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Noise-reducing motorized gearbox assembly for automating window coverings

US9489834B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References

19Claims

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Inventors

David R. Hall · Provo, US
Austin Carlson · Provo, US
Jerome Miles · Spanish Fork, US
Emily Brimhall · Alpine, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2015
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2186
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a motor and a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to actuate a window covering. The gearbox includes an internal wall enclosing gears of the gearbox, and an external wall enclosing the internal wall and creating a cavity between the internal wall and the external wall. The external wall is configured to support an output shaft extending from the internal wall. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.

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