Patent ID: 11939816
Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G  H | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A motorized shade system comprising:
a tube in a pocket;
a shade attached to the tube;
a motor inside the pocket and configured to rotate the tube to cause the shade to at least partially cover a window;
a first temperature sensor located inside the motor that is inside the pocket, wherein the first temperature sensor measures a first temperature associated with the motor that is inside the pocket;
a second temperature sensor located inside the pocket and outside the motor, wherein the second temperature sensor measures a second temperature associated with the pocket based on heat gain from solar radiation that enters a space between the shade and the window, wherein the heat gain rises from the space between the shade and the window, and then into the pocket;
and
a controller that signals the motor to adjust the shade, in response to a difference between the first temperature associated with the motor and the second temperature associated with the pocket exceeding a threshold.