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Drive unit for a vertical blind

US5954108A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 1997
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B9/368
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A drive unit for a vertical blind having a housing with a louver traverse drive shaft with a loop string wound therearound, a louver tilt drive shaft with a loop chain wound therearound, a louver open detection means with a slider and a switch to be turned on and off by the slider, and a control means for rotating the louver traverse drive shaft once a neutral position of the louvers is detected.

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