IP Library Granted Patent US 10,145,118
Granted Patent B2
US 10,145,118 · App. 15/110,721 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Screen device

Inventors: Thierry Veys (Deinze, BE); Michael Tokmaji (Waregem, BE); Kristof Lemiegre (Ghent, BE); Pieter Brabant (Oostnieuwkerke, BE); Frederik Van Luchene (Zulte, BE); Koen Verfaillie (Rumbeke, BE); Patrick Perquy (Drongen, BE); Bart Pieter Jules Abeel (Sint-eloois-winkel, BE)
Assignee: RENSON SUNPROTECTION-SCREENS NV
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Patent No.
US 10,145,118
App. No.
15/110,721
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A screen device (I), comprising a covering which comprises a beam ( 2, 3, 4 ) as a structural part ( 2, 3, 4 ) of the covering and which is attachable to at least one adjacent structural part ( 2, 3, 4, 5 ) of the screen device (I), and comprises a end cap ( 6, 6 ′) which is attachable to one end of the beam ( 2, 3, 4 ) in order to attach the beam ( 2, 3, 4 ) to the adjacent structural part ( 2, 3, 4, 5 ) of the screen device (I).

Claims (33)

1. Screen device, comprising:

a covering which comprises a beam as a structural part of the covering and which is attachable to at least one adjacent structural part of the screen device;

wherein said screen device comprises an end cap which is attachable to an end of the beam in order to attach the beam to the adjacent structural part of the screen device;

wherein the beam is hollow and comprises an internal gutter in its cavity for draining off precipitation falling onto the covering, and the end cap is provided with a passage opening for connecting to the internal gutter so as to enable precipitation drained off via the internal gutter to flow into a cavity of the adjacent structural part;

wherein the beam is provided with a lateral gutter for collecting precipitation falling onto the covering, the lateral gutter extending at least partly next to the internal gutter;

wherein a partition extends between the lateral gutter and the internal gutter where the lateral gutter and the internal gutter are next to each other, and the partition is provided with perforations for draining off precipitation from the lateral gutter towards the internal gutter.

2. Screen device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the lateral gutter and the internal gutter form part of the same gutter profile.

3. Screen device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the end cap comprises a spout-shaped piece adjoining the passage opening, and the screen device comprises a collector which is arrangeable between the beam and the adjacent structural part in order to allow precipitation to flow into the collector via the spout-shaped piece and through the passage opening towards the cavity of the adjacent structural part.

4. Screen device according to claim 3 , characterized in that the collector is configured as a collecting recess which comprises at least one insertion space at its top edge, in which the spout- shaped piece is arrangeable on the top edge of the collecting recess.

5. Screen device, comprising:

a covering which comprises a beam as a structural part of the covering, the beam comprising an internal cavity;

a screen roller arranged in the internal cavity;

a screen which can be rolled up onto and unrolled from the screen roller;

screen guides for guiding the lateral sides of the screen;

a column for supporting the beam for supporting the covering; and

an end cap which is attachable to an end of the beam in order to attach the beam to the column;

wherein the end cap comprises a central part which extends at a certain distance from the beam after the end cap has been fitted to the end of the beam and to which the screen roller is coupleable to accommodate the screen roller in the internal cavity;

wherein after the end cap has been fitted to the end of the beam, at least one through-opening extends next to the end cap, through the end of the beam, the distance and the through-opening being such that the screen partly extends through this through-opening.

6. Screen device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the central part comprises coupling elements in the direction towards the beam for coupling coupling elements of the screen roller thereto in order to accommodate the screen roller in the internal cavity.

7. Screen device according to claim 1 , characterized in that said screen device comprises a column as an adjacent structural part for supporting the beam for supporting the covering, and the end cap comprises a base body for attaching the end cap to the end of the beam and an attachment member which extends with respect to the base body and which is arrangeable at the top of the column in such a way that the beam extends substantially above and next to the column in order to couple the beam to the column to support the beam.

8. Screen device according to claim 7 , characterized in that the attachment member of the end cap is configured as a pin which extends downwards with respect to the base body and is arrangeable in the top of the column.

9. Screen device according to claim 8 , characterized in that the column is hollow and the pin of the end cap can be fitted in the cavity of the column in such a way that the pin engages behind a side wall of the column.

10. Screen device according to claim 3 , characterized in that said screen device comprises a column as an adjacent structural part for supporting the beam for supporting the covering, and the end cap comprises a base body for attaching the end cap to the end of the beam and an attachment member which extends with respect to the base body and which is arrangeable at the top of the column in such a way that the beam extends substantially above and next to the column in order to couple the beam to the column to support the beam, wherein the attachment member of the end cap is configured as a pin which extends downwards with respect to the base body and is arrangeable in the top of the column, wherein the collector is arrangeable on top of the column in order to allow precipitation to flow into the collector via the spout- shaped piece and through the passage opening to the column.

11. Screen device according to claim 10 , characterized in that the screen device comprises a drainpipe which is arrangeable in the cavity of the column in order to drain off precipitation via the column, and the collector comprises a connecting piece in order to connect said collector to the drainpipe.

12. Screen device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the beam comprises a core profile, to which one or more cover profiles are attachable.

13. Screen device according to claim 12 , characterized in that the beam comprises several profiles which have been riveted together to form the core profile of the beam.

14. Screen device according to claim 13 , characterized in that the lateral gutter and the internal gutter form part of the same gutter profile and the gutter profile forms part of the core profile.

15. Screen device according to claim 8 , characterized in that the collector is arrangeable on top of the column in order to allow precipitation to flow into the collector via the spout-shaped piece and through the passage opening to the column.

16. Screen device according to claim 5 , wherein the beam is hollow and comprises an internal gutter in its cavity for draining off precipitation falling onto the covering, and wherein the end cap is provided with a passage opening for connecting to the internal gutter so as to enable precipitation drained off via the internal gutter to flow into a cavity of the column.

17. Screen device according to claim 16 , wherein the beam is provided with a lateral gutter for collecting precipitation falling onto the covering, the lateral gutter extending at least partly next to the internal gutter, wherein a partition extends between the lateral gutter and the internal gutter where the lateral gutter and the internal gutter are next to each other, and the partition is provided with perforations for draining off precipitation from the lateral gutter towards the internal gutter.

18. Screen device according to claim 17 , wherein the lateral gutter and the internal gutter form part of the same gutter profile.

19. Screen device according to claim 16 , wherein the end cap comprises a spout-shaped piece adjoining the passage opening, and wherein the screen device comprises a collector which is arrangeable between the beam and the column in order to allow precipitation to flow into the collector via the spout-shaped piece and through the passage opening towards the cavity of the column.

20. Screen device according to claim 19 , wherein the collector is configured as a collecting recess which comprises at least one insertion space at its top edge, wherein the spout-shaped piece is arrangeable on the top edge of the collecting recess.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2024
From: RENSON SUNPROTECTION-SCREENS NV
To: RENSON OUTDOOR NV
Reel/Frame 068957/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2016
From: VEYS, THIERRY; TOKMAJI, MICHAEL; LEMIEGRE, KRISTOF; BRABANT, PIETER; VAN LUCHENE, FREDERIK; VERFAILLIE, KOEN; PERQUY, PATRICK; ABEEL, BART
To: RENSON SUNPROTECTION-SCREENS NV
Reel/Frame 039245/0872 →
Priority Claims (1)
BE 2014/0015 · Jan 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160333587A1 · Nov 17, 2016