JP3148684U - blind - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a blind capable of seeing a print applied to a slat from both indoor and outdoor sides, and allowing the print to be seen while taking in external light. The design element 22 is printed on one side of the slat 12, the slat 12 is translucent, and the design element 22 printed on one side of the slat 12 passes through the slat and the slat of the slat. It appears on the other side. Thereby, when viewed from the side where printing is not performed, it is possible to obtain a watermark picture effect as if a real shadow on the opposite side of the blind is reflected in the slats. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a blind having a printed slat.

  As this type of conventional blind, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. According to this, when a printing element is applied to the surface of each slat and a part of the slats adjacent to each other is overlapped to be in a shielded state, one or more designs can be obtained by combining the printing elements printed on each slat. In addition, the overlap of the surface of each slat that is hidden when overlapped is formed by extending the printing that is continuous with the printing element printed on the slat.

JP 2004-300858 A

  However, since the commonly used slat material is made of aluminum, even if a printing element is applied to one side of the aluminum slat, the printing element on the surface cannot be seen from the other side of the slat. If the slat is rotated so that only the other surface can be seen when viewed from the opposite side, there is a problem that the design is equivalent to that of an ordinary blind having only slats that are not printed.

  In addition, in order to see a pattern formed by a combination of printing elements printed on each slat, it is necessary to fully close the slat. However, if the slat is completely closed, outside light cannot be taken in. There is a problem. On the other hand, when the slat is in a half-opened state in order to take in external light, there is also a problem that the symbol is in an extended state.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to allow the printing to be seen from both sides of the blind and to be able to see the printing while taking in the outside light. Is to provide blinds.

In order to achieve the above-described object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of slats are suspended and supported by a support member, and external light can be introduced into the room from between each slat by rotating each slat. In the blinds
Printing is performed on one side of the slat, the slat is translucent, and the printing applied on one side of the slat appears through the slat and appears on the other side of the slat.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the slat according to the first aspect has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and printing is applied to the concave surface of the slat, and the printing applied to the concave surface passes through the slat. It appears on the convex surface of

  Even if printing is performed on one side of the slat, the slat is translucent and the printing on one side of the slat appears on the other side through the slat. The print can be visually recognized even when viewed from the side.

  When viewed from the non-printed side, a watermark effect can be obtained as if the real shadow on the opposite side of the blind is reflected in the slats.

  Different colors can be obtained depending on the translucency of the slat material between direct printing and viewing from the opposite side.

  Since the slats are translucent, the outside light can be taken into the room even when the slats are fully closed. Therefore, it is not necessary to rotate the slat to bring it into a half-open state or the like in order to take in external light, and it is possible to see printing that does not extend while taking in external light.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, by printing on the concave surface of the slat and closing the convex surface of the slat toward the indoor side, the shadow of what is outdoors when the blind is viewed from the room is reflected on the slat. You can get the effect.

  By printing on the concave surface of the slat, which is normally the lower surface when the slat is in a horizontal state, it is difficult for dust to adhere to the printed surface, and the printed surface can be kept clean for a long period of time.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a blind according to the present invention as viewed from the indoor side, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the blind as viewed from the outdoor side.

  A plurality of slats 12 are suspended and supported by a ladder cord 14 on a support member 10 attached to a fixed part such as a window frame or a wall, and a bottom rail 16 is disposed at the lower end of the slat 12 row. One end of an elevating cord 18 for elevating the slat 12 is connected to the rail 16. The other end side of the elevating cord 18 is inserted into the support member 10 through the slat 12 row, and hangs outward from one end of the support member 10. In addition, a slat rotation mechanism for tilting the ladder cord 14 is provided in the support member 10, and an operation cord 20 for driving the slat rotation mechanism also hangs down from the support member 10. By operating the operation code 20, the slat 12 can be rotated to change to an arbitrary angle such as a fully open state in a horizontal state, a fully closed state in a substantially vertical state, or a state in the middle thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D, each slat 12 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and is translucent that can transmit light to some extent. For this reason, the slat 12 is not made of metal such as aluminum, but is made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin.

  As shown in FIGS. 3B and 3D, the design element 22 is printed on one surface, preferably the concave surface 12 a, of some slats 12 out of all slats 12. The transparency of the slat 12 is such that the design element 22 formed on one surface of the slat 12 appears through the other surface and is close to frosted glass, and the other surface, preferably the convex surface 12b, The design element 22 appears in an inverted form as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (c). When the drawing element 22 is viewed directly and when viewed through, different colors can be obtained depending on the transparency of the material of the slat 12.

  The design elements 22 of the plurality of slats 12 are combined to form an overall design when the slats 12 are fully closed.

  As the design, in addition to the picture shown in the illustrated example, a pattern, a symbol, a character, or any other expression that can be expressed by printing can be used. In this example, one large symbol is completed by a set of symbol elements. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one symbol may be completed by each symbol element.

  The design element 22 can be printed on the slat 12 by ink jet printing or silk screen printing.

  In the printing method of the pattern 22 on the slat 12, first, several slats 12 are placed on a pallet. For example, eight slats 2 are arranged in a fixed state with an interval of about 2 mm. Next, the slat 12 is passed through the inkjet printer together with the pallet and printed. In addition, the inkjet printing machine considers the overlap margin in the fully closed state of the slats 12 in advance, and the pattern to be printed on each slat 12 so that the best pattern is formed when the slat 12 is fully closed. The design of the element 22 is input. As for the overlap margin, as shown in Patent Document 1, it is preferable to extend the printing continuous with the symbol elements printed on the slats 12.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the blind according to the present invention is attached to the window frame. The right blind 40 in FIG. 4 has a slat fully closed, and the left blind 40 has a slat fully open. The fully closed state of the slat should be realized either with the convex surface 12b facing the indoor side and the concave surface 12a facing the outdoor side, or conversely, the convex surface 12b facing the outdoor side and the concave surface 12a facing the indoor side. However, usually, the convex surface 12b is often disposed on the indoor side and the concave surface 12a is disposed on the outdoor side. At this time, when the blind 40 is viewed from the room, the symbol appears through the slat 12 on the indoor side of the blind 40, so that the symbol can be viewed even when the blind 40 is indoors. At this time, the symbol can be seen from outside.

  In particular, when black or gray color printing is performed as the symbol element, the symbol appearing in the room can have an effect that an actual shadow in the outdoors is reflected in the slats. Therefore, a realistic design can be represented by using a landscape or an animal that can exist outdoors as a design. Alternatively, a fantastic design can be shown by the transparency of the slats 12. Further, uneven printing of the symbol element 22 can be prevented from being seen from the opposite side.

  Further, since the slat 12 is translucent, the silhouette 26 of the actual outdoor scenery (the tree 24 in the case of FIG. 4) can be projected like a watermark depending on the transparency of the slat 12.

  Since the slat 12 is translucent, light can be partially taken in even when the slat 12 is in a fully closed state. Therefore, the slat 22 is not rotated to be in a half-open state or the like in order to take in external light. It is also possible to see a design that does not extend while taking in external light.

  In addition, when the slat 12 is in the fully open state, the concave surface 12a is usually the lower surface. By printing the pattern element 22 on the concave surface 12a, the printed surface is less likely to be dusty and the like. The design element 22 can be kept clean.

It is the front view which looked at the blind concerning this invention from the room inner side. It is the front view which looked at the blind of FIG. 1 from the outdoor side. (A) is the front view which looked at the one end part of the slat 12 from the convex side, (b) is the front view which looked at (a) from the concave side, (c) is a convex side of a part of the slat 12 It is the perspective view seen from, (d) is the perspective view which looked at (c) from the concave side. It is a front view which shows a mode that the blind concerning this invention was attached to the window frame.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Support member 12 Slat 12a Concave surface 12b Convex surface 22 Design element 40 Blind

Claims (2)

A plurality of slats are suspended and supported by the support member, and in the blinds that can incorporate outside light into the room from between each slat by rotating each slat,
A blind, characterized in that printing is applied to one side of the slat, the slat is translucent, and the printing applied to one side of the slat appears through the slat on the other side of the slat.   The slat has a substantially C-shaped cross section, printing is performed on the concave surface of the slat, and the printing applied on the concave surface appears on the convex surface of the slat through the slat. Blinds.