This application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202211123851.6, filed on Sep. 15, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to the field of curtain technologies, and in particular to an electric curtain.
At present, many common electric curtains such as venetian blinds, honeycomb blinds, and pleated blinds are commercially available. These curtains drive a rope winding assembly via a drive assembly to enable the curtains to open or close. The drive assembly mainly comprises a motor part, a power supply part and a control part. The motor part is used to output power to drive the rope winding assembly to work, the power supply part is used to supply electricity, and the control part is used to control the motor part to work.
In most of the existing electric curtains, the motor part, the power supply part and the control part are three independent structures which are not integrated into one integral structure. For example, the motor part is usually mounted inside the top rail of the curtain, the control part is mounted outside the top rail, and the power supply part is hung outside the top rail. The motor part, the power supply part and the control part are assembled separately and electrically connected with each other, leading to inconvenient mounting and dismounting. Further, the assembled curtain has potential safety hazards in power supply during transportation.
In some of the existing electric curtains, the motor part, the power supply part and the control part are integrated into one integral structure as a finished drive device which is directly inserted into the top rail to drive the rope winding assembly to open or close the curtain automatically. In this way, quick mounting and dismounting can also be achieved. However, there are still some defects. For example, in a finished straight-line tubular drive device, the motor part, the control part and the power supply part are arranged in a straight-line shape such that the length of the finished drive device is extended. In this case, the limited mounting space of the top rail cannot accommodate the drive device and the rope winding assembly, unless for those very large windows in which the top rail is very long. Thus, it is not applicable to those small windows. For another example, in a U-shaped drive device, the motor part and the power supply part are disposed in parallel up and down such that they can be inserted into an end of the top rail quickly. Thus, the rope winding assembly is driven to automatically open or close the curtain. The length of the drive device is significantly shortened but the height is increased. Correspondingly, the height of the top rail is also increased. Originally, a single cavity on the top rail is sufficient to accommodate the drive device and the rope winding assembly. But at present, two cavities are required to accommodate the drive device and the rope winding assembly, where an upper cavity is used to accommodate the power supply part, and a lower cavity is used to accommodate the motor part and the rope winding assembly, which undoubtedly increases the production costs of the top rail greatly.
In conclusion, it is urgent to find a method to integrate the motor part, the power supply part and the control part into one integral structure, which can be quickly mounted or dismounted without increasing the length or height of the top rail.
In order to address the above problems of the prior arts, the present invention provides an electric curtain, which can be not only quickly mounted and dismounted but also adapted to long and short windows without increasing the height of a top rail and hence increasing production costs.
In order to address the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution. An electric curtain is provided, comprising a top rail, a bottom bar, a curtain body, a rope winding assembly, a drive device and an end seal. The top rail and the bottom bar are disposed in parallel up and down. The curtain body is disposed between the top rail and the bottom bar. The top rail is provided with opposed first end and second end. The end seal is disposed at the first end of the top rail. The drive device is disposed at the second end of the top rail. The drive device is in transmission connection with the rope winding assembly to drive the curtain body to close or open. The drive device comprises a motor part and a power supply part. The motor part is disposed inside the top rail and connected to the rope winding assembly in a transmission manner. The power supply part is disposed outside the top rail. The motor part and the power supply part are disposed in parallel inside and out.
Furthermore, the rope winding assembly comprises a pull rope, a transmission rod, and a rope winding device. The rope winding device is disposed inside the top rail. The transmission rod is in transmission connection with the motor part and the rope winding device. One end of the pull rope is fixedly connected to the rope winding device, and the other end runs sequentially through the top rail and the curtain body to be fixedly connected to the bottom bar.
Furthermore, the motor part is provided with opposed third end and fourth end. The third end of the motor part is in transmission connection with the transmission rod, and the fourth end of the motor part is exposed at the second end of the top rail to detachably connect the power supply part.
Furthermore, a slide groove penetrating through both ends of the top rail along a length direction of the top rail disposed on an external surface of the top rail. A slide block slidably matched with the slide groove is disposed on a back surface of the power supply part.
Furthermore, at least one clip for fitting onto the top rail is disposed on an external wall of the motor part. A fitting opening matching the clip is disposed on a side wall of the top rail.
Furthermore, the drive device further comprises a control part. The control part comprises a master control circuit board which is disposed inside the power supply part. A power supply in electrical connection with the master control circuit board is disposed inside the power supply part. An output interface is disposed in an exposed manner at a position close to the fourth end of the motor part on the master control circuit board. An input interface connected to the output interface is disposed in an exposed manner at the fourth end of the motor part.
Furthermore, the motor part is internally provided with a motor core and a speed reducer. The motor core in transmission cooperation with the speed reducer is connected fixedly with the speed reducer. The speed reducer is close to the third end of the motor part, and the motor core is close to the fourth end of the motor part. An output end of the motor core is in transmission connection with an input end of the speed reducer, and an output end of the speed reducer is in transmission connection with the transmission rod. An end of the motor core away from the speed reducer is provided with a Hall plate and a signal magnet. A Hall sensor for sensing the signal magnet is disposed on the Hall plate. The fourth end of the motor part is internally provided with a transitional circuit board which is in electrical connection with the Hall plate. The input interface is disposed on the transitional circuit board.
Furthermore, a first vibration damping sleeve is connected at an end of the speed reducer away from the motor core, and a second vibration damping sleeve is disposed at an end of the motor core away from the speed reducer.
Furthermore, a filling block is disposed at an end of the motor core away from the speed reducer in the motor part. The filling block is abutted against the second vibration damping sleeve to fill a gap between the motor core and the fourth end of the motor part.
Furthermore, the fourth end of the motor part is provided with at least one first magnet and/or first iron block, and an end of the power supply part for docking with the motor part is provided with a second magnetic block and/or second iron block for magnetically attracting the first magnetic block and/or first iron block.
Compared with the prior arts, the present invention has the following advantages: the finished drive device is in transmission connection with the rope winding assembly to drive the curtain body to open and close. The drive device can be quickly mounted on or dismounted from the top rail.
Furthermore, the motor part and the power supply part in the drive device are disposed in parallel. In this case, the motor part can be inserted into the top rail to drive the rope winding assembly, and the power supply part can be exposed outside the top rail, not occupying the internal mounting space of the top rail. Such structure shortens the entire length of the drive device to enable the electric curtain to adapt to long and short windows, while the height of the top rail will not be increased, thus avoiding increase of production costs. Further, the power supply part can also be mounted in an exposed manner, helping charging and replacement. Further, during transportation, the power supply part can be dismounted to prevent potential safety hazards.
In order to describe the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solution of the prior art more clearly, brief descriptions will be made below to the accompanying drawings involved in descriptions of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative, and other drawing can also be obtained by those skilled in the art based on these drawings without making creative work.
The structures, scales, sizes and the like depicted in the specification are only used by those skilled in the art to know and read the contents disclosed by the specification rather than to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the structures, scales, sizes and the like do not have technically substantive meanings. Any modification, changes or adjustment to the structures, the scales and sizes shall all fall within the scope of protection covered by the technical contents disclosed by the present invention without affecting the effects and the purposes achieved by the present invention.
Numerals of the drawings are described below: 1. top rail, 1.1 first end, 1.2 second end, 1.3 slide groove, 1.4 fitting opening, 2. curtain body, 3. bottom bar, 4. rope winding assembly, 4.1 pull rope, 4.2 transmission rod, 4.3 rope winding device, 5. end seal, 6. drive device, 6.1 motor part, 6.1.1 third end, 6.1.2 fourth end, 6.1.3 clip, 6.1.4 input interface, 6.1.5 motor core, 6.1.6 speed reducer, 6.1.7 Hall plate, 6.1.8 signal magnet, 6.1.9 Hall sensor, 6.1.10 first magnetic block, first iron block, 6.1.11 transitional circuit board, 6.1.12 first vibration damping sleeve, 6.1.13 second vibration damping sleeve, 6.1.14 filling block, 6.2 power supply part, 6.2.1 slide block, 6.2.2 power supply, 6.2.3 second magnetic block, second iron block, 6.3 control part, 6.3.1 master control circuit board, 6.3.2 output interface.
The present invention will be further described below in combination with specific embodiments.
In the descriptions of the present invention, it is understood that orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms such as “central”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise” “counterclockwise” “axial”, “radial”, and “circumferential” is used only for ease of descriptions and simplification of descriptions and does not indicate or imply that the indicated devices or elements must have a particular orientation, or be constructed or operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, such terms shall not be understood as limiting of the present invention.
Further, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptions only and shall not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated features. As a result, the features defined by “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one feature. In the descriptions of the present invention, the meaning of “several” refers to at least two, for example, two or three or the like, unless otherwise clearly stated.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly stated or defined, the terms “mount”, “connect”, “couple”, and “fix” and the like shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, may be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or formed into one piece; or may be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; or direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or may be internal communication between two elements or mutual interaction of two elements, unless otherwise stated. Those skilled in the art may understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention according to actual situations.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly stated or defined, the first feature being “on” or “below” the second feature refers to that the first feature and the second feature are in direct contact, or the first feature and the second feature are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, the first feature being “above” or “on” the second feature refers to that the first feature is exactly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only refers to that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being “under” or “below” the second feature refers to that the first feature is exactly under or obliquely below the second feature, or only refers to that the first feature has a smaller horizontal height than the second feature.
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In the present invention, the finished drive device 4 is in transmission connection with the rope winding assembly 4 to drive the curtain body 2 to open and close. The drive device 6 can be quickly mounted on or dismounted from the top rail 1. The drive device 6 integrates the motor part 6.1 and the power supply part 6.2 into one integral product, facilitating mounting modularization and mounting/dismounting and repairs. In addition, the motor part 6.1 and the power supply part 6.2 in the drive device 6 are disposed in parallel. In this case, the motor part 6.1 may be inserted into the top rail 1 to drive the rope winding assembly 4, and the power supply part 6.2 may be exposed outside the top rail 1, not occupying the internal mounting space of the top rail 1. Such structure shortens the entire length of the drive device 6 to enable the electric curtain to adapt to long and short windows, while the height of the top rail 1 will not be increased, thus avoiding increase of production costs. Further, after the motor part 6.1 and the power supply part 6.2 are integrated into one integral product, the power supply part 6.2 can also be mounted in an exposed manner, helping charging and maintenance.
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In addition, in the present invention, the master control circuit board 6.3.1 is a microcontroller unit (MCU) board which disposed inside the power supply part 6.2. The MCU board is disposed outside the top rail 1 together with the power supply part 6.2. The top rail 1 is usually made of metal material, for example, aluminum profile, which may shield remote control signals. The housing of the power supply part 6.2 is made of a plastic which does not shield remote control signals. Hence, the MCU board may be disposed outside the top rail 1 to better receive remote control signals. An indicator lamp, a setting key and a data interface are disposed on the MCU board, and windows respectively corresponding to the indicator lamp, the setting key and the data interface are disposed on the housing of the power supply part 6.2. The data interface may be a USB interface for charging or plugging or data communication. The setting key is used to key binding, direction change and factory setting restore. The indicator lamp is used to display a working state. An antenna or onboard antenna is disposed on the MCU board to receive external signals. The power supply 6.2.2 used in the present invention may be a lithium battery, dry cell or switching power supply.
Furthermore, it is noted that, the housings of the motor part 6.1 and the power supply part 6.2 both are plastic housings. The housing of the motor part 6.1 can completely wrap the parts in the motor part 6.1 with only the power output end and the input interface 6.1.4 exposed. The housing the power supply part 6.2 can completely wrap the parts in the power supply part 6.2 with only the output interface 6.3.2 exposed. When the power supply part 6.2 is connected with the motor part 6.1, the output interface 6.3.2 is inserted into the input interface 6.1.4. Only the power output end in the entire drive device 6 is exposed so as to achieve protection effect and prevent short-circuiting and dusts. The housings of the motor part 6.1 and the power supply part 6.2 completely isolate the parts in the motor part 6.1 and the power supply part 6.2 from the outside, presenting a clean and good entire structure. Since the top rail 1 is usually made of a metal material and therefore, there may be metal debris insides. When the motor part 6.1 is inserted into the top rail 1, the housing of the motor part 6.1 can isolate the parts therein from the interior of the top rail 1, so as to prevent the metal debris from entering the motor part 6.1, leading to short circuiting.
The materials, reagents and test devices involved in the present invention will be commercially available products complying with requirements of the electric curtains, unless otherwise stated.
It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to describe the technical solutions of the present invention rather than limit the present invention. Although the present invention is detailed by referring to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art may understand that the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments may be modified or some of technical features therein are equivalently replaced. These modifications or replacements will not cause the corresponding technical solution to depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.
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202211123851.6 | Sep 2022 | CN | national |