Abstract: A operation wand assembly of a curtain a curved connection member adapted to be connected to the lower rail of the curtain and having a top recess. A through hole is defined through the curved connection member and communicates with the top recess. An engaging member is received in the top recess and has a tubular portion engaged with the through hole of the curved connection member. The tubular portion includes an open bottom and two connection grooves are defined through a wall of the tubular portion. An operation wand has two radial rods extending from a top thereof and the top of the operation wand is removably inserted into the open bottom of the tubular portion. The two radial rods are engaged with the connection grooves. The operation wand can be hooked to a positioning member on a wall when not in use.

Abstract: A safety device for Roman shades includes multiple loop members connected to each of the folding lines on the shade and multiple restriction members are connected to multiple loop members. Each restriction member includes multiple extensions which spirally wrap to each other so as to define an opening therebetween. Multiple engaging members are connected to the loop members located at a lower end of the shade. Multiple control ropes each have a top end connected to the top box of the Roman shade and the lower end of each control rope extends through the openings of the restriction members and is connected to a collar. The collars can be disengaged from the engaging members. When the control ropes are pulled laterally, the collars are disengaged from the engaging members and the control ropes are disengaged from the extensions of the restriction members.

Abstract: A Roman shade includes a top box and a shade including a first layer and a second layer is connected to the top box. The first layer includes multiple pocket portions formed thereon and the pocket portions each are defined by folding a part upward to define a passage which extends transversely through the first layer. Multiple first holes and second holes are defined through the first layer. The pocket portion is located between the first and second holes. The second layer is located on a first side of the first layer and two control ropes each have a top end connected to the top box and a lower end of each control rope extends through the first hole from the first side of the first layer and passes over a second side of the first layer and then extends through the second hole in sequence.

Abstract: A color filter substrate for multi-view displaying including a substrate, a light shielding-layer, and a color filter layer is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of concaves. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The concaves are located at the first surface. The light-shielding layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate defines a plurality of light-transparent openings. The color filter layer has a plurality of sub-pixel areas including at least one first sub-pixel area and at least one second sub-pixel area. A first light is transmitted to a first viewer by passing through one of the light-transparent openings and one of the at least one first sub-pixel area, and simultaneously, a second light is transmitted to a second viewer by passing through the same one of the light-transparent openings and one of the at least one second sub-pixel area.

Abstract: A curtain includes a top rail and a sheet of fabric having a top end connected to the top rail, a handle assembly is connected to a lower end of the sheet of fabric. The handle assembly includes two transverse bars received in the sheet of fabric and two upright bars which are removably connected to the transverse bars via connection members connected to the transverse bars from outside of the sheet of fabric. The upright bars can be separated from the transverse bars so that the curtain can be folded.

Abstract: A Roman shade assembly includes a frame and a shade which is removably connected to the frame. The shard is composed of an inner portion and an outer portion. A first connection member is connected to the frame and the inner portion has a second connection member which is removably connected to the first connection member. The inner portion and the outer portion are connected to each other by a third connection member and a fourth connection member. The shade can be easily removed from or connected to the frame. The inner portion and the outer portion are easily separated by separating the third and fourth connection members.

Abstract: A control device for blinds includes a transmission unit, a scrolling unit and a tilting unit, the transmission unit includes a case in which a coil spring and a gear unit are received. The coil spring is connected between the gear unit and the case. The scrolling unit includes two scrolling rods which are rotated with a transmission rod. Each scrolling rod has a lift cord wrapped thereon and extending through slats of the blinds. The tilting unit includes two tilt members connected to two respective end sections of the two scrolling rods. Two tilt cords have two respective positioning members which are clamped in two clamp grooves of the two tilt members and the tilt cords extend through the slats. The gears in the gear unit can be adjusted so as to cooperate with slats of different weights.

Abstract: A control mechanism for a cordless blind includes a transmission unit, a scrolling unit and a tilt unit. The transmission unit has a transmission cable which is connected with a scrolling rod. The scrolling unit includes two scrolling cables which have respective one of two ends thereof wrapped to two ends of the rod, and the other end of each scrolling cables extends through the top rail, extends through parallel slats and is connected to a bottom rail. The tilt unit includes a tilt member with two tilt cables connected to two ends thereof the tilt member, the other end of the tilt cable extend through the top rail and are connected to the parallel slats. A tilt wand is used to rotate the tilt member to move the tilt cables moved upward and downward so as to tilt the slats.

Abstract: An operation wand unit for Roman shades includes a base fixed to a board hidden in the shade and includes a slot is defined in the base. A flat head of the operation wand is pivotably engaged with the slot of the base. Two notches are defined in the base in horizontal direction. The operation wand is a polygonal wand and includes multiple ridges and one of the ridges can be engaged with one of the notches when the wand is not in use.

Abstract: An analytical system includes a working fluid, a uniform dividing unit and a separating unit. The working fluid includes a first component and a second component with different characteristics. The uniform dividing unit is utilized to uniformly divide the working fluid and relatively rotated with respect to a reference axis. Under a capillarity force as well as the result of Coriolis force and siphon force, the first component can be separated from the second component by the separating unit.

Abstract: In a 3D display having a plurality of display regions and corresponding backlight regions, the image data is sequentially sent to the display regions. The respective light source(s) of the corresponding backlight region is/are turned ON after a response time of each display region, without waiting for a response time or times in the other display regions. The light source(s) is/are then turned OFF after a predetermined time period. The process repeats for further image data.

Abstract: A operation wand assembly of a curtain a curved connection member adapted to be connected to the lower rail of the curtain and having a top recess. A through hole is defined through the curved connection member and communicates with the top recess. An engaging member is received in the top recess and has a tubular portion engaged with the through hole of the curved connection member. The tubular portion includes an open bottom and two connection grooves are defined through a wall of the tubular portion. An operation wand has two radial rods extending from a top thereof and the top of the operation wand is removably inserted into the open bottom of the tubular portion. The two radial rods are engaged with the connection grooves. The operation wand can be hooked to a positioning member on a wall when not in use.

Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, which includes a substrate and at least two light guide sets formed on a surface of the substrate. Each light guide set includes a plurality of light guide elements, with the light guide elements including emission surface structures to emit light, and the emission surface structures of the light guide elements of one of the light guide sets being different from the emission surface structures of the light guide elements of another one of the light guide sets.

Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display apparatus is provided. Each pixel of the liquid crystal display apparatus has a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The method of driving the liquid crystal display apparatus includes receiving a selecting signal and then deciding the display mode of the liquid crystal display apparatus. When the liquid crystal display apparatus is in a normal display mode, the second sub-pixels are deactivated. When the liquid crystal display apparatus is on a restricted view-angle display mode, some of the second sub-pixels are chosen and activated.

Abstract: A semiconductor layout includes a p substrate, a first semiconductor cell formed over the p substrate, and a second semiconductor cell formed over the p substrate adjacent to the first semiconductor cell. A total height of the first semiconductor cell and the second semiconductor cell is twice a height of a standard semiconductor cell, and the height of the second semiconductor cell is adjusted according to the height of the first semiconductor cell.

Abstract: A control mechanism for a cordless blind includes a transmission unit, a scrolling unit and a tilt unit. The transmission unit has a transmission cable which is connected with a scrolling rod. The scrolling unit includes two scrolling cables which have respective one of two ends thereof wrapped to two ends of the rod, and the other end of each scrolling cables extends through the top rail, extends through parallel slats and is connected to a bottom rail. The tilt unit includes a tilt member with two tilt cables connected to two ends thereof the tilt member, the other end of the tilt cable extend through the top rail and are connected to the parallel slats. A tilt wand is used to rotate the tilt member to move the tilt cables moved upward and downward so as to tilt the slats.

Abstract: An ink box detection system and method thereof are provided for detecting an ink box installed in an ink jet apparatus. The ink box has an identification circuit to generate a reference voltage. The detection system includes a voltage divider resistance with a power supply, a connector for connecting the identification circuit of the ink box and the voltage divider resistance with the power supply, a voltage supplier, a voltage detector connected to the connector and the voltage supplier, and a controller connected to the voltage supplier and the voltage detector. The voltage supplier provides an adjustable voltage that is adjusted by an adjustable digital signal from the controller. The voltage detector includes a single comparator for comparing the adjustable voltage with the reference voltage. When the adjustable voltage is the same as the reference voltage, a detection signal is outputted to the controller to identify the ink box.

Abstract: A blind includes a firs control unit connected with a top rail and a second control unit connected with a bottom rail. A plurality of slats are connected with each other and connected between the top and bottom rail. The first control unit includes a first operation box and a first rod on which two cords are wrapped and connected to the top rail. The second control unit includes a second operation box and a second rod on which another two cords are wrapped. A clip is connected the top rail and includes a hook to which an operation rod is connected. The top rail together with the slats is able to be pulled a distance from the head of the blind so as to form an uncovered are between the head and the top rail by pulling the operation rod.

Abstract: A method for making expandable slats of two different colors for blinds includes a step of rolling overlapped a first strip and a second strip in a direction to make the first and second strips have flat upper and bottom surfaces; a step of connecting two respective longitudinal sides of the first and second strips to each other by an high-frequency machine; a step of expanding the first and second strips from a center of the combination strip and squeezing the two connection sides toward each other by a second roller set; a step of adding adhesive along one of the longitudinal connection sides to form an adhesive portion; a step of wrapping the combination strip on a polygonal frame and the adhesive portion facing inward to form multiple laminated sections on multiple sides of the polygonal frame, and a step of cutting the laminated sections into sub-sections.

Abstract: A method for making expandable slats for blinds includes a step of flatting strip, a step of folding two longitudinal sides of the strip inward and the two longitudinal sides being in contact with each other at a central axis of the strip, a step of pressing the longitudinal sides on the strip, a step of adding adhesive along the two longitudinal sides so as to form two respective adhesive portions, a step of wrapping the strip on a polygonal frame with the adhesive portions facing outward so as to form multiple laminated sections on multiple sides of the polygonal frame, and a step of cutting the laminated sections into sub-sections.