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US 2019/0162022 A1Published application
Combined Window Shade and Solar Panel
AssigneeGeigTech East Bay LLC
InventorJames GEIGER
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Abstract
A window shade system includes a mounting bracket configured to couple to a structure, a shade tube bracket configured to rotatably couple with the mounting bracket, and a shade coupled to the shade tube bracket and having a solar panel. The solar panel is electrically coupled with an external system via the shade tube bracket and the mounting bracket. The solar panel is configured to receive solar energy, transform the solar energy into electricity, and provide the electricity to the external system.
Claims20
A window shade system comprising:
- a mounting bracket configured to couple to a structure, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a removable coupler including a first aperture and a second aperture;
- a ground contact positioned between the mounting bracket and the removable coupler and configured to protrude through the removable coupler via the first aperture;
- and
- a hot contact positioned between the mounting bracket and the removable coupler and configured to protrude through the removable coupler via the second aperture;
- a shade tube bracket comprising a center pin configured to selectively rotate relative to the mounting bracket;
- a shade having a first end coupled to the shade tube bracket;
- and
- a first solar panel coupled to the shade, the first solar panel electrically coupled with the ground contact and the hot contact, the first solar panel configured to receive solar energy, transform the solar energy received by the first solar panel into electricity, and provide the electricity transformed by the first solar panel to an external system via the hot contact;
- wherein the center pin facilitates rotational movement of the shade relative to the mounting bracket.
7 more elements
A window shade system comprising:
- a shade tube bracket configured to structurally and electrically couple with a mounting bracket, the shade tube bracket comprising:
- a center pin configured to selectively rotate relative to the mounting bracket;
- and
- a carriage coupled to the center pin and configured to facilitate selective decoupling of the shade tube bracket from the mounting bracket;
- and
- a shade having a first end coupled to the shade tube bracket, the shade comprising a first solar panel configured to receive solar energy, transform the solar energy received by the first solar panel into electricity, and provide the electricity to the shade tube bracket;
- wherein the center pin facilitates rotational movement of the shade relative to the mounting bracket.
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A window shade system comprising:
- a shade tube bracket configured to couple with a mounting bracket;
- and
- a shade having a first end coupled to the shade tube bracket, the shade comprising:
- a first solar panel configured to receive solar energy, transform the solar energy received by the first solar panel into electricity, and provide the electricity to the shade tube bracket;
- a second solar panel configured to receive solar energy, transform the solar energy received by the second solar panel into electricity, and provide the electricity to the shade tube bracket;
- a first layer comprising a substantially transparent material;
- and
- a second layer comprising an opaque material;
- wherein the first solar panel and the second solar panel are disposed between the first layer and the second layer;
- wherein the first solar panel and the second solar panel are configured to receive the solar energy through the substantially transparent material;
- and
- wherein the shade tube bracket is configured to facilitate selective rotation of the shade relative to the mounting bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.