Patent ID: 8299734

Claim:
A motorized roller shade, comprising: a shade tube, including: an outer surface upon which a shade is attached, and an inner surface defining an inner cavity; a motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface, including: a support shaft attachable to a mounting bracket; at least one bearing rotatably coupled to the support shaft, a DC gear motor having an output shaft coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket, and a controller, coupled to the motor, to control the motor; and a power supply unit, electrically coupled to the motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface, including a support shaft attachable to a mounting bracket, wherein the DC gear motor rotates with the shade tube when the DC gear motor is operating.