Patent ID: 8726968

Claim:
A window shade assembly for reducing light levels and sunlight glare experienced by a passenger situated on an inboard side of the window shade assembly in an aircraft, the window shade assembly comprising: an inboard shade including a plurality of holes disposed along one side; an outboard shade including a plurality of holes disposed along one side; a housing, including: a transparent inboard panel, a transparent outboard panel, a pair of inboard guide slots to receive the inboard shade, a pair of outboard guide slots to receive the outboard shade, wherein the inboard and outboard shades are substantially located in the housing when disposed in a closed position, the inboard shade being located inboard of the inboard panel and the outboard shade being located between the inboard and outboard panels; an inboard motor, coupled to a drive gear sprocket having a cylindrical outer surface and a plurality of teeth extending radially therefrom that mesh with the plurality of holes in the inboard shade, to move the inboard shade between open and closed positions on an inboard side of the inboard panel; an outboard motor, coupled to a drive gear sprocket having a cylindrical outer surface and a plurality of teeth extending radially therefrom that mesh with the plurality of holes in the outboard shade, to move the outboard shade between open and closed positions between the inboard and outboard panels; and a cover, attached to the housing, including: a pair of cover inboard guide slots to receive the inboard shade, and a pair of cover outboard guide slots to receive the outboard shade, wherein the inboard and outboard shades are substantially located in the cover when disposed in the open position.