Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
  • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
  • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
  • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
  • E05F1/1008—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance with a coil spring parallel with the pivot axis
  • E05F1/1016—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance with a coil spring parallel with the pivot axis with a canted-coil torsion spring
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
  • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
  • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
  • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
  • E05F1/12—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs
  • E05F1/1207—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring parallel with the pivot axis
  • E05F1/1215—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring parallel with the pivot axis with a canted-coil torsion spring

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for closing a door according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
• Devices of the type in question serve for the automatic closing of doors, gates, flaps or the like.
• a spring element When opening the door, a spring element is tensioned.
• the stored energy in the tensioned spring element is released and the spring element brings the door due to its elastic restoring force in the closed position or at least in a position in which the door is ajar.
• closure devices which are integrated directly in a door hinge. Although the closing forces are low, these are usually sufficient to bring an open door at least in an ajar position.
• a disadvantage of these known locking devices is that they must be planned and installed already during the initial installation of the respective door and the door frame; Retrofitting the door with such a closing device is regularly not possible. Based on this prior art, it is the object of the present invention to provide a device for closing a door, which is retrofitted and disassembled even with built-in door without changes to the door or the door frame are necessary.
• a device comprises, in a first known manner, a spring element, a fastening element for fastening the device to a door and an actuating element, wherein the actuating element and the fastening element can be coupled to the spring element such that the spring element is tensioned when the door is opened and the stored energy in the spring element causes an automatic closing of the door.
• the actuating element is designed as a support element, which can be brought to bear against the door frame or door frame or the adjacent wall areas, and the fastening element can be plugged onto a door edge.
• any door can be retrofitted in a simple manner with a locking device, which can also be mounted and dismantled without any change to the door and door frame and regularly without tools.
• it is therefore also possible, e.g. when moving, dismantle the locking device and use it on another door.
• the fastening element has a fastening rail and a housing for at least partially receiving the spring element.
• the function of the spring element and the attachment of the device according to the invention are functionally and locally separated.
• the shape of the mounting rail and thus its function of the secure attachment of the device to the door to be equipped depends essentially on the geometry of the door edge.
• the fastening rail is at least partially formed in cross-section substantially U-shaped and surrounds the door edge.
• the term "at least partially substantially U-shaped” is intended to include both a complete U-profile and a profile, one leg of which extends over the entire length of the mounting rail, while the opposite "leg" only by one or more hook-like approaches is formed.
• a mounting rail which has one or more U-shaped brackets which are connected to each other, is intended to fall under this concept. It is only essential that the mounting rail surrounds the edge of the door at least partially on both sides.
• the width of the U-profile can be predetermined, so that different mounting rails are used for different door frame profiles.
• the U-profile may also vary in width, i. adjustable, be.
• the inner profile of the mounting rail is formed substantially complementary to the outer profile of the door edge. This can be done in a simple manner by selecting the appropriate mounting rail adaptation to different Matkantengeometrien.
• the mounting rail is arranged substantially rigidly on the housing.
• the rigid arrangement by a non-detachable attachment, such as welding or gluing, or by a detachable attachment.
• a detachable attachment is in particular of Advantage, if the mounting rail to be replaced in adaptation to different Matkantengeometrien.
• the mounting rail is integrally formed on the housing, for example, molded or sprayed.
• the housing for example, molded or sprayed.
• the housing on which the mounting rail is arranged essentially serves to at least partially receive the spring element.
• this housing is designed to be substantially tubular or cup-shaped.
• tubular or cup-shaped by no means includes only cylindrical designs, but rather may also have a prismatic, quadrangular, polygonal or other shape which is triangular in cross-section.
• the mounting rail can be arranged in the longitudinal direction of the housing.
• the mounting rail is arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing, so that an easy attachment of the mounting rail on the upper horizontal transverse edge of the door in the corner is possible, while the housing extends substantially perpendicular thereto and substantially parallel to the vertical door edge. This results in a particularly simple and reliable attachment of the device according to the invention on the door.
• the shape of the actuating element is basically arbitrary, as long as a reliable power transmission from the spring element on the door frame or the door frame is possible.
• the actuating element is substantially U- or L-shaped and engages with one of its legs in the particular cup or tubular housing in such a way that the actuating element is pivotable about this leg and the longitudinal axis of the housing ,
• the actuating element is subject to an almost pure advantageous moment load when opening and closing the door.
• the free leg of the actuating element is preferably designed as a contact element on the door frame or door frame.
• the contact element to protect the door frame with a coating, a coating or the like, in particular made of an elastomer, be provided.
• the type and shape of the spring element is basically arbitrary, as long as the force or energy expended when opening the door is elastically storable and releasable again.
• the spring element may be formed as a radial spring element.
• Ring spring element in the sense of the present invention means that the rotation of the actuating element causes a compression or tension of the spring element in the circumferential direction relative to the axis of rotation of the actuating element, in particular in the housing It is also conceivable for the actuating element to be vulcanized into the housing by means of a highly resilient elastomer, the elastomer being subjected to shear when the actuating element is rotated becomes.
• the spring element is designed as a helical spring.
• the helical spring is preferably arranged in the housing in such a way that the first end of the helical spring can be abutted against the housing when the door is opened.
• This supporting system can advantageously be achieved in that the helical spring has at its first end a radially outwardly extending projection, which can be brought into a slot-like recess in the front edge of the casing or tubular housing.
• the coil spring in the housing is reliably secured against unintentional rotation.
• the elastic storage of the force or energy expended during opening is possible only in one direction of rotation.
• different devices but at least different coil springs, must be used for left and right stop the door use.
• at least one slot-like recess is provided in both axially opposite end edges of the cup or tubular housing.
• the coil spring can be both from above and, rotated by 180 degrees, inserted from below into the housing and there supportingly locked in the respective slot-like recess rotatably, whereby the direction of rotation of the device can be easily converted from left to right stop ,
• the second end of the helical spring can be fastened to the actuating element in such a way that reliable opening and closing of the spring element between housing and door frame or door frame is guaranteed.
• this attachment takes place in that the L- or U-shaped actuating element engages with its first leg in the cylindrical interior of the coil spring and the coil spring has at its second end an axially projecting lug, which in a free leg of the L - or U-shaped actuator arranged recess can be inserted.
• the conversion from left to right stop and vice versa by repositioning the coil spring as described above and simultaneously repositioning of the actuator is rotated by 180 degrees from above or from below into the interior of the coil spring.
• the free leg at least partially plate-shaped, wherein in this plate-shaped region at least two recesses on a circular arc or circular arc portion, which is substantially concentric to the longitudinal axis of the first leg, spaced in the circumferential direction are arranged.
• the axially projecting shoulder of the helical spring can be selectively inserted into one of the recesses, as a result of which the preload of the helical spring is preselected.
• the spring element can in principle also be designed as an axial spring element.
• Figure 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a device according to the invention in a partially broken exploded view placed on a door with left stop.
• FIG. 2 shows the section A - A of Figure 1 through the mounting rail.
• FIG. 3 shows the embodiment of Figure 1 in one of the Figure 1 corresponding representation placed on a door with right stopper.
• FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in a schematic perspective view.
• FIG. 1 an embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention for closing a door 2 is shown.
• the device 1 has a fastening element 3, which consists essentially of a housing 4 and a fastening rail 5.
• the fastening rail 5 has a substantially U-shaped cross-section (cf., FIG. 2) and is welded with its first end to the housing 4.
• the housing 4 is substantially cylindrical tubular and open at both end faces 6, 7. In the area of its two end faces 6 and 7 are the Walls of the housing 4 are each provided with a slot-like recess 8 and 9.
• a spring element in the form of a helical spring 10, the outer diameter of which is at least slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the housing 4, in the illustration of FIG. 1 can be inserted from below into the housing.
• the coil spring 10 has at its first end a substantially radially outwardly extending lug 11, which engages upon insertion of the coil spring 10 into engagement in the slot-like recess 8 of the housing 4. As a result, the coil spring 10 is rotatably mounted in the housing 4.
• the coil spring 10 further comprises an axially projecting lug 12, which is arranged eccentrically to the central axis in the edge region of the coil spring.
• the coil spring 10 has a length such that when fully inserted into the housing 4 coil spring 10 at the same time the approach 1 engages in the recess 8 and the neck 12 at least slightly protrudes from the end face 6 of the housing 4.
• An actuating element 13 in the form of a substantially L-shaped bracket has a first leg 14 and a second free leg 15 extending substantially at right angles thereto.
• the free leg 15 is angled at its free end.
• the actuating element 13 consists of a round material, which has an at least slightly smaller outer diameter than the inner diameter of the coil spring 10. With its leg 14, the actuating element 13 in the coil spring 10 can be inserted.
• the actuating element 13 In the region of its free leg 15, more precisely in the transition region between the first leg 14 and the free leg 15, the actuating element 13 is provided with a continuous recess 16 having a diameter which is at least slightly larger than the diameter of the projection 12 of the coil spring 10th is.
• the projection 12 of the coil spring 10 engages in the recess 16th
• the exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention according to FIG. 1 is attached with the fastening rail 5 to the upper edge 17 of the left-hinged door 2, wherein the width of the edge profile of the door 2 is essentially the inner width b (see FIG. gene mounting rail 5 corresponds. This results in a fixed and horizontally substantially play-free arrangement of the mounting rail 5 on the door 2.
• the plugged into the coil spring 10 bow-shaped actuator 13 is brought at almost closed door 2 by turning in a position in which the free end 15 am Door frame 18 can be brought to the plant, wherein advantageously the coil spring 10 is already biased at least slightly.
• the door 2 is opened, takes place due to the relative pivotal movement between the actuating element 13 and the housing 4 and the coupling of the coil spring 10 on the one hand to the actuating element 13 and on the other hand to the housing 4, a voltage of the coil spring 10, wherein the applied when opening the door Energy is stored elastically. If then the opened door 2 is released, the coil spring 10 relaxes, releasing the stored energy and thereby closing the door.
• FIG. 3 has the same structure as the embodiment of FIG. 1 and in particular the same elements. Only by borrowing the coil spring 10 and the fastener 13 can be converted without use of structural changes and without the use of a tool, the device 1 according to the invention for use on a door with right stop.
• FIG. 4 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention, wherein, for reasons of a simpler representation, the helical spring which corresponds to the helical spring shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is not shown.
• the device has a fastener 3 ' with a mounting rail 5' and a housing 4 ' for receiving the coil spring, not shown.
• the fastener is made in one piece as a plastic injection molded part.
• two slot-like recesses 8 ' and 9 ' for fixing the radial attachment set of the coil spring arranged.
• the device according to FIG. 4 has a substantially L-shaped actuating element 13 ' with a first leg 14 ' and a free leg 15 ' .
• the first leg 14 is inserted through the 'arranged coil spring in the housing 4' in the housing 4 and essentially serves as rotational axis for the actuation element 13 '.
• the free leg 15 ' is formed substantially wedge-shaped with a plate-shaped portion 19 and has at its from the first leg 14 ' facing away end a flat bow-shaped contact element 20, with which the actuating element 13 'is supported on the door frame during opening and closing of the door ,
• a plurality of axially continuous recesses 16 ' are arranged on a circular arc whose circle center lies on the longitudinal axis of the first leg 14 ' .
• the bias of the coil spring and thus the closing force can be preset in a simple manner.
• the actuator 13 ' is made in one piece as a plastic injection-molded part.

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