Awning

Abstract

In an awning comprising a roller tube for winding up an awning fabric, wherein the roller tube is actuated in the winding direction by a torsion spring, provision is made for the roller tube to be disposed in a housing and supported with its one end in a first face-end cover of the housing, and for the torsion spring to be disposed in the interior of this first end of the roller tube, and for the roller tube to be supported in the region of its opposite second end via a bearing journal extending away from a face-end cover.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An awning comprising a roller tube ( 2 ) for winding up an awning fabric, wherein the roller tube ( 2 ) is actuated in the winding direction by a torsion spring ( 4 ), wherein the roller tube ( 2 ) is disposed in a housing ( 1 ) and supported with its one end in a first face-end cover ( 11 ) of the housing ( 1 ), said torsion spring ( 4 ) being disposed in the interior of this first end of the roller tube ( 2 ) and said roller tube ( 2 ) being supported in the region of its opposite second end ( 12 ) via a bearing journal ( 13 ,  23 ) extending away from a face-end cover ( 17 ).  
     
     
         2 . An awning according to  claim 1 , wherein the bearing journal ( 13 ) is detachably screwed to the face-end cover ( 17 ).  
     
     
         3 . An awning according to  claim 1 , wherein the bearing journal is formed by the drive shaft ( 23 ) or its extension of an electric motor ( 19 ), and a rope sheave ( 21 ) is connected to the drive shaft ( 23 ).  
     
     
         4 . An awning according to  claim 3 , wherein the rope sheave ( 21 ) is disposed in the region of one end ( 12 ) of the drive shaft ( 2 ).  
     
     
         5 . An awning according to  claim 4 , wherein the rope sheave ( 21 ) is formed as one piece with a bearing tube ( 22 ), with the roller tube ( 2 ) supported by means of bearing rings ( 14 ,  15 ) sitting on the bearing tube ( 22 ).