EP1108851B1 - Arrêtoir pour au moins un cordon - Google Patents

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EP1108851B1
EP1108851B1 EP00120223A EP00120223A EP1108851B1 EP 1108851 B1 EP1108851 B1 EP 1108851B1 EP 00120223 A EP00120223 A EP 00120223A EP 00120223 A EP00120223 A EP 00120223A EP 1108851 B1 EP1108851 B1 EP 1108851B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
    • A47H3/00—Fastening, clamping, or guiding devices for the bands or cords of curtains or the like
    • A47H3/02—Fastening, clamping, or guiding devices for bands or cords
    • A47H3/04—Automatic cord clamps

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  • the invention relates to a blocking device for at least one pull cord, in particular for use with a curtain system.
  • the curtain systems also as cord locks or cord brakes are already known, see, for example, US-A-2,010,286, NL-C-62,176 or US-A-4,636,808, where e.g. a curtain in a fully or partially open position holding pull cord consisting of several Einzelschsnüren may consist, clamped by means of a loosely guided pinch roller clamped is, where the switch between free operation and locking or blocking the string e.g. by lateral pivoting, i. by pivoting parallel to the Behangbene, the actuating end portion of the pull cord must be accomplished, which is off Space is often a hindrance and also a use in sloping curtain rails, so-called “slope systems", difficult or practically prevented.
  • Such known blocking devices are in particular when used with a Curtain system to the disadvantage that a close concern of the movable curtain rail practically impossible to reach against the solid curtain rail in the locked state is because the pull cord to establish the blocking state always only to a certain extent Move back measure, i. must move into the curtain system before the blocking effect occurs, so that the movable curtain rail is always a more or less large size hangs down and besides, usually takes a crooked position. This is very unaesthetic.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a blocking device for a drawstring, in particular for use with a curtain system, to provide the said Disadvantages no longer has, i. in which it is ensured that the pull cord to achieve the blocking effect not or at least only very slightly against the pulling direction must run back, in which a lateral pivoting, especially in the Behangbene, not more is inevitably required and can also be used in slope systems.
  • a blocking device for at least a pull cord in particular for use with a curtain system, solved, with a Line guide base having a guide surface provided with a concavely rounded recess, has a drainage edge and a first clamping surface, and with a pivotable mounted clamping element whose pivot axis parallel to the trailing edge and in the area the center of curvature of the recess is arranged opposite this and having a second clamping surface with a first and a second clamping portion, wherein in a blocking position of the clamping member of the first clamping portion immediately adjacent to the recess and the second clamping portion immediately adjacent the first clamping surface is located, so that between a clamping element and Schnur Resultsssockel guided, at least one drawstring is clamped in between, and being in a release position of the clamping element the second clamping surface a distance from the guide surface, Runoff edge and first clamping surface which is so large that the pull cord free is movable.
  • the line guide socket may have one or more side walls on or to which the clamping element is mounted.
  • the cord guide socket can with plug-in straps for fixing to a mounting rail, especially curtain rail, be provided.
  • the line guide socket can be boxy be formed with side walls and rear wall.
  • the line guide base a deflection for deflection the drawstring, in particular by 90 °.
  • a separate guide element in the line guide base is inserted, the top of which forms the guide surface. It is preferably provided that a Bottom wall of the line guide base forms a spring tongue on which the guide element is resiliently supported.
  • the guide element may be opposite to one of the drainage edge End portion pivotally mounted on a bearing pin on the line guide base be held.
  • the recess may be circular section in cross section, wherein the pivot axis of the clamping element is located in the center of the circle.
  • the guide surface is substantially perpendicular to the first Clamping surface runs.
  • the first and / or the second clamping surface can with a cross-profiling, in particular be provided with barbed prongs.
  • a line guide for receiving the at least one pull cord is pivotally supported on the clamping element.
  • the line guide can be to the relief the introduction of the drawstring be formed divided and two latched together Have half shells.
  • the pivot axis of the line guide can be perpendicular to the Be arranged pivot axis of the clamping element.
  • Fig. 1 is a blocking device according to the invention in a perspective view shows.
  • the blocking device consists essentially from a line guide base 1, a clamping element 2 and a cord guide 3.
  • the line guide base 1 is substantially box-shaped with a bottom wall 5, an end wall 6, a rear wall 7 and side walls 8, 9 are formed.
  • the side walls 8, 9 leave a lateral passage 10 therebetween and are provided with tabs 12, 13, with which an attachment of the line guide base 1 and the entire blocking device at an end portion of a curtain rail or the like is possible.
  • Fig. 1, 2, 5 and Figure 7 shows a "left hand", i. on a left side seen from the operating side a curtain rail to be attached device, of course, also mirror-symmetrical trained "right” devices are used where appropriate is as shown in the other drawing figures (Fig. 3, 4, 6, 8-10).
  • Fig. 1 further shows, 9 is a clamping element between the end wall 6 and the side wall 2, which is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis 15.
  • a pivoting about a pivot axis 16 held pivoting guide 3, which has a longitudinally extending passage 18 for Receiving the pull cord has (Fig. 5, 7).
  • pull cord 20 extends in the manner indicated by the blocking device, wherein the drawstring 20, e.g. Coming from a curtain system, first the free area between the plug-in tabs 12 and 13 and the passage 10 between the side walls 8, 9th passes through and deflected horizontally on the side wall 9 and on a deflecting element 21 by 90 ° becomes. The pull cord 20 then passes through a gap between a Support or guide surface 23 and a second clamping surface 28 of the clamping element. 2 ( Figures 5, 6). On the guide surface 23, in which a concave recess 24 is formed, closes a run-off edge 25 and a first clamping surface 26 at.
  • the second clamping surface 28 has a first clamping portion 31 and a second clamping portion 32.
  • the guide surface 23 is initially flat starting from the passage region 10 and leaves then into said concave rounded recess 24, wherein the recess 24 expediently over the entire width of the bottom wall 5 between the end wall 6 and side wall 9 extends.
  • the recess 24 can in cross section (Fig. 5, 6, 7) arcuate or circular segment-shaped or overall cylindrical section-shaped, wherein the center point of the circular arc or the cylinder axis preferably in the vicinity or on the Pivot axis 15 is located or coincides with this.
  • the recess 24 could have a larger or smaller radius of curvature than the distance to the pivot axis 15 corresponds, or even have a non-circular cross-sectional contour.
  • the guide surface 23 is not merely as the Top of the bottom wall 5, but as the top of a separate guide member 34 (Fig. 6) formed, which may consist of a special material, in particular abrasion resistant, etc., and with a separate bearing shaft 35 is pivotally mounted on the line guide base 1.
  • the Guide member 34 may be downwardly, i. away from the clamping element 2, elastically against moves a restoring force, in particular, while pivoted about the axis 35, (arrow 42), if a corresponding force acts thereon from the direction of the clamping element.
  • the bottom wall 5 below the guide member 34 with a U-shaped notch 41 provided so that a spring tongue 36 is formed.
  • Fig. 9 is the vertical range of movement of the guide element 34 in a sectional view with a total of seven pull cords 20 explained and denoted by "a".
  • the run-off edge 25 of the line guide base is expediently slightly rounded and forms a transition from guide surface 23 and recess 24 to the first clamping surface 26.
  • Die first clamping surface 26 is suitably with straight or barb-shaped prongs Mistake.
  • the second clamping surface 28 of the clamping element 2 corresponds in its cross-sectional contour (Fig. 5, 7) the course of the recess 24, the discharge edge 25 and the first clamping surface 26 in total and is expediently also provided with prongs barb-shaped can be shaped.
  • the line guide 3 which pivotally connected to the pivot axis 16 on the clamping element. 2 is held, has an elongated, in cross-section, for example, round, oval or square Passage 18, through which the pull cord 20 is passed.
  • the string guide 3 is divided and consists of two interconnected half shells, the allow easy insertion of the drawstring without cumbersome threading.
  • the operation of the blocking device according to the invention results from a A synopsis of Fig. 1, 5, 6 and 10, the blocking device in the release position and Figs. 2, 7 and 8 show the blocking position.
  • the release position that is Clamping element 2 by interaction of pull cord 20, which in the pulling direction 29 under Tensile stress is, and line guide 3 so far from recess 24, drainage edge 25 and the first clamping surface 26 pivoted away that between the said areas and the second clamping surface 28 of the clamping element results in a gap which is so large that the pull cord 20 along the bottom wall 5 and guide surface 23 and over the drainage edge 25 can move without touching the clamping element 2, or at least without between the clamping element and Schnurriessockel a significant friction occurs.
  • One lateral pivoting of the line guide 3 about the pivot axis 16 affects the release position the blocking device not, so that the pull cord 20 as needed in a for the operation appropriate, in particular lateral, position can be brought, or when using anyway assumes an oblique position on an obliquely mounted curtain rail.
  • the first clamping section acts 31 as a retracting and the clamping effect reinforcing clamping area, whereby a self-locking effect is achieved, and the second clamping portion 32 as the actually Clamp-retaining clamping area, whose clamping force is reinforced by the cord pull.
  • the slight but important vertical range of motion of the guide element 34 Generally improves the response and release behavior of the blocking device and supports the "gripping" with relatively weak cord train. In addition, the flattening of Cords balanced during operation.
  • the arrangement of a recess 24 in one of the pivot axis 15 opposite Range has the particular advantage that the pull cord 20 in the course of the blocking process, e.g. a pivoting movement of the clamping element 2, although a little way against the pulling direction 29, i. is shifted in the direction of the passage 10, on the other hand, but a certain Compensation of this per se undesirable decrease is achieved by the Pull cord is simultaneously moved into the recess 24, which is a certain reduction the tension cord section located between the blocking device and the curtain system Compared to the original straight course and thus a compensation of the Easing causes.
  • With correspondingly deeper design of the recess 24 can be achieved be that the led out of the passage 10 pull cord in the blocking not or only to an extremely low degree against the pulling direction 29 of the pull cord emotional.
  • the blocking device according to the invention thus has a number of advantages over known devices.
  • Slope systems so-called Slope systems.
  • the special training of Guide surface in cooperation with the clamping element results in a blockage or Arresting the drawstring virtually without slackening, which is especially when used in Curtain systems means a significant advantage over previous cord brakes.

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Claims (17)

  1. Dispositif de blocage pour au moins un cordon de traction (20), en particulier pour utilisation avec une installation de rideau, avec un socle de guidage de cordon (1), présentant une surface de guidage (23) munie d'un évidement (24) arrondi de façon concave, une arête de défilement (25) et une première surface de serrage (26), et avec un élément de serrage (2) monté à pivotement, dont l'axe de pivotement (15) est disposé parallèlement à l'arête de défilement (25) et, dans la zone du centre de courbure de l'évidement (24), est disposé à l'opposé de celui-ci, et présente une deuxième surface de serrage (28) avec un premier (31) et un deuxième tronçon de serrage (32), en une position de blocage de l'élément de serrage (2), le premier tronçon de serrage (31) étant placé directement au voisinage de l'évidement (24) et le deuxième tronçon de serrage (32) étant placé directement au voisinage de la première surface de serrage (26), de manière qu'au moins un cordon de traction, guidé entre l'élément de serrage (2) et le socle de guidage de cordon (1), soit bloqué par serrage en position intermédiaire entre eux et, en une position de relâchement de l'élément de serrage (2), la deuxième surface de serrage (28) présente un espacement par rapport à l'évidement (24), à l'arête de défilement (25) et à la première surface de serrage (26), espacement de valeur permettant un déplacement libre du cordon de traction.
  2. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait de comprendre jusqu'à sept cordons de traction (20) ou plus.
  3. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le socle de guidage de cordon (1) présente une ou plusieurs parois latérales (6, 8, 9), sur la ou lesquelles l'élément de serrage est monté.
  4. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le socle de guidage de cordon (1) est muni de pattes d'enfichage (12, 13) pour la fixation à une glissière de fixation, en particulier à une glissière à rideau.
  5. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le socle de guidage de cordon est réalisé en forme de caisson, avec des parois latérales (6, 8, 9) et une paroi arrière (7).
  6. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le socle de guidage de cordon (1) présente un élément de renvoi (21) pour le renvoi du cordon de traction (20), en particulier, le renvoi à 90°.
  7. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la surface de guidage (23), l'arête de défilement (25) et la première surface de serrage (26) sont formées par un élément de guidage (34) séparé, monté dans le socle de guidage de cordon (1).
  8. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de guidage (34) est monté à pivotement (35) sur le socle de guidage de cordon (1).
  9. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé par un élément élastique, contre lequel l'élément de guidage (34) est disposé en appui.
  10. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que l'élément élastique est une languette élastique (36), obtenue par découpage libre à partir de la paroi de fond (5).
  11. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (24) a une section transversale en forme de segment de cercle, l'axe de pivotement (15) de l'élément de serrage (2) étant situé sur le centre du cercle.
  12. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la surface de guidage (23) s'étend sensiblement à angle droit par rapport à la première surface de serrage (26).
  13. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première surface de serrage (26) et/ou la deuxième surface de serrage (28) est/sont munie(s) d'un profilage accrocheur, en particulier avec des dents en forme de contre-crochets.
  14. Dispositif de blocage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un guidage de cordon (3) est maintenu de façon pivotante sur l'élément de serrage (2) pour supporter le au moins un cordon de traction (20).
  15. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que l'axe de pivotement (16) du guidage de cordon (3) est disposé perpendiculairement à l'axe de pivotement (15) de l'élément de serrage (2).
  16. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 14 ou 15, caractérisé en ce que le guidage de cordon (3), prévu pour insérer le cordon de traction, est divisé.
  17. Dispositif de blocage selon la revendication 16, caractérisé par deux demi-coques, susceptibles d'être encliquetées l'une à l'autre.
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