Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
  • E06B7/28—Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
  • E06B7/36—Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame
  • E06B7/362—Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame the gap between the door and the door frame at the hinge side being constructed in a way to remain too small or too wide to cause injury
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
  • E05D5/10—Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins
  • E05D5/14—Construction of sockets or sleeves
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
  • E05D11/0054—Covers, e.g. for protection
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
  • E05D7/10—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy separation or connection of the parts at the hinge axis
  • E05D7/1061—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy separation or connection of the parts at the hinge axis in a radial direction
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
  • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
  • E05Y2800/40—Physical or chemical protection
  • E05Y2800/41—Physical or chemical protection against finger injury
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
  • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
  • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
  • E05Y2900/13—Type of wing
  • E05Y2900/132—Doors
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
  • E06B7/28—Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
  • E06B7/36—Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame
  • E06B7/362—Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame the gap between the door and the door frame at the hinge side being constructed in a way to remain too small or too wide to cause injury
  • E06B2007/365—Rounded shape at gap, e.g. cylindrical

Definitions

• the invention relates to an anti-pinch device for frames, that is to say for door, window and French window, more commonly referred to as "anti-finger clamp device".
• an opening is brought into the open position, there is formed between the amount of the frame and the rear edge of the opening a space in which can be introduced various elements including one or more fingers of an adult taking apui on the sleeping or an infant finding a subject for experimentation.
• the faces delimiting the created space come closer and, like jaws, pinch what is arranged between them with an effort all the more important that it is multiplied by the lever arm formed between the hinge axis and the free edge of the opening. If this pinching is painful for the fingers of an adult, it is very traumatic for those of a child, in whom it can lead to fractures with permanent sequelae.
• the opening is articulated by pivots arranged in the upper part and in the lower part, as described in WO2007 / 0204024 and FR2723136.
• the document FR2751370 describes a double joint rod to rotate the opening to fold against the frame.
• the clamping jaws form an angle of 180 ° between them and are no longer attractive to a child looking for experience.
• the songs facing each other, respectively, of the frame and the opening are respectively concave and convex and interpenetrate so as to limit the play. radial to each other and, in the open position, to reduce the interval between elements and prevent any possibility of introduction of fingers in this interval.
• a compound element o a body of articulation being embedded in the element which itself fits into a housing of the rounding of the opening, o and d ' a mounting base fitting into a housing which opens out of the frame while facing the rounded opening.
• This cabinet door hinge is designed to ensure, by resilient detent, the immobilization of the door in two positions, but provides no solution to the problem of pinching the fingers of children between the opening and the frame, since as shown in Figure 9 of this document, the rounding of the opening is opposite a flat face of the frame with which it forms an open space 10 "very accessible to the fingers of children.
• the invention is to provide an anti pinch device for frames which, inspired by the last structure described, does not affect the aesthetics of the frame, be reliable, regardless of the opening angle of the opening, is effective on each side and allows, without complex manipulations, the dismantling of the opening by any person.
• the frame has, over all its height and vis-à-vis the rounding of opening it, an inclined face that goes away from the frame going from inside r outwardly and which is connected to the inner face of a cover blade, this blade being arranged parallel to the wall carrying the frame and extending at least in front of the rounding of the opening to oppose all access in the outer gap between opening and sleeping, while each of the hinges comprises, - on the one hand, a male element fitting into the rounding of the opening in coming in its extension, - and, d ' on the other hand, a female element composed of: o a cylindrical articulating body fitting into the male element, and in the extension of the rounded part, o and a mounting base fitting into a housing opening from
• the opening of the opening does not change the value of the space between these elements, so that there is no longer any outside pinch space.
• the rounded shape of the opening slides on the body introduced into the space, signaling the movement and encouraging the removal of what is engaged in this space, before the jaws thus formed are able to pinch.
• the inclination of the face of the frame generates a force component that tends to chase the body during nipping.
• the inclined face facing the curvature of the opening and the covering blade are formed in a profile which is either attached and fixed on the existing frame of a frame in transformation course, is the frame of a new frame.
• This embodiment allows to implement the anti-pinch device on existing or new frames.
• the male element of each hinge is constituted by a recumbent U-shaped yoke, each of whose wings carries a vertical hinge projecting towards the other wing, while female element of each hinge, the cylindrical articulation body with a cross section C which defines an opening, closable by a removable cap, this opening having a vertical groove for receiving the hinges of the male element and in its part central, a strip inserted between the ends of the hinges and constituting the bonnet positioning member by cooperation with a horizontal groove formed in the latter.
• the various components of the anti-pinch device may be made of plastic or metal, such as steel or aluminum.
• Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view, showing the various parts making up the device
• Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views, respectively, of the male element of the hinge and housing arranged for him in the rounded edge of the opening;
• Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views, respectively from the rear and the front, of the female element of the hinge.
• Figure 6 is a partial perspective view of a section of the reportable section on the frame in the zone where it comprises a receiving housing for the female element of the hinge;
• Figure 7 is a perspective view of the hood closing the female element
• Figures 8 and 9 are partial views on an enlarged scale, showing a hinge in cross section when the opening is, respectively, in the closed position and disassembly position of the cover;
• Figures 10 to 12, and 13 to 15 are partial views in perspective, of a fragment of the frame, respectively, the outside of a construction for those 10 to 12 and the interior of this construction for those 13 to 15, and in each series, when the opening is, successively, in alignment with the frame, during opening and fully open;
• Figure 16 is a partial sectional view showing a variant of the hinge means
• Figure 17 is a partial perspective view on a reduced scale of a female hinge member with an embodiment of its thick washers
• Figures 18 to 18c are elevational side views mounting a series of pairs of shims;
• Figure 19 is a partial perspective view of an embodiment of the female part having a groove for a complementary anti-pinch joint,
• Figure 20 is a partial plan view over a door whose frame is equipped with the anti-pinch joint.
• the frame and the opening of the frame are referenced, in general, by the letters A and B, while the components of the device are referenced by the following numbers: 2 and 3 for the elements, respectively, male and female hinge, 4 for the closing cover of the female element 3, and 5 for the profile which, in the embodiment shown in Figure 1, is attached against the frame 1 of an existing frame, but can also, as shown in Figures 8 at 15, build himself the frame of the frame.
• the articulation of each opening B on its frame A is provided by at least two and sometimes three breakable hinges whose axes of rotation are aligned vertically.
• this geometric axis of articulation is disposed half thickness of the frame, so that, during the movements of the opening, the edge of the latter does not overflow by enlarging the pinching zone D forming outside when opening.
• the components of the anti-pinch device are made by molding and, according to the embodiments, in plastics or in metals, such as steel, bronze or aluminum.
• the device is mounted on an opening B whose edge or edge 6, which is intended to be articulated on the frame A, is rounded and comprises locally, as shown in more detail in Figure 3, housing 7, each adapted to receive a hinge 2-3.
• the male element 2 of the hinge to the general shape of a recessed U-shaped yoke, each of whose wings 2a has a rounded end of the same radius as that of the opening.
• the male element 2 comprises a dorsal tenon 2c which, protruding from its core 2b, fits into a mortise 8 formed in the bottom of each housing 7.
• Each of the wings 2a carries a vertical hinge 9 which protrudes from its inner face and goes towards the other wing and coaxially with the hinge thereof.
• the ends of the two hinges vis-à-vis are separated by an interval K.
• Figure 2 shows that the core 2b is traversed by two holes 40 for the passage of the screws ensuring the attachment of the workpiece on the opening .
• FIGS 4 and 5 show that the female element 3 of the hinge, although monolithic, is composed of two parts, namely, a hinge body 3a and a fixing base 3b.
• the hinge body 3a has a generally cylindrical shape with a vertical axis and radius equal to that of the rounded portion 6 of the opening, but has a cross section C.
• the opening 11 of the C is delimited by two faces radial 12 and 13 which converge towards a cylindrical and vertical groove 14, adapted to receive the hinges 9 of the male element 2.
• This opening is intended to receive a cap 4 in the form of a ring segment, of the same outer radius as that of the hinge body 3a.
• the hood In its part coming inside the body 3a, the hood is traversed vertically by a groove 14a forming, with that 14 of the body 3a, the landing bearing hinges 9.
• the cover 4 is positioned transversely by its radial faces 12a and 13a, coming against those 12 and 13 of the body, and, vertically, by a transverse groove 16, disposed substantially at mid-height and fitting on a bar 17 of the body. articulation 3a.
• This bar has a vertical dimension which is smaller than the distance K between the two hinges 9, in order to fit between them.
• the cover 4 comprises a vertical tongue 18 which is intended to cover a flat chamfer 19 formed after the face 13 of the body, and this so that the assembly of the body with its hood forms a cylinder having neither roughness nor recesses that can hang an object or a body applied against this cylinder.
• the rounded groove 14a of the cover is connected to a clearance face 14b which is tangent to it and which is substantially parallel to the face 13a, and the utility of which will be specified further.
• the fixing base 3b of each hinge is intended to fit into one of the housings 20 which are formed vertically in the section 5, constituting the frame A of the frame or reported against him.
• the face 21, which is intended to be vis-à-vis the rounded edge 6 of the opening is inclined of the order of 45 ° while going away from the frame and of inside to the outside.
• This inclined face is connected, on the inner side, by a convex rounding 22 to the inner side face 23, and, on the other side and by a convex rounding 24, to a covering blade 25, arranged in the extension of the lateral face. outer wall 26.
• Each of the housings 20 has an angular shape and is defined by two vertical walls, respectively, bottom 30 and side 31. Each of these walls projects a vertically oriented rib, respectively,
• the staircase profile of the housing 20 corresponds to that of the base of the base 3b of the hinge to be embedded therein.
• FIG. 4 shows the faces 30a to 33a of the base 3b which, coming into contact with the faces 30 to
• the male element 2 of each hinge is fixed on the opening B by horizontal screws passing through the holes 40 formed in the core 2c, while the female element 3 is fixed on the profile 5 by horizontal screws passing through holes smooth 41 of the element and screwing into tapped holes 42 of this profile.
• the cover 4 is fixed on the female element 3 by a horizontal screw 45 passing through a smooth hole 43 and screwing into a threaded hole 44 of the female element 3.
• the low value of the game J is opposed to any introduction of foreign body and therefore the fingers of a child. Furthermore, the smoothness of the field of the opening and the visible portion of the hinge prevents any attachment of a foreign body outside the blade 25 and prevents the foreign body is retained during the closing movement of the opening, which eliminates any risk of pinching.
• the opening B is shown when it is open by 90 ° to clear the opening 11 formed in the female member 3 and allow the extraction of the cover 4 in anticipation of the release of the opening B.
• the removal of the cover 4 is facilitated by its release face 14b which does not hook on the hinges and allows its radial displacement out of the opening 11, even though it is not completely cleared by the core 2b of the element 2.
• the door To facilitate the disengagement after extraction of the cover, the door must be reduced to a lower opening angle, of the order of 80 ° as shown in phantom, allowing the hinges 9 to slide against the face 12 of the opening in the female element 3.
• the faces 12 and 13 of each of the female elements 3 of the hinges facilitate the engagement of the hinges at the ends of the openings 11, which does not require checking their alignment with the elements receiving them, as it is the case with the traditional opening hinges. This results in a very easy repositioning.
• the median plane of the opening 11 formed in the hinge body 3a for the cover 4 and, on the other hand, the geometric axis of the holes 43 and 44 for the connecting screw 45 of the cover on the body 3a are substantially in the vertical median plane P of the joint.
• the transverse forces exerted on the faces 12 and 13 have components parallel to the median plane P which reduce the value of the transverse forces and limit the consequences of breaking and entering.
• the device according to the invention perfectly assures the anti-finger pinch function of a child or adult, does not destroy the aesthetics of the frame while offering vandalism resistance of the same level as the opening with hinges.
• FIGS. 16 to 18c differs from the previous ones by the addition to each hinge 109 of a hinge piece 50 composed of a sleeve 51, inserted between one of the hinges 109 and its bore. 114, and a flange 52 inserted between a flange 102a of the male element 102 and the face facing the female element 103 and the cover 104.
• the hinge part 50 is made of plastic high slip coefficient, such as polytetrafluoroethylene. This arrangement considerably reduces the frictional forces during movement of the door, but also provides a possibility of adjusting the vertical play functional, for example to compensate for wear in time.
• the paired parts are selected from a series of pairs which, as shown in Figures 18a to 18c for series Q1 to Q3, are differentiated by the values of the thickness of the flanges in each pair, for example v1 and u1, v2 and u2, v3 and u3, ...
• the value of S is of the order of 5 millimeters and the pitch of variation is of the order of 1 millimeter from a starting thickness of 0.5 to 1 millimeter.
• the components of each pair are reversible and are identified either by colors, or by an apparent code, so that there can be no cross pieces between the different series.
• the internal clamping space C is closed by a seal 60 whose active portion 61 bears elastically against the flare 106 of the opening B and against the rounded faces 103a female elements 103.
• This active part is represented as being a lamella, but it can take any other form, provided that it is pressed elastically against the rounded faces, thus opposing any introduction of body or fingers into space C, as shown in Figure 20.
• the seal 60 is provided with a heel 62 by which it is embedded in a vertical groove 63 emerging from the inclined face 121 of the profile 105 and into a groove 64 which, opening into the space C from the mounting base 103, is in alignment with the first groove 63.
• the seal 60 By sealing the functional space F between opening B and frame C, the seal 60 also contributes to reducing the transfer of sounds and noises.

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