curtain

Abstract

The objective is to provide a curtain that allows for adjustment of its height and improves its appearance by concealing the support rods when viewed from the front. [Solution] One aspect of the present invention is a curtain supported by a support rod and having a width direction and a height direction that are perpendicular to each other, comprising a curtain fabric, a first hanging part extending from the upper end of the curtain fabric in the height direction and capable of supporting the support rod, a second hanging part provided on the upper part of the first surface of the curtain fabric and capable of supporting the support rod, and a connecting part provided on the upper part of the second surface of the curtain fabric, wherein the first hanging part has two or more connecting parts that can connect to the connecting part, and the first hanging part, the second hanging part, and the connecting part are provided in a plurality at intervals in the width direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a curtain.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in a house or the like, as a curtain used for the purpose of covering the view, blocking light, partitioning, etc., a curtain supported by a support rod and having an adjustable length (vertical dimension) in the height direction is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, a curtain body is composed of a support rod, an annular string, and a curtain fabric. A plurality of annular strings are hooked on the support rod so as to be slidable, and a plurality of string through-holes are provided at the upper end portion of the curtain fabric. The annular strings are respectively inserted through the string through-holes, the curtain fabric is supported by the annular strings, and the circumference of the ring portion of the annular string is adjustable.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in a conventional curtain such as the curtain body described in Patent Document 1, when viewed from the front, the support rod is visible. Therefore, depending on the installation location of the curtain or the like, the support rod may be prominent in the overall appearance of the room including the curtain, which may damage the appearance.

[0005] One aspect of the present invention aims to provide a curtain that can adjust the length in the height direction and can improve the appearance by making the support rod invisible when viewed from the front.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] One aspect of the present invention is a curtain supported by a support rod and having mutually orthogonal width and height directions, comprising: a curtain fabric; a first hanging portion extending from the upper end of the curtain fabric in the height direction and capable of supporting the support rod; a second hanging portion provided on the upper part of the first surface of the curtain fabric and capable of supporting the support rod; and a connecting portion provided on the upper part of the second surface of the curtain fabric, wherein the first hanging portion has two or more connecting portions capable of connecting the connecting portion, and the first hanging portion, the second hanging portion, and the connecting portion are provided in a plurality at intervals in the width direction. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, the length in the height direction can be adjusted, and the appearance can be improved by concealing the support rods when viewed from the front. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This figure shows a curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. [Figure 2] This figure shows a first state of use of the curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. [Figure 3] This is a front view showing a second usage state of the curtain according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] This figure shows a third usage state of the curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. [Figure 5] This figure shows a fourth state of use of the curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. [Figure 6] This is a front view showing a fifth usage state of the curtain according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] This figure shows a curtain according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. [Figure 8]This figure shows a sixth usage state of the curtain according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. [Figure 9] This figure shows a seventh usage state of the curtain according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For the sake of easier understanding of the explanation, the same reference numerals are used for identical components in each drawing, and redundant explanations may be omitted.

[0010] <First Embodiment> Figure 1 shows a curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. Note that the front view and rear view do not limit the front and rear views to the state of use. As shown in Figure 1, the curtain 1 is supported by a support rod R, which will be described later, and has a width direction D1 and a height direction D2 that are perpendicular to each other. Hereinafter, in the height direction D2, the side of the curtain 1 supported by the support rod R will be referred to as the top, and the opposite side as the bottom.

[0011] The curtain 1 comprises a curtain fabric 2, a first hanging section 3, a second hanging section 4, and a connecting section 5. Multiple first hanging sections 3, second hanging sections 4, and connecting sections 5 are provided at intervals in the width direction D1.

[0012] Examples of support rods R include extendable and retractable tension rods.

[0013] The curtain fabric 2 may have a curtain fabric body 21 and a reinforcing portion 22 that overlaps the entire width D1 of the upper part of the curtain fabric body 21. The upper end of the curtain fabric body 21 coincides with the upper end of the reinforcing portion 22, and both side edges of the curtain fabric body 21 in the width D1 overlap with both side edges of the reinforcing portion 22 in the width D1. The curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing portion 22 may be made of different materials, or they may be made of a single sheet-like material. If the curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing portion 22 are made of a single sheet-like material, the reinforcing portion 22 can be formed by folding back a portion of one end of the single sheet-like material.

[0014] Examples of materials that make up the curtain fabric 2 include natural fibers such as linen, cotton, silk, wool, and cashmere, and synthetic fibers such as rayon, cupro, acetate, triacetate, nylon, polyester, acrylic, polyvinyl chloride, and polyurethane.

[0015] The length of the width direction D1 in the curtain fabric 2 can be, for example, 80 cm to 160 cm. The length of the height direction D2 in the curtain fabric 2 can be, for example, 30 cm to 220 cm. The length of the width direction D1 in the reinforcing part 22 can be, for example, 80 cm to 160 cm. The length of the height direction D2 in the reinforcing part 22 can be, for example, 4 cm to 6 cm. The shape of the curtain fabric 2 when viewed from the front may be horizontally elongated or vertically elongated. The curtain fabric 2 may have patterns, colors, etc. on either the first surface S1 or the second surface S2, or both.

[0016] The first hanging portion 3 extends in the height direction D2 from the upper end of the curtain fabric 2. The first hanging portion 3 has two or more connecting portions H to which the connected portion 5 can be connected. The first hanging portion 3 may be a strip-shaped body and may have a first connecting portion H1 (connecting portion H) provided on the base end side of the center line C1 passing through the center of the height direction D2 of the first hanging portion 3 (strip-shaped body) and capable of connecting the connected portion 5, and a second connecting portion H2 (connecting portion H) provided on the tip side of the center line C1 and capable of connecting the connected portion 5.

[0017] The first connecting portion H1 and the second connecting portion H2 can be, for example, button holes, slits, through holes having a circular shape in a front view, one member of a surface fastener, one member of a snap button, or the like.

[0018] The material constituting the first hanging portion 3 can be the same as the material constituting the curtain fabric 2. The length in the width direction D1 of the first hanging portion 3 can be, for example, 2 cm to 5 cm. Also, the length in the height direction D2 of the first hanging portion 3 can be, for example, 14 cm to 30 cm.

[0019] The second hanging portion 4 is provided at the upper part of the first surface S1 of the curtain fabric 2 and can support the support rod R. The second hanging portion 4 is not exposed above the upper end of the curtain fabric 2 when viewed from the second surface S2 side of the curtain fabric 2.

[0020] The second hanging portion 4 may constitute part or all of an annular portion (first annular portion) through which the support rod R can be inserted. The first annular portion can be formed, for example, by joining both ends of a belt-like member to the curtain fabric 2. In this case, the first annular portion is composed of the second hanging portion 4 and the curtain fabric 2. The first annular portion may be formed by joining an annular member to the curtain fabric 2. In this case, the first annular portion is composed of the second hanging portion 4.

[0021] The first hanging portion 3 and the second hanging portion 4 may be composed of a single belt-like member B and may be joined to the curtain fabric 2 inseparably. That is, the curtain 1 may have a first joining portion 7a where the belt-like member B and the upper end of the curtain fabric 2 are joined, and a second joining portion 7b where the belt-like member B and a location on the curtain fabric 2 at a predetermined interval from the first joining portion 7a toward the lower end side are joined. The second hanging portion 4 is disposed between the first joining portion 7a and the second joining portion 7b. That is, the first annular portion is disposed between the first joining portion 7a and the second joining portion 7b.

[0022] Specifically, the strip-shaped member B may have a folded portion where a part of one end is folded back toward the other end, and the folded portion may be sandwiched between the curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing portion 22 and joined to the lower ends of both the curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing portion 22. That is, the curtain 1 may have a first joint 7a where the strip-shaped member B and the upper end of the reinforcing portion 22 are joined, and a second joint 7b where the folded portion is sandwiched between the curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing portion 22 and joined to the lower ends of both the curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing portion 22.

[0023] The strip-shaped member B has an annular portion formed by a part of one end, and the curtain 1 may have a first joint 7a to which the annular portion and the upper end of the curtain fabric 2 are joined, and a second joint 7b to which the annular portion and a portion of the curtain fabric 2 located at a predetermined distance from the first joint 7a toward the lower end are joined.

[0024] The material constituting the second suspension section 4 can be the same material as the material constituting the curtain fabric 2.

[0025] The connecting portion 5 is provided on the upper part of the second surface S2 of the curtain fabric 2. For example, the connecting portion 5 can be a button, a projection, the other part of a hook-and-loop fastener, the other part of a snap button, etc.

[0026] In a front view, it is preferable that the centerlines passing through the centers of the width direction D1 of the first suspension portion 3, the second suspension portion 4, and the connected portion 5 are arranged on the same straight line C2.

[0027] Figure 2 shows a first state of use of the curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. As shown in Figure 2(a), the curtain 1 has a connecting portion 5 connected to the first connecting portion H1 on the second surface S2, and as shown in Figure 2(b), the support rod R can be supported by the second hanging portion 4 on the second surface S2. This makes it possible to make the curtain fabric 2 look better by making the support rod R invisible when viewed from the second surface S2 side. In addition, decorations such as charms can be attached to the second connecting portion H2, which can change the appearance of the curtain 1.

[0028] Figure 3 is a front view showing a second usage state of the curtain according to the first embodiment. As shown in Figure 2(a), the curtain 1 can be connected to the first connecting part H1, and then, as shown in Figure 3, the connected part 5 can be connected to the second connecting part H2. This allows the length of the first hanging part 3 in the height direction D2 to be shortened when viewed from the second surface S2 side of the curtain fabric 2, thereby improving its appearance.

[0029] Figure 4 shows a third state of use of the curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. In Figure 4(b), the curtain fabric body 21 and the reinforcing part 22 are omitted. As shown in Figure 4, the curtain 1 is composed of the curtain fabric 2 and the first hanging part 3 by connecting the connecting part 5 to the first connecting part H1, and a second annular part 6 through which a support rod R can be inserted can be formed. In this case, after placing the support rod R on the second surface S2 side of the first hanging part 3, the connecting part 5 is connected to the first connecting part H1, allowing the support rod R to be easily inserted into the second annular part 6.

[0030] This makes it possible to improve the appearance by concealing the support rod R when viewed from the first surface S1 side of the curtain fabric 2. For example, if the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the curtain fabric 2 each have different patterns, that is, if the curtain fabric 2 is reversible, the appearance can be improved by concealing the support rod R when viewed from the front, regardless of which side of the first surface S1 or the second surface S2 is used as the front. The inner diameter of the second annular part may be the same as the outer diameter of the support rod R.

[0031] Figure 5 shows a fourth usage state of the curtain according to the first embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. As shown in Figure 4, the curtain 1 forms a second annular portion 6 by connecting the connecting portion 5 to the first connecting portion H1. With the connecting portion 5 connected to the first connecting portion H1, as shown in Figure 5, the connecting portion 5 can be connected to the second connecting portion H2 by folding the portion of the first hanging portion 3 that is closer to the tip of the first connecting portion H1 in half along a fold line in the width direction D1. The support rod R is inserted through the second annular portion 6 as explained in Figure 4. This makes it possible to shorten the length of the first hanging portion 3 in the height direction D2 when viewed from the second surface S2 side of the curtain fabric 2, thereby improving the appearance.

[0032] Figure 6 is a front view showing a fifth usage state of the curtain according to the first embodiment. As shown in Figure 6, the curtain 1 is composed of a first hanging part 3 and can form a third annular part 8 through which a support rod R can be inserted by connecting the connected part 5 to the second connecting part H2. This allows the user to select either the third annular part 8, which is composed of the first hanging part 3 and through which a support rod R can be inserted, or the second hanging part 4 shown in Figure 4(b), to support the support rod R. That is, when the support rod R is supported by the third annular part 8, which is composed of the first hanging part 3 and through which a support rod R can be inserted, the support rod R is visible from both the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the curtain fabric 2, but when the support rod R is supported by the second hanging part 4, the support rod R is not visible from the second surface S2 side of the curtain fabric 2, thus providing a two-way curtain 1. In addition, the curtain 1 can have its maximum length in the height direction D2.

[0033] As described above, the curtain 1 comprises a curtain fabric 2, a first hanging section 3, a second hanging section 4, and a connecting section 5. The first hanging section 3 has two or more connecting sections H, and the first hanging section 3, the second hanging section 4, and the connecting section 5 are provided in multiples at intervals in the width direction D1. With this configuration, the curtain 1 can be adjusted in the height direction, and the appearance can be improved by concealing the support rods when viewed from the front.

[0034] <Second Embodiment> Figure 7 shows a curtain according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view. The curtain 100 according to the second embodiment differs from the curtain 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a third connecting portion H3. The configuration of the curtain 100 according to the second embodiment is the same as the above-described configuration of the curtain 1 according to the first embodiment, except for the third connecting portion H3, so a description is omitted.

[0035] As shown in Figure 7, in the curtain 100, the first hanging portion 3 has a third connecting portion H3 provided between the first connecting portion H1 and the second connecting portion H2, to which the connected portion 5 can be connected. The third connecting portion H3 can be, for example, a buttonhole, a slit, a circular through-hole in front view, one member of a hook-and-loop fastener, one member of a snap button, etc. If the connected portion 5 is a button, the third connecting portion H3 can be a buttonhole.

[0036] In the example shown in Figure 7, the third connecting portion H3 is located on the base end side of the center line C1 passing through the center of the height direction D2 of the first suspension portion 3, but it may also be located on the tip side of the center line C1.

[0037] The curtain 100 may have one or more connecting parts provided between the first connecting part H1 and the second connecting part H2, which are capable of connecting the connected part 5.

[0038] Curtain 100 can be used in the same manner as the first, third, and fifth usage states of curtain 1 shown in Figures 2 to 4 and Figure 6, and will produce the same effects and functions as curtain 1 in each usage state. Next, usage states that differ from those of curtain 1 will be described.

[0039] The curtain 100 can be configured with a first hanging section 3 and a third annular section 8 through which a support rod R can be inserted, by connecting the connected section 5 to the third connected section H3 instead of the first connected section H1 in the usage state shown in Figure 6. As a result, the length D2 in the height direction of the curtain 100 can be shortened compared to when the connected section 5 is connected to the second connected section H2.

[0040] Figure 8 shows a sixth usage state of the curtain according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. The curtain 100 forms a second annular portion 6 by connecting the connecting portion 5 to the first connecting portion H1, similar to the usage state shown in Figure 4. With the connecting portion 5 connected to the first connecting portion H1, as shown in Figure 8, the connecting portion 5 can be connected to the second connecting portion H2 and the third connecting portion by folding the portion of the first hanging portion 3 closer to the tip of the first connecting portion H1 in a pleated manner along a fold line along the width direction D1. The support rod R is inserted through the second annular portion 6. This makes it possible to shorten the length of the first hanging portion 3 in the height direction D2 when viewed from the second surface S2 side of the curtain fabric 2, thereby improving the appearance.

[0041] Figure 9 shows a seventh usage state of the curtain according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a partially exploded side view. The curtain 100 is composed of a first hanging section 3 by connecting the connecting section 5 to the third connecting section H3, and a fourth annular section 9 through which a support rod R can be inserted can be formed. This allows the length of the curtain 1 in the height direction D2 to be adjusted. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, the curtain 100 can connect the connecting section 5 to the second connecting section H2 by connecting the connecting section 5 to the third connecting section H3 and then folding the portion of the first hanging section 3 closer to the tip of the third connecting section H3 in half along a fold line in the width direction D1. This allows the length of the first hanging section 3 in the height direction D2 to be shortened when viewed from the second surface S2 side of the curtain fabric 2, thereby improving its appearance.

[0042] Curtains 1 and 100 can be applied to curtains used for purposes such as blocking the view, shading, partitioning, and interior decoration. Curtains 1 and 100 may be, for example, cafe curtains, bay window curtains, noren (Japanese-style curtains), partitions, tapestries, etc.

[0043] As described above, embodiments have been explained, but these embodiments are presented as examples only, and the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The above embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various combinations, omissions, substitutions, and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their variations are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as in the claims of the invention and its equivalents. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0044] 1,100 Curtains 2 Curtain fabric 21 Curtain fabric 22 Reinforcement section 3. First suspension section 4. Second suspension section 5 Connected part 6. Second Ring Section 7a 1st joint 7b 2nd joint 8. Third Ring Section 9. Fourth Ring Section B. Strip-shaped member C1 center line C2 straight line D1 Width direction D2 Height direction H connection part H1 1st connection part H2 2nd connection part H3 3rd connection part R support rod S1 1st page S2 side 2

Claims

1. A curtain supported by support rods, having a width direction and a height direction that are perpendicular to each other, Curtain fabric and A first suspension section extending in the height direction from the upper end of the curtain fabric and capable of supporting the support rod, A second suspension section is provided on the upper part of the first surface of the curtain fabric and capable of supporting the support rod, The curtain fabric comprises a connecting portion provided on the upper part of the second surface, The first suspension portion has two or more connecting portions that can connect to the connected portion, The curtain is provided with a plurality of the first suspension portion, the second suspension portion, and the connected portion spaced apart in the width direction.

2. The curtain according to claim 1, wherein the first suspension portion is a strip-shaped body and comprises a first connecting portion provided on the base end side of the center line passing through the center of the first suspension portion in the height direction and capable of connecting the connected portion, and a second connecting portion provided on the tip side of the center line and capable of connecting the connected portion.

3. The curtain according to claim 2, wherein the first suspension portion and the second suspension portion are composed of a single strip-shaped member and are inseparably joined to the curtain fabric.

4. The curtain according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, with the connected portion connected to the first connecting portion, the portion of the first hanging portion that is closer to the tip of the first connecting portion is folded in half along the fold line in the width direction, thereby enabling the connected portion to be connected to the second connecting portion.

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