JP2005273436A - Curtain runner with lock mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain runner with lock mechanism which can easily lock or set free the curtain runner at any point halfway when it runs. <P>SOLUTION: A slide component given upward momentum and movable vertically is provided within the curtain runner body, and a lock protruding outward from the runner body is united with the upper end of this slide component, while a hole to engage with a curtain hook is provided at its lower end. By a latch system which holds this slide component at its upper open position and its lower position alternately each time when the slide component lowers at these two positions, the lock is separated from or pressed against the bottom surface of curtain rail to lock or set free the curtain runner at any position halfway when it runs. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a curtain runner with a lock mechanism that can be set in a locked state or a free state at an arbitrary position during traveling in a curtain rail runner.

Problems to be solved by the invention

Although the conventional curtain runner can run along the curtain rail, the running cannot be locked at an arbitrary position during the running.
The magnet runner is stopped by the magnet fixed to the runner running along the curtain rail being attracted to the stopper attached and fixed to the curtain rail, but the runner can be locked at any position during the run. There wasn't.
As described above, the conventional curtain runner has a disadvantage that the running is locked at an arbitrary position during the running and cannot be held, and the curtain naturally moves due to wind or the like.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a curtain runner with a lock mechanism that can easily make the running locked or free at any position during the running of the curtain runner.

Means for solving the problem

  In order to achieve the above object, the feature of the present invention is that the curtain runner body is provided with a slide member that is urged upward and movable in the vertical direction, and the slide member has an upper end portion that extends outward from the body. A protruding lock member is integrally attached, and a hook hole for hanging a curtain hook is provided at the lower end portion. This slide member is moved by the latch mechanism built in, and the slide member is alternately locked and moved at the two positions of the upper open position and the lower position, and is locked when the slide member is in the upper open position. The curtain runner running is locked so that the member is pressed against the lower surface of the curtain rail, and when it is in the lower position, the lock member is separated from the lower surface of the curtain rail so that the curtain runner runs free. There is.

The invention's effect

  The curtain runner with a lock mechanism of the present invention can make the runner run locked or free by simply pulling the slide member downward while the curtain runner is moved to an arbitrary position along the curtain rail. Is.

The present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
1 is a partially broken front view of a curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a line BB in FIG. It is sectional drawing. FIG. 4 is a front view of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the curtain runner is attached to the curtain rail. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the curtain runner with a locking mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached to the curtain rail and the curtain runner with the locking mechanism is fixed to the curtain rail. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the slide member of the latch mechanism of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention is held at the lower position, and FIG. 8 releases the holding of the lower position of the slide member. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the slide member is pulled down, FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the slide member is pushed up and held in the upward release position, and FIG. 10 is an upward release position of the slide member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state pulled down again in order to cancel | release from, and has shown the operating state of 1 cycle.

  FIG. 11 is a front view showing another form of the lock member, and FIG. 12 is a side view of FIG.

    As shown in FIG. 1, in the curtain runner 1 with a lock mechanism according to this embodiment, wheels 3 are rotatably attached to both sides of the upper portion of the main body 2 by shafts 4.

  The inside of the lower part of the main body 2 is hollow, and the slide member 5 can move up and down with the inner side wall of the main body 2 as a guide. The slide member 5 is biased upward by a compression spring 6. Although the main body 2 is formed of two molded products, the main body 2 is integrated by rivets, adhesion, etc. after the internal assembly.

  A lock member 7 is integrally provided at the center of the upper end of the slide member 5 so as to protrude from both sides of the main body 2 in parallel with the shaft 4. The outer surface of the lock member 7 is elastic and has a large frictional resistance. A hook hole 8 for hanging a curtain hook is provided in the lower end center portion, and a string hole 9 for passing a string or a chain is opened at the lower end portion of the hook hole 8. Yes. A string hole 9 and a relief hole 10 penetrating on one axis are opened at the lower end of the main body 2.

  The rotating claw 11 is rotatably supported in the support shaft hole 13 inside the main body 2 by pins 12 projecting on both side surfaces, and can be rotated freely by frictional engagement so as not to turn carelessly due to vibration or impact. Installed. Further, both ends of the rotating claw 11 are provided with a substantially right-angled V-shaped concave portion 14, and convex portions 15 and convex portions 16 are provided symmetrically with respect to the center of the pin 12 at both side ends thereof.

A pin 17 for holding the compression spring 6 is provided at the lower end on one side of both sides of the slide member 5, and a space portion 18 in which the rotary claw 11 is accommodated is provided on the other side portion. Approximately half of the plate thickness is cut out, and a protruding claw 19 is provided at the lower portion, and a protruding claw 20 is provided integrally at the upper portion with the same thickness as the plate thickness of the slide member 5. The thickness of the rotating claw 11 is slightly smaller than the height of the space 18. In addition, an elongated hole 21 is formed in a substantially central portion where the space 18 of the slide member 5 is located so that the pin 12 of the rotary claw 11 does not interfere when the slide member 5 moves up and down.

Next, the operation state of the latch mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 shows a state in which the operating state of the latch mechanism is the same as the position of FIG. 1, the projection claw 19 of the slide member 5 engages with the concave portion 14 of the rotary claw 11, and the slide member 5 is held at the lower position. Indicates a position in a normal use state where the lock is released.

  Next, when the slide member 5 is pulled down to the bottom, the rotating claw 11 is pushed by the protruding claw 20 and slightly rotated as shown in FIG. Is pushed up by a compression spring 6 (not shown), and the rotary claw 11 is pushed by the projection claw 19 in the middle thereof and further rotates to a substantially vertical state and moves to the upward open position, and the lock member 7 is moved to the curtain rail. The curtain runner 1 with a lock mechanism that is pressed against the lower surface of the door can be locked in running.

  When the slide member 5 is pulled down again, as shown in FIG. 10, the rotating claw 11 is engaged with the protruding claw 20 and slightly rotated. When the lowering is released, the slide member 5 is moved by the compression spring 6. When pushed up, the rotating claw 11 is engaged with the protruding claw 19 and further rotated a little to return to the original state of FIG.

  In this way, the lock member 7 is separated or pressed from the lower surface of the curtain rail by the latch mechanism that holds the slide member 5 alternately every time the slide member 5 is pulled down at the two positions of the upper open position and the lower position. And the curtain runner 1 with a lock mechanism can be set to a locked state or a free state for traveling at an arbitrary position during traveling.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the curtain runner 1 with a lock mechanism is attached to the curtain rail 30, the lock member 7 is separated from the lower surface of the curtain rail 30, and the curtain runner 1 with the lock mechanism is released from the locked state and is free to travel. ing.

  FIG. 6 shows a state where the lock member 7 is pressed against the lower surface of the curtain rail 30 and the curtain runner 1 with a lock mechanism is locked by the frictional resistance caused by the frictional engagement of the elastic member 22 and the running is fixed. .

  11 and 12 show other forms of the lock member. A lock member 77 is provided at the center of the upper end of the slide member 55, and a chevron-shaped rubber elastic member 78 is fixed to the upper surface of the lock member 77. It may be.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 13 is a partially broken front view of a curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to a second embodiment having a different latch mechanism portion of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. FIG. 15 is a plan view of the circulation cam groove of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 shows the circulation cam groove and guide lever of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the slide member is held at the lower position in relation to FIG. 17, FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the slide member is pulled down to release the hold at the lower position, and FIG. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the member is pushed up and held in the upward open position, and FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the member is pulled down again to release the slide member from the upward open position. It shows the operating state of the cycle.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the latch mechanism portion of the first embodiment is different, and the rest is substantially the same, and the latch mechanism portion will be described.

  The trace member 41 is formed of a rectangular thin plate spring material having elasticity, and a support shaft 42 is integrally attached to the lower end portion of the trace member 41, and the support shaft 42 is rotatably held by the main body 2b. . Further, a pin 43 is attached to the upper end portion of the trace member 41 integrally with the trace member 41, and the pin 43 is pressed into and engaged with the circulation cam groove 44 engraved in the slide member 55.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the circulation cam groove 44 is formed by a substantially heart-shaped band groove, and has a groove width slightly larger than the diameter of the pin 43. The pin 43 is directed in the directions of arrows Ha, Hb, Hc, and Hd. In the case of movement, the stepped portions 45a, 45b, which are sloped surfaces that the pin 43 is gradually pushed up and switched to the groove bottom surface of the circulation cam groove 44 so that the pin 43 can circulate in the circulation cam groove 44 in a certain direction. 45c and 45d are provided to prevent the pin 43 from circulating in the reverse direction. Further, the inner and outer side walls of the band groove have a step so that the pin 43 does not come off the band groove.

  Next, the operation of the latch mechanism portion of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 shows the position of the slide member 5a in the same operating state as in FIG. 7 of the first embodiment. The pin 43 of the trace member 41 is locked to the locking recess 46a in the circulation cam groove 44, and the slide member 5a is lowered. The lock member 7a is separated from the lower surface of the curtain rail 30, the locked state is released, and the curtain runner is unlocked.

  When the slide member 5a is pulled downwardly against the compression spring (not shown) from this state, the pin 43 moves in the direction of the arrow Ha along the circulation cam groove 44 and gets over the stepped portion 45a as shown in FIG. As shown, it moves to the locking recess 46b and stops.

  Here, when the lowering of the slide member 5a is released, the pin 43 moves in the direction of the arrow Hb along the circulation cam groove 44, moves over the stepped portion 45b, and moves to the locking recess 46c as shown in FIG. Stop.

  This state shows a state in which the slide member 5a is in the upward open position, and the lock member 77 is pressed against the lower surface of the curtain rail 30 so that traveling is locked.

  Next, when the slide member 5a is pulled down again, the pin 43 moves in the direction of the arrow Hc along the circulation cam groove 44, moves over the stepped portion 45c, and moves to the locking recess 46d as shown in FIG. Then stop.

  Here, when the lowering of the slide member 5a is released, the pin 43 moves along the circulation cam groove 44 in the direction of the arrow Hd, moves over the step 45d, and moves to the locking recess 46a as shown in FIG. It will return to the original state.

  Since it is configured as described above, the curtain runner 1 with a lock mechanism is arranged at an arbitrary position such as the top position or the end position of a plurality of curtain runners attached to the curtain rail, and as shown in FIG. 8 is fixed through a string 31 or a chain through a string hole 9 provided at the lower end portion of the main body 8, and is hung down through the escape hole 10 of the main body 1, and a curtain hook of a curtain is hung on the hook hole 8 for use.

  If the string 31 or the chain or the curtain or the curtain is pulled down, the slide members 5 and 5a are pulled down, and the slide members 5 and 5a are moved to the slide members 5 and 5a at two positions, an open position in the upper direction and a lower position. The lock members 7 and 77 are separated from or pressed against the lower surface of the curtain rail by a latch mechanism that alternately holds each time the pull-down is performed, and the curtain runner 1 with the lock mechanism is locked or free in any position during the travel. Will be able to.

It is a partially broken front view of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to the first embodiment. It is a side view which shows the state attached to the curtain rail. It is a front view which shows the state by which the curtain runner with a lock mechanism concerning the 1st example was attached to the curtain rail, and the curtain runner with a lock mechanism was fixed to the curtain rail. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the slide member of the latch mechanism of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism which concerns on 1st Example was hold | maintained in the lower position. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state with which the slide member was pulled down in order to cancel | release holding | maintenance of a lower position. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the slide member was pushed up and was hold | maintained at the open position of the upper direction. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state pulled down in order to cancel | release a slide member from the open position of an upper direction. It is a front view which shows the other form of the locking member of the curtain runner with a locking mechanism which concerns on 1st Example. It is a side view of FIG. It is a partially broken front view of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to a second embodiment having a different latch mechanism portion of the present invention. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view of the circulation cam groove of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism concerning a 2nd example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the slide member was hold | maintained in the lower position in the relationship between the circulation cam groove of the curtain runner with a locking mechanism which concerns on 2nd Example, and a guide lever. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state with which the slide member was pulled down in order to cancel | release holding | maintenance of a lower position. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the slide member was pushed up and was hold | maintained at the open position of the upper direction. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state pulled down in order to cancel | release a slide member from the open position of an upper direction. It is a top view which shows the use condition of the curtain runner with a lock mechanism which concerns on 1st Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 Curtain Runner with Lock Mechanism 2 Main Body 2a Main Body 5 Slide Member 5a Slide Member 7 Lock Member 7a Lock Member 8 Hook Hole 11 Rotating Claw 30 Curtain Rail

Claims (2)

  In a curtain runner that can slide in the curtain rail, a slide member that can be moved up and down inside the curtain runner body and is urged upward by a spring is provided. When the slide member moves upward, the rail A lock member that presses against the lower surface of the cover, a hook hole for hanging a curtain hook, and a latch mechanism that alternately holds the slide member at two positions, an open position in the upper direction and a lower position. Curtain runner with locking mechanism.   The curtain runner with a lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the lock member is formed integrally with the slide member and includes an elastic member that frictionally engages a lower surface of the curtain rail.

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