JPH11225877A - Curtain and curtain device having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain which can look better when open and which allows an easy operation therefor and a curtain device having the same. SOLUTION: A curtain cloth 5, in which a plurality of pleats 6, 7 extending in the longitudinal direction of a curtain are made at almost equal intervals in the cross direction of the curtain so that the curtain cloth 5 can be folded in the form of an accordion, is fitted with a plurality of magnets 8 arranged at predetermined intervals in the cross direction of the curtain and aligned in the longitudinal direction of the curtain, and the curtain cloth 5 is held folded by the mutually attracting forces of the magnets 8. A lock 4 attracting the magnets 5 to lock the curtain cloth 5 folded is disposed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a curtain and a curtain device provided with the curtain.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general, when a curtain suspended by a curtain rail from a window or the like is open, the curtain fabric is bundled with a band-shaped member called a tassel, mainly for the purpose of improving the appearance. The ring portions at both ends of the tassel are hung on L-shaped hooks attached to a wall, a window frame, or the like, and the bundle is held.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, after the closed curtain is opened, it is bundled with a tassel and hooked on a hook, or the tassel is detached from the hook before closing the opened curtain. Operation is troublesome. In particular, when a curtain rail (hereinafter referred to as an “electric curtain rail”) that opens and closes a curtain by the power of a motor for the purpose of saving the opening and closing of a large number of curtains provided in a large gymnasium or a hall, the above-described tassel is used. If the attaching / detaching operation is performed manually, the labor-saving advantage is reduced by half due to the trouble.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to improve the appearance when the curtain is opened and to facilitate the operation for the curtain and the curtain provided with the same. It is intended to provide a device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a curtain according to the present invention can be folded in an accordion shape by forming a plurality of folds extending in a curtain length direction at substantially equal intervals in a curtain width direction. A curtain material and a plurality of magnets attached to the curtain material at predetermined intervals in the curtain width direction and aligned in the curtain length direction, and the folded state of the curtain material is maintained by the mutual attraction force of the magnets. It is configured so that

A curtain device according to the present invention is mounted on a curtain having the above-described structure, a curtain rail for suspending the curtain so that the curtain can be opened and closed, and a fixed surface such as a wall or a window frame below an end of the curtain rail. And a locking member for locking the curtain material folded by the curtain by magnetic force.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A curtain according to an embodiment of the present invention and a curtain device provided with the same will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 includes a curtain 2, a curtain rail 3 for suspending the curtain 2, and a fastener 4 for securing the curtain 2.

A plurality of folds 6 and 7 extending in the length direction of the curtain 2 made of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a flocking fabric, etc. of the curtain 2 are provided at substantially equal intervals. Crease 6
Is a mountain-folded fold when viewed from the surface side of the curtain fabric 5, and the fold 7 is a valley-folded fold when viewed from the surface side of the curtain fabric 5. The folds 6 and the folds 7 are formed alternately and are provided with so-called “pleats”,
The curtain material 5 can be folded in an accordion shape.

A plurality of magnets 8 are attached to the back surface of the curtain fabric 5. As shown in FIG. 2, each magnet 8 is mounted in a flat area between the folds 6 and 7.
The installation interval of each magnet 8 in the curtain width direction is
The magnet 8 is disposed at every other valley of the curtain fabric 5 when viewed from the back side of the curtain fabric 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the positions (that is, height positions) of the magnets 8 in the curtain length direction are aligned. In this embodiment, each of the magnets 8 has a disk shape in which one surface is an N-pole and the other surface is an S-pole. Have been.

The curtain rail 3 is a general one that is attached to a ceiling, a wall, a window frame or the like directly or via a bracket (not shown), and has a plurality of runners 9 that can run in the longitudinal direction of the rail. The curtain 2 is suspended from the runner 9 via a hook (not shown). Also,
Runner stoppers 10 are respectively attached to both ends (one end is not shown) of the curtain rail 3, and an upper end portion of a fixed side edge of the curtain 2 is hooked to the runner stopper 10.

The locking member 4 is made of a metal or a synthetic resin or the like, and has a mounting portion 11 and a locking portion 12 extending forward from the mounting portion 11.
, And a magnet 13 is fixed to one side surface of the locking portion 12. This anchor 4
Is provided by attaching the mounting portion 11 to a fixing surface 14 such as a wall or a window frame below the runner stopper 10 with a screw or an adhesive (not shown). At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the magnets 13 are set so as to have substantially the same height as each magnet 8 of the suspended curtain 2.

Since the curtain device 1 and the curtain 2 are configured as described above, when the curtain 2 is opened from the state shown in FIGS.
At 7, it bends itself and folds into an accordion. Then, from the fully opened state, when the curtain material 5 near the mounting position of the magnet 8 is lightly pressed toward the fastener 4 (that is, in the direction of arrow F), each magnet 8 as shown in FIG. Thus, the curtain material 5 is held in a folded state by the suction force. At the same time, the magnet 8 and the magnet 13 closest to the fastener 4 are magnetically attracted through the curtain material 5, whereby the curtain material 5 is slightly lower than the middle in the curtain length direction as shown in FIG. And is drawn to the runner stopper 10 side, so that the same good appearance as in the case of the conventional bundling with a tassel can be obtained.

When the curtain 2 is closed from the state shown in FIG. 3, when the side edge of the curtain 2 on the opening and closing side (ie, the side opposite to the runner stopper 10) is grasped by hand and pulled, the magnets 8 are attracted to each other. The state and the attracted state between the magnet 8 and the magnet 13 are automatically released, and the state shown in FIG. 1 can be closed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the curtain 2 is opened, the curtain material can be extremely easily operated compared with the conventional case where the curtain material is bundled with a tassel and hooked on a hook. 5 can be folded and secured to the end of the curtain rail 3 to provide a good appearance. In addition, since the curtain member 5 that is opened can be prevented from swinging due to wind or the like, the effect of being locked by the locking member 4 is also exerted.

When the curtain 2 is opened, the curtain fabric 5 is folded along a plurality of folds 6 and 7 which are provided in advance, so that the positions of the magnets 8 are shifted from each other.
Thereby, the risk of insufficient adsorption is low.

When closing the curtain 2 that has been opened, the magnets 8 and 13 can be released from the attracted state only by pulling the curtain material 5 in the closing direction. Therefore, the operation can be extremely easily performed as compared with the related art in which the tassel that has bundled the curtain material must be removed from the hook.

Further, each magnet 8 is connected to the back of the curtain fabric 5 by
Since it is attached to the flat portion between the folds 6 and 7, the magnets 8 are difficult to see from the back side as well as from the front side of the curtain material 5 when folded, and each magnet 8 is folded as shown in FIG. Is positioned in the middle of the thickness t direction of the curtain 2 in the above, so that the effect that the folded state can be stably held as compared with a case where a magnet is attached near any of the folds 6 and 7 is also exhibited. You.

It is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above description. For example, the mounting interval of the magnets 8 may be appropriately changed according to the strength of the magnetic force, the thickness of the curtain material 5, and the like. Further, a magnetic member (for example, an iron piece) made of a magnetic material having the same size as the magnet 8 is attached to the curtain 5 between the plurality of magnets 8, and the adjacent magnets 8 are mutually connected via the magnetic member. It may be configured to be adsorbed on the surface.

Incidentally, in the above, the folded curtain material 5 is used.
Was pressed lightly in the direction of arrow F to attract the magnets 8 to each other.
It is also conceivable to use a magnet having a particularly strong magnetic force or to open the curtain and fold the curtain material 5 so that the magnets are attracted to each other. When the curtain is configured in this manner and an electric curtain rail is used as a curtain rail of a curtain device for suspending the curtain, the operator can open and close the closed curtain and close the opened curtain. However, there is no need to walk and operate near the curtain. Therefore, it is also possible to completely open and close a large number of curtains provided in a large gymnasium, a hall, or the like by remote control, thereby achieving extremely large labor saving.

Further, in the present invention, since the fixing member only needs to fix the curtain ground by magnetic force, a magnetic member such as an iron piece is attached to the fixing member 4 instead of the magnet 13, and the magnetic member and the curtain 2 side are attached. A configuration in which the curtain material 5 is locked by magnetically attracting the magnet 8 is also conceivable. Of course, the entirety of the fastener may be made of a magnetic material. Further, a magnetic member such as an iron piece is attached to a side edge portion of the curtain base 5 near the runner stopper 10, and the magnetic member and the magnet 13 of the locking member 4 are magnetically attracted to each other.
It is also conceivable to have a configuration that locks the.

Further, in the above description, since the fixing member 14 is attached to the fixing surface 14 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 3 and the T-shaped fixing member 4 is used in plan view, the shape of the fixing member is not limited. Various shapes suitable for the state of attachment, such as when attaching to a fixed surface perpendicular to the direction, are conceivable.

Although the method of attaching the magnet 8 to the curtain fabric 5 has not been described in detail above, the magnet 8 is housed in a cylindrical housing 15 made of a thin cloth such as gauze as shown in FIG. The upper and lower portions are sewn with thread 16 or a pocket having an upper end opening in the curtain fabric is formed. A magnet is dropped into the pocket, and the magnet is formed into a shape having a hole like a five-yen coin. Various modes are conceivable, such as sewn directly to the curtain, or furthermore, a magnet is attached to the curtain with an adhesive. The mounting position of the magnet in the curtain length direction is also arbitrary, and for example, it is conceivable to mount the magnet in the upper and lower two stages near the middle and the lower end in the length direction.

By the way, in the above, an example in which the curtain 2 according to the present invention is used as a part of the curtain device 1 has been described.
Even when the curtain 2 is used alone, the folded state of the curtain material 5 can be held by the magnet 8, and the appearance can be improved by an easy operation.

[0024]

As described above, in the curtain according to the present invention, when the curtain is opened, the folded state of the curtain is maintained by the attractive force of the plurality of magnets attached to the curtain. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the curtain ground from being spread in the curtain width direction, to improve the appearance, and to make the operation extremely easy as compared with the conventional case where the tassel is attached and detached with opening and closing of the curtain. .

Further, in the curtain device according to the present invention, the folded curtain fabric can be locked to the fastener by magnetic force with the curtain opened, and can be drawn toward the end of the curtain rail. The appearance of the curtain can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a curtain and a curtain device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state where the curtain is closed.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the curtain and the curtain device of FIG. 1 in a state where the curtain is opened.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a state of attachment of a magnet to a curtain fabric, where FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a main part of the curtain fabric as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 5B is FIG. It is sectional drawing in CC line | wire.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Curtain apparatus 2 Curtain 3 Curtain rail 4 Fastener 5 Curtain base 6, 7 Fold 8 Magnet 13 Magnet 14 Fixed surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A curtain fabric which can be folded in an accordion shape by providing a plurality of folds extending in a curtain length direction at substantially equal intervals in a curtain width direction, and a predetermined interval is provided on the curtain fabric in a curtain width direction. A curtain, comprising: a plurality of magnets mounted so as to be aligned in a curtain length direction, so as to maintain a folded state of the curtain material by an attractive force of the magnets. 2. The curtain according to claim 1, a curtain rail for suspending the curtain so that the curtain can be opened and closed, and a curtain which is attached to a fixed surface such as a wall or a window frame below an end of the curtain rail to fold the curtain. A curtain device comprising: a locking member for locking a closed curtain ground by magnetic force.