JP2022178560A - Cover of joint of curtain rail, and joint of curtain rail - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent degradation of design of a curtain rail.SOLUTION: A cover 1 includes side parts 11, 12 which are a pair of parts facing mutually, and an upper part 13 which is a part for connecting the pair of side parts 11, 12. The pair of side parts 11, 12 cover, from the inside, the side of a joint of a curtain rail which is an installation object, and the upper part 13 covers, from the inside, an upper part of the joint which is an installation object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a curtain rail joint cover and a curtain rail joint.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of curtain rails are connected and used in some cases according to the size of a window, and a joint, which is a separate member from the curtain rail, is used to connect two curtain rails. The joint is inserted into the ends of the curtain rails and connects the ends of the two curtain rails (see Patent Document 1, for example).

JP 2009-061107 A

Some of these conventional joints are made of stainless steel. Since the joint made of stainless steel is glossy, the joint in the curtain rail may be glossy and stand out in the curtain rail. If the joints are conspicuous in the curtain rail, the design of the curtain rail may be degraded. For this reason, conventional joints are required to have a configuration that does not impair the design of the curtain rail.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a curtain rail joint cover and a curtain rail joint that do not impair the design of the curtain rail.

In order to achieve the above object, the curtain rail joint cover according to the present invention is a curtain rail joint cover, comprising a pair of side portions that are opposed to each other, and connecting the pair of side portions. The pair of side portions cover the side portions of the joint of the curtain rail to be attached from the inside, and the upper portion covers the upper portion of the joint of the curtain rail from the inside. It is characterized by being like this.

In the curtain rail joint cover according to an aspect of the present invention, the pair of side portions extend from a pair of opposing edges of the upper portion, respectively, and the pair of side portions extend in the direction in which the pair of side portions face each other. The distance between the portions increases toward the edge side of the pair of side portions in the extending direction of the pair of side portions from the upper portion.

A curtain rail joint cover according to an aspect of the present invention is made of resin.

A curtain rail joint cover according to an aspect of the present invention has the same color or substantially the same color as the curtain rail to which the curtain rail joint is attached.

In a curtain rail joint cover according to an aspect of the present invention, the upper portion is formed with a protrusion that can be engaged with the curtain rail joint.

To achieve the above object, a curtain rail joint according to the present invention is a curtain rail joint, and is characterized by comprising a curtain rail joint cover according to any one of the aspects described above.

According to the curtain rail joint cover and the curtain rail joint according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the design of the curtain rail.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail according to the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a rear view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Figure 1; Figure 2 is a top view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Figure 1; Figure 2 is a bottom view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Figure 1; Fig. 2 is a right side view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 2 is a left side view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Fig. 1; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Figure 1; 2 is another perspective view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in FIG. 1; FIG. Figure 2 is a side view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in Figure 1; FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cover of the joint of the curtain rail shown in FIG. 1; Figure 2 is a perspective view of a joint of the curtain rail with the cover shown in Figure 1; Figure 2 is a sectional view of the joint of the curtain rail with the cover shown in Figure 1; 12 is a perspective view of curtain rails connected by the joint of the curtain rails shown in FIG. 11; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 are six views of a curtain rail joint cover 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as cover 1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a perspective view of the cover 1, and FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the cover 1. FIG. 9 is a side view of the cover 1, and FIG. 10 is a plan view of the cover 1. FIG. In contrast to FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6, FIGS. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the side in the direction of arrow a (see FIG. 10) will be referred to as the upper side, and the side in the direction of arrow b (see FIG. 10) will be referred to as the lower side. Note that the upper side and the lower side do not limit the posture of the cover 1 in the space, and the cover 1 can take any posture in the space.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the cover 1 has a pair of side portions 11 and 12 facing each other and an upper portion 13 connecting the pair of side portions 11 and 12 together. The pair of side portions 11 and 12 cover the side portions of the joint of the curtain rail to be attached (hereinafter also simply referred to as a joint), and the upper portion 13 covers the upper portion of the joint to be attached from the inside. It is designed to cover from The configuration of the cover 1 will be specifically described below.

The cover 1 is an inner member that is housed in a space for the runner of the joint to be attached to run, and has a shape corresponding to this space. The material of the cover 1 is resin, and the cover 1 is molded from a colored resin material. The cover 1 is made in one piece, the sides 11, 12 and the top 13 being part of the one piece cover 1 made of the same material. Note that the cover 1 may be made of other material.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the cover 1 is a member that extends along a straight line and extends corresponding to the joint to be attached. The cover 1 also has a space for the runners running on the curtain rail to pass through, and this space is defined by the side portions 11 , 12 and the upper portion 13 . Side 11, side 12 and top 13 each extend along a plane, for example each extends parallel or substantially parallel to the plane. The plane along which the side portion 11, the side portion 12, and the upper portion 13 are aligned is a virtual plane.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, each of the side portions 11 and 12 is a plate-like portion extending along a plane as described above, for example parallel or substantially parallel to the plane. extends to The side portions 11 and 12 correspond to the side portions of the joint to be attached, respectively, and overlap the side portions of the joint from the inside to cover the side portions of the joint from the inside in the state of use described later. It's becoming

As shown in FIG. 9, the lower edges 14a and 15a of the ends 14 and 15 in the extending direction of the side portion 11 are the lower edges of the portion between the ends 14 and 15 of the side portion 11. It extends obliquely upward from 16, and ends 14 and 15 of side portion 11 are tapered. Edges 14a, 16, 15a of the side portion 11 have the same or substantially the same shape as the lower edge of the side portion of the joint to be attached.

As shown in FIG. 9, the side portion 12 is also similar to the side portion 11, and the lower edges 14a and 15a of the ends 14 and 15 in the extending direction of the side portion 12 The ends 14, 15 of the side portion 12 are tapered. Edges 14a, 16, 15a of the side portion 12 have the same or substantially the same shape as the lower edge of the side portion of the joint to be attached.

As shown in FIG. 10, the side portions 11 and 12 extend downward from a pair of opposed edges 13c of the upper portion 13, respectively. For example, the side portions 11 and 12 extend so that the distance between them increases downward, and the distance between the side portions 11 and 12 in the directions facing each other is In the extending direction from the upper part 13 of 12, it becomes large as it goes to the edge 14a, 15a, 16 side of the side parts 11 and 12. As shown in FIG. That is, the edges 14a, 15a, and 16 of the side portion 11 below the connection portion of the side portion 11 with the upper portion 13 are located outside. tilted outward. Similarly, the side portions 12 are arranged such that the lower edges 14a, 15a, 16 of the side portions 12 are located outside the connecting portions of the side portions 12 with the upper portion 13. It is tilted outwards. In this manner, the distance between the side portions 11 and 12 in the direction in which the side portions 11 and 12 face each other (the width direction of the cover 1) widens toward the edges 14a, 15a and 16. .

The distance between the side portions 11 and 12 in the width direction of the cover 1 at the edges 14a, 16, and 15a is the same as the distance between the inner surfaces of the opposite side portions in the width direction of the joint to be attached. or larger than the spacing between the inner surfaces of the opposing sides. The side portions 11 and 12 of the cover 1 do not have to be inclined outward with respect to the upper portion 13, and the distance between the side portions 11 and 12 in the width direction of the cover 1 is the same or substantially the same. may be

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the upper portion 13 is specifically a plate-like portion and extends along a plane as described above, for example, parallel or substantially parallel to the plane. The upper part 13 corresponds to the upper part of the joint to be attached, and has a shape that overlaps the upper part of the joint from the inside to cover the upper part of the joint from the inside in the state of use described later. The upper portion 13 connects the side portions 11 and 12 at the upper edges of the side portions 11 and 12 .

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the upper portion 13 may have a stepped portion 13a which is a recessed portion inside the cover 1, and the upper portion 13 is connected to the side portions 11 and 12 via the stepped portion 13a. may be 9 and 10, the upper portion 13 has a protrusion 13b that protrudes upward. The protrusion 13b of the upper portion 13 corresponds to the through hole formed in the upper portion of the joint to be attached, and the side portions 11, 12 and the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 overlap the side portions and the upper portion of the joint, respectively. When the cover 1 is attached to the joint, the protrusion 13b of the cover 1 is accommodated in the through hole of the joint. In other words, the protrusion 13b of the cover 1 and the through hole of the joint serve as a guide for attaching the cover 1 to the joint at an appropriate position.

In the cover 1, the side portions 11, 12 and the upper portion 13 may have the same or substantially the same thickness, and the side portions 11, 12 may have the same or substantially the same thickness. In the illustrated example, the thicknesses of the side portions 11 and 12 are the same or substantially the same, and the thickness of the portion of the upper portion 13 excluding the step portion 13a is thicker than the thickness of the side portions 11 and 12 . The structure related to the thickness of the upper portion 13 is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 7, ribs 13d may be formed on the upper side of the upper portion 13 to increase strength.

Next, the operation of the cover 1 having the above construction will be described. 11 is a perspective view of the joint 50 with the cover 1 attached, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the joint 50 with the cover 1 attached. 13 is a perspective view of a curtain rail 60 connected by a joint 50 to which the cover 1 is attached.

The cover 1 is attached to the joint 50 by being inserted into the joint 50 from the end 54 or end 55 side of the joint 50 . In the state of use in which the cover 1 is attached to the joint 50, the side portion 11 of the cover 1 covers the inner surface 51a of the side portion 51 of the joint 50, and the side portion 12 of the cover 1 covers the side portion 52 of the joint 50. It covers the inner surface 52a. Further, the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 covers the inner surface 53a of the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 when the cover 1 is in use. In use, the cover 1 does not cover the inner surfaces 56a, 57a of the running portions 56, 57 of the joint 50. As shown in FIG. However, the edge 16 which is the lower end of each of the side portions 11 and 12 of the cover 1 is in contact with the inner surfaces 56a and 57a of the running portions 56 and 57 of the joint 50 . The edges 16 of the side portions 11 and 12 of the cover 1 may not contact the inner surfaces 56a and 57a of the running portions 56 and 57 of the joint 50.

As described above, the distance between the sides 11 and 12 in the width direction of the cover 1 at the edges 14 a , 16 , 15 a is the distance between the inner surface 51 a of the side 51 and the side 52 in the width direction of the joint 50 . It is the same as the distance between the inner surfaces 52 a or greater than the distance between the inner surfaces 51 of the side portions 51 and the inner surfaces 52 a of the side portions 52 in the width direction of the joint 50 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12 , the holding force of the cover 1 with respect to the joint 50 acts in the width direction of the cover 1 at the lower ends of the side portions 11 and 12 of the cover 1 . The holding force of the cover 1 with respect to the joint 50 may act in the vertical direction. Specifically, the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 and the edges 16 of the side portions 11 and 12 are sandwiched between the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 and the running portions 56 and 57, so that the cover 1 is held with respect to the joint 50. It can be like this. For example, the stepped portion 13a of the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 and the edges 16 of the side portions 11 and 12 are sandwiched between the stepped portion 53b of the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 and the running portions 56 and 57, so that the cover is attached to the joint 50. 1 may be held.

As shown in FIG. 12 , a gap is formed between the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 and the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 . This gap makes it easier to insert the cover 1 into the joint 50 . A gap may not be formed between the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 and the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 .

The protrusion 13b of the upper portion 13 of the cover 1 corresponds to the through hole 53c formed in the upper portion 53 of the joint 50, and the protrusion 13b of the cover 1 is accommodated in the through hole 53c of the joint 50 in the state of use. . In this way, the protrusion 13b of the cover 1 and the through hole 53c of the joint 50 serve as guides that allow the cover 1 to be attached to the joint 50 at an appropriate position, so that the cover 1 can be easily placed at an appropriate position. It can be attached to a joint 50.

As described above, the cover 1 covers the inner surface 53a of the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 and the inner surfaces 51a and 52a of the side portions 51 and 52 in use. Therefore, even if the joint 50 is made of glossy stainless steel, the joint 50 can be prevented from emitting gloss, or the joint 50 can be made difficult to emit gloss, and the joint 50 can be made inconspicuous on the curtain rail 60.例文帳に追加In particular, if the cover 1 has the same color or substantially the same color as the curtain rail 60, the joint 50 can be made less conspicuous in the curtain rail 60.

As described above, the cover 1 does not cover the running portions 56 and 57 of the joint 50 in the state of use, but the lower surface of the running portions 56 and 57 of the joint 50 in the curtain rail 60 is covered with the lower portion 61 of the curtain rail 60. . For this reason, the inner surfaces 56a, 57a of the running portions 56, 57 of the joint 50 can be glossy even in the state of use, but the inner surfaces 56a, 57a of the running portions 56, 57 of the joint 50 cannot be seen from below, and the running portion 56 , 57 are less glossy.

By attaching the cover 1 in this manner, the luster of the joint 50 can be made inconspicuous, and the joint 50 in the curtain rail 60 can be made inconspicuous. Thereby, the design of the joint 50 can be improved, and the design of the curtain rail 60 can be improved.

As described above, according to the cover 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the design of the curtain rail.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the cover 1 according to the above-described embodiments of the present invention. include. Moreover, each configuration may be selectively combined as appropriate so as to achieve at least part of the above-described problems and effects. For example, the shape, material, arrangement, size, etc. of each component in the above embodiment may be changed as appropriate according to the specific usage of the present invention.

For example, the shape of the cover is not limited to the shape described above, and can be changed according to the shape of the joint to which the cover is attached. Also, the cover 1 may have a concave portion or a through hole instead of the protrusion 13b of the upper portion 13. In this case, the upper portion 53 of the joint 50 has a protrusion instead of the through hole 53c.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cover 11, 12... Side part 13... Top part 13a... Step part 13b... Protrusion 13c... Edge 13d... Rib 14, 15... End part 14a, 15a, 16... Edge, 50... Joint 51, 52 Side portion 51a, 52a Inner surface 53 Upper portion 53a Inner surface 53b Stepped portion 53c Through hole 54, 55 End 56, 57 Running portion 56a, 57a ... inner surface, 60 ... curtain rail, 61 ... lower part

Claims (6)

A cover for a joint of a curtain rail,
a side portion that is a pair of portions facing each other;
and an upper portion that connects the pair of side portions,
The pair of side portions cover the side portions of the joint of the curtain rail to be attached from the inside,
The curtain rail joint cover, wherein the upper portion covers the upper portion of the curtain rail joint from the inside. said pair of side portions respectively extend from a pair of opposing edges of said top portion;
The distance between the pair of side portions in the direction in which the pair of side portions face each other increases toward the edge side of the pair of side portions in the direction in which the pair of side portions extend from the upper portion. The curtain rail joint cover according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a cover. 3. The curtain rail joint cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover is made of resin. 4. The curtain rail joint cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the curtain rail joint cover has the same color or substantially the same color as the curtain rail to which the curtain rail joint is attached. The curtain rail joint cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the upper portion is formed with a projection that can be engaged with the curtain rail joint. A curtain rail joint,
A curtain rail joint comprising a curtain rail joint cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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