AUTOMATED VEHICLE SUNSHADE

摘要

An automated vehicle sunshade includes a compartment mountable to a roof of a vehicle, a flexible shade, a plurality of rods coupled to the flexible shade and a drive device coupled to the plurality of rods and a spindle coupled to the flexible shade and operable by the drive device. The plurality of rods are retractable and extendable so that the sunshade repeatably alternates between an extended position and a retracted position. In the retracted position, the flexible shade, plurality of rods and drive device are enclosed within the compartment. The sunshade also rotates the spindle by operation of the drive device to allow the shade to extend and retract without snagging, tearing and to easily fit within the compartment.

主权项

1. An automated vehicle sunshade comprising:
a compartment mountable to a roof of a vehicle; a flexible shade; retractable, extendable rods coupled to the flexible shade and extendable to extend the shade over the vehicle and retractable to bring the shade within the compartment; a spindle coupled to the shade for winding the shade when it is retracting and unwinding the shade when it is extending; and a drive device for driving the retractable extendable rods and rotating the spindle, wherein the compartment retains the shade, the retractable extendable rods, the spindle and the drive device within the compartment when the shade is retracted.