Sunshade for building exteriors

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874598

Braunstein, Richard ^[1]; McKenna, Gregory B ^[2]; Hewitt, David W ^[3]; Harper, Randolph S ^[4]

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1. Atlanta, GA
2. Cumming, GA
3. Alpharetta, GA
4. Keezletown, VA

A sunshade for shading window exteriors includes at least one connecting bracket for attachment to a window mullion, a blade support strut attached to the connecting bracket at a first joint, and a plurality of louvered blades supported by the blade support strut at a second joint. The pivot angle at the first joint may be varied to extend the louvered blades a desired distance from the window mullion. The louvered blades are positioned at a preselected fixed profile angle on the second joint in order to optimize shading at the latitude where the sunshade is installed. In a preferred embodiment, the louvered blades have top walls supporting photovoltaic cells and the sunshade includes electric cables for connecting the photovoltaic cells to an electric circuit.

• Research Organization: SOLAREX CORP
• DOE Contract Number: FC36-97GO10245
• Assignee: Kawneer Company Inc. (Norcross, GA)
• Patent Number(s): US 6421966
• OSTI ID: 874598
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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building
exteriors
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connecting
bracket
attachment
mullion
blade
support
strut
attached
joint
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louvered
blades
supported
pivot
angle
varied
extend
distance
positioned
preselected
fixed
profile
optimize
latitude
installed
embodiment
top
walls
supporting
photovoltaic
cells
electric
cables
circuit
top wall
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