JP4619182B2 - Curtain rail level difference elimination method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail that eliminates a step difference in the joint of the curtain rail when a plurality of curtain rails are connected and used.

  In general, curtain rails are sold in a predetermined length. When this curtain rail is attached to a window or the like in the home, the length of the curtain rail does not necessarily match the width of the window. It was necessary to connect two curtain rails. However, since a step is generated in this connecting portion, it becomes a catch when the curtain is opened and closed. Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate the step, and the step as shown in JP-A-10-117920 (Patent Document 1) is eliminated. There was a way.

However, the curtain rail shown in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-117920 is effective for curtain rails using rollers. However, in recent years, in hospitals and the like, curtains using rollers are noisy when opening and closing. Therefore, a roller cannot be used, and a curtain using a slide-type runner 3 as shown in FIG. 10 has been adopted. And the connection metal fitting 2 as shown in the figure was used for the connection between the curtain rail 1 and the curtain rail 1.
JP-A-10-117920

  However, in the curtain rail 1 using the conventional slide-type runner 3 described above, when the connection fitting 2 is used, the connection fitting is attached to the sliding surface of the runner 3 of the curtain rail 1 as shown in FIG. There was a problem that the step by the thickness of 2 occurred, the runner 3 was caught when the curtain was opened and closed, and the operation was bad.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a curtain rail level difference eliminating method that eliminates a level difference of a connecting metal fitting that causes a hook when the curtain is opened and closed. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a connecting curtain rail in which two curtain rails having a predetermined length are connected using a connecting member and a long curtain rail is installed on a bracket such as a window frame. In the method of eliminating the step difference of the seam, an adhesive tape applying step of applying an adhesive tape to a predetermined length so as to block the slit of the runner passage on the lower outer surface near the connecting portion of the connecting curtain rail, and applying the adhesive tape to the curtain rail An adhesive tape cutting step in which the center position of the adhesive tape width is cut with a cutter along the longitudinal direction of the attached adhesive tape, and a folding jig is inserted into the slit of the curtain rail from the cut portion of the cut adhesive tape, A folding and pasting step of sliding the folding bracket and folding the adhesive tape cut portion inside the curtain rail and pasting it. The configuration of the step difference cancellation methods Tenreru.

  Further, the cutter in the method for eliminating a step difference of the curtain rail according to the present invention is arranged at the center portion of the guide plate that is bent in a U shape with a width slightly larger than the width of the curtain rail and fitted to the lower surface of the curtain rail. Thus, the cutting blade can be planted or detached.

  Further, the folding jig in the curtain rail step elimination method of the present invention is such that the folding jig is made of an elastic material, and is formed to protrude on the gripping part, a gripping part that can be gripped by a fingertip, and the curtain A folding portion having a neck portion that is in sliding contact with the slit surface of the rail, the grip portion is formed to have a width substantially equal to the width of the curtain rail, and the thickness is slightly thicker than the slit width of the curtain rail. Is formed slightly narrower than the width of the slit of the curtain rail, the thickness is formed slightly narrower than the thickness of the gripping portion, the height is formed to be the same as the plate thickness of the slit portion of the curtain rail, The object can be achieved by a configuration in which the width is wider than the width of the neck portion and narrower than the width of the grip portion, and is a folding jig formed to have the same thickness as the thickness of the neck portion. .

  Furthermore, in the curtain rail level difference elimination method of the present invention, a circular concave portion is formed on the finger contact surfaces before and after the grip portion of the folding jig.

  According to the present invention, the adhesive tape can be easily pasted on the stepped portion by the connecting bracket of the curtain rail, the step is smoothed by this adhesive tape, and the slide type runner moving on the adhesive tape is connected to the connecting bracket. You can move smoothly without getting caught. Noise can be prevented.

A best mode of a method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a process diagram for explaining a method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an adhesive tape applying step in the method for eliminating the step difference in the curtain rail in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cutter used in the step of eliminating the step of the curtain rail in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a folding treatment used in the step of removing the step of the curtain rail in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 are side views showing the folding operation in the adhesive tape folding process, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view for explaining the effect of the method for eliminating the step difference of the curtain rail in FIG.
The same members as those in the prior art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail according to the present invention inserts a normal connecting fitting 2 at the end of the curtain rail to be connected when the two curtain rails 1 and 1 are joined, and the other curtain. An adhesive tape applying step of fitting the end of the rail to the connection fitting 2 to connect the curtain rails together, and attaching an adhesive tape to the outer surface of the lower side of the slit of the runner passage near the connection portion to a predetermined length; Cut the adhesive tape affixed to the curtain rail in the longitudinal direction with a cutter at the center of the slit of the runner passage of the curtain rail, and fold the cut adhesive tape inside the curtain rail with a folding jig And an adhesive tape folding step for affixing on the connection fitting.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the curtain rail level difference elimination method of the present invention uses a connection fitting 2 for connecting the curtain rail 1 and the curtain rail 1 as in the conventional case. The connection fitting 2 is formed in a substantially U-shape and has a size that fits inside the curtain rail.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, the adhesive tape applying process, which is the first process, is to apply an adhesive tape 4 having a predetermined length on the lower outer surface near the connection between the curtain rail 1 and the curtain rail 1. The length of the adhesive tape 4 is preferably about 20 mm longer than the connection fitting 2. The adhesive tape 4 used for this is a polyester-based, polyethylene-based or polypropylene-based single-sided adhesive tape, and the surface opposite to the adhesive surface is provided with a smooth surface on which the curtain runner can easily slide.

  Next, in the adhesive tape cutting step, as shown in FIG. 3, the adhesive tape 4 of the curtain rail 1 is applied and the cutter 5 is applied to cut the central portion of the slit 1 a that is the runner passage of the curtain rail 1. It is. As shown in FIG. 3, the cutter 5 used for cutting the adhesive tape 4 has an approximately central portion of a guide plate 5 a bent in a U shape with a width slightly wider (about 1 mm) than the width of the curtain rail 1. A triangular cutting blade 5b is implanted. The cutting blade 5b may be a plug-in type that can be replaced.

  Next, in the adhesive tape folding process, a folding jig 6 as shown in FIG. 5 is used. The folding jig 6 is preferably made of an elastic material such as natural rubber or silicon rubber. In the embodiment of the drawing, there is a gripping portion 6a formed in a deformed hexagonal shape, a neck portion 6b formed on the gripping portion 6a, and a substantially trapezoidal folding portion 6c formed on the neck portion 6b. is doing. The width of the gripping portion 6a is approximately the width of the curtain tray 1, and the thickness is slightly wider (about 2 mm) than the width of the slit 1a of the curtain tray 1.

  Further, the width and thickness of the neck portion 6b are slightly narrower (about 1 mm) than the width of the slit 1a of the curtain rail 1, and the height is the same as the plate thickness of the slit 1a portion of the curtain rail 1. It is. Furthermore, the width of the folding part 6c is wider than the width of the slit 1a of the curtain rail 1 and narrower than the width of the gripping part 6a, and the thickness is the same as the thickness of the neck part 6b. It is.

  In this adhesive tape folding process, first, the holding part 6a of the folding jig 6 is held with a finger, and the adhesive tape 4 is cut by aligning the folding part 6c with the slit 1a of the curtain rail 1 as shown in FIG. Is pushed into the slit 1a from above. Then, the adhesive tape 4 is also folded at a right angle downward.

  Next, when the folding jig 6 is pushed in fully, the position of the neck 6b of the folding jig 6 is the same as the position of the slit of the curtain rail 1, so that when the folding jig is rotated 90 ° at this position, the folding jig 6 is turned on. The tool 6 and the curtain rail 1 are in a positional relationship as shown in FIG. 7, and the adhesive tape 4 is pressed onto the connection fitting 2 by the folding portion 6 c, so that it is stuck on the connection fitting 2.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 8, when holding the gripping part 6a with a finger and moving the folding jig 6 along the slit 1a, the adhesive tape 4 is moved by the folding part 6c as shown in FIG. It is continuously folded along the slit 1 a and is stuck on the connection fitting 2.

  In this way, the adhesive tape 4 fixed on the connection fitting 2 eliminates the step formed by the connection fitting 2 on the sliding surface of the curtain rail 1, as shown in FIG. The curtains can be opened and closed smoothly without being caught during movement.

In addition, the step elimination method of the curtain rail of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modes are possible within the scope of the claims.
For example, the shape of the gripping portion of the folding jig is not limited to a deformed hexagon, and it is needless to say that a polygon such as a triangle, a quadrangle, or a pentagon can be used.

It is process drawing explaining the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the adhesive tape sticking process in the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the adhesive tape cutting process in the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the cutter used for the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the folding jig | tool used for the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is a side view which shows the folding operation | work of the adhesive tape folding process in the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is a side view which shows the folding operation | work of the adhesive tape folding process in the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is a side view which shows the folding operation | work of the adhesive tape folding process in the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of FIG. It is sectional drawing explaining the effect of the level | step difference elimination method of the curtain rail of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the connection of the conventional curtain rail. It is sectional drawing which shows generation | occurrence | production of the level | step difference in the conventional curtain rail.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Curtain rail 1a Slit 2 Connection metal fitting 3 Runner 4 Adhesive tape 5 Cutter 5a Guide plate 5b Cutting blade 6 Folding jig 6a Grasping part 6b Neck part 6c Folding part

Claims (3)

When connecting two curtain rails of a certain length, connecting them using a connecting member and installing a longer curtain rail on a bracket such as a window frame, etc.
An adhesive tape affixing step for adhering an adhesive tape to a predetermined length so as to close the slit of the runner passage on the lower outer surface near the connecting portion of the curtain rail to be connected;
An adhesive tape cutting step of cutting the center position of the adhesive tape width with a cutter along the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape attached to the curtain rail;
Inserting a folding jig from the cut portion of the cut adhesive tape into the slit of the curtain rail, sliding the folding bracket, folding the adhesive tape cut portion inside the curtain rail, and attaching A method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail, comprising: The cutter is bent in a U-shape with a width slightly larger than the width of the curtain rail, and is arranged at the center of the guide plate fitted to the lower surface of the curtain rail so that the cutting blade is planted or detachable. The method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail according to claim 1, wherein the step is eliminated. The folding jig is made of an elastic material, and includes a gripping portion that can be gripped by a fingertip, and a folding portion that is formed on the gripping portion and includes a neck portion that slides on the slit surface of the curtain rail,
The grip portion is formed to have a width substantially equal to the width of the curtain rail, the thickness is formed to be slightly thicker than the slit width of the curtain rail, and the neck portion is formed to be slightly narrower than the width of the slit of the curtain rail. Is formed to be slightly narrower than the thickness of the grip portion, the height is formed to be the same as the plate thickness of the slit portion of the curtain rail, and the width of the folding portion is wider than the width of the neck portion and narrower than the width of the grip portion. The method for eliminating a step difference in a curtain rail according to claim 1, wherein the step is a folding jig formed to have the same thickness as the neck.

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