Device for actuating a blind assembly integral to a door window

Abstract

A device for actuating a control system mounted within a window located in one part of a sliding door in order to activate a Venetian blind mounted within the window which is itself provided with a frame leaving a space of a small thickness in front of said window. The device has an actuating element mounted along one side of the frame outside of the window in order to be manually movable up and down so as to actuate from the outside of the window the control system mounted within the window. This actuating element has a thickness identical to or lower to the thickness of the space left in front of the window. Moreover, a handling button is mounted in a retractable way onto the actuating element so as, when it is unfolded, to give a better grip to the actuating piece and therefore facilitate its manual displacement in order to actuate the Venetian blind and, when it is folded back, not to exceed the thickness of the space left in front of the window and thus to allow the part of the door where is located the window to slide against another adjacent part of the same door.

1 . A device for actuating a control system mounted within a window located in one part of a sliding door in order to actuate a Venetian blind mounted within the window which is itself provided with a frame leaving a space of a small thickness in front of said window, said device comprising an actuating element mounted along one side of the frame outside of the window in order to be manually movable up and down along said side of the frame so as to actuate from the outside of the window the control system mounted within said window, wherein: 
 the actuating element has a thickness identical to or lower to the thickness of the space left in front of the window; and    a handling button is mounted in a retractable way onto the actuating element so as, when it is unfolded, to give a better grip to the actuating piece and therefore facilitate its manual displacement in order to actuate the Venetian blind and, when it is folded back, not to exceed the thickness of the space left in front of the window and thus to allow the part of the door where is located the window to slide against another adjacent part of the same door.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the handling button is pivotably mounted onto the actuating element opposite to the frame along which said actuating element is moved.  
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a return spring to automatically bring the operating button back in folded position.  
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the handling button when it is in folded back position, extends flat onto the window in the same plane as the actuating element and said handling button is provided with two opposite ends having a recessed shape to allow positioning of the fingers of a user in order to facilitate manual handling.  
   
   
       5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the actuating piece is mounted in a sliding manner onto the one side of the frame by means of at least one securing leg integral to it.  
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the actuating element is provided with sliding rollers in contact with the window; and    said actuating element contains at least one magnet for actuating the control system without direct contact with the same from outside of the window.    
   
   
       7 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the actuating piece is mounted in a sliding manner onto the one side of the frame by means of at least one securing leg integral to it.  
   
   
       8 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the actuating element is provided with sliding rollers in contact with the window; and    said actuating element contains at least one magnet for actuating the control system without direct contact with the same from outside of the window.    
   
   
       9 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein the handling button when it is in folded back position, extends flat onto the window in the same plane as the actuating element and said handling button is provided with two opposite ends having a recessed shape to allow positioning of the fingers of a user in order to facilitate manual handling