Field of application
[0001] The present finding regards an outdoor awning according to the preamble of the independent
claim number 1.
[0002] The present awning is intended to be employed for covering external surfaces, protecting
them from weathering agents and in particular from the sun and rain.
[0003] The present awning is indicated for the obtainment of pergolas, verandas and more
generally cover structures, both in gardens of private homes and in open public spaces,
such as restaurants, hotels, bathing establishments or other structures.
[0004] The aforesaid awning can be anchored to the building wall, ceiling or truss, or it
can be of isolated type, being supported by a dedicated support structure of self-bearing
type. The awning can also be associated with lateral closures in order to better protect
the covered setting from weathering agents and create a greater separation with the
outside environment.
[0005] The awning, subject of the present finding, therefore falls within the industrial
field of the production of awnings for covering outdoor settings.
State of the art
[0006] Known on the market are numerous solutions of outdoor awnings comprising a support
structure which is fixed to the ground and/or abutted against an external wall or
the ceiling of a building. Such support structure is provided with two lateral longitudinal
members between which a covering sheet is suspended adapted to protect an underlying
ground surface.
[0007] The two longitudinal members are generally supported at the desired elevation with
respect to the ground by columns or walls. More in detail, the lateral longitudinal
members, at a front end thereof, are supported by two front vertical columns, and
at a rear end thereof are supported by two rear vertical columns or they are fixed
to a vertical wall or to a ceiling, in particular for example of a building adjacent
to the surface to be covered.
[0008] The covering sheet, typically made of fabric, is sustained between the lateral longitudinal
members above the area to be covered, and can be moved between a collected position,
in which it frees the space defined between the two lateral longitudinal members,
leaving the underlying ground surface uncovered, and an extended position, in which
it is extended to cover the underlying ground surface.
[0009] In particular, outdoor awnings are known of the so-called "roller" type, which comprise
a sequence of rollers that support the covering sheet and are mounted transverse between
the lateral longitudinal members. In particular, the rollers are slidably engaged
at the ends thereof in guides arranged on the lateral longitudinal members themselves,
by means of slide trolleys or similar slidable guide means. Such rollers are free
to rotate around the central axis thereof such that each roller can wind a corresponding
sheet section therearound.
[0011] More in detail, the awning described herein comprises a frontal drive crosspiece,
slidably mounted on the guides of the longitudinal members in front of the sequence
of rollers.
[0012] The sheet of such awning is constituted by a plurality of separate sheet portions,
including a rear sheet portion, fixed to the support structure of the awning and constrained
to a first roller, a front sheet portion, fixed to the frontal drive crosspiece and
constrained to the latter of the sequence of rollers, and a plurality of intermediate
sheet portions interposed between the front and rear sheet portions.
[0013] Each of the intermediate sheet portions is constrained at front and rear end edges
thereof to two consecutive rollers. More in detail, each sheet portion is susceptible
of being wound, for a front section thereof, on the front roller, and for a rear section
thereof on the rear roller to which it is constrained.
[0014] Each of the rollers is provided with an internal cavity in which elastic return means
are housed that are susceptible of causing the rotation of the roller, in order to
wind the sheets constrained to the roller therearound.
[0015] The awnings of known type described briefly above, such as the awning described in
the
patent EP 0 860 578, have in practice shown that they do not lack drawbacks.
[0016] The main drawback lies in the fact that often the winding does not take place in
a complete manner for all the sheet portions.
[0017] In fact it frequently happens that the winding of one or more of the sheet portions
does not occur to an equal extent by the two adjacent rollers which support each of
such portions, such that one of the two rollers winds a longer section of the sheet
portion while the other winds a shorter section thereof. Given that each roller, by
means of the rotation thereof, winds around itself a section of the same length of
the two sheet portions constrained thereto, that stated above means that the roller
which winds a section shorter than the sheet portion drawn by the adjacent roller
is stopped at the end of the winding of the aforesaid shorter section, hence the corresponding
section of the other sheet portion constrained thereto is not completely wound.
[0018] Such drawback is due to the fact that during the movement of the sheet towards the
collected position, the winding of the sheet portions around the respective rollers
might not occur in a strictly sequential manner starting from the first frontal roller,
up to the final rear roller.
[0019] Hence, it often happens that some intermediate rollers are driven in rotation before
the roller placed frontally with respect thereto has completed the winding of the
corresponding sections of the sheet portions constrained thereto.
[0020] The lack of complete winding of some portions of the sheet of the awning results
rather unaesthetic.
[0021] A further drawback of the roller awning described briefly above consists of the fact
that the front and rear sheet portions must be shorter than the remaining intermediate
sheet portions, and in particular they must have a length equal to half the length
of the intermediate sheet portions in order to be completely wound around the respective
rollers.
[0022] Such difference in the length of the intermediate and front and rear sheet portions
confers a rather unaesthetic appearance to the awning.
Presentation of the finding
[0023] In this situation, the problem underlying the present finding is therefore that of
eliminating the drawbacks of the solutions of known type mentioned above, by providing
an outdoor awning which is entirely reliable in operation.
[0024] A further object of the present finding is to provide an outdoor awning which assures
the complete winding of each of the sheet portions.
[0025] A further object of the present finding is to provide an outdoor awning which is
structurally simple and inexpensive to obtain.
[0026] A further object of the present finding is to provide an outdoor awning which has
an aesthetically pleasing appearance both when its sheet is arranged in extended position,
and when it is arranged in collected position.
[0027] A further object of the present finding is to provide an outdoor awning which requires
simple and quick maintenance.
[0028] These and other objects are all reached by the outdoor awning according to the enclosed
claims.
Brief description of the drawings
[0029] The technical characteristics of the finding, according to the aforesaid objects,
can be clearly found in the contents of the below-reported claims and the advantages
thereof will be clearer in the following detailed description, made with reference
to the enclosed drawings, which represent several merely exemplifying and non-limiting
embodiments of the invention, in which:
- figure 1 shows a top rear perspective view of the outdoor awning, subject of the present
finding, in accordance with a first embodiment;
- figure 2 shows a bottom rear perspective view of the outdoor awning illustrated in
figure 1;
- figure 3 shows a detail of the awning according to the present finding as illustrated
in figure 2 and relative to a longitudinal guide of provided lateral longitudinal
members;
- figure 4 shows a detail of the awning illustrated in figures 1 and 2, relative to
a plurality of provided rollers arranged in a collected position;
- figure 5 shows a detail of the awning illustrated in figures 1 and 2, relative to
a covering sheet sustained by a plurality of provided rollers and provided intermediate
profiles;
- figure 6 shows a detail of the awning according to the present finding relative to
a longitudinal guide of a lateral longitudinal member with some parts removed in order
to better illustrate other parts;
- figure 7 shows a detail of the awning according to the invention, relative to a covering
sheet sustained by a plurality of provided rollers and provided intermediate profiles
in accordance with a different embodiment;
- figures 8-10 show a detail respectively in a lateral perspective view, in a top view
and in a bottom view relative to a plurality of provided rollers arranged in a collected
position;
- figures 11 and 12 show two details of the awning according to the invention relative
to provided slide trolleys that engage the ends of the rollers and the intermediate
profiles to the longitudinal guides of the longitudinal members.
Detailed description of a preferred embodiment
[0030] With reference to the enclosed drawings, reference number 1 indicates an outdoor
awning, subject of the present finding.
[0031] The present awning 1 is indicated for the obtainment of pergolas, verandas and more
generally cover structures of outdoor settings, such as gardens of private homes and
open public spaces such as restaurants, hotels, bathing establishments etc.
[0032] In accordance with the embodiments illustrated in the enclosed figures, the outdoor
awning 1, subject of the present finding, comprises a support structure 2 provided
with at least two longitudinal members 3 parallel to and side-by-side each other,
each of which longitudinally extended along a main extension direction X between a
front end 4 thereof and an opposite rear end 5 thereof and it is provided with a longitudinal
guide 8 parallel to the main extension direction X.
[0033] The aforesaid awning 1 can be anchored to a building wall or to the ceiling or to
a truss and may be sustained with the aid of two or more columns or walls, or it can
be of isolated type, as in the embodiment illustrated in the enclosed figures. In
the latter case, the support structure 2 comprises four or more columns 6 set on the
ground.
[0034] The awning 1 according to the present invention also comprises a plurality of rollers
7 and one or more covering sheets 9 connected to the plurality of rollers 7. The rollers
7 are mounted parallel to each other on the support structure 2 transverse to the
longitudinal members 3, slidably engaged at their ends 7' and 7" to the longitudinal
guides 8 of the longitudinal members 3 advantageously by means of respective first
slide trolleys 11' and 11". The rollers 7 are susceptible of rotating around the central
axis Z thereof.
[0035] In particular, in accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the enclosed figures,
the awning 1 comprises only one covering sheet 9, nevertheless it being intended that
the same awning 1 can comprise two or more sheets, supported for example by the rollers
7 one on top of the other and spaced from each other, without departing from the protective
scope defined by the present patent.
[0036] The rollers 7 are movable between a collected position A in which the sheet 9 supported
thereby substantially frees the space defined between the longitudinal members 3 leaving
the underlying ground surface uncovered, and an extended position B, in which the
sheet 9 supported thereby is extended to cover the underlying ground surface.
[0037] More in detail, the awning 1 comprises drive means adapted to allow the movement
of the rollers 7 between the collected position A and the extended position B. Advantageously
such drive means comprise a front drive bar 10 slidably engaged at its ends 10' and
10" with the longitudinal guides 8 of the longitudinal members 3, preferably by means
of respective second slide trolleys 12' and 12". The front drive bar 10 is controlled
to be moved along the longitudinal members 3 by compacting or spacing the rollers
7, respectively towards the collected position A and the extended position B.
[0038] More in detail, in accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the awning 1, the
front bar 10 is controlled in moving by two drive belts, each wound around a first
and a second transmission pulley rotatably constrained to the support structure 2
respectively at the front 4 and rear 5 ends of the longitudinal members 3.
[0039] In particular, each drive belt is housed within a corresponding member of the longitudinal
members 3 and bears, fixed, the second slide trolley 12' or 12" of the end of the
front drive bar 10 constrained to the longitudinal guide 8 of such longitudinal member
3.
[0040] In operation, the second transmission pulleys are driven to rotate around a rotation
axis thereof by means of a motor or manually (e.g. by means of a control rod engaged
through an articulation with the shaft of the second pulleys) in order to move the
drive belts to advance in a first advancement sense, in order to drive the front drive
bar 10 towards the front ends 4 of the longitudinal members 3, driving the rollers
7 therewith towards the extended position B by means of the sheet 9 constrained to
the rollers 7 themselves, and in a second opposite advancing sense in order to drive
the front drive bar 10 towards the rear ends 5 of the longitudinal members 3, driving
the rollers 7 towards the collected position A.
[0041] The drive means also comprise return means, not illustrated, arranged on each of
the rollers 7 and adapted to drive in rotation the roller 7 itself so that the latter
winds the covering sheet 9 around itself.
[0042] Advantageously, the return means are of elastic type and for example comprise a helical
spring. More in detail, each of the rollers 7 is provided with a central shaft 13,
which is preferably extended only for an end section of the roller 7, and with a peripheral
casing 14 mounted coaxially on the central shaft 13, e.g. by means of bearings, and
susceptible of rotating with respect to the latter in order to wind the covering sheet
9 around itself, or unwind the same. The spring is connected to the central shaft
13 and to the peripheral casing 14, i.e. in particular it is fixed at a first end
thereof to the shaft 13 and at a second end thereof to the casing 14. As will be better
specified hereinbelow, the spring is adapted to drive in rotation the peripheral casing
14 with respect to the central shaft 13 in order to cause the winding of the covering
sheet 9 around the peripheral casing 14.
[0043] In accordance with the idea underlying the present invention, the awning 1 also comprises
a plurality of intermediate profiles 15 mounted on the support structure 2 parallel
to the rollers 7, each slidably engaged at its ends 15' and 15" with the longitudinal
guides 8 of the longitudinal members 3, advantageously by means of respective third
slide trolleys 16' and 16", as is better explained hereinbelow. Each of the intermediate
profiles 15 is interposed between two rollers 7 arranged in succession and is connected
to the covering sheet 9. In particular, each of the rollers 7 is susceptible to wind
the section 17 of the covering sheet 9 around itself or unwind the same, such section
17 comprised between the two intermediate profiles 15 adjacent thereto for the movement
of the rollers 7 respectively towards the collected position A or towards the extended
position B.
[0044] More in detail, each roller 7 constrains the section 17 of the covering sheet 9 comprised
between the two intermediate profiles 15 in an intermediate position by separating
the latter into two parts susceptible of being wound, one inside the other, around
the roller itself.
[0045] The awning 1 according to the present invention therefore comprises a sequence of
rollers 7 and intermediate profiles 15, arranged in alternating succession with respect
to each other.
[0046] The covering sheet 9 is connected both to the intermediate profiles 15 and to the
rollers 7.
[0047] The solution developed in accordance with the present invention therefore allows
solving the problems demonstrated by the roller awnings of the prior art. The presence
of intermediate profiles 15, interposed between the rollers 7 and connected to the
sheet 9, allows dividing the sheet 9 into a plurality of substantially independent
sections 17, susceptible of being wound around a specific roller 7, without running
the risk that some of such sections 17 of sheet 9 be wound around a different roller,
in such a manner preventing the consequent complete winding of all the sheet sections.
Therefore, it can no longer occur, as in roller awnings of the prior art, that one
of the rollers during the movement towards the collected position can wind a part
of the sheet intended for winding around a roller adjacent thereto, given that each
of the sections 17 intended for a specific roller 7 is separated from the remaining
sections by means of an intermediate profile 15.
[0048] In operation, in order to bring the rollers 7 from the collected position A towards
the extended position B in order to extend the sheet 9 above the area that one intends
to cover, the front drive bar 10 is driven to advance towards the front ends 4 of
the longitudinal members 3 by means of the drive belts. The traction force exerted
by the front drive bar 10 on the sheet wound around the first front roller sets a
rotation to the first roller, against the return action exerted by the return means,
causing the unwinding of the sheet itself.
[0049] In order to bring the rollers 7 from the extended position B to the collected position
A, the belts are driven to move the front drive bar 10 back towards the rear ends
of the longitudinal members 3, such that the return action exerted by the return means
on the roller 7 brings the latter to rotate around the central axis Z thereof, winding
the corresponding sheet parts around itself, until the corresponding intermediate
profiles 15 adjacent to the roller 7 reach near the roller 7 itself.
[0050] In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the covering
sheet 9 comprises a plurality of separate sheet portions 17', separate from each other,
each of which constrained at a first transverse end edge 17a thereof to one of the
rollers 7 and at a second transverse end edge 17b thereof to one of the intermediate
profiles 15 and susceptible to being wound around the roller 7.
[0051] Of course, a first front sheet portion 17' will be constrained at the second transverse
end edge 17b thereof to the front drive bar 10 and at the first transverse end edge
17a thereof to the first frontal roller of the sequence of rollers. The last rear
sheet portion 17' will be constrained at the second transverse end edge 17b thereof
to the support structure 2 of the awning 1 and preferably to a fixed rear bar 18 and
at a first transverse end edge 17a thereof to the last rear roller of the sequence
of rollers.
[0052] Each of the sections 17 of sheet 9 intended to be wound around one of the rollers
7 thus comprises two separate sheet portions 17', susceptible of being wound one inside
the other around the roller 7.
[0053] The fact that the sheet 9 comprises a plurality of separate portions 17' allows an
easier assembly and an easier maintenance of the awning 1, given that if necessary
it can also be removed and the single sheet portions of interest possibly substituted.
[0054] The present invention also allows obtaining all sheet portions 17' of a same length,
without it being necessary, as in the roller awnings of the prior art, to provide
the awning 1 with a rear sheet portion and a front sheet portion with smaller length
than the intermediate sheet portions in order to ensure the complete winding thereof
around the respective roller.
[0055] In accordance with the embodiment illustrated in particular in Figures 3-6, the separate
sheet portions 17' are engaged with the rollers 7 in diametrically opposite positions,
so as to define a single plane when the sheet is completely extended, as is clearly
visible in Figure 5.
[0056] Advantageously, the intermediate profiles 15 can have a shape similar to the shape
of the rollers 7, i.e. in particular of the peripheral casing 14 of the latter, so
as to confer to the awning 1, when the rollers are in extended position B, a uniform
appearance, as can be appreciated in particular in Figure 2.
[0057] In accordance with a further embodiment illustrated in Figures 7-10, each of the
intermediate profiles 15 comprises a front face 25 and a rear face 35 counter-shaped
with respect to the rollers 7 adjacent thereto and, in particular, concave. The front
25 and rear 35 faces of two intermediate profiles 15 arranged in succession therefore
jointly define a seat 19 adapted to receive the roller 7 interposed therebetween,
when the rollers are arranged in collected position A, as illustrated in Figure 8,
in such a manner protecting the sheet portions 9 wound around the rollers 7 themselves.
Advantageously, each of the intermediate profiles 15 also comprises an upper face
20 which connects on the upper part its front face 25 and its rear face 35. The upper
faces 20 of the intermediate profiles 15 are susceptible of being arranged side-by-side
each other, in particular sealingly, when the rollers 7 are in the collected position
A.
[0058] The upper faces 20 of the intermediate profiles 15 therefore jointly define a protection
cover adapted to protect the sheet wound around the rollers when the latter are in
the collected position A, as illustrated in Figure 9.
[0059] In such a manner, for example, it is not necessary to provide the support structure
2 of the awning 1 with a protection roof, extended along a smaller section of the
longitudinal members starting from their rear ends 5, and below which the rollers
7 and the intermediate profiles are intended to be collected when the rollers are
arranged in the collected position A.
[0060] More in detail, each of the front 25 and rear 35 faces of the intermediate profiles
15 preferably comprises at least one first connection portion 21 which is substantially
extended starting from the upper face 20. The front face 25 or the rear face 35 of
each intermediate profile 15 (or possibly also both faces) bears, fixed, at the first
connector portion 21 a gasket 22 susceptible to sealingly abut against the first connector
portion 21 of the front face 25 or rear face 35 opposite thereto of the adjacent intermediate
profile 15 when the rollers 7 are in the collected position A.
[0061] In accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the awning 1 according to the present
invention, the rollers 7 and the intermediate profiles 15 are mounted tilted on the
support structure 2 with respect to a horizontal reference plane π.
[0062] In particular each of the rollers 7 and intermediate profiles 15 is preferably arranged
with a first of the ends thereof at a lower height than the height of the second of
the ends thereof. This advantageously allows the drainage of rain water in the direction
of one of the lateral longitudinal members 3. The lateral longitudinal members 3 can
for such purpose be provided with suitable roof gutters for the collection and downflow
of the rain water that drained from the sheet 9.
[0063] The first ends of the rollers 7 and of the intermediate profiles 15 arranged at a
lower height than the height of the second ends are in such case connected to the
respective trolleys, preferably by means of a lowering bracket 24.
[0064] Advantageously, in order to allow a correct rotation of the rollers 7 even when the
latter are mounted tilted on the support structure 2, the ends 7' and 7" of each roller
7 are connected to the respective trolley by means of a hinge 25.
[0065] Preferably the return means of the rollers 7 are in such case mounted in proximity
to the second of the ends 7' of each roller 7, i.e. in proximity to the end placed
at a higher elevation, in order to prevent possible rain water that leaks inside the
roller from remaining stagnant at the return means and possibly damaging the latter.
[0066] One or more of the intermediate profiles 15 can advantageously bear, mounted, one
or more lighting devices, preferably of LED type, as is illustrated for example in
Figures 7, 8 and 10.
[0067] The finding thus conceived therefore achieves the aforesaid objects.
[0068] Of course, in the practical achievement thereof, it can also assume shapes and configurations
that are different from that illustrated above, without departing from the present
protective scope according to the claims.
[0069] In addition, the size, shape and materials used can be of any type according to requirements.
1. Outdoor awning, which comprises:
- a support structure (2) provided with at least two longitudinal members (3) parallel
to each other, each of which longitudinally extended along a main extension direction
(X) and provided with a longitudinal guide (8) parallel to said main extension direction
(X);
- a plurality of rollers (7) mounted parallel to each other on said support structure
(2) transverse to said longitudinal members (3), slidably engaged at the ends (7',
7") thereof to the longitudinal guides of said longitudinal members (3) and susceptible
of rotating around the central axis (Z) thereof;
- at least one covering sheet (9) connected to said plurality of rollers (7);
said rollers (7) being movable between a collected position (A) in which said at least
one sheet (9) supported thereby substantially frees the space defined between said
longitudinal members (3), leaving the underlying ground surface uncovered, and an
extended position (B), in which said at least one sheet (9) supported thereby is extended
to cover the underlying ground surface;
characterized in that it also comprises a plurality of intermediate profiles (15) mounted on said support
structure (2) parallel to said rollers (7), each slidably engaged at its ends (15',
15") to the longitudinal guides (8) of said longitudinal members (3), each of said
intermediate profiles (15) being interposed between two of said rollers (7) in succession
and being connected to said at least one covering sheet (9).
2. Outdoor awning according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a front drive bar (10) slidably engaged at its ends (10', 10") to the
longitudinal guides (8) of said longitudinal members (3), such front drive bar (10)
controlled to be moved along said longitudinal members (3) by compacting or spacing
said rollers (7), each of said rollers (7) being provided with return means adapted
to drive said roller (7) in rotation in order to wind said at least one covering sheet
(9) around it.
3. Outdoor awning according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each of said rollers (7) is susceptible of winding around itself or unwinding the
section (9') of said at least one covering sheet (9) comprised between the two intermediate
profiles (15) adjacent thereto for the movement of said rollers (7) respectively towards
said collected position (A) or towards said extended position (B).
4. Outdoor awning according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one covering sheet (9) comprises a plurality of separate sheet portions
(17'), each of which constrained at a first transverse end edge (17a) thereof to one
of said rollers (7) and at the second transverse end edge (17b) thereof to one of
said intermediate profiles (15) and is susceptible of being wound around said roller
(7).
5. Outdoor awning according to claim 4, characterized in that said separate sheet portions (17') are engaged with said rollers (7) in diametrically
opposite positions, so as to define a single plane when the sheet is completely extended.
6. Outdoor awning according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that each of said intermediate profiles (15) comprises a front face (25) and a rear face
(35) which are counter-shaped with respect to the rollers (7) adjacent thereto, and
in particular are concave.
7. Outdoor awning according to claim 6, characterized in that each of said intermediate profiles (15) comprises an upper face (20) which connects
said front face (25) and said rear face (35) on the upper part, the upper faces (20)
of the intermediate profiles (15) being susceptible of being arranged side-by-side
each other, in particular sealingly, when said rollers (7) are in said collected position
(A).
8. Outdoor awning according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said rollers (7) and said intermediate profiles (15) are mounted tilted on said support
structure (2), with respect to a horizontal reference plane (π).
9. Outdoor awning according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of said intermediate profiles (15) bears, mounted, one or more lighting
devices (23).
1. Markise für Außenbereiche, die Folgendes umfasst:
- eine aus wenigstens zwei zueinander parallelen Längsträgern (3), von denen jeder
sich längs in einer Hauptverlaufsrichtung (X) erstreckt und mit einer zu der genannten
Hauptverlaufsrichtung (X) parallelen Längsführung (8) ausgestattet ist, bestehende
Trägerstruktur (2);
- eine Vielzahl von zueinander parallel auf der genannten Trägerstruktur (2) quer
zu den genannten Längsträgern (3) montierten Rollen (7), die an ihren Enden (7', 7")
gleitend mit den Längsführungen der genannten Längsträger (3) verbunden und geeignet
sind, um ihre Mittelachse (Z) zu drehen;
- wenigstens ein mit dieser Vielzahl von Rollen (7) verbundenes Tuch zur Abdeckung
(9);
wobei die genannten Rollen (7) zwischen einer zusammengefalteten Position (A), in
der das genannte, von ihnen getragene Tuch (9) im Wesentlichen den zwischen den beiden
Längsträgern (3) definierten Raum frei und damit die darunter liegende Bodenfläche
unbedeckt lässt, und einer ausgebreiteten Position (B), in der das genannte, wenigstens
eine von diesen getragene Tuch (9) als Abdeckung der darunter liegenden Bodenfläche
gespannt ist, beweglich sind;
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie außerdem eine Vielzahl von Zwischenprofilen (15) umfasst, die auf der Trägerstruktur
(2) parallel zu den genannten Rollen (7) montiert sind, von denen jede gleitend an
ihren Enden (15', 15") mit den Längsführungen (8) der genannten Längsträger (3) verbunden
ist, wobei alle genannten Zwischenprofile (15) sich zwischen zwei der genannten, aufeinander
folgenden Rollen (7) befinden und mit dem genannten wenigstens einem Tuch zur Abdeckung
(9) verbunden sind.
2. Markise für Außenbereiche nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine frontale Betätigungsstange (10) umfasst, die an ihren Enden (10', 10") gleitend
mit den Längsführungen (8) der genannten Längsträger (3) verbunden ist, wobei diese
frontale Betätigungsstange (10) gesteuert entlang der genannten Längsträger (3) verschoben
werden und die genannten Rollen (7) verdichten oder auseinander bewegen soll, wobei
jede Rolle (7) mit Rückholvorrichtungen ausgestattet ist, die geeignet sind, die genannte
Rolle (7) in Drehung zu versetzen, um wenigstens ein Tuch zur Abdeckung (9) darauf
aufzuwickeln.
3. Markise für Außenbereiche nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede der genannten Rollen (7) geeignet ist, den Abschnitt (9') des genannten wenigstens
einen Tuchs zur Abdeckung (9) um sich herum zwischen den beiden daran angrenzenden
Zwischenprofilen (15) durch die Bewegung der genannten Rollen (7) jeweils in die genannte
zusammengefaltete Position (A) oder die genannte ausgebreitete Position (B) auf- oder
abzuwickeln.
4. Markise für Außenbereiche nach einem beliebigen der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte wenigstens eine Tuch zur Abdeckung (9) eine Vielzahl an unterschiedlichen
Tuchabschnitten (17') umfasst, von denen jeder auf einem ersten Endquerrand (17a)
mit einer der genannten Rollen (7) und auf seinem zweiten Endquerrand (17b) mit einem
der genannten Zwischenprofile (15) verbunden und geeignet ist, um die genannte Rolle
(7) gewickelt zu werden.
5. Markise für Außenbereiche nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten unterschiedlichen Tuchabschnitte (17') mit den genannten Rollen (7)
in diametral gegenüber liegenden Positionen verbunden sind, so dass eine einzige Fläche
definiert wird, wenn das Tuch vollkommen gespannt ist.
6. Markise für Außenbereiche nach einem beliebigen der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes der genannten Zwischenprofile (15) eine Vorderseite (25) und eine Rückseite
(35) als Gegenprofile zu den angrenzenden und insbesondere konkaven Rollen (7) umfasst.
7. Markise für Außenbereiche nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes der genannten Zwischenprofile (15) eine obere Fläche (20) umfasst, die die
genannte Vorderseite (25) und die genannte Rückseite (35) verbindet, wobei die oberen
Flächen (20) der Zwischenprofile (15) geeignet sind, nebeneinander und insbesondere
dicht abschließend angeordnet zu werden, wenn die genannten Rollen (7) sich in der
genannten zusammengefalteten Position (A) befinden.
8. Markise für Außenbereiche nach einem beliebigen der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten Rollen (7) und die genannten Zwischenprofile (15) auf der genannten
Trägerstruktur (2) im Verhältnis zur horizontalen Bezugsebene (π) geneigt montiert
sind.
9. Markise für Außenbereiche nach einem beliebigen der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass auf mindestens einem der genannten Zwischenprofile (15) eine oder mehrere Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen
(23) montiert sind.
1. Auvent extérieur, lequel comprend :
- une structure de support (2) munie d'au moins deux longerons (3) parallèles entre
eux, chacun desquels s'étend longitudinalement le long d'une direction de développement
principal (X) et est muni d'un guide longitudinal (8) parallèle à ladite direction
de développement principal (X) ;
- une pluralité de rouleaux (7) montés parallèles entre eux sur ladite structure de
support (2) transversalement auxdits longerons (3), engagés de façon coulissante sur
leurs parties terminales (7', 7") dans les guides longitudinaux desdits longerons
(3) et susceptibles de tourner autour de leur propre axe central (Z) ;
- au moins une toile de couverture (9) reliée à ladite pluralité de rouleaux (7) ;
lesdits rouleaux (7) étant mobiles entre une position repliée (A) dans laquelle ladite
au moins une toile (9) soutenue par ces derniers dégage fondamentalement l'encombrement
défini entre lesdits longerons (3) en laissant découverte la surface du sol au-dessous,
et une position étendue (B), dans laquelle ladite au moins une toile (9) soutenue
par ces derniers est étendue pour couvrir la surface du sol au-dessous ;
caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre une pluralité de profils intermédiaires (15) montés sur ladite
structure de support (2) parallèles auxdits rouleaux (7), chacun engagé de façon coulissante
sur ses parties terminales (15', 15") dans les guides longitudinaux (8) desdits longerons
(3), chacun desdits profils intermédiaires (15) étant interposé entre deux desdits
rouleaux (7) en succession et étant relié à ladite au moins une toile de couverture
(9).
2. Auvent extérieur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une barre frontale d'actionnement (10) engagée de façon coulissante sur
ses parties terminales (10', 10") dans les guides longitudinaux (8) desdits longerons
(3), laquelle barre frontale d'actionnement (10) est commandée en déplacement le long
desdits longerons (3) en compactant ou en écartant lesdits rouleaux (7), chacun desdits
rouleaux (7) étant pourvu de moyens de rappel aptes à actionner en rotation ledit
rouleau (7) pour enrouler autour de ce dernier au moins une toile de couverture (9).
3. Auvent extérieur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que chacun desdits rouleaux (7) est susceptible d'enrouler autour de soi ou de dérouler
la partie (9') de ladite au moins une toile de couverture (9) comprise entre les deux
profils intermédiaires (15) adjacents pour la mise en mouvement desdits rouleaux (7)
respectivement vers ladite position repliée (A) ou vers ladite position étendue (B).
4. Auvent extérieur selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite au moins une toile de couverture (9) comprend une pluralité de parties distinctes
de toile (17'), chacune desquelles est assujettie au niveau de son premier bord transversal
d'extrémité (17a) à un desdits rouleaux (7) et au niveau de son second bord transversal
d'extrémité (17b) à un desdits profils intermédiaires (15) et est susceptible d'être
enroulée autour dudit rouleau (7).
5. Auvent extérieur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdites parties distinctes de toile (17') sont engagées dans lesdits rouleaux (7)
sur des positions diamétralement opposées, de sorte à définir un seul plan lorsque
la toile est entièrement étendue.
6. Auvent extérieur selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chacun desdits profils intermédiaires (15) comprend une face avant (25) et une face
arrière (35) contre-moulées sur les rouleaux (7) adjacents aux profils, et en particulier
concaves.
7. Auvent extérieur selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que chacun desdits profils intermédiaires (15) comprend une face supérieure (20) qui
raccorde supérieurement ladite face avant (25) et ladite face arrière (35), les faces
supérieures (20) des profils intermédiaires (15) étant susceptibles d'être placées
approchées les unes des autres, en particulier de façon étanche, lorsque lesdits rouleaux
(7) sont dans ladite position repliée (A).
8. Auvent extérieur selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdits rouleaux (7) et lesdits profils intermédiaires (15) sont montés sur ladite
structure de support (2) inclinés par rapport à un plan horizontal de référence (π).
9. Auvent extérieur selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un desdits profils intermédiaires (15) est pourvu d'un ou de plusieurs dispositifs
d'éclairage (23).