JP2007231673A - Vertical blind - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vertical blind in which a balance weight supported by a louver in a manner of being hung from the louver is not displaced related to the louver, so that the handling is facilitated. <P>SOLUTION: The balance weight 20 comprises a weight body 22 and a covering material 24 outer shape of which is larger than that of the weight body 22. The covering material 24 covers the whole weight body 22 leaving a seam allowance 24a around the weight body 22. The balance weight 20 arranged at a lower end of the louver 14 is fitted to the lower end of the louver 14 by sewing up the seam allowance 24a of the covering material 24 and the louver 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vertical blind in which a louver is suspended and supported from each of a plurality of carriers movable in a head rail and a balance weight is suspended and supported at the lower end of the louver.

  In the conventional vertical blind, a weight is suspended and supported at the lower end of the louver in order to hold the louver in a tensioned state to form linearity in the louver and to suppress swaying of the louver during opening and closing. In order to improve the overall design of the louver, the lower end of the louver is folded to form a bag-like portion, and the weight is not exposed to the surface of the louver by inserting and attaching the weight into the bag-like portion. This is known.

  For example, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, a bag-like portion is formed in advance at the lower end of the louver fabric, and an elastic tension piece piece that can elastically expand and contract in the vertical direction is provided on a balance weight inserted into the bag-like portion. The balance weight is fixed in the bag-like portion by the tension piece. As a result, the balance weight is stored in a state where the elastic tensioning piece is stretched in the bag-like portion.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-445358

  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, the balance weight is only fixed in the bag-like portion by the tensile force of the elastic tension piece and is not completely coupled to the bag-like portion. There is a risk of shifting in the bag-like portion.

  Furthermore, when washing the louver, there is a problem that it takes time and labor since it is necessary to remove the balance weight from the bag-like portion, and again to fix the balance weight to the bag-like portion by the elastic tension piece.

  Further, the balance weight is not completely stored in the bag-like portion, and for example, spacer cord connecting portions for connecting the lower ends of some adjacent louvers with spacer cords are formed on both sides of the balance weight. The spacer cord connecting portion protrudes from both sides of the lower end of the louver, and the design is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vertical blind in which the balance weight is not likely to shift with respect to the louver and is easy to handle.

In order to achieve the above-described object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a louver is suspended and supported from each of a plurality of carriers movable in the head rail, and a balance weight is suspended and supported at the lower end of the louver. In the mold blind,
The balance weight is composed of a weight body and a covering material having an outer shape larger than that of the weight body. The covering material covers the entire weight body so as to leave a seam allowance around the weight body. The balance weight is attached to the lower end of the louver by sewing the material seam allowance.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the bag-like portion is formed by folding at the lower end of the louver, and the balance weight is accommodated in the bag-like portion.

  The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the outer shape of the bag-like portion described in claim 2 substantially coincides with the outer shape of the covering material.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the covering material according to any one of the first to third aspects comprises a front-side covering material and a back-side covering material on which the weight body is sandwiched, and a peripheral edge portion thereof. Are welded to each other, and the peripheral edge serves as the seam allowance.

  The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that a gap is formed between the peripheral edge portion described in claim 4 and the edge portion of the weight body.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the coating material according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is colored.

  According to the present invention, since the balance weight is sewn to the louver, the balance weight is completely fixed to the louver and does not shift. Since the entire weight main body is covered with the covering material, the weight main body is not directly exposed to the outside, and the design can be improved. Further, even when the material of the weight main body is a material that easily rusts, the coating material prevents contact with the air of the weight main body, so that generation of rust can be prevented. Furthermore, the louver can be washed with the balance weight attached, and the handling becomes easy.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the balance weight is accommodated in the bag-like portion, the design can be further improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the outer shape of the bag-like portion and the outer shape of the covering material substantially coincide with each other, the positioning of the bag-like portion and the covering material can be easily performed before sewing. Can do.

  According to invention of Claim 4, a weight main body is fixed with respect to a coating | covering material by welding of the peripheral edge parts of the coating | coated material of a front side, and a coating | covering material on the back side. For this reason, the weight main body does not move during sewing, the sewing needle does not pass through the weight main body by mistake, and the sewing needle can be prevented from being damaged. Further, the weight body can be accurately positioned with respect to the louver even after sewing.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the gap is formed, the edge of the weight body can be prevented from standing out, the presence of the weight body itself is not noticeable, and the design is further improved. Can do.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the coating material is colored, the presence of the weight main body can be made even more inconspicuous. Even if the louver is transparent, the weight body is inconspicuous, so the selection of the louver material can be expanded.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vertical blind according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vertical blind has a head rail 10 fixed to a window frame or the like, and a plurality of carriers 12 are arranged to be slidable in the head rail 10 in the longitudinal direction. A louver 14 is suspended from each carrier 12 via a hook 13. Based on the operation of the operation unit suspended from the head rail 10, the carrier 12 can be moved in the head rail 10 by the carrier moving mechanism disposed on the head rail 10. The louver 14 can be rotated by a louver rotating mechanism disposed on the head rail 10 based on the operation of the unit.

  A balance weight 20 is suspended and supported at the lower end of the louver 14 while maintaining the linearity of the louver 14 and preventing the louver from jumping up or fluttering due to wind or the like.

  The balance weight 20 includes a thin plate-shaped weight main body 22 and a covering material 24 that covers the weight main body 22 larger than the outer shape of the weight main body 22. Since the louver 14, the balance weight 20, the weight main body 22, and the covering material 24 are all thin members, the “outer shape” refers to a planar shape that does not take thickness into consideration.

  The weight main body 22 is preferably made of a metal plate such as an iron plate because of its function as a weight, but can be made of any metal or non-metal material having a higher density than the louver 14. The covering material 24 can be configured as a two-layer film of a base resin 25 such as polyvinyl chloride and a thermoadhesive resin 26 having a melting point lower than that of the base resin, and is disposed on the front side and the back side of the weight body 22. Is done. The base resin 25 is preferably not transparent and may be colored in some way.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the covering material 24 on the front side and the back side is formed by sandwiching the weight main body 22 from the front and back and applying heat and pressure to the peripheral edges 24 a of the covering material 24 protruding from the weight main body 22. Are welded and joined to each other around the weight body 22. As a result, the weight body 22 is completely covered by the covering material 24 on the front side and the back side. The peripheral edge portion 24a, which is a welded portion of the covering material 24, has a seam allowance described below. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, the covering material 24 may be composed of a single layer film made of a thermoplastic resin such as polyvinyl chloride, and the covering materials 24 on the front side and the back side may be joined together by ultrasonic welding. In this welding, the covering material 24 is not tightly welded around the weight main body 22, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, a slight gap 28 is formed between the peripheral edge 24a and the weight. If it is provided between the edges of the main body 22, it is preferable that the edges of the weight main body 22 do not stand out.

  The balance weight 20 configured as described above is attached to the louver 14 by the procedure shown in FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the lower end of the louver 14 is folded back by folding lines 14b and 14c to form a bag-like portion 14a.

  And the balance weight 20 is arrange | positioned in this bag-shaped part 14a (FIG.2 (b)). The size of the outer shape of the bag-like portion 14a and the size of the outer shape of the covering material 24 are preferably substantially the same, so that the balance weight 20 can also serve as a folding position for the folding line 14b. Alignment of both before sewing is simple because it is only necessary to superimpose them.

  At the time of sewing, the bag-like portion 14a and the peripheral edge portion 24a of the covering material 24 are sewn together (FIG. 2 (c)). Specifically, the upper portion of the bag-like portion 14a and the left and right sides are sewn (represented by a seam S in the figure). Thus, the balance weight 20 is integrated with the bag-like portion 14a and is supported by being suspended in the bag-like portion 14a (see FIGS. 5 and 8).

In the vertical blind constructed as described above, the following actions and effects can be obtained.
Since the balance weight 20 is completely stored in the bag-like portion 14a, the natural texture of the louver 14 is maintained and the design is improved. Further, the weight main body 22 is completely covered with the covering material 24, and the presence of the weight main body 22 is not conspicuous because the gap 28 is provided, and the design is further improved. In particular, when the covering material 24 is colored, the presence of the weight body 22 can be made more inconspicuous. Therefore, even if the louver 14 is transparent, the weight main body 22 is not conspicuous, so that the range of selection of the louver 14 material can be expanded.

  The weight main body 22 and the covering material 24 are positioned before sewing, and it is easy to align the covering material 24 and the bag-like portion 14a that are sewn together during sewing. The weight body 22 can be accurately positioned in the bag-like portion 14a. The sewing work between the covering material 24 and the bag-like portion 14a is also simplified. Further, since the weight main body 22 is fixed by laminating the covering material 24 at the time of sewing and does not move, the sewing needle does not pass through the weight main body by mistake, and the sewing needle can be prevented from being damaged.

  In this way, the weight main body 22 can be fixed to the substantially central position of the bag-like portion 14a by the alignment of the weight main body 22 and the covering material 24, and the design can be improved. If the weight main body 22 can freely move in the bag-like portion 14a, the weight body 22 is located below the bag-like portion 14a due to gravity, and the thickness of the bag-like portion 14a near the fold line 14b becomes thick. . However, since the weight body 22 can be fixed to a portion other than the vicinity of the folding line 14b, the thickness near the folding line 14b can be reduced.

  Furthermore, when the louver 14 is washed during use, the louver 14 can be washed with the balance weight 20 attached thereto, and the handling becomes easy. Also in this case, since the balance weight 20 is completely fixed to the louver 14 by sewing, the balance weight 20 does not come off during washing, and furthermore, the weight main body 22 is covered with the covering material 24. There is no risk of rusting. Since the weight body 22 is prevented from being corroded and rusted, it can be used in a high humidity environment such as a bathroom.

  In the above embodiment, the weight main body 22 is arranged at the center of the covering material 24 so that the left and right and upper peripheral edges 24a of the covering material 24 are symmetrical. Thereby, since the balance weight 20 has no directionality, workability at the time of manufacture can be improved. However, the weight main body 22 can be offset from the covering material 24 so that the weight main body 22 is accurately positioned at the center of the bag-like portion 14a. Due to the upper folding line 14 c, the bag-like portion 14 a may have a slightly larger vertical dimension than the balance weight 20. In such a case, if the weight main body 22 is offset upward with respect to the covering material 24, the weight main body 22 is disposed at the center in the vertical direction of the bag-like portion 14a even if the balance weight 20 is aligned with the folding line 14b. can do.

It is a perspective view of the vertical blind of this invention. It is a figure showing the procedure which attaches a balance weight to the louver of the vertical blind of FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the middle of coat | covering a weight main body with a coating | covering material. It is sectional drawing after coat | covering the weight main body with a coating | covering material. It is sectional drawing when the balance weight of FIG. 4 is sewn in the bag-like part of a louver. It is a perspective view of a balance weight. It is sectional drawing after coat | covering the weight main body with a coating | covering material. It is sectional drawing when the balance weight of FIG. 7 is sewn in the bag-shaped part of a louver.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Head rail 12 Carrier 14 Louver 14a Bag-shaped part 20 Balance weight 22 Weight main body 24 Covering material 24a Seam allowance 28 Clearance

Claims (6)

A vertical blind in which a louver (14) is suspended and supported from each of a plurality of carriers (12) movable in the head rail (10), and a balance weight (20) is suspended and supported at the lower end of the louver (14). In
The balance weight (20) is composed of a weight body (22) and a covering material (24) having an outer shape larger than that of the weight body (22), and the covering material (24) is disposed around the weight body (22). The entire weight body (22) is covered so as to leave the seam allowance (24a), and the balance weight (20) is louvered by sewing the seam allowance (24a) of the covering material (24) together with the louver (14). A vertical blind attached to the lower end of (14).   The bag-shaped part (14a) by folding | folding is formed in the lower end of the said louver (14), The said balance weight (20) is accommodated in this bag-shaped part (14a). The vertical blind as described.   The vertical blind according to claim 2, wherein the outer shape of the bag-like portion (14a) and the outer shape of the covering material (24) substantially coincide with each other.   The covering material (24) is composed of a front-side covering material and a back-side covering material that are stacked with the weight main body (22) interposed therebetween, and their peripheral edges are welded to each other. The vertical blind according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein   The vertical blind according to claim 4, wherein a gap (28) is formed between the peripheral edge and the edge of the weight body (22).   The vertical blind according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the covering material (24) is colored.

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