Sunshade curtain device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6276430
  • Patent Number
    6,276,430
  • Date Filed
    Friday, January 28, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 21, 2001
    23 years ago
Abstract
A sunshade curtain device has a main shaft, a positioning device, a first movable device, a second movable device, a third movable device, a bobbin, and a rope. A curtain fabric surrounds the main shaft. The main shaft is disposed on a lower edge of a window. A lower end of the positioning device is disposed on the lower edge of the window. The first movable device engages with the positioning device. The second movable device engages with the first movable device. The third movable device engages with the second movable device.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a sunshade curtain device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sunshade curtain device which is assembled easily.




A sunshade curtain device has a plurality of gears to drive a curtain fabric. However, it is cumbersome to assemble the sunshade curtain device with a plurality of gears.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a sunshade curtain device which can be assembled easily.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a sunshade curtain device which can be operated easily.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a front elevational view of a sunshade curtain device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a side elevational view of a sunshade curtain device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a perspective exploded view of a sunshade curtain device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a shematic view illustrating an operation of a sunshade curtain device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a shematic view illustrating an operation of a sunshade curtain device with a plurality of screen fabrics; and





FIG. 6

is another shematic view illustrating an operation of a sunshade curtain device with a plurality of screen fabrics.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


4


, a sunshade curtain device comprises a main shaft


1


, a positioning device


2


, a first movable device


3


, a second movable device


4


, a third movable device


5


, a bobbin


61


, and a rope


6


.




A curtain fabric


11


surrounds the main shaft


1


.




The main shaft


1


is disposed on a lower edge of a window


10


. A lower end of the positioning device


2


is disposed on the lower edge of the window


10


.




The positioning device


2


has a first plate


21


having a plurality of first insertion holes


211


and two first axle holes


212


, a first lower axle


233


, a first upper axle


223


, a second female plate


24


having a plurality of posts


241


and two first pivot holes


242


, and the second plate


24


coupled with the first plate


21


by the posts


241


.




The first plate


21


further has a first rail


213


.




The second plate


24


further has a second rail


243


.




A first lower pulley


23


has a center hole


231


and a first annular recess


232


.




A first upper pulley


22


has a center aperture


221


and a first annular groove


222


.




The first lower axle


233


passes through the center hole


231


of the first lower pulley


23


and is inserted in the respective first axle hole


212


and the respective first pivot hole


242


.




The first upper axle


223


passes through the center aperture


221


of the first upper pulley


22


and is inserted in the respective first axle hole


212


and the respective first pivot hole


242


.




The first lower pulley


23


is located in a lower portion of the positioning device


2


.




The first upper pulley


22


is located in an upper portion of the positioning device


2


.




The structure of the first movable device


3


is the same as the structure of the positioning device


2


.




The structure of the second movable device


4


is the same as the structure of the positioning device


2


.




The structure of the third movable device


5


is the same as the structure of the positioning device


2


.




The first movable device


3


comprises a third plate


31


comprising a first guide groove


312


and a third rail


311


and a second female plate


34


comprising a second guide groove


342


and a fourth rail


341


.




The fourth female plate


34


couples with the third plate


31


.




The second movable device


4


comprises a fifth plate


41


comprising a third guide groove


412


and a sixth rail


411


and a third female plate


44


comprising a third guide groove


442


and a sixth rail


441


.




The sixth plate


44


couples with the fifth plate


41


.




The third movable device


5


comprises a seventh plate


51


comprising a fifth guide groove


512


and a seventh rail


511


and an eighth plate


54


comprising a sixth guide groove


542


and an eighth rail


541


.




The eighth plate


54


couples with the seventh plate


51


.




A second lower pulley


33


is located in a lower portion of the first movable device


3


.




A second upper pulley


32


is located in an upper portion of the first movable device


3


.




A third lower pulley


43


is located in a lower portion of the second movable device


4


.




A third upper pulley


42


is located in an upper portion of the second movable device


4


.




A fourth lower pulley


53


is located in a lower portion of the third movable device


5


.




A fourth upper pulley


52


is located in an upper portion of the third movable device


5


.




The rope


6


winds a bobbin shaft


611


. The rope


6


surrounds the first lower pulley


23


, the first upper pulley


22


, the second lower pulley


33


, the second upper pulley


32


, the third lower pulley


43


, the third upper pulley


42


, the fourth lower pulley


53


, and the fourth upper pulley


52


.




An end of the rope


6


is disposed on the fourth upper pulley


52


.




The first rail


213


is inserted in the first guide groove


312


of the first movable device


3


.




The second rail


243


is inserted in the second guide groove


342


of the fourth plate


34


.




The third rail


311


is inserted in the third guide groove


412


of the fifth plate


41


.




The fourth rail


341


is inserted in the fourth guide groove


442


of the sixth plate


44


.




The fifth rail


411


is inserted in the fifth guide groove


512


of the seventh plate


51


.




The sixth rail


441


is inserted in the sixth guide groove


542


of the eighth plate


54


.




An upper edge of the curtain fabric


11


is connected to an upper end of the third movable device


5


.




When the bobbin shaft


611


is rotated, the rope


6


will be shortened so that the first movable device


3


will move upward along the positioning device


2


. The second movable device


4


will move upward along the first movable device


3


. The third movable device


5


will move upward along the second movable device


4


.




Referring to

FIGS. 5 and 6

, a plurality of screen fabrics


7


can replace the curtain fabric


11


.




The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various modification thereof may be made. Furthermore, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A sunshade curtain device comprises:a main shaft a positioning device, a first movable device, a second movable device, a third movable device, a bobbin, and a rope, a curtain fabric surrounds the main shaft, the main shaft adapted to be disposed on a lower edge of a window, a lower end of the positioning device adapted to be disposed on the lower edge of the window, the positioning device having a first plate having a plurality of first insertion holes and two first axle holes, a first lower axle, a first upper axle, a second plate having a plurality of posts and two first pivot holes, and the second plate coupled with the first plate by the posts, the first plate further having a first rail, the second plate further having a second rail, a first lower pulley having a center hole and a first annular recess, a first upper pulley having a center aperture and a first annular groove, the first lower axle passing through the center hole of the first lower pulley and inserted in the respective first axle hole and the respective first pivot hole, the first upper axle passing through the center aperture of the first upper pulley and inserted in the respective first axle hole and the respective first pivot hole, the first lower pulley located in a lower portion of the positioning device, the first upper pulley located in an upper portion of the positioning device, the first movable device comprising a third plate comprising a first guide groove and a third rail and a fourth plate comprising a second guide groove and a fourth rail, the fourth plate coupling with the third plate, the second movable device comprising a fifth plate comprising a third guide groove and a fifth rail and a sixth plate comprising a third guide groove and a sixth rail, the sixth plate coupling with the fifth plate, the third movable device comprising a seventh plate comprising a fifth guide groove and a seventh rail and an eighth plate comprising a sixth guide groove and an eighth rail, the eighth plate coupling with the seventh plate, a second lower pulley located in a lower portion of the first movable device, a second upper pulley located in an upper portion of the first movable device, a third lower pulley located in a lower portion of the second movable device, a third upper pulley located in an upper portion of the second movable device, a fourth lower pulley located in a lower portion of the third movable device, a fourth upper pulley located in an upper portion of the third movable device, the rope winding a bobbin shaft, the rope surrounding the first lower pulley, the first upper pulley, the second lower pulley, the second upper pulley, the third lower pulley, the third upper pulley, the fourth lower pulley, and the fourth upper pulley, the first rail inserted in the first guide groove of the first movable device, the second rail inserted in the second guide groove of the fourth plate, the third rail inserted in the third guide groove of the fifth plate, the fourth rail inserted in the fourth guide groove of the sixth plate, the fifth rail inserted in the fifth guide groove of the seventh plate, the sixth rail inserted in the sixth guide groove of the eighth plate, and an upper edge of the curtain fabric connected to an upper end of the third movable device.
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