Carrier and spacer assembly

摘要

A carrier and spacer assembly for an architectural covering (1), such as a vertical venetian blind, that comprises a plurality of elongate, vertically-extending, covering portions (3) which can be moved longitudinally between first and second positions, a longitudinally-arrayed plurality of carriers (11), each of which is connected to an upper end portion (7) of one of the covering portions (3), the plurality of carriers including a lead first carrier (11') and a second carrier (11"), adapted to be moved longitudinally by longitudinal movement of the first carrier, and a third carrier (11'''), adapted to be moved longitudinally by longitudinal movement of the second carrier, a longitudinally-extending tilt rod (18), along which the carriers (11) are slidably arranged and can be moved longitudinally, with the covering portions (3), between the first and second positions, in one of the positions, the covering portions (3) being spaced apart along the tilt rod (18), and in the other position, the covering portions (3) being adjacent to one another at a longitudinal end of the tilt rod (18), means for pulling the first carrier (11') along the tilt rod (18) between the first and second positions and means for moving the other carriers (11",11'''), with the first carrier (11'), along the tilt rod (18) between the first and second positions; the moving means including a longitudinally-arrayed plurality of longitudinally-extending spacers (13), each of which is provided between a pair of adjacent carriers (11); each spacer having a leading end portion (13A) which extends towards the first position and engages a carrier (11',11") and a trailing end portion (13B) which extends towards the second position and engages an adjacent carrier (11", 11'''); the trailing end portion (13B) of each spacer (13') and the leading end portion (13A) of the adjacent spacer (13") being longitudinally overlapped, wherein the leading end portion (13A) of each spacer contacts a carrier (11', 11") farther from the tilt rod (18) than its trailing end portion (13B) contacts an adjacent carrier (11", 11''') when the carriers and spacers are moved longitudinally towards the first position, whereby the carriers (11) are easier to move longitudinally towards the first position.