Abstract: An overhead door operator system (1) for opening and closing an opening (2), comprising a door frame (3) comprising a first frame section (4) at a first side (5) of the opening (2) and a second frame section (6) at a second side (7) of the opening (2). The operator system further comprises a door (8) arranged to be moved between an open and closed (C) position, the door (8) being movably connected to the door frame (3) and a drive unit (10) mounted on the door (8), the drive unit (10) comprising at least one motor (11) arranged to move the door (8) from the closed position (C) to the open position (O). An elongated transmission member (19) extends along the first side (5) of the opening (2) and the first frame section (4). The drive unit (10) further comprises a driven transmission member (18) in driving connection with the motor (11).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a flight deck barrier apparatus or device including a frame having a first jamb, a second jamb, and a header. A foldable barrier mechanically coupled to the second jamb. An edge beam mechanically coupled to the foldable barrier. The edge beam configured to mechanically cooperate with strikers along the first jamb and mechanically cooperate with strikers along the second jamb. The edge beam including a plurality of catches. Respective ones of the plurality of catches interlock with corresponding ones of the strikers along the first jamb when the foldable barrier is in a stowed position such that a flight deck of an aircraft is accessible. Respective ones of the plurality of catches interlock with corresponding ones of the strikers along the second jamb when the foldable barrier is in an expanded position limiting access to the flight deck barrier of the aircraft.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a sunshade have a collapsible body with a first elongated compartment and a second elongated compartment slidably coupled to the first elongated compartment. A first retractable substrate is coupled to the first elongated compartment where the first retractable substrate is configured to retract within the first elongated compartment. Likewise, a second retractable substrate is coupled to the second elongated compartment where the second retractable substrate is configured to retract within the second elongated compartment. A first and second attachment components are coupled to the first and second retractable substrates, respectively. The first and second attachment components are configured to engage with clips disposed on visors of a vehicle for maintaining the first and second retractable substrates in a deployed state for covering a windshield of the vehicle for blocking sunlight and heat.

Abstract: A door, in particular a rolling door, comprising a door leaf that can be moved along a track including a deflecting portion between an open position, in which it at least partially exposes a wall opening, and a closed position, in which it at least partially closes the wall opening, which includes at least one bending region that is deformable during the door leaf movement along the deflecting portion and is made of a flexible base material such as polycarbonate, wherein a functional film is laminated onto at least one part of at least one bounding surface of at least one bending region.

Abstract: The disclosure belongs to the field of gates and discloses a retractable baby gate. The retractable baby gate includes at least a piece of gate fabric; a roller, mounted on one side of the gate fabric, wherein a rolling shaft is coaxially arranged in the roller, one end of the gate fabric is fixed to the rolling shaft and winds the periphery of the rolling shaft, a longitudinal opening through which the gate fabric comes in and goes out is formed in the peripheral surface of the roller, a shell is fixedly connected to the upper end of the roller, and a base fixedly connected to a mounting fixed surface is connected to the lower end of the shell; and a control portion, arranged in the shell to control rotation and locking of the rolling shaft, wherein the control portion includes a gear coaxially connected to the rolling shaft.

Abstract: A locking system for a rolling shutter comprises a housing, a body, and a lock bar. The housing has a longitudinal housing channel. The body has a body channel, and is positioned in and moveable transversely within the housing channel. The lock bar is positioned within the body channel, and is moveable longitudinally to the body and housing between a locked position extending away from the body and an unlocked position retracted toward the body. The movement of the body within the housing channel is coupled to the movement of the lock bar between the locked and unlocked positions.

Abstract: A drive device for a vertical window blind includes: a driving connecting rod, a driving screw rod and an open-and-close transmission rod connected with a slat open-and-close control screw of the vertical window blind, wherein the driving connecting rod drives the slat open-and-close control screw to axially rotate in the horizontal direction by the rotational driving force via the driving screw rod and the open-and-close transmission rod, thereby moving a plurality of slats slidably disposed on the slat open-and-close control screw in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A one-piece bracket is usable to secure a garage door system. The bracket includes a spring mount configured to secure a torsion spring of a movable barrier system; a trolley mount configured to secure a trolley track of a movable barrier system; and a spine portion extending between and connecting the spring mount to the trolley mount in a fixed relationship. At least one of the spring mount, the trolley mount, and the spine portion includes a mounting portion for fixation of the bracket to a structure.

Abstract: A curtain is suitable for use in a hospital or patient facilities or in surgical settings. The curtain includes a bottom panel removably attached and suspended from a top panel. The top panel may be suspended from a rail by suspension means such as hooks or rings. The top panel may be a mesh so as to allow air, light, and/or water to pass through. The bottom panel may be opaque to provide privacy. The bottom panel may be single-use or disposable, or may be reusable. The top and bottom panels are joined by a zipper to allow for removal of the bottom panel for washing or replacement. The zipper track has curved portions to allow for easier access to begin the zipping and unzipping process. The curved portions orient the zipper out of the plane of the curtain to allow for easier movement of zipper through the curved portions.

Abstract: An electromechanical actuator for driving a movable closure or sun protection screen includes a motor, a control board, a gear reduction assembly and a connector for connecting to a power supply source. The connector includes eight electrical contacts, the connector being in particular an RJ45 connector, for supplying power to the actuator and transmitting data from an Ethernet network. The motor is a synchronous motor including a wound stator and a rotor with permanent magnets, the stator winding being designed to withstand a voltage of 46V to 57V, in particular a voltage of 48V.

Abstract: An adjuster forming a free end of a guide which moves within the slidable frame in a Z-axis direction is connected to a guide unit at an opposite end in the Z-axis direction of the guide. Hollow first stoppers are provided at an end of the adjuster to which the first guide unit is connected, each first stopper having an open end and a closed end on opposite sides in the longitudinal direction of the adjuster. A notch is formed along a rail part of the guide unit to which the adjuster is connected at each inner side surface of both of the first stoppers. A stopping unit is connected to the guide unit that exists at the other end in an X-axis direction of the guide, and has a second stopper extending from each rail part to the other end in the Z-axis direction of each of the side walls.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an in-vehicle sunshade umbrella, including: an umbrella shaft; umbrella ribs connected to the umbrella shaft, wherein the umbrella ribs slide along the umbrella shaft to fold or unfold; and an umbrella canopy including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface is connected to the umbrella ribs, a cavity is formed between the first surface and the second surface, and the first surface and the second surface fold or unfold synchronously with the umbrella ribs. The present disclosure aims to solve the problem that a single-layer umbrella canopy structure has a limited heat insulation effect and cannot effectively block thermal radiation from sunlight, which results in a relatively high temperature inside a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a door, preferably an exterior or entry door that swings outwardly, with a modular insert including movable screening and a glass panel that allows for seasonal use of the door and ready replacement of existing doors that have a standard glass insert or retrofitting of a door that has no insert at all.

Abstract: The vehicle comprises a shading device arranged inside the driving cab. The shading device comprises a main curtain and a first side curtain, which are separate from each other but carried by common shaft, rotatable relative to a chassis, and which are each kinematically linked to the shaft. The vehicle further comprises a camera monitoring system capturing images outside the driving cab, and a first display screen arranged inside the driving cab, positioned on first one of the two lateral sides of the windshield, and vertically aligned with first side curtain but offset from main curtain. The shading device is configured to change between a first configuration, in which the main curtain and the first side curtain are entirely disposed higher than top of the first display screen, and a second configuration, in which a portion of the main curtain is disposed lower than top of the first display screen.

Abstract: Provided is a drive device for driving a roller device of a frameless vehicle window, including a drive rod with an upper roller end for the fixation to a curtain rod of a roller curtain of the roller device and a lower covering end, wherein the drive rod is movably supported between a cover position and a release position, further including a drive drum and an at least partially flexible drive fixed to the roller end or to the covering end of the drive rod and at least partially wraps around the drive drum in a force-transmitting manner for transmitting a drive force to the drive rod for a movement of the drive rod between the cover position and the release position during a rotation of the drive drum.

Abstract: A device (2) for regulating an air flow for a front end module (1) of a motor vehicle, comprising a closing element (4) for closing air inlets (38) of a front end module (1) of a motor vehicle, a guide element (6) for guiding the closing element (4) during an opening and a closing movement of the closing element (4), a first and a second control element (8a, 8b) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closing element (4), a first and a second drive element (10a, 10b) for driving an opening and a closing movement of the closing element (4), wherein the first and second control elements (8a, 8b) comprise a multi-part integrated tension and tolerance compensation mechanism (12) for compensating a variable pretension of the first and second drive elements (10a, 10b) in order to ensure a substantially constant tension of the closing element (4).

Abstract: An example cable tension device is provided. The cable tension device includes a bracket, an arm, and a spring. The arm is rotatably coupled to the bracket and comprises a roller bar to receive a cable of an overhead door. The spring is coupled to the arm. The spring is under a load to cause the arm to rotate away from the bracket to maintain a tension on the cable.

Abstract: A ladder safety device (100) is usable for holding and stabilizing a ladder in a safe and stable manner while being used, by way of securing a ladder relative to continuous horizontal guttering at the edge of a building. The device (100) locks to the gutter by way of locking jaws (130), (160) and is secured to the side rail of a ladder by way of an adjustable locking bar (140). Improvements to the initial design include an adjustable jaw (134) for clamping different thicknesses of gutter or other support material, selectable jaw strips (164a) to accommodate different types of gutters, and a ratcheting height adjustment carriage (150) for the locking bar (140) to accommodate different sizes of ladder rails.

Abstract: A motorized roller shade configured to connect to a power-over-Ethernet network includes a motor for rotating the shade to roll and unroll shade material to and from a roller tube to raise and lower the shade. A bank of ultra-capacitors positioned in the roller tube provides power to the motor and to logic and control circuitry also positioned within the roller tube. The logic and control circuitry charges the ultra-capacitors though power derived from the power-over-Ethernet network, without any power-over-Ethernet switches in the network to provide additional power, and controls the operation of the motor to achieve a desired target velocity. Synchronized operation of multiple motorized roller shades is achieved though autonomous operation of the shades by their corresponding logic and control circuitry. In exemplary embodiments, a lighting element controlled by the logic and control circuitry allows controlled lighting of the shade.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to relief apparatuses and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a relief apparatus may comprise a housing comprising an interior housing portion configured to store a relief step device therein, and an activation assembly configured to facilitate an automated deployment of the relief step device from within the interior housing portion in response to a fall occurrence, wherein the automated deployment of the at least a portion of the relief step device is based at least in part on a load force acting on at least a portion of the activation assembly, wherein the load force is defined at least in part by a force generated as a result of the fall occurrence. In various embodiments, a relief apparatus may comprise an activation assembly that enables both an automated deployment and a manual deployment of a relief step device in a fall condition.