Curtain rail bracket

Abstract

To provide a bracket for a curtain rail with a simple structure that can be attached to a wall or ceiling. [Solution] The bracket body 11 holds the curtain rail, the holder 12 has a substantially L-shaped cross section and is made up of a vertical plate and a horizontal plate, a through hole HT in the vertical plate, a screw hole HS in the horizontal plate, a through hole HT on the top surface of the bracket body 11, a holder fixing screw BF that fixes the holder 12 to the bracket body 11 by threading it through the through hole HT into the screw hole HS in the horizontal plate, and a tapping screw BT that attaches the bracket body 11 to a wall through the through hole HT in the vertical plate. When the holder 12 is removed from the bracket body 11, the bracket body 11 can be attached to the ceiling by fastening the tapping screw BT to the ceiling through the through hole HT in the bracket body 11.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a bracket for a curtain rail that can be mounted both on a wall and on a ceiling. [Background technology]

[0002] A curtain rail bracket capable of both wall-mounting and ceiling-mounting a curtain rail is known (see Patent Document 1, etc.). The curtain rail bracket (1) disclosed in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1 includes a main body (2), a wall-mounting plate (3), a fixing screw (16) for fixing the main body (2) to the wall-mounting plate (3), and a fixing screw (15) for fixing the wall-mounting plate (3) to a wall (17). With this curtain rail bracket (1), the main body (2) can be mounted to a wall via the wall-mounting plate (3), as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3 of Patent Document 1, and the main body (2) can also be mounted directly to a ceiling, as shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1. With this curtain rail bracket (1), the wall-mounting plate (3) can also be removed when mounting the main body (2) to a ceiling, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-068049 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the curtain rail bracket (1) described in Patent Document 1, the entire main body (2) is in the form of a counter bracket in order to ensure an attachment surface to the vertical wall plate (3), and therefore there is a drooping portion even when the bracket is attached to the ceiling, which may cause spatial or visual obstructions around the curtain rail.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a curtain rail bracket that can be attached to both the wall and the ceiling of a curtain rail and has a simple structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One curtain rail bracket according to the present invention comprises a bracket body that holds the curtain rail; a holder with a generally L-shaped cross section, having a vertical plate that abuts against the wall and a horizontal plate that is parallel to the ceiling; a through hole in the vertical plate; a threaded hole in the horizontal plate; a through hole on the top surface of the bracket body; a holder fixing screw that secures the holder to the bracket body by threading it through the through hole in the bracket body into the threaded hole in the horizontal plate; and a self-tapping screw that attaches the bracket body to the wall by fastening it through the through hole in the vertical plate. When the holder fixing screw and the holder are removed from the bracket body, the bracket body can be attached to the ceiling by fastening the self-tapping screw to the ceiling through the through hole in the bracket body.

[0007] In any of the curtain rail brackets according to the present invention, the bracket body may further include a screw hole on the top surface of the bracket body and a through hole in the horizontal plate as parts for fixing the curtain rail to the bracket body.

[0008] In any of the curtain rail brackets according to the present invention, the area of ​​the upper surface of the bracket body that encompasses the entire area where the through holes and the screw holes are formed may be a recess that is lower in height than the peripheral portion of the upper surface of the bracket body. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] One curtain rail bracket according to the present invention uses a holder with a generally L-shaped cross section, which allows the holder to hold the bracket body in a suspended position when mounted on a wall, and the holder is removed when mounted on a ceiling, allowing the bracket body to be attached directly to the ceiling in a suspended position. This eliminates the need for a counter-bracket-like shape for the bracket body, as in conventional curtain rail brackets. Furthermore, the through-holes in the bracket body can be used for both securing the holder and attaching it to the ceiling, eliminating the need for a complex bracket body structure. This allows for both wall and ceiling mounting of the curtain rail, while still achieving a simple structure for the curtain rail bracket. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a wall-mounted curtain rail and its surroundings. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a left side view of the curtain rail bracket and curtain rail attached to the wall. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a left side view of the curtain rail bracket and curtain rail attached to the ceiling. [Figure 4] 4(A) is a plan view of the holder, FIG. 4(B) is a side view of the holder, and FIG. 4(C) is a front view of the holder. [Figure 5] 5(A) is a plan view of the bracket body, FIG. 5(B) is a cross-sectional view of the bracket body, and FIG. 5(C) is a bottom view of the bracket body. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the positional relationship between the holder fixing portion and the rail fixing portion of the curtain rail bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The present invention relates to a curtain rail bracket, and is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the curtain rail is assumed to be a telescopic curtain rail, the present invention can also be applied to a non-telescopic curtain rail.

[0012] 1. Curtain rail and surrounding structure Fig. 1 is a front view of a wall-mounted curtain rail and its surroundings. As shown in Fig. 1, the telescopic curtain rail 100 is a rail on which multiple curtain runners 101, 101, ... are attached so that they can slide left and right. Each part of this telescopic curtain rail 100 is individually held by curtain rail brackets 1, 1, ... according to this embodiment, and each curtain rail bracket 1 is attached to the wall surface with a tapping screw BT. Here, the curtain rail bracket 1 according to this embodiment not only has the function of mounting the telescopic curtain rail 100 to a wall, but also has the function of mounting the telescopic curtain rail 100 to a ceiling. To this end, the curtain rail bracket 1 is provided with a holder 12 that can be attached to and detached from the bracket body 11, and when mounted on a wall as shown in Fig. 1, the bracket body 11 is attached to the wall surface via the holder 12, whereas when mounted on a ceiling (not shown), the holder 12 is removed and the bracket body 11 is attached directly to the ceiling.

[0013] 2. Configuration of curtain rail brackets Fig. 2 is a left side view of the curtain rail bracket and curtain rail mounted on a wall, and Fig. 3 is a left side view of the curtain rail bracket and curtain rail mounted on a ceiling. Here, we assume that the number of telescopic curtain rails 100 held by the curtain rail bracket 1 is "2" (double), but it is also possible to have the number be "1" (single). As shown in FIG. 2, the curtain rail bracket 1 includes a holder 12, a bracket body 11, holder fixing screws BF, BF, and a tapping screw BT. As shown in FIG. 2, the holder 12 is an L-shaped metal fitting having a substantially L-shaped cross section, which includes a vertical plate 12V that abuts against the wall and a horizontal plate 12H that is parallel to the ceiling. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bracket body 11 is a substantially rod-shaped member, and fitting portions 202, 202 for holding the extendable curtain rails 100, 100 are formed on the bottom side thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the holder fixing screws BF, BF are screws used when mounting to a wall, and are used to fix the bracket body 11 to the holder 12. The tapping screw BT is a tapping screw for attaching the holder 12 to a wall, as shown in Fig. 2. However, the tapping screw BT of this embodiment is also used when attaching the bracket main body 11 directly to a ceiling, as shown in Fig. 3. The tapping screw BT is a screw that is fastened to an object (here, a wall or ceiling) while cutting a thread groove, and a light-weight ceiling screw is used when the object (here, a wall or ceiling) has a thin metal base (light-weight ceiling), a wood screw is used when the object (here, a wall or ceiling) is made of wood, and a drilling tapping screw is used when a pilot hole is not formed in the object (here, a wall or ceiling). As shown in Figure 2, the vertical plate 12V of the holder 12 has a through hole HT for passing a tapping screw BT when mounting to a wall, and the horizontal plate 12H of the holder 12 has screw holes HS, HS lined up in the depth direction for screwing in the holder fixing screws BF, BF. As shown in Fig. 2, through holes HT, HT for passing holder fixing screws BF, BF are provided side by side in the depth direction on the top surface of bracket main body 11. When bracket main body 11 is attached to a ceiling, a tapping screw BT is passed through the front through hole HT of these two through holes HT, HT. In other words, the front through hole HT of bracket main body 11 is used to pass the front holder fixing screw BF when attached to a wall as shown in Fig. 2, and is used to pass the tapping screw BT when attached to a ceiling as shown in Fig. 3. 2, the depth size of the holder 12 is set smaller than the depth size of the bracket body 11. Therefore, when the rear ends of the holder 12 and the bracket body 11 are abutted against a wall, the front end of the holder 12 is located further back than the front end of the bracket body 11. Therefore, in this embodiment, the rear region A1 of the top surface of the bracket body 11 is covered by the holder 12, but the front region A2 of the top surface of the bracket body 11 is exposed. 2, when mounting on a wall, the holder fixing screws BF, BF are threaded into the screw holes HS, HS of the horizontal plate 12H via the through holes HT, HT of the bracket body 11, thereby fixing the bracket body 11 to the holder 12. Furthermore, the tapping screw BT is fastened to the wall via the through hole HT of the vertical plate 12V, thereby attaching the holder 12 to the wall. On the other hand, when attaching to the ceiling as shown in Figure 3, the holder fixing screws BF, BF and holder 12 are removed from the bracket body 11, and a tapping screw BT is fastened to the ceiling through the through hole HT at the front of the bracket body 11. 2 and 3, the telescopic curtain rails 100, 100 fitted into the fitting portions 202, 202 of the bracket body 11 are fixed to the bracket body 11 by burring screw holes 200, 200 provided on the top surface of the bracket body 11 and rail fixing screws 203, 203 that screw into these holes. The burring screw holes 200, 200 are threaded holes provided on the inner wall of a cylindrical portion formed by burring the top surface of the bracket body 11.

[0014] 3.Holder shape 4(A) is a plan view of the holder, FIG. 4(B) is a side view of the holder, and FIG. 4(C) is a front view of the holder. 4, the height of vertical plate 12V of holder 12, which is an L-shaped metal fitting (height of holder 12), is smaller than the depth of horizontal plate 12H of holder 12 (depth of holder 12). In addition to the two screw holes HS, HS mentioned above, horizontal plate 12H also has elongated hole 201, which is a through hole for allowing the tip of rail fixing screw 203 to escape (pass through), between screw holes HS, HS.

[0015] 4. Shape of the bracket body 5(A) is a plan view of the bracket body, FIG. 5(B) is a cross-sectional view of the bracket body, and FIG. 5(C) is a bottom view of the bracket body. 5(A), (B), and (C), the top surface of the bracket main body 11 is provided with the through holes HT, HT through which the holder fixing screws BF, BF pass, and the burring screw holes 200, 200 into which the rail fixing screws 203, 203 are threaded, as described above. From the back side (the left side of FIG. 5) of the top surface of the bracket main body 11, the through holes HT, burring screw holes 200, through holes HT, and burring screw holes 200 are provided in a row at appropriate intervals. Furthermore, as described above, the bracket body 11 has on its bottom surface fitting portions 202, 202 into which the telescopic curtain rails 100, 100 are fitted. Furthermore, a generally rectangular area in plan view on the top surface of bracket main body 11 encompassing the entire area where through-hole HT, burring screw hole 200, and through-hole HT and burring screw hole 200 are formed forms recess 11R that is one step lower than the peripheral edge of the top surface of bracket main body 11. This prevents the tips of burring screw hole 200 and the tips of the rail fixing screws 203, 203 that thread into them from protruding from the top surface of bracket main body 11, so that when mounted on a wall, the peripheral edge of the top surface of bracket main body 11 can be closely fitted to holder 12 with almost no gaps (see FIG. 2), and when mounted on a ceiling, the peripheral edge of bracket main body 11 can be closely fitted to the ceiling with almost no gaps (FIG. 3). As a result, the fit (finish) of the joint of curtain rail bracket 1 is excellent both when mounted on a wall and when mounted on a ceiling.

[0016] 5. Positional relationship between holder fixing part and rail fixing part 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the positional relationship between the holder fixing portion and the rail fixing portion of the curtain rail bracket. Here, the "holder fixing portion" refers to the portion or part for fixing the holder 12 to the bracket main body 11, and the "rail fixing portion" refers to the portion or part for fixing the telescopic curtain rail 100 to the bracket main body 11. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the holder fixing portion of the curtain rail bracket 1 is composed of the following (X) and (Y). (X) A screw hole HS near the back of the holder 12, a holder fixing screw BF that screws into this screw hole HS, and a through hole HT near the back of the top surface of the bracket body 11. (Y) A screw hole HS near the front of the holder 12, a holder fixing screw BF that screws into this screw hole HS, and a through hole HT near the front of the top surface of the bracket body 11. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the rail fixing portion of the curtain rail bracket 1 is composed of the following (x) and (y). (x) The elongated hole 201 of the holder 12, the burring screw hole 200 near the back of the bracket body 11, the rail fixing screw 203 that screws into this burring screw hole 200, and the elongated hole (not shown) provided in the mounting piece 102 of the telescopic curtain rail 100 at the back and through which the rail fixing screw 203 passes. (y) A burring screw hole 200 near the front of the bracket body 11, a rail fixing screw 203 that screws into this burring screw hole 200, and a long hole (not shown) provided in the mounting piece 102 of the front telescopic curtain rail 100 and through which the rail fixing screw 203 passes.

[0017] 6. Effects of the embodiment As described above, the curtain rail bracket 1 according to this embodiment uses the holder 12, which is a so-called L-shaped metal fitting. Therefore, when mounted on a wall, the holder 12 can hold the bracket body 11 in a suspended position. When mounted on a ceiling, the holder 12 is removed, allowing the bracket body 11 to be directly attached to the ceiling in a suspended position. Therefore, unlike conventional curtain rail brackets, the bracket body 11 does not need to be shaped like a counter bracket, and can be made roughly rod-shaped (see FIG. 5). Furthermore, at least the through-hole HT near the front of the bracket body 11 can be used for both fixing the holder 12 ( FIG. 2 ) and attaching it to the ceiling ( FIG. 3 ), which avoids the need for a complex structure for the bracket body 11. Therefore, the curtain rail bracket 1 according to this embodiment can be mounted on both a wall and a ceiling of the telescopic curtain rail 100, 100, and has a simple structure.

[0018] 7.Other As described above, the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope that does not deviate from or change the technical concept of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0019] 100 Telescopic Curtain Rail 101 Curtain Runner 102 Mounting piece 1 curtain rail bracket 11 Bracket body 12 holder 12V Vertical Plate 12H horizontal plate 11R recess HT through hole HS screw hole BF fixing screw BT Tapping Screw 200 Burring screw hole 201 Slot 202 Fitting part 203 Rail fixing screw

Claims

1. A bracket body that holds the curtain rail; a holder having a substantially L-shaped cross section, the holder having a vertical plate that contacts the wall and a horizontal plate that is parallel to the ceiling; a through hole provided in the vertical plate; a screw hole provided in the horizontal plate; a through hole provided on the upper surface of the bracket body; a holder fixing screw that fixes the holder to the bracket body by threading into the screw hole of the horizontal plate through the through hole of the bracket body; a tapping screw that is fastened to the wall through the through-hole of the vertical plate to attach the bracket body to the wall, In a state where the holder fixing screw and the holder are removed from the bracket body, the bracket body can be attached to the ceiling by fastening the tapping screw to the ceiling through the through hole of the bracket body. A bracket for a curtain rail.

2. The bracket for a curtain rail according to claim 1, The bracket further includes a screw hole provided on the top surface of the bracket body and a through hole provided in the horizontal plate as portions for fixing the curtain rail to the bracket body. A bracket for a curtain rail.

3. The bracket for a curtain rail according to claim 2, The area of ​​the upper surface of the bracket body that includes the entire area where the through holes and the screw holes are formed is a recess that is lower in height than the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the bracket body. A bracket for a curtain rail.

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