Patent ID: 8184369

Claim:
A screen unit comprising: a screen having a first side, a second side, and a pair of crossing sides which cross the first side and the second side; a winding shaft holding the first side and functioning as a shaft around which the screen is wound; a supporting portion supporting the second side; a pair of string-shaped members provided between the winding shaft and the supporting portion and disposed outside the pair of crossing sides of the screen in the directions along the pair of crossing sides; and a plurality of connecting members provided on each of the pair of crossing sides to connect the screen and the pair of string-shaped members, wherein the pair of crossing sides are curved toward the inside of the screen, and a cushioning member is provided around each of the pair of string-shaped members in such a manner that each of the cushioning members surrounds one of the pair of string-shaped members and is disposed between the one of the pair of string-shaped members and the plurality of connecting members provided on the one of the pair of string-shaped members.