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US 6,318,788 B1Granted
Motorized automobile sunshade
OwnerPedro M. Jaurigueinventor
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Abstract
A motorized sunshade for selectively raising and lowering a sun screen on the windshield of an automobile. The sunshade comprises a battery-operated motor that is mounted with a sun screen, wherein the sun screen may be lowered or raised with respect to the windshield by actuating the motor. A pair of tracks are provided to secure the sun screen flush against the windshield.
Claims5
A sunshade, for attached to an automobile having a windshield, an interior, and a ceiling, comprising:
- a housing, the housing is mountable to the ceiling of the automobile, the housing having a slit adjacent to the windshield;
- a motor, located within the housing;
- a sun screen, having a rigid member at one end, and linked to the motor at an opposite end, the sun screen selectively retracts into the housing under power of the motor and selectively deploys outward from the slit in the housing;
- a pair of tracks, is mountable alongside the windshield having interior slots for guiding the rigid member of the sun screen, and thereby allowing the sun screen to extend across the windshield;
- an idler, located within the housing adjacent to the slit, the idler engaging the sunscreen to guide motion of the sunscreen as it is deployed and retracted;
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- a rear view mirror, mounted to the housing, and extending downward therefrom, for providing a rearward view to a driver of the automobile.
4 more elements
A sunshade, for attached to an automobile having a windshield, an interior, and a ceiling, comprising:
- a housing, the housing is mountable to the ceiling of the automobile, the housing having a slit adjacent to the windshield;
- a motor, located within the housing;
- a sun screen, having a rigid member at one end, and linked to the motor at an opposite end, the sun screen selectively retracts into the housing under power of the motor and selectively deploys outward from the slit in the housing;
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- a pair of tracks, mounted alongside the windshield, having interior slots for guiding the rigid member of the sun screen, and thereby allowing the sun screen to extend across the windshield.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.