Msa Aircraft Products, Ltd.

Msa Aircraft Interior Products, Inc.

Other

Gilbert C Moreno

Eduardo Sanz

Donald A Martin

Joe Ray Martin

Michael R Spraggins

Windows, including windows for an aircraft. The windows include a shade. The shade has variable light transmissive characteristics. The shade is entrained upon rollers so that it may roll across the lens window. The parts of the shade are nearly opaque and other parts are nearly transparent. The result is a shade that has varying optical density depending upon the position of the hand operated rollers or shade positioning mechanism.

Matrix window

An aircraft window having a generally rectangular frame with an inner lens. A first shade is movable with respect to the frame and capable of covering a portion of the inner lens. A second shade is also movable with respect to the frame and also capable of covering a portion of the inner lens. An intermediate lens or separation member lies between the first and second shades. Movement of the shades allows for independent and variable control over the light transmitted through the window.

Electric dual shade aircraft window

A vehicle window having a curved inner lens, a rectangular frame with frame members and a shade. The shade is a dual shade having a first fabric member and a second fabric member with a removable shade rail between the first and second fabric member. There also is a movable shade rail at the end of the second shade material. Cables attach to each end of the removable shade rails and through to separate handles. Moving the first handle will move the first moveable shade rail and the first fabric member up and down and moving the second handle will move the second moveable shade rail and the second fabric up and down. The fabric members have different light transmissive characteristics, one being more opaque then the other.

Modular aircraft window with a dual shade

Applicant discloses a modular window shade system for an aircraft or other vehicle. The window shade of the window is enclosed with an outer and inner lens and mounted to a frame. A handle is provided and a mechanism is provided where in moving a handle horizontally mounted to the frame will cause the shade to move vertically. The mechanism between the handle and the shade provides a mechanical advantage such that the handle moves a distance greater then the vertical travel of the shade.

Handle operated modular window shade system for moving a shade vertically a distance less than the distance of handle travel

Double convex aircraft window

An electrically driven motor capable of smoothly and efficiently raising and lowering a shade of an aircraft window. The aircraft window includes a spool which can slide axially. A cord is tied to one end of the spool, routed around the frame of the window and back to the second end of the spool. Between the first and second ends of the cord, it is tied into a shade rail. The shade rail is attached to the shade and when the shade rail moves up and down, the shade opens and closes. The spool is energized by the electric motor and, when moving in the first direction, causes one end of the spool to take up cord, thus causing the shade rail to move up and the other window to open and, when the electric motor is reversed, the take-up side of the spool becomes the unwind side and the unwind side becomes the take-up side, with the shade moving towards a closed, or down, position.

Electrically operated aircraft window with a sliding take-up spool

Device for raising and lowering a modular aircraft window having an interpane, outerpane, frame assembly securing the inner and outer pane, collapsible shade with a fixed and movable end, the device comprising a block and tackle having a movable pulley and more than one fixed pulley, the movable pulley and fixed pulleys connected by a cable fixed at one end and attached at second end to the moving end of the collapsible shade. Moving the movable pulley effects a movement, through the cable, through the moving end of the collapsible shade, and creates a mechanical advantage multiplying the distance moved by the lever.

Window shade mechanism for a modular aircraft window

A reversing screw (102) for a modular self-contained window insert (10), which reversing screw (102) allows movement of the window shade (16) between a full-opened and full-closed position, when the throw of the reversing screw (102) is less than the distance between the opened and closed position of the window shade (16).

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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Gilbert C Moreno