Window shade assembly

US8726968B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. (CA Corp.) · US

Inventors

• Thomas Sievers · Ulm, DE
• Morteza Yadollahi · Irvine, US
• John F. Leary · Batavia, US
• Darrell L. James · Corona, US
• Marek Brzeski · Long Beach, US
• Elmon D. Sotto · Montebello, US
• John Edward Cheever · Tecate Mission Road, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 15, 2011
• Grant date: May 20, 2014
• Expiry date: Aug 15, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J1/2011
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft window shade assembly is provided. The assembly includes an inboard shade, an outboard shade, a housing and a cover. The inboard and outboard shades each include a plurality of holes disposed along one side. The housing includes a transparent inboard panel, a transparent outboard panel, a pair of inboard guide slots to receive the inboard shade, a pair of outboard guide slots to receive the outboard shade, an inboard motor and an outboard motor. The inboard motor is coupled to a drive gear sprocket having a cylindrical outer surface and a plurality of teeth extending radially therefrom that mesh with the plurality of holes in the inboard shade, and moves the inboard shade between open and closed positions. The outboard motor is coupled to a drive gear sprocket having a cylindrical outer surface and a plurality of teeth extending radially therefrom that mesh with the plurality of holes in the outboard shade, and moves the outboard shade between open and closed positions. The cover is attached to the housing and includes a pair of inboard guide slots to receive the inboard shade, and a pair of outboard guide slots to receive the outboard shade.