Roller shade mounting bracket with integrated landing board

Abstract

A roller shade mounting bracket assembly includes a first bracket securable to a fixed support member. A landing board having a printed circuit board is secured to the first bracket. The landing board preferably includes a connector mounted to the circuit board for attachment of a wiring harness of a roller shade motor unit. Projecting standoffs may be included to space the landing board from a base plate of the first bracket. A second bracket includes a first portion adapted for attachment to the first bracket, the first portion preferably including an access opening accommodating the landing board. The second bracket further includes a second portion having openings for attachment of a shade roller. The second bracket may include hooked members engaging support members secured to the first bracket.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A bracket assembly for mounting a motorized roller shade, the assembly comprising: 
 a first bracket adapted for attachment to a fixed support member;    a landing board adapted for electrical connection with a motor drive unit of a roller shade, the landing board secured to the first bracket; and    a second bracket having first and second portions, the first portion adapted for attachment to the first bracket and having an access opening accommodating the landing board, the second portion adapted for attachment to the motorized roller shade.    
     
     
         2 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first bracket includes a base plate and at least one standoff projection adapted to receive a fastener for securing the landing board to the first bracket in spaced relation to the base plate.  
     
     
         3 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the landing board includes a printed circuit board and a connector header mounted to the printed circuit board, the connector header adapted for engagement with a wiring harness to electrically connect the landing board to the motor drive unit.  
     
     
         4 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the landing board further includes a terminal block mounted to the printed circuit board.  
     
     
         5 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one hook is secured to one of the first bracket and the first portion of the second bracket, and wherein the at least one hook is adapted for engagement with a support member secured to the other of the first bracket and the first portion of the second bracket.  
     
     
         6 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein upper and lower hooks are secured to the first portion of the second bracket for engagement with upper and lower support members secured to the first bracket.  
     
     
         7 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the first bracket and the first portion of the second bracket includes a tab adapted for engagement with the other of the first bracket and the first portion of the second bracket.  
     
     
         8 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the first bracket includes an upwardly projecting tab adapted to contact a downward projecting tab secured to the first portion of the second bracket.  
     
     
         9 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the second bracket includes at least one opening for attachment of the shade roller to the bracket assembly.  
     
     
         10 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising a bracket cover adapted for engagement with the second portion of the second bracket.  
     
     
         11 . The bracket assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the bracket cover includes a plate portion and a peripheral lip portion.  
     
     
         12 . A roller shade mounting bracket assembly comprising: 
 a first bracket having a base plate including at least one opening for securing the first bracket to a fixed support member;    a printed circuit board secured to the first bracket and providing electrical connection to a motor drive unit of a roller shade; and    a second bracket having first and second plate portions, one of the first plate portion of the second bracket and the first bracket including at least one hooked member adapted for engagement with a support member secured to the other one of the first plate portion of the second bracket and the first bracket, the second plate portion of the second bracket including at least one opening for attachment of the roller shade to the bracket assembly.    
     
     
         13 . The roller shade mounting bracket assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein upper and lower hooked members are secured to the first plate portion of the second bracket for engagement with upper and lower support members secured to the first bracket.  
     
     
         14 . The roller shade mounting bracket assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein at least one projecting standoff is provided on one of the first bracket base plate and the printed circuit board to space the printed circuit board from the first bracket base plate when the printed circuit board is secured to the first bracket.  
     
     
         15 . The roller shade mounting bracket assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein a pair of projecting standoffs is secured to the first bracket base plate.  
     
     
         16 . The roller shade mounting bracket assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the first portion of the second bracket includes an access opening for accommodating the printed circuit board secured to the first bracket.