Device for tilting slats of window blind

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016201388-A1
Application number	US-201514595301-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	Jan 13, 2015
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A tilting device is installed in a headrail of a window blind to tilt slats. The headrail includes a plurality of ladder drums and a transmission shaft. Each ladder drum is fastened with a ladder. The ladder drums are connected to the transmission shaft in series and the transmission shaft makes the ladder drums rotate. The device includes a transmission member, having a worm and a worm gear, received in the headrail and having an input shaft to engage a driven portion of the transmission shaft, and a motorizing member includes a shaft and a power source, wherein the power source powers the shaft to turn; the shaft engages the input shaft to drive the transmission shaft to turn; therefore, the window blind can be tilted by motor power or manual manipulation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device, received in a headrail of a window blind, for tilting slats of said window blind, wherein the headrail includes a plurality of ladder drums and a transmission shaft; each ladder drum is fastened with a ladder; the ladder drums are connected to the transmission shaft in series; the transmission shaft includes a driven portion, comprising:
a transmission member received in the headrail and having an input shaft to engage the driven portion of the transmission shaft; and a motorizing member includes a shaft and a power source, wherein the power source powers the shaft to turn; the shaft engages the input shaft to drive the transmission shaft to turn.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the motorizing member further includes a motor, and the transmission member further includes a transmission mechanism; the motor is beside the driven portion of the transmission shaft, and electrically connected to the power source; the shaft is connected to the motor; the transmission mechanism is between the input shaft and the shaft, and includes a worm gear and a worm meshed with each other; the worm gear is connected to the input shaft, and the worm is driven by the shaft.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the worm is connected to a rod, and a reel is connected to the rod of the worm; two control cords are fastened to the reel, whereby the reel is turned in a direction when one of the control cords is pulled, and the reel is turned in a direction when the other control cord is pulled.

4 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the worm gear is formed with the input shaft integrally, and the input shaft is provided with a polygonal bore; the driven portion of the transmission shaft has a polygonal section, which is correspondingly inserted into the polygonal bore of the input shaft.

5 . The device of claim 2 , further comprising a first box, in which the motor is received, and a second box, in which the transmission mechanism is received, wherein the first box is provided with at least a fastener, and the second box is provided with at least a fastening portion; the first box and the second box are connected together by an engagement of the fastener and the fastening portion.

6 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the motorizing member further includes a position sensor, which is powered by the power source to detect a rotation angle of the transmission shaft.

7 . The device of claim 6 , further comprising a third box, in which the ladder drum is received, and a fourth box, in which the power source and the position sensor are received, wherein the fourth box is provided with at least a fastener, and the fourth box is connected to the third box by engaging the fastener with the third box.

8 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the motorizing member further includes a position sensor, which is powered by the power source to detect a rotation angle of the transmission shaft.

9 . The device of claim 8 , further comprising a third box, in which the ladder drum is received, and a fourth box, in which the power source and the position sensor are received, wherein the fourth box is provided with at least a fastener, and the fourth box is connected to the third box by engaging the fastener with the third box.

10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the motorizing member further includes a motor and a circuit board; the motor and the circuit board are electrically connected to the power source respectively; the motor is beside the driven portion of the transmission shaft, and the shaft is connected to the motor; the circuit board controls the motor by receiving a command.

11 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the worm includes a rod, and the rod of the worm is connected to a wand through an universal joint, whereby the wand is manipulated to turn the rod.

12 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a first lever having a driving portion, wherein the shaft of the motorizing member engages the input shaft of the transmission member through a gear and an intermediate gear, and the gear is moved between a first position, in which the gear engages the intermediate gear, and a second position, in which the gear disengages the intermediate gear; the first lever is moved to have the driving portion moving the gear from the first position to the second position.

13 . The device of claim 12 , further comprising a spring urging the gear toward the first position.

14 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the driving portion of the first lever has a tapered block entering a space behind the gear when the first lever is moved to move the gear from the first position to the second position.

15 . The device of claim 12 , further comprising a second lever having an end engaging an end of the first lever, whereby moving the first lever is moved when the second lever moves.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the second lever is provided with two protrusions, and the end of the first lever is received in a space between the protrusions.

17 . The device of claim 15 , wherein a first box is provided with two posts, and the second lever abuts against the posts respectively when the second lever is moved.

18 . The device of claim 15 , wherein a first box is provided with a protrusion, and the second lever is provided with a plate; the plate is flexed and crosses the protrusion when the second lever is moved.

Assignees

• Nien Made Entpr Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wen Yu-Che
• Lin Ching-Hwa
• Hsu Hong-Yang
• Nien Chao-Hung
• Huang Chien-Wei

Classifications

• E06B9/30

  liftable · CPC title

• E06B9/322 Primary

  Details of operating devices, e.g. pulleys, brakes, spring drums, drives ({operating devices E06B9/68} ; devices of general interest specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material B65H75/34) · CPC title

• E06B9/38

  Other details · CPC title

• E06B9/307 Primary

  Details of tilting bars and their operation · CPC title