Unitary assembly for an architectural fenestration, providing dynamic solar heat gain control
US9416587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/44
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A unitary assembly for an architectural fenestration, providing dynamic solar heat gain control, which (1) provides a track-based frame structure/blind combination in which the blind is self-correcting should the blind material fall outside of the track; (2) provides directional shading, where the assembly provides for dynamically controlling the amount of light allowed to reach the heat storage unit; (3) provides a blind motor without limiter switches and with a quick-release slip-ring; and (4) provides a heat storage unit which is a thermally efficient, transparent and translucent structure, with which gain from sunny winter days is greater than nighttime loss, so as to provide supplemental heat.
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