JP2595032Y2 - Curtain equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a curtain device installed on a window frame of an automobile, for example, and more particularly, to a curtain device installed on at least one pair of rectangular window frames having different lengths of opposite sides.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a curtain attached to a window, for example, a structure disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-196718 has been proposed.

In the above-mentioned conventional example, in a rectangular window, a curtain winding member is provided on an upper side of a window frame, a bar member is provided on a lower side of a curtain fed from the curtain winding member, and both ends of the bar member are guided. Is provided with a guide rail provided with a locking portion for supporting the guide rail at a predetermined position.
In the above-described conventional configuration, since the window frame is rectangular, the curtain does not protrude from or fall short of the window frame at any opening degree of the curtain.

[0004]

In the design of automobiles in recent years, not only the shape of the automobile itself but also the shape of the windows are important factors. From such a viewpoint, for example, the window frame may be formed in a quadrangle in which at least one pair of opposing sides has mutually different lengths. When the above-described conventional curtain is provided on the window frame having the above-described shape, the following problems occur.

That is, as shown in FIG.
1 cannot be placed along the window frame 23, so that it cannot be hidden in the window frame 23, and the rectangular curtain 24 covers the window regardless of the shape of the window frame 23. Therefore,
Notably unsightly. On the other hand, consider the case where the curtain is shaped to match the window frame.

[0008] As shown in FIG. 8, it is conceivable to attach a bar member 25 to the shorter side of the opposing sides of the curtain 24 and to provide the guide rail 21 so that the bar member 25 bridges. However, when the curtain 24 is opened, the window frame 2
The column of the guide rail 21 exists in 3 and the column of the guide rail 21 obstructs the view, which is very inconvenient.

When the curtain winding member 22 is installed on the upper side of the window frame 23 and the curtain 24 is pulled downward, when the curtain is opened halfway, the curtain 24 is covered near the upper part of the window. There is a place where there is not, and it is not possible to sufficiently block the penetration of direct sunlight, which is one of the original purposes of the curtain, which is not preferable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a curtain device in which at least one set of opposing sides of a window frame is provided with a good appearance even in a rectangular window having different lengths. Things.

[0009]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a curtain device installed in a rectangular window frame having at least one pair of opposite sides having different lengths from each other. A curtain formed in the same shape as the window frame, and a long side of the opposing sides having different lengths is fixed to one side of the corresponding window frame; a guide rail provided on both sides adjacent to one side of the window frame; A bar member that has a telescopic part that can expand and contract in the direction, an end of which is guided by the guide rail, moves along the guide rail, and supports a side facing the long side of the curtain; and a bar member. A curtain winding member that winds an excess of the short side of the curtain accompanying the movement of the curtain, the curtain winding member is provided on the long side of the window frame, and the short side of the curtain is the bar member. Through the above window frame With inverted long side, in which the curtain winding member is configured to wind the short side of the curtain.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-described curtain device, the curtain device is installed on a window frame of an automobile.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the long side of the curtain is fixed to the long side of the window frame, and the side opposite to the long side of the curtain is supported by a bar member. Therefore, no matter how the bar member is guided by the guide rail and moves on the window frame surface, the guide rails provided on the both adjacent sides to guide the ends of the bar member expand and contract the expandable portion provided on the bar member. The bar member bridges the guide rails on the side facing the long side of the curtain. Further, the curtain between the long side of the window frame and the bar member of the curtain blocks the window between the bar members without protruding or running out of the curtain and without any uncovered portions. As described above, the curtain matches the shielding portion at any opening degree, and a desired light shielding portion is formed in the window portion with good appearance. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the curtain device is provided on at least one pair of rectangular window frames having different lengths of opposite sides of the automobile, and a curtain between the long side and the bar member surely shields the space therebetween. Can be.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a window on the side of an automobile. The shape of the window frame 1 is such that the upper and lower sides are parallel, the upper side as a long side in the claims for utility model registration is a trapezoid longer than the lower side, and the upper side and the right and left sides are at right angles and acute angles, respectively. I have. A fixing portion 2 is provided on the vehicle body side member near the upper side of the window frame 1, and guide rails 3 are provided on left and right sides of the window frame 1. A case member 4 having a length substantially equal to the upper side of the window frame 1 is fixed to the fixing portion 2. The case winding member 5 is provided in the case member 4. At both ends of the curtain winding member 5, the curtain winding member 5 is pivotally supported about a shaft by support members 6 fixed to the case member 4. A spiral spring 7 as an urging means is provided in the case member 4, and the outer end of the spring 7 is provided on the fixed portion 2, and the inner end of the spring 7 is provided on the curtain winding member. 5. As a result, the spring 7 applies a force to rotate the curtain winding member 5. Further, the bar member 8 includes the left and right guide rails 3.
Is engaged.

The curtain 9 is formed in the same shape as the window frame 1, and one end 9 a of the curtain is locked to the fixing portion 2 so that the shape of the window frame 1 and the shape of the curtain 9 overlap. The curtain 9 locked on the fixing portion 2 hangs downward as shown in FIG.

The curtain 9 folded so as to wind the bar member 8 is connected to the string 10 at the other end 9b of the curtain, and the string 10 is connected to the curtain winding member 5.
The curtain 9 is connected to the curtain winding member 5 via a string 10. Therefore, since the bar member 8 is supported by the guide rail 3, the bar member 8 controls the opening degree of the curtain. Here, since the curtain 9 is formed in the same shape as the window frame 1, the other end 9 b of the curtain exists near the lower side of the window frame 1 when the curtain 9 is completely closed. However, when the string 10 has a length equal to or greater than the height of the window frame 1, the curtain 9 can be fully closed.

The curtain 9 has one end 9 of the curtain locked to the fixing portion 2 with a line at which the bar member 8 is in close contact as a boundary.
a side part and the other end 9b of the curtain connected to the string 10
Can be divided into side parts. The part on the one end 9a side of the curtain is fixed to the fixing part 2 provided on the vehicle body side member at the one end 9a of the curtain. On the other hand, the other end 9b of the curtain
The side portion is connected to the curtain winding member 5 via a string 10. Therefore, no matter how much the bar member 8 moves up and down, the portion on the one end 9a side of the curtain is always at a fixed position with respect to the window frame 1. In addition, since the curtain 9 is formed in accordance with the shape of the window frame 1 of the automobile, the portion of the curtain on the one end 9a side does not protrude from the window frame 1 and does not become insufficient. However, considering the shape of the curtain 9, the portion on the other end 9b side of the curtain is smaller in width than the portion on the one end 9a side of the curtain. Therefore, the part on the other end 9b side of the curtain can be overlapped and hidden on the part on the one end 9a side of the curtain. That is, the curtain 9 having the same shape is attached to the window frame 1 and the position is maintained, except for a portion where the curtain 9 fixed to the fixing portion 2 at one end 9a of the curtain is turned up at the bar member 8 and hidden behind. Therefore, the desired shielding portion is formed with good appearance without any shortage of the curtain 9.

As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the bar member 8 is composed of a bar member main body 8c, a caster connecting portion 11, and a caster 12. Bar member body 8
As shown in FIG. 4, c is composed of two parts, a bar member guide rod member 8a and a bar member guide groove member 8b. When the bar member guide rod member 8a is inserted into the bar member guide groove member 8b, the bar member main body 8c is formed with a telescopic portion 8d so as to be able to expand and contract in the longitudinal direction. At both ends of the bar member main body 8c, T-shaped caster connection portions 11 are attached. Further, casters 12 are provided at the ends of the caster connection portions 11.

The guide rails 3 are provided along the left and right sides of the window frame 1 such that the notches face each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the caster connection part 11 penetrates the notch and connects the inside and outside of the guide rail 3. The guide rail 3 has a C-shaped cross section, and a caster 12 provided at an end of the bar member 8 is arranged so as to be guided and rollable in the cross section. In this way, the guide rail 3 is connected to the caster 12.
Are constrained in both longitudinal directions of the bar member 8. However, the casters 12 can move in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 3.

As described above, when the bar member 8 is moved up and down on the surface of the window frame 1, the bar member 8 automatically expands and contracts so as to bridge the two guide rails 3. This allows the bar member 8 to expand and contract correspondingly to any window frame in which the distance between the guide rails 3 changes according to the degree of opening of the curtain 9. Therefore, by installing the guide rail 3 along the window frame 1 so as to be inconspicuous,
The bar member 8 does not protrude or fall short of the window frame 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the force of the spiral spring 7 causes the curtain winding member 5 to wind the curtain 9. In this way, tension is generated in the curtain 9 to prevent the curtain 9 from sagging or fluttering in the wind. On the other hand, by controlling only the bar member 8 transferred to the guide rail 3, the opening of the curtain 9 can be controlled.

The control means 13a for controlling the bar member 8 comprises a rack wire 14, a gear 15, and a motor 16, and the rack wire 14 is connected to the caster connection portion 11 of the bar member 8, respectively. The guide rail lower part 3a is provided along the lower side of the window frame 1 so as to extend the guide rail 3. The rack wire 14 is arranged along the inside of the guide rail 3, and the lower part 3a of the guide rail
Has been distracted. The rack wire 14 has a saw-like shape on one side. Two integrated gears 15 are provided on the lower portion 3a of the guide rail, and each gear 15 meshes with each rack wire 14 and the gear 1
5 is operated by a motor 16 controlled by a curtain open / close switch. Here, two gears 1
The bar member 8 is connected to the curtain winding member 5 by making a difference in the movement amount of each rack wire 14 by the gear ratio of FIG.
So that it is parallel to

A second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Description of common parts is omitted. As shown in FIG. 5, handles 17 are connected and fixed to both ends of the bar member main body 8c. The handle 17 includes a handle guide bar member 17a and a handle guide groove member 17b, and is configured to be extendable and contractible by inserting the handle guide bar member 17a into the handle guide groove member 17b. When the handle 17 is pulled, the window frame 1
, The handle 17 also shrinks. In this embodiment, the control means 13b comprises a bar member locking groove 18 and a bar member 8, and the bar member locking groove 18 is provided in a cutout of the guide rail 3 as shown in FIG. At this time, the width of the guide rail 3 is set so that the caster connection portion 11 can be engaged with the bar member locking groove 18. When locking the curtain 9, the caster connecting portion 11 is locked in the bar member locking groove 18. When the curtain 9 is opened, the caster connecting portion 11 is removed from the bar member locking groove 18 so that the spring 7 can be opened.
The bar 9 is lifted up by the force of the above.

With these structures, it is possible to provide a curtain device for an automobile that can be installed with good appearance. In addition, when viewed from the opposite side, these structures can increase the degree of freedom of the window shape with respect to the window on which the curtain is installed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
Various modifications are possible based on the technical concept of the present invention.
For example, in the curtain device of the above embodiment, the upper side is the longer side of the opposing sides of the window frame, but the lower side may be the longer side of the opposing sides of the window frame. Further, in the curtain device of the above embodiment, the curtain winding member 5 has a function of applying tension to the curtain 9, and the bar member 8 controls the opening degree of the curtain. However, the bar member may have a function of applying tension to the curtain 9, and the curtain winding member 5 may control the opening degree of the curtain 9. Further, when the upper side and the lower side are not parallel, by changing the thickness of both ends of the curtain winding member 5,
Can respond.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a first embodiment of a curtain device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially broken front view showing the structure of a bar member.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view showing a second embodiment of the curtain device of the present invention.

6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an embodiment of a curtain device according to a conventional method.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing another embodiment of the curtain device of the conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: window frame, 3: guide rail, 5: curtain winding member,
8 ... Bar member, 8d… Expansion part, 9… Curtain

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-140279 (JP, A) JP-A-58-156481 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47H 5/02 B60J 3/00 E06B 9/40

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A curtain device installed in a rectangular window frame having at least one pair of opposite sides having mutually different lengths, wherein the curtain device is formed in the same shape as the window frame and has different lengths. A curtain fixed to one side of the corresponding window frame, the longer side of which is provided with guide rails provided on both sides adjacent to the one side of the window frame, and a telescopic part which is telescopic in the axial direction;
A bar member whose end is guided by the guide rail, moves along the guide rail, and supports a side opposed to a long side of the curtain ;
Curtain take-up unit that winds up the surplus on the short side of the curtain
Material, and the curtain winding member is on the long side of the window frame.
The short side of the curtain is provided through the bar member.
To the long side of the window frame
The winding member is configured to wind the short side of the curtain.
Curtain and wherein the a. 2. The curtain device is installed on a window frame of an automobile.
Curtain apparatus of Claim 1 wherein the range of utility model claims, characterized in that one.