Patent ID: 9347261
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A motorized shade system comprising: a housing that is elongate along a first direction, the housing includes a first housing bracket that has a first rail and a second housing bracket that has a second rail; a first adjustment mechanism that includes a first sliding member that defines a first threaded bore, a first pair of protrusions, and a first guide channel, wherein the first guide channel receives the first rail such that the first sliding member is translatable along the first rail, the first adjustment mechanism further including a first activation member that extends through the first threaded bore such that rotation of the first activation member causes the first sliding member to translate along the first rail; a second adjustment mechanism that includes a second sliding member that defines a second threaded bore, a second pair of protrusions, and a second guide channel, wherein the second guide channel receives the second rail such that the second sliding member is translatable along the second rail, the second adjustment mechanism further including a second activation member that extends through the second threaded bore such that rotation of the second activation member causes the second sliding member to translate along the second rail; a roller tube that is rotatably mounted to the housing, the roller tube defining a first end that is attached to the first sliding member and a second end that is attached to the second sliding member; and a covering material that is windingly attached to the roller tube such that rotation of the roller tube causes the covering material to move along a second direction that is normal to the first direction, wherein translation of the first sliding member along the first rail causes the first end of the roller tube to move relative to the first housing bracket, and translation of the second sliding member along the second rail causes the second end of the roller tube to move relative to the second housing bracket, and wherein the first housing bracket defines a first pair of recesses that are spaced from each other and that are configured to capture the first pair of protrusions and the second housing bracket defines a second pair of recesses that are spaced from each other and that are configured to capture the second pair of protrusions.