Terminology glossary |
resistant colourfast fabric with UV protection, impregnated for easier water flow
Venetian blind chain supplemented with a safety cover to ensure child safety
special light dimming fabric that does not allow any light to pass through it
the brake enables a blind to be stopped at any height without the need to fasten the cord in a holder
includes one pull down and one pull up (Venetian blinds will last 65,000 cycles, Venetian blind Unirol 48,000 cycles)
a light dimming fabric (less than blackout) that blocks 90% of light
equivalent term for Venetian blinds
"holder" of a blind, sometimes also called top profile or rail
a designer / protective box on cassette awnings that protects the wound up fabric
on folding-arm awnings the fabric is not protected in a cassette, therefore it can be protected by a rooflet
basic element of a blind, it can be tilted to regulate incoming light
tight bundle of pulled up blind slats that take up a small amount of space in the top part of the window
an array of vertically connected slats on external roller shutters
a textile with many small holes that enable a view of the outdoors through vertical façade awnings
an indoor pleated fabric blind that looks like and pulls up like a "harmonica"
a perforated fabric from fibreglass fibres coated in PVC, non-flammable, very resistant against the effects of weather, with various fabric densities depending on type
anti-allergic colourfast polyester fabric with a PVC layer, different types have various perforation sizes, with excellent thermal insulation properties
located on the ends of the blind slats, serves to rotate them
interior fabric shading, consists of free-hanging fabric strips/slats, which are suspended from the head travel rail
a zip is welded along the sides of the fabric on external façade awnings, which ensures better holding strength in the guide rail and better wind resistance
the head rail is located in the window recess, it is visible and not covered by a metal plate
an aluminium cover plate covers the head rail and the slat stack, when the blind is pulled up, it protects it against the effects of weather
used in situations where it is not possible to attach the head rail on to the building, the blind is anchored only via the guide rails into the reveal
the box with the blind is intended to be plastered over and hidden from sight, several types available
special lintel component intended for the installation of blinds serves as a standard load bearing lintel and the blind can be installed into it even after building works have finished
an aesthetically clean solution where roller shutters are installed during new building works or renovations into the construction lintel
needs to be included into the project phase since the panel rolls into the box beneath the façade plaster
visible box intended for supplementary installation after building works have finished, partially blocks light entering the window
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