Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
  • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
  • A01G9/22—Shades or blinds for greenhouses, or the like
  • A01G9/222—Lamellar or like blinds
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
  • E04F10/00—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins
  • E04F10/02—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins
• • 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
• • 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
  • E06B2009/2405—Areas of differing opacity for light transmission control
• • 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
  • E06B2009/2423—Combinations of at least two screens
  • E06B2009/2447—Parallel screens
  • E06B2009/2458—Parallel screens moving simultaneously
• • 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
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
  • Y02A40/10—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture
  • Y02A40/25—Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for regulating, modulating, distributing the sunshine, comprising a structure for supporting a cover of a space to be protected from the sun and means for actuating the cover in a periodic movement situated in its plane.
• This invention will particularly find its application in the field of garden, swimming pool, beach and leisure space accessories for making outdoor furniture.
• Document FR-A-2,747,707 presents a roofing device making it possible to create a surface with an adjustable sunshine rate and distributing it uniformly, characterized in that it consists of a layer of slatted skeleton on which slides another layer consisting of one or more lamellar skylights, the offset between the skylights being adjustable and the skylight assembly being connected to a means making it possible to animate it back and forth.
• the roof according to this document has the advantage of distributing the sunshine and of allowing the adjustment of the width of passage of the light.
• the roofing according to this document has limits.
• the present invention overcomes the drawbacks of the techniques known hitherto and presents a new device for this purpose which has the advantage of obtaining the result of adjustment and distribution of the amount of sunshine while constituting a light, transportable assembly. , inexpensive and easily removable.
• the present invention uses one or more plies which have the advantage of being light and of producing in a single element the various strips hitherto produced by assembled blades openwork.
• the sheets used according to the invention have the advantage of multiplying the light transmission characteristics that can be given to the cover.
• the alternating bands can have variable characteristics of light transmission and not be simply constituted by days then full, completely opaque to light.
• the alternating bands may be zones of a mesh fabric of variable size or else zones of transparent plastic material protecting from precipitation while ensuring the passage of light.
• the invention also gives great freedom in the design of the support, which can for example include from 1 to 6 feet, depending on the needs and the desired appearance.
• the design of the support can for example include from 1 to 6 feet, depending on the needs and the desired appearance.
• the present invention relates to a device for regulating the sunshine comprising a structure for supporting a cover of the space to be protected from the sun and means for actuating the cover in a periodic movement situated in its plane, characterized by the fact that the cover comprises at least one ply having, according to a predetermined distribution, zones of at least two types differing in their light transmission properties.
• the regulation device can be presented in the following variants:
• the distributed areas are parallel and alternating bands of two different types
• the actuating means comprise an eccentric motor connected by a connecting rod to one of the edges of the sheet; - the sheet is fixed to the structure by elastic ties;
• the opacification means are a second sheet, animated by the same movement as the first and having, according to the same distribution, zones of at least two types differing in their light transmission properties, the second sheet being laterally offset with respect to to the first ;
• the second layer is fixed to the first by means of fixing means which can be adjusted laterally.
• Figure 1 shows a general view of a device according to the invention in a first embodiment.
• FIG. 2 illustrates a possibility of means for actuating the cover.
• FIG. 3 shows another alternative embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 4 illustrates another possible embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 1 A first embodiment of the invention is presented in FIG. 1.
• a support structure 1 is formed to maintain a cover produced by a sheet 2.
• the support structure 1 comprises a frame 10 surrounding the ply 2 as well as several feet 11 forming vertical support uprights for the frame 10.
• feet 11 are formed but this possibility is not limiting and we can simply make a set for example from one or two feet 11 and a frame 10 cantilevered over one or both feet 11.
• the foot (s) 11 can be tilted or made up of two pivoting parts to modify the inclination of the cover.
• Connection means are formed between the frame 10 and the ply 2 while preserving freedom of movement in the plane of the ply 2.
• elastic links 7 for example constituted by rubber bands may be used.
• the elastic deformation of the links 7 provide freedom of movement of the ply 2.
• the cover incorporates a frame for framing the sheet which is integral therewith. It is then the framing chassis which is added, by elastic links on the frame 10.
• a plastic sheet can be used just like a sheet of woven or non-woven textile material.
• the sheet 2 comprises different zones with different light transmission properties.
• zones 3 comprising a type A of light transmission characteristics and zones 4 comprising a type B of light transmission characteristics are produced.
• the zones 3 are opaque surfaces, preventing any light transmission and the zones 4 are formed in the sheet 2 for days and ensuring total transmission of the light rays.
• the zones 4 can be produced by simple cutting in the sheet 2 initially constituted by an opaque continuous surface.
• any variation in the type of zones 3 and 4 can be considered.
• zones 4 can be made of transparent plastic material ensuring only the passage of light rays without opening the cover to the outside.
• zones 4 are produced with a larger mesh than zones 3 in a web of textile material.
• the constitution of the cover by means of a ply 2 has the advantage of producing a light assembly.
• the actuation means have the function of animating the sheet 2 in a movement substantially carried out in its plane in order to modify over time the position of the zones 3 and 4 in order to distribute the sunshine in the space covered by the device.
• the movement caused can be a back and forth movement by an alternative system but a rotary system around an axis is also possible.
• the actuating means comprise an eccentric motor 5 whose motor shaft is connected by a connecting rod 6 to an edge of the ply 2.
• the rotation of the motor 5 generates, by a connecting rod-crank system, an alternating plane movement of the ply 2 relative to the chassis 10.
• the device according to the invention further comprises means of at least partial opacification of the surface of the zones 3, 4 of one of the types A, B.
• FIG. 3 illustrates two alternative embodiments of opacification means.
• a second ply 8 is superimposed on the ply
• Two layers 2, 8 are thus formed in a similar and parallel manner, in superposition.
• the zones 4 of the layers 2 and 8 are perfectly opposite, the light transmission properties will be maximum whereas if they are offset by a width corresponding to the spacing width of two zones 4, the rate of light transmission will be the weakest.
• rollers 12 are formed to actuate the ply 2 and the ply 8.
• the amount of sunshine can be adjusted.
• Any motor means can be used to drive the rollers 12 in rotation.
• Figure 4 shows another alternative embodiment of the opacification means.
• a ply 8 is attached to the ply 2 and fixed by fixing means 9, for example of the velcro strip type (registered trademark).
• the sheet 8 comprises zones 3, 4, of different types according to a distribution identical to that of the sheet 2.
• the lateral offset of the zones 3, 4 of the sheet 8 is adjusted relative to that of the sheet 2 in order to adjust the desired amount of sunshine.
• Other opacification means can be formed without departing from the scope of the present invention.
• flaps that can be folded over the zones 4 can be used to move from a total clouding position to a maximum transmission position.
• the width of the zones 3 or 4 can change over the length of the ply 2.

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• Operating, Guiding And Securing Of Roll- Type Closing Members (AREA)
• Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)
• Building Awnings And Sunshades (AREA)
• Laminated Bodies (AREA)

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