Hanging weight structure for a curtain
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Solution Overview
Problem
Curtains with hanging weight members often experience uneven or tangled bottom hems due to the lack of effective alignment and connection mechanisms, particularly in vertical or horizontally spread curtains.
Innovation Solution
A hanging weight structure featuring a hanging weight member with connecting members and cover caps that allow for synchronized deployment and retraction, ensuring alignment and preventing tangling by linking multiple weight members in series.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a hanging weight member is installed on the bottom edge of the curtain to keep the curtain flat and down, then the curtain maintains its shape and blocks sunlight effectively, but the bottom hem of the curtain sheet often appears uneven or with tangles
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging weight member is divided into multiple independent weight units (first hanging weight member and second hanging weight member) that can be separately adjusted. Each weight member has its own adjusting mechanism, allowing independent positioning to ensure uniform distribution and prevent tangling while maintaining overall curtain flatness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates adjusting mechanisms that allow the hanging weight members to be dynamically repositioned along the curtain bottom edge. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the weight distribution to be optimized for different curtain configurations, preventing uneven hems and tangles while maintaining effective sunlight blocking.
2Illumination intensity
If multiple hanging weight members are used to improve curtain coverage, then the shading effect is enhanced, but the bottom hem becomes more prone to tangling and misalignment
Solution Approach 1:
The curtain weighting system is segmented into multiple independent hanging weight members distributed along the bottom edge. Each segment can be independently adjusted to maintain proper spacing and alignment, preventing tangling while collectively providing comprehensive shading coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting mechanism acts as an intermediary between the multiple hanging weight members and the curtain fabric. It coordinates the positioning of each weight member to ensure they work together harmoniously, maintaining hem alignment while achieving the desired shading effect through proper weight distribution.
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AI summary
A hanging weight structure for a curtain has a hanging weight member and two cover caps. A top portion of the hanging weight member has an assembling slot configured for accepting a curtain sheet. The two cover caps are respectively jacketed onto two ends of the hanging weight member and blocks the connecting member. One of the cover caps has a connecting member toward the hanging weight member and pushing against a side of the hanging weight member, and the connecting member has a concave shape capable of accepting another hanging weight member. A dividing member connects the connecting member and the cover cap, and a separating space is defined by the dividing member, and the cover cap and another hanging weight member. Another cover cap has a positioning bar parallel to the hanging weight member and is disposed at a same side as the connecting member for positioning.