Patent ID: 7661455

Claim:
A window shade for a motor vehicle comprising: a rotatably supported windup shaft ( 19 ); a roller blind web ( 15 ) having a first edge attached to the windup shaft ( 19 ) with a second edge connected to a pull bar; said pull bar being movable relative to said windup shaft between web retracted and extended portions; a guide rail ( 16 ) having a guide groove in which movement of one end of the pull bar is guided, said pull bar guide rail including a first plug element on an end that is situated adjacent to the windup shaft; a unitary base unit adjacent one end of said windup shaft that includes a supporting element ( 61 ) and a mounting member ( 59 ), said supporting element ( 61 ) supporting one end of said windup shaft ( 19 ), said mounting member ( 59 ) having a spherically configured connecting portion ( 59 ), a coupling element ( 58 ) having a spherical connecting portion ( 72 ) complementary to the spherical connecting portion of said mounting member ( 59 ) for coupling to said mounting member connecting portion ( 59 ), said coupling element ( 58 ) being configured complementary to said first plug element of said pull rod guide rail for receiving the first plug element ( 81 ) and coupling the pull rod guide rail ( 16 ) to the base unit, and said coupling element ( 58 ) being formed with a pull rod guide groove in aligned relation with said guide rail guide groove for receiving said pull bar end during movement to said web retracted position.