# US 10,501,987 B2 · Screen device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,987 B2 - Document ID: US10501987B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/772,526 - Filed: 2016-10-28 - Published: 2018-11-01 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-30 - Assignees: Renson Sunprotection-Screens NV - Applicants: Renson Sunprotection-Screens NV - Inventors: Joost Benjamin Renaat De Frene; John Peter Meinster - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501987B2 ## CPC - E06B 9/40: Roller blinds (usable only as awnings E04F10/06) - E04F 10/0607: {with guiding-sections for supporting the movable end of the blind} - E04F 10/0655: {acting on the movable end, e.g. front bar} - E06B 9/42: Parts or details of roller blinds, e.g. suspension devices, blind boxes (brackets or adjustable mountings for roller blinds and drawable curtains A47H1/13) - E06B 9/58: Guiding devices - E06B 9/60: Spring drums operated only by closure members - E06B 2009/543: {Horizontally moving screens} - E06B 2009/583: {Cords or cables} - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) ## Abstract A screen device (1), comprising a screen roller (2), a screen (3) which can be rolled up and unrolled hereon, an end lath (4), which is fitted to an opposite side of the screen (3), and a tensioning system (8) to tension the screen (3) in the roll-up and unrolling direction, the tensioning system comprising on each lateral side of the screen (3) a band wheel (5) next to the screen roller (2), a tensioning cord (6), which can be rolled up and unrolled hereon and which, at its end away from the band wheel (5), is fastened to the end lath (4), away from the screen roller (2) a reversing wheel (7), via which the tensioning cord (6) is turned, and a spring sub-system (18), which comprises at least one spring element (9) for keeping the respective tensioning cord (6) under tension, wherein at least one of the spring sub-systems (18) comprises adjustors (10, 11, 14, 13, 16) for adjusting the spring force of the spring element (9). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A screen device, comprising a screen roller; a screen which can be rolled and unrolled on the screen roller, wherein the screen comprises: a first end fitted to the screen roller, a second end disposed opposite to the first end, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side disposed opposite to the first lateral side; an end lath, which is fitted to the second end of the screen roller; a tensioning system to tension the screen when the screen is rolled and unrolled on the screen roller, comprising on each of the first and the second lateral sides of the screen: a band wheel, which is arranged next to the screen roller; a tensioning cord fitted on the band wheel, which can be rolled and unrolled on the band wheel; a reversing wheel connected to the tensioning cord, via which the tensioning cord is turned; and a first spring sub-system disposed on the first lateral side of the screen and a second spring sub-system disposed on the second lateral side of the screen, wherein each of the spring sub-systems comprises: at least one spring for keeping each of the respective tensioning cords under tension, a first pivot arm, which is articulately fastened to a first fixed pivot pin, wherein the first fixed pivot pin is fixedly arranged in the screen device and is articulately fastened to a displaceable pivot pin arranged displaceably in the screen device, and a second pivot arm, which is articulately fastened to the displaceable pivot pin and which is articulately fastened to a second fixed pivot pin, wherein the second fixed pivot pin is fixedly arranged in the screen device, wherein each of the tensioning cords is fastened to the end lath, wherein the first spring sub-system comprises a first plurality of fixtures for adjusting a spring force of the at least one spring, wherein the first pivot arm comprises a first part-arm and a second part-arm, the first part-arm and the second part-arm arranged resiliently with respect to each other such that the spring force of the at least one spring drives the part-arms apart, and wherein around each of the displaceable pivot pins is fitted a guide wheel, via which each of the respective tensioning cords is turned. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The screen device according to claim 1, characterized in that the screen roller is an erected screen roller. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The screen device according to claim 1, characterized in that the second spring sub-system comprises a second plurality of fixtures for adjusting the spring force of the at least one spring. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The screen device according to claim 1, characterized in that around each of the second fixed pivot pins is fitted the reversing wheel, via which each of the respective tensioning cords is turned. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The screen device according to claim 1, characterized in that the screen device comprises on each of the first and the second lateral sides a side guide for guiding the corresponding lateral side of the screen, and in that the tensioning system is arranged at least partially in the side guides. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The screen device according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one spring comprises a helical spring. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The screen device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first plurality of fixtures comprises: a threaded rod having a first end, a second end, and a screw thread, a holder, through which the first end of the threaded rod is rotatably fitted, a bracing element, through which the second end of the threaded rod is fitted displaceably, and a nut, which comprises an internal screw thread corresponding with the screw thread of the threaded rod and which is fitted between the holder and the bracing element rotatably on the threaded rod, wherein the nut, upon rotation of the threaded rod in the screen device, rotates along the length of the threaded rod, and wherein the at least one spring is fitted between the nut and the bracing element such that the spring force of the at least one spring drives the nut and the bracing element apart. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The screen device according to claim 7, characterized in that the nut comprises a flat side, and in that the flat side of the nut is fitted against a surface, thereby preventing rotation of the nut in the screen device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The screen device according to claim 7, characterized in that the threaded rod forms part of the first part-arm of the first pivot arm, in that the holder is articulately fastened to the first fixed pivot pin in order to fasten the first part-arm articulately to the first fixed pivot pin, and in that the bracing element forms part of the second part-arm of the first pivot arm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The screen device according to claim 7, wherein the screen device comprises on each of the first and the second lateral sides a side guide for guiding the corresponding lateral side of the screen, and in that the tensioning system is arranged at least partially in the side guides. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The screen device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one spring comprises a helical spring and wherein the helical spring is fitted around the threaded rod. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The screen device according to claim 11, wherein the threaded rod comprises a cylindrical tube that is fastened to the nut and that is fitted displaceably through the bracing element, and wherein the helical spring is fitted around the cylindrical tube.