EP1837480A2 - Volets roulants à lattes pivotantes - Google Patents

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EP1837480A2
EP1837480A2 EP07005416A EP07005416A EP1837480A2 EP 1837480 A2 EP1837480 A2 EP 1837480A2 EP 07005416 A EP07005416 A EP 07005416A EP 07005416 A EP07005416 A EP 07005416A EP 1837480 A2 EP1837480 A2 EP 1837480A2
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Attilio Bianchetti
Marco Sottile
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/28—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable
    • E06B9/34—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable roller-type; Roller shutters with adjustable lamellae

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  • This invention relates to a roller shutter with slats that open so that air and light can pass through them even when said shutter is fully lowered.
  • roller shutters consist of slats made with various cross-sectional areas and measurements and with different materials, such as wood, PVC, steel, aluminium etc., connected to one another so that they can be wound onto a roller installed above the window, which said slats run on U-shaped lateral guides.
  • This invention eliminates said drawback by means of a device, as claimed in claim 1, which enables the slats to rotate around their longitudinal axis, the end of the slats being inserted into the common U-shaped guides.
  • the slats of the shutter according to the invention are designed to rotate in relation to their ends, which remain stationary.
  • the result is a shutter with slats which can be opened by causing the slats to rotate around their axis, so that a significant amount of air and light can pass through even when the shutter is fully lowered. Said rotation is gradual and adjustable, so the passage of air and light can also be adjusted as required.
  • the swivelling slats can be placed all over the surface of the shutter, which remains flat when it is fully extended, or only on part of said surface.
  • the lower part of the shutter especially in the case of French windows, should preferably have fixed slats to prevent the entry of dust and/or animals from the ground outside.
  • the slats are rotated manually, by means of a regulating lever housed in a recess on the inside wall of the shutter, at a suitable height, which controls the rotation of a chain of cylinders which, in turn, transmit the rotation motion to the slats via cogwheels.
  • Said regulation can also be performed electrically in a wholly similar way.
  • the slats Before the shutter is rewound, the slats must obviously be rotated to the vertical position, to restore the correct articulation between the slats. For this reason, the system of articulation between the cylinders must be specially designed to allow correct transmission of the rotary motion and to provide the articulation required to rewind the shutter.
  • no. (1) indicates a shutter according to the invention.
  • said shutter comprises a plurality of opening slats (2), together with some fixed lower slats (3) and upper slats (4).
  • Opening slats (2) comprise an opening central part (2a) and two ends (2b), which are connected to said central part (2a) in the way specified below.
  • Said two ends (2b), each of which is inserted into a U-shaped guide (5), are sections of conventional slats, which are connected to one another via hooks (6) designed to allow reciprocal rotation, which is necessary so that shutter (1) can be wound onto a roller (7).
  • Shutter (1) can be installed in place of a shutter of known type, without any modification of the guides or the raising system; as ends (2b) of slats (2) are segments of slats of known type, they can be inserted in U-shaped guides (5) without any difficulty. Moreover, as slats (2) have exactly the same geometry as slats of known type when they are in the closing position, and hooks (6) which connect ends (2b) of slats (2) to one another allow sufficient reciprocal rotation, the shutter can be wound onto said roller (7).
  • ends 2b can be slightly curved, to facilitate their insertion into guides (5).
  • FIG. 2a shows a slat (2) in the closed configuration
  • fig. 2b shows said slat (2) in the open configuration, illustrating the rotation around a longitudinal axis or shaft (8) of the central part (2a) of slat (2) in relation to ends (2b) of said slat, which remain stationary in guides (5).
  • Said longitudinal shaft (8) is preferably made from a steel rod with a polygonal (preferably square) cross-sectional area, so that when it is inserted into seatings (9) in ends (2b) of slats (2), said ends (2b) are better aligned, as will be shown below.
  • Fig. 3a shows an opening slat (2), seen from the inner part, where a lever (11) which activates an opening/closing mechanism (12) is housed in a slot or seating (10) formed in central part (2a).
  • Said opening/closing mechanism (12) is shown in a first exploded view in fig. 3b, which illustrates the rotation shaft (8) that rigidly connects the two end elements (2b) of slat (2).
  • rotation shaft (8) which has a square cross-sectional area, is rendered integral with end elements (2b) by forced, or in any event locked, insertion, using means of known type, into said square seating (9) made in end elements (2b) of slats (2).
  • shaft (8) is rendered integral with end elements (2b) creates a rigid barrier which is resistant even to attempts at breaking and entering.
  • Central part (2a) of the slat is mounted on shaft (8) via bushings (13) made, for example, of teflon, which have a square hole into which shaft (8) is inserted, said bushings (13) being externally round, so that central part (2a) of slat (2) can rotate on them.
  • Opening/closing mechanism (12) shown in a second exploded view in fig. 3c, comprises a pivot (14), which could have a square cross-sectional area, for example, to which is keyed a first bevel gear (15) that meshes with a second bevel gear (17) mounted idle on shaft (8), but integral with central part (2a) of slat (2).
  • a third bevel gear (16), which meshes with second bevel gear (17), is mounted idle on pivot (14).
  • Rotation shaft (8) of central part (2a) of slat (2) intersects with pivot (14), an opening (14a) being made in said pivot (14).
  • Said opening (14a) will be described below in detail, to demonstrate how it enables the pivot to rotate through approximately 60° around its own vertical axis, despite the intersection with shaft (8).
  • pivot (14) terminates at the top with a tenon (18) and at the bottom with a mortice (19).
  • a chain connection can be formed, as shown in fig. 4, with the opening/closing mechanisms (12) of the slats above and the slats below.
  • the connection is preferably made with the use of pins (20), which are inserted into suitable holes in said mortices and tenons and ensure the correct reciprocal position between pivots (14) of the chain, said pins (20) forming a joint between two successive pivots (14), said mortice-and-tenon joint being loose.
  • pivots (14) must be jointed in such a way as to allow reciprocal rotation between consecutive slats (2); this is only possible when pin (20) which connects two consecutive pivots (14) is parallel to shaft (8) of slat (2).
  • the opening/closing mechanisms (12) must therefore be assembled in such a way that shaft (8) and pin (20) are parallel when slats (2) are closed.
  • a bushing (21), for example made of teflon, is inserted on the outside of pivot (14), below third bevel gear (16).
  • the upper part of said bushing (21) presses against second bevel gear (16), and the lower part against first bevel gear (15), of opening/closing mechanism (12) of the slat below, preferably with the insertion of a washer (15a).
  • the action of bushing (21) is made possible by the fact that the correct distance between two consecutive pivots (14) is ensured by pin (20) which connects them.
  • bushing (21) is to ensure the correct axial distance between said first and third bevel gears (15) and (16) and consequently correct meshing between first bevel gear (15) and second bevel gear which is integral with central part (2a) of slat (2).
  • pivots (14) of the various opening/closing mechanisms being connected with mortice and tenon joints and secured with pins (20), form a chain with a length equal to the sum of the heights of all the opening slats (2).
  • Bushings (21) consequently act as spacers, ensuring the correct axial distance between first and third bevel gears (15) and (16).
  • bushing (21) can axially lock third bevel gear (16), also locking bushing (21), for example with a pin, in the correct position in relation to pivot (14).
  • Central part (2a) of slat (2) is caused to open by the rotation of pivot (14) which, via first bevel gear (15) and second bevel gear (17), causes the rotation of central part (2a) of slat (2).
  • pivot (14) of all the opening slats (2) are connected together, when one pivot (14) in the chain of pivots is rotated, all the opening slats open simultaneously (2).
  • Pivot (14) is operated by said lever (11) which, via a bevel gear pair not illustrated, causes the rotation of a pivot integral with bevel gear (17), which in turn causes pivot (14) to rotate.
  • lever (11) In the rest position, ie. with the slats closed, lever (11) is housed in seating (10) formed in central part (2a) of one of slats (2). When it is activated, said lever (11) exits from said seating and rotates through approximately 60°.
  • lever (11) is mounted via a joint (11 a) which allows said lever to be folded into a vertical position, flush with the shutter.
  • Figs. 5 show the operation of opening/closing mechanism (12).
  • pivot (14) of the slat that houses lever (11) is caused to rotate, and this transmits the rotation to the pivots of the upper slats.
  • bevel gear (15) is keyed to pivot (14) at each slat, it rotates and causes the rotation of second bevel gear (17) which is integral with central part (2a) of the corresponding slat (2), which therefore opens.
  • Fig. 5a shows lever (11) when it has just been extracted from seating (10), and part (2a) of slat (2) beginning to rotate. In fig. 5b the rotation is complete, and lever (11) has been folded downwards out of the way.
  • lever (11) In order to raise the shutter and wind it round roller (7), the slats must obviously be closed. In this way lever (11) will also be retracted into its seating (10), and consequently will not constitute a obstacle. Pin (20) will also be returned to the position parallel to shaft (8), and consequently allow reciprocal rotation between consecutive opening slats (2).
  • Fig. 6 shows the detail of the point at which shaft (8) intersects with pivot (14).
  • pivot (14) has a sufficiently large diameter to form an inner opening (14a) with such a shape as to allow the passage of shaft (8), and the rotation of pivot (14) through 60°.
  • the lower and upper parts of pivot (14) are connected via parts (14b).
  • end (2b) of opening slat (2) consists of two parts on the side of opening/closing mechanism (12).
  • the first, outer part (22) extends straight until it covers opening/closing mechanism (12), in order to protect it against atmospheric agents.
  • the second, inner part (23) is shaped in such a way as to be a few millimetres thicker than the part inserted in U-shaped guide (5), in order to cover the inside and outside of opening/closing mechanism (12).
  • Said first and second parts (22) and (23) are connected to one another with screws (24), preferably screwable from the inside of shutter (1).
  • Shapes (25) can be stamped inside said first and second parts (22) and (23) of end (2b) of opening slat (2); said shapes have the function of supporting said first and third bevel gears (15) and (16) in the correct position so as to maintain the correct engagement with second bevel gear (17), replacing bushing (21) and washer (15a) in that function.
  • opening part (2a) of slat (2) can be supported by second bevel gear (17), which in turn is effectively supported by shaped parts (24) of said first and second part (22) and (23), while on the opposite side it could be supported by a bushing (26) hinged to a pivot (27) formed in the adjacent fixed end (2b) of slat (2).
  • pivot (27) could be fixed in relation to opening part (2a), and bushing (25) could be connected to fixed part (2b) of slat (2).
  • central part (2a) of slats (2) rotates on a pair of pivots, because second bevel gear (17) in practice acts as a fixed pivot on opening part (2a) of slat (2), which rotates on a bushing constituted by the shaped seating (24) of fixed end (2a), according to the variation consisting of said two parts (22) and (23).
  • the shutter according to the invention enables part of the slats to be opened with a very simple operation, allowing light and air to pass through the slats, with no need to raise the shutter.

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