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US 9,079,479 B2Granted
Automated sunshade
OwnerLiang Chen, Yongchang Wanginventors
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Abstract
An automated vehicle sunshade system includes a roller on which is mounted shield material. A motor opens the shield material so as to block sunlight entering a vehicle through a window.
Claims22
An automated vehicle sunshade system comprising:
- a roller;
- shield material mounted on the roller;
- a motor that opens the shield material so as to block sunlight entering a vehicle through a window;
- a solar panel that provides power to the motor;
- and,
- circuitry, including a motion detector, that allows the motor to open the shield material only when the motion detector does not detect motion for a predetermined amount of time, the circuitry causing the shield material to retract when the motion detector detects motion.
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An automated vehicle sunshade system comprising:
- a roller;
- shield material mounted on the roller;
- a motor that opens the shield material so as to block sunlight entering a vehicle through a window;
- a power source that provides power to the motor;
- an open/retract switch which a user can use to open and retract the shield material;
- and,
- circuitry, including a motion detector, that allows the motor to open the shield material only when the motion detector does not detect motion, the circuitry causing the shield material to retract when the motion detector detects motion.
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An automated method for providing shade in a vehicle, comprising:
- mounting shield material on a roller;
- causing the shield material to open so as to block sunlight entering a vehicle through a window when light captured by a solar panel is above a predetermined intensity threshold, electricity from the solar panel powering a motor that opens the shield material;
- causing the shield material to retract when light captured by the solar panel is below a predetermined intensity threshold;
- and,
- preventing the shield material from opening when a motion detector detects vehicle motion or when vehicle interior temperature is below a predetermined threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.