EP1201850A2 - Dispositif de fixation - Google Patents

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EP1201850A2
EP1201850A2 EP01125089A EP01125089A EP1201850A2 EP 1201850 A2 EP1201850 A2 EP 1201850A2 EP 01125089 A EP01125089 A EP 01125089A EP 01125089 A EP01125089 A EP 01125089A EP 1201850 A2 EP1201850 A2 EP 1201850A2
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fastening device
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Marc Herberg
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Karl Woelm & Sohn Baubeschlage GmbH
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B3/00—Fastening knobs or handles to lock or latch parts
    • E05B3/06—Fastening knobs or handles to lock or latch parts by means arranged in or on the rose or escutcheon
    • E05B3/065—Fastening knobs or handles to lock or latch parts by means arranged in or on the rose or escutcheon with spring biasing means for moving the handle over a substantial distance, e.g. to its horizontal position
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
    • E05B15/04—Spring arrangements in locks
    • E05B2015/0486—A single spring working on more than one element

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  • the invention relates to a fastening device, in particular for a Window and / or door handle, consisting of one intended for assembly flush bearing base with at least one opening and one Bearing bush for receiving an axially fixed and rotatable handle neck.
  • Fastening devices of the generic type are preferred for Installation of one for opening or closing a window or a turning handle required.
  • the twist grips are installed via a substructure, for example a rosette or a door sign. With a further cover rosette or an upper part of the door plate the mounting screws are covered after installation.
  • the opening mechanism of a window or door is the window or Door handle equipped with a square bar, which in a corresponding Recess of the actuating device, for example a lock nut, intervenes.
  • Door handles for interior doors can have an elongated square have, which through the door leaf into a recess of the opposite door handle protrudes.
  • door handles are made with a split pin, which in the simplest case through a hole in the door handle and a corresponding one Hole in the square is pushed through.
  • Alternative mounting options exist, for example, by a grub screw, which in a threaded hole with its tip in corresponding recesses of the square engages.
  • a security lock is provided for fire protection fittings
  • the handle neck is also used to store the door handle in a bearing bush used, for example with simple fittings the handle neck in a plastic cup.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object of a fastening device, for example for a window and / or door handle create that eliminates the existing disadvantages and a secure pivoting position, faster assembly and high usability.
  • the bearing bush is fixedly connected to the lower bearing part and a locking device has which for storage and fixing of the handle neck is provided, with a locking of the locking device by a spring-loaded locking means.
  • the locking device made of several radially in one bore each movable ball, the radial position of which is blocked by the locking means is definable.
  • balls to store the handle neck in the bearing bush preferably three, four, six or eight balls distributed in the bearing bush will be a safe and durable storage of the twist grip enables.
  • the balls are covered arranged horizontally in the bearing bush and are additionally supported by the Cover rosette protected from contamination.
  • the Ball bearings make the door handle easy to move, even under increased stress without signs of wear.
  • the locking means consists of a coaxial external locking ring which is axially displaceable is held on a ball ring.
  • the axially displaceable on the bearing bush held locking ring is used to lock the radially movable Balls, which are received in circumferentially distributed holes in the bearing bush are.
  • the balls engage in a corresponding one for fastening the twist grip Ring groove, so that in the locked position, the rotary handle on the one hand is not removed and on the other hand is stored safely and smoothly.
  • the Locking ring by a bend or a molded approach on a radial stepped peripheral surface of the ball ring is axially displaceable, but is biased by the compression spring.
  • the locking ring is through the compression spring is held in a position facing away from the lower bearing part and lies with its inner surface on the balls so that they are in a Position with the smallest distance to the central longitudinal axis are determined and here in the case of an inserted rotary or door handle in the corresponding one Intervene in the ring groove.
  • the locking ring has an internal groove, recess or bevel on, so that when the locking ring is axially displaced, the balls into one able to slide away from the central longitudinal axis and thus the rotary or door handle can be attached or removed. This can the locking ring against the spring force in the direction of the lower bearing part be moved manually.
  • the invention is also based on the object using the existing spring a safe return of the twist grip in the pre-assembled Ensure position even with prolonged use.
  • the Spring is designed as a compression and torsion spring and the spring ends angled, one on each side with the bearing base connected spacers come to rest after assembly.
  • the spring for locking the locking ring has only a small spring force has to apply
  • the spring ends are angled so that these come to lie on both sides of a spacer, which makes the Spring ends in a fixed position after torsional stress slide back and twisted only in the direction away from the spacer can be.
  • a drive plate is optionally provided, which can be attached to the handle neck and which with a driver pin comes after the assembly between the spring ends. Regardless of the direction of rotation of the rotary handle, the drive disc is used and the driver pin the respective spring end under torsional stress with moves. After releasing the twist grip, it will moved back to its original position by the spring force.
  • the bearing bush with inserted balls and pushed on is advantageous Locking ring and the necessary spring directly with the substructure, for example via riveting, flanging or the like connected.
  • the substructure with the locking device and the spring-loaded locking means thus forms a compact, quick-assemble Unit, which already at the delivery of the door or Windows can be pre-assembled and the possibility of easy retrofitting Attaching the twist grips offers.
  • the drive plate and the handle neck via a corresponding pin connection for example two parallel key surfaces, square surfaces or a tongue and groove connection, non-rotatably connected to each other are.
  • Figure 1 shows a fastening device 1 consisting of a substructure 2, a round cover plate 3 and a door handle 4.
  • the door handle 4 has a commercially available form, whereby to produce a connection a square bar 5 is provided with the door lock used.
  • the Square rod 5 is in a corresponding recess of the door handle 4 inserted for this purpose and protrudes through the existing ones after assembly Openings 6 of the cover rosette 3 and the openings 7 of the substructure in the lock nut of the door lock.
  • the substructure exists from a round plate-shaped disc 8, which the already mentioned Breakthrough 7 and two mounting holes 9. Furthermore, one is in one piece spacer 10 connected to the disk 8 is present, which is made of the pane plane is bent out at a right angle.
  • the spacer 10 serves to abut the angled spring ends 11 of a compression and torsion spring 12.
  • the disk 8 is passed through together with a further lower part 13 existing holes 14 by means of support cams 15 with the door leaf or if necessary screwed to the opposite substructure.
  • the Support cams 8 are in fire protection fittings or similar devices required to move the fitting in the door leaf level prevent.
  • a screw and a thread cam are used in pairs used, the screw cam the countersunk head of the fastening screw picks up and the thread cam on the opposite side of the door located.
  • the thread cam has a corresponding internal thread and is for Screwing in the fastening screw provided.
  • protrude Support cams 8 several millimeters deep into the previously drilled door leaf and thus prevent the door fitting from shifting in the door leaf level.
  • the support cams 8 are preferably used for fittings, at which the fittings are screwed through the door leaf can.
  • frame doors on the other hand, which due to their construction do not Allow through screwing, however, comes an oval rosette or a narrow shield to use, so that no support cams are required.
  • a locking ring 17 and ball ring 18 are used for assembly inserted coaxially into the compression and torsion spring 12.
  • the locking ring 17 has a collar 19 with two lateral recesses 20 and a cylindrical to the rear conically tapered annular surface 21.
  • the lateral recesses 20 are here to facilitate assembly of the substructure, for. B. the round rosettes provided on the door.
  • the ball ring 18 has in front area several circumferentially distributed bores 22 for receiving the Balls 23 and is further in the direction of the disc 8 and the lower part 13 is radially graduated.
  • a first radially stepped peripheral surface 24 is used for the axial displacement of the locking ring 17, which with a radial taper 25 comes to rest on the peripheral surface 24.
  • a further radially tapered peripheral surface 26 of the ball ring 18 is by the Breakthrough 7 of the disc 8 passed and after the pre-assembly expanded, so that the disc 8, the lower part 13 and the pressure and Torsion spring 12 are firmly connected to the locking ring 17 and ball ring 18, wherein the locking ring 17 against the force of the compression and torsion spring 12 in the direction is axially movable on the lower part 13.
  • the locking ring 17 is in Further for locking the balls 23 mounted in the bores 22 needs and presses this with an inner annular surface 27 towards the axial center of the substructure 2.
  • a locking ring can be pressed in so far without bevelling until the balls can slide outwards, but this creates a larger stroke of the locking ring is necessary.
  • a driver pin 32 is provided, which after assembly with your Driver pin 32 between the unwound spring ends 11 of the pressure and torsion spring 12 is guided and thus in the event of a rotation of the Door handle 4 for driving a spring end 11 of the compression and torsion spring 12 leads. Due to the torsional stress occurs after one Release the door handle 4 to return to the horizontal position.
  • the door handle 4 has two rotationally fixed receptacles of the driving disk 31 parallel surfaces 33 and the driving plate 31 a corresponding one Recess 34 with two parallel stop surfaces 35.
  • the Breakthroughs 7 further have four recesses 38, which for Recording of pressed-in material of the riveted bearing bush 18 serve and thus prevent rotation of the bearing bush 18.
  • recesses 38 which for Recording of pressed-in material of the riveted bearing bush 18 serve and thus prevent rotation of the bearing bush 18.
  • fixed door knobs can also be used in In the event of riveting, be held in a rotationally fixed manner.
  • Such fittings are preferably used on apartment exterior doors and due to the penetrated material into the recesses 38, too Prevents the fixed door knob from rotating.
  • Figure 2 shows the fastening device according to the invention after preassembly with an assembled substructure 2 and a door handle 4 with attached cover rosette 3, drive plate 31 and an inserted Square rod 5.
  • the substructure 2 for example the Round rosette shown
  • the associated cover rosette 3 over the Handle neck 29 of the door handle 4 pushed.
  • the locking ring 17 in the direction pressed the door so that the balls 23, which are in the holes 22 of the Ball ring 18 sit in the resulting space through the existing Bevel 28 of the locking ring 17 can reach. So is one Locking of the balls released and the handle neck 29 can in the ball ring 18 are inserted.
  • a bevel 36 of the handle neck 29 causes the balls 23 are pushed outwards when inserted into the ball ring 18 become.
  • the shape of the holes 22 in which the balls 23 are seated is so executed that the balls 23 fall out when the door handle is not inserted 4 is prevented.
  • this is through the existing compression and torsion spring 12 supports in its starting position pushed back.
  • This causes the balls 23 to be displaced into them provided circumferential annular groove 30 of the bearing surface of the handle neck 29.
  • a tensile, rotatable and ball-shaped lock is created of the handle neck 29, which unlocks only by actuating the locking ring 17 can be.
  • the cover rosette 3 is after locking the door handle 4 pushed onto the substructure 2 and thus prevents penetration of dirt in the existing substructure 2 and contributes to the visual Upgrading the hardware at.
  • the return mechanism is installed in such a way that the door handle 4 is provided with a drive plate 31 before assembly, which means provided corresponding stop surfaces on the circumference of the Handle neck 29 through the existing parallel surfaces 33 against rotation is held. Then the door handle 4 is assembled as before described.
  • the corresponding the door handle 4 is guided torsionally and included in the lock nut is, the driver pin 32 of the driver plate 31 automatically between the two angled spring ends 11 of the compression and torsion springs 12.
  • the compression and torsion spring 12 is by a spacer 10th the substructure 2 biased and in the event of a rotational movement of the Door handle 4, the driver pin 32 takes one of the two legs 11 of the Compression and torsion spring 12 with.
  • the compression and torsion spring 12 excited so that after releasing the door handle 4 a relaxation of the Compression and torsion spring 12 occurs, which pulls the door handle 4 into its initial position moved back.
  • Figure 3 shows a locked and unlocked in a sectional view Position of the door handle 4 with the handle neck 29.
  • the Door handle 4 shown in the locked position, with the balls 23 in the existing annular groove 30 of the handle neck 29 pressed in by the locking ring 17 are, which by the compression and torsion spring 12 in one of the lower part 13 facing position is held.
  • Driving plate 31 projects with its driving pin 32 between the angled spring ends 11 of the compression and torsion spring 12, so that in the case a rotation of the door handle 4 a torsional stress by Driver pin 32 of the compression and torsion spring 12 takes place.
  • the cover rosette 3 is on the existing substructure 2, consisting of lower bearing part 8, Lower part 13 and the other clamping and fastening means by Latch 37 held.
  • the locking disc 17 In the lower position, the locking disc 17 is in an indented position shown so that the balls 23 due to the existing bevel 28 of the locking ring 17 at least partially from the existing bores 22 can slide and thus leave the annular groove 30 of the handle neck 29. hereby there is the possibility of the door handle 4 from the existing lock can be removed and dismantled.
  • FIG. 4 shows a fastening device 50 according to the invention with a Substructure 51 and a corresponding cover rosette 52 in the form an oval version.
  • the other clamps and fasteners correspond largely the designs already known from FIGS. 1 to 3.
  • the substructure 51 is oval Bearing lower part 53 with one bent out of the disk plane Spacers 54 and a corresponding lower part 55 for attachment on a door or window.
  • the cover rosette is used for assembly instead of the support cam 52 is corresponding to the lower bearing part 53 or that Lower part 55 adjusted.
  • the door handle 4 is assembled and disassembled in the manner already described for FIGS. 1 and 2, with identical fastening and clamping means can be used.
  • Figure 5 shows the pre-assembled substructure 51 and the already pre-assembled door handle 4 with oval cover rosette 52 and the slid on Driving plate 31 and the square rod 5 used.
  • Figure 6 shows in a sectional view analogous to Figure 3, the locked and unlocked position of the door handle 4 in the oval version.
  • the other constructive expansion largely corresponds to that known from FIG. only the lower bearing part 53, the lower part 55 and the cover rosette 52 are oval.

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CN103132786A (zh) * 2013-02-22 2013-06-05 陈力凡 覆板及覆板加工工艺及设有该覆板的锁具
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GB2549960A (en) * 2016-05-04 2017-11-08 Joseph Giles Ltd Handle system for a closure
GB2550435A (en) * 2016-08-09 2017-11-22 Hiatt Hardware (Uk) Ltd Improvements in door handle mechanisms
GB2550435B (en) * 2016-08-09 2018-08-01 Hiatt Hardware Uk Ltd Improvements in door handle mechanisms
WO2019229260A1 (fr) 2018-06-01 2019-12-05 Bronze Alu Poignee de porte et fenetre a montage et demontage rapide sans outil
FR3081902A1 (fr) 2018-06-01 2019-12-06 Bronze Alu Poignee de porte et fenetre a montage et demontage rapide sans outil
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