Patent ID: 6923277
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A63H,B60K,B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A solar-powered transmission device, comprising: a casing including a base wall and a side wall that extends in a first direction from a periphery of said base wall and that is formed with a hole unit having a hole axis which extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction; a cover mounted on said side wall opposite to said base wall and cooperating with said casing so as to confine a component receiving space, said cover having a transparent portion that permits entry of light into said component receiving space, wherein said cover includes a planar part and a peripheral part extending in the first direction from a periphery of said planar part and cooperating with said planar part so as to confine a panel receiving portion of said component receiving space, said planar part being formed with said transparent portion, said solar collecting panel being disposed in said panel receiving portion and wherein said side wall of said casing and said peripheral part of said cover are formed with a hook-and-groove unit for mounting removably said cover on said casing; a drive unit mounted in said component receiving space and including a solar collecting panel disposed in said component receiving space and coupled electrically to said motor, said solar collecting panel being capable of supplying electrical power to said motor in response to the light admitted into said component receiving space through said transparent portion of said cover.