Wheel carriage assembly for guided asymmetric fabric deployment
AssigneeMechoshade Systems, LLC
InventorEugene Miroshnichenko
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Abstract
Wheel carriage assemblies and related fabric deployment systems and methods are disclosed. A wheel carriage assembly comprising at least one wheel with ball bearings on the interior of each wheel, and a pivot point that allows for position independence, is configured with a hembar coupled to a piece of fabric to allow a surface of varying shape to be covered. The system provides the ability to cover both traditional window shapes as well as surfaces of irregular shape or inclined orientation, and reduces and evens the amount of wear on certain components to extend system life.
Claims20
A fabric deployment system, comprising:
- a wheel carriage assembly having a first wheel and a second wheel;
- a hembar being configured to move about a pivot point to maintain a horizontal orientation;
- the pivot point directly coupling the wheel carriage assembly to the hembar;
- the first wheel having a first axis of rotation at a non-parallel angle and non-perpendicular angle with respect to the hembar;
- and
- the second wheel having a second axis of rotation at a non-parallel angle and a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the hembar,
- wherein the first axis of the rotation of the first wheel and the second axis of the rotation of the second wheel are offset from one another.
A fabric deployment system, comprising:
- a wheel carriage assembly having a first wheel and a second wheel;
- a hembar being configured to move about a pivot point to maintain a horizontal orientation;
- the pivot point directly coupling the wheel carriage assembly to the hembar;
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- the first wheel and the second wheel are configured to interface with opposite interior corners of a guide track.
A method for moving a fabric deployment system, comprising:
- moving a hembar about a pivot point to maintain a horizontal orientation, wherein the pivot point directly couples a wheel carriage assembly to the hembar, and wherein the wheel carriage assembly comprises a first wheel and a second wheel;
- in response to moving the hembar, causing the first wheel to move about a first axis of rotation at a non-parallel angle and non-perpendicular angle with respect to the hembar;
- and
- in response to moving the hembar, causing the second wheel to move about a second axis of rotation at a non-parallel angle and a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the hembar,
- wherein the first axis of the rotation of the first wheel and the second axis of the rotation of the second wheel are offset from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.