Marine vessel with intelligent shading system

• US 10,118,671 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2017
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ShadeCraft, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ShadeCraft, Inc.
• Inventors: Gharabegian, Armen Sevada
• Primary Examiner(s): Hawk, Noah Chandler
• Application Number:
  US15/436,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20180186433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 17/00 Tiltable umbrellas
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2023/0025 Umbrellas or sunshades mounted laterally on a wall or on an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1009 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1018 with illuminating devices, e.g. electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1027 with means for generating solar energy
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1036 with means for promoting air movement, e.g. ventilation holes, fans, ventilators, special shape for ventilation, suction means
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 25/006 Automatic closing devices A45B25/143 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 25/165 with fluid or electric actuators
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 17/02 Awnings , including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/06 Tents at least partially supported by vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19602 Image analysis to detect motion of the intruder, e.g. by frame subtraction
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/00 Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A marine vessel intelligent shading system, including a marine vessel deck surface, a mounting assembly attached to the marine vessel deck surface, a base assembly having a first end attached to the mounting assembly, a first telescoping module connected to a base assembly, the first telescoping module being adjustable to a plurality of heights, and a core assembly module coupled to the first telescoping module. The marine vessel intelligent shading system further includes an expansion sensor module coupled to the core assembly module and the expansion sensor module includes one or more arm support assemblies, one or more arms and a shading fabric. The one or more arms are connected to the one or more arm support assemblies, and the shading fabric is coupled to the one or more arms.

Claims

1. A marine vessel shading system, comprising:

a marine vessel deck surface;

a base assembly attached to the marine vessel deck surface at a first end;

a first tilting assembly connected to the base assembly, the first tilting assembly comprising a first section, a hinging assembly and a second section;

a core assembly module connected to the first tilting assembly;

an expansion sensor module coupled to the core assembly module; and

an expansion motor assembly to deploy or retract the expansion sensor module, the expansion motor assembly located within the core assembly module.

2. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, further comprising:

the expansion sensor module comprising one or more arm support assemblies, one or more arms and a shading fabric, the one or more arms connected to the one or more arm support assemblies, and the shading fabric connected to the one or more arms, the expansion motor assembly to deploy the arm support assemblies to an open position and retract the one or more arm support assemblies to a closed position.

3. The marine vessel shading system of claim 2, the first tilting module rotating the core assembly module and the expansion sensor module with respect to the base assembly to lower a height profile of the marine vessel shading system.

4. The marine vessel shading system of claim 2, further comprising a second titling module, the second tilting module comprising a first section, a hinging assembly and a second section, the first section of the second tilting module connected to the core assembly module and the second section of the second titling module connected to the expansion sensor module.

5. The marine vessel shading system of claim 4, wherein the second tilting module rotates the expansion sensor module with respect to the core assembly module to lower a height profile of the marine vessel shading system.

6. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, the core assembly module further comprising an upper core assembly and a lower core assembly, the upper core assembly being detachable from the lower core assembly.

7. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, further comprising one or more environmental sensors positioned on surfaces of the marine vessel, the one or more environmental sensors communicating sensor measurements to the expansion sensor module.

8. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, further comprising one or more directional sensors positioned on surfaces or other locations of the marine vessel, the one or more directional sensors communicating positional information and/or measurements to the expansion sensor module in the marine vessel shading system.

9. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, further comprising one or more proximity sensors positioned at associated one or more positions on the marine vessel to monitor movement.

10. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, the core module further comprising one or more proximity sensors, the one or more proximity sensors to monitor movement in an area around the core module assembly.

11. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, the core module further comprising an integrated computing device, the integrated computing device to comprise one or more processors, one or more memory devices and computer-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors to interface with other assemblies in the marine vessel shading system.

12. The marine vessel shading system of claim 1, further comprising one or more speed sensors positioned at one or more locations on the marine vessel, the one or more speed sensors to capture and communicate speed measurements to the marine vessel shading system.

13. A marine vessel shading system, comprising:

a marine vessel deck surface;

a base assembly attached to the marine vessel deck surface at a first end;

a first tilting assembly connected to the base assembly, the first tilting assembly comprising a first section, a hinging assembly and a second section;

a core assembly module connected to the first tilting assembly; and

a wind turbine to capture wind, convert the captured wind into voltage and/or current, wherein the voltage and/or current provide power to one or more components of the marine vessel shading system, the wind turbine connected to an outside surface of the core assembly module.

14. A marine vessel shading system, comprising:

a marine vessel deck surface;

a base assembly attached to the marine vessel deck surface at a first end;

a first tilting assembly connected to the base assembly, the first tilting assembly comprising a first section, a hinging assembly and a second section, the first tilting assembly being vertically disposed above the base assembly and the first section of the tilting assembly connected to the base assembly, the first tilting assembly further comprising a motor assembly, the motor assembly to cause the first section to move with respect the second section, the motor assembly further being located within the first tilting assembly; and

a core assembly module connected to second section of the first tilting assembly, the core assembly module being vertically disposed above the first tilting assembly.

15. The marine vessel shading system of claim 14, further comprising:

an expansion sensor module connected to the core assembly module, the expansion sensor module comprising one or more arm support assemblies, one or more arms and a shading fabric, the one or more arms connected to the one or more arm support assemblies, and the shading fabric connected to the one or more arms.

16. The marine vessel shading system of claim 15, further comprising a second titling module, the second tilting module comprising a first section, a hinging assembly and a second section, the first section of the second tilting module connected to the core assembly module and the second section of the second titling module connected to the expansion sensor module.