JP4723973B2 - Curtain opening and closing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for opening and closing a curtain, and more particularly, to a curtain opening and closing apparatus suitable for use in an indoor curtain such as a hospital or a care welfare facility.

Curtains of various shapes are used in various places. For example, in a hospital room or the like, a curtain (shielding curtain) that surrounds the bed of an inpatient is used from the viewpoint of protecting the privacy of the patient.
The curtains surrounding each bed in the room of an inpatient who is being treated are opened and closed mainly by the attendant or nurse, but in the absence of the attendant or nurse, It is necessary to open and close with.

  However, for a bedridden patient or a severely ill patient who can finally get up, opening and closing of the curtain is not only a heavy labor, but the curtain may be broken, and improvement has been demanded. In addition, a curtain is provided so as to surround the inpatient's bed, and the string for winding or feeding is directly attached to the runner so that when the string is wound, the string is There was a risk of coming off the curtain rail. In addition, if a guard mechanism is provided in the middle to prevent this detachment, there is a problem that the curtain will not move.

On the other hand, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, an electric curtain opening / closing device has also been proposed.
However, in this case, it is necessary to stretch the rack around the curtain rail, and a large-scale remodeling work is required.

JP 2001-224490 A

The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems and provides a curtain opening and closing device that can be easily opened and closed manually without detaching the winding or feeding string from the curtain rail. It is intended.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a curtain opening / closing device that requires only a very simple modification to a normal curtain and does not require a large-scale modification work.

The present invention according to claim 1 is a curtain opening and closing device comprising: a main curtain; and a guide curtain having a length shorter than the main curtain at the front or rear in the rail longitudinal direction of the main curtain, As a runner for running the main curtain and the guide curtain, a runner provided with a hole for passing a string body is used, and the string is passed through the hole, and the knot between the main curtain and the guide curtain. A curtain opening / closing device is provided in which the string body is tied to the main body and the guide curtain is opened and closed by winding or unwinding the end of the string body .
The present invention according to claim 2 provides the curtain opening / closing device according to claim 1 , wherein a hole for passing the string body is provided in an intermediate portion between the axle of the runner and the ring mounting portion. is there.
The present invention according to claim 3 provides the curtain opening / closing device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the end of the string body is pulled through a pulley and the string body is wound or fed out.

According to the curtain opening and closing device of the present invention, the winding or feeding string body can be easily opened and closed manually without detaching from the curtain rail.
Furthermore, according to the curtain opening / closing apparatus of the present invention, a curtain opening / closing apparatus is provided which requires only a very simple modification to a normal curtain and does not require a large-scale modification work.

  The present invention according to claim 1 relates to a curtain opening / closing device, wherein the curtain opening / closing device winds or unwinds the string to open / close the curtain, and includes a guide curtain shorter than the main curtain in front or rear of the main curtain. It is characterized by that.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view (plan view) showing one embodiment of the curtain opening / closing device of the present invention according to claim 1, and FIG. 2 is the main curtain 1 in the curtain opening / closing device of the present invention according to claim 1. It is a partially omitted explanatory view showing the guide curtain 2. In the figure, reference numeral 3 is a string body for opening and closing the curtain, 3A indicates one end portion of the string body, and 3B indicates the other end portion of the string body.

The curtain opening and closing device of the present invention according to claim 1 is provided with a guide curtain 2 shorter than the main curtain 1 in front of or behind the main curtain 1. In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a knot between the main curtain 1 and the guide curtain 2.
The length (horizontal width) of the guide curtain 2 is the same as the length (horizontal width) of the main curtain 1. For example, when the length (width) of the main curtain 1 is 5 m, the length (width) of the guide curtain 2 is also 5 m. However, in some cases, it may be slightly changed.
Further, the length (vertical length) of the guide curtain 2 needs to be at least shorter than the main curtain 1. The length (vertical length) of the guide curtain 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is at least shorter than the length of the main curtain 1, but is preferably about 8 to 10 cm in order to minimize the force required for opening and closing.

Next, FIG. 3 is a front view showing one embodiment of a runner 5 suitable for use in the curtain opening / closing device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view.
In the present invention, as described in claim 2, the runner 5 for running the main curtain 1 and the guide curtain 2 is provided with a hole 6 for passing the string 3, and the hole 6 is used. The string body 3 is passed through, and the string body 3 is wound or unwound to open and close the curtain (the main curtain 1 and the guide curtain 2), so that it can be easily opened and closed manually by simple modification. be able to.
If such a modification is applied to the runner 5, the guide curtain 2 itself can be omitted in some cases.

That is, as described in claim 3, it is only necessary to provide the hole 6 for passing the string body 3 in the intermediate portion 9 between the axle 7 and the ring mounting portion 8 of the commercially available runner 5. Reference numeral 10 denotes a ring for hooking a hook (not shown) of the curtain.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which such a runner 5 is accommodated in the curtain rail 11.
Using a runner 5 provided with a hole 6 for passing such a string body 3, the string body 3 is passed through the hole 6, and the string body 3 is wound or unwound to be used as a curtain (for the main curtain 1 and the guide). By opening and closing the curtain 2), the curtain can be easily opened and closed manually.
At this time, since the string body 3 is in the curtain rail 11 or directly below the runner 5 through the runner 5, it is difficult to see from the outside, and there is no possibility of damaging the appearance.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the end of the string body 3 is pulled through the pulley 13, the curtain can be opened and closed more easily. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example in which the pulley 3 is arranged outside the end of the curtain rail 11 having a two-stage upper and lower structure.
The invention according to claim 4 provides the curtain opening and closing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the end of the string body 3 is pulled through the pulley 13 and the string body 3 is wound or fed out. To do.
That is, one end of the cord body 3, in FIG. 6, the lower end of the lower cord body 3 is pulled down via the first pulley 13A, and the other cord body 3, in FIG. Although the end is pulled downward through the second pulley 13B and the third pulley 13C, the arrangement of the pulley is not limited to this, and the third pulley 13C can be omitted. Further, the first pulley 13A may be two pulleys.
One string body 3, in FIG. 6, the lower string body 3 passes through the hole 6 of the runner 5, passes through the interior of the lower part of the curtain rail 11, or directly below the curtain rail 11, and exits to the outside of the curtain rail 11. After that, it is pulled downward via the first pulley 13A. Further, the other string body 3, in FIG. 6, the upper string body 3 passes through the inside of the upper portion of the curtain rail 11 and exits to the outside of the curtain rail 11, and is then pulled upward by one end by the second pulley 13B. After that, it is pulled downward by the third pulley 13C.
In addition, although the diameter of each pulley is 20-50 mm normally, it is good to give a slight difference to the diameter of each pulley normally. For example, if the diameter of the first pulley 13A is about 40 mm, the diameter of the second pulley 13B is about 25 mm, and the diameter of the third pulley 13C is about 30 mm, the pulling force can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in order to further prevent the string body 3 passing through the runner 5 from being entangled with the hooks 12, the shape of the hooks 12 is devised, or as shown in FIG. The entanglement preventing bag 14 fixed to the main curtain 1 or the like can be attached respectively. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the entanglement prevention bag 14 is attached to the outside of the hook 12. This entanglement prevention bag 14 is provided with fixing or adhering means such as a hook-and-loop fastener [for example, Velcro (registered trademark)] on the outside of the bag-like cloth so as to cover the hook 12 and the main curtain 1 or guide curtain. 2 is fixed.

The curtain can be opened and closed not only manually but also electrically. In the case of electric drive, a known electric automatic opening / closing mechanism including a motor and a remote controller may be used. In the case of manual operation, a manual type using a handle may be used. In the case of manual operation, a double string (double rope) may be used to reduce the force applied at the time of opening and closing.
If the end portions (3A, 3B) of the string body 3 are close to the position where the patient is sleeping, the opening / closing operation can be performed while the patient is sleeping.

The pitch of the main curtain 1, that is, the interval between the curtain hooks 12 is usually set at regular intervals. However, when the curtain rail 11 is bent and installed, the interval may be narrowed. desirable. Conversely, where the curtain rails 11 are installed on a straight line, it is desirable that the interval be wide.
Further, the pitch of the guide curtain 2 is preferably smaller than the pitch of the main curtain 1 in order to prevent lateral tensile force. Preferably, the pitch of the guide curtain 2 is about 100 to 140 mm, more preferably around 120 mm.
What is necessary is just to latch the hook of the said curtain to the runner 5. FIG.

The curtain opening / closing device of the present invention is configured as described above.
When such a curtain opening / closing device of the present invention is used, the main curtain 1 is first moved by pulling one of the end portions (3A, 3B) of the string body 3 so as to cover the bed, for example. When the area around the bed is covered with 1, the guide curtain 2 is folded. On the other hand, when the main curtain 1 is moved so as to be folded and the main curtain 1 is folded, the guide curtain 2 covers the bed. At this time, since the guide curtain 2 is extremely short, it does not get in the way and does not obstruct the view, and the bed is in an open state.

The curtain opening / closing device of the present invention is provided with a guide curtain 2, and this guide curtain 2 serves as a guide. For this reason, although the length of the entire curtain to be opened and closed becomes longer, a load corresponding to the guide curtain 2 is applied at the time of opening and closing, so that it does not come off at a curved portion or the like.
Therefore, according to the curtain opening and closing device of the present invention, the winding or feeding string body 3 can be easily opened and closed manually without detaching from the curtain rail 11.
Furthermore, according to the curtain opening / closing apparatus of the present invention, a curtain opening / closing apparatus is provided which requires only a very simple modification to a normal curtain and does not require a large-scale modification work.
Therefore, the curtain opening / closing device of the present invention can be effectively used as a curtain for a room in a hospital or a nursing care facility.

It is explanatory drawing which shows 1 aspect of the curtain opening / closing apparatus of this invention which concerns on Claim 1. FIG. 3 is a partially omitted explanatory view showing a main curtain 1 and a guide curtain 2 in the curtain opening / closing device of the present invention according to claim 1. It is a front view which shows 1 aspect of the runner 5 suitable for using for a curtain opening / closing apparatus. It is a side view which shows 1 aspect of the runner 5 suitable for using for a curtain opening / closing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the runner 5 is accommodated in the curtain rail 11. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which has arrange | positioned the pulley 3 to the outer side of the curtain rail 11 end which has a 2 steps | paragraph of upper and lower steps. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached the bag 14 for a tangle prevention to the outer side of the hook 12. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main curtain 2 Guide curtain 3 Curtain opening and closing string 3A One end of string 3B The other end of string 4 Knotting point between main curtain 1 and guide curtain 2 5 Runner 6 Hole 7 Axle 8 Ring Attachment part 9 Middle part 10 Ring 11 Curtain rail 11A Upper part of curtain rail 11B Lower part of curtain rail 12 Hook 13 Pulley 13A First pulley 13B Second pulley 13C Third pulley 14 Tangle prevention bag

Claims (3)

A curtain opening / closing device comprising: a main curtain; and a guide curtain having a length shorter than the main curtain in front or rear in the rail longitudinal direction of the main curtain, wherein the main curtain and the guide curtain run. As a runner to be used, a runner provided with a hole for passing a string body is used, the string body is passed through the hole, the string body is tied to a knot between the main curtain and the guide curtain, and the string A curtain opening and closing device that winds or unwinds a body end to open and close the main curtain and the guide curtain . The curtain opening and closing device according to claim 1 , wherein a hole for passing the string body is provided in an intermediate portion between the axle of the runner and the ring mounting portion. The curtain opening and closing device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the end of the string body is pulled through a pulley to wind or unwind the string body.

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