Shade System for Non-Linear Windows Using Telescoping Tracks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current roller shade systems are inadequate for vehicles with non-linear windows, such as yachts and airplanes, as they either waste space or are inefficient and inconvenient to install and remove, lacking the ability to deploy and retract over curved or varying height areas.
Innovation Solution
A shade system with adjustable tracks and telescoping support rods, allowing the shade to slide along parallel upper and lower tracks with varying distances, and comprising overlapping top and bottom sections with guide wires for panel alignment, enabling deployment over complex shapes and retracting into a cassette for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a ceiling installment is used to angle/cut off the curved area, then the shade can cover non-linear windows, but space is wasted and seating is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The shade system employs dynamic components including telescoping support rods that can extend and retract, and a roller mechanism that allows the shade to deploy and retract as needed. This dynamic design enables the shade to adapt to non-linear window shapes while maintaining compact storage when retracted, thus utilizing space efficiently without permanently reducing seating area
Solution Approach 2:
The shade is divided into multiple panels connected by guide wires, allowing each panel to move independently along the tracks. This segmentation enables the shade to conform to curved and non-linear window shapes while maintaining a compact form when retracted into the cassette, avoiding permanent space occupation
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a snap on sunscreen system is installed, then sunshade and privacy are provided, but the system is inefficient and inconvenient due to lack of storage options and cumbersome installation/removal process
Solution Approach 1:
The shade system is designed as a deployable structure with roller mechanisms and telescoping support rods that allow easy deployment and retraction. The shade can be quickly installed by mounting the tracks and cassette, then deployed by operating the roller mechanism, and retracted into the cassette for compact storage when not needed, eliminating the cumbersome installation/removal process of snap-on systems
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes self-contained components where the cassette houses the rolled shade and provides its own storage solution. The telescoping support rods automatically adjust to maintain shade tension and shape during deployment and retraction, reducing the need for complex installation procedures
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a snap on sunscreen system is installed, then sunshade is provided, but there are no storage options once installed
Solution Approach 1:
The shade is rolled up and stored within the cassette, which is mounted at the end of the tracks. This nested configuration allows the shade to be compactly stored when not in use, eliminating the need for separate storage space while maintaining full sunshade protection when deployed
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping support rods can be retracted along with the shade into the cassette, allowing the entire shade assembly to be compactly stored when not needed, providing both sunshade protection and storage capability in the same system
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AI summary
A shade system includes a first track and a second track spaced a distance away from the first track, a shade is connected or interconnected to the track to slide along the track, and a cassette positioned at an end of the shade to receive the wound shade therein. The shade system may be configured to cover an area where the distance between the first and second track may varies. The shade may comprise a top section and a bottom section, and a central overlap portion to allow the top and bottom sections to slide with respect to each other. The shade may further include a plurality of adjacent panels configured to slide with respect to each other to provide shade coverage of an area where the first and second tracks are spaced apart at varying distances. The panels may be interconnected by guide wires and top and bottom sections may be supported by telescoping support rods.