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GLOSSARY Components Head and Bottom Rail sections – anodised or painted aluminium. Cord – polyester. Brackets – galvanised or painted steel. Cord lock – locking mechanism to secure the blind in the raised position. Cleat – nylon used to secure cord instead of a cord lock. Tension wire – in perlon or PVC coated steel. ROLLER BLIND SYSTEMS Roller blinds are all based on fabric or material attached to a tubular roller mechanism. Within this product grouping, lie a great variety of systems. The specifier should take care to emphasise the exact requirements to obtain the most suitable product. Types and operation Roller blind – Free hanging blind consisting of a roller with cloth attached so the cloth can be wound onto the roller. Generally used for solar shading, light control and general decorative purposes. Cassette blind – Free hanging Roller blind (as previous page), but with the roller assembled within an enclosure or box so the roller cannot be seen. This term can sometimes assume to include side channels to hide the cloth edge. Dimout blind – Free hanging Roller blind (as previous page), but with a light resistant cloth and light resistant features to the top, sides and bottom of the window. Blackout blind – As a Dimout blind, but with extra light resisting features. Be aware it is very difficult, if not impossible, to achieve 100% blackout. See page 5 for more details. Roller mechanism Side Chain – Endless Loop Chain operation (mechanism sometimes referred to as friction roller, sidewinder or ball chain roller). Pull one side of the loop and the blind will lower, pull the other chain to raise the blind. Spring Side Chain – As the Endless Loop Chain operation, but a spring is used to make the operation light and easy. Lock Action Spring – Standard Spring Roller Blind Operation. The blind is usually pulled down by a centre cord and will stop at any point by virtue of a ratchet mechanism. To raise the blind, sharply tug the blind down and allow to ascend. Care should be taken not to let the blind fly up to the top. Decelerator Spring – As the lock Action Spring, but the speed of ascent is controlled by a decelerator (braking) mechanism. Other variations of decelerator operation are available. Self Acting Spring – A Spring Roller with no locking mechanism so the spring is always acting to close the blind. This is often used in Rooflight applications where the blind is drawn by pulling and cleating off a cord. Flange End Roller – Also called, Single Line Roller. A roller fitted with a pair of flanges to one end, so as the cloth lowers the control cord is wound up between the flanges. Pull the cord to raise the blind. This is a traditional form of blind and not commonly used. Sheath End Spring – As the Flange End Roller, but fitted with a spring. To lower the Pin Spring Roller Blind Scallops Flange End Roller Blind Side Chain/ Friction Roller Block Spring Knot Holder Plate Spindle Acorn Lath Ball Chain Dummy Block Pin blind, the cord is pulled, to raise the blind, the cord is released. This is a traditional form of blind and not commonly used. Electric – A motor is fitted within the roller, so only a very small part of the motor is visible. The motor contains limit switches that are set to stop the blind at the top and bottom of its travel. Control is by a switch or by a choice from the wide variety of control equipment available. There are two fundamental types of motor, low voltage (24V.DC) or mains voltage (240V.AC). Generally, low voltage are for smaller blinds, and mains for larger blinds, but there are exceptions. Radio Motor – The same as Electric Operation, but the motor is fitted internally with a radio receiver. All control and setting is by the handset. As a general rule, one to any number of blinds can be operated from a single handset and the handset can have one or more control channels. One to any number of blinds can be programmed into each channel in any order or combination required. This can be changed at a later date by a simple programming procedure. Usually available are “handsets” that look like normal wall switches. These can be fitted anywhere (within range) and no wiring is necessary. Key advantage of Radio motors is the simplicity of wiring. Roller Material Aluminium – This is a common highly versatile material used in a variety of systems, from the largest to the smallest. Steel – This is a common material used in a variety of systems, from the largest to the smallest. The steel should be galvanised or painted to protect against rust. Wood – This is not so common, and is generally only used as a spring roller on small to medium size windows. Fibre – Generally for use on small windows on budget applications, DIY or mail order. Tin – Not used any more, but may be found in old/traditional Roller Blinds. Consists of tin plate steel, rolled and soldered to form a tube. Cloths There is a vast array of cloth types, patterns and colours available and sold according to customer requirement and function. Some cloths are more suitable than others for specific requirements, but this can only be found studying the data provided by the manufacturer. 10 Blinds & Shutters Buyers’ Guide • 2024
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Page 28: SMART BUILDINGS SHOW Over 2000 peop
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Page 41 and 42: FEATURE “MORE FROM LIFE” Dickso
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INTERNAL BUYERS’ GUIDE Blackout b
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INTERNAL BUYERS’ GUIDE Motorised
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INTERNAL BUYERS’ GUIDE Rooflight
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INTERNAL BUYERS’ GUIDE Vertical b
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BUYERS’ GUIDE SERVICES/MACHINERY/
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BUYERS’ GUIDE SHUTTERS & GRILLES
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TRADE NAMES Castle Blinds & Awnings
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TRADE NAMES Factor 15 Sunblinds Man
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