With Axially Acting Friction Elements Patents (Class 160/288)
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Patent number: 11619092Abstract: Wheel carriage assemblies and related fabric deployment systems and methods are disclosed. A wheel carriage assembly comprising at least one wheel with ball bearings on the interior of each wheel, and a pivot point that allows for position independence, is configured with a hembar coupled to a piece of fabric to allow a surface of varying shape to be covered. The system provides the ability to cover both traditional window shapes as well as surfaces of irregular shape or inclined orientation, and reduces and evens the amount of wear on certain components to extend system life.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Eugene Miroshnichenko
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Patent number: 11428044Abstract: Wheel carriage assemblies and related fabric deployment systems and methods are disclosed. A wheel carriage assembly comprising at least one wheel with ball bearings on the interior of each wheel, and a pivot point that allows for position independence, is configured with a hembar coupled to a piece of fabric to allow a surface of varying shape to be covered. The system provides the ability to cover both traditional window shapes as well as surfaces of irregular shape or inclined orientation, and reduces and evens the amount of wear on certain components to extend system life.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Eugene Miroshnichenko
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Patent number: 7699387Abstract: The present invention consists of a concealment device for vehicle roofs with a transparent element comprising a group of technical solutions in the blocking means which enable unblocking and smooth opening and closing movements without losing efficiency in respect of retention. It is characterized by the use in the rail of an elastomeric body with a distortion capacity such that when the braking brake shoe attempts to advance a front of elastomeric material forms in front and a traction zone forms behind, checking the advance. The device also incorporates blocking means which make use of an appropriately configured lever which multiplies the release force of the retention brake shoes applied by means of a wire or similar, by power obtained from the handle device.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria, S.A.Inventors: Ricardo Gonzalez Merino, Ricardo Iglesias Sedano, Cesar Marcos Gonzalez
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Patent number: 7156143Abstract: A shade apparatus, attached to a sunroof apparatus, including a transparent window, the transparent window being supported by a window supporting member so as to be attached to a vehicle roof, and also capable of being opened and closed, comprises a winding-type roof shade apparatus provided inwards of the transparent window so as to enable a shade cloth, which blocks light from entering therethrough, to be pulled in and pulled out, a lock mechanism attached to a side portion of the winding-type roof shade apparatus for maintaining the winding-type roof shade apparatus in a closed state, a first unlocking portion for manually unlocking the lock mechanism and a second unlocking portion for unlocking the lock mechanism by means of a movement of the window supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignees: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd., Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naochika Katada, Shinji Sakai, Kazuki Sawada
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Patent number: 6748999Abstract: A window blind, with a winding shaft having a rolling-up device, a blind web rolled up on the winding shaft, a pull bar, to which the free end of the blind web is fastened, a guide arrangement, on which the end regions of the pull bar are arranged longitudinally displaceably perpendicularly to the pull bar axis, and a braking arrangement which is arranged inside the pull bar and acts releasably on the guide arrangement in order to fix the pull bar in any positions on the guide arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2001Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Happich Fahrzeug-und Industrietile GmbHInventor: Vincent Churchfield
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Publication number: 20020050327Abstract: A window blind, with a winding shaft having a rolling-up device, a blind web rolled up on the winding shaft, a pull bar, to which the free end of the blind web is fastened, a guide arrangement, on which the end regions of the pull bar are arranged longitudinally displaceably perpendicularly to the pull bar axis, and a braking arrangement which is arranged inside the pull bar and acts releasably on the guide arrangement in order to fix the pull bar in any positions on the guide arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Applicant: Happich Fahrzeug-und Industrieteile GmbHInventor: Vincent Churchfield