The geared window shade bracket comprises a sprocket having a ring gear on an inside circumference of the sprocket; a chain configured to be engaged with the sprocket such that, in response to pulling on the chain, the sprocket rotates; a sun gear that is configured to be restricted from rotation; one or more planet gears configured to rotate around the sun gear, wherein the one or more planet gears interface with the ring gear; and a planetary carrier configured to mate with the one or more planet gears. In response to the chain being pulled, the sprocket rotates, causing the planet gears to rotate, causing the planetary carrier to rotate, causing the hub to rotate, and causing a shade tube to rotate.

The present disclosure relates to a roller clutch assembly. The roller clutch assembly includes a beaded chain wheel having an inner radial surface, a drive adapter having a base and an internal channel, the base including a support surface configured to retain the driver adapter along the inner radial surface of the beaded chain wheel, a support shaft configured to extend through the internal channel of the drive adapter, a main shaft positioned around the support shaft, the main shaft having an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface, at least a portion of the outer radial surface being tooled, and a spring positioned around the main shaft, the spring abutting at least a portion of the tooled portion of the outer radial surface. The system also includes at least one pulley for guiding the beaded chain of the roller clutch assembly.

An operating system for use with an architectural-structure covering for moving a covering portion of the architectural-structure covering between an extended position and a retracted position is disclosed. The operating system may include a drive mechanism (e.g., a drive spool), a driven member operatively coupled to the drive mechanism, a clutch mechanism (e.g., a wrap spring) operatively coupled to the drive mechanism and the driven member, and a collar operatively associated with the clutch mechanism. The collar may be adapted and configured to receive an end portion of the clutch mechanism so that the end portion of the clutch mechanism is encased by the collar.

A driving mechanism for a roll blind capable of shade adjustment is proposed. The driving mechanism includes: a cover housing (212) having a stopper (212c) protrudingly foamed; a driving shaft (213a) relatively and rotatably coupled to the cover housing (212); a torsional coil spring (220) wound and tightened around an outer circumferential surface of the driving shaft (213a); and a clutch wheel (223) integrally rotating with the driving shaft (213a), wherein, in a case when the torsional coil spring (220) is caught by the stopper (212c) while the driving shaft (213a) is rotating, rotation of the torsional coil spring (220) is blocked therethrough, whereas the driving shaft (213a) is continuously rotatable regardless of whether the rotation of the torsional coil spring (220) is blocked, and wherein the driving mechanism further includes a tilting gear (222) and a tilting wheel (224) rotated in conjunction with the tilting gear (222).

A roller shade is disclosed comprising a motor pretensioned counterbalancing spring that lowers the torque load on the motor of the roller shade throughout the rolling up or rolling down cycles. The roller shade comprises a motor drive unit at least partially disposed within a roller tube. The motor drive unit comprises a motor adapted to drive a drive wheel through a clutch. The motor drive unit further comprises a first spring carrier adapted to be stationary during operation of the motor drive unit. The drive wheel is operably connected to the roller tube and comprises a second spring carrier. The motor drive unit further comprises a counterbalancing spring connected at its first end to the first spring carrier and at its second end to the second spring carrier. The counterbalancing spring is pretensioned using the motor prior to inserting the motor drive unit into the roller tube by driving the drive wheel and thereby rotating the second end of the counterbalancing spring with respect to the first end of the counterbalancing spring. The clutch translates rotational motion from the motor to the drive wheel, but locks rotational motion from the drive wheel thereby locking the pretension in the counterbalancing spring.

The present disclosure relates to a system for supporting a roller clutch assembly for a fabric covering. The system includes a housing assembly with a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. At least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides defines a mounting interface of the housing assembly within a depth of the housing assembly. The system also includes a bracket received within the depth of the housing assembly and which is removably coupled to the mounting interface.

A covering for an architectural opening may include a brake assembly including a first housing, a clutch on which the first housing may be mounted, a sleeve, a second housing attached to the sleeve, and a spring element attached to the second housing. The brake assembly may permit relatively unrestricted rotation of the first housing in a first direction, and impart rotational resistance to rotation of the first housing in a second direction. A method for assembling a covering for an architectural opening may include coupling a clutch to a first housing, coupling the clutch to a sleeve, coupling a second housing to the sleeve, mounting the second housing over a hub, and positioning a torsion spring between the hub and the second housing. The brake assembly may be used to impart rotational resistance to extension of a shade member, such as to resist unintended extension of the shade member.

An operating system for an architectural covering is provided. The operating system allows at least three modes of operation of an architectural covering. A transmission may be included between an input assembly and an output drive member, and the transmission may be selectively engaged to place the operating system into one of the at least three modes of operation. The operating system may include a first drive section including an input, a second drive section including an output, and a control mechanism arranged to selectively lock an element of the first and second drive sections to control movement of the output of the operating system upon actuation of the input. A shift lock is also disclosed herein. In use, the shift lock operates to restrict shifting operation of the operating system from one operating mode to another.

An actuating system for a window shade includes a transmission axle, a brake assembly and a clutch. The transmission axle is rotationally coupled to an axle adapter for rotation about a longitudinal axis. The brake assembly includes an arrester, a rotary element rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and a shift collar configured to couple and decouple the rotary element from the arrester, the shift collar switching from a decoupling position to a coupling position in response to a rotation of the rotary element in a first direction and from the coupling position to the decoupling position in response to a rotation of the rotary element in an opposite second direction. The clutch can couple and decouple the axle adapter from the rotary element, and has a clutch actuator rotatable about the longitudinal axis to switch the clutch between a clutch coupling state and a clutch decoupling state.

An actuating system for a window shade includes a transmission axle rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof, a braking spring having an engaged state adapted to prevent rotation of the transmission axle and a release state allowing rotation of the transmission axle, and a brake actuating mechanism that is connected to the braking spring and includes a switching actuator and a position selector. The position selector has a first hold position for holding the braking spring in the engaged state and a second hold position for holding the braking spring in the release state. The position selector is switchable from the first hold position to the second hold position or from the second hold position to the first hold position through a back-and-forth movement of the switching actuator between an initial state and an actuating state.