Light shielding structure for vertical blind

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316582-B2
Application number	US-201615000870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2016
Priority date	Jan 19, 2016
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A light shielding structure for a vertical blind is disclosed, wherein the vertical blind includes a headrail and a plurality of slats, which are hanged under the headrail in a vertical manner, and can be controlled to be turned between a shielding position and a non-shielding position. The light shielding structure includes at least one light shielding member, which is engaged to a bottom of the headrail, and can either be flipped up or naturally droop along with the turning of the slats. When the at least one light shielding member droops, gaps formed between the bottom of the headrail and a top of the slats are covered, which prevents light from leaking in therethrough.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light shielding structure for a vertical blind, wherein the vertical blind comprises a headrail and a plurality of slats, which are hung under the headrail in a vertical manner, and can be controlled to be synchronously turned in a same direction between a shielding position and a non-shielding position; the light shielding structure is characterized in that:
at least one light shielding member is engaged with the headrail, wherein the at least one light shielding member is arranged along a portion of the headrail where the slats are hung thereto; when the slats are at the shielding position, the at least one light shielding member naturally droops to cover gaps left between the headrail and a top of the slats; while the slats are being turned from the shielding position to the non-shielding position, the at least one light shielding member is flipped up by being pushed by the top of the slats; when the slats are at the non-shielding position, a bottom edge of the at least one light shielding member rests on a top edge of the slats;
wherein, while the slats are being turned from the shielding position to the non-shielding position, an inner wall of the at least one light shielding member is pushed against by corner tips at the top of the slats on a same side thereof at the same time; wherein a top edge of the at least one light shielding member is hingeably provided at a bottom portion of the headrail.

2. The light shielding structure of claim 1 , wherein the headrail comprises a hollow case, which has at least one insertion groove provided on a bottom thereof; the at least one insertion groove has a lateral opening; the at least one light shielding member has a rod and an extending plate, wherein the rod is inserted into one of the at least one insertion groove, and the extending plate is connected to the rod through the lateral opening of one of the at least one insertion groove.

3. The light shielding structure of claim 2 , wherein the extending plate is partially pivotable relative to the bottom of the case with the rod as a pivoting center; when the slats of the vertical blind is at the non-shielding position, a bottom edge of the extending plate rests on the top edge of the slats; while the slats are being turned from the shielding position to the non-shielding position, the inner wall of the at least one light shielding member being pushed against by the corner tips at the top of the slats is an inner wall of the extending plate; when the slats are at the shielding position, the bottom edge of the extending plate is lower than the top edge of the slats, so that the extending plate covers a side at the top of the slats.

4. The light shielding structure of claim 1 , wherein the headrail comprises a case; the at least one light shielding member is integrally connected to a bottom of the case.

5. The light shielding structure of claim 1 , wherein the vertical blind comprises an adjusting mechanism provided in the headrail; the adjusting mechanism comprises a plurality of clips; each of the slats has a through hole, wherein each of the clips correspondingly passes through the through hole of one of the slats to hang the relevant slat; when the slats are at the shielding position, the bottom edge of the at least one light shielding member is at least lower than a bottom edge of the through hole of each of the slats.

6. A vertical blind, comprising: a headrail; a plurality of slats hung under the headrail in a vertical manner, wherein the slats can be controlled to be synchronously turned in a same direction between a shielding position and a non-shielding position; and
at least one light shielding member engaged with the headrail, wherein the at least one light shielding member is arranged along a portion of the headrail where the slats are hung thereto; when the slats are at the shielding position, the at least one light shielding member naturally droops to cover gaps left between the headrail and a top of the slats; while the slats are being turned from the shielding position to the non-shielding position, the at least one light shielding member is flipped up by being pushed by the top of the slats; when the slats are at the non-shielding position, a bottom edge of the at least one light shielding member rests on a top edge of the slats;
wherein, while the slats are being turned from the shielding position to the non-shielding position, an inner wall of the at least one light shielding member is pushed against by corner tips at the top of the slats on a same side thereof at the same time; wherein a top edge of the at least one light shielding member is hingeably provided at a bottom portion of the headrail.

7. The vertical blind of claim 6 , wherein the headrail comprises a hollow case, which has at least one insertion groove provided on a bottom thereof; the at least one insertion groove has a lateral opening; the at least one light shielding member has a rod and an extending plate, wherein the rod is inserted into one of the at least one insertion groove, and the extending plate is connected to the rod through the lateral opening of one of the at least one insertion groove.

8. The vertical blind of claim 7 , wherein the extending plate is partially pivotable relative to the bottom of the case with the rod as a pivoting center; when the slats of the vertical blind is at the non-shielding position, a bottom edge of the extending plate rests on the top edge of the slats; while the slats are being turned from the shielding position to the non-shielding position, the inner wall of the at least one light shielding member being pushed against by the corner tips at the top of the slats is an inner wall of the extending plate; when the slats are at the shielding position, the bottom edge of the extending plate is lower than the top edge of the slats, so that the extending plate covers a side at the top of the slats.

9. The vertical blind of claim 6 , wherein the headrail comprises a case; the at least one light shielding member is integrally connected to a bottom of the case.

10. The vertical blind of claim 6 , wherein the vertical blind comprises an adjusting mechanism provided in the headrail; the adjusting mechanism comprises a plurality of clips; each of the slats has a through hole, wherein each of the clips correspondingly passes through the through hole of one of the slats to hang the relevant slat; when the slats are at the shielding position, the bottom edge of the at least one light shielding member is at least lower than a bottom edge of the through hole of each of the slats.

Assignees

• Nien Made Entpr Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wen Yu-Che

Classifications

• E06B9/388

  Details of bottom or upper slats or their attachment · CPC title

• E06B9/36 Primary

  with vertical lamellae {; Supporting rails therefor} · CPC title

• E06B9/323

  Structure or support of upper box · CPC title

• E06B9/367

  Lamellae suspensions (E06B9/362 takes precedence); Bottom weights; Bottom guides · CPC title