# US 2020/0399956 A1 · Connection head of an apparatus for actuating roll-up awnings or blackout closures > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0399956 A1 - Document ID: US20200399956A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/969,479 - Filed: 2019-02-25 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-26 - Applicants: Cherubini S.P.A. - Inventors: Lionello CHERUBINI; Matteo GERLINZANI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399956A1 ## CPC - E06B 9/174: Bearings specially adapted therefor - E06B 9/42: Parts or details of roller blinds, e.g. suspension devices, blind boxes (brackets or adjustable mountings for roller blinds and drawable curtains A47H1/13) - E06B 9/70: comprising an electric motor positioned outside the roller - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) ## Abstract A connection head includes a first body indentation to accommodate a support recess with a second fixed support, a second body indentation flanked by the first body indentation, the first and second body indentations being divided by a body edge, and an element applicable to the side body surface, having an indentation. When the element is applied, the indentation is connected to the second body indentation of the main body to accommodate at least one support bracket of a first fixed support. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connection head between an electric motor and a first fixed support or between said electric motor and a second fixed support of an apparatus for actuating roll-up awnings or blackout closures, said connection head comprising: a main body, insertable axially into said second fixed support, wherein said main body comprises a side body surface, provided with a first body indentation to accommodate a support recess of the second fixed support and with a second body indentation flanked by said first body indentation, the first body indentation and the second body indentation being divided by a body edge; and an element applicable auxiliarily to the side body surface of the main body, wherein said element comprises a main portion comprising an arched outer surface forming an indentation; so that, when the element is applied to the main body, the indentation is connected to the second body indentation of the main body to accommodate at least one support bracket of the first fixed support. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, wherein the main portion of the element comprises an inner surface counter-shaped with respect to the first body indentation and, when the element is applied to the main body, said main portion fills the first body indentation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, wherein the element has a height equal to or smaller than a height of the side body surface of the main body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, wherein the element comprises two main portions, spaced circumferentially, joined by a joining portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The connection head of claim 4, wherein said joining portion comprises a joining channel to accommodate a deformable section of an elastic retainer of the first fixed support. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, wherein the main body further comprises a radial body wing, provided with a radially projecting body shelf, that forms an undercut with guides for snap engagement with a deformable section of an elastic retainer of the second fixed support. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The connection head according to of claim 4, wherein the main body further comprises a radial body wing, provided with a radially projecting body shelf, that forms an undercut with guides for snap engagement with a deformable section of an elastic retainer of the second fixed support and wherein the joining portion of the element is applied to the undercut. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The connection head of claim 7, wherein the joining portion comprises a tail and the body shelf comprises a recess, wherein the tail is insertable into the recess for applying the element to the main body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The connection head according to of claim 1, wherein the main body and the element are made of plastic material or metallic material, including zamak. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, further comprising a power supply conduit for passage of a power supply cable, wherein the power supply conduit comprises an axial section, a radial section open to the outside for radial output of the power supply cable and an additional section open to the outside for axial output of the power supply cable, having an axial extension and arranged coaxially at the head, communicating with the axial section. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, wherein the main body is made of metallic material, including zamak, and the element is made of plastic material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The connection head of claim 1, further comprising a power supply conduit for passage of a power supply cable, wherein the power supply conduit comprises an axial section, a radial section open to the outside for radial output of the power supply cable and an additional section open to the outside for axial output of the power supply cable, having an axial extension and arranged coaxially at the head, communicating with the radial section.