Patents Assigned to Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11970901
    Abstract: A window blind has a headrail, a bottom rail, and multiple slats provided below the headrail. In the headrail, an adjusting shaft and an auxiliary adjusting module are provided and connected. A ladder string is connected to the adjusting shaft, whereby the adjusting shaft adjusts a shape of the ladder string to tilt the slats and the bottom rail. A first cord and a second cord extend out of the headrail and are connected to opposite sides of the bottom rail. When the adjusting shaft drives the slats to tilt in a direction, the auxiliary adjusting module releases the first cord out of the headrail and retracts the second cord into the headrail. When the slats are tilted in an opposite direction, the auxiliary adjusting module retracts the first cord into the headrail and releases the second cord out of the headrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Luo, Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20240117671
    Abstract: A cordless window covering includes a first rail, a second rail, a covering body, two pulling cords, and a cord-retracting device including a first casing and an adjusting member movably disposed on the first casing. When relative motion of the first rail and the second rail occurs, the covering body is extended or retracted, and the two pulling cords apply a first force and a second force in opposite directions to the adjusting member respectively. When the first force does not equal to the second force, the user can exert slight force on the second rail to move the adjusting member towards a side with greater force, making one of the pulling cords applying greater force to the adjusting member have its length between the first rail and the second rail elongate as the adjusting member moves, such that the non-horizontal state of the second rail can be easily corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Luo, Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20230295984
    Abstract: A window blind, wherein each ladder tape thereof includes two longitudinal cords, plural bearers and plural limiting members. The longitudinal cords each have an end connected to a deflecting mechanism disposed on the upper rail. The bearers are disposed between the two longitudinal cords for respectively supporting the slats. The limiting members include a first limiting member and a second limiting member neighboring thereto. The first limiting member has an end disposed on one of the longitudinal cords and includes a first slat-through portion located between two ends thereof passing through a first through hole of a first slat. A first linking loop is formed after the first slat-through portion passes through the first through hole. The second limiting member passes through the first linking loop for keeping the first through hole threaded through by one of the first limiting member and the second limiting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shui-Dong Wei, Lei Luo, Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11686153
    Abstract: A top-down bottom-up window covering has a headrail, a middle rail, a bottom rail, a lifting control structure installed at the headrail, and a covering structure installed between the middle rail and the bottom rail. The lifting control structure controls a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft to respectively receive or release a first cord and a second cord. The first cord drives the middle rail to move, and the second cord drives the bottom rail to move. A one-way clutch and a pre-stress unit are further provided at the headrail. When the bottom rail pushes the middle rail to move upward, the one-way clutch breaks a link between the first rotating shaft and the lifting control structure. Consequently, a driving force generated by the pre-stress unit immediately drives the first rotating shaft to receive the first cord to keep the first cord taut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20230140382
    Abstract: A cord retractor for a window covering comprises a housing and a driving wheel, a reeling wheel, a spring, a friction member and a unidirectional transmission mechanism. The driving wheel and the reeling wheel can rotate with each other. The spring is coupled with the driving wheel and is wound on or unwound from the driving wheel according to a rotating direction of the driving wheel. The friction member is in a closed loop shape and surrounding a shaft of the housing. The unidirectional transmission mechanism is coupled with the friction member and the reeling wheel, and operated in different operation modes according to a rotating direction of the reeling wheel, by which the friction member provides constant resistance to the rotation of the reeling wheel when the reeling wheel rotates in a first direction, and stops providing resistance when the reeling wheel rotates in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lin CHEN
  • Patent number: 11629552
    Abstract: A window covering includes a housing, a covering material, a spindle, and a driving device. The spindle and the driving device are provided at the housing. The driving device includes a motor having a shaft, and an epicyclic gearing decelerating device having an input end and an output end connected to the shaft and the spindle, respectively. Whereby, the spindle can drive the covering material to expand or to collapse. The epicyclic gearing decelerating device includes a ring portion and at least a planet gear assembly which is coupled between the input end and the output end. The planet gear assembly includes a plurality of planet gears having a Shore A durometer hardness of 45-90, which is rotatable along the fixedly provided ring portion. While being driven to move, a lower end of the covering material moves at a speed higher than 65 mm per second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Chin-Chu Chiu, Ping-Yu Chu
  • Patent number: 11549308
    Abstract: A window blind includes a housing, a slat assembly, a slat angle adjusting device, and a first cord. The slat assembly is provided below the housing, and has multiple slats and a bottom end portion. The slat angle adjusting device includes a rotating shaft assembly provided in the housing, and a ladder assembly which includes at least two ladders connected to the rotating shaft assembly for turning the slats. The first cord passes on a front or a rear side of the slats, and connects the rotating shaft assembly and the bottom end portion. Throughout the duration of the rotation of the rotating shaft assembly, the first cord and a warp, which belongs to the ladder assembly and on the same side as the first cord, are both reeled into or out of the housing concurrently, and the slats and the bottom end portion are all rotated concurrently as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Luo, Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20220349251
    Abstract: A vertical blind has a headrail, a transmission shaft, a plurality of slats located below the headrail with a gap, a driving assembly, a first clutch, a first pushing component, and a light-blocking member configured to be driven by the first pushing component to move from a blocking position coving the gap to a non-blocking position revealing at least a part of the gap. When the transmission shaft is driven to rotate in a first direction, the first pushing component is moved toward the first end of a movable region. When the first pushing component has been moved to the first end of the movable region and the transmission shaft keeps being driven to rotate in the first direction, the first clutch prevents the transmission shaft from further driving the first pushing component, whereby the first pushing component stays at substantially the first end of the movable region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu Wu QU, Lin CHEN, Cheng Chi LIANG
  • Publication number: 20220341255
    Abstract: A window blind has a headrail, a bottom rail, and multiple slats provided below the headrail. In the headrail, an adjusting shaft and an auxiliary adjusting module are provided and connected. A ladder string is connected to the adjusting shaft, whereby the adjusting shaft adjusts a shape of the ladder string to tilt the slats and the bottom rail. A first cord and a second cord extend out of the headrail and are connected to opposite sides of the bottom rail. When the adjusting shaft drives the slats to tilt in a direction, the auxiliary adjusting module releases the first cord out of the headrail and retracts the second cord into the headrail. When the slats are tilted in an opposite direction, the auxiliary adjusting module retracts the first cord into the headrail and releases the second cord out of the headrail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei LUO, Lin CHEN
  • Patent number: 11480230
    Abstract: A damping device of a window covering is provided, including a headrail, a covering material, and a driving device, wherein the driving device is located in the headrail to raise and extend the covering material. The damping device is provided in the headrail, and includes a metal member and a magnetic member, wherein at least a magnetic pole of the magnetic member faces the metal member. The metal member is located within a magnetic field of the magnetic member. Either one or both the metal member and the magnetic member is drivable by the driving device to make the metal member and the magnetic member move relative to each other. Whereby, the damping device is able to provide a desired damping effect at different temperature or after a long period use, such that the rotation of the metal member and the movement of the covering material are slowed down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Keng-Hao Nien
  • Patent number: 11473369
    Abstract: A top-down bottom-up window covering includes a first beam and a second beam, which are sequentially provided below a fixture, and a covering material connecting the first beam and the second beam. A first lifting structure is installed in the first beam, and a second lifting structure is installed in the second beam. The first lifting structure is adapted to operate as the first beam is being controlled to move toward or away from the fixture, and the second lifting structure is adapted to operate as the second beam is being controlled to move toward or away from the fixture. Thus, the top-down bottom-up window covering can be easily assembled and maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11473370
    Abstract: A resistance device includes a base having a channel, a friction member provided in the base, and a moving member adjacent to the friction member, wherein the moving member is located in the channel and is movable therein. A window covering applied with the resistance device includes a covering material and a lifting cord concurrently movable with the covering material. When the covering material is being retracted or extended, the lifting cord moves in two opposite directions, respectively. The lifting cord passes through the resistance device. When the lifting cord moves in either direction, it drives the moving member to move in the same direction as itself. The friction member provides different resistances to the lifting cord which moves in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11299929
    Abstract: A window blind includes a headrail, a covering assembly including a plurality of slats and a bottom rail, a lifting mechanism including a driving module and a lift cord assembly operably connected to the driving module, a tilt mechanism adapted to drive the slats to rotate, and an auxiliary unit provided between the tilt mechanism and the lifting mechanism. The lift cord assembly is connected to the bottom rail for expanding or folding the covering assembly. The covering assembly is in a first state when each and every one of the slats is substantially parallel to each other and correspondingly rotatable by the tilt mechanism, and is in a second state otherwise. When the covering assembly is in the second state, the auxiliary unit is drivable by the tilt mechanism to make the lifting mechanism further release the lift cord assembly, changing the covering assembly into the first state again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Chin-Tai Lu
  • Publication number: 20220085738
    Abstract: An electric window covering has a covering material, a driving device, a microcontroller, a position detecting module and a trigger detecting module. The position detecting module detects a position of a lower end of the covering material to generate a position information. The microcontroller compares the position information with a reference position to generate a position relationship with respect to the reference position. The trigger detecting module detects whether the covering material is moved by an external force for generating a detecting result. When the microcontroller determines that a trigger event is received according to the detecting result, the microcontroller configures the driving device to move the covering material according to the position relationship and the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Ping-Yu Chu
  • Patent number: 11230881
    Abstract: A window blind includes a headrail and a covering structure provided below the headrail. The covering structure includes multiple slats, which can be turned, lifted, and lowered. A driving module is immovably provided in the headrail and includes a power unit. A modulation assembly includes an adjustment member which is drivable to drive an adjustment cord assembly, turning the slats. A block and tackle system is provided in the headrail, and includes a movable member, which is drivable by the power unit to optionally reciprocate in a longitudinal direction of the headrail. A lifting cord assembly is connected to the block and tackle system, and extends out of the headrail to be fixedly connected to a bottom of the covering structure. When the movable member reciprocates in the longitudinal direction, the lifting cord assembly is driven to lift or lower the covering structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Keng-Hao Nien
  • Patent number: 11220860
    Abstract: A position-fixing system includes a pole, a guiding member adjacent to the pole, and a movable member fitting around the pole. The pole is immovable relative to a window covering. The guiding member includes a principal axis parallel to an extension axis of the pole, and includes a retaining face substantially extending in the direction of the principal axis, but non-coplanar with it. The movable member corresponds to the retaining face. The movements of the movable member and the guiding member are related to that of a shaft of the window covering. When the window covering is being operated, the movable member is driven to rotate around the pole, and moves along the pole and the guiding member. Due to the retaining face, the movable member keeps contacting the pole to create a friction therebetween. Therefore, the position of a covering material of the window covering can be precisely fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Keng-Hao Nien
  • Patent number: 11223218
    Abstract: An electric window covering is disclosed, which has a motorized assembly for controlling a movement of a covering material, a rechargeable battery for providing electric power to the motorized assembly, an electric power input at an overhead frame coupled with the rechargeable battery, and a separable charging device. The separable charging device has an electrical connector, a conductor and an electric power output provided at an extension object for charging the rechargeable battery through the electric power input. The separable charging device further has a first fixing structure at the extension object adapted to engage with a second fixing structure at the overhead frame for charging the rechargeable battery. After the extension object and the overhead frame are disengaged, the rechargeable battery still provides electric power to the motorized assembly for controlling the movement of the covering material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Chin-Chu Chiu, Yan-Liang Guo
  • Patent number: 11146085
    Abstract: A charging system for an electric window covering, which includes a motorized assembly controlling the movement of the electric window covering, and a power supply device including a rechargeable power unit and a first remaining power detection circuit is disclosed. The charging system comprises a charging device which provides power to the power supply device, a comparison module, and a notification unit. The first remaining power detection circuit detects the potential magnitude of the power unit, and the detected value is transmitted to the comparison module to be compared. If the potential magnitude is less than a predetermined threshold, a warning is presented at a notification unit. By actively presenting the warning to the user when the power of the power unit is low, the power supply device and the charging system can achieve the objectives of providing an active notification and extending the run-time of the power unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Nien, Jui-Pin Jao, Shih-Wei Hsu, Kao-Chang Hu, Chin-Chu Chiu
  • Patent number: 11078724
    Abstract: A window covering includes a headrail and a covering material positioned under the headrail. The covering material includes a slat assembly. The headrail includes a traverse board and a pressure-dispersion structure, wherein the pressure-dispersion structure is positioned at the traverse board, and protrudes from a bottom surface of the traverse board. On a side of the pressure-dispersion structure facing the slat assembly, a pressure-dispersion area is formed corresponding to a topmost slat of the slat assembly which is closest to the headrail. When the covering material is raised and eventually contacts the headrail, the topmost slat can be controlled to contact at least part of the pressure-dispersion area, whereby to disperse a pressure applied to the slats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Keng-Hao Nien
  • Patent number: 11008807
    Abstract: A position-fixing system for a window covering, which has a roller tube, includes a variable diameter screw, a guiding portion, and an elastic member. The variable diameter screw has a working section gradually broadening in a radial direction thereof. The guiding portion extends along an inner wall of the roller tube in an axial direction thereof. The elastic member fits around the variable diameter screw, and is movable along the guiding portion. The elastic member has a meshing portion provided on an inner side thereof to mesh with the working section, and a guided portion provided on an outer side thereof to slide along the guiding portion. When the roller tube rotates in a direction, the elastic member moves along the working section and deforms, whereby to exert a gradually increasing unit tightening force to the variable diameter screw in the radial direction, dampening its rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Chen, Keng-Hao Nien