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US 11,413,941 B2Granted
Electric window shade apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorDong Han Kim
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Abstract
An electric window shade apparatus for a vehicle is proposed, the electric window shade apparatus being configured to receive power directly from a motor. An electric window shade apparatus for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a shade module configured to be unwound or wound automatically by a driving force so as to move with respect to a window glass; and a driving module providing the driving force to the shade module by an operation of a cable wound on at least one drum driven by a motor.
Claims12
An electric window shade apparatus for a vehicle, the electric window shade apparatus comprising:
- a shade module configured to be unwound or wound automatically by a driving force so as to move with respect to a window glass;
- and
- a driving module configured to provide the driving force to the shade module by an operation of a cable wound on at least one drum driven by a motor,
- wherein the shade module comprises:
- a main shade configured to be unwound or wound so as to move with respect to a side window glass;
- a main shade roller disposed inside a door trim and connected to a first end of the main shade to wind or unwind the main shade;
- a main shade bar connected to a second end of the main shade;
- a pair of main guide rails vertically arranged at respective positions spaced apart from opposite sides of the main shade;
- and
- a pair of main sliders secured to opposite ends of the main shade bar, respectively, and configured to unwind or wind the main shade from the main shade roller while being moved in respective vertical directions along the pair of main guide rails,
- a rotary shaft of the main shade roller is rotated by being directly connected to a rotary shaft of the motor,
- the drum is rotated in conjunction with the rotary shaft of the main shade roller, and
- the shade module further comprises:
- a sub-shade configured to be unwound or wound so as to move with respect to a quarter window glass;
- a sub-shade roller disposed inside a window frame adjacent to the quarter window glass, and connected to a first end of the sub-shade to wind or unwind the sub-shade;
- a sub-shade bar connected to a second end of the sub-shade;
- a sub-guide rail disposed inside the door trim to be horizontally disposed at a position spaced apart from a lower side of the sub-shade;
- and
- a sub-slider secured to an end of the sub-shade bar and configured to unwind or wind the sub-shade from the sub-shade roller while being moved in a horizontal direction along the sub-guide rail.
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An electric window shade apparatus for a vehicle, the electric window shade apparatus comprising:
- a shade module configured to be unwound or wound automatically by a driving force so as to move with respect to a window glass;
- and
- a driving module configured to provide the driving force to the shade module by an operation of a cable wound on at least one drum driven by a motor,
- wherein the shade module comprises:
- a main shade configured to be unwound or wound so as to move with respect to a side window glass;
- a main shade roller disposed inside a door trim and connected to a first end of the main shade to wind or unwind the main shade;
- a main shade bar connected to a second end of the main shade;
- a pair of main guide rails vertically arranged at respective positions spaced apart from opposite sides of the main shade;
- and
- a pair of main sliders secured to opposite ends of the main shade bar, respectively, and configured to unwind or wind the main shade from the main shade roller while being moved in respective vertical directions along the pair of main guide rails,
- a rotary shaft of the main shade roller is rotated by being directly connected to a rotary shaft of the motor,
- the drum is rotated in conjunction with the rotary shaft of the main shade roller, and
- the driving module comprises:
- the motor disposed inside the door trim;
- the at least one drum rotatable by being connected to the motor;
- at least one cable wound on an outer circumferential surface of the drum so that the cable operates the shade module while being moved in conjunction with rotation of the drum;
- at least one pulley, on which the cable is wound, the pulley configured to determine a moving path of the cable;
- a first drum and a second drum rotatable by being directly connected to the rotary shaft of the motor;
- a first cable wound on an outer circumferential surface of the first drum so that the first cable operates the shade module while being moved in conjunction with rotation of the first drum;
- at least one first pulley, on which the first cable is wound, the first pulley configured to determine a moving path of the first cable;
- a second cable wound on an outer circumferential surface of the second drum so that the second cable operates the shade module while being moved in conjunction with rotation of the second drum;
- at least one second pulley, on which the second cable is wound, the second pulley configured to determine a moving path of the second cable;
- a third drum rotatable by being directly connected to the rotary shaft of the motor;
- a third cable, to which a sub-slider is secured, wound on an outer circumferential surface of the third drum so that the third cable moves the sub-slider while being moved in conjunction with rotation of the third drum;
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- at least one third pulley, on which the third cable is wound, the third pulley configured to determine a moving path of the third cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.