Roll-blind

• US 4,476,910 A
• Filed: 02/03/1982
• Issued: 10/16/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Corporation
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Corporation
• Inventors: Saito, Yasuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Caun, Peter M.
• Application Number:
  US06/345,367
• Time in Patent Office: 986 Days
• Field of Search: 160/7-9, 160/291-299
• US Class Current: 160/291
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/905 using wrap spring clutches
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/50 Bearings specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/68 Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/82 automatic
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/90 for immobilising the closure member in various chosen positions

Abstract

A roll-blind including a winding roll for winding up a blind cloth and a coil spring contained in said winding roll to rotate it in the cloth winding-up direction, which comprises a mechanism for reducing the rotating speed of said winding roll at the time of winding up the blind cloth.

Claims

1. A roll-blind comprising a blind cloth, a winding roll for winding up said blind cloth thereon, a coil spring for constantly rotating said winding roll in its cloth winding-up direction, a stopper for stopping the rotation of said winding roll against the action of said coil spring at any desired position where said blind cloth is lowered, and a speed reducing device for reducing the speed of rotation of said winding roll due to the action of said coil spring while said winding roll is being continuously rotated in the cloth winding-up direction under the action of said coil spring so that the winding-up operation continues in a smooth and reliable manner.

2. A roll-blind according to claim 1 wherein said winding roll includes two axially aligned center shafts, the speed reducing device comprises a flywheel which is connected with one of the center shafts of the winding roll through a clutch which transmits the rotation of the winding roll to said flywheel only during the rotation of the winding roll in its cloth winding-up direction.

3. A roll-blind according to claim 1 wherein said winding roll includes two axially aligned center shafts, the speed reducing device comprises a reduction gear train which is connected with one of the center shafts of the winding roll through a clutch which transmits the rotation of the winding roll to said gear train only during the rotation of the winding roll in its cloth winding-up direction.

4. A roll-blind according to claim 1 wherein the speed reducing device comprises a balance wheel mechanism which is connected with one of the center shafts of the winding roll through a clutch which transmits the rotation of the winding roll to said balance wheel mechanism only during the rotation of the winding roll in its cloth winding-up direction.

5. A roll-blind comprising a blind cloth, a winding roll for winding up said blind cloth thereon, a coil spring for constantly rotating said winding roll in its cloth winding-up direction, a stopper for stopping the rotation of said winding roll against the action of said coil spring at any desired position where said blind cloth is lowered, a speed reducing device for reducing the speed of rotation of said winding roll while said winding roll is rotated in the cloth winding-up direction under the action of said coil spring, comprising a stopper mechanism including a clutch shaft rotating with said winding roll, a spring clutch wound on said clutch shaft, a clutch ring arranged around said spring clutch and having a step portion formed on the outside thereof and a stopper member arranged to come into engagement with said step portion to stop the rotation of said clutch ring in the cloth winding-up direction, which are so arranged as to loosen said spring clutch to allow free rotation of said clutch shaft during the blind cloth is lowered, to tighten said spring clutch to stop the clutch shaft when the clutch ring is stopped by said stopper member and to loosen said spring clutch to allow rotation of the clutch shaft in the cloth winding-up direction when said stopper member is released to allow rotation of the clutch ring.