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US 6,470,950 B2Granted
Rolled screen drawer
OwnerKenichi Shimizuinventor
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Abstract
A rolled screen drawer includes a take-up roll (1) rotatably mounted on a support member (2), a first screen (3) wound on the outermost periphery of the take-up roll, at least one additional screen (4) wound on an inside of the first screen, an engagement (Sa, Sb, Sc) capable of engaging the inside of the leading end of at least one additional screen with the outside of the first screen, and a leading member (6b, 6c) provided at the leading end of at least one additional screen. It is thus possible to selectively expose any desired screen to view.
Claims7
A rolled screen drawer comprising:
- a take-up roll rotatably mounted on a support member,
- a first screen having a first-screen fastened end and a first-screen leading end opposite to the first-screen fastened end, the first-screen fastened end being attached to said take-up roll, whereby an inside surface of said first screen is windable onto said take-up roll,
- at least one additional screen, including an additional-screen fastened end that is fastened adjacent to the first-screen fastened end, such that said additional screen is adjacent to the inside surface of said first screen,
- wherein the additional screen includes an additional-screen leading end opposite to the additional-screen fastened end;
- and
- an engagement means releasably engaging the additional-screen leading end of said at least one additional screen with an outside surface of said first screen, and wherein
- the additional-screen leading end comprises a leading member.
4 more elements
A rolled screen drawer comprising:
- a take-up roll rotatably mounted on a support member,
- a motor for driving said take-up roll in a reversible manner,
- a first screen having a first-screen fastened end and a first-screen leading end opposite to the first-screen fastened end, the first-screen fastened end being attached to said take-up roll, whereby an inside surface of said first screen is windable onto said take-up roll,
- at least one additional screen, including an additional-screen fastened end that is fastened adjacent to the first-screen fastened end, such that said additional screen is adjacent to the inside surface of said first screen,
- wherein the additional screen includes an additional-screen leading end opposite to the additional-screen fastened end;
- and
- first engagement means comprising electromagnets, which is provided on an inside surface of the additional-screen end of said at least one additional screen, and
- second engagement means provided on an outside surface of said first screen for engagement with said first engagement means.
5 more elements
A rolled screen drawer comprising:
- a take-up roll and a pull-out roll rotatably mounted on a support member,
- a first screen having a first-screen fastened end and a first-screen leading end opposite to the first-screen fastened end, the first-screen fastened end being attached to said take-up roll, whereby an inside surface of said first screen is windable onto said take-up roll,
- at least one additional screen, including an additional-screen fastened end that is fastened adjacent to the first-screen fastened end, such that said additional screen is adjacent to the inside surface of said first screen,
- wherein the additional screen includes an additional-screen leading end opposite to the additional-screen fastened end;
- and
- a first engagement means comprising electromagnets, which is provided on an inside of the additional-screen leading end of said at least one additional screen,
- a second engagement means comprising a magnetic material, which is provided on an outside surface of said first screen and engaged with said first engagement means, and
- a rope for coupling the first-screen leading end of said first screen to said pull-out roll.
5 more elements
A rolled screen drawer comprising:
- a take-up roll rotatably mounted on a support member,
- a motor for rotating said take-up roll in a reversible manner,
- a first screen having a first-screen fastened end and a first-screen leading end opposite to the first-screen fastened end, the first-screen fastened end being attached to said take-up roll, whereby an inside surface of said first screen is windable onto said take-up roll,
- at least one additional screen, including an additional-screen fastened end that is fastened adjacent to the first-screen fastened end, such that said additional screen is adjacent to the inside surface of said first screen,
- wherein the additional screen includes an additional-screen leading end opposite to the additional-screen fastened end;
- and
- engagement means comprising a suction port, which is provided on an inside of the additional-screen leading end of said at least one additional screen, and
- a control valve and a vacuum pump connected to said suction port.
5 more elements
A rolled screen drawer comprising:
- a take-up roll and a pull-out roll rotatably mounted on a support member,
- a first screen having a first-screen fastened end and a first-screen leading end opposite to the first-screen fastened end, the first-screen fastened end being attached to said take-up roll, whereby an inside surface of said first screen is windable onto said take-up roll,
- at least one additional screen, including an additional-screen fastened end that is fastened adjacent to the first-screen fastened end, such that said additional screen is adjacent to the inside surface of said first screen,
- wherein the additional screen includes an additional-screen leading end opposite to the additional-screen fastened end;
- and
- an engagement means releasably engaging the additional-screen leading end of said at least one additional screen with an outside surface of said first screen,
- wherein the first-screen leading end and the additional-screen leading end comprise respective leading members,
- a rope for coupling said leading member of said first screen to said pull-out roll, and
- disengagement means for giving a selective push on said respective leading members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.