Vehicle Window Shade Assembly With Remote Control and Defrost Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window shade devices for vehicles lack remote control functionality and integrated heating units for defrosting windshields, limiting their ability to efficiently manage sunlight and frost.
Innovation Solution
A plurality of shade units integrated into a vehicle, aligned with respective windows, featuring wireless communication with personal electronic devices for remote control and an integrated heating unit within the windshield shade unit for defrosting, utilizing a U-shaped track system and motor-actuated roller mechanism for deployment and storage, along with a control system for operational parameter control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If window shade devices are manually operated without remote control, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to lack of convenient remote access
Solution Approach 1:
A wireless communication system acts as an intermediary between the user's personal electronic device and the shade units. The system receives control signals wirelessly and actuates the shade units accordingly, enabling remote operation without direct mechanical intervention while maintaining system manageability through standardized communication protocols
2Adaptability or versatility
If heating units are integrated into shade units, then functionality is improved for defrosting windshields, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating unit is merged with the shade unit structure, allowing the same component to serve dual functions: shading the windshield from sunlight and defrosting it when needed. This integration reduces the need for separate heating systems while providing versatile functionality through a single unified device
Solution Approach 2:
The shade unit is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a sunshade and a heating element for defrosting. The integrated heating capability allows the device to adapt to different environmental conditions, providing both shading and thermal management functions within a single unit
3Temperature
If shade units are deployed to block sunlight, then overheating is prevented, but illumination intensity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shade units are designed to be dynamically deployable and retractable, allowing users to adjust the balance between temperature control and natural lighting based on real-time needs. The motorized actuation system enables smooth transitions between deployed and retracted states, providing dynamic control over both thermal and optical properties
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables remote control of shade units for optimal sunlight management and defrosting of windshields, enhancing vehicle comfort by preventing overheating and frost formation.
Implementation Method 1
A heating unit is integrated into a respective shade unit to defrost a windshield in the vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
An automatic window shade assembly includes a plurality of shade units that is each integrated into a vehicle and is aligned with a respective one of a plurality of windows in the vehicle. Each of the shade units inhibits sunlight from passing into the vehicle when the shade units are deployed. Each of the shade units exposes the windows when the shade units are stored. Additionally, each of the shade units is in wireless communication with a personal electronic device to remotely control each of the shade units. A heating unit is integrated into a respective shade unit to defrost a windshield in the vehicle. A control is integrated into the vehicle for controlling operational parameters of the heating unit and each of the shade units.