EP1116854A2 - Store à lamelles verticales - Google Patents

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EP1116854A2
EP1116854A2 EP01100480A EP01100480A EP1116854A2 EP 1116854 A2 EP1116854 A2 EP 1116854A2 EP 01100480 A EP01100480 A EP 01100480A EP 01100480 A EP01100480 A EP 01100480A EP 1116854 A2 EP1116854 A2 EP 1116854A2
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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
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S160/00—Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
    • Y10S160/90—Vertical type venetian blind

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  • the invention relates to a vertical blind according to the preamble of Claim 1.
  • Such vertical blinds consist of those held in a carrier rail and in the longitudinal direction of the carrier rail by means of an operating cord movable and by means of an operating chain for opening and to close about their vertical longitudinal axes, in the closed Condition of vertical blinds forming a curtain-like blind from strip-shaped blanks from a fabric, fabric or Foil, the vertical slats at their lower free ends with at their connecting cords, chains or Ball chains are connected to each other so that when closed the vertical slats form a curtain-like blind, whereas in the fully or partially open state, which is caused by twisting the Vertical slats around their vertical axes are reached, light through the blind can penetrate.
  • the vertical blind according to the invention is designed in such a way that that in the blind formed by the vertical slats an im lower section of the blinds with adjustable by hand Vertical slats is formed.
  • the invention further relates to at least one vertical slat of the blind forming vertical slats is at least two divided and an upper slat section and a lower slat section has, which about its vertical axis to the upper lamella section in Angular positions up to at least 90 ° to the upper section of the lamella using a lockable swivel bracket is rotatable so that the lower one Slat section to the upper slat section in an angular position is transferable from 90 °.
  • the swiveling or rotating range of the two mounting brackets to one another is mediated a locking device limited, the upper lamella sections and the other vertical slats by means of the operating cord and / or the operating chain can be moved and / or around its vertical Swiveling axes and the lower slat sections by hand and / or over the upper slat sections around your vertical axes of rotation are pivotable.
  • All vertical slats forming the blind consist of two slat sections connected via the rotary brackets, the two lamella sections of each vertical lamella of equal lengths or can have unequal lengths.
  • Each rotating bracket connecting two lamella sections exists consisting of two superimposed, flat bars Retainers with approximately rectangular or end-shaped square recesses with in the upper longitudinal edges of the Flat bars merging openings, with the two flat bars on their mutually facing longitudinal edges each have a circular center or have part-circular disk bodies, of which the disk body is provided on the upper bracket with a journal and the disc body on the lower bracket a hole for Includes recording of the bearing pin to form the axis of rotation.
  • the Locking device consists of an arcuate, in particular quarter-circular slot or groove in the disc body of the lower bracket of the swivel bracket and from one into the slot engaging cams on the underside of the disc body of the top Retaining bracket of the swivel bracket, so that the two are in parallel Retaining bracket of the cams of the upper retaining bracket in one end area the elongated hole and in a perpendicular position of the two brackets to each other the bearing journal in the other end region of the elongated hole comes to lie.
  • the swivel bracket with its holding brackets is made of plastic, the Flat bars of the bracket of the rotary bracket have a length that is larger than the width of the individual vertical slats, so that the free Ends with the recesses of the flat bars laterally from the lamella sections stick out.
  • the part-circular elongated hole on the disc body of the lower bracket the swivel bracket corresponds approximately to the length of a quarter circle.
  • the lower slat sections of the vertical slats are on both sides in the Area of their lower free ends via link chains, ball chains or cords connected together, the upper lamella sections the vertical slats on both sides in the area of their lower ends via connecting chains, ball chains or cords.
  • the vertical blind 100 shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10 consists of an attachable to a ceiling or vertical wall Support rail 15 vertical slats 10 held, the number of each depends on the size of the Venetian blind to be manufactured 200.
  • This Vertical slats 10 are held in the carrier rail 15 and by means of an operating cord 17 in the direction of arrow X in the carrier rail 15 movable.
  • the vertical slats 10 with their upper Provide ends with brackets in the interior of the support rail 15th are movable and the twisting of the vertical slats 10 about their vertical Allow longitudinal axis 11. Twisting the vertical slats 10 around its vertical longitudinal axis 11 takes place by means of an operating chain 16 which is preferably designed as a ball chain. By means of this chain of operation 16, the vertical slats 10 by pivoting closed or opened.
  • the vertical slats 10 consist of strip-shaped blanks a fabric, cloth, foil or other suitable material.
  • the vertical lamellae 10 are at their lower free ends 10c with connecting cords held at their outer edge edges 10a, 10b, chains or ball chains 13 connected to each other (Fig. 1).
  • In of the blind 200 formed by the vertical slats 10 at least one in the lower blind area section 90 with manually adjustable Vertical slats or slat sections 120 are formed, 7 in the middle region of the blind 200 is formed.
  • 1, 2 and 3 show a vertical blind 100 with five vertical slats 10, the number of vertical slats each according to the Width of the Venetian blind 200 to be produced.
  • At least one vertical slat 10 of the vertical slats forming the blind 200 10 is formed in two parts. 1, 2 and 3
  • all vertical slats 10 are divided into two formed and thus consist of an upper lamella section 110 and a lower slat section 120.
  • the lower slat section 120 is manually about its vertical axis 121 to the upper lamella section 110 in angular positions up to at least 90 ° to the upper slat section 110 rotatable, which by means of a lockable rotary bracket 30 takes place between the upper lamella section 110 and the lower Slat section 120 is arranged so that the two slat sections connected and held together.
  • this rotatability by means of this rotary holder 30 is the respective one lower slat section 120 to the respective upper slat section 110 convertible into an angular position of 90 ° (FIGS. 1 and 3).
  • the number too the vertical slats 10 of a Venetian blind 200, which is formed in two parts are based on the one hand on the size of the Venetian blind 200 and others according to the possible or desired settings of the slats to create the required or desired lighting conditions, in which namely the lower lamella sections 120 to the upper Lamella sections 110 rotated about their vertical axes of rotation 121 become.
  • the upper slat sections 110 together with the lower lamella sections 120 can be moved in the direction X on the carrier rail 15 if, for example the window area should be completely released, e.g. B. to Clean or in the event that particularly good lighting conditions in the adjacent rooms are to be created. Furthermore, they are upper slat sections 110 by means of the operating chain 16 around their vertical longitudinal axes can be rotated and thus an open Take up position (Fig. 1) or a partially closed position.
  • 1 shows the blind 200 in the opened state of the vertical slats
  • 2 forming the upper area of the blind 200 upper slat sections 110 closed and the lower slat sections 120 are open.
  • 3 are the upper lamella sections 110 opened and the lower lamella sections 120 closed.
  • light can only be in the upper area penetrate through the blind 200, whereas in the position 2 darkens in the upper blind area while Light penetrate through the lower part of the blind can.
  • Each vertical slat 10, insofar as the vertical slats in the Venetian blind 200 should be formed in two parts, consists of at least two one above the other lying, complementary to the total length of the vertical slats 10 Slat sections 110, 120 which are connected to one another via the rotary mount 30 are connected.
  • This rotary bracket 30 consists of two over a common vertical Center axis 30a rotatable relative to one another and arranged one above the other Retaining bracket 31, 131, of which the upper retaining bracket 31 the lower free end 110a of the respective upper lamella section 110 is attached and the lower bracket 131 at the upper end 120a of the respective lower slat section 120 is held (Fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4). 1, 2 and 3 show, the holding brackets 31, 131 are loop-shaped End portions of the upper fin sections 110 and lower slat sections 120 arranged and held.
  • the pivoting or rotating range of the two holding brackets 31, 131 to one another is limited by a locking device 40, the upper Slat sections 110 and the remaining vertical slats slat sections 10 by means of the operating cord 17 and / or the operating chain 16 movable and pivotable about their vertical axes 11 and 121 and the lower lamella sections 120 by hand and / or about the upper lamella sections 110 about their vertical axes of rotation 121 are pivotable. Since the rotary bracket 30 is designed in such a way that a deadweight effect is achieved, there is the possibility of and swinging out the lower lamella sections 120 also over the Pivotality of the upper lamella sections 110 in connection with to control the vertical slats 10 above.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 there are several of those which form the blind 200
  • Vertical slats each consisting of an upper slat section 110 and a lower slat section 120 each, the upper slat sections via the rotary brackets 30 with the lower lamella sections 120 are connected, the lower lamella sections with their free lower ends 120b by means of ball chains, chains or cords 13 held together at the outer peripheral edges 120c, 120d of the lower lamella sections are held so that when pivoting only a single lower lamella section 120 the rest lower slat sections 120 participate in this pivoting movement, there is also the possibility of lower bracket 131 the rotating bracket 30 by means of ball chains, chains or cords accordingly to connect the ball chains, chains or cords 13 to one another.
  • the upper lamella sections 110 forming the vertical lamellae and the lower lamella sections 120 may be the same in one embodiment Have lengths. However, there is also the possibility of the lamella sections 110, 120 so that these are unequal lengths have d. H. the upper lamella sections 110 can face each other the lower lamella sections 120 have a greater length, wherein a reverse configuration is also possible.
  • Each rotatable bracket connecting two lamella sections 110, 120 30 consists of two superimposed and as Flat bars 31 ', 131' designed bracket 31, 131.
  • These flat bars 31 ', 131' have approximately rectangular or square recesses at the end 32, 32 'and 132, 132' with in the upper longitudinal edges 31a, 31'a of the flat bars 31 ', 131' merging openings 32a, 32'a and 132a, 132'a, so that due to this configuration hook-shaped End sections are formed, which are used to hold and receive ball chains, Chains or cords corresponding ball chains, chains or Cords 13 serve when the lower lamella sections 120 on the top should be connected to each other or if the upper slat sections 110 are to be connected at the end in the lower region.
  • the two flat bars 31 ', 131' of the two holding brackets 31, 131 of the rotary bracket 30 have on their mutually facing longitudinal edges 31'b, 131'a in the middle a circular or part-circular disc body 33, 133.
  • the two disk bodies 33, 133 are identical to one another.
  • the disk body 33 is of the disk bodies 33, 133 on the upper bracket 31, provided with a journal 35.
  • the Disk body 133 on the lower bracket 131 has a bore 36 for receiving the bearing pin 35 for forming the axis of rotation 30a on, so that the two retaining brackets 31, 131 to each other about this axis of rotation 30a are rotatable (Fig. 5).
  • the locking device 40 on the two brackets 31, 131 from an arcuate, in particular quarter-circular arc Elongated hole or groove 41 which in the disc body 133 of the lower bracket 131 of the rotary bracket 30 is formed (Fig. 5 and 6). Furthermore, the locking device 40 comprises one in the Elongated hole 41 engaging cam 45 on the underside of the disc body 33 of the upper bracket 31 of the rotary bracket 30 is formed is.
  • the cam 45 works with the elongated hole or the groove 41 in this way together that in the parallel position of the two retaining brackets 31, 131 Cam 45 of the upper bracket 31 in one end of the Elongated hole 41 and in the right-angled position of the two retaining brackets 31, 131 the cams 45 to one another in the other end region of the elongated hole 41 comes to rest.
  • the cam 45 assumes position A at the end of the elongated hole 41 (Fig. 5).
  • the lower bracket 131 in the direction of arrow X2 the axis of rotation 30a rotates in the direction of the arrow X2, then the cam 45 guided in the slot 41 until the cam 45 the end position B in Has reached slot 41 (Fig.
  • the rotary bracket 30 with its retaining brackets 31, 131 is made of plastic or other suitable materials.
  • the flat bars 31 ', 131' of the bracket 31, 131 of the rotary holder 30 have a length that is greater than the width of the individual vertical slats 10 so that the free ends 31'd, 31'e and 131'd, 131'e with the recesses 32, 32 'and 132, 132' the flat bars 31 ', 131' laterally from the lamella sections 110, 120 stick out.
  • the part-circular elongated hole 41 in the disc body 133 of the lower Retaining bracket 131 of the rotary bracket 30 corresponds approximately to the length one Quarter circle.
  • the two holding brackets 31, 131 are held together in this way that the in the bore 36 in the disc body 133 on the lower Retaining bracket 131 engaging bearing pin 35 with an edge of the bore 36 engaging behind the bend is provided, so that a peeling or loosening of the upper bracket 31 prevented from the lower bracket 131 becomes.
  • the disc body 33, 133, the journal 35 and the Cams 45 are integrally formed on the holding brackets 31, 131, i. H. the parts are formed in one piece.

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