Retractable shade and method for assembling the same
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1. A heated roller shade system comprising:
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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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Abstract
A heated roller shade system is provided. The heated roller shade system includes a roller located in a cavity defined between an inner wall of a vehicle and an outer wall of the vehicle. The roller shade system also includes a shade coupled to the roller. The roller is configured to selectively move the shade between a deployed position and an open position. The roller shade system also includes a heating mechanism coupled to at least one of the roller and the shade. The heating mechanism facilitates increasing a temperature of at least one of the roller and the shade.
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1. A heated roller shade system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for assembling a roller shade system, said method comprising:
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coupling a shade to a roller, wherein the roller is configured to selectively move the shade between a deployed position and an open position; positioning a roller housing substantially circumscribing the roller and the 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 disposed in a cavity defined by an inner wall of a vehicle and an outer wall of the vehicle, wherein the cavity is exposed to freezing temperature during at least a portion of operation of the vehicle wherein the roller housing substantially circumscribes the roller and the shade; and coupling a heating mechanism 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 the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A door system for use in a vehicle, the door system comprising:
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a door coupled to the vehicle; 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 said door and an outer wall of said door, 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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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