公开(公告)号：US06369530B2

公开(公告)日：2002-04-09

申请号：US09899032

申请日：2001-07-06

申请人： Joseph E. Kovach ,  Michael S. Holford ,  Gary F. Skinner ,  Marek Jarosinski ,  Erwin Gaudyn ,  David Vogel ,  Wendell B. Colson

发明人： Joseph E. Kovach ,  Michael S. Holford ,  Gary F. Skinner ,  Marek Jarosinski ,  Erwin Gaudyn ,  David Vogel ,  Wendell B. Colson

IPC分类号： E06B924

CPC分类号： E06B9/32 ,  Y10S388/933

摘要： A wireless battery-operated window covering assembly is disclosed. The window covering has a head rail in which all the components are housed. These include a battery pack, an interface module including an IR receiver and a manual switch, a processor board including control circuitry, motor, drive gear, and a rotatably mounted reel on which lift cords wind and unwind a collapsible shade. The circuitry allows for dual-mode IR receiver operation and a multi-sensor polling scheme, both of which are configured to prolong battery life. Included among these sensors is a lift cord detector which gauges shade status to control the raising and lowering of the shade, and a rotation sensor which, in conjunction with internal registers and counters keeps track of travel limits and shade position.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种无线电池操作的窗户覆盖组件。 窗帘具有头轨，其中所有部件都被容纳在其中。 这些包括电池组，包括IR接收器和手动开关的接口模块，包括控制电路，电机，驱动齿轮和可旋转地安装的卷轴的处理器板，升降机线在其上缠绕并展开可折叠的遮光罩。 该电路允许双模红外接收器操作和多传感器轮询方案，这两种方案都配置为延长电池寿命。 这些传感器中包括一个电梯线检测器，用于测量阴影状态以控制阴凉​​处的升高和降低;旋转传感器与内部寄存器和计数器一起跟踪行程限制和阴影位置。

公开(公告)号：US06345486B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-12

申请号：US09550365

申请日：2000-04-19

申请人： Wendell B. Colson ,  Paul G. Swiszcz ,  Jason T. Throne

发明人： Wendell B. Colson ,  Paul G. Swiszcz ,  Jason T. Throne

IPC分类号： E06B924

CPC分类号： B31D3/0207 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B2009/2627 ,  Y10T428/236 ,  Y10T428/24165 ,  Y10T428/24744

摘要： An expandable and contractible honeycomb insulating panel is described. The panel is formed by attaching a plurality of adjacent embedded tubular cell units, wherein each embedded tubular cell unit comprises at least one side having multiple layers of material. In this manner, the panel has superior insulating or light blocking capabilities in a volume comparable to a honeycomb panel made of tubular cells having a single layer of material. In another form, a retractable cover for an architectural opening is described that includes such a honeycomb insulating panel. Also, the honeycomb insulating panel may be enclosed to provide insulation.

摘要翻译： 描述了可膨胀和收缩的蜂窝绝缘板。 所述面板通过附接多个相邻的嵌入式管状单元单元而形成，其中每个嵌入的管状单元单元包括具有多层材料的至少一个侧面。 以这种方式，面板在与具有单层材料的管状电池制成的蜂窝板相当的体积中具有优异的绝缘或遮光能力。 在另一种形式中，描述了一种用于建筑开口的可伸缩盖，其包括这种蜂窝绝缘板。 此外，蜂窝绝缘板可以被封闭以提供绝缘。

公开(公告)号：US06259218B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-10

申请号：US09692491

申请日：2000-10-20

申请人： Joseph E. Kovach ,  Michael S. Holford ,  Gary F. Skinner ,  Marek Jarosinski ,  Erwin Gaudyn ,  David Vogel ,  Wendell B. Colson

发明人： Joseph E. Kovach ,  Michael S. Holford ,  Gary F. Skinner ,  Marek Jarosinski ,  Erwin Gaudyn ,  David Vogel ,  Wendell B. Colson

IPC分类号： A47H5032

CPC分类号： E06B9/88 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B2009/2627 ,  Y10S388/933

摘要： A wireless battery-operated window covering assembly is disclosed. The window covering has a head rail in which all the components are housed. These include a battery pack, an interface module including an IR receiver and a manual switch, a processor board including control circuitry, motor, drive gear, and a rotatably mounted reel on which lift cords wind and unwind a collapsible shade. The circuitry allows for dual-mode IR receiver operation and a multi-sensor polling scheme, both of which are configured to prolong battery life. Included among these sensors is a lift cord detector which gauges shade status to control the raising and lowering of the shade, and a rotation sensor which, in conjunction with internal registers and counters keeps track of travel limits and shade position.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种无线电池操作的窗户覆盖组件。 窗帘具有头轨，其中所有部件都被容纳在其中。 这些包括电池组，包括IR接收器和手动开关的接口模块，包括控制电路，电机，驱动齿轮和可旋转地安装的卷轴的处理器板，升降机线在其上缠绕并展开可折叠的遮光罩。 该电路允许双模红外接收器操作和多传感器轮询方案，这两种方案都配置为延长电池寿命。 这些传感器中包括一个电梯线检测器，用于测量阴影状态以控制阴凉​​处的升高和降低;旋转传感器与内部寄存器和计数器一起跟踪行程限制和阴影位置。

公开(公告)号：US6152068A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-28

申请号：US102975

申请日：1998-06-22

申请人： Wendell B. Colson ,  David Hartman

发明人： Wendell B. Colson ,  David Hartman

IPC分类号： B29C65/00 ,  B29C65/50 ,  B29C65/52 ,  E06B9/266 ,  B05C1/00

CPC分类号： E06B9/266 ,  B29C65/18 ,  B29C65/4815 ,  B29C65/5057 ,  B29C65/5092 ,  B29C65/524 ,  B29C65/7847 ,  B29C66/0242 ,  B29C66/0342 ,  B29C66/1122 ,  B29C66/43 ,  B29C66/437 ,  B29C66/80 ,  B29C66/8181 ,  B29C66/83423 ,  B29C2793/00 ,  B29C2793/0036 ,  B29C2793/0081 ,  B29C2795/002 ,  B29C65/483 ,  B29C65/5021 ,  B29C65/526 ,  B29C66/81821 ,  B29L2031/7192 ,  E06B2009/2435 ,  Y10T156/1712 ,  Y10T156/1741

摘要： An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions cause the vanes to shift between open and closed positions. The vane material is formed from a web of material by dyeing the material, drying the dyed material, applying spaced longitudinally extending lines of adhesive on opposite faces of the material, and cutting the material into a plurality of side-by-side strips with each strip having a bead of adhesive on each face and along opposite side edges. The cut material with adhesive applied thereto is taken up on a transfer roll and moved to a vane/strip handling station where the strips of material are processed and delivered to a laminating station in parallel overlapping relationship with each other. The laminating station feeds the sheets of material above and below the strips to form the laminate before passing it through the laminating station where the adhesive is first heat activated to bond the component parts of the covering product together, and subsequently cooled to cure the adhesive. The resultant product is wrapped around a take-up roller for delivery to a remote location where the product can be cut to size and operably connected to a control system to form the final covering product for an architectural opening.

公开(公告)号：US6116325A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US50507

申请日：1998-03-30

申请人： Wendell B. Colson ,  Marek Jarosinski

发明人： Wendell B. Colson ,  Marek Jarosinski

IPC分类号： E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/326 ,  E06B9/78 ,  A47G5/02

CPC分类号： E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/326 ,  E06B9/78 ,  E06B2009/3265 ,  E06B2009/905 ,  Y10T74/18848

摘要： A break away operating cord system for retractable coverings for architectural openings such as windows, doors, arches or the like includes a mounting plate to which an operating cord is attached and wherein the mounting plate is releasable from the remainder of the control system for the retractable covering allowing the operating cord to be separated from most of the covering to avoid injury to a child or infant whose head might be trapped within the closed operating cord loop.

摘要翻译： 用于诸如窗户，门，拱门等的建筑开口的可伸缩覆盖物的脱开操作绳系统包括安装板，操作绳被附接到安装板，并且其中安装板可从控制系统的其余部分释放，以便可伸缩 覆盖允许操作线与大部分覆盖物分离，以避免对头部可能被困在闭合的操作绳环内的儿童或婴儿造成伤害。

公开(公告)号：US6112797A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-05

申请号：US20736

申请日：1998-02-09

申请人： Wendell B. Colson ,  Paul G. Swiszcz

发明人： Wendell B. Colson ,  Paul G. Swiszcz

IPC分类号： B29C65/00 ,  B29C65/02 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B9/26 ,  E06B9/266 ,  G11C16/08 ,  G11C29/00 ,  E06B9/08

CPC分类号： E06B9/266 ,  B29C65/02 ,  B29C65/10 ,  B29C65/4815 ,  B29C65/524 ,  B29C65/7847 ,  B29C66/0342 ,  B29C66/1122 ,  B29C66/43 ,  B29C66/437 ,  B29C66/8322 ,  B29C66/83423 ,  B29C66/83433 ,  B29C66/91421 ,  B29C66/91431 ,  B29C66/91645 ,  B29C66/919 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B9/26 ,  G11C16/08 ,  G11C29/789 ,  G11C29/83 ,  B29C66/729 ,  B29L2031/7192 ,  E06B2009/2435 ,  Y10S160/07 ,  Y10T156/1077 ,  Y10T156/1093 ,  Y10T156/1095 ,  Y10T156/1722 ,  Y10T156/1724 ,  Y10T156/1741 ,  Y10T156/1746 ,  Y10T156/1798

摘要： A fabric light control window covering in which fabric vanes are adhesively bonded between two sheer fabric sheets such that relative movement between the sheer fabric sheets in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fabric vanes changes the angle of the fabric vanes and, thus, controls the amount of light admitted through the shade. The vanes are bonded to the sheer fabric sheets in a manner which tends to bias the sheer fabric sheets together to the nonlight admitting position. Also, disclosed are methods and apparatus for manufacturing the above window covering. The method features linear application of adhesive to the vane material which provides for a uniform appearance in the finished product. A heat setting process and apparatus is disclosed in which the bonded layers of sheer fabrics and vanes are fed between belts over hot and cool surfaces, under uniform tension and pressure. This provides for heat setting of the layers of the window covering to a uniform temperature-size relationship without inducing wrinkles or distortion into the fabric during heat setting.

摘要翻译： 一种织物光控窗，其中织物叶片粘合在两个透明织物片之间，使得在垂直于织物叶片的纵向的方向上的透明织物片之间的相对运动改变了织物叶片的角度， 控制通过树荫进入的光量。 叶片以易于将纯粹的织物片材偏压到非光入射位置的方式结合到纯粹的织物片材上。 此外，公开了用于制造上述窗帘的方法和装置。 该方法具有线性应用粘合剂到叶片材料，其在成品中提供均匀的外观。 公开了一种热定型方法和装置，其中在均匀的张力和压力下，透明的织物和叶片的粘合层在热和冷的表面之间在带之间进料。 这提供了将窗帘层的热定形到均匀的温度大小关系，而不会在热定形期间引起织物的皱纹或变形。

公开(公告)号：USD412753S

公开(公告)日：1999-08-10

申请号：US89762

申请日：1998-06-22

申请人： Wendell B. Colson ,  James W. Schreiber

设计人： Wendell B. Colson ,  James W. Schreiber

公开(公告)号：USD397571S

公开(公告)日：1998-09-01

申请号：US63083

申请日：1996-11-26

申请人： James M. Anthony ,  Wendell B. Colson

设计人： James M. Anthony ,  Wendell B. Colson

公开(公告)号：US5793174A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-11

申请号：US757559

申请日：1996-11-27

申请人： Joseph E. Kovach ,  Michael S. Holford ,  Gary F. Skinner ,  Marek Jarosinski ,  Erwin Gaudyn ,  David Vogel ,  Wendell B. Colson

发明人： Joseph E. Kovach ,  Michael S. Holford ,  Gary F. Skinner ,  Marek Jarosinski ,  Erwin Gaudyn ,  David Vogel ,  Wendell B. Colson

IPC分类号： E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/88 ,  E06B9/24 ,  A47H5/032

CPC分类号： E06B9/88 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B2009/2627 ,  Y10S388/933

摘要： A wireless battery-operated window covering assembly is disclosed. The window covering has a head rail in which all the components are housed. These include a battery pack, an interface module including an IR receiver and a manual switch, a processor board including control circuitry, motor, drive gear, and a rotatably mounted reel on which lift cords wind and unwind a collapsible shade. The circuitry allows for dual-mode IR receiver operation and a multi-sensor polling scheme, both of which are configured to prolong battery life. Included among these sensors is a lift cord detector which gauges shade status to control the raising and lowering of the shade, and a rotation sensor which, in conjunction with internal registers and counters keeps track of travel limits and shade position.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种无线电池操作的窗户覆盖组件。 窗帘具有头轨，其中所有部件都被容纳在其中。 这些包括电池组，包括IR接收器和手动开关的接口模块，包括控制电路，电机，驱动齿轮和可旋转地安装的卷轴的处理器板，升降机线在其上缠绕并展开可折叠的遮光罩。 该电路允许双模红外接收器操作和多传感器轮询方案，这两种方案都配置为延长电池寿命。 这些传感器中包括一个电梯线检测器，用于测量阴影状态以控制阴凉​​处的升高和降低;旋转传感器与内部寄存器和计数器一起跟踪行程限制和阴影位置。

公开(公告)号：US5749404A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-12

申请号：US437960

申请日：1995-05-10

申请人： Wendell B. Colson

发明人： Wendell B. Colson

IPC分类号： D06J1/00 ,  D06J1/12 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/266 ,  E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/36 ,  E06B9/386 ,  E06B9/06

CPC分类号： E06B9/323 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/266 ,  E06B9/36 ,  E06B9/361 ,  E06B9/362 ,  E06B9/367 ,  E06B9/386 ,  E06B2009/2429 ,  E06B2009/2627 ,  Y10T156/1008 ,  Y10T156/101 ,  Y10T156/1011 ,  Y10T156/1013 ,  Y10T156/1015 ,  Y10T156/1026 ,  Y10T156/1034 ,  Y10T156/1036 ,  Y10T156/1066 ,  Y10T156/1075 ,  Y10T156/1077 ,  Y10T156/133 ,  Y10T156/172 ,  Y10T156/1734

摘要： A fabric for use in an architectural covering device includes a plurality of elongated vanes preferably of tubular configuration having a pair of flaps extending longitudinally along the entire length of the vane. A continuous face sheet material has elongated folds at spaced intervals that are secured along the flaps of the vanes so as to pivotally connect the vanes to the face sheet material at predetermined spaced intervals. The fabric is adapted to be supported by an operating system adjacent an architectural opening so that if the vanes are suspended vertically they are slidably movable laterally of the window opening and pivotally movable about vertical longitudinal axes to extend and retract as well as open and close the covering.

摘要翻译： 用于建筑覆盖装置的织物包括多个细长的叶片，优选地具有管状构造，其具有沿叶片的整个长度纵向延伸的一对翼片。 连续的面片材料具有间隔开的细长褶皱，其沿叶片的翼片固定，以便以预定间隔的间隔枢转地将叶片连接到面片材料。 织物适于由邻近建筑开口的操作系统支撑，使得如果叶片垂直悬挂，则它们可滑动地移动到窗口的侧面并围绕垂直纵向轴线可枢转地延伸和缩回以及打开和关闭 覆盖。