Rollo assembly and open roof construction provided therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9073418-B2
Application number	US-201314076819-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2013
Priority date	Nov 12, 2012
Publication date	Jul 7, 2015
Grant date	Jul 7, 2015

Abstract

A rollo assembly is provided, comprising a rotatable winding shaft and a flexible sun screen having forward and rearward ends. The rearward end of the sun screen can be wound on or off the winding shaft and the forward end of the sun screen is provided with an operating beam. The winding shaft is received in a housing that comprises an opening for the passage of the sun screen with a length at least substantially corresponding with a transversal width of the sun screen. The operating beam at its side facing towards the housing carries a sealing member extending above the sun screen transversally over a length at least substantially corresponding with the length of the opening in the housing, for engaging the housing when the sun screen is maximally wound onto the winding shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rollo assembly, comprising:
a rotatable winding shaft;
a flexible sun screen having forward and rearward ends, wherein the rearward end of the sun screen winds on or off the winding shaft and wherein the forward end of the sun screen is provided with an operating beam; and
a housing, the winding shaft mounted in the housing that comprises an opening for the passage of the sun screen with a length at least substantially corresponding with a transversal…

Assignees

• Inalfa Roof Sys Group Bv

Inventors

• Broeren Mark
• Nabuurs Marinus Wilhelmus Maria

Classifications

• B60J1/2044

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60J7/0015

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60J1/2038 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60J10/82 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60J7/043

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic