US 2024/0401404 A1 · MOTORIZED COVERING FOR A WINDOW

Abstract

A motorized covering for a window, including a selectively positionable plurality of slats; a flexible material layer connected to the plurality of slats, the flexible material layer extending generally parallel to the window when the plurality of slats is in the extended position, a plurality of temporary air cells being formed between the plurality of slats, the flexible material layer, and the window when the slats are in the extended position; and a motor system operatively connected to the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer to selectively lower and raise the slats and the flexible material layer, the motor system being configured to lower and raise the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer in response to at least one control signal, the at least one control signal being based on a determination to change an insulation factor for the window.

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Dependent claims

A motorized covering for a window, the covering comprising:

a plurality of slats selectively positionable in at least an extended position and a retracted position;
a flexible material layer connected to the plurality of slats, the flexible material layer extending generally parallel to the window when the plurality of slats is in the extended position,
a plurality of temporary air cells being formed between the plurality of slats, the flexible material layer, and the window when the plurality of slats is in the extended position;
and
a motor system operatively connected to the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer to selectively lower and raise the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer into the extended position and the retracted position,
the motor system being configured to lower and raise the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer in response to at least one control signal, the at least one control signal being based on a determination to change an insulation factor for the window.

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A motorized covering for a window, the covering comprising:

a plurality of slats selectively positionable in at least an extended position and a retracted position, each of the plurality of slats including:
at least one photovoltaic element;
at least one flexible material layer connected to the plurality of slats, the at least one flexible material layer extending generally parallel to the window when the plurality of slats is in the extended position;
an electrical collection assembly for collecting electrical energy produced by the at least one photovoltaic element of each of the plurality of slats;
and
a motor system operatively connected to the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer to selectively move the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer,
the motor system being configured to move the plurality of slats and the flexible material layer in response to at least one control signal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Motorized covering for a window

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Abstract

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