Apparatus and method for the production of roller blinds
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1. Apparatus for use in the manufacture of a roller blind comprising:
- (i) drive means for feeding a web of fabric through the apparatus parallel to a first direction;
(vi) alignment means for aligning the web of fabric with respect to the first direction;
(vii) first and second roller blind tube mounting means for mounting a roller blind tube on the apparatus by its respective ends such that the longitudinal axis of the tube lies in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein at least one of the mounting means is adjustable in the second direction in order to mount roller blind tubes of different lengths;
(viii) roller blind tube drive means for driving one of the mounting means to rotate the roller blind tube about its longitudinal axis;
(ix) width cutting means for cutting the web of fabric to a desired width in accordance with the length of the roller blind tube wherein the alignment means, mounting means and cutting means are mounted in fixed angular relation with respect to one another.
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Abstract
Apparatus for use in the manufacture of roller blinds includes means for mounting and rotating one or more roller blind tubes, means for aligning the fabric and means for cutting the fabric to a desired width. Each of these means is arranged in a fix angular arrangement with respect to the other. The mounting means are adjustable to accommodate roller blind tubes of different lengths and the width cutting means are adjustable also. Preferably an adjustable width cutting means and an adjustable mounting means are mounted on a common bracket for adjustment in a single step.
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1. Apparatus for use in the manufacture of a roller blind comprising:
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(i) drive means for feeding a web of fabric through the apparatus parallel to a first direction;
(vi) alignment means for aligning the web of fabric with respect to the first direction;
(vii) first and second roller blind tube mounting means for mounting a roller blind tube on the apparatus by its respective ends such that the longitudinal axis of the tube lies in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein at least one of the mounting means is adjustable in the second direction in order to mount roller blind tubes of different lengths;
(viii) roller blind tube drive means for driving one of the mounting means to rotate the roller blind tube about its longitudinal axis;
(ix) width cutting means for cutting the web of fabric to a desired width in accordance with the length of the roller blind tube wherein the alignment means, mounting means and cutting means are mounted in fixed angular relation with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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6. Apparatus for use in the manufacture of roller blinds comprising:
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(i) drive means for feeding a web of fabric through the apparatus parallel to a first direction;
(vi) alignment means for aligning the web of fabric with respect to the first direction;
(vii) mounting components for mounting n roller blind tubes, where n is an integer greater than 1, such that the longitudinal axis of each roller blind tube lies in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, said mounting components comprising first mounting means for mounting a proximal end of a first roller blind tube, second mounting means for mounting a distal end of a final roller blind tube and n−
1 intermediate mounting means for mounting adjacent respective proximal and distal ends of intermediate roller blind tubes, or, where n=2 for mounting the distal end of the first roller blind tube and the adjacent proximal end of the second roller blind tube, the second and intermediate mounting means being adjustable in the second direction in order to mount roller blind tubes of different lengths;
(viii) roller blind tube drive means for driving one of the mounting means to rotate the roller blind tubes about the longitudinal axis and;
(ix) a plurality of width cutting means for cutting the web of fabric to a desired widths in accordance with the respective lengths of the roller blind tubes wherein the alignment means, mounting means and cutting means are mounted in fixed angular relation with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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39. An apparatus or method substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any of FIGS. 1 to 15.
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