JPH08326449A - Removable blind - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make it possible to remove a blind easily for cleaning when it is dirty or damaged by adopting removable blind structure and convert the prevent blind to another blind having slants in a tone of different color, responding with a desired mood. CONSTITUTION: An upper slat joint 2 and a lower slat joint 3 are removably engaged with each other when they are used in normal mode wherein the upper slat joint 2 is hangingly supported on a head box 4 by way of a ladder cord 8 while the lower slat joint 3 holds the ladder cord 8 with a bottom rail 5 engaged with slats 6, thereby opening and closing the slats 6. When they are removed, the engagement between the upper slat joint 2 and the lower slat joint 3 is canceled so that the engagement between a lift cord 7 and the bottom rail 5 may be easily canceled. This construction makes it possible t clean the removed slants 6 easily and change for other slats in a tone of different color.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a blind arranged along a window or the like, and more particularly to a removable blind in which the entire slat can be easily installed and removed and can be easily replaced or washed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown schematically in FIG. 11, a conventional blind 1a is roughly divided into a head box 4 arranged at the uppermost portion, a bottom rail 5 arranged at the lowermost portion, and slats 6 arranged in parallel between them. And a lifting cord 7, a ladder cord 8 and the like. That is, a plurality of, for example, two elevating cords 7 are accommodated in the head box 4 along the horizontal direction via the stoppers 9 and hang vertically one by one from the left and right end sides to penetrate the slat 6 and the bottom rail 5. Hole 1
It passes through 0, etc., and is firmly held on the bottom surface of the bottom rail 5 to prevent it from coming off. Further, the two lifting cords 7 are gathered by the holder 11, and one lifting cord 7 coming out of the holder 11 is fixed to one end of the bottom rail 5. On the other hand, the ladder cord 8 is a rotating tool 12 housed in the head box 4.
The ladder cord 8 which is fixed to the upper end of the ladder cord 8 by being divided into two and hanging down extends in contact with the front and rear of the slat 6 to the bottom rail 5 side and is fixed to the lower surface of the bottom rail 5. Further, the thin cord 13 ties the front and rear rubber cords 8 to support the lower surface of each slat 6. The rotating tool 12 is the opening adjustment lever 1
It is rotated by a rod 15 which is rotated by 4. With the above structure, by fixing the head box 4 to the upper frame side of the window and moving the lifting cord 7 in the vertical direction, the entire slat 6 supported on the bottom rail 5 is lifted and the lifting cord 7 is stopped. By holding the slat 6 at an arbitrary position by the tool 9, the slat 6 can be stopped at an arbitrary ascending / descending position. Also, by rotating the opening adjusting lever 14, the ladder cord 8 moves up and down via the rod 15 and the rotating tool 12, and the respective slats 6 rotate by the same angle to form an arbitrary opening. To do.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional blind 1a is conveniently used, but has a slightly complicated structure, and it is difficult to disassemble or reassemble each part. On the other hand, when the slat 6 is used for a long period of time, the slat 6 in particular becomes dirty, which impairs the aesthetic appearance and also results in poor hygiene. In this case, it is necessary to clean the slats 6, but as described above, the slats 6 are difficult to disassemble and cannot be removed and individually washed. For this reason, conventionally, there has been no choice but to clean the front and back surfaces of the slats 6 one by one by hand wiping with a detergent or the like. Therefore, it takes a very long time to clean and there is a problem that it cannot be cleaned sufficiently. On the other hand, the blind is also an interior, and you may want to replace it with one with a different color depending on your mood. However, in the case of the conventional blind 1a, since it is difficult to replace the slat 6, it is necessary to replace the entire blind 1a with one having a desired color tone, which causes a cost problem.

The present invention solves the above problems, and the entire slat can be easily attached and detached, can be easily washed and replaced, and can always maintain a feeling of cleanliness. The purpose is to provide a removable blind that can be enjoyed as an interior by exchanging with.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention hangs a plurality of slats arranged in parallel between a head box and a bottom rail from the side of the head box so that the slats are on the side of the bottom rail. In a blind for raising and lowering and adjusting an opening degree by a lifting cord and a ladder cord held by, an upper slat joint that is supported on the head box side through the ladder cord and forms a locking portion and penetrates the lifting cord. , A lower slat joint that is detachably attached to the uppermost slat and that holds the lower end side by the bottom rail that holds the lowermost slat, holds the upper end side of the ladder cord and penetrates the lifting cord. The lower slat joint is disposed at a position facing the upper slat joint, The lifting cord is detachably engaged and held by the locking portion of the slat joint, and the lifting cord constitutes a detachable blind that forms a block-shaped knot that can be released at a position where it passes through the bottom rail. is there.

[0006]

In normal use, the upper slat joint and the lower slat joint are engaged with each other and have an integral structure. Therefore, the lifting and lowering of the slats and the opening adjustment are performed by operating the lifting and lowering cords and the ladder cords as in the conventional blind. On the other hand, if the slats become dirty or if you want to replace them with a different color slats, release the slat joint between the upper slat joint and the lower slat joint and release the knot at the bottom end of the lifting cord. The whole can be removed from the headbox side. Therefore, the slats can be easily washed and replaced. Also, when assembling,
For example, after inserting a hollow pipe etc. into the through hole of the lifting code of the slat and integrating the whole slat together, pass the lifting code through the hollow pipe, hold the entire slat with the lifting code, and hold the upper slat joint and lower part. It is possible to easily restore the original state by engaging the slat joint with each other.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall schematic structure of the detachable blind of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the main parts of this embodiment, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are the details of the upper slat joint of this embodiment. Drawing showing structure, Drawing 6 thru / or Drawing 8 are drawings showing detailed structure of a lower slat joint of this example, Drawing 9 is an explanatory view showing the detached state of the whole slat, and Drawing 10 is an explanation showing an example of an assembly method of a slat. It is a figure.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the detachable blind 1 of this embodiment is roughly classified into an upper slat joint 2, a lower slat joint 3, a head box 4, a bottom rail 5, and a slat 6. , Lifting code 7
And a ladder code 8 and the like.

The upper slat joint 2 is shown in FIGS.
And as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the slats 6 are rectangular.
It is made of a flat plate member made of a plastic material that forms an arc surface that is similar to the curved line. Key-shaped locking portions 16 are integrally formed at the four corners. A small-diameter rod 17 to which the ladder cord 8 is connected is embedded in the front and rear ends. Further, the through hole 18 through which the lifting cord 7 penetrates and the positioning projection 19
Are formed respectively. The locking portion 16 has a shape and size that can be engaged with the lower slat joint 3. As shown in FIG. 2, when released from the lower slat joint 3, the upper slat joint 2 is hung and supported on the head box 4 side by a ladder cord 8 connected to a small diameter rod 17.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the lower slat joint 3 is made of a flat plate member of a rectangular plastic material corresponding to the upper slat joint 2 and has an arc surface similar to the curve of the slat 6. Become. Locking portions 20 for fixing the slats 6 are formed at the four corners. Further, a through hole 21 penetrating the lifting cord 7, a tongue portion 22 for holding the ladder cord 8 and a concave portion 23 into which the convex portion 19 of the upper slat joint 2 is fitted are formed. The locking portion 20 has a shape and size such that the locking portion 16 of the upper slat joint 2 is detachably fitted therein, as shown in FIG. Further, the holding of the ladder cord 8 by the tongue portion 22 is performed by sandwiching the ladder cord 8 between the tongue portion 22 and the slat 6 as shown in FIG.

The head box 4 is made of an elongated press member extending in the horizontal direction and having a length substantially the same as that of the slats 6, and is fixed to an upper frame of a window or the like. A stopper 9,
The turning tool 12, the rod 15, the turning mechanism 24, etc. are housed. The rotation mechanism section 24 includes a mechanism section that rotates the rod 15 by the rotation of the opening adjustment lever 14. The rod 15 is connected to the rotating tool 12. In the present embodiment, the turning tools 12 are arranged at the central and left and right positions and are fixed in the head box 4 via the holding brackets 26. Figure 2
As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating tool 12 is integrally formed with a holding portion 25 for holding the ladder cord 8. Therefore, rod 1
By turning 5 the ladder cord 8 moves up and down via the turning tool 12. The two ladder cords 8 are connected to the small-diameter rod 17 of the upper slat joint 2. On the other hand, the stopper 9 includes the guide roller 27 and the retaining roller 2.
The guide roller 27 holds the two lifting cords 7 in this embodiment. One elevating cord 7 is guided downward by the holding bracket 26 of the rotating tool 12 on the right side of the drawing in FIG. 1, and the other elevating cord 7 is placed on the left side along the horizontal direction of the head box 4. It extends to the position of the rotating tool 12, and is guided by the holding bracket 26 and hangs down. The elevating cord 7 is fixed to that position by pressing it toward the retaining roller 28.

The bottom rail 5 is composed of a hollow elongated box member arranged at the lowermost end as shown in FIG. The lifting cord 7 has a through hole 29 penetrating therethrough, and a holding cover 30 for detachably connecting one end of the lifting cord 7 is fitted to one end surface thereof. A bottom rail joint 31 is detachably attached to the bottom rail 5. The bottom rail joint 31 is made of plastic material,
The through hole 32 of the lifting cord 7 is formed. The lowermost end of the ladder cord 8 is sandwiched between the bottom rail 5 and the bottom rail joint 31.

The slat 6 is made of an elongated thin plate member made of a plastic material, and a plurality of slats 6 are arranged in parallel between the head box 4 and the bottom rail 5. A through hole 10 is formed in each slat 6 so as to pass through the elevating cord 7.

As described above, the lifting cord 7 is composed of two cords in the present embodiment, and is grouped on the outside by the holder 11 and introduced into the head box 4 through the stopper 9 as described above to the left and right. It is hung from the holding bracket 26.
The suspended lifting cord 7 penetrates through the through holes 18, 21, 10, 29 of the upper slat joint 2, the lower slat joint 3, the slat 6 and the bottom rail 5, respectively, and passes through the through hole 32 of the bottom rail joint 31. Are joined at different positions to form a massive knot 33.

As described above, the ladder cord 8 is attached to the rotating tool 12 in the head box 4 and is connected to the upper slat joint 2 to suspend and support the upper slat joint 2. Further, another ladder cord 8 is a tongue portion 22 of the lower slat joint 3 attached to the uppermost slat 6.
The slat 6 is held by the bottom rail 5 and the bottom rail joint 31 as described above. The front and rear of the two ladder cords 8 are connected by a thin cord 13, and the thin cord 13 supports the lower surface of each slat 6.

Next, the operation of the removable blind 1 of this embodiment and the removable operation of the slats 6 will be described. In normal use, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper slat joint 2 and the lower slat joint 3 are engaged and connected to each other. When the lifting cord 7 is grasped and pulled toward the direction of releasing the restraint of the stopper 9, and the lifting cord 7 is pulled down, the knot 33 at the lowermost end of the lifting cord 7 presses the lower surface of the bottom rail 5 and the bottom rail 5 and above it. The entire slat 6 mounted is moved upward. This opens the blind. The opening area is adjusted by pressing the elevating cord 7 toward the retaining roller 28 side of the stopper 9 and retaining the elevating cord 7 at that position. To adjust the opening of the slat 6, the rod 15 is rotated by rotating the lever 14 for adjusting the opening, and the rotating tool 12 is rotated accordingly.
Since the ladder cord 8 is fixedly held by the rotating tool 12, the ladder cord 8 moves up and down by the rotation of the rotating tool 12, and the upper slat joint 2 and the lower slat joint 3 connected to the ladder cord 8 rotate. Let Therefore, the slats 6 rotate, and the slats 6 and the like rotate the entire slats 6. As a result, the opening degree is adjusted.

Next, the operation of removing the slat 6 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the engagement between the upper slat joint 2 and the lower slat joint 3 is released. That is,
For example, by moving the upper slat joint 2 in the lateral direction, the engagement between the engagement portion 16 and the engagement portion 20 is released, and the two are separated. As described above, the upper slat joint 2 is held on the head box 4 side, and the lower slat joint 3 is held on the slat 6 side. Then lift code 7
The lowermost knot 33 on the bottom rail 5 side is released, and the holding cover 30 is removed to release the lifting cord 7 from the bottom rail 5. As described above, the entire slat 6 and the bottom rail 5 can be removed from the head box 4 side. FIG. 9 shows the state. Further, the lower slat joint 3 is removed from the uppermost slat 6, and the bottom rail 5 to the bottom rail joint 31
The ladder cord 8 is disengaged from the slat 6 by removing, and the slat 6 and the bottom rail 5 are separated. As described above, the slats 6 can be sufficiently washed and can be replaced with one having another color tone. Of course, even if the ladder cord 8 is cleaned without being removed, it will be sufficiently cleaned.

Next, the reassembly work will be described. Since the slats 6 are flexible, it is difficult to align a large number of slats 6 in correct positions. In particular, the work of passing the lifting cord 7 through the through hole 10 of the slat 6 requires a great deal of time and may be forgotten. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the hollow pipe 34 is attached to each slat 6 at the time of assembly.
And the bottom rail 5 are inserted into the through holes 10 and 29, the slat 6 and the bottom rail 5 are integrated, and the hollow pipe 3
By passing the lifting / lowering cord 7 through the hole 4 of FIG. 4, the lifting / lowering cord 7 can be easily threaded during reassembly. Next, the hollow pipe 34 is pulled out, a knot 33 is formed at the lowermost end of the elevating cord 7, the lower slat joint 3 and the bottom rail joint 31 are attached to the slat 6, and the ladder cord 8 is fixed. Finally, the lower slat joint 3 and the upper slat joint 2 are engaged to complete the reassembly work.

In the above embodiments, the upper slat joint 2 and the lower slat joint 3 have the illustrated shapes, but the shapes and structures of the embodiments are not limited as long as the respective functions are satisfied. .

[0020]

According to the present invention, the following remarkable effects are obtained. 1) The entire slat can be easily removed and attached by a simple operation for releasing the engagement between the upper slat joint and the lower slat joint. 2) Since slats and the like can be easily separated from each other, cleaning can be performed extremely easily and reliably when the slats and the like are contaminated. Therefore, it is possible to always maintain a clean state. 3) Since it is easy to remove and install, it is possible to attach slats of different colors according to the mood and demonstrate the functionality as an interior. 4) Since it is possible to easily deal with breakage or deformation of slats or the like, the blind function can be fully exerted at all times.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a detailed structure of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an upper slat joint of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a lower slat joint of this embodiment.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a detached state of the slats in the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory partial cross-sectional view for explaining a part of the assembling work of the slats in the present embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic front view of a conventional general blind.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Detachable blind 1a Conventional blind 2 Upper slat joint 3 Lower slat joint 4 Head box 5 Bottom rail 6 Slat 7 Lifting cord 8 Ladder cord 9 Stopper 10 Through hole 11 Retaining tool 12 Rotating tool 13 Fine cord 14 Opening adjustment Lever 15 Rod 16 Locking part 17 Small diameter rod 18 Through hole 19 Convex part 20 Locking part 21 Through hole 22 Tongue part 23 Recessed part 24 Rotating mechanism part 25 Holding part 26 Holding bracket 27 Guide roller 28 Detention roller 29 Through hole 30 Holding Cover 31 Bottom Rail Joint 32 Through Hole 33 Knot 34 Hollow Pipe

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[Submission date] August 1, 1995

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A blind in which a plurality of slats arranged in parallel between a head box and a bottom rail are hung from the side of the head box, and an elevating cord and a ladder cord which are held on the bottom rail side elevate and adjust the opening. In the above, an upper slat joint that is supported on the head box side through the ladder cord and that forms a locking portion and penetrates the elevating cord, and detachably attached to the uppermost slat, and the lowermost slat. A lower slat joint that holds the upper end side of the ladder cord that is fixedly held by the bottom rail that holds the lower slat joint and that passes through the elevating cord, and the lower slat joint opposes the upper slat joint. It is placed in a position and is detachably locked by the locking part of the upper slat joint. The detachable blind, wherein the lifting cord forms a blockable knot that can be released at a position where it passes through the bottom rail.