IP Library Granted Patent US 11,655,673
Granted Patent B2
US 11,655,673 · App. 17/336,046 · Granted May 23, 2023

Drive hub dampening posts

Inventors: Eugene Miroshnichenko (Oceanside, NY); Xi Ming Liarno (Bergenfield, NJ); Stephen Hebeisen (Amawalk, NY)
Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
E06B9/68E06B9/42
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Patent No.
US 11,655,673
App. No.
17/336,046
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A window shade system may comprise a drive hub having a dampener comprised of dampening material, wherein the drive hub engages with at least one of a shade tube or a brake hub. The dampener may include one or more tabs that engage the brake hub. The dampener may be configured to dampen the torque from a spinning of the shade tube. The dampener may be comprised of urethane. The dampener may be incorporated onto an outside surface of the drive hub. The dampener may be located within the drive hub. The drive hub may be in the form of a cap that fits over the dampener. The drive hub may include rounded corners. The dampener may be configured in the form of one or more cylindrical rods.

Claims (23)

1. A window shade system comprising:

a drive hub having a dampener comprised of dampening material,

wherein the drive hub is in the form of a cap that fits over the dampener,

wherein the dampener includes one or more spacers that engage the brake hub, and

wherein the drive hub engages with at least one of a shade tube or a brake hub.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the drive hub, the brake hub, a drive shaft or a bearing shaft are oil impregnated.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener is configured to dampen the torque from a spinning of the shade tube.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener is comprised of urethane.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein another dampener is incorporated onto an outside surface of the drive hub.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener is located within the drive hub.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the drive hub is at least partially hollow.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the drive hub, the brake hub, a drive shaft or a bearing shaft are comprised of a self-lubricating metal.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the drive hub includes rounded corners.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener is configured in the form of a cylindrical rod.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener comprises four rods.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener is located around a shaft that is received by the drive hub.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the dampener interfaces with an actuator.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein a spacer is located next to the dampener.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dampener comprises two dampeners, and wherein a spacer is located between the two dampeners.

16. A window shade system comprising a drive hub having a dampener comprised of dampening material, wherein the dampener is configured in the form of a cylindrical rod, and wherein the drive hub engages with at least one of a shade tube or a brake hub.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the drive hub is in the form of a cap that fits over the dampener.

18. A window shade system comprising a drive hub having a dampener comprised of dampening material, wherein the dampener comprises four rods, and wherein the drive hub engages with at least one of a shade tube or a brake hub.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the drive hub is in the form of a cap that fits over the dampener.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT AT R/F 057723/0699 Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069817/0073 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2024
From: SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; HORIZONS HOLDINGS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071382/0587 →
SUPER-PRIORITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069743/0233 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057723/0699 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; HORIZONS HOLDINGS, LLC; SUNSETTER PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057822/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2021
From: HEBEISEN, STEPHEN; LIARNO, XI MING; MIROSHNICHENKO, EUGENE
To: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056406/0478 →