JPH10314012A - Curtain opening and closing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain opening and closing device in which one can readily change one curtain face into the other curtain face as required by suspending the curtain with both faces usable and in which it does not take much time nor trouble for changing in the layout of ornaments of a sitting room. SOLUTION: The device is equipped with at least a pair of straight parts 6 extending in parallel to each other along the window C and a curtain rail in a loop formed integrally by combining both side ends of these straight parts by way of a combining part 7. The curtain 4B to be hung by the curtain rail in a loop is to be established in nearly the same width dimension as that of each straight part and is made so that both of the faces can be used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a curtain opening and closing device provided along a window to open and close the window.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general house, for example, the interior of a living room is decorated, the interior of the living room is shielded from the outside through a window, heat radiation from the living room to the outside through a window is prevented, and the sun from the window is blocked. In order to block light incidence, a curtain opening / closing device is provided.

This curtain opening and closing device is provided with a curtain rail made of, for example, a metal material provided along a window, and suspended by a hanging tool on the curtain rail, and expanded and contracted along the curtain rail. And openable and closable curtains.

[0004] For example, the above-mentioned curtains made of cloth are roughly classified into so-called lace curtains and other relatively thick cloth curtains. There is no front and back in a race, but there is a front and back in a thick fabric curtain. In consideration of the decoration of the living room, it is naturally suspended such that the front side is the living room side and the back side is the window side.

[0005] Usually, a curtain rail for a lace curtain and a curtain rail for a thick fabric curtain are provided in parallel. Then, if necessary, the window is closed with only the lace curtain, only the thick fabric, or the lace curtain and the thick fabric curtain in double.

[0006]

As described above, from the standpoint of living room decoration, the choice is limited to lace curtains or thick fabric curtains, and the range of choices for residents is small. Changing the décor to adapt to the season or change the mood would result in the replacement of the thick fabric curtain.

[0007] Therefore, the curtain for replacement must be stored at all times, which takes time and effort to manage the curtain, and requires a space for storage. And since the curtain rail is provided along the upper part of the window, it takes an unreasonable posture when replacing the curtain, which is troublesome and troublesome.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to suspend a curtain which can be used on both sides, and to change the curtain surface extremely easily as required. An object of the present invention is to provide a curtain opening / closing device that does not require a change in decoration.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a curtain opening / closing apparatus which is provided along a window, is suspended along the curtain rail, and extends along the curtain rail. In the curtain opening / closing device including a curtain capable of opening and closing the window by expanding and contracting, the curtain rail includes at least a pair of linear portions extending parallel to each other along the window, It is a loop-shaped curtain rail formed by connecting both side ends integrally through a connecting portion, and the curtain suspended on the loop-shaped curtain rail has a width dimension substantially equal to the length dimension of each straight section. In addition to the setting, both sides can be used.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the curtain opening / closing device according to the first aspect, the curtain suspended on the loop-shaped curtain rail has a different color on both sides, a different design on both sides, or a different design from the color on both sides. It is characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect, in the curtain opening and closing device according to the first aspect, the connecting portion of the loop-shaped curtain rail is formed in a semicircular shape. According to a fourth aspect, in the curtain opening / closing device according to the first aspect, a straight curtain rail for suspending a lace curtain is interposed between the loop-shaped curtain rail and the window.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, by adopting the means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the curtain is positioned on one of the linear portions of the loop-shaped curtain rail, so that one side of the room is occupied by the living room. The other surface can be changed to the living room side by locating the curtain on the other straight portion. Therefore, the color, design, or color and design of the curtain can be easily changed.

[0013] According to the third aspect of the present invention, the operation of replacing each side of the curtain can be performed smoothly. In the invention of claim 4,
A lace curtain can be selected in addition to each side of the curtain suspended on the loop-shaped curtain rail, and the options are expanded.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG.
A curtain opening / closing device K is provided for a window C fitted on a wall B of the window C so that the window C can be opened and closed.

The curtain opening / closing device K includes a straight curtain rail 1 provided along a wall B above a window frame Ca.
And curtains 4A and 4B hung on the loop-shaped curtain rails 2 and the curtain rails 1 and 2 via a plurality of hanging tools 3.

Each of the curtain rails 1 and 2 is made of, for example, a metal material, and the curtains 4A and 4B are made of cloth. The straight curtain rail 1 is located on the wall B side (in the living room A).
And the loop-shaped curtain rail 2 is on the near side. In other words, the straight curtain rail 1 is interposed between the wall B and the loop-shaped curtain rail 2.

The straight curtain rail 1 has a window frame Ca.
Are formed to have substantially the same length as the left and right width dimensions of the window frame, and are disposed so as to face the left and right sides of the window frame. Curtain 4A hung on straight curtain rail 1
Is a lace curtain, which is assembled here by a pair of curtain bands 5 provided on the left and right sides of the window frame Ca.

In addition, if it explains, this lace curtain 4A
Is composed of a pair of left and right curtains, each of which has the same width as the length from the curtain band 5 to the center of the window C. That is, each lace curtain 4
The total width in the state where A is extended is substantially the same as the length of the straight curtain rail 1.

The loop-shaped curtain rail 2 includes a pair of straight portions 6, 6 extending parallel to each other along the window C.
And a connecting portion 7, which integrally connects both side ends of these straight portions.
And 7.

The length of each of the straight portions 6 is formed to be substantially the same as the width of the window frame Ca in the left and right directions, and both left and right ends are arranged to face the left and right sides of the window frame. .
The connecting portion 7 for connecting the linear portions 6 is formed in a semicircular shape, is hung on the curtain rail 2, and is designed so that the hanging tool 3 for hanging the curtain 4B runs smoothly.

The curtain 4B suspended from the loop-shaped curtain rail 2 is made of relatively thick cloth.
Both sides can be used. In other words, both sides are formed to be able to withstand the decoration of the living room as the front side,
Different colors on both sides, different designs on both sides,
Alternatively, it is dealt with by different colors and designs on both sides.

The thick cloth curtain 4B is composed of a pair of left and right curtains, and is combined by a pair of curtain bands 8 provided on the left and right sides of the window frame Ca.

The width of each thick cloth curtain 4B is the same as the length from the curtain band 8 to the center of the window C. That is, the total width of the thick fabric curtains 4B in a stretched state is substantially the same as the length of each linear portion 6 of the loop curtain rail 2.

Next, an actual use state of the curtain will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the thick cloth curtain 4B
Indicates a state in which the lace curtain 4A is released from the curtain band 5 and extended to the center of the window C, and the window is closed.

Since the lace curtain 4A is a so-called translucent curtain, the existence of the window C can be easily determined. The use of the lace curtain 4A helps to obtain a refreshing feeling in the living room A.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the thick cloth curtain 4B is released from the curtain band 8 and extended along one (the window side in the drawing) straight portion 6 of the loop-shaped curtain 2 to close the window C. .

Although the lace curtain 4A is kept extended in this embodiment, it may be put together by the curtain band 5 as shown in FIG. By closing the window C of the thick cloth curtain 4B, the curtain forms the decoration of the living room A, shields the inside of the living room A from the outside through the window C, and releases heat from the living room A to the outside through the window C. Intercept,
And cut off sunlight from the window C.

If the color, design, or color and design of the surface of the thick fabric curtain 4B facing the living room A becomes tired over a long period of use, or if the user wants to change their mind at any time, the curtain may be used. The surface facing the window side of 4B is newly turned to the living room A side.

That is, with the hanging tools 3 on both left and right ends of the curtain 4B shown in FIG. The connecting portion 7 enters from the leading hanger 3, but since the connecting portion is formed in a semicircular shape, extremely smooth running is obtained.

The other hanging member 3 follows the leading hanging member 3 and moves to the other linear portion 6 via the connecting portion 7. When the leading hanging tool 3 comes to a position substantially at the center of the other linear portion 6, all other following hanging tools 3 move to the other linear portion.

As shown in FIG. 4, the thick cloth curtain 4B hung by these hanging jigs 3 moves to the other linear portion 6 side. At the same time, the surface facing the window C is now facing the living room A.

As described above, the thick cloth curtain 4B
Each side has a different curtain color, design, or both color and design. Such a curtain 4B is connected to one straight portion 6 of the loop-shaped curtain rail 2.
The surface facing the living room A is changed by moving from the to the other straight portion 6, so that the color, the design, or the color and the design are changed.

It is possible to extremely easily change the color, design or change of the color and design of the curtain without requiring any troublesome work such as storing the replacement curtain and replacing the curtain with the curtain rail. In addition, since the position of the curtain itself is hardly changed, the above-described curtain function is reliably maintained.

In the above-described embodiment, both the lace curtain 4A and the thick cloth curtain 4B which can be used on both sides are so-called double-opened doors which are opened and closed from both ends of the curtain rails 1, 2. Instead, the curtains may be gathered at one end of each of the curtain rails 1 and 2 so as to open and close in a so-called one-sided manner.

The lace curtain 4A is not always necessary, but may be any curtain opening / closing device that has at least a loop-shaped curtain rail 2 and that suspends a curtain 4B that can be used on both sides.

Although a relatively thick cloth curtain is used as the curtain 4B that can be used on both sides, the present invention is not limited to this. A rigid sheet of a synthetic resin material such as a so-called accordion type curtain is used. Alternatively, a plate piece may be formed in a 99-fold form.

[0037]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is:
It has a loop-shaped curtain rail in which both side ends of a pair of linear portions parallel to the window are integrally connected via a connecting portion, and the curtain suspended here has a width substantially equal to the length of each linear portion. And both sides can be used.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the curtain, both sides have different colors, both sides have different designs, or both sides have different colors and designs. Therefore, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, by positioning the curtain on one linear portion of the loop-shaped curtain rail, one surface is set as the living room side and the curtain is positioned on the other linear portion. Can change the other side to the living room side, the color of the curtain,
The effect is that the design or the color and design can be changed very easily without any hassle.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the connecting portion of the loop-shaped curtain rail is formed in a semicircular shape, the operation of replacing the curtain surface can be performed smoothly. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, since a straight curtain rail for suspending a lace curtain is interposed between the loop-shaped curtain rail and the window, each surface of the curtain suspended by the loop-shaped curtain rail is provided. In addition, lace curtains can be selected, giving more options.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a curtain opening and closing device with an open window, showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment, showing a state in which a window is closed by a lace curtain.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment, showing a state in which a window is closed with one side of a double-sided curtain facing the living room;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the window is closed with the other side of the double-sided curtain facing the living room in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C: window, 1: straight curtain rail, 4A: lace curtain, 2: loop-shaped curtain rail, 6: straight section, 7: connecting section, 4B: curtain that can be used on both sides.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kota Akutsu 3-19-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Chifumi Suzuki 3-19 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. 2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Naoko Horiki 3--19, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Nagako Kondo 3-19, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. 2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A curtain rail provided along a window, and a curtain which is suspended from the curtain rail via a hanger and which can be opened and closed by expanding and contracting along the curtain rail. In the curtain opening and closing device, the curtain rail is formed by at least a pair of linear portions extending parallel to each other along the window, and a loop formed by integrally connecting both side ends of the linear portions via a connecting portion. The curtain suspended on this loop-shaped curtain rail is
A curtain opening and closing device characterized in that the width is set to be substantially the same as the length of each straight portion, and both sides thereof can be used. 2. The curtain opening and closing according to claim 1, wherein the curtains suspended on the loop-shaped curtain rail have different colors on both surfaces, different designs on both surfaces, or different colors and designs on both surfaces. apparatus. 3. The connecting portion of the loop-shaped curtain rail,
The curtain opening / closing device according to claim 1, wherein the curtain opening / closing device is formed in a semicircular shape. 4. The curtain opening / closing device according to claim 1, wherein a straight curtain rail for suspending a lace curtain is interposed between the loop-shaped curtain rail and the window.