Patent ID: 8312912

Claim:
A sunshade assembly comprising: a housing having a top opening; a winding shaft mounted rotatably in said housing; a sunshade cloth wound around said winding shaft; a pull rod connected to one end of said sunshade cloth that is distal from said winding shaft and disposed outside said top opening; a frame body disposed below said housing and extending in a top-bottom direction; a gear rack mounted to said frame body to move upward or downward, and having a top end connected to said pull rod; and a clutch unit mounted to said frame body and meshing with said gear rack, said clutch unit including a pusher mounted movably to said frame body, and a return spring disposed on said frame body to return said pusher, said pusher being operable to place said clutch unit in a clutching position or a non-clutching position; wherein, when said clutch unit is in the non-clutching position, said gear rack is freely movable to permit said sunshade cloth to be wound by said winding shaft; and wherein, when said clutch unit is in the clutching position, said clutch unit applies a retarding force to retard a movement of said gear rack, which prevents said winding shaft from winding said sunshade cloth but permits said pull rod to pull and stop said sunshade cloth at a desired position.