Fixed motor spring shade
AssigneeIrvin Automotive Products, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Wieczorek, Bryan Busha
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Abstract
A security shade for use in an automotive vehicle. The security shade includes a cassette having a roll tube arranged therein. The roll tube has a shade panel fixed to the roll tube at one end thereof. The security shade also includes a bearing arranged in an end of the roll tube and a spring housing arranged in an end of the cassette. A motor spring is arranged within the spring housing and is axially fixed with relation to the roll tube and the cassette. The security shade also includes an end cap arranged over an end of a cassette. The security shade has the compressible end cap over each end of the roll tube and cassette.
Claims17
A support assembly for use on a shade in a vehicle, said support assembly including:
- an end cap configured to have a shade extendably mounted thereon, said end cap having a groove in one surface thereof, said end cap having a first flange extending radially inward from an inside surface of said end cap along a first edge of said groove, said end cap having a second flange extending radially inward from an inside surface of said end cap along a second edge of said groove, each of said flanges having a stop member extending from an edge thereof, said end cap having a boss extending from an end thereof, said boss rotatably fixes said end cap with respect to the vehicle;
- a spring housing slidingly arranged within said end cap, said spring housing engages and is axially fixed with relation to said end cap in one direction when said end cap is fully extended;
- a spring arranged between said end cap and said spring housing;
- a motor spring arranged within said spring housing;
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- a bearing engaged with said motor spring.
A security shade for use in a vehicle to prevent viewing cargo, said security shade including:
- a cassette having a slot therein;
- a roll tube arranged within said cassette;
- a shade panel fixed to said roll tube at one end of said shade panel;
- a bearing arranged in an end of said roller tube;
- a spring housing arranged in an end of and rotatably fixed with to said cassette;
- a motor spring arranged within said spring housing and axially fixed with relation to said roll tube and said cassette;
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- an end cap configured to have a cassette exendably mounted thereon, said end cap arranged over an end of said cassette, said end cap having a groove through one surface thereof, said groove aligns with said slot, said shade panel passes through said groove during winding or unwinding thereof, said end cap having a flange extending radially inward from an inside surface of said end cap and from an edge of said groove, said flange having a stop member extending from an edge thereof, said stop member contacts said spring housing when said end cap is fully extended from said cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.