Non-intrusive, adaptive tracking and shading device

摘要

A shade device for an outdoor sport court includes: a first guide; a second guide; a first motorized support and a second motorized support both movably attached to the first and second guides; a flexible panel extending between the first motorized support and the second motorized support; a third guide; a fourth guide; a first motorized drive attached to the first and second guides and movably attached to the third guide; a second motorized drive attached to the first and second guides and movably attached to the fourth guide; and a control unit coupled to the first and second motorized supports and the first and second motorized drives. The control unit is configured to control the first and second motorized supports and the first and second motorized drives to provide shade for a moveable object adjacent an area of the court based on a light level at the moveable object.

主权项

1. A shade device for an outdoor sport court, comprising:
a first guide; a second guide spaced from the first guide, wherein the first and second guides are substantially parallel; a first motorized support movably attached adjacent a first end to the first guide and adjacent a second end to the second guide; a second motorized support movably attached adjacent a first end to the first guide and adjacent a second end to the second guide; a flexible panel extending between the first motorized support and the second motorized support, wherein at least one of the first and second motorized supports includes a motorized spindle that is configured to roll and unroll the flexible panel to correspondingly decrease and increase a size of the flexible panel available to provide shade, wherein the first and second guides are configured to be installed substantially over one dimension of a sport court; a third guide; a fourth guide spaced from the third guide, wherein the third and fourth guides are substantially parallel and the third and fourth guides are configured to be installed substantially perpendicular to the first and second guides over another dimension of the sport court; a first motorized drive attached to the first and second guides and movably attached to the third guide; a second motorized drive attached to the first and second guides and movably attached to the fourth guide; and a control unit coupled to the first and second motorized supports and the first and second motorized drives, wherein the control unit is configured to control the first and second motorized supports and the first and second motorized drives to provide shade for a moveable object adjacent an area of the court based on a light level at the moveable object.