Corner connector structure of a shielding device
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602022023113
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2021-03-17
- Filing Date
- 2022-01-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-01-22
AI Technical Summary
Current screen apparatuses with wheel bodies or wire adjusting apparatuses on window frames suffer from track wires swinging out of the track, leading to unsmooth operation or sticking during opening and closing due to stress, and existing solutions require additional frame material preparation and complex installation.
A corner connector structure with an integrated wire adjuster in a combining groove, featuring a fixing base and wire adjusting base, which accommodates and tensions the track wire within recessed grooves of the frame materials, preventing the wire from swinging out of the track.
The integrated wire adjuster maintains proper tension, ensuring smooth operation and preventing sticking of the screen by keeping the track wire within the frame's track, simplifying installation and reducing complexity.
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a corner connector structure, in particular to a corner connector structure used for a screen apparatus such as a folding screen or a rolling bar screen.Background Art
[0002] A currently used screen apparatus, including both a folding screen window and a rolling bar screen window, often uses a plurality of wheel bodies to bypass a track wire or uses a wire adjusting apparatus to adjust the tightness of the track wire. However, due to such a structural configuration that the current wheel body or the wire adjusting apparatus is assembled on a frame material of a window frame, when a screen is opened or closed, the track wire is prone to swing due to stress, leading to the situation that the track wire often swings out of the track of the window frame, which is prone to result in the situation that the screen is unsmoothly opened or closed or gets stuck when the screen is subsequently opened or closed.
[0003] KR20080029057A discloses a folding insect screen system integrated with a sunshade, including a corner connector structure that connects horizontal and vertical frames. The system features a tension adjustment mechanism mounted on the frame materials, allowing for the adjustment of wires that secure the insect screen and sunshade in place. However, KR20080029057A does not disclose the direct installation of a wire adjuster within the corner connector structure itself. Instead, the wire adjuster is mounted onto pre-processed holes or grooves in the frame materials, requiring additional material preparation and increasing installation complexity.
[0004] CN211776943U discloses a corner connector structure designed for connecting the horizontal and vertical frames of door and window frameworks. The structure includes angle arms with buckle portions and hook portions to facilitate connection and alignment. However, CN211776943U does not disclose integrating a wire adjuster within the corner connector structure. Instead, it focuses on the mechanical connection of frames and components without addressing the adjustment or tensioning of wires.
[0005] CN111322001A discloses a screen wire adjustment and control device featuring a fixing seat with a containing groove and an elastic shifting sheet to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of a thread adjusting body. While this device focuses on improving the ease of handling the wire adjustment mechanism, it is mounted onto frame materials rather than directly integrated into a corner connector structure. CN111322001A also relies on pre-processed grooves or holes in the frame material for installation.Summary of the Invention
[0006] According to the technical solution of the present invention, a corner connector structure of a screen apparatus, including a body, the body being at least provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part which is separated from the first connecting part by an angle, a combining groove being provided at the position of the first connecting part or the second connecting part of the body, the combining groove being provided with an opening, and a wire adjuster being provided in the combining groove.
[0007] The present invention has the beneficial effects that the present invention mainly aims to provide a corner connector structure of a screen apparatus; according to the corner connector structure of a screen apparatus, mainly a track wire is accommodated in a wire adjuster of the corner connector; thus, in a case that the track wire swings due to stress when a screen is opened or closed, the situation that the track wire swings out of a track of a frame material is avoided, so that the problem that the screen is unsmoothly opened or closed or gets stuck easily when a screen is opened or closed can be solved.Brief Description of the Drawings
[0008] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a frame body formed by the present invention and frame materials. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of a body in the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded view of a wire adjuster in the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the wire adjuster in the present invention. Detailed Description
[0009] Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a preferable embodiment of a corner connector structure of a screen apparatus of the present invention mainly includes a body (1), the body (1) being at least provided with a first connecting part (11) and a second connecting part (12) which is separated from the first connecting part (11) by an angle, the first connecting part (11) being at least provided with a first combining piece (111), and the second connecting part (12) being at least provided with a second combining piece (121). However, since frame materials (201) of a frame body (2) are each provided with a recessed groove, in this embodiment, the first combining piece (111) and the second combining piece (121) are both an inserting piece, so the first connecting part (11) and the second connecting part (12) are each provided with three inserting pieces to be inserted and fixed in the recessed groove of the frame material (201). Thus, in this embodiment, the frame body (2) can be formed by means of the plurality of frame materials (201) and the plurality of bodies (1). Further, it is preferable that the first connecting part (11) is separated from the second connecting part (12) by 85-95 degrees. Furthermore, the body (1) can be assembled in a one-piece molding or two-piece manner.
[0010] Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a combining groove (13) is provided at the position of the first connecting part (11) and / or the second connecting part (12), the combining groove (13) is at least provided with an opening (131) and a lateral notch (132), and a wire adjuster (20) is provided in the opening (131). In this embodiment, only the wire adjuster (20) being assembled in the combining groove (13) of the first connecting part (11) is illustrated, however the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0011] Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the wire adjuster (20) includes a fixing base (21) and a wire adjusting base (22). The fixing base (21) is provided on the opening (131) of the combining groove (13) of the frame body (1). The fixing base (21) is provided with a convex clamping part (211) and a fastener (212) relative to the outer side of the opening (131) of the combining groove (13). The convex clamping part (211) protrudes out of the peripheral edge of the fixing base (21) by a distance. The position of one groove wall of the combining groove of the body (1) opposite to the fastener (212) is provided with an abutting butt part (133). Besides, the fastener (212) is sheet-shaped. One end portion of the fastener (212) is connected to the fixing base (21). The other end portion of the fastener (212) is separated from the fixing base (21) by a distance and forms a compression space (213). The compression space (213) is greater than the distance by which the convex clamping part (211) protrudes out of the peripheral edge of the fixing base (21). The top of the fixing base (21) is provided with a pushing part (214) and a wire returning part (215). In this embodiment, the pushing part (214) is a recessed groove, the wire returning part (215) is a rod body, and the structure of the pushing part (214) and the wire returning part (215) is not limited to the foregoing. Further, the bottom of the fixing base (21) is provided with an accommodating groove (23), and the accommodating groove (23) is provided with at least one through hole (216) towards the top of the fixing base (21) and at least one wire inlet (217) at the position of the wire returning part (215). A first limiting protruding part (218) and a second limiting protruding part (219) are provided in the accommodating groove (23).
[0012] Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the wire adjusting base (22) is accommodated in the accommodating groove (23) of the fixing base (21), and the wire adjusting base (22) is provided with a first recessed part (221) and a second recessed part (222) relative to the first limiting protruding part (218) and the second limiting protruding part (219) of the fixing base (21). The position of the wire adjusting base (22) close to the first recessed part (221) is provided with a guiding bevel (223). In the process that the wire adjusting base (22) is accommodated in the accommodating groove (23) of the fixing base (21). The end of the wire adjusting base (22) being provided with the second recessed part (222) first obliquely extends into the accommodating groove (23) of the fixing base (21). Then, the other end of the wire adjusting base (22) is in contact with the first limiting protruding part (218) of the fixing base (22) by means of the guiding bevel (223), so that the other end of the wire adjusting base (22) can slide into the accommodating groove (23) of the fixing base (21) along the guiding bevel (223). At this moment, the first recessed part (221) and the second recessed part (222) of the wire adjusting base (22) can be right attached to the first limiting protruding part (218) and the second limiting protruding part (219) of the fixing base (21), so that the wire adjusting base (22) can be accommodated in the accommodating groove (23) of the fixing base (21) without the risk of falling.
[0013] Further, please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the wire adjusting base (22) is provided with an actuating groove (224) and a wire incoming groove (225) relative to the through hole (216) and the wire inlet (217) of the fixing base (21). At the position where the wire incoming groove (225) is communicated with the actuating groove (224), a rotating shaft (226) is further provided in the actuating groove (224), and the rotating shaft (226) is provided with a wire tying hole (227) and annularly provided with a plurality of convex tooth parts (228).
[0014] Further, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, in use of this embodiment, first a track wire (30) passes through the wire returning part (215) of the fixing base (21), so that the track wire (30) is folded back to enter the wire inlet (217) of the fixing base (21) and the wire incoming groove (225) of the wire adjusting base (22) and then enters the actuating groove (224). Then the track wire (30) is fixed to the wire tying hole (227) of the rotating shaft (226). Next, the wire adjusting base (22) is assembled in the accommodating groove (23) of the fixing base (21), so that the rotating shaft (226) can be limited between the fixing base (21) and the wire adjusting base (22), and one end of the rotating shaft (226) is enabled to be accommodated in the through hole (216) of the fixing base (21). Next, the fixing base (21) stretches into the opening (131) of the combining groove (13) of the body (1), and the fastener (212) can be jointed to the abutting joint part (133) of the fixing base (21). The frame material (201) then abuts against the convex clamping part (211), thereby enabling the fixing base (21) to be elastically clamped in the opening (131) of the combining groove (13), so that the risk that the fixing base (21) falls out of the combining groove (13) of the body (1) is avoided. When the track wire (30) is too tight or loose, the rotating shaft (26) in the wire adjusting base (22) can be loosened or tightened by means of the through hole (216) on the fixing base (21), so that the track wire (30) is always maintained at a proper tension. Since the track wire (30) enters the fixing base (21) and the wire adjuster (22) by means of the recessed groove of the frame material (201), when the track wire (30) swings due to stress when a screen is opened or closed, the track wire (30) is provided in the recessed groove of the frame material (201), when the track wire swings due to stress, the situation that the track wire swings out of the track of the frame material (201) is avoided, so this embodiment can really solve the problem that when the screen is opened or closed, the screen is unsmoothly opened or closed or gets stuck easily.
[0015] The above described embodiment is only intended to illustrate the technical idea and features of the present invention, is implemented to make all the persons skilled in the art know the content of the present invention, and cannot be constructed as limiting the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A corner connector structure of a screen apparatus, comprising a body (1), the body (1) being at least provided with a first connecting part (11) and a second connecting part (12) which is separated from the first connecting part (11) by an angle, a combining groove (13) being provided at the position of the first connecting part (11) or the second connecting part (12) of the body (1), the combining groove (13) being provided with an opening (131), and a wire adjuster (20) being provided in the combining groove (13).
2. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting part (11) is separated from the second connecting part (12) by 85-95 degrees.
3. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting part (11) is at least provided with a first combining piece (111), and the second connecting part (12) is at least provided with a second combining piece (121).
4. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 3, wherein both the first combining piece (111) and the second combining piece (121) are an inserting piece.
5. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the combining groove (13) further comprises a lateral notch (132), and the combining groove (13) protrudes out relative to the side wall of the lateral notch (132) to form an abutting joint part (133).
6. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the wire adjuster (20) further comprises a wire adjusting base (22) and a fixing base (21), the wire adjusting base (22) is assembled and combined with the fixing base (21), and the fixing base (21) is provided in the opening (131) of the combining groove (13) of the body (1).
7. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the peripheral edge of the fixing base (21) is at least provided with a fastener (212), the fastener (212) is attached to the upper side and the lower side of the abutting joint part (133) of the body (1), and the fastener (212) has a compression space (213).
8. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the fixing base (21) is provided with an accommodating groove (23), and the wire adjusting base (22) is accommodated in the accommodating groove (23); a first limiting protruding part (218) and a second limiting protruding part (219) are provided in the accommodating groove (23), and the wire adjusting base (22) is provided with a first recessed part (221) and a second recessed part (222) relative to the first limiting protruding part (218) and the second limiting protruding part (219) of the fixing base (21).
9. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the fixing base (21) is provided with at least a through hole (216), the wire adjusting base (22) is provided with an actuating groove (224) relative to the through hole (216) of the fixing base (21), a rotating shaft (226) is provided in the actuating groove (224), and the rotating shaft (226) is annularly provided with a plurality of convex tooth parts (228).
10. The corner connector structure of a screen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting part (11) and the second connecting part (12) are each combined with a frame material (201) of a frame body.