WINDOW BLIND DEVICE

• US 20160340975A1
• Filed: 04/28/2016
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taicang Kingfu Plastic Manufacture Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Taicang Kingfu Plastic Manufacture Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HUANG, Szu-Chang
• Granted Patent: US 9,874,057 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/3222 Cordless, i.e. user interface without cords
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/322 Details of operating devices, e.g. pulleys, brakes, spring drums, drives operating devices E06B9/68 ; devices of general interest specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material B65H75/34

Abstract

A window blind device includes a headrail, a bottomrail, a window shade, first and second control wheels, first and second cord spools, first and second cords, and a coil spring. The coil spring has a looped end portion sleeved on a first wheel hub of the first control wheel, and a spring body wound on the first wheel hub and extending from the looped end portion to terminate at a leading spring end which is connected to a second wheel hub of the second control wheel.

Claims

1. A window blind device comprising:

a headrail extending in a longitudinal direction;

a bottomrail which extends in the longitudinal direction to terminate at left and right ends, and which are movable relative to said headrail in an upright direction between an uppermost position and a lowermost position;

a window shade having an upper end connected to said headrail, and a lower end connected to said bottomrail so as to be moved therewith;

a first control wheel including a first wheel hub mounted rotatably on one of said headrail and said bottomrail about a first wheel axis;

a second control wheel including a second wheel hub mounted rotatably on said one of said headrail and said bottomrail about a second wheel axis parallel to the first wheel axis; and

a coil spring having a looped end portion sleeved on said first wheel hub, and a spring body wound on said first wheel hub and extending from said looped end portion to terminate at a leading spring end which is connected to said second wheel hub,

wherein said first and second control wheels are coupled to the other one of said headrail and said bottomrail, such that in synchrony with displacement of said bottomrail from the uppermost position to the lowermost position, said looped end portion and said first wheel hub are rotated relative to each other.

2. The window blind device according to claim 1, wherein:

said first and second control wheels are mounted rotatably on said headrail and are coupled to said bottomrail;

said first control wheel further includes a first wheel rim surrounding the first wheel axis; and

said second control wheel further includes a second wheel rim which surrounds the second wheel axis, and which is configured to be in frictional engagement with said first wheel rim so as to permit said first and second control wheels to rotate synchronously.

3. The window blind device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a first cord spool including a first spool hub mounted rotatably on said headrail about a first spool axis parallel to the first wheel axis, and a first spool rim which surrounds the first spool axis, and which is configured to be in frictional engagement with said first wheel rim so as to permit said first cord spool and said first control wheel to rotate synchronously;

a second cord spool including a second spool hub mounted rotatably on said headrail about a second spool axis parallel to the first wheel axis, and a second spool rim which surrounds the second spool axis, and which is configured to be in frictional engagement with said second wheel rim so as to permit said second cord spool and said second control wheel to rotate synchronously; and

first and second cords each having a main cord segment which is wound on a corresponding one of said first and second spool hubs, and which extends to terminate at a leading cord end connected to a corresponding one of said left and right ends of said bottomrail, such that, in synchrony with displacement of said bottomrail from the uppermost position to the lowermost position, said main cord segment is moved from a drawn-in position to a drawn-out position to drive said first and second cord spools to rotate.

4. The window blind device according to claim 3, wherein said second wheel hub is configured to be of a larger dimension than said first wheel hub such that, in response to the movement of said main cord segment from the drawn-in position toward the drawn-out position, said looped end portion is rotated relative to said first wheel hub to permit winding of said spring body on said second wheel hub to allow said spring body to acquire a biasing force so as to cause said spring body to wind back on said first wheel hub, thereby displacing said main cord segment to the drawn-in position.

5. The window blind device according to claim 4, wherein:

said first control wheel further includes a plurality of first wheel teeth disposed on said first wheel rim to surround the first wheel axis;

said second control wheel further includes a plurality of second wheel teeth which are disposed on said second wheel rim to surround the second wheel axis, and which are configured to mesh with said first wheel teeth so as to permit said first and second control wheels to rotate synchronously;

said first cord spool further includes a plurality of first spool teeth which are disposed on said first spool rim to surround the first spool axis, and which are configured to mesh with said first wheel teeth so as to permit said first cord spool and said first control wheel to rotate synchronously; and

said second cord spool further includes a plurality of second spool teeth which are disposed on said second spool rim to surround the second spool axis, and which are configured to mesh with said second wheel teeth so as to permit said second cord spool and said second control wheel to rotate synchronously.

6. The window blind device according to claim 4, wherein said coil spring is a flat coil spring, and said looped end portion is formed by welding a terminal region onto an innermost coil.

7. The window blind device according to claim 4, wherein said coil spring is a flat coil spring, and said looped end portion is formed by an innermost pair of coils in abutting engagement with each other.

8. The window blind device according to claim 4, wherein said second wheel hub has an inner sub-hub of a dimension substantially the same as said first wheel hub, an outer sub-hub spaced apart from said inner sub-hub in radial directions, and a plurality of ribs interconnecting said inner sub-hub and said outer sub-hub.