# US 12,766,930 B2 · Automated sunshade systems and methods

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- Number: US 12,766,930 B2
- Document ID: US12766930B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/667,093
- Filed: 2024-05-17
- Published: 2025-11-20
- Granted: 2026-10-20
- Earliest claimed: 2024-05-17
- Applicants: Sergio Martinez-Armendariz
- Inventors: Sergio Martinez-Armendariz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12766930B2

## CPC

- B60J 1/2016: {Control means for actuating the roller blind, e.g. using electronic control}
- B60J 1/2025: {with flexible actuating elements connected to the draw bar for pulling only, e.g. cords, wires or cables}
- B60J 1/2052: {Guides}
- B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05)

## Abstract

An automated sunshade system and method comprise a sunshade, a guide assembly comprising a set of guiding gear motors or guide rails that are integrated with pillars of a vehicle, a belt, motors comprising gears that are configured to move the belt, a shaft coupled to the sunshade, a winding assembly that rotates the shaft that winds the sunshade from an extended position to a retracted position, a circuit comprising a controller that controls the motors, and a user interface comprising at least one of a touchscreen, a keyfob, or a push button to activate and control the position of the sunshade.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of operating a sunshade system for a windshield of a vehicle having opposite pillars with the windshield therebetween, the method comprising:
receiving a first command from a user interface; and
in response to receiving the first command, performing steps to control a position of a sunshade within respective slits of the opposite pillars, wherein the steps comprise communicating a second command to a first set of motors near a bottom of the windshield and a second set of motors near a top of the windshield to control a movement of a belt engaged with a freely-rotating guide gear disposed in each of the pillars to move a sunshade at least partially across the windshield, the freely-rotating guide gear positioned between the first set of motors and the second set of motors, and preventing drooping of the belt during operation.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second command comprises an instruction to rotate at least one of the first or second set of motors by a predetermined angle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the steps further comprise, in response to a stop condition being satisfied, communicating an instruction to stop to the first and the second set of motors.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to detecting at least one of a temperature or a UV radiation level, automatically controlling a sunshade system to move the sunshade to a predetermined position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving RF signals from an RF receiver included in the user interface to control the position of the sunshade.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising remotely operating the sunshade.