Patent ID: 9569955
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: E06B,F16H,G01R,G05B,G08C,H02P,Y10T

Claim:
1. A remotely controlled window covering, comprising: a gearbox disposed within a headrail of the window covering, comprising an internal enclosure and an external enclosure, wherein the internal enclosure encloses gears, and wherein the external enclosure encloses the internal enclosure and creates a cavity between the internal enclosure and the external enclosure; a motor disposed in the gearbox inside the external enclosure, wherein the motor applies torque to the gears; a controller controlling operation of the motor, the controller disposed in the cavity; an output shaft comprising an axial bore extending through the internal enclosure and the external enclosure, wherein the gears apply torque to the output shaft; a window covering tilt rod that passes through the bore of the output shaft; a selectable tilt rod adapter fixedly disposed within the bore of the output shaft, and the adapter having an internal shape complementary to the tilt rod and an external shape complementary to the bore of the output shaft, wherein the output shaft applies torque to the tilt rod via the tilt rod adapter; and a directional switching device that provides directional control along multiple axes, wherein directional control along a first axis selects a current function from a plurality of functions, and directional control along a second axis increases or decreases an amount associated with the current function, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis, wherein the directional switching device communicates with the controller, and wherein one of the plurality of functions includes adjusting a tilt of the window covering, and the amount includes the amount and direction of the tilt.