Patent ID: 7549457
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A shade drive for use with a rolling shade in a vehicle, said shade drive including: a roll tube; a cord arranged within said tube; a center bearing arranged around said cord and within said tube; a compression bearing arranged within each end of said roll tube, said compression bearing having an axle arranged within an end of an inner housing, said compression bearing having an outer housing, said outer housing rotatably fixed with respect to said roll tube, said compression bearing having a spring arranged between said axle and said inner housing, said inner housing and said axle being arranged within one end of said outer housing, said axle extends from an end of said outer housing; a male cord lock connected to an end of said axle; and a female cord lock arranged over said male cord lock, said male cord lock engaged with said cord and secured to said cord when said female cord lock slides over said male cord lock.