CN113482512A

CN113482512A - Window curtain

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Publication number: CN113482512A
Application number: CN202110975458.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董学章; 蒋剡洋
Original assignee: Jiangsu Shushi Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Shushi Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-24
Filing date: 2021-08-24
Publication date: 2021-10-08
Also published as: WO2023024201A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a curtain. In the present invention, a window covering comprises: the curtain comprises a curtain body, a curtain body and a curtain cover, wherein the curtain body is provided with a top and a bottom opposite to the top; and the control device is arranged at the bottom of the curtain body and is provided with a shell, a driving module, an execution module and a power supply module, wherein the execution module is connected with the driving module, the execution module and the power supply module are arranged in the shell, the power supply module is electrically connected with the driving module, and the driving module is used for driving the execution module to open and close the curtain body in the direction from the top to the bottom of the curtain body. Compared with the prior art, the device has the advantages of simple and exquisite structure, convenience and simplicity in installation and maintenance, and wide application range.

Description

Window curtain

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of smart homes, in particular to a curtain.

Background

Currently, curtains usually need to be opened and closed manually. There are also some motorized window shades on the market, but there are some problems. For example, the electric curtains need to be disassembled from the original curtain structure, are cumbersome to install and can cause hidden troubles; some even involve many-sided knowledge such as circuit, need the professional to go to the door the installation, simple and convenient inadequately, and when the electronic control part need overhaul the change, need the professional to climb to the window top, detect electronic control part to dismantle whole the changing of whole the (window) curtain, work load is big and loaded down with trivial details. In addition, the intelligent curtain device on the market is large in size and heavy, so that a lot of use environments are limited, and the intelligent curtain device cannot be flexibly adapted to different types of windows.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a curtain, which has the advantages of simple and exquisite structure, convenience and simplicity in installation and maintenance and wide application range.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a window covering, including:

the curtain comprises a curtain body and a curtain body, wherein the curtain body is provided with a top and a bottom opposite to the top; and the number of the first and second groups,

the control device is provided with a shell, a driving module, an execution module and a power supply module, wherein the execution module is connected with the driving module, the execution module and the power supply module are arranged in the shell and positioned at the bottom of the curtain body, the power supply module is electrically connected with the driving module, and the driving module is used for driving the execution module to open and close the curtain body in the direction from the top to the bottom of the curtain body.

In one embodiment, the driving module includes:

the driving piece is connected with the execution module; and the number of the first and second groups,

the main control unit is electrically connected with the driving piece and the power supply module, and is arranged at one end of the driving piece deviating from the power supply module or at the side wall of the driving piece.

In one embodiment, the driving module further comprises: and the switch unit is electrically connected with the main control unit and is used for controlling the driving piece to start and stop.

In one embodiment, the switching unit includes: a bottom switch member and a top switch member; the bottom switch piece is used for controlling the driving piece to start and stop under the triggering of external force; the top of the curtain body is provided with a top trigger piece used for triggering the top switch piece to sense, wherein the top switch piece is used for controlling the driving piece to stop after sensing the top trigger piece.

In one embodiment, the top of the curtain body is provided with a top plate, and the top trigger is installed on the top plate.

In one embodiment, the drive member has a motor, and the drive module further includes: and the counting unit is electrically connected with the main control unit and is used for acquiring the number of turns of the motor.

In one embodiment, the driving module further comprises: and the wireless communication unit is electrically connected with the main control unit.

In one embodiment, the driving module further comprises: the voice control unit is electrically connected with the main control unit and is used for controlling the driving piece to act;

or the main control unit further comprises: the communication unit can be in communication connection with an external intelligent terminal with a voice recognition module, the communication unit is electrically connected with the main control unit, and the main control unit is used for controlling the driving piece to act according to a voice command received by the external intelligent terminal.

In one embodiment, the execution module includes:

the first reel piece is connected with the driving piece; a first pull rope connected to the curtain body is wound on the first reel member, and at least part of the first pull rope penetrates through the curtain body along the height direction of the curtain body; and the number of the first and second groups,

the second reel piece is opposite to and connected with the first reel piece; and a second pull rope connected to the curtain body is wound on the second reel piece, and at least part of the second pull rope penetrates through the curtain body along the height direction of the curtain body.

In one embodiment, the driving module, the executing module and the power supply module are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the curtain body.

In one embodiment, the driving module and the power supply module are respectively disposed at two ends of the bottom of the curtain body, and the execution module is disposed between the driving module and the power supply module.

In one embodiment, the driving module is an independent module, and the driving module is integrally detachably connected with the shell.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the invention has the advantages that the control device is arranged at the bottom of the curtain body, so that when the curtain is installed, only the curtain body is installed on the wall surface, even if the installation structure of the traditional curtain is installed on the wall surface, the installation structure can not be changed, the installation layout of the curtain is not required to be performed by professional persons, and the curtain is easy to install. In addition, when the electric control part is overhauled and replaced, the control device can be directly and independently detected at the bottom, and the electric control part is detached and replaced, so that the electric control part is convenient to overhaul and replace. Meanwhile, the curtain structure is more simplified, is suitable for more environments and windows, and has wide application range.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the figures in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and which are not to scale unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a window covering according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a window covering with a mounting cover removed, according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a drive module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a drive module according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a circuit for a window covering according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is another block diagram of a circuit for a window covering according to an embodiment of the present invention;

100, a curtain; 1. a top plate; 2. a curtain body; 21. the top of the curtain body; 22. the bottom of the curtain body; 20. A control device; 3. a housing; 4. a drive module; 5. an execution module; 7. a power supply module; 41. a drive member; 410. a motor; 42. a main control unit; 6. a switch unit; 61. a bottom switch member; 611. a bottom trigger; 612. a photosensor; 60. A top trigger; 63. a push button switch; 43. a counting unit; 44. a wireless communication unit; 45. a voice control unit; 30. an external intelligent terminal; 51. a first spool member; 52. a second reel member; 53. a first pull cord; 34. a second pull cord; 55. and (7) connecting a shaft.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that numerous technical details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application in various embodiments of the present invention. However, the technical solution claimed in the present application can be implemented without these technical details and various changes and modifications based on the following embodiments.

In the following description, for the purposes of illustrating various disclosed embodiments, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various disclosed embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the embodiments may be practiced without one or more of the specific details. In other instances, well-known devices, structures and techniques associated with this application may not be shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments.

Throughout the specification and claims, the word "comprise" and variations thereof, such as "comprises" and "comprising," are to be understood as an open, inclusive meaning, i.e., as being interpreted to mean "including, but not limited to," unless the context requires otherwise.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to more clearly understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are merely intended to illustrate the spirit of the technical solution of the present invention.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should be noted that the term "or" is generally employed in its sense including "and/or" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following description, for the purposes of clearly illustrating the structure and operation of the present invention, directional terms will be used, but terms such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "outer", "inner", "outer", "inward", "upper", "lower", etc. should be construed as words of convenience and should not be construed as limiting terms.

Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the window covering 100 includes: the curtain comprises a curtain body 2 and a control device 20, wherein the curtain body 2 is provided with a top 21 and a bottom 22 opposite to the top 21. The control device 20 is arranged at the bottom 22 of the curtain body, the control device 20 is provided with a shell 3, a driving module 4, an execution module 5 connected with the driving module 4 and a power supply module 7, the driving module 4, the execution module 5 and the power supply module 7 are arranged in the shell 3 and located at the bottom 22, the power supply module 7 is electrically connected with the driving module 4, and the driving module 4 is used for driving the execution module 5 to open and close the curtain body 2 in the direction from the top to the bottom of the curtain body. The top of shell 3 is equipped with the spout, and (window) curtain body 2 card is gone into in the spout, also can be (window) curtain body 2 and shell 3 and paste mutually fixedly through the magic.

As can be seen from the above, since the control device 20 is disposed at the bottom 22 of the curtain body, when installing, only the curtain body 2 needs to be installed on the wall, even if the installation structure of the conventional curtain 100 is installed on the wall, no change is needed, and the installation layout of the curtain 100 does not need to be performed by professional persons, so that the installation of the curtain 100 is simple. In addition, when the electric control part is overhauled and replaced, the control device 20 can be directly and independently detected at the bottom, and the electric control part is detached and replaced, so that the electric control part is convenient to overhaul and replace. Meanwhile, the curtain 100 is more simplified in structure, can be applied to more environments and windows, and is wide in application range.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the driving module 4, the executing module 5 and the power supplying module 7 are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the curtain body 2. The length direction of the curtain body 2 is a direction perpendicular to the contraction and opening direction of the curtain body 2 (i.e., the height direction of the curtain body 2). Therefore, the stress on the bottom 22 of the curtain body is balanced, the modules are centralized, and the layout in the control device 20 is more reasonable. The execution module 5 is located in the middle, so that the curtain body 2 can be opened and closed more stably and more evenly. The housing 3 comprises a housing and a cover plate, wherein the housing is divided into three areas for placing the driving module 4, the execution module 5 and the power supply module 7. The power supply module 7 is disposed at an end of the housing 3 to form a wiring space apart from the actuator module 5.

Further, the driving module 4 and the power supply module 7 are respectively disposed at two ends of the bottom 22 of the curtain body 2, and the executing module 5 is disposed between the driving module 4 and the power supply module 7. Thereby the bottom of the curtain body 2 is stressed in balance, and the curtain body 2 can be lifted stably.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the driving module 4 is an independent module, and the whole driving module 4 is detachably connected to the housing, that is, the units in the driving module 4 are assembled into a whole to form a module, and are installed in the housing 3 or removed from the housing 3. Thereby facilitating assembly and maintenance of the control device 20.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the top plate 1 is installed on the top 21 of the curtain body, and the top plate 1 is used for being installed on window glass or a wall. The top plate 1 may be attached to a glass or a wall to be covered by the window covering 100 by suction (e.g., a suction cup or 3M glue), or may be fixed to the wall by screws. This mounting is very simple. If the top plate 1 is fixed on the glass, a piece of static paste can be placed on the glass firstly, and then the static paste is pasted by using 3M glue, so that the glass is prevented from being damaged.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the driving module 4 includes: a driving member 41 and a main control unit 42, wherein the driving member 41 is connected with the execution module 5. The main control unit 42 is electrically connected with the driver 41 and the power supply module 7. The main control unit 42 can be a circuit board, the power supply module 7 can be a rechargeable battery or a dry battery, when the power supply module 7 is the rechargeable battery, a charging interface can be arranged on the shell 3, the rechargeable battery is charged, and when the curtain 100 needs to be opened and closed, the charging wire is pulled out, so that the control device 20 can move along with the bottom 22 of the curtain body. The main control unit 42 is arranged at an end of the driver 41 facing away from the power supply module 7 or at a side wall of the driver 41. As shown in fig. 4, preferably, the main control unit 42 is disposed at an end of the driving member 41 away from the power supply module 7, and each electrical component on the main control unit 42 is not shielded to have more heat dissipation space, so that the layout is more reasonable, and the stress distribution at the bottom of the curtain is more uniform. And the main control unit 42 and the driving member 41 are closer to each other, so that the integration into a module which can be detached together is facilitated.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the execution module 5 includes: a first reel member 51 and a second reel member 52, the first reel member 51 being connected to the driving member 41; and the first reel member 51 is wound with a first cord 53 connected to the curtain body 2, and the first cord 53 penetrates at least a part of the curtain body 2 in the height direction of the curtain body 2. The second rolling element 52 is disposed opposite to and connected to the first rolling element 51, and the second rope 34 connected to the curtain body 2 is wound on the second rolling element 52, and the second rope 34 penetrates at least a part of the curtain body 2 along the height direction of the curtain body 2. The driving member 41 has a motor 410, a first reel member 51 is coaxially connected to a main shaft of the motor 410, and one end of a first pulling rope 53 is fixed to the first reel member 51. The second reel member 52 is disposed coaxially with the first reel member 51 and the main shaft of the motor 410, and is connected to the first reel member 51 by a coupling shaft 55, and one end of the second rope 34 is fixed to the second reel member 52. Thereby leading the two ends of the curtain body 2 to stably ascend and descend. Of course, the first reel member 51 may be directly connected to the second reel member 52.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, 5, and 6, the driving module 4 further includes: and the switch unit 6 is electrically connected with the main control unit 42, and the switch unit 6 is used for controlling the driving piece 41 to start and stop. The switching unit 6 further includes: a push switch 63 connected to the switch unit 6. The button switches 63 are a curtain opening key and a curtain closing key, and further include a power switch, a setting key, and the like.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the window covering body 2 is an accordion type window covering or blind window covering, the top of the window covering body 2 is fixed on a wall or window, the first pull rope 53 and the second pull rope 34 are connected to each blade of the window covering body 2, the main control unit 42 is triggered to drive the motor 410 to rotate clockwise, the first reel member 51 is driven, and the first pull rope 53 is released and extended. Meanwhile, the first rolling shaft member 51 drives the second rolling shaft member 52 to rotate, the second pull rope 34 is released and extended, the curtain body 2 is unfolded from top to bottom, and the control device 20 shades the window along with the downward movement of the curtain body 2. The main control unit 42 is triggered to drive the motor 410 to rotate counterclockwise, the first winding shaft 51 and the second winding shaft 52 are driven to rotate counterclockwise, the first pulling rope 53 and the second pulling rope 34 are respectively wound up by the first winding shaft 51 and the second winding shaft 52, the window curtain body 2 is folded, and the control device 20 moves upward along with the window curtain body 2. In the opening and closing process of the curtain body 2, the motor 410 can be controlled by the switch unit 6 to stop moving at any time according to requirements, so that the curtain body 2 can shield part of the window.

It will be appreciated that the tension member may be a single cord, 3 cords or 4 cords, and each cord may be attached to a portion of the curtain body 2. The number of the reel members in the execution module 5 may be one or more, and the number is not fixed, but when the number of the reel members is multiple, the reel members need to be directly connected or indirectly connected, and the reel members synchronously rotate at the same time.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 4, the switching unit 6 includes: the bottom switch piece 61 and the top switch piece (not shown in the figure), the bottom switch piece 61 and the top switch piece are both electrically connected with the main control unit 42, the bottom switch piece 61 is used for controlling the driving piece 41 to start and stop under the external force triggering, the top 21 of the curtain body is provided with a top trigger piece 60 for triggering the top switch piece to sense, and the top switch piece is used for controlling the execution module 5 to stop after sensing the top trigger piece 60. The bottom switch member 61 includes: a bottom trigger member 611 and a photoelectric sensor 612, wherein the bottom trigger member 611 can be a protruding member, and a part of the bottom trigger member 611 extends from the bottom of the outer shell 3, and is movably disposed on the outer shell 3 along the direction of the curtain body 2 stretching. The photosensor 612 is located above the bottom trigger 611 and is disposed opposite to the bottom trigger 611. When the curtain body 2 is unfolded, the bottom trigger 611 touches a windowsill or other objects, the bottom trigger 611 moves upwards, the upper end of the bottom trigger 611 covers the photoelectric sensor 612, and the photoelectric sensor 612 sends a signal to the main control unit 42, so that the main control unit 42 controls the motor 410 to stop rotating. In practical application, when the curtain body 2 needs to be unfolded, the bottom trigger 611 can be manually pressed, so that the curtain 100 stops moving, and the curtain 100 is prevented from being folded after being unfolded infinitely, and the use feeling of a user is influenced.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a top trigger 60 is mounted on the top plate 1.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4, the top switch member is a proximity switch. Specifically, the proximity switch is a hall sensor, a magnetic member, i.e., a top trigger 60, is disposed on the top plate 1, when the curtain 100 is folded, the hall sensor rises to a certain height along with the bottom 22 of the curtain body, and after sensing the magnetic member, the hall sensor sends a signal to the main control unit 42, the main control unit 42 controls the motor 410 to stop, and the folding of the curtain body 2 is completed. It will be appreciated that the magnetic member may also be provided on the top or wall of the window. The proximity switch may be a photoelectric sensor 612 or a capacitance sensor, and the detected component changes accordingly, and is disposed on the top 21 of the curtain body, the top of the window or the wall.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, the driving module 4 further includes: and a wireless communication unit 44 electrically connected to the main control unit 42. The wireless communication unit 44 is used for receiving a wireless signal instruction, the controller controls the motor 410 to rotate according to the instruction, so as to drive the execution module 5 to move, and when the opening and closing degree of the curtain body 2 meets the requirement, the motor 410 stops rotating, so as to realize remote intelligent control. The control can be remotely controlled through a smart phone provided with an APP or a desktop computer, a notebook computer or a tablet computer provided with remote control software. Preferably, the wireless communication unit 44 is a ZigBee module or a bluetooth module. The ZigBee module has the advantage of low power consumption, and can prolong the service life of the battery.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, 5, and 6, the driving module 4 further includes: and the counting unit 43 is electrically connected with the main control unit 42 and is used for acquiring the rotation number of the motor 410. The counting unit 43 includes a hall sensor disposed on the main control unit 42 and a magnet disposed on the spindle of the motor 410, the magnet is driven by the spindle of the motor 410 to rotate, and the hall sensor detects the change of the magnetic field of the magnet, thereby detecting the rotation condition and the number of rotation turns of the motor 410. The main control unit 42 can record the number of turns of rotation required to fold or put down the curtain 100 completely by the motor 410, and the opening and closing degree of the curtain 100 can be realized by setting the number of turns of rotation of the motor 410 on the client, so that the curtain body 2 can cover any height of the window. It will be appreciated that the technical unit may also be a photogate and photosensor 612.

In addition, as shown in fig. 6, the driving module 4 further includes: and the voice control unit 45 is electrically connected with the main control unit 42, and the voice control unit 45 is used for controlling the action of the driving piece 41.

In addition, the drive module 4 further includes: the communication unit can be in communication connection with the external intelligent terminal 30 with the voice recognition module, the communication unit is electrically connected with the main control unit 42, and the main control unit 42 is used for controlling the action of the executive component according to the voice command received by the external intelligent terminal 30. That is, the voice recognition module may also be integrated into a smart terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet or a smart speaker, and a communication module capable of being connected to the smart terminal in a communication manner is disposed on the main control unit 42. The main control unit 42 is also provided with a corresponding control element electrically connected with the communication unit for controlling the motor 410 to operate. The main control unit 42 is in communication connection with the intelligent terminal, so that the user can control the opening and closing of the window shade 100 and the opening and closing degree by only sending a voice command to the intelligent terminal.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, it should be understood that aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if necessary, to employ aspects, features and concepts of the various patents, applications and publications to provide yet further embodiments.

These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above detailed description. In general, in the claims, the terms used should not be construed to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing embodiments are specific examples for carrying out the invention, and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in practice.

Claims

1. A window covering, comprising:

2. The window covering of claim 1, wherein the drive module comprises:

3. The window covering of claim 2, wherein the drive module further comprises: and the switch unit is electrically connected with the main control unit and is used for controlling the driving piece to start and stop.

4. The window covering of claim 3, wherein the switch unit comprises: a bottom switch member and a top switch member; the bottom switch piece is used for controlling the driving piece to start and stop under the triggering of external force; the top of the curtain body is provided with a top trigger piece used for triggering the top switch piece to sense, wherein the top switch piece is used for controlling the driving piece to stop after sensing the top trigger piece.

5. The window covering of claim 4, wherein a top plate is provided on a top of the window covering body, and the top trigger is mounted on the top plate.

6. The window covering of claim 2, wherein the drive member has a motor, the drive module further comprising: and the counting unit is electrically connected with the main control unit and is used for acquiring the number of turns of the motor.

7. The window covering of claim 2, wherein the drive module further comprises: and the wireless communication unit is electrically connected with the main control unit.

8. The window covering of claim 2, wherein the drive module further comprises: the voice control unit is electrically connected with the main control unit and is used for controlling the driving piece to act;

9. The window covering of claim 2, wherein the execution module comprises:

10. The window covering of claim 1, wherein the drive module, the execution module, and the power module are arranged in sequence along a length of the window covering body.

11. The window curtain of claim 1, wherein the driving module and the power supply module are respectively disposed at two ends of the bottom of the curtain body, and the execution module is disposed between the driving module and the power supply module.

12. The window covering of any of claims 1-11, wherein the drive module is a stand-alone module, the drive module being integrally removably coupled to the housing.