Patent ID: 6059010
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A roller sunshade for mounting on a car roof, comprising more than one adhering sucker mechanism and an automatic sunshade winding mechanism;each said adhering sucker mechanism comprising:a sucker main body having a handling bar provided at an outer side thereof;a seat being fixedly centered at a top of said sucker main body and being provided at a top center with a polygonal insertion opening and on a peripheral wall with a small through hole for a locating pin to extend therethrough;a height-adjusting fixing bar having a configuration matching with that of said polygonal insertion opening on said seat for stably and firmly inserted in said polygonal opening, said fixing bar having a concave top surface with an internally threaded hole centered thereat;a sleeve being disposed on said concave top surface of said fixing bar;a level-adjusting supporting board being supporting on the top of said fixing bar and having a downward curved central area protruded from a bottom surface thereof, said downward curved central area having a configuration matching with that of said concave top surface of said fixing bar and therefore being able to freely slidably move in said concave top surface of said fixing bar, and a slot being formed in said curved central area for said sleeve to upward extend therethrough;a locating block being positioned in said downward curved central area of said supporting board and having a curved bottom matching with and therefore fitly contacting with said downward curved central area, and a through hole being formed on said locating block for said sleeve to upward extend therethrough and project therefrom;a bolt being downward screwed through said locating block, said curved central area of said supporting board, and said sleeve into said internally threaded hole on the top of said fixing bar, said bolt having a top flange against which an upper end of said sleeve projected from said locating block abuts; anda connecting board being screwed to a top of said supporting board; andsaid automatic sunshade winding mechanism comprising:a housing into which a roller having a long sunshade cloth wound thereon and a torsional spring mounted therein is mounted, said housing having a bottom rail with which said connecting board of a respective said adhering sucker mechanism is slidably engaged to allow said automatic sunshade winding mechanism to mount on a top of said respective adhering sucker mechanism; anda braking mechanism; said braking mechanism comprising:a rotational sleeve being connected to one end of the roller and the torsional spring in said housing, said rotational sleeve having an outer end providing a central supporting space, and an extension arm outward projected from a peripheral wall of said supporting space; anda set pin having a diametrically expanded disc provided at an outer end thereof, said disc having a one-way ratchet provided at an inner side thereof around said set pin, said set pin being inserted into said rotational sleeve with said one-way ratchet located in said central supporting space and said disc closing one lateral end of said housing.