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EP0693611A1
EP0693611A1 EP95101240A EP95101240A EP0693611A1 EP 0693611 A1 EP0693611 A1 EP 0693611A1 EP 95101240 A EP95101240 A EP 95101240A EP 95101240 A EP95101240 A EP 95101240A EP 0693611 A1 EP0693611 A1 EP 0693611A1
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Wilhelm Klubert
Heinz-Jürgen Mundt
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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
    • E06B9/28—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
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  • the invention relates to a pleated blind, the curtain of which is connected to at least one movable profile strip, the profile body of which is closed off from the curtain by a device for fastening the curtain and carries at least one end an end cap which deflects one from inside the profile strip emerging cord forms, which is then guided under tension on the side edge of the shading surface.
  • the curtain of a pleated blind is hung on an upper ledge, which is to be fixed to the window reveal, and closed off by the movable ledge below.
  • the movable bar is guided by the cords parallel to itself in the plane defined by the attachment of the cords (shading area). Thanks to the friction of the cords against the bar, it can be stopped at any height.
  • four cords are provided, which are guided from the fixed upper bar at various points through the pleated curtain to the movable bar, deflected there and out of the end cap, where they are down are deflected and anchored at the bottom of the window.
  • the fold curtain is closed at both its upper and at its lower end by a movable bar and stretched between two fixed bars arranged at the top and bottom of the window.
  • a pair of cords leads on both sides of the shading area from the upper fixed bar to the upper movable bar and is inserted through their end caps into a central area in which they are led through the pleated blind to corresponding points on the lower movable bar in order to there again to be led outwards to the end caps of this lower movable bar, where they are deflected downwards to an anchoring point on the lower fixed bar.
  • the cord or cords which emerge from a bore in the end cap are only deflected to one side, there are also embodiments (WO 93/18270) in which two cords emerging from the end cap bore to both sides be redirected.
  • the known folding blinds have the disadvantage that the movable bar can tilt about its longitudinal axis, which is technically and aesthetically satisfactory. In part, such a tilting is even promoted by the design of the end cap, as is the case, for example, in the known case in which the opening of the end cap is designed as an elongated hole with a longer axis which is transverse to the shading area. Then the exiting cords adjust themselves off-center and exert a tilting effect on the bar. Also known is an embodiment (prior public use), in which the end face of the end cap is provided with a circumferential, raised edge which contains cutouts above and below a centrally arranged opening designed as a cord deflection for receiving the deflected cord sections. Since the distance between the deflection and the cutout is only two or three millimeters, the tilting effect cannot be significantly reduced.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a shading device of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1 which significantly limits or eliminates the possibility of tilting the movable bar.
  • the solution according to the invention consists in that the end cap is extended beyond the profile body of the profile strip in the line direction by an extension piece, on which a device for aligning the cross-section of the strip with the line direction is arranged.
  • a device for aligning the cross-section of the strip with the line direction is arranged.
  • the end cap expediently consists of a smooth and wear-resistant plastic material.
  • the end cap is a component that is placed on the end of the movable bar or inserted therein, on the one hand to form a visually satisfactory conclusion and on the other hand to take over the technical functions associated with the deflection and guidance of the cords are. It goes without saying that, in the case of symmetrical arrangements, both ends of the movable bar are expediently designed in accordance with the invention.
  • the extension piece is advantageously only provided on the curtain side. This applies in particular if at least one profile diaphragm is arranged on the profile body of the movable bar and extends beyond the device for fastening the curtain on the curtain side of the bar approximately parallel to the curtain plane.
  • the extension piece of the end cap and the profile panel should be approximately flush with each other.
  • the device for aligning the cross-section of the strip to the line direction is expediently formed by a groove which starts at the front side of the strip or the end cap from the opening forming the deflection from which the line exits.
  • the groove expediently extends over the entire distance from the opening to the end of the Extension piece. If it is a design that is only intended for deflection in one direction, it is sufficient to provide the groove only on one side of the outlet opening; However, it is more convenient to arrange them on both sides, so that there is freedom for different line guides.
  • the groove is normally open, the cord being held in the groove due to its inherent tension. However, the invention does not want to exclude the possibility that the groove is completely or partially covered for optical reasons or to hold the cord in it.
  • the cover can be removable to facilitate assembly.
  • the groove can also be made permanent and possibly in one piece with the remaining part of the end cap. This then results in a guide channel for the cord or cords, which should be encompassed by the term groove, as used in the present context.
  • Another conceivable modification of the groove is that the groove flanks are shortened to a short section, so that in extreme cases the walls forming the groove flanks become two projections arranged on both sides of the cord. So that these have the desired alignment effect, they should be arranged at a distance from the outlet opening. If the two projections are connected to one another on the open side, there is an eyelet which can also be considered as an alignment device in the sense of the invention.
  • the surfaces deflecting them are at a distance from one another in the shading plane which is greater than the freedom of movement of the cords or Cord sections across.
  • the outlet opening is expediently designed as an elongated hole, the longitudinal axis of which extends in the shading plane and the ends of which form the deflection surface for the two cords.
  • the movable lower rail 1 of the fold blind 2 indicated by dash-dotted lines has a profile body which is shown as an upwardly open U-profile, as is known for such purposes. It is formed by the two profile legs 3, the web 4 connecting them and the mutually facing flanges 5 serving to fasten the curtain 2 at the ends of the profile legs 3.
  • the profile legs 3 can comprise profile projections 18 beyond the web 4, which can be used, for example, to attach a handle to the bar 1.
  • the end cap 7 made of smooth and wear-resistant plastic such as polyamide forms a substantially flat disc 8, the outline of which is approximately the same as the front outline of the profile body 3, 4, 5, so that its side surface 9 adjoins flush with the side surfaces of the profile body in the assembled state.
  • the part of the plate 8, the extent of which corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the profile body 3, 4, 5, ends at the flanges 5 or at the grooves 10 provided in the side surfaces 9 of the end cap, which adjoin grooves 11 which are not of interest here Reasons are provided on the bar 1.
  • the plate 8 is continued by an extension piece 12, the height of which is the same as that of the panel 6 and is flush with the top.
  • bar 1 is the end cap symmetrical. Their top and bottom sides are designed as rectilinear connecting surfaces that connect to the highest and lowest points of the strip 1.
  • the disc 8 has on its side facing the bar 1 plug-in lugs 13 which can be snugly inserted into the cavity of the profile body of the bar 1 in order to hold the end cap on the bar in the intended position.
  • an outlet opening 14 for cords 15 and 16 is provided in the disc 8, which run on the one hand in the cavity of the profile body and on the other hand from the rounded outer edges of the outlet opening 14 to the section can be redirected up or down.
  • the two cords shown only one cord could be provided or two cords which are deflected in one and the same direction.
  • the outer edge of the outlet opening 14 is smooth and rounded, so that it does not act on the cords 15, 16 in a wearing manner or become significantly worn itself when the strip 1 is raised and lowered and the cords slide over the deflection surfaces.
  • the outlet opening 14 is designed at least on its outlet side as an elongated hole with the longer axis in the direction of the cord sections running outside. Their width is so small that the cords have little or no latitude transversely to the curtain level and are therefore centered in the elongated hole ends. The width of the opening is of course made so large that it can accommodate the largest number of cords occurring side by side.
  • the spaced arrangement of the deflection surface assigned to each cord results in a slight lateral mobility of the cords and an uprighting torque and thus the bar 1, if a tilting should have taken place about the longitudinal axis of the bar.
  • the groove is therefore aligned with this plane, as a result of which the strip 1 is also held in the intended position.
  • this also applies to the cord 16 which is still running at the bottom, since the groove distance assigned to it is greater than in the case of an opening which is centered on the extensionless part of the disk 8.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the strip 1 is aligned with the curtain level in such a way that its side surface facing the room runs parallel to it.

Abstract

The drop blind has a concertina-folded structure (2). The bottom end is secured to an aperture (5) of the profiled rail (1). The blind is operated by cords (15,16) running to the top fixed rail and hanging down for control. The ends of the cords are run through the bottom rail via guides (14) in an end cap (7) which has a press fit onto the end of the bottom rail. The end cap has a vertical groove on the outside (17) to guide the cords and shaped guides to feed the cords into the rail. The end cap spaces the cords away from the side of the blind and provides a set amount of leverage for the cord operation to minimise uneven operation of the blind. The end cap is made of low friction plastics material. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Faltenstore, dessen Behang mit wenigstens einer beweglichen Profilleiste verbunden ist, deren Profilkörper zu dem Behang hin von einer Einrichtung zum Befestigen des Behangs abgeschlossen ist und an wenigstens einem Ende eine Endkappe trägt, die eine Umlenkung für eine aus dem Inneren der Profilleiste austretende Schnur bildet, die dann am Seitenrand der Beschattungsfläche unter Spannung geführt ist.The invention relates to a pleated blind, the curtain of which is connected to at least one movable profile strip, the profile body of which is closed off from the curtain by a device for fastening the curtain and carries at least one end an end cap which deflects one from inside the profile strip emerging cord forms, which is then guided under tension on the side edge of the shading surface.

Meist wird der Behang eines Faltenstores an einer oberen, an der Fensterleibung fest anzuordnenden Leiste aufgehängt und durch die bewegliche Leiste unten abgeschlossen. Die bewegliche Leiste wird von den Schnüren parallel zu sich selbst in der durch die Anbringung der Schnüre festgelegten Ebene (Verschattungsfläche) beweglich geführt. Dank der Reibung der Schnüre gegenüber der Leiste kann diese in beliebiger Höhe angehalten werden. Bei einer bekannten Anordnung (EP-C 0015043) sind vier Schnüre vorgesehen, die von der fest angeordneten, oberen Leiste an verschiedenen Stellen durch den Faltenbehang zur beweglichen Leiste geführt, dort nach außen umgelenkt und aus der Endkappe herausgeführt sind, wo sie nach unten umgelenkt und am unteren Rand des Fensters verankert sind. Bei einer anderen Ausführung (EP-B 0195483, Fig.3) ist der Faltenvorhang sowohl an seinem oberen als auch an seinem unteren Ende durch je eine bewegliche Leiste abgeschlossen und zwischen zwei am oberen und unteren Rand des Fensters angeordneten festen Leisten gespannt. Ein Paar von Schnüren führt beiderseits der Verschattungsfläche von der oberen festen Leiste zur oberen beweglichen Leiste und wird durch deren Endkappen in sie hineingeführt zu jeweils einem mittleren Bereich, in welchem sie durch den Faltenbehang hindurch zu entsprechenden Punkten der unteren beweglichen Leiste geführt sind, um von dort wiederum nach außen zu den Endkappen dieser unteren beweglichen Leiste geführt zu werden, wo sie umgelenkt werden nach unten zu einem Verankerungspunkt an der unteren festen Leiste. Während bei diesen beiden Ausführungen die Schnur oder Schnüre, die aus einer Bohrung in der Endkappe austreten, lediglich zu einer Seite hin umgelenkt werden, gibt es auch Ausführungsformen (WO 93/18270), bei welchen zwei aus der Endkappenbohrung austretende Schnüre nach beiden Seiten hin umgelenkt werden.Usually, the curtain of a pleated blind is hung on an upper ledge, which is to be fixed to the window reveal, and closed off by the movable ledge below. The movable bar is guided by the cords parallel to itself in the plane defined by the attachment of the cords (shading area). Thanks to the friction of the cords against the bar, it can be stopped at any height. In a known arrangement (EP-C 0015043) four cords are provided, which are guided from the fixed upper bar at various points through the pleated curtain to the movable bar, deflected there and out of the end cap, where they are down are deflected and anchored at the bottom of the window. In another embodiment (EP-B 0195483, Fig.3), the fold curtain is closed at both its upper and at its lower end by a movable bar and stretched between two fixed bars arranged at the top and bottom of the window. A pair of cords leads on both sides of the shading area from the upper fixed bar to the upper movable bar and is inserted through their end caps into a central area in which they are led through the pleated blind to corresponding points on the lower movable bar in order to there again to be led outwards to the end caps of this lower movable bar, where they are deflected downwards to an anchoring point on the lower fixed bar. While in these two versions the cord or cords which emerge from a bore in the end cap are only deflected to one side, there are also embodiments (WO 93/18270) in which two cords emerging from the end cap bore to both sides be redirected.

Wie auch immer die Schnurführung im einzelnen gestaltet ist, haben die bekannten Faltenstores den Nachteil, daß die bewegliche Leiste um ihre Längsachse kippen kann, was technisch und ästhetisch umbefriedigend ist. Zum Teil wird eine solche Kippung durch die Ausführung der Endkappe sogar gefördert, wie beispielsweise in demjenigen bekannten Fall, in welchem die Öffnung der Endkappe als Langloch mit quer zur Verschattungsfläche stehender längerer Achse ausgeführt ist. Dann stellen sich nämlich die austretenden Schnüre außermittig ein und üben eine Kippwirkung auf die Leiste aus. Bekannt ist auch eine Ausführung (Offenkundige Vorbenutzung), bei welcher die Stirnseite der Endkappe mit einem umlaufenden, erhöhten Rand ausgestattet ist, der oberhalb und unterhalb einer zentrisch angeordneten, als Schnurumlenkung ausgebildeten Öffnung Ausschnitte zur Aufnahme der umgelenkten Schnurabschnitte enthält. Da der Abstand zwischen der Umlenkung und dem Ausschnitt lediglich zwei oder drei Millimeter beträgt, kann dadurch die Kippwirkung nicht merklich verringert werden.However the line guide is designed in detail, the known folding blinds have the disadvantage that the movable bar can tilt about its longitudinal axis, which is technically and aesthetically satisfactory. In part, such a tilting is even promoted by the design of the end cap, as is the case, for example, in the known case in which the opening of the end cap is designed as an elongated hole with a longer axis which is transverse to the shading area. Then the exiting cords adjust themselves off-center and exert a tilting effect on the bar. Also known is an embodiment (prior public use), in which the end face of the end cap is provided with a circumferential, raised edge which contains cutouts above and below a centrally arranged opening designed as a cord deflection for receiving the deflected cord sections. Since the distance between the deflection and the cutout is only two or three millimeters, the tilting effect cannot be significantly reduced.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Verschattungsvorrichtung der im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 genannten Art zu schaffen, bei der die Verkippungsmöglichkeit der beweglichen Leiste wesentlich eingeschränkt oder aufgehoben ist.The invention is therefore based on the object to provide a shading device of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1 which significantly limits or eliminates the possibility of tilting the movable bar.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung besteht darin, daß die Endkappe über den Profilkörper der Profilleiste hinaus in Schnurrichtung durch ein Verlängerungsstück verlängert ist, an welchem eine Einrichtung zum Ausrichten des Leistenquerschnitts auf die Schnurrichtung angeordnet ist. Auf diese Weise wird die Möglichkeit geschaffen, einen beträchtlichen Abstand zwischen der Umlenkung und der Einrichtung zum Ausrichten des Leistenquerschnitts mit entsprechend großem Aufrichthebelarm vorzusehen, so daß der Verkippung der Leiste wirksam entgegengetreten werden kann. Als Einrichtungen zum Ausrichten des Leistenquerschnitts auf die Schnurrichtung können solche Einrichtungen verwendet werden, wie sie ansonsten zur Führung von Schnüren an einer festen Struktur benutzt werden. Im vorliegenden Fall wird umgekehrt die Ausrichtung der beweglichen Leiste durch die gespannte Schnur bestimmt. Zweckmäßigerweise besteht dafür - wie bekannt - die Endkappe aus einem glatten und verschleißfesten Kunststoffmaterial. Bei der Endkappe handelt es sich um ein Bauteil, das auf das Ende der beweglichen Leiste aufgesetzt oder darin eingesetzt ist, um zum einen einen optisch befriedigenden Abschluß zu bilden und zum anderen die technische Funktionen zu übernehmen, die mit der Umlenkung und Führung der Schnüre verbunden sind. Es versteht sich, daß bei symmetrischen Anordnungen zweckmäßigerweise beide Enden der beweglichen Leiste erfindungsgemäß ausgebildet sind.The solution according to the invention consists in that the end cap is extended beyond the profile body of the profile strip in the line direction by an extension piece, on which a device for aligning the cross-section of the strip with the line direction is arranged. In this way, the possibility is created to provide a considerable distance between the deflection and the device for aligning the bar cross section with a correspondingly large erecting lever arm, so that the tilting of the bar can be effectively counteracted. Devices that are otherwise used for guiding cords on a fixed structure can be used as devices for aligning the cross-section of the last with the line direction. In the present case, the orientation of the movable bar is determined by the tensioned cord. As is known, the end cap expediently consists of a smooth and wear-resistant plastic material. The end cap is a component that is placed on the end of the movable bar or inserted therein, on the one hand to form a visually satisfactory conclusion and on the other hand to take over the technical functions associated with the deflection and guidance of the cords are. It goes without saying that, in the case of symmetrical arrangements, both ends of the movable bar are expediently designed in accordance with the invention.

Vorteilhafterweise wird das Verlängerungsstück lediglich auf der Behangseite vorgesehen. Dies gilt insbesondere dann, wenn an dem Profilkörper der beweglichen Leiste wenigstens eine Profilblende angeordnet ist, die sich über die Einrichtung zum Befestigen des Behangs hinaus auf der Behangseite der Leiste etwa parallel zur Behangebene erstreckt. Dabei sollten das Verlängerungsstück der Endkappe und die Profilblende etwa bündig zueinander abschließen.The extension piece is advantageously only provided on the curtain side. This applies in particular if at least one profile diaphragm is arranged on the profile body of the movable bar and extends beyond the device for fastening the curtain on the curtain side of the bar approximately parallel to the curtain plane. The extension piece of the end cap and the profile panel should be approximately flush with each other.

Die Einrichtung zum Ausrichten des Leistenquerschnitts auf die Schnurrichtung wird zweckmäßigerweise von einer Nut gebildet, die an der Stirnseite der Leiste bzw. der Endkappe von der die Umlenkung bildenden Öffnung ausgeht, aus der die Schnur austritt. Zweckmäßigerweise erstreckt sich die Nut über die gesamte Strecke von der Öffnung bis zum Ende des Verlängerungsstücks. Wenn es sich um eine Bauform handelt, die nur für die Umlenkung in einer Richtung bestimmt ist, genügt es, lediglich einseitig von der Austrittsöffnung die Nut vorzusehen; zweckmäßiger ist es jedoch, sie auf beiden Seiten anzuordnen, damit Freiheit für unterschiedliche Schnurführungen bleibt. Die Nut ist im Normalfall offen, wobei die Schnur aufgrund ihrer Eigenspannung in der Nut gehalten ist. Die Erfindung will jedoch nicht die Möglichkeit ausschließen, daß die Nut aus optischen Gründen oder um die Schnur darin festzuhalten, ganz oder teilweise abgedeckt ist. Die Abdeckung kann entfernbar sein, um die Montage zu erleichtern. Sie kann aber auch bleibend und ggf. einstückig mit dem übrigen Teil der Endkappe ausgeführt sein. Es ergibt sich dann ein Führungskanal für die Schnur bzw. Schnüre, der von dem Begriff Nut, wie er im vorliegenden Zusammenhang verwendet wird, umfaßt sein soll. Eine weitere denkbare Abwandlung der Nut besteht darin, daß die Nutflanken auf einen kurzen Streckenabschnitt gekürzt sind, so daß die die Nutflanken bildenden Wände im Extremfall zu zwei beiderseits der Schnur angeordneten Vorsprüngen werden. Damit diese die erwünschte Ausrichtwirkung haben, sollen sie in Abstand von der Austrittsöffnung angeordnet sein. Werden die beiden Vorsprünge auf der offenen Seite miteinander verbunden, ergibt sich eine Öse, die gleichfalls im Sinne der Erfindung als Ausrichteinrichtung in Betracht gezogen werden kann.The device for aligning the cross-section of the strip to the line direction is expediently formed by a groove which starts at the front side of the strip or the end cap from the opening forming the deflection from which the line exits. The groove expediently extends over the entire distance from the opening to the end of the Extension piece. If it is a design that is only intended for deflection in one direction, it is sufficient to provide the groove only on one side of the outlet opening; However, it is more convenient to arrange them on both sides, so that there is freedom for different line guides. The groove is normally open, the cord being held in the groove due to its inherent tension. However, the invention does not want to exclude the possibility that the groove is completely or partially covered for optical reasons or to hold the cord in it. The cover can be removable to facilitate assembly. However, it can also be made permanent and possibly in one piece with the remaining part of the end cap. This then results in a guide channel for the cord or cords, which should be encompassed by the term groove, as used in the present context. Another conceivable modification of the groove is that the groove flanks are shortened to a short section, so that in extreme cases the walls forming the groove flanks become two projections arranged on both sides of the cord. So that these have the desired alignment effect, they should be arranged at a distance from the outlet opening. If the two projections are connected to one another on the open side, there is an eyelet which can also be considered as an alignment device in the sense of the invention.

In demjenigen Sonderfall, in welchem zwei am Ende der Leiste auftretende Schnüre oder Schnurabschnitte in entgegengesetzter Richtung umgelenkt werden, kann nach der Erfindung vorgesehen werden, daß die sie umlenkenden Flächen in der Verschattungsebene Abstand voneinander aufweisen, der größer ist als die Bewegungsfreiheit der Schnüre bzw. Schnurabschnitte quer dazu. Wenn die bewegliche Leiste sich um ihre Längsachse dreht, treten die Umlenkflächen aus der Verschattungsebene in entgegengesetzter Richtung heraus, wodurch der Schnurzug zu einem rückdrehenden Drehmoment führt. Zweckmäßigerweise wird die Austrittsöffnung als Langloch ausgebildet, dessen Längsachse in der Verschattungsebene verläuft und dessen Enden die Umlenkfläche für die beiden Schnüre bilden.In that special case in which two cords or cord sections appearing at the end of the bar are deflected in the opposite direction, it can be provided according to the invention that the surfaces deflecting them are at a distance from one another in the shading plane which is greater than the freedom of movement of the cords or Cord sections across. When the movable bar rotates about its longitudinal axis, the deflection surfaces emerge from the shading plane in the opposite direction, as a result of which the cord pull leads to a turning torque. The outlet opening is expediently designed as an elongated hole, the longitudinal axis of which extends in the shading plane and the ends of which form the deflection surface for the two cords.

Da auf der dem Verlängerungsstück zugewandten Seite der Öffnung, die die Schnurumlenkungen bildet, genügend Platz zur Unterbringung eines großen Aufrichthebelarms zur Verfügung steht, kann man es sich leisten, die Öffnung zu dieser Seite hin versetzt anzuordnen, um dadurch auch die Länge des in der anderen Richtung gebildeten Aufrichthebelarms zu vergrößern. Dadurch wird auch in denjenigen Fällen eine verbesserte Aufrichtwirkung erzielt, in denen eine Schnurumlenkung lediglich zu derjenigen Seite hin stattfindet, die von dem Verlängerungsstück (und damit normalerweise auch von der Hangseite) abgewendet ist.Since there is enough space on the side of the opening facing the extension, which forms the cord deflections, to accommodate a large raising lever arm, one can afford it To arrange the opening offset to this side, thereby also increasing the length of the erecting lever arm formed in the other direction. As a result, an improved straightening effect is also achieved in those cases in which a cord deflection only takes place to the side that is turned away from the extension piece (and thus usually also from the slope side).

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden näher unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung erläutert, die ein vorteilhaftes Ausführungsbeispiel veranschaulicht. In perspektivischer Ansicht wird das Ende einer Unterschiene eines Faltenstores mit der zugehörigen, abgezogen dargestellten Endkappe gezeigt.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, which illustrates an advantageous embodiment. The end of a lower rail of a pleated blind is shown in perspective view with the associated end cap shown in the drawing.

Die bewegliche Unterschiene 1 des strichpunktiert angedeuteten Faltenstores 2 weist einen Profilkörper auf, der als nach oben offenes U-Profil dargestellt ist, wie es für derartige Zwecke bekannt ist. Er wird von den beiden Profilschenkeln 3, dem diese verbindenden Steg 4 und dem zueinander gerichteten, zum Befestigen des Behangs 2 dienenden Flanschen 5 an den Enden der Profilschenkel 3 gebildet. Die Profilschenkel 3 können jenseits des Stegs 4 Profilansätze 18 umfassen, die beispielsweise zur Befestigung eines Griffs an der Leiste 1 dienen können. Auf einer Seite ist eine über die obere Begrenzung des Profilkörpers hinausragende Profilblende 6 vorgesehen, die zum einen den Profilkörper versteift und zum anderen das Paket des Faltenbehangs im hochgezogenen Zustand teilweise abdeckt. Sie verläuft parallel zur Behangebene.The movable lower rail 1 of the fold blind 2 indicated by dash-dotted lines has a profile body which is shown as an upwardly open U-profile, as is known for such purposes. It is formed by the two profile legs 3, the web 4 connecting them and the mutually facing flanges 5 serving to fasten the curtain 2 at the ends of the profile legs 3. The profile legs 3 can comprise profile projections 18 beyond the web 4, which can be used, for example, to attach a handle to the bar 1. On one side there is a profile diaphragm 6 projecting beyond the upper limit of the profile body, which on the one hand stiffens the profile body and on the other hand partially covers the package of pleated curtains in the raised state. It runs parallel to the curtain level.

Die Endkappe 7 aus glattem und verschleißfestem Kunststoff wie Polyamid bildet eine im wesentlichen flache Scheibe 8, deren Umriß etwa dem vorderseitigen Umriß des Profilkörpers 3, 4, 5 gleicht, so daß deren Seitenfläche 9 sich im montierten Zustand an die Seitenflächen des Profilkörpers fluchtend anschließen. Der Teil der Platte 8, dessen Ausdehnung der Querschnittsgestalt des Profilkörpers 3, 4, 5 entspricht, endet bei den Flanschen 5 bzw. bei den in den Seitenflächen 9 der Endkappe vorgesehenen Nuten 10, die sich an Nuten 11 anschließen, die aus hier nicht interessierenden Gründen an der Leiste 1 vorgesehen sind. Jenseits davon (in der Zeichnung oberhalb davon) wird die Platte 8 durch ein Verlängerungsstück 12 fortgesetzt, dessen Höhe derjenigen der Blende 6 gleicht und mit dieser bündig oben abschließt. Im Gegensatz zur Leiste 1 ist die Endkappe symmetrisch ausgebildet. Ihre Ober- und Unterseiten sind als geradlinige Verbindungsflächen ausgeführt, die sich an die höchsten bzw. tiefsten Punkte der Leiste 1 anschließen.The end cap 7 made of smooth and wear-resistant plastic such as polyamide forms a substantially flat disc 8, the outline of which is approximately the same as the front outline of the profile body 3, 4, 5, so that its side surface 9 adjoins flush with the side surfaces of the profile body in the assembled state. The part of the plate 8, the extent of which corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the profile body 3, 4, 5, ends at the flanges 5 or at the grooves 10 provided in the side surfaces 9 of the end cap, which adjoin grooves 11 which are not of interest here Reasons are provided on the bar 1. Beyond it (in the drawing above it), the plate 8 is continued by an extension piece 12, the height of which is the same as that of the panel 6 and is flush with the top. In contrast to bar 1 is the end cap symmetrical. Their top and bottom sides are designed as rectilinear connecting surfaces that connect to the highest and lowest points of the strip 1.

Die Scheibe 8 weist auf ihrer der Leiste 1 zugewendeten Seite Steckansätze 13 auf, die stramm passend in den Hohlraum des Profilkörpers der Leiste 1 eingeschoben werden können, um die Endkappe an der Leiste in der vorgesehenen Lage zu halten.The disc 8 has on its side facing the bar 1 plug-in lugs 13 which can be snugly inserted into the cavity of the profile body of the bar 1 in order to hold the end cap on the bar in the intended position.

Ein wenig oberhalb der Mitte des Querschnitts des Profilkörpers 3, 4, 5 ist in der Scheibe 8 eine Austrittsöffnung 14 für Schnüre 15 und 16 vorgesehen, die einerseits in dem Hohlraum des Profilkörpers verlaufen und andererseits von den abgerundeten äußeren Kanten der Austrittsöffnung 14 zum Abschnitt nach oben bzw. nach unten umgelenkt werden. Statt der dargestellten zwei Schnüre könnte auch lediglich eine Schnur vorgesehen sein oder zwei Schnüre, die nach ein und derselben Richtung umgelenkt sind. Die äußere Kante der Austrittsöffnung 14 ist glatt und gerundet ausgeführt, um weder verschleißend auf die Schnüre 15, 16 einzuwirken noch selbst wesentlich verschlissen zu werden, wenn die Leiste 1 gehoben und gesenkt wird und dabei die Schnüre über die Umlenkflächen gleiten.A little above the center of the cross section of the profile body 3, 4, 5, an outlet opening 14 for cords 15 and 16 is provided in the disc 8, which run on the one hand in the cavity of the profile body and on the other hand from the rounded outer edges of the outlet opening 14 to the section can be redirected up or down. Instead of the two cords shown, only one cord could be provided or two cords which are deflected in one and the same direction. The outer edge of the outlet opening 14 is smooth and rounded, so that it does not act on the cords 15, 16 in a wearing manner or become significantly worn itself when the strip 1 is raised and lowered and the cords slide over the deflection surfaces.

Die Austrittsöffnung 14 ist zumindest auf ihrer Austrittsseite als Langloch ausgeführt mit der längeren Achse in Richtung der außen verlaufenden Schnurabschnitte. Ihre Breite ist so gering, daß die Schnüre quer zur Behangebene keinen oder wenig Spielraum haben und sich daher mittig in den Langlochenden einstellen. Die Breite der Öffnung ist selbstverständlich so groß ausgeführt, daß sie die größte nebeneinander vorkommende Zahl von Schnüren aufnehmen kann. Bei der dargestellten doppelten Schnurführung mit entgegengesetzter Umlenkung ergibt sich aus der beabstandeten Anordnung der jeder Schnur zugeordneten Umlenkfläche bei geringer seitlicher Beweglichkeit der Schnüre ein die Endkappe und damit die Leiste 1 aufrichtendes Drehmoment, falls eine Kippung um die Längsachse der Leiste stattgefunden haben sollte.The outlet opening 14 is designed at least on its outlet side as an elongated hole with the longer axis in the direction of the cord sections running outside. Their width is so small that the cords have little or no latitude transversely to the curtain level and are therefore centered in the elongated hole ends. The width of the opening is of course made so large that it can accommodate the largest number of cords occurring side by side. In the illustrated double cord guide with opposite deflection, the spaced arrangement of the deflection surface assigned to each cord results in a slight lateral mobility of the cords and an uprighting torque and thus the bar 1, if a tilting should have taken place about the longitudinal axis of the bar.

An die Austrittsöffnung 14 schließt sich oben und unten eine Nut 17 an, die bei korrekter Lage der Leiste 1 in der Behangebene oder parallel dazu liegt, in der auch die äußeren Abschnitte der Schnüre 15, 16 verlaufen.At the outlet opening 14 there is a groove 17 at the top and bottom which, when the bar 1 is in the correct position, lies in the curtain plane or parallel thereto, in which the outer sections of the cords 15, 16 also run.

Solange eine Schnur in der Nut 17 ist, wird die Nut daher auf diese Ebene ausgerichtet, wodurch auch die Leiste 1 in der vorgesehenen Stellung gehalten wird. Das gilt insbesondere für die nach oben laufende Schnur 15, da der sie enthaltende Nutabschnitt dank der Verlängerung der Scheibe 8 sehr lang ist. Das gilt aber auch für die noch unten laufende Schnur 16, da die ihr zugeordnete Nutstrecke größer ist als bei einer mittig auf den verlängerungslosen Teil der Scheibe 8 ausgerichteten Öffnung. Dadurch wird die Querschnittsform der Leiste 1 auf die Behangebene derart ausgerichtet, daß ihre dem Raum zugewendete Seitenfläche parallel dazu verläuft.As long as there is a cord in the groove 17, the groove is therefore aligned with this plane, as a result of which the strip 1 is also held in the intended position. This applies in particular to the cord 15 running upwards, since the groove section containing it is very long thanks to the extension of the disk 8. However, this also applies to the cord 16 which is still running at the bottom, since the groove distance assigned to it is greater than in the case of an opening which is centered on the extensionless part of the disk 8. As a result, the cross-sectional shape of the strip 1 is aligned with the curtain level in such a way that its side surface facing the room runs parallel to it.

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Faltenstore, dessen Behang (2) mit wenigstens einer beweglichen Profilleiste (1) verbunden ist, deren Profilkörper (3, 4, 5) zu dem Behang (2) hin von einer Einrichtung (5) zum Befestigen des Behangs (2) abgeschlossen ist und an wenigstens einem Ende eine Endkappe (7) trägt, die eine Umlenkung (14) für eine aus dem Inneren der Profilleiste (1) austretende Schnur (15, 16) bildet, die dann am Seitenrand der Verschattungsfläche unter Spannung geführt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Endkappe (7) über den Profilkörper (3, 4, 5) der Profilleiste (1) hinaus in Schnurrichtung durch ein Verlängerungsstück (12) verlängert ist, an welchem eine Einrichtung (17) zum Ausrichten des Leistenquerschnitts auf die Schnurrichtung angeordnet ist.Folding blind, the curtain (2) of which is connected to at least one movable profile strip (1), the profile body (3, 4, 5) of the curtain (2) is closed off by a device (5) for fastening the curtain (2) and at least at one end carries an end cap (7) which forms a deflection (14) for a cord (15, 16) emerging from the inside of the profile strip (1), which is then guided under tension on the side edge of the shading surface, characterized in that that the end cap (7) is extended beyond the profile body (3, 4, 5) of the profile strip (1) in the line direction by an extension piece (12) on which a device (17) for aligning the cross-section of the strip is arranged in the line direction. Faltenstore nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß nur zur Behangseite hin ein Verlängerungsstück (12) vorgesehen ist.Folding blind according to claim 1, characterized in that an extension piece (12) is provided only towards the curtain side. Faltenstore nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einrichtung zum Ausrichten des Leistenquerschnitts auf die Schnurrichtung von einer Nut (17) gebildet ist.Folded blind according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the device for aligning the cross-section of the strip with the line direction is formed by a groove (17). Faltenstore nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Nut (17) sich über die gesamte Strecke von der Umlenkung (14) bis zum Ende des Verlängerungsstücks (12) erstreckt.Folding blind according to claim 3, characterized in that the groove (17) extends over the entire distance from the deflection (14) to the end of the extension piece (12). Faltenstore nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Endstück (7) eine zweite Umlenkung (14) in der entgegengesetzten Richtung zu der vorerwähnten, ersten Umlenkung aufweist und die Nut (17) sich über die gesamte Höhe der Endkappe (7) erstreckt.Folding blind according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the end piece (7) has a second deflection (14) in the opposite direction to the aforementioned first deflection and the groove (17) extends over the entire height of the end cap (7) . Faltenstore nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste und die zweite Umlenkung in Schnurrichtung einen Abstand voneinander aufweisen, der größer ist als die Bewegungsfreiheit der Schnüre (15, 16) quer zur Verschattungsebene.Folded blind according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the first and the second deflection in the line direction a distance have from each other, which is greater than the freedom of movement of the cords (15, 16) transversely to the shading plane. Faltenstore nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Umlenkung (14) für die Schnüre (15, 16) von einem Langloch mit in der Verschattungsebene verlaufender Längsachse gebildet ist.Folded blind according to claim 6, characterized in that the deflection (14) for the cords (15, 16) is formed by an elongated hole with a longitudinal axis running in the shading plane. Faltenstore nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an dem Profilkörper (3, 4, 5) wenigstens eine Profilblende (6) angeordnet ist, die sich über die Einrichtung (5) zum Befestigen des Behangs (2) hinaus auf der Behangseite der Leiste etwa parallel zur Behangebene erstreckt.Folding blind according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that on the profile body (3, 4, 5) at least one profile screen (6) is arranged, which extends beyond the device (5) for fastening the curtain (2) on the Blind side of the bar extends approximately parallel to the curtain level. Faltenstore nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verlängerungsstück (12) der Endkappe (7) und die Profilblende (6) bündig abschließen.Folding blind according to claim 8, characterized in that the extension piece (12) of the end cap (7) and the profile panel (6) are flush. Faltenstore nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die die Umlenkflächen bildende Öffnung (14) innerhalb des Querschnitts des Profilkörpers (3, 4, 5) von dessen Mitte zu dem Verlängerungsstück (12) hin versetzt angeordnet ist.Folding blind according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the opening (14) forming the deflecting surfaces is arranged offset within the cross section of the profile body (3, 4, 5) from the center thereof to the extension piece (12).
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