EP0482252A1 - Kontrolleinrichtung für Jalousien und Vorhänge - Google Patents

Kontrolleinrichtung für Jalousien und Vorhänge Download PDF

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EP0482252A1
EP0482252A1 EP90311604A EP90311604A EP0482252A1 EP 0482252 A1 EP0482252 A1 EP 0482252A1 EP 90311604 A EP90311604 A EP 90311604A EP 90311604 A EP90311604 A EP 90311604A EP 0482252 A1 EP0482252 A1 EP 0482252A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/36—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with vertical lamellae ; Supporting rails therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/28—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable
    • E06B9/30—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable liftable
    • E06B9/32—Operating, guiding, or securing devices therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/68—Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive
    • E06B2009/6809—Control
    • E06B2009/6818—Control using sensors
    • E06B2009/6836—Control using sensors sensing obstacle
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/68—Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive
    • E06B2009/6809—Control
    • E06B2009/6818—Control using sensors
    • E06B2009/6845—Control using sensors sensing position

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  • the present invention relates to control devices for Venetian blinds and curtains, and more particularly to a remote/manual infrared control device for Venetian blinds and curtains.
  • Venetian blinds and curtains are usually used to regulate light from outdoors shining into a house. This helps to improve the indoor atmosphere. Their variety, in terms of colour and pattern, provides a good decorative effect. Venetian blinds and curtains have therefore become favoured in the field of modern interior design.
  • Conventional Venetian blinds and curtains include two pull ropes.
  • One of the pull ropes extends horizontally and pulls the slats or fabric so as to spread across a window or recess.
  • the other rope is a directional pull rope and adjusts the angular position of the slats.
  • these two pull ropes are controlled by manual operation and it is not difficult for a normal person to draw a blind or curtain by hand.
  • the associated blind or curtain is then more inconvenient to operate manually.
  • the present invention is based on overcoming these problems and providing a control device for Venetian blinds and curtains which no longer has the disadvantages described above.
  • the infrared remote control device is attached to the Venetian blind and curtain to raise or to lower the Venetian blind and to draw the curtain, and to adjust the angular position of the slats either through a remote control or through manual operation which remains as an alternative in the case of power failure.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide an infrared remote/manual control device for Venetian blinds or curtains which makes drawing blinds or curtains easy for the elderly and those who are small and weak.
  • an infrared remote control device for a Venetian blind or curtain, comprising an outer housing, an inner housing, a ball chain wheel, two rope-drawing wheels, four press rollers, two guide rollers, two springs, an infrared remote-controlled emitter and an infrared receiver circuit, the outer housing being fitted on the inner housing whose rear part carries the infrared receiver circuit, and a first decelerating motor secured within the inner housing and having a long shaft onto which one of the rope-drawing wheels is mounted, characterised by a second decelerating motor having a long shaft carrying the other rope-drawing wheel and the ball chain wheel, the wheels each having a groove, the ball chain wheel having a plurality of holes punched in the lateral sides thereof to receive the ball chain of a Venetian blind, the rope-drawing wheels being made of a resilient material and having the two guide rollers horizontally disposed therebetween, the guide rollers each having an elongate plate pivotally mounted thereon whose
  • a first decelerating motor 10' includes at its top a long shaft 12' whose end is semi-circular in shape.
  • a rope-drawing wheel 26 has an annular groove 42 in the rim and a semi-circular hole 28 at the centre which is a fit with the long shaft 12'.
  • a second decelerating motor 10 includes at its top a long shaft 12 whose end is semi-circular in shape.
  • a rope drawing wheel 14 has an annular groove 22 in the rim and a semi-circular hole 16 at the centre which is a fit with the long shaft 12.
  • a ball chain wheel 18 has an annular groove 40 in the rim and a semi-circular hole 20 at the centre which is a fit on the end of the shaft 12, superimposed on the rope-drawing wheel 14.
  • a plurality of holes 24 are punched in the two lateral sides of the ball chain wheel 18.
  • the decelerating motors 10 and 10' are disposed in an inner housing 11.
  • the rope-drawing wheel 14 and the ball chain wheel 18 are mounted on the long shaft 12 of the second decelerating motor 10 respectively, whereas the rope-drawing wheel 26 is installed on the shaft 12' of the first decelerating motor 10'.
  • a pair of guide rollers 32 mounted side by side between the decelerating motors 10 and 10' are associated with a pair of elongate plates 34 on the lower side thereof, defining a pivot mechanism.
  • Four press rollers 36 are respectively located at the ends of the plates 34 near the rope-drawing wheels 14 and 26, with two springs 38 respectively mounted across the upper part and lower part of the elongate plates such that the press rollers 36 may be forced into the grooves 42 and 22 of the rope-drawing wheels 26 and 14 respectively, to press firmly against the rope-drawing wheels.
  • the press rollers 36 are made of resilient material so as to provide a secure pressing against various thicknesses of the rope of a curtain or the ball chain of a Venetian blind.
  • An infrared receiver 44 receives signals from an infrared remote emitter.
  • a circuit board 46 is disposed at the back of the inner housing 11 to handle the signals transmitted to the infrared receiver 44 in order to control the rotary motion of the decelerating motors 10 and 10' and thereby remotely operate the Venetian blind or curtain.
  • An outer housing 50 tightly accommodates the inner housing 11 described above and includes two bolt holes 54 and an indicator opening 52 which permits the infrared receiver 44 to receive the signals transmitted from the infrared remote emitter.
  • the outer and inner housings 50 and 11 can be firmly engaged by screwing bolts 56 into the bolt holes 54.
  • a transparent protective pad 60 is stuck onto the indicator opening 52 after the assembly of the inner and outer housings 11 and 50. It is used to protect the infrared receiver 44 and filter out any light interference, as well as covering the bolt holes 54.
  • a semi-circular slip-proof cover 70 has an L-shaped foot 72 on each side thereof which are inserted into mounting slots 48 in the inner housing 11.
  • a hollow post 74 is disposed at the centre of the cover 70 to allow a screw 76 to be screwed into the hollow post 74 and secure the cover 70 onto the inner housing 11 through the bolt hole 80.
  • the flange 78 of the cover 70 is then closely pressed onto the outer circumference of the ball chain wheel 18 to prevent the ball chain of the Venetian blind from slipping out from the wheel 18.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 the device of the present invention is shown installed with a curtain. As illustrated in Fig. 3, the press rollers 36' are moved aside, and the curtain rope 86 is caught in the groove 22 of the rope-drawing wheel 14.
  • the press rollers 36 are moved aside and the lace curtain rope 84 is caught in the groove 42 of the rope-drawing wheel 26.
  • the rope is pressed under the press rollers and the cloth curtain rope 84 is wound across the two guide rollers 32 respectively.
  • the rest of the length of the ropes is left free or fastened onto a window frame.
  • the device is supplied with power through a plug 82.
  • a ball chain 88 is led into the groove 40 of the ball chain wheel 18.
  • the slip-proof cover 70 is then engaged onto the inner housing 11 and the press rollers are moved sideways to let the rope 84 of the blind into the groove 42 of the rope-drawing wheel 26.
  • the rope is then firmly pressed under the two press rollers and is wound round the guide rollers 32.
  • the control device can be secured suitably anywhere on the door frame, mounted on an ordinary Venetian blind or a curtain with pull rope, ball chain 88, then covered with a lid 90 to form an integrated unit.
  • Rotation of the ball chain wheel 18 and rope-drawing wheels 14 and 26 is controlled by pressing the press button of a remote control device to draw the ball chain 88 of a blind (to regulate the angles of the slats) and ropes 84, 86 (to raise or lower the blind or draw a curtain) so as to accomplish the aim of remote control.
  • the ball chain wheel and the rope-drawing wheels can be operated manually.

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EP0531079A1 (de) * 1991-09-03 1993-03-10 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Motorisch angetriebene Rollblende
US6598652B1 (en) 1998-06-17 2003-07-29 C.A.S. Locks S.L. Distance-controlled electrically powered unit for actuating rail-mounted curtains
US8854798B1 (en) * 2009-10-02 2014-10-07 Qmotion Incorporated Transmitter holder apparatus and method
US9384657B2 (en) 2013-06-13 2016-07-05 The Watt Stopper, Inc. Architectural covering cradle system, multifunction remote and method of use

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FR2541104A1 (fr) * 1983-02-23 1984-08-24 Andresy Ste Indle Dispositif d'entrainement de cordons pour habillage de baie ou fenetre
EP0298217A1 (de) * 1987-07-09 1989-01-11 Wilhelm Rademacher Antriebseinheit für einen Lamellenvorhang od. dgl.
US4914360A (en) * 1989-03-10 1990-04-03 Hsieh Chi Sheng Venetian blind controller
US4956588A (en) * 1989-12-21 1990-09-11 Nien Ming Attachable hand-operated/automatic dual usage venetian blind controller

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2541104A1 (fr) * 1983-02-23 1984-08-24 Andresy Ste Indle Dispositif d'entrainement de cordons pour habillage de baie ou fenetre
EP0298217A1 (de) * 1987-07-09 1989-01-11 Wilhelm Rademacher Antriebseinheit für einen Lamellenvorhang od. dgl.
US4914360A (en) * 1989-03-10 1990-04-03 Hsieh Chi Sheng Venetian blind controller
US4956588A (en) * 1989-12-21 1990-09-11 Nien Ming Attachable hand-operated/automatic dual usage venetian blind controller

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0531079A1 (de) * 1991-09-03 1993-03-10 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Motorisch angetriebene Rollblende
US5467266A (en) * 1991-09-03 1995-11-14 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Motor-operated window cover
US6598652B1 (en) 1998-06-17 2003-07-29 C.A.S. Locks S.L. Distance-controlled electrically powered unit for actuating rail-mounted curtains
US8854798B1 (en) * 2009-10-02 2014-10-07 Qmotion Incorporated Transmitter holder apparatus and method
US9384657B2 (en) 2013-06-13 2016-07-05 The Watt Stopper, Inc. Architectural covering cradle system, multifunction remote and method of use

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