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Retractable shade and method for assembling the same

  • US 9,957,049 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2013
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heated roller shade system comprising:

  • a roller;

    a shade coupled to said roller, wherein said roller is configured to selectively move said shade between a deployed position and an open position;

    a roller housing, the roller housing substantially circumscribing the roller and shade and forming a gap along a longitudinal axis of the roller between the roller housing and any portion of the shade rolled on the roller, the roller housing located in a cavity defined between an inner wall of a vehicle and an outer wall of the vehicle, wherein said cavity is exposed to freezing temperature during at least a portion of operation of the vehicle; and

    a heating mechanism, coupled to an at least partially circumscribing portion of an outer surface of the roller housing, the heating mechanism for conductively heating the roller housing to non-conductively increase a temperature of the roller and shade above a freezing temperature to prevent ice buildup on the roller, the roller housing, the shade, and within said cavity.

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