Solar window shade
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey W. Hontz, Travis K. Finlay, Alexander Nicholas Pozzi
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Abstract
A solar window shade for a window seat in an airliner for supplying electrical energy to charge a personal electronic device, including a window shade configured to cover a window, a solar panel attached to an outside face of the window shade, the solar panel facing outward to receive light from outside a passenger cabin, and a charging port incorporated into the window shade, the charging port electrically connected to the solar panel.
Claims14
A solar window shade adapted for use in an airliner passenger cabin, comprising:
- a window shade;
- a solar panel incorporated into the window shade, the solar panel arranged to face outward to receive light from outside the passenger cabin;
- a charging port incorporated into the window shade, the charging port electrically connected to the solar panel and operable for charging an electronic device, the window shade comprising a handle arranged along a bottom edge thereof and the charging port located in the handle facing inward in a direction of the passenger cabin;
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- a battery located in the handle, the battery electrically connected to the solar panel and the charging port.
A solar window shade for a window seat for supplying electrical energy to charge a personal electronic device, comprising:
- a window shade configured to cover a window;
- a solar panel attached to an outside face of the window shade, the solar panel facing outward to receive light from outside a passenger cabin;
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- a charging port incorporated into the window shade, the charging port electrically connected to the solar panel, wherein the window shade comprises a handle arranged along a bottom edge thereof and the charging port is located in the handles and faces inward in a direction of the passenger cabin, and wherein the charging port includes a wireless inductive charger and a wired charger collocated in the handle in a side-by-side arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.