Our product engineers at Hunter Douglas Architectural took a fresh look at roller shades, taking the best from decades of experience to create the RB 500+ system. Features to solve tricky conditions, ensure smooth and quiet operation, and lift oversize shades with a wide selection of motorized options. Plus, a few hundred fabric choices.

Key Features

Select RB 500+ Automated Roller Shade systems now UL Certified
Standard Duty and Heavy Duty brackets and clutches designed to fit seamlessly together, creating a sleek profile
Redesigned dual bracket allows for both automated and manual shades on one system
High-performance fabrics available including E Screen with KOOLBLACK® Technology, and Cradle to Cradle Certified™ fabrics GreenScreen Revive® and GreenScreen® Evolve™
Modular operating system accommodates numerous automated applications
Universal spring-loaded end plug mounts shades securely and provides for smooth and easy installation
Counter balance weight system provides for ease of lifting roller shades over large expanses.
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System Description

Mechanism: automation
Fabrics:

Over 70 fabrics in more than 500 colors
All fabrics are FR rated for commercial applications
Openness factors range from 0% to 25%

Widths:

22"-170" (Automated, varies by fabric)
Up to 360" (Coupled Systems*)

Heights: 12" to 240" (varies by fabric*)

* Can be exceeded with engineering approval

Design Options

Motorization With Switch and Remote Control

Standard Motor with Centralized Group Control
AC motors raise and lower shades via a switch or remote control

Automation With Intelligent Control

Intelligent Wireless AC and DC Motors operate via radio frequency (RF) communication and can include wall switches, hand-held remotes, smartphones/tablets, or third-party control devices
Intelligent Wired AC and DC Motors offer a virtually unlimited number of timers, control input devices, and the highest level of third-party integration available
Battery operation available

Fascia, Fascia With Top and Back Cover

Aluminum fascia (standard 3" or 4") with top or back cover (standard 3"or 4") to conceal shade mechanism from front, sides, and top/back
Widths from 12" to 192"; heights from 12" to 240"
Available in anodized aluminum finish, white, vanilla, bronze, or black
7" fascia available for dual shade systems only

Blockout With Side Channels

Aluminum side channels, sill channels, and RB 500 bottom bar, fitted with light-blocking wool pile to prevent light leakage around edges and bottom of shade
Ideal for room-darkening and A/V applications
Available in anodized aluminum finish or painted white, vanilla, bronze, or black

Reverse Roll

Fabric mounted to descend from the interior (rather than window-facing) side, concealing the roll and creating a more finished appearance

Oversized Shades

Special accommodations for oversized window applications available

Dual Shades

Add versatility to any space by allowing two different styles of fabrics to be used on the same window (one in front of the other)
An unlimited number of combinations available for different shade materials