change a position thereof between a first position and a second position. The arm is connected to the horizontally shielding window shade. A first gear is provided to the arm, and a second gear is provided to the guide path by the guide and support mechanism. In the middle of the process where the horizontally shielding movable member is being directed toward the drawing direction side, the first gear and the second gear mesh with each other, and accordingly the position of the arm is changed from the first position to the second position. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120145339 | VEHICULAR SHADE ASSEMBLY - A vehicular shade assembly having a shade sized to cover at least a portion of a side window of a vehicle a means for translating the shade between a retracted position and an extended position and wherein the shade is at least partially housed within a B-pillar of the vehicle when the shade is in the retracted position. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120111512 | SUNSHADE DEVICE - Included are a windup device, a screen mounted to the windup device so as to be drawn therefrom and housed therein, a stay mounted to a drawing-side edge of the screen, and a pair of arms each including a distal end portion connected to the stay so as to rotate relative thereto and a proximal end portion supported by the windup device so as to rotate relative thereto about a rotation axis, the pair of arms being configured to change a position between a folded position and an extended position through a rotary movement about the rotation axis. The pair of arms are configured such that in the extended position, one-end-side portion of a pivot base extends toward a vertical frame of a window from the rotation axis and the other-end-side portion of the pivot base and an arm part extend along the vertical frame in a manner of being bent from the distal end portion of the one-end-side portion of the pivot base, and that the arm part and the pivot base are connected so as to rotate relative thereto. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111511 | Sunshade apparatus for vehicle - A sunshade apparatus for a vehicle includes a shading sheet, which opens and closes a light transmitting portion of a vehicle roof, a pair of holding members, which retain the shading sheet, a winding member, which winds the shading sheet and the holding members. The shading sheet is retained at edge portions of the shading sheet, which extend in the shading sheet opening-closing directions by the holding members. The holding members are retained to the winding member in a manner so that winding in at one end in turn winds off the other end and movement direction thereof is reversed at a direction change member positioned at a distance from the winding member in the shading sheet opening-closing directions and the winding member includes a biasing member, which balances tensional force acting in the shading sheet opening-closing directions at one end and the other end of each holding member. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120152472 | ROLLER BLIND SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A roller blind system for a motor vehicle for screening a vehicle window including a flexible sheet element, a roller blind shaft on which the flexible sheet element is wound in a stored state of the roller blind system and from which the flexible sheet element can be unwound in order to achieve a functional state of the roller blind system, a pull-out rod attached to an end of the sheet element oriented away from the roller blind shaft and two guide rails for guiding the pull-out rod on each side between a first position associated with the stored state and a second position associated with the functional state. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20110088855 | VEHICLE SUNSHADE DEVICE - A vehicle sunshade device for shading a vehicle from sunshine and rain is provided. The vehicle sunshade device includes a casing, two reels, a base, a plurality of connecting rods, and two side panels. The connecting rods are pivotally coupled to the casing inwardly and are extendable out of the casing in opposite outward directions to thereby drive a sunblind wound around each of the two reels and extend the sunblinds outward for shading the vehicle from sunshine and rain. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120247694 | VEHICLE WINDOW SHADE DEVICE - A vehicle window shade device includes: a window shade; a windup device winding up the window shade; a stay attached to a tip side of the window shade; a frame including a drawing slit for the window shade; a cover provided in the drawing slit to be opened and closed; and a biasing member biasing the cover toward an open direction. The action of the stay attached to the window shade wound up by the windup device is transmitted by the transmission member as the force in the direction in which the cover is closed. At least one of the cover, the stay and the transmission member includes a difference absorbing mechanism installed therein, the difference absorbing mechanism absorbing a difference between an action of the stay and an action of the cover. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120168100 | ROLL SHADE DEVICE - Disclosed is a roll shade device provided with a shading sheet, guide belts, rail members, and a winding mechanism. The shading sheet is moved between a wound state and a deployed state. The guide belts extend in the movement direction of the shading sheet and are connected to the side end sections of the shading sheet. The side end sections are in the shading sheet width direction, which intersects with the movement direction at right angles. The rail members extend in the movement direction and slidably support the guide belts, thereby guiding the movement of the shading sheet. The winding device has a winding roller, which winds up the shading sheet and the guide belts. The guide belts have retaining sections. The retaining sections extend beyond the outer ends of the winding roller and are curved at right angles toward the surface on which the shading sheet moves in the deployed state. In the wound state, portions of the retaining sections that are adjacent to each other not only overlap each other in the shading sheet width direction but are capable of engaging one another. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120211181 | Vehicle Roller Shutter - Lateral elements for use in a roller shutter useful for screening an opening, the roller shutter includes a plurality of lateral elements which together form shutter wherein the plurality of lateral elements are able to pivot with respect to one another without disengaging to allow the shutter to bend around a corner to expose the opening. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120186759 | Sunshade Assembly for a Side Window of a Vehicle - A sunshade assembly includes a sunshade unit having a winding shaft, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, and a pull rod connected to one end of the sunshade cloth. A guide unit includes a tubular casing mounted below the housing and extending in a top-bottom direction, and a guide rod extending downward from the pull rod and slidable in the tubular casing. A positioning mechanism includes a locking unit, and a biasing unit for biasing the locking unit. When the sunshade cloth is moved from a wound position to a stretched position, the guide rod moves upward bringing along the pull rod until a bottom end of the guide rod reaches a top portion of the tubular casing, and the biasing unit biases the locking unit to lock the guide rod against movement relative to the tubular casing, thereby positioning the sunshade cloth in the stretched position. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120255690 | ROLLER ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A roller assembly for a motor vehicle having a winding shaft, a flexible fabric sheet which when in a stowed condition is wound onto the winding shaft and which can be unwound from the winding shaft in a longitudinal direction in order to reach a functioning position and which has sliding elements on its side edges, two guide rails extending in the longitudinal direction to guide the sliding elements, and a frame, whereby the guide rails are fastened on the frame so that they can be permanently fixed with a desired spacing. A rigid guide tube for a drive chain guided within the guide tube runs from the frame to the guide rail or to a feed-in piece mounted thereon, and a first fixing device is provided to fix the guide tube in a fixed location with respect to the frame in variable positions in the transverse direction. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20110226426 | Blind Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle - A blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, especially for a vehicle roof, comprising at least one blind web that encompasses one respective guiding strip along the lateral edge regions thereof. The guiding strip is designed as a force spring, extends along the direction of extension of the blind web, is guided within a guiding track of a guide rail, and shapes the blind web into a wound member once the blind web has left the guiding track that extends in the direction of extension and stretches the blind web transverse to the direction of extension. According to the invention, the wound member has a winding shaft that runs transversely to the direction of extension of the blind web and is disposed at the level of the guiding tracks located on both sides. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20130020040 | Sunshade Assembly Having a Locking Mechanism - A sunshade assembly includes a winding shaft, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, and a pull rod connected to one end of the sunshade cloth. A guide unit includes a base seat disposed below a housing of the sunshade assembly, and a guide rod having a top end connected to the pull rod. A locking mechanism includes a push-push lock mounted on the base seat, and a latch unit fixed to the guide rod and having an engaging tongue. When the sunshade cloth is pulled upward by the pull rod to a stretched position, the guide rod is moved upward so that the engaging tongue pushes and engages the push-push lock. When the guide rod is moved further upward, the engaging tongue pushes again the push-push lock and disengages therefrom, thereby permitting the sunshade cloth to be wound automatically by the winding shaft to a wound position. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20080223534 | Sun protection blind for motor vehicle - A sun protection blind for a window opening in a motor vehicle includes a winding shaft and a blind web, a first edge of which is fastened to the winding shaft. An extension profile is operatively connected to a second edge of the blind web so the blind web can be removed from the winding shaft by the extension profile, counter to a restoring force of a spring element. The blind web can be wound onto the winding shaft by means of the restoring force of the spring element, part of a spring motor having a shaft which is mounted so as to be able to rotate relative to the winding shaft. The spring element is arranged between the shaft and the winding shaft, and a rotational movement of the shaft is synchronized with a displacement of the extension profile during removal and/or winding of the blind web. | 09-18-2008 |
| 160370230 | Pleating type | 1 |
| 20120193045 | Sunshade Assembly - A sunshade assembly includes two rail seats, a shade member and a guide unit. The shade member has a main portion and two foldable portions connected respectively to left and right sides of the main portion. The guide unit includes two guide members mounted respectively to the rail seats. Each guide member has a guide groove for receiving a portion of a respective one of the foldable portions of the shade member, and a guide surface formed in the guide groove. When the shade member is unwound, the foldable portions pass through the guide grooves and are urged to be folded through guidance of the guide surfaces before entering and being confined in the rail seats. | 08-02-2012 |