Patent ID: 8201790

Claim:
A roller rod assembly for a sunshade, comprising: a rod; and a support unit disposed on an end portion of said rod and including an end cover having an outer surface and an inner surface, a fixing pillar extending from said outer surface of said end cover and including a rectangular pillar body having a pair of opposing wide faces and a pair of opposing narrow faces, said wide faces being formed respectively with grooves at a location adjacent to said outer surface of said end cover to thereby form abutment surfaces opposing said outer surface, a support pillar extending from said inner surface of said end cover and into said rod, an inserting tube sleeved rotatably on said support pillar, and inserted fixedly into said rod, and a metallic brace member including a ring portion having an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface and that is sleeved removably on said fixing pillar and abutted against said outer surface of said end cover, two wing portions each of which extends from said outer circumferential surface of said ring portion in a direction away from said support pillar, and two engaging portions that extend from said inner circumferential surface of said ring portion and that are disposed respectively in said grooves to abut respectively against said abutment surfaces.