(19)
(11) EP 1 418 306 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/53

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/20

(21) Application number: 03021680.8

(22) Date of filing: 29.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7E06B 7/086
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 06.11.2002 JP 2002322690

(71) Applicant: Oiles Eco Corporation
Tokyo 108-0014 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ohishi, Mamoru
    Ritto-shi Shiga 520-3041 (JP)
  • Matsumoto, Koji
    Ritto-shi Shiga 520-3041 (JP)

(74) Representative: Sajda, Wolf E., Dipl.-Phys. et al
MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER Widenmayerstrasse 48
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Blind apparatus


(57) A slat supporting member (8), which is interposed between, on the one hand, a pair of link mechanisms (4,5) and, on the other hand, each of a plurality of slats (9) to allow said slat (9) to be supported by said pair of link mechanisms (4,5), has a first support and a second support connected to the first support by means of a fitting and securing device. The first support includes a first arm portion having a pair of shaft holes in which shaft portions of a pair of shaft members (23,26) are respectively inserted and secured rotatably, a shaft portion disposed in such a manner as to pass through a guide slit, and a fitting projection adapted to be fitted in a fitting portion of said slat. The second support includes a second arm portion having at one end portion and the other end portion thereof a pair of shaft holes in which shaft portions at the other end portions of the shaft members (26) are respectively inserted and secured rotatably.







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