Mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 11484144
  • Patent Number
    11,484,144
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, September 2, 2020
    4 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 1, 2022
    2 years ago
  • CPC
  • Field of Search
    • US
    • 211 1053-1056
    • 016 0940R0
    • 248 261000
    • 248 263000
    • 248 211000
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    • 248 259000
    • 248 260000
    • 248 265000
    • 248 269000
    • 248 270000
    • 248 271000
    • 248 272000
    • 248 354700
    • 403 104-107
    • CPC
    • A47H1/022
    • A47H2001/0215
    • A47H1/04
    • A47H1/08
    • A47H2001/006
    • A47H2001/003
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    • Y10T403/32457
  • International Classifications
    • A47H1/022
    • A47H1/08
    • A47H1/02
    • Term Extension
      192
Abstract
A mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain has a main rod and a telescopic rod; one end of the telescopic rod stretches into the main rod and can slide along the length direction of the main rod, and the main rod is provided with a locking member for stopping the sliding of the telescopic rod; through the cooperation of the telescopic rod and the main rod, the entire mounting rod assembly can be fitted to the window frames of various sizes during installation. The installation length is adjusted by adjusting the length of the telescopic rod extending out of the main rod, and then locking and positioning the telescopic rod with the locking member, which makes the curtain more applicable and the installation more flexible.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201911081839.1 with a filing date of Nov. 7, 2019. The content of the aforementioned applications, including any intervening amendments thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.


TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of curtain installation, in particular to a mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain.


BACKGROUND

Curtains are widely used at homes, offices and other places alike, mainly for adjusting the indoor light. Among all the curtains, roller blinds, venetian blinds, and honeycomb blinds are more commonly used. When a curtain is to be installed, it is generally necessary to determine the size of the window frame first, and then select the suitable curtain for installation. However, if the size of the curtain does not match with the size of the window frame, one might need to select and purchase a new curtain since the size of the curtain is usually determined after production and assembly. It is difficult for one curtain to match with window frames of various sizes, and during the purchase of a curtain, the size of the curtain may be too large or too small and the curtain may need to be replaced or reselected, due to poor flexibility in installation.


SUMMARY

One objective of the present disclosure is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior arts by providing a mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain, with adjustable installation length which adapts to window frames of various sizes and ensures high flexibility in installation.


The technical solution of the present disclosure is as follows: a mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain comprising a main rod and a telescopic rod; one end of the telescopic rod stretches into the main rod and can slide along the length direction of the main rod, and the main rod is provided with a locking member for stopping the sliding of the telescopic rod.


In one embodiment, the top of the telescopic rod is provided with a helical rack, and the locking member is provided with clamping teeth matched with the helical rack.


In one embodiment, two helical racks are symmetrically arranged as a set, respectively along the left and right length direction of the telescopic rod, and an avoidance groove is formed between the two helical racks.


In a preferred embodiment, the locking member is inserted into the top wall of the main rod along the end of the main rod and fixed by a fastener, and the bottom of the locking member is bent to form a hook for clamping with the top wall of the main rod.


In a preferred embodiment, a limiting rib is arranged on the top wall of the main rod along the length direction of the main rod, and a limiting groove matched with the limiting rib is provided on the locking member.


In a preferred embodiment, the clamping teeth are arranged at the bottom of the locking member, and the bottom of the locking member, which close to the clamping teeth, extends obliquely upward to form a switch part.


In a preferred embodiment, the telescopic rod is provided with a connecting end surface at one end away from the main rod.


Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that in the present invention, through the cooperation of the telescopic rod and the main rod, the entire mounting rod assembly can be fitted to the window frames of various sizes during installation. The installation length is adjusted by adjusting the length of the telescopic rod extending out of the main rod, and then locking and positioning the telescopic rod with the locking member, which makes the curtain more applicable and the installation more flexible.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;



FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention;



FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the locking member according to the present invention;





As shown in the figures, 1 main rod, 2 telescopic rod, 3 locking member, 4 helical rack, 5 clamping teeth, 6 avoidance groove, 7 hook, 8 limiting rib, 9 limiting groove, 10 switch part, 11 connecting end surface, 12 mounting hole, 13 mounting space.


EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


As shown in FIGS. 1-3, a mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain comprises a main rod 1 and a telescopic rod 2; the main rod 1 comprises a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls which are all integrally formed; a mounting space 13 is arranged between the top wall, the bottom wall and the two side walls; one end of the telescopic rod 2 stretches into the main rod 1 and can slide along the length direction of the main rod 1; the shape of the telescopic rod 2 is matched with the shape of the mounting space 13, and the main rod 1 is provided with a locking member 3 for stopping the sliding of the telescopic rod 2; the locking member 3 is inserted into the top wall of the main rod 1 along the end of the main rod 1 and fixed by a fastener, and the locking member 3 is provided with a mounting hole 12 for screwing the fastener; the bottom of the locking member 3 is bent to form a hook 7 for clamping with the top wall of the main rod 1; the end of the main rod 1 along which the locking member 3 is inserted into is the entrance for the telescopic rod 2 to stretch into the mounting space 13; the arrangement of the hook 7 together with the fastener, the locking member 3 is firmly fixed on the main rod 1, and the telescopic rod 2 is effectively locked; the telescopic rod 2 is prevented from free expansion and contraction; a limiting rib 8 is arranged on the top wall of the main rod 1 along the length direction of the main rod 1, and a limiting groove 9 matched with the limiting rib 8 is provided on the locking member 3; since the limiting groove 9 is matched with the limiting rib 8, the locking member 3 can be conveniently pre-positioned when the locking member 3 is connected with the main rod 1, meanwhile, the locking member 3 is also prevented from moving left and right to improve the installation effect; preferably, there are two limiting ribs 8 and the number of the limiting grooves 9 is the same as that of the limiting ribs 8; the top of the telescopic rod 2 is provided with a helical rack 4; the locking member 3 is provided with a clamping teeth 5 matched with the helical rack 4; when the telescopic rod 2 is pulled out of the mounting space 13 of the main rod 1 under the action of external force, the clamping teeth 5 do not play a locking role, and the telescopic rod 2 can be pulled out easily; when the telescopic rod 2 is pushed to the mounting space 13 of the main rod 1 under the action of external force, the clamping teeth 5 play a reverse locking role, and the telescopic rod 2 cannot be reversely retracted into the mounting space 13; the spacing between each of the helical teeth on the helical rack 4 is equal; besides the locking function, the cooperation of the clamping teeth 5 and the helical rack 4 makes it easier to adjust the telescopic length of the telescopic rod 2 as well; each time the telescopic rod 2 moves a helical tooth position, the telescopic length is equal, realizing a precise adjustment of the telescopic length and a better controllability; preferably, two helical racks 4 are symmetrically arranged as a set, respectively along the left and right length direction of the telescopic rod 2, and the number of the clamping teeth 5 on the locking member 3 is matched with the number of the helical rack 4; the clamping teeth 5 and the helical rack 4 are symmetrically arranged on the locking member 3; with two sets of clamping teeth 5 matched with helical racks 4, the telescoping of the telescopic rod 2 is more stable, and the locking more reliable; an avoidance groove 6 is formed between the two helical racks 4, and the avoidance groove 6 is used for avoiding the hook 7 on the locking member 3; the clamping teeth 5 are arranged at the bottom of the locking member 3, and the bottom of the locking member 3, which close to the clamping teeth 5, extends obliquely upward to form a switch part 10; the setting of the switch part 10 provides great convenience for people to manually unlock the clamping teeth 5 to reversely lock the telescopic rod 2; when the length of the telescopic rod 2 extending out of the main rod 1 is too long, reverse contraction is required; one can lift the switch part 10 upward, and the bottom of the locking member 3 is elastically deformed; the clamping teeth 5 are separated from the helical rack 4 to unlock the telescopic rod 2, and the telescopic rod 2 is reversely retracted into the main rod 1, thus the overall length is shortened; in addition, the two limiting grooves 9 on the locking member 3 are communicated with each other at the end near the clamping teeth, and the bottom of the hook 7 is separated from the bottom provided with the clamping teeth 5; when the switch part 10 is lifted by people, only the bottom provided with the clamping teeth 5 is pulled to deform, so that the clamping teeth 5 unlock the helical rack 4 without pulling the bottom of the hook 7 to deform, therefore the clamping connection between the hook 7 and the top wall of the main rod 1 is avoided; the telescopic rod 2 is provided with a connecting end surface 11 at one end away from the main rod 1; the connecting end face 11 is used for connecting the accessories for installing a curtain, and the accessory can be a punching-free mounting assembly, a connector for connecting a curtain main body or the like.


In the present invention, through the cooperation of the telescopic rod 2 and the main rod 1, the entire mounting rod assembly can be fitted to the window frames of various sizes during installation. The installation length is adjusted by adjusting the length of the telescopic rod 2 extending out of the main rod 1, and then locking and positioning the telescopic rod 2 with the locking member 3, which makes the curtain more applicable and the installation more flexible. When the overall length of the mounting rod assembly needs to be increased, simply pull the telescopic rod 2 outward, and after the external force is removed, the overall length of the mounting rod assembly is fixed; when the overall length of the mounting rod assembly needs to be shortened, firstly, lift the switch part 10 on the locking member 3 up so that the clamping teeth 5 disengage from the helical rack 4 to unlock the telescopic rod 2, then push the telescopic rod 2 inward so that the telescopic rod 2 is retracted to the main rod 1; after the external force is removed, the clamping teeth 5 are meshed with the helical rack 4 to lock the telescopic rod 2 from stretching, and the overall length of the mounting rod assembly is fixed.


Although certain embodiments have been illustrated and described herein for purposes of description, a wide variety of alternate and/or equivalent embodiments or implementations calculated to achieve the same purposes may be substitute for the embodiments shown and described without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the embodiments discussed herein. Therefore, it is manifestly intended that embodiments described herein be limited only by the claim and the equivalents thereof.

Claims
  • 1. A mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain, comprises a main rod (1) and a telescopic rod (2); one end of the telescopic rod (2) stretches into the main rod (1) and can slide along the length direction of the main rod (1), and the main rod (1) is provided with a locking member (3) for stopping the sliding of the telescopic rod (2); wherein the top of the telescopic rod (2) is provided with a helical rack (4) and the locking member (3) is provided with clamping teeth (5) matched with the helical rack (4);wherein the locking member (3) is inserted into the top wall of the main rod (1) along the end of the main rod (1), and fixed by a fastener, and the bottom of the locking member (3) is bent to form a hook (7) for clamping with the top wall of the main rod (1).
  • 2. The mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain of claim 1, wherein two helical racks (4) are symmetrically arranged as a set, respectively along the left and right length direction of the telescopic rod (2), and an avoidance groove (6) is formed between the two helical racks (4).
  • 3. The mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain of claim 1, wherein a limiting rib (8) is arranged on the top wall of the main rod (1) along the length direction of the main rod (1), and a limiting groove (9) matched with the limiting rib (8) is provided on the locking member (3).
  • 4. The mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain of claim 1, wherein the clamping teeth (5) are arranged at the bottom of the locking member (3), and the bottom of the locking member (3), which is close to the clamping teeth (5), extends obliquely upward to form a switch part (10).
  • 5. The mounting rod assembly for installing a curtain of claim 1, wherein the telescopic rod (2) is provided with a connecting end surface (11) at one end away from the main rod (1).
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
201911081839.1 Nov 2019 CN national
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