A permanent magnet actuation mechanism may include a first permanent magnet magnetized along a first axis and rotatable about a first rotational axis perpendicular to the first axis, a second permanent magnet magnetized along a second axis and rotatable about a second rotational axis perpendicular to the second axis. The first rotational axis is parallel with the second rotational axis. The mechanism further comprises a mounting structure configured to position the first permanent magnet at a first distance from the second permanent magnet along a main axis perpendicular to the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis.

A privacy screen for a vehicle that can provide for an enhanced passenger experience. The privacy screen includes a blocking body configured to at least partially shroud a shielded seat of the vehicle. The blocking body has an inner seat facing surface, an outer shielding surface, and a concave contour that is configured to extend at least partially around the shielded seat. The privacy screen further includes a passenger enhancement feature that is configured to be controllable via input from a passenger of the vehicle that is remote from a driver of the vehicle.

An anti-ballistic protection system for protecting an interior space in a building. The ballistic barrier includes a laminated material having a plurality of layers of lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material such as woven sheets which are secured together into the laminate using a adhesive, heat weld, or stitching. The ballistic barrier is configured to be in a compact retracted state which can be deployed to provide a protective state to protect against kinetic ballistic projectiles. The system may include an automated control system operably configured to change the state of the ballistic barrier from the retracted state to the protective deployed state, such that upon sensing a threatening event or condition triggers a transition from the retracted state to the deployed protective state such that in the protective state. The ballistic barrier in the deployed state is configured to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic projectiles such as a bullet fired from a gun or a shrapnel from a bomb to protect the interior space.

A motor driven system for raising and lowering a window covering executes motor ramp trajectory speed control. The motor ramp trajectory limits acceleration of an external motor from the idle (stationary) state to full operating speed, and limits deceleration of the motor from full operating speed back to the idle state. This function reduces stresses on a continuous cord loop drive mechanism. A control system manages solar heating effects in response to sunlight entrance conditions such as system sensor outputs, external weather forecasts, and other data sources. The system automatically opens or close the window covering to increase or decrease admitted sunlight under appropriate conditions. The input interface of the control system includes a visual display and input axis, which are aligned vertically if the window covering mechanism raises and lowers the window covering, and are aligned horizontally if the window covering mechanism laterally opens and closes the window covering.

A vertical blind has a headrail, a transmission shaft, a plurality of slats located below the headrail with a gap, a driving assembly, a first clutch, a first pushing component, and a light-blocking member configured to be driven by the first pushing component to move from a blocking position coving the gap to a non-blocking position revealing at least a part of the gap. When the transmission shaft is driven to rotate in a first direction, the first pushing component is moved toward the first end of a movable region. When the first pushing component has been moved to the first end of the movable region and the transmission shaft keeps being driven to rotate in the first direction, the first clutch prevents the transmission shaft from further driving the first pushing component, whereby the first pushing component stays at substantially the first end of the movable region.

A vertical blind has a headrail, a transmission shaft, a plurality of slats located below the headrail with a gap, a driving assembly, a first clutch, a first pushing component, and a light-blocking member configured to be driven by the first pushing component to move from a blocking position coving the gap to a non-blocking position revealing at least a part of the gap. When the transmission shaft is driven to rotate in a first direction, the first pushing component is moved toward the first end of a movable region. When the first pushing component has been moved to the first end of the movable region and the transmission shaft keeps being driven to rotate in the first direction, the first clutch prevents the transmission shaft from further driving the first pushing component, whereby the first pushing component stays at substantially the first end of the movable region.

A drape element includes a sheet of flexible, non-magnetic material having opposed first and second longitudinal sheet edges, a longitudinal centerline toward which is defined an inward direction and away from which is defined an outward direction, and a first longitudinal pocket disposed proximate the first longitudinal sheet edge. A first straight magnetic wire is disposed in the longitudinal direction within an inward longitudinal portion of the first longitudinal pocket, and a first alternating sequence of magnets and non-magnetic spacers is disposed within an outward longitudinal portion of the first longitudinal pocket. Each of the magnets has opposed first and second magnetic poles, with a respective first magnetic pole of each of the magnets being disposed in contact with the first straight magnetic wire.

A method of using an anti-ballistic protection system for protecting an interior space in a building. The ballistic barrier includes a laminated material having a plurality of layers of lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material such as woven sheets which are secured together into the laminate using a adhesive, heat weld, or stitching. The ballistic barrier in the deployed state is configured to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic projectiles such as a bullet fired from a gun or a shrapnel from a bomb to protect the interior space, and can be used to protect windows, doors, hallways, and walls from penetration by the ballistic projectiles.

The invention is related to window blind automation and provides a removable device for blind control and automation. The invention is also related to a method for blind control and automation. The device is attached to window blinds headrail with magnets, hooks or other means and the tilter or the cords are put inside the mechanism. The device has a hole where the adaptor is inserted. There are different types of small adaptors for different types of tilters. There is a light sensor for ambient light which might be hidden under semi-transparent plastic or be visible on the enclosure. In the lower part of the drawing the version for vertical blinds is shown. At the side of the verticals there is a metal shaft and the device connects to it with a gear wheel. For verticals, the device is attached to the side of the headrail.

The present invention relates to a blind-type curtain and particularly, to a blind-type curtain capable of allowing curtain blinds to be individually separated and washed or replaced and allowing a light-transmitting state and a blackout state to be easily controlled since a plurality of curtain blinds are connected to each other by a connector, and allowing the curtain blinds to easily form a “U” shape since an extension plate is formed. The present invention can increase aesthetics by fastening adjacent blackout curtain parts through the connector. In addition, the present invention enables light transmittance in the curtain state, and can use a blackout curtain effect by using rotation (the angle control of verticals) when adjacent blackout curtain parts are fastened through a connector. Additionally, the present invention facilitates individual washing and repair due to contamination or damage since a plurality of curtain blinds can be individually separated. Furthermore, the present invention can promote an aesthetic appeal since the curtain blind comprises a weight at the lower end thereof, thereby allowing the curtain blind to be tightly pulled. Moreover, the present invention can promote an aesthetic appeal by allowing the color and the pattern of curtain blinds to be different since a plurality of curtain blinds can be individually separated. The present invention can provide a blind-type curtain having a perfect “U” shape since the extension plate for supporting a light-transmitting curtain part is formed at the connector.