EP2126267A1 - A bearing insert fitting for roller blinds - Google Patents

A bearing insert fitting for roller blinds

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EP2126267A1
EP2126267A1 EP07817851A EP07817851A EP2126267A1 EP 2126267 A1 EP2126267 A1 EP 2126267A1 EP 07817851 A EP07817851 A EP 07817851A EP 07817851 A EP07817851 A EP 07817851A EP 2126267 A1 EP2126267 A1 EP 2126267A1
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tube
insert
ribs
roller blind
mechanical connection
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Kim Rysholt
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Hunter Douglas Industries Switzerland GmbH
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Faber AS
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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
    • E06B9/40—Roller blinds
    • E06B9/42—Parts or details of roller blinds, e.g. suspension devices, blind boxes
    • E06B9/50—Bearings specially adapted therefor

Abstract

The end of a roller blind tube has an insert with a bearing arbor. The insert is frequently a plug that is pressed to fit closely in the end, and thereby it becomes difficult to remove. The diameter tolerances on roller blind tubes and inserts are such that the operator meets very variable forces in pressing it in. According to the invention there may be provided a choice of diameters by providing the insert with longitudinal ribs that cooperate either with the original inside surface of the roller blind tube, which is normal, or with longitudinal grooves having slightly increased radius.

Description

A bearing insert fitting for roller blinds.
The invention relates to the mechanical connection between the bearing insert and the roller blind tube in a roller blind.
In traditional roller blinds the roller blind rod was made of wood, and the bearing insert was simply a round nail placed centrally in the wood, which was solid and rod- shaped at one end. As the development began to use tubes to roll a roller blind around, the bearing insert became a plug with a cylindrical metal insert, said plug being pushed or hammered into position for a compression fit. However, as roller blind mechanisms have become more sophisticated, more and more of a mechanical nature is placed inside the tube and in the bearing insert, and it is no longer satisfactory that a plug is pressed into a tube, because it becomes impossible to separate the two sensibly afterwards. There is hence a need for a joint or mechanical connection that is at the same time rigid, if it is desired to make it permanent, but which may be removed against a force that is less than the pulling of a plug that is compression fit into the tube. Ideally, the force to obtain this is in the range 50 to 200 Newton.
Parts that are suitable for this purpose are indeed manufactured, but the fit obtained when the parts are joined is entirely dependent on the manufacturing tolerances of the parts. The worst cases are the extremes of the tolerances: a tube with an inside diameter that is too small trying to cooperate with a plug that is average, or a plug with an outside diameter that is too large trying to cooperate with an average value inside diameter of the tube. In both cases, the joint will be too tight. Similarly, an inside diameter of the tube at the maximum limit trying to cooperate with an outside diameter of the plug at the minimum limit will not be a joint at all - it will fall apart. However, close tolerances are expensive to obtain in manufacture, and in particular when one part is made of a polymer, the cost becomes unrealistic for a roller blind component. It is the purpose of the invention to provide a mechanical connection between the bearing insert and the roller blind tube in a roller blind in which the influence of manufacturing tolerances is minimized. This is obtained in a construction according to the invention which is particular in that the insert is provided with angularly disposed radial and longitudinal ribs that cooperate with the inner surface of the roller blind tube, said inner surface being provided with longitudinal grooves at an angular spacing that is identical to the angular spacing of said ribs. Such longitudinal grooves may be manufactured by extrusion, if the tube is made of aluminium, or they may be shaped by reaming from one end of the tube, because they need not have a length that exceeds the length of the ribs. In that case even a rolled and welded steel tube may be used.
The operator fitting the insert into the end of a tube will quickly obtain a feel for the degree to which the fit between the insert and the tube will fulfil the force criteria mentioned above. If the insert moves too tightly in the tube when the ribs engage the inner cylindrical surface of the tube, then it is withdrawn, rotated to place the ribs in the direction of the grooves and re-inserted. In order that there is no risk of too loose fitting in the tube, the tolerances are shifted towards a too tight fit with the cylindrical inside surface of the tube as the average dimension with the given tolerance.
In an advantageous embodiment the insert as well as the inside of the tube are provided with indexing means that ensure that either the inside cylindrical surface of the tube or the bottom of the longitudinal grooves are reliably engaged. The term "indexing means" has been used, although "registration means" might equally indicate the essence of this feature, namely that a given angular relationship between the roller blind tube and the insert is reliably obtained.
In a further advantageous embodiment the indexing means of the tube consist of at least one pair of internal longitudinal ribs in the tube, with a distance such that they may be straddled by two consecutive ribs on the insert, while one of the grooves is disposed between said ribs. In this manner, the insertion where the ribs engage the inner cylindrical surface of the tube corresponds to straddling the two internal ribs, whereas the angularly displaced engagement with the grooves in the tube means that one insert rib is fitted beetween the two internal ribs in the tube.
In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention the indexing means of the tube consist of two inwards-facing dimple-like structures, with a distance such that they may be straddled by two consecutive ribs on the insert (1), while one of said grooves is disposed between said dimple-like structures. Dimples would be simply formed by pressing radially inwards in a tubular material that is otherwise smooth, apart from the grooves.
In further advantageous embodiments either the ribs or the grooves define a slightly conical surface. This enables a simpler evaluation of the insertion and extraction force to be expected, because the axial penetration without appreciable force will be to a depth that is dependent on the tightness of the fit. If the fit is too tight, then it is easy to retract the insert before it is caught and perform the angular displacement to the grooves. The conical surfaces provide a wedge-like effect.
It is also desired to protect a use of the mechanical connection by providing a sequence of operations such as that given in claim 7.
The invention will be further described with reference to the drawings, in which
Fig. 1 shows one type of engagement between insert and tube in cross section,
Fig. 2 shows an enlargement of part of the cross section shown in Fig. 1
Fig. 3 shows the alternative type of engagement between insert and tube in cross section,
Fig. 4 shows an enlargement of part of the cross section shown in Fig. 3, and
Fig. 5 shows a cross section of a groove in still greater enlargement. In Fig. 1 is shown an insert 1 inside a roller blind tube 2. The insert is made in a plastic material and the roller blind tube is extruded in an aluminium alloy. It is seen that the insert 1 is provided with a number of ribs 3 that center the insert inside the tube 2 at the radius R and create friction to the inside surface of the tube, i.e. they provide the retaining force against being pulled out. In Fig. 2 is seen an enlargement of this fitting of the insert inside the tube, and the ribs 3' and 3" are shown straddling a structure 2', 2" formed on the inside of the tube.This structure is a set of longitudinal ribs that between them define a space 2s. From inspecting Figs. 1 and 2 it is not possible to determine the strength of the joint between the insert 1 and the tube 2, but it has to be sufficient to prevent falling or even simple pulling out of the insert 1. Rotation is prevented by the engagement beetween the external ribs 3', 3" and the internal ribs 2', 2". In case the outside diameter of the circle defined by the external ribs 3', 3" is too large, the insert 1 cannot be pushed all the way into the tube 2, and this means that the roller blind assembly becomes too long, although the friction force criterion is satisfied.
Fig. 3 shows how a greater clearance between the insert 1 and the roller blind tube 2 is obtained, but it is more clearly shown in Fig. 4. The inside of the roller blind tube has been provided with longitudinal grooves 4 that locally increase the inside radius of the roller blind tube to R' at angular intervals that correspond to the angular distance between the external ribs 3 on the insert 1. In order to make use of this larger radius, the insert is rotated a half division with respect to the situation described above, so that the rib 3" now engages the space 2s between the ribs 2', 2". The local radius R' also applies to this space 2s. For clarity it is shown that the ribs 3 do not reach the bottom of the grooves 4, which in practice would lead the operator to prefer the previous situation.
In Fig. 5 is shown an even greater enlargement in order to illustrate the two radii obtained in the same roller blind tube 2. The provision of the choice of two radii is not necessary along the whole length of the roller blind tube, but only near one or both ends. For this reason the grooves may not need to be created by extrusion, but they may be made by other methods known in the trade, such as by a reaming or milling process near the ends. The internal rib structure 2', 2" also does not need to extend the whole length of the tube, because the purpose is a locking against rotation. That may be obtained by the provision of a dimple-like structure near one or both ends of the roller blind tube.
In practice, it may occur that the experienced operator will begin assembly by trying out the configuration shown in Figs. 3 and 4. If this provides a fit that is too loose, he withdraws the insert 1 from the opening of the roller blind tube 2, rotates it so that two of the external ribs straddle the structure 2', 2" and inserts it agan, pushing it home against a force that is satisfactory.
Summing up, the end of a roller blind tube has an insert with a bearing arbor. The diameter tolerances on roller blind tubes and inserts are such that the operator meets very variable forces in pressing it in. According to the invention there may be provided a choice of diameters by providing the insert with longitudinal ribs that cooperate either with the original inside surface of the roller blind tube, which is normal, or with longitudinal grooves having slightly increased radius with respect to the axis of the roller blind tube.
The invention has been described in some detail above, but this is not limiting per se, as the skilled person will be able to devise additional mechanical solutions that perform in an equivalent manner, thereby obtaining similar advantageous results.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the present invention that others skilled in the art can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without undue experimentation and without departing from the generic concept, and therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. The means, materials, and steps for carrying out various disclosed functions may take a variety of forms without departing from the invention.
Thus, the expressions "means to ... " and "means for ...", or any method step language, as may be found in the specification above and/or in the claims below, followed by a functional statement, are intended to define and cover whatever structural, physical, chemical, or electrical element or structure, or whatever method step, which may now or in the future exist which carries out the recited functions, whether or not precisely equivalent to the embodiment or embodiments disclosed in the specification above, i.e., other means or steps for carrying out the same function can be used; and it is intended that such expressions be given their broadest interpretation.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS
1. A mechanical connection between a bearing insert (1) and a roller blind tube (2) in a roller blind, characterized in that the insert (1) is provided with angularly disposed radial and longitudinal ribs (3,3', 3") that cooperate with the inner surface of the roller blind tube (2), said inner surface being provided with longitudinal grooves (4) at an angular spacing that is identical to the angular spacing ofsaidribs(3,3', 3").
2. A mechanical connection according to claim 1, characterized in that the insert (1) as well as the inside of the tube (2) are provided with indexing means (T, 2"; 3', 3") that ensure that either the inside cylindrical surface of the tube or the bottom of the longitudinal grooves (4) are reliably engaged.
3. A mechanical connection according to claim 2, characterized in that said indexing means of the tube consist of at least one pair of internal longitudinal ribs (2', 2") in the tube, with a distance such that they may be straddled by two consecutive ribs (31, 3") on the insert (1), while one of said grooves is disposed in the bottom of the space (2s) between said ribs.
4. A mechanical connection according to claim 2, characterized in that said indexing means of the tube consist of two inwards-facing dimple-like structures, with a distance such that they may be straddled by two consecutive ribs (3', 3") on the insert (1), while one of said grooves is disposed between said dimple-like structures.
5. A mechanical connection according to claim 1, characterized in that the ribs on the insert define a slightly conical surface, with the smallest diameter to be inserted first.
6. A mechanical connection according to claim 1, characterized in that the grooves (4), at least along a length of inside roller blind tube that corresponds to the longitudinal extension of the insert (1), define a slightly conical surface with an apex inside the roller blind tube.
7. A use of a mechanical connection according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that in a first step of installation the insert (1) is set to register with a rib (3") opposite the space (2s) between two consecutive ribs (2', 2") and is pushed axially into the tube (2) until it is held by friction and at the predetermined axial position inside the tube (2),
failing which,
in a second step of installation the insert (1) is again retracted, and
in a third step of installation, it is rotated to register with a pair of ribs (31, 3 ") straddling the ribs (2', 2") enclosing said space (2s) and is pushed axially into the tube (2) against increasing friction until the insert (1) is at the predetermined axial position inside the tube (2).
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