Information
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Patent Grant
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6276430
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Patent Number
6,276,430
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Date Filed
Friday, January 28, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, August 21, 200123 years ago
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 160 265
- 160 240
- 160 243
- 160 71
- 160 80
- 135 881
- 135 8811
- 135 8812
- 135 141
- 049 121
- 049 123
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International Classifications
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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.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
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Date |
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2212893 |
Feb 1973 |
DE |
2594480 |
Sep 1987 |
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