JP2000279316A - Curtain rail and curtain - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain rail capable of easily changing the shape or length. SOLUTION: The curtain rail is constituted of a straight rail 12 and two rotation rails 14, and each end 14a of each rotation rail 14 is rotatably connected with respective ends 12a of the straight rail 12 through joint members 16. The straight rail 12 is flexible expansion rail, and side gaps 14b of each rotation rail 14 are rotatably axially supported to both side edge sections 20a of an oriel window 20. The both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 are moveable together with one end 14a of the rotation rail 14 and can be placed at a position that is this side of the oriel window 20 and makes the same straight line with a wall of both sides of the bow window 20 and at a position that is unlinearly curved along the oriel window 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a curtain rail and a curtain which can be easily applied to a three-dimensional window such as a bay window, and whose shape or length can be easily changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional curtain rail, there is, for example, one described in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2510749. The curtain rail described in this publication,
It consists of two inner rails and one outer rail, and has a structure in which the two inner rails on both sides are sheathed in one outer rail arranged in the middle, and the inner rail and the outer rail It can be expanded and contracted by changing the degree of sheathing. The length can be adjusted by expanding and contracting the curtain rail according to the installation location. In the bay window, these three curtain rails are connected via a joint, and can be installed according to the shape of the bay window.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional curtain rail, the curtain rail can be expanded and contracted so as to conform to the length of the window and the shape of the bay window. Alternatively, there is a problem that the length cannot be changed.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and the present invention according to claims 1 to 6 provides a curtain rail and a curtain which can be easily changed in shape or length. With that purpose.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a curtain rail comprising a straight rail and a rotating rail, wherein one end of the straight rail and one end of the rotating rail are joined. The other end of the rotating rail is rotatably supported by a fixed body such as a window frame, a wall, or a ceiling, and one end of the straight rail moves together with one end of the rotating rail. It is possible, and it is possible for the straight rail and the pivot rail to have a plurality of arrangements.

[0006] By moving one end of the straight rail together with one end of the turning rail and fixing the straight rail and / or the turning rail to a fixed body at an arbitrary position, the arrangement of the curtain rail can be easily changed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the straight rail and / or the turning rail according to the first aspect is an extendable and retractable rail.

By using the telescopic rail, the change in the arrangement of the curtain rail can be further increased.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the straight rail and the rotating rail according to the second aspect are arranged so as to be linear, the straight rail and / or the rotating rail, which is the telescopic rail, are provided. The straight rail and / or the turning rail, which is the telescopic rail, are extended when the straight rail and the turning rail are mutually rotated via the joint member so as to be non-linear.

For example, if the length of the other end of the straight rail and one end of the turning rail are constant, and the straight rail and the turning rail are arranged so as to be linear, In this case, the straight rail and / or the rotating rail contract, and the straight rail and the rotating rail become non-linear. In this case, the straight rail and / or the pivot rail extend.

The curtain rail for bay window according to the present invention is constituted by a straight rail and two rotating rails, and one end of each rotating rail is rotatable at both ends of the straight rail by a joint member. The straight rail and / or the turning rail are connected to each other, and the other end of each turning rail is rotatably supported on both side ends of the bay window, and both ends of the straight rail are turned. It can be moved together with one end of the moving rail, and it is possible to arrange the straight rail and the rotating rail in a straight line in front of the bay window and in a non-linearly bent configuration along the bay window. is there.

By moving both ends of the straight rail together with one end of the rotating rail, the two arrangements can be easily changed, and the straight rail and / or the rotating rail are fixed to the fixed body at each position. By doing so, it is possible to arrange the curtain rail as a window curtain in accordance with the preference of the user.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the connecting portion between the straight rail and the rotating rail according to any one of the first to fourth aspects includes one of a straight rail and a rotating rail. A connecting portion protruding toward one of the other is formed, and the connecting portion has an arcuate contour along the other rotation locus.

By the connecting portion, a gap can be prevented from being formed between the straight rail and the rotating rail regardless of the mutual rotation, and for example, the movement of the runner running on the rail is not hindered. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a curtain obtained by suspending a curtain material on the curtain rail according to any one of the first to fifth aspects. When the rails and the rotating rails are arranged so as to be linear, the curtain fabrics are loosened and overlap to be in a light blocking state, and the straight rails and the rotating rails are mutually rotated via the joint member so as to be non-linear. When this occurs, the curtain fabric is stretched to be in a non-light-shielded state.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 10 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, and show a case where the present invention is used as a bay window curtain rail and a bay window curtain.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a curtain rail, and the curtain rail 10 includes a straight rail 12 and a rotating rail 14. Two rotating rails 14 are prepared, and one end 14a of each rotating rail 14 and both ends 12a, 12a of the straight rail 12 are connected so as to sandwich the straight rail 12 between the two rotating rails 14. ing.

The straight rail 12 further includes an outer rail 12
A and an inner rail 12B, and a part of the inner rail 12B is a telescopic rail nested in the outer rail 12A. Each of the outer rail 12A and the inner rail 12B has a substantially U-shaped cross section (FIG. 4), and the runner arm 24 is inserted along the lateral opening of the substantially U-shaped cross section.
Is movable, and a runner 26 attached to the tip of the runner arm 24 can roll on the bottom surface of the straight rail 12. The runner arm 24 has a curtain fabric 22
Is suspended.

Similarly, each of the rotating rails 14 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and extends along a lateral opening of the substantially U-shaped cross section.
A runner arm 24 passing through the opening is movable, and a runner 2
6 can roll on the bottom surface of the rotating rail 14.
A side cap 14b is provided at the other end of each rotating rail 14, and a support shaft 18 vertically suspended from the ceiling 21 near the both end portions 20a of the bay window 20 rotates around the vertical axis with respect to the ceiling 21. Is rotatably supported.

Both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 and the rotating rail 1
4 are connected to each other by a hinge as a joint member 16 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 or the rotating rail At one of the one ends 14a of the rotary rail 14, in this example, one end 14a of the rotating rail 14 is formed with a connecting portion 14c that projects toward the other straight rail 12 and has a substantially fan shape in plan view. This connecting part 14
c is a substantially fan-shaped arc-shaped contour at both ends of the straight rail 12.
It is set so that it can be inserted into the straight rail 12 along the rotation locus of 2a without interfering with the straight rail 12. That is, the connecting portion 14c is located at a position higher than the bottom surface of the substantially U-shaped cross section of the rotating rail 14 and the bottom surface of the substantially U-shaped cross section of the straight rail 12, and the lower part of the connecting portion 14c is The bottom surface of 12a can pass through. Connecting part 14c
Of the rotating rail 14 are connected to the connecting portion 14c continuously from the bottom surface of the rotating rail 14, and the connecting portion 14c is connected to the bottom surface of both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 with an inclined surface. Has become.

A support bracket 28 for appropriately supporting the straight rail 12 or the rotating rail 14 is fixed to the ceiling 21. As shown in FIG.
8, the straight rail 12 and the rotating rail 14 can be detachably locked. As shown in FIG.
Push button 28a provided on support bracket 28
Is pressed, the claw that locks the straight rail 12 or the turning rail 14 moves, and the straight rail 12 and the turning rail 14 can be removed from the support bracket 28.

The straight rail 12 and the two pivot rails 14 are arranged as a curtain rail for a bay window in front of the bay window 20 and in a straight line with a wall on the side of the bay window 20. In addition, both the arrangement and the arrangement bent in a non-linear manner along the line 20 are possible, and the support bracket 28 is fixed at a position corresponding to each arrangement.

As shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 6, the curtain rail 10 is
When the straight rail 12 and the turning rail 14 are aligned with each other, the straight rail 12 is contracted, and the connecting portions 14 of the turning rails 14 are aligned.
c is in a state where the bottom surfaces of both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 almost overlap each other. And runner 26 is straight rail 1
2 and the rotating rail 14 can smoothly transition through the connecting portion 14c and the inclined surface thereof, and the curtain fabric 22 suspended by the runner arm 24 is moved to the runner 2.
The state of the curtain rail 10 can be appropriately changed to a state of being spread over the entire curtain rail 10 or a state of being folded at the end of the curtain rail 10 by moving the curtain rail 10. However, even when the curtain fabric 22 is in the unfolded state, the curtain fabric 22 is not completely expanded, but a plurality of folds are formed and the curtain fabric 22 fabric is in an overlapping state.

From the arrangement shown in FIG.
If it is desired to change the arrangement to be non-linearly bent along the bay window 20, remove the straight rail 12 and the rotating rail 14 from the support bracket 28 supporting the state shown in FIG. Rotate around the support shaft 18. And
When one end 14a of the rotating rail 14 is moved, the hinge 1
While 6 is bent, both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 move together, and at the same time, the length of the straight rail 12 is extended. In this state, by fixing to the support bracket 28 along the bay window 20, the curtain rail 10 has a shape along the bay window 20, as shown by the phantom lines in FIGS. in this case,
The overlap between the connecting portion 14c and the lower surfaces of both ends 12a of the straight rail 12 is reduced, but the runner 26
It is the same as in the state of FIG. Then, the curtain fabric 22 suspended from the runner arm 24
Can be appropriately changed to a state in which the curtain rail 10 is unfolded by moving the runner 26 or a state in which the curtain rail 10 is folded at the end. In this case, since the entire length of the curtain rail 10 is long, the folds of the curtain fabric 22 are smaller than those in FIG. 1 when the curtain fabric 22 is deployed.

Optionally, the curtain fabric 22 is made of a translucent fabric, and is in a non-light-shielded state when it is relatively extended as shown in FIG. 7, and when the curtain fabric 22 is loose as shown in FIG. The fabric can be made so that the degree of shading is strong because of slack and overlapping. For example, at night, the state is as shown in FIG.
In the state 7, a usage method in which the amount of light transmitted is increased to achieve daylighting and open the space of the exit window can be used, and the switching can be easily performed.

Optionally, the rotating rail 1 is mounted on the ceiling 21.
4 and the joint member 16
It is also possible to provide a guide for guiding the movement of the object.

In this embodiment, the straight rails 12 are telescopic rails. However, the rotating rails may be telescopic rails instead of the straight rails, or both the straight rails and the retraction rails are telescopic rails. It is good also as.

Further, in this embodiment, the curtain rail for the bay window is composed of one straight rail 12 and two rotating rails 14. However, the number of straight rails 12 is not limited to this. It is possible to configure a curtain rail by a combination of the rotary rail 14 and the rotary rail 14.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
One end of the straight rail and one end of the rotating rail are rotatably connected by a joint member by a combination of the straight rail and the rotating rail, and the other end of the rotating rail is fixed to a window frame, a wall, a ceiling, or the like. Pivotally supported on one end of the straight rail together with one end of the turning rail, and a plurality of arrangements can be made with the straight rail and the turning rail. can do.

Further, when the straight rail and / or the rotating rail are telescopic rails, the length of the entire length of the curtain rail can be changed, so that a more varied curtain can be obtained. And
As an example of the change of the curtain, the arrangement in which the curtain rail becomes linear and the arrangement in which the curtain rail becomes non-linear can be easily obtained by the expansion and contraction of the telescopic rail.

Further, a curtain rail suitable for a bay window can be obtained by combining a straight rail and two rotating rails.

A connecting portion protruding toward one of the straight rail and the rotating rail is formed at a connecting portion between the straight rail and the rotating rail. By providing an arcuate contour along the other rotation locus, the rotation angle between the rotation rail and the straight rail can be adjusted without obstructing the rotation between the rotation rail and the straight rail. However, no gap can be formed between the two.

[0033] Further, the present invention is a curtain in which a curtain material is hung on the curtain rail, and when the straight rail and the rotating rail are arranged in a straight line on the curtain material, the curtain material becomes loose. When the straight rail and the rotating rail are rotated to each other via the joint member so as to be non-linear so that they overlap with each other, the curtain fabric is stretched to be in a non-light shielding state. Switching between light shielding and non-light shielding by a curtain can be performed in accordance with the change in the shape of.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, in which a straight rail and a rotating rail are arranged so as to be linear.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a part of the straight rail and the turning rail of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a part of the straight rail and the turning rail of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 2;

5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a state where a push button of the support bracket of FIG. 4 is pressed.

6 is a plan view of the entire curtain rail of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a state in which a straight rail and a rotating rail are arranged so as to be non-linear.

8 is a plan view of a part of the straight rail and the pivot rail in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the horizontal plane of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view showing a connecting portion between a straight rail and a rotating rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Curtain rail 12 Straight rail 12a Both ends 14 Rotation rail 14a One end 14b Side cap (other end) 14c Connecting part 16 Joint member (hinge) 20 Bay window 21 Ceiling (fixed body)

Claims (6)

[Claims] A straight rail (12) and a rotating rail (1).
4) and one end (12) of the straight rail (12).
a) and one end (14a) of the pivot rail (14) are rotatably connected to each other by a joint member (16), and the other end (14b) of the pivot rail (14) is a window frame.
One end (12a) of the straight rail (12) is rotatably supported by a fixed body (21) such as a wall or ceiling, and one end (12a) of the straight rail (12).
Is movable together with one end (14a) of the straight rail (1a).
2) A curtain rail in which the rotating rail (14) can have a plurality of arrangements. 2. The curtain rail according to claim 1, wherein the straight rail and / or the pivot rail are telescopic rails. 3. A straight rail (12) and a rotating rail (1).
4), the straight rail (12) and / or the rotating rail (14), which is the telescopic rail, contracts, and the straight rail (12) and the rotating rail (14) are contracted. The joint members (1
6), the rails (12) and / or the rotating rails (1) are the telescopic rails.
The curtain rail according to claim 2, wherein 4) is extended. 4. A straight rail (12) and two rotating rails (14).
2a), one end (14a) of each rotating rail (14) is rotatably connected to each other by a joint member (16), and the straight rail (12) and / or the rotating rail (14) can expand and contract. The other end (14b) of each rotating rail (14) is rotatably supported by both side ends (20a) of the bay window (20), and is connected to a straight rail (1).
Both ends (12a) of 2) are connected to one end (1) of the rotating rail (14).
4a) movable together with the straight rail (12) and the pivot rail (14) in a straight line in front of the bay window (20), and a non-linearly bent configuration along the bay window (20). Window curtain curtains that can be arranged in different ways. 5. A straight rail (12) and a pivot rail (14).
A connecting portion (14c) protruding toward one of the straight rail (12) and the rotating rail (14) is formed in a connecting portion between the connecting portion (14c) and the connecting portion (14c). 5) has an arcuate contour along the other rotation locus.
Curtain rail described in the paragraph. 6. The curtain rail (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the curtain fabric (2) is attached to the curtain rail (10).
2) is a curtain which is suspended, and the curtain fabric (22) is arranged such that the straight rail (12) and the rotating rail (14) are arranged in a straight line.
When the curtain fabric (22) is loosened and overlapped to form a light-shielding state, and the straight rail (12) and the rotating rail (14) are mutually rotated via the joint member (16) so as to be non-linear, the curtain fabric is closed. (22) The curtain is extended to be in a non-light-shielded state.