Patent ID: 8960260
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: E06B,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A motorized roller shade, comprising: a shade tube, including an outer surface upon which a shade is attached, an inner surface defining an inner cavity and two end caps; a motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface, including a support shaft configured to attach to a mounting bracket; a DC motor having an output shaft coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket; a power supply unit, electrically coupled to the motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface; a wireless transceiver operably coupled to the motor/controller unit to receive wireless signals; a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) encompassed by an end cap; and an antenna located on the PCB, the antenna having an approximately flat surface area that faces outward from the end cap.