Pivoting Battery Compartment for Motorized Roller Shades
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motorized roller shades have battery compartments that are either aesthetically unpleasing when discrete or difficult to access when integrated within the roller tube, requiring laborious removal of the entire housing or manual extension of the shade fabric to replace batteries.
Innovation Solution
A battery-powered roller shade with an integrated battery compartment that can be easily operated between open and closed positions, allowing one-handed access to batteries without affecting the shade's tracking, and is designed to be mounted within a window frame, concealing batteries when closed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the battery compartment is made discrete and separate from the housing, then the batteries are easy to access, but the aesthetics of the roller shade are diminished
Solution Approach 1:
The battery compartment is integrated into the housing structure, merging the battery storage function with the aesthetic housing. The compartment can be accessed by removing a panel or cover that is part of the housing, allowing battery access while maintaining the clean, integrated appearance of the roller shade when closed.
2Shape
If the battery compartment is integrated within the roller tube housing, then the aesthetics are maintained, but access to batteries becomes difficult requiring removal of the entire housing
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into multiple sections with a removable panel or access door that provides direct access to the battery compartment. This allows the housing to maintain its integrated aesthetic appearance while providing easy battery access through a simple panel removal, without requiring disassembly of the entire housing structure.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the battery compartment requires manual extension of the shade fabric for access, then the housing structure is maintained, but the operation becomes laborious and affects shade functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The battery compartment access is extracted from the shade fabric extension requirement and integrated into the housing structure through a removable panel or access mechanism. This allows battery access independent of the shade fabric position, eliminating the need to manually extend the shade and preserving both housing integrity and shade functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A battery-powered window treatment, such as a roller shade, may include a battery compartment that provides access to batteries while the window treatment is assembled and mounted to a structure. The battery compartment may be pivotally supported by a housing of the window treatment, and operable between opened and closed positions. The batteries may be concealed when the battery compartment is closed, and may be accessible when the battery compartment is open. The battery compartment may be operated opened and closed while a shade of the window treatment is at any position, such that removal of the batteries does not result in the loss of tracking information for the shade. The window treatment may include a fascia that is operably connected to the battery compartment, such that when the battery compartment is opened, the fascia does not obstruct access to the batteries, and does not interfere with the shade.