Motorized Retractable Screen System

A motorized retractable screen system for a framed area including at least a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, the system comprising:

• a screen axle configured to be disposed adjacent the first end of the framed area that is operable to be rotated by a motor;
• at least one spool operatively connected to the screen axle such that the screen axle and the at least one spool are operable to rotate together;
• a screen including a first end operatively connected to the screen axle, a second end operatively connected to a bottom bar, a first side, and a second side;
• a cable including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is at least partially wound around the at least one spool and the second end is operatively connected to the second of the screen;
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• a corner tensioning system including a tensioning arm having a first end configured to be operatively connected to a corner of the first side of the screen, a second end operatively connected to the bottom bar, and a biasing mechanism for biasing the first end of the tensioning arm laterally outward towards the first side of the screen,
• wherein, during operation of the motorized retractable screen system, the screen axle is operable to be rotated in either a first direction or a second direction by the motor such that the cable is operable to pull the bottom bar of the screen between a deployed position and a retracted position while the first end of the tensioning arm maintains an independent lateral force on the corner of the first side of the screen.

A motorized retractable screen system for a framed area including at least a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, the system comprising:

• a screen axle configured to be disposed adjacent the first end of the framed area that is operable to be rotated by a motor;
• at least one spool operatively connected to the screen axle such that the screen axle and the at least one spool are operable to rotate together;
• a screen including a first end operatively connected to the screen axle, a second end operatively connected to a bottom bar, a first side, and a second side, and wherein at least the first side of the screen is formed of a mesh material with a plurality of openings;
• a cable including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is at least partially wound around the at least one spool and the second end is operatively connected to one of the bottom bar and the second of the screen;
• a side edge retention system having a track disposed along a length of at least the first side of the framed area, the track including a first end and a second end that is positioned opposite the first end, the side edge retention system further including a first brush having a first plurality of brush bristles attached to the first end of the track and a second brush having a second plurality of brush bristles attached to the second end of the track for engaging the plurality of openings of the mesh material of the first side of the screen between the first plurality of brush bristles and the second plurality of brush bristles during operation of the motorized retractable screen system;
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• a corner tensioning system including a tensioning arm having a first end configured to be operatively connected to a corner of the first side of the screen, a second end configured to be operatively connected to the bottom bar, and a biasing mechanism for biasing the first end of the tensioning arm laterally outward towards the first side of the screen,
• wherein, during operation of the motorized retractable screen system, the screen axle is operable to be rotated in either a first direction or a second direction by the motor such that the cable is operable to pull the bottom bar of the screen between a deployed position and a retracted position while the side edge retention system and corner tensioning system maintain tension of the screen.