Curtain rail
As a curtain rail (also curtain rail ) be referred to the ceiling fixed guide systems which predominantly made of aluminum or plastic, provided with one or more rails or grooves, vertical blinds, such as curtains , in windows and doors mounted and can be moved flexibly. They are also used in room divider systems and picture hanging systems.
General
Similar to the Kölner Brett, the curtain suspension is covered by the curtain rail. The sliders, known as panel trolleys, are pushed into the guides provided on the rails and the curtains , curtains or blinds are then attached to them. Most of these panel trolleys are provided with a Velcro strip so that curtains can be attached. In the case of other variants, these are fastened using clamping technology, in which a length of fabric is "clamped" and used as a panel curtain. The panel trolleys are inserted into the curtain rail with an H-slider and can therefore be moved freely.
There are single, double and triple curtain rails. There are horizontally or vertically curved rails for bay windows , arches or gable windows . This technique is often used for panel curtains . Rolling rings, click gliders and locking devices are inserted into the rails.
Roll rings, click gliders and curtain brakes
On the upper side of the curtain, either roll rings or click gliders can be inserted into loop tapes sewn on there. Depending on the design, curtain rails have round arches at their ends into which the rolling rings can be inserted. The click gliders, on the other hand, can be inserted at any point on the curtain rail. When moving the curtain, however, they generate more friction than the rolling rings. With both variants, rolling rings or click gliders, the user can only remove the curtain at the ends of the curtain rail through a gap built there. Otherwise the curtain could easily slide down and out of the rail. Curtain brackets close these gaps and thus ensure that the curtain does not run out of the gap when it is moved, in technical jargon "derailed".
A white double curtain rail with curtain. Here without a Cologne board .
Sectional view of a single-run curtain rail with rolling ring
End of a curtain rail with a curtain holder (left) and gaps for threading the curtain in and out
Click glider
Curtain stay
Sectional drawing of the mode of operation, A) Grooved metal channel; B) carrier; C) axis; D) wheels; E) eyelet; F) chain from which the curtain hangs
