U.S. patent number 3,854,517 [Application Number 05/339,285] was granted by the patent office on 1974-12-17 for roll blind.
Invention is credited to Isamu Nakamura.
United States Patent |
3,854,517 |
Nakamura |
December 17, 1974 |
ROLL BLIND
Abstract
A roll type blind including a hollow tube for suspending and
winding a curtain therearound, two opposite fixing means for
rotatably supporting said hollow tube through a coupling means and
a pulley means operatively connected thereto. The fixing means may
be mounted on the ceiling or the wall selectively. Winding or
unwinding operation of the curtain around the hollow tube may be
effected by manually drawing the endless rope mounted around the
pulley means.
Inventors: |
Nakamura; Isamu (Minatoku,
Tokyo, JA) |
Family
ID: |
27463558 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/339,285 |
Filed: |
March 8, 1973 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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May 17, 1972 [JA] |
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47-57761 |
May 23, 1972 [JA] |
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47-60382 |
May 23, 1972 [JA] |
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47-60383 |
Jul 7, 1972 [JA] |
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47-80363 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
160/323.1;
160/321 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E06B
9/50 (20130101); E06B 9/46 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
E06B
9/24 (20060101); E06B 9/46 (20060101); E06B
9/50 (20060101); A47h 001/10 () |
Field of
Search: |
;160/323-326,319,321,250,263 ;248/207,251-273 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Caun; Peter M.
Claims
What I claim is:
1. A blind which comprises a rotary hollow tube for supending and
winding an element about the hollow tube, a pair of fixing means
fixably mountable to wall means of a room for supporting said
hollow tube, coupling means for rotatably connecting said hollow
tube to one of the pair of fixing means, pulley means for rotatably
connecting said hollow tube to the other of the pair of fixing
means, each of the pair of fixing means including (a) a disc
portion having at its periphery an inwardly projecting square rim
comprising a straight and a curved portion respectively provided
with (b) at least two recesses and two openings, said openings
being positioned in symmetrical opposed relation to said straight
portions of the square rim, and (c) a horseshoe shaped bearing
provided, at the center of the disc, with an access opening adapted
to receive shaft portions respectively provided on said coupling
and pulley means.
2. A blinding according to claim 1, wherein the coupling means
includes a flanged second hollow tube having at its periphery at
least two axially extending channels adapted to receive at least
two ridges which extend axially along an inner wall of said rotary
hollow tube, said shaft portion of the coupling means being of
smaller diameter than that of said bearing provided at said disc
portion of said fixing means and extending from said flange in a
direction opposite the direction of extension of said second hollow
tube from said flange.
3. A blind according to claim 1, wherein the pulley means includes
a flanged third hollow tube having at its periphery at least two
axially extending channels adapted to receive at least two ridges
which extend axially along an inner wall of the rotary hollow tube,
an annular groove in the periphery of the flange adapted for
mounting an endless rope therearound under action of pressure of a
ring spring, said flanged third hollow tube having a shaft of a
length terminating in the plane of that face of the flange most
distant from said third hollow tube.
4. A blind which comprises a rotary hollow tube for suspending and
winding an element about the hollow tube, fixing means fixably
mountable to wall means of a room for supporting said hollow tube,
coupling means for rotatably connecting said hollow tube to one of
the pair of fixing means, pulley means for rotatably connecting
said hollow tube to the other of the pair of fixing means, each of
the pair of fixing means including (a) a disc portion having at its
periphery an inwardly projecting square rim comprising a straight
and a curved portion respectively provided with (b) at least two
recesses and two openings, said openings being positioned in
symmetrical relation with said straight portions of the square rim,
and (c) a horseshoe bearing provided, at the center of the disc,
with an access opening adapted to receive shaft portions
respectively provided on said coupling and pulley means, said
coupling means including a flanged second hollow tube having at its
periphery at least two axially extending channels adapted to
receive at least two ridges which extend axially along an inner
wall of said rotary hollow tube, said shaft portion of the coupling
means being of smaller diameter than that of said bearing provided
at said disc portion of said fixing means and extending from a
flange of said flanged second hollow tube in a direction opposite
to the direction of extension of said second hollow tube from said
flange, said pulley including a flanged third hollow tube having at
its periphery at least two axially extending channels adapted to
receive at least two ridges which extend axially along an inner
wall of the rotary hollow tube, an annular groove in the periphery
of the flange adapted for mounting an endless rope therearound
under action of pressure of a ring spring, said flanged third
hollow tube having a shaft of a length terminating in the plane of
that face of the flange formation on the third hollow tube most
distant from said third hollow tube, said wall means comprising one
of the side walls or the ceiling of the room.
Description
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a roll type blind and, more particularly,
to a roll blind providing a curtain winding tube which can be
replaced readily.
A principal object of the invention is to provide a novel blind in
which a curtain winding tube can be removed from the fixing means
quickly by a simple manual operation.
It is a feature of the present invention that the hollow tube for
suspending and winding the curtain is rotatably supported by two
opposite fixing means through a coupling means adapted to be
connected at its one end to one end of the hollow tube and to be
rotatably beared at its opposite end by the fixing means and a
pulley means adapted to be connected at its one end to the opposite
end of the hollow tube and rotatably beared at its opposite end by
the other fixing means.
The fixing means in accordance with the present invention is
generally comprised of a disc having at its periphery an inwardly
projecting square rim extended across a corner portion and provided
at its straight portions with two or more recesses, an inwardly
projecting curved rim having two openings positioned in symmetrical
relations against said straight portions of the square rim and a
horseshoe bearing positioned at the center of the disc with a port
directed to the corner portion.
A coupling means used in the present invention is preferably
comprised of a flanged hollow tube having at its periphery two or
more axially extending channels adapted to fit with two or more
ridges extended axially along an inner wall of the rotary hollow
tube and a short shaft of somewhat smaller diameter than the inner
diameter of the bearing provided in the fixing means and extended
from the outer face of the flange.
Further, a pulley means preferably has substantially the same
structure as that of the coupling means but the flange is provided
with a circular groove for mounting an endless rope therearound
under a function of pressure of a circular spring and an outer face
of the flange is formed with a circular cavity so that the terminal
end of the short shaft substantially resides in the plane of said
outer face of the flange.
It is, therefore, another objects of the prevent invention to
provide a blind which comprises a rotary hollow tube for suspending
and winding a curtain which is rotatably supported by two opposite
fixing means, said fixing means including a disc having at its
periphery an inwardly projecting square rim extended across a
corner portion and provided at its two straight portions with two
or more recesses, an inwardly projecting curved rim having two
openings positioned in symmetrical relations with said straight
portions of the square rim and a horseshoe bearing positioned at
the center of the disc with a port directed to the corner portion,
through a coupling means adapted to be connected at its one end to
one end of the rotary hollow tube and to be rotatably beared at its
opposite end by the fixing means, said coupling means including a
flanged hollow tube having at its periphery two or more axially
extending channels adapted to fit with two or more ridges extended
axially along an inner wall of the hollow tube and a short shaft of
somewhat smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the bearing
provided in the fixing means and extended from the outer face of
the flange, and a pulley means of substantially the same structure
as that of the coupling means and adapted to be connected at its
one end to the opposite end of the hollow tube and rotatably beared
at its opposite end by the other fixing means, which pulley means
including a flange having at its periphery a circular groove for
mounting an endless rope therearound under a function of pressure
of a circular spring and a circular cavity formed in an outer face
of the flange with a short shaft having a terminal which
substantially resides in the plane of said outer face of the
flange.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be
obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
For a fuller understanding of the nature and object of the
invention a reference should be had to the following detailed
description taken in connection with the accompaning drawings, in
which the same reference numerals designate the same or similar
parts throughout the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of the blind in disassembled position
according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pulley means according to the
invention;
FIG. 3 is a frangmentarily enlarged cross sectional view of the
pulley means associated with the fixing means and in a position to
be secured to the wall;
FIG. 4 is a frangmentarily enlarged cross sectional view similar to
FIG. 3 but showing that the fixing means is in a position to be
secured to the ceiling;
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the bottom end
of the curtain;
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a curtain
weight;
FIG. 7 is a partially sectioned view of the bottom of the curtain
in which a tightening pin is inserted; and
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the blind in assembled
position.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Refering now in more detail to the drawings wherein like parts are
indicated by like reference numerals and initially to FIG. 1, there
is illustrated therein a blind which comprises a rotary hollow tube
10 for suspending and winding a curtain 12 therearound. The tube 10
along its longitudinal extention is provided with a slit 14 through
which an upper end 16 of the curtain 12 is guided from an open end
of the tube 10 for engagement therewith. The tube 10 is also
provided at its inner circumferential wall with two or more axially
extending ridges 15 for engagement with the channels provided on
the periphery of the tube of the coupling means as hereinafter
fully described. Opposite ends of the rotary tube 10 is rotatably
supported by a fixing means 18 through a coupling means 20.
As best shown in FIG. 1, the fixing means 18 includes a disc 22
having an inwardly projecting square rim 24 which extends over
substantially a half of the peripheral edge of the disc 22 across a
corner portion 26 and thus it will be appreciated that the square
rim 24 includes two straight portions 28, 30 having two recesses 31
respectively through which fitting screws are threaded into the
base plate for securing purpose. The disc 22 is further provided
with an inwardly projecting curved rim 32 which extends over the
remaining half of the peripheral edge of the disc 22 and opposite
ends of the curved rim 32 are abutted to the opposite ends of the
square rim 24. In the curved rim two openings 34, 36 are provided
in symmetrical relation with the straight portions 28, 30 of the
square rim 24. As hereinbefore described the fixing means in
accordance with the present invention may be secured to the wall or
the ceiling selectively as desired, thus the straight portions 28,
30 may be used selectively for the purpose. For example, when the
straight portion 30 is attached to the wall, the opening 36 is used
for leading the rope or string. On the other hand, in case the
straight portion 28 is attached to the ceiling, the opening 34 is
serviceable for the same purpose as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
Now back to FIG. 1, the disc 22 at its center is provided with a
bearing 38 of substantially horseshoe form with a port 39 somewhat
wider than the diameter of the shaft of the coupling means
hereinafter described and directed to the corner portion 26 between
the straight portions 28 and 30 of the rim 24.
Between the openings 34 and 36 of the curved rim 32 is recessed to
form an inlet 40 for the shaft of the coupling means hereinafter
described.
The coupling means 20 includes a hollow shaft 42 having at its
periphery several axially extending channels 44 adapted to be
fitted with the ridges 15 of the hollow tube 10, a flange protion
46 and an outwardly projecting shaft 48 of a smaller diameter than
the inner diameter of the bearing 38 and adapted to be rotatably
supported by the bearing 36 of the fixing means 18, the parts of
the coupling means 20 being integrally formed.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pulley means 49 has substantially the
same structure as that of the coupling means but the flange 50 is
provided at its periphery with a circular groove 52 encompassing
the flange 50 around which an endless rope 54 is mounted with a
ring spring 56 for depressing the rope 56 to the bottom of the
circular groove 52 so that the pulley means 49 when the endless 54
is drawn rotates positively without causing any slipping or idling
of the endless rope around the pulley. An outer face of the flange
50 is formed with a circular cavity 58 and a shaft 60 extended
therefrom with such a length that the end of the shaft 60
terminates substantially in the plane of the outer face of the
flange 50 as will be seen from FIG. 2.
In FIGS. 1 and 5 the curtain 12 at its bottom end is turned up with
an expanded end 62 which contains fibrous material therein and is
extended over the whole width of the curtain. To the expanded end
62 is attached a weight 64 extending over the complete length
thereof. The weight 64 along its whole axial length is provided
with a slot 66 for accomodating the curtain cloth and an expanded
groove 68 for receiving the expanded end 62 as shown in FIG. 6.
The end of the curtain is inserted into the weight 64 through
either end of the weight and after the complete attachment of the
weight 64, a pin 70 having a cap 72 is inserted into the expanded
end 62 of the curtain as shown in FIG. 7 so that the expanded end
62 is further expanded to tighten the connection between the
expanded end 62 of the curtain and the expanded groove 68 of the
weight.
All parts and components of the blind except the curtain and the
endless rope are preferably made of synthetic resin.
On installation of the blind according to the invention, the fixing
means 18, 18 are secured through their respective square rims 24,
24 to the frame 74 as shown in FIG. 8 and then the coupling 20 is
connected to hollow tube 10 with shaft 48 projecting from one end
of the hollow tube 10 and the pulley 49 is connected to the
opposite end of the tube 10 with shaft 60 facing outwardly. Shafts
48 and 60 after being passed through inlet 40 and port 39 are
received in bearings 38, 38.
While, certain embodiments of the invention have been illustrated
by way of example in the drawings and particularly described, it
will be understood that various modifications may be made in
constructions and that the invention is no way limited to the
embodiments shown.
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