ES2238295T3 - DEVICE FOR GLASSING A BALCONY. - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for glazing a balcony has an upper and a lower, horizontal guide rail (13 and 14, respectively), which extend along a balcony side, and vertical glass panes (17a, 17b, 17c), which are mounted in juxtaposition in the guide rails (13, 14) and laterally displaceable, said glass panes being pivotable at one end of the guide rails about a vertical pivot axis between a closed position, in which they extend along the guide rails (13, 14), and an open position. A narrow door panel (24) is pivotally mounted about a vertical pivot axis at said one end of the guide rails (13, 14). The door panel (24) is pivotable between a closed position, in which it extends along the guide rails (13, 14) and, together with the glass panes (17a, 17b, 17c) when the latter are located in their closed position, covers the entire width of the balcony side and thus constitutes a displacement lock for the glass panes, and an open position, in which it allows successive lateral displacement of the glass panes to said one end of the guide rails (13, 14) for pivoting to an open position.

Description

Device to glaze a balcony.

This invention relates to a device for glazing a balcony, said device having a guide rail horizontal upper and lower horizontal that extend along one side of the balcony, and vertical crystals, which are mounted on juxtaposition on the guide rails and which can be moved laterally, said crystals being able to pivot at one end of the guide rails around a vertical axis of rotation located in the side edge of each respective crystal that is more near the mentioned end of the guide rails, between a closed position, in which the crystals extend along of the guide rails, and an open position.

In Fig. 1 a schematic is shown device of this type according to the prior art. In this prior art device, upper guide rail 1 and the bottom 2, together with two vertical frame parts 3 and 4, form a rectangular frame that covers a face of the balcony. In the example shown, three crystals 5a, 5b and 5c are juxtaposed. In the closed arrangement shown, the three crystals 5a, 5b and 5c cover The entire width of the frame.

The three crystals 5a, 5b and 5c are suspended of the top rail 1 by means of wheels 6a, 6b and 6c, respectively. In Fig. 1 each crystal 5a, 5b and 5c is provided with a single suspension wheel 6a, 6b and 6c, respectively, located near the left lateral edge, according to Fig. 1, of the crystal, but it will be appreciated that they can be arranged several suspension wheels, usually two, on each glass. Every glass 5a, 5b and 5c has at its lower edge a wheel of guide 7a, 7b and 7c, respectively, located vertically opposite of the suspension wheel, and which is guided by the lower rail 2. As seen in Fig. 1, the distance from the side edge left of the respective crystals 5a, 5b and 5c until wheel pairs 6a-7a, 6b-7b and 6c-7c is smaller in the right crystal 5a and greater in the left crystal 5c.

Each crystal 5a, 5b and 5c has at its end upper one upper guide wheel 8a, 8b and 8c, respectively, placed near the right side edge of the glass and guided by the upper rail 1, and at its lower end a guide wheel lower 9a, 9b and 9c, respectively, located vertically in front to the upper guide wheel and which is guided by the lower rail 2. The axles of the guide wheel pairs 8a-9a, 8b-9b and 8c-9c form the axis of rotation vertical of each crystal 5a, 5b and 5c, respectively, axis around which the glass can pivot between its position closed shown, in which it extends along the rails 1 and 2, and an open position, which is pivoted approximately 90º in relation to the closed position.

To allow this rotation, a gap 10 is made on the side of the upper rail 1 and a recess 11, located vertically in front of the hole 10, on the side of the bottom rail 2. How to shown in Fig. 1, the upper gap 10 is in front of the suspension wheel 6a of the right glass 5a and the gap 11 are place in front of the guide wheel 7a of this glass 5a.

When the right glass 5a has been pivoted until its open position, the other two crystals 5b and 5c can be shift individually or together to the right until the central glass 5b reaches the open glass 5a, that is until a situation slightly to the left of the crystal position right 5a shown in Fig. 1. In this situation the wheel of suspension 6b and guide wheel 7b of glass 5b meet in front of gaps 10 and 11, respectively, so the Crystal 5b can be pivoted to an open position. The glass left 5c can now be shifted to the right until it reaches the open glass 5b, that is until a situation slightly further to the left of the right glass situation 5a shown in Fig. 1. In this situation, the suspension wheel 6c and the guide wheel 7c of the crystal 5c are in front of the gaps 10 and 11, respectively, so that the crystal 5c can be pivoted to an open position.

When all crystals 5a-5c are in the closed position shown in Fig. 1, the crystals 5b and 5c cannot move or pivot, but the crystal 5a can pivot to an open position, as mentioned previously, since its 6th and 7th wheels are in front of gaps 10 and 11, respectively. Correspondingly, the crystals 5b and 5c can pivot when they are located at the right, as described above. It must be possible lock the right glass 5a in its closed position. By consequently, prior art devices of the type of described above are provided with different kinds of locking mechanisms that can be disconnected, which have the inconvenient of being complicated and therefore expensive, and in some Cases have little reliability.

Therefore, an objective of this invention is to provide a device to glaze a balcony, which makes possible the blocking of the crystals in a closed position of a Very simple and reliable way.

In accordance with this invention, this objective is achieved by a device of the type indicated by way of introduction and characterized by a panel, whose width is considerably smaller than the width of the crystals, it is mounted  pivoting mode about a vertical axis at said one end of the guide rails, the mentioned panel being able to pivot between a closed position, in which it extends along the rails of guide and, together with the crystals when they are in their closed position, covers the entire width of the balcony face and by therefore it constitutes a block for the displacement of crystals, and an open position, in which the successive allows lateral displacement of the crystals towards the mentioned end of the guide rails to pivot towards an open position.

The vertical axis of rotation for the panel is located preferably near the edge of the panel that is more near the mentioned end of the guide rails.

In a preferable embodiment, the panel is a combined locking and ventilation panel, preferably made of glass.

The invention will now be described in more detail. referring to the attached figures.

Fig. 1 schematically shows the device according to the prior art described previously.

Figs. 2-9 show schematically the device according to this invention.

Fig. 10 shows an example of a device simple lock.

The device according to this invention, which It is shown in Figs. 2-9, it has a frame 12, which consists of upper and lower horizontal guide rails 13 and 14, respectively, and two vertical frame parts 15 and 16, and that It covers one side of the balcony. In the embodiment shown, frame 12 holds three glass sheets 17a, 17b and 17c juxtaposed, which they are mounted in such a way that they can move in the frame 12. It goes without saying that the number of crystals can vary.

The crystals 17a, 17b and 17c are supported in the lower rail 14 by means of the support wheels 18a, 18b and 18c, respectively, which are arranged at the lower edge of the respective crystal. The support wheels 18a, 18b and 18c are move on a nerve (not shown), made on the rail lower 14 and extending along the entire lower rail. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 2-9, each glass 17a, 17b and 17c has only one support wheel 18a, 18b and 18c, respectively, placed near the side edge left, according to Figs. 2-9, of the crystal, but it you will appreciate that several glass can be mounted on each glass, especially two, support wheels distributed along the width of the crystal.

At the upper edge, each glass 17a, 17b and 17c has a guide wheel 19a, 19b and 19c, respectively, located vertically in front of the support wheel, and which is guided by the upper rail 13. As can be seen in particular in Fig. 2, the distance of the wheel pairs 18a-19a, 18b-19b and 18c-19c from the left side edge of the respective crystals 17a, 17b and 17c is smaller in the right glass 17a and greater in the glass left
17c.

Each crystal 17a, 17b and 17c has on its edge upper one upper guide wheel 20a, 20b and 20c, respectively, arranged near the right side edge of the glass and guided by the upper rail 13, and at its lower edge a lower guide wheel 21a, 21b and 21c, respectively, arranged vertically in front of the upper guide wheel and which is guided down the bottom rail 14. The axes of the guide wheel pairs 20a-21a, 20b-21b and 20c-21c form a vertical axis of rotation for each crystal 17a, 17b and 17c, respectively, axis around which the glass can pivot between its closed position, in which it extends along rails 13 and 14 and shown in the Fig. 2 for all crystals, and an open position, which gets pivoting approximately 90º in relation to the position closed, and shown in Fig. 9 for all crystals.

This turn is made possible in the same way as does in the device according to the prior art, described to introduction mode, thanks to a gap 22 made on the side of the upper rail 13 and a recess 23, located vertically opposite of the hole 22 and formed on the side of the lower rail 14, for allow wheel pairs 18a-19a to pass, 18b-19b and 18c-19c, respectively, of the respective crystals 17a, 17b and 17c. If each 17th crystal, 17b and 17c have, for example, another pair of wheels over this type, it would be necessary, of course, to make the corresponding Top and bottom holes for this pair of wheels on the sides of rails 13 and 14.

A ventilation panel 24 made of glass is arranged in the frame 12 next to the right part 15 of the frame. He panel 24 has a width considerably smaller than crystals 17a, 17b and 17c, which in the embodiment shown have the same width In the embodiment shown, the width of the panel 24 It is about a fifth of the width of the glass. Panel 24 it has upper and lower bearings 25 and 26, respectively, by means of which it is mounted on frame 12 in such a way that can pivot, and that define an axis of rotation for panel 24 near the right part 15 of the frame. Panel 24 can pivot between a closed position, in which it extends along of rails 13 and 14 and, together with crystals 17a, 17b and 17c when they are also in a closed position, it covers the entire width of the frame 12 (see Fig. 2), and a position open (see Figs. 3-9), in which it is pivoted approximately 90º in relation to the position closed.

When crystals 17a, 17b and 17c and panel 24 they are all in a closed position and therefore "fill" frame 12 (Fig. 2), the crystals cannot be displaced Therefore, panel 24 fulfills the function of a closure, which prevents the displacement of the crystals towards the right. In the position of displacement of the crystals 17a, 17b and 17c, shown in Fig. 2, the support wheel 18a and the wheel of guide 19a of the right glass 17a are to the left of the gaps 22 and 23. This means that not only the central glass and the left 17b and 17c, respectively, but also the crystal right 17a in this position are fixed on rails 13 and 14 regarding displacement and rotation. Therefore, there is no need for a special locking mechanism that prevents the right glass 17th pivot when in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Following is a step-by-step description. in the way that frame 12, which is completely "full" in the position of Fig. 2, is "open" until a position discovered almost completely (Fig. 9).

The ventilation panel 24 pivots from its closed position, shown in Fig. 2, to an open position (Fig. 3). Now the right glass 17a moves to the right until a situation (Fig. 4) in which its right edge is  near panel 24 and its support wheel 18a and its guide wheel 19a they are in front of gaps 23 and 22, respectively. From this situation, the right glass 17a is pivoted to a open position (Fig. 5). The central glass 17b moves to continuation to the right until a situation (Fig. 6) in which its right edge is near glass 17a and its wheel of support 18b and its guide wheel 19b are in front of the gaps 23 and 22, respectively. From this situation, the crystal center 17b pivots to an open position (Fig. 7). So he left glass 17c is shifted to the right until a situation (Fig. 8) in which its right edge is close of the central glass 17b and its support wheel 18c and its guide wheel 19c are in front of gaps 23 and 22, respectively. From this position, the left glass pivots to a position open (Fig. 9), leaving frame 12 practically discovered by full.

Fig. 10 shows an example of a device single lock 27 to lock ventilation panel 24 in its closed position. Fig. 10 shows the lower right of a device according to the invention. In this device the right glass 17a and panel 24 have at their bottom edge a mount 28 and 29, respectively. The locking device 27 it consists of a slide arranged in such a way that you can move on mount 28 and that in a locked position it extends laterally across the entire mount 29 and to certain distance below mount 28. The slide can be move to the left by means of a handle 30 from the locked position to a non-locked position, in which extends even further under mount 28 and has released panel 24.

Claims (5)

1. A device for glazing a balcony, said device having a horizontal and a vertical guide rail (13 and 14, respectively), which extend along one side of the balcony, and vertical crystals (17a, 17b, 17c) mounted in juxtaposition on the guide rails (13, 14) and which can be moved laterally, said crystals being able to pivot at one end of the guide rails, around a vertical axis located on the lateral edge of the respective crystals, which can be located closer to said end of the guide rails, between a closed position, in which the crystals (17a, 17b, 17c) extend along the guide rails (13, 14), and an open position, characterized in that a panel (24), whose width is considerably smaller than the width of the crystals (17a, 17b, 17c), is mounted such that it can pivot about a vertical axis located at said end of the guide rails (13, 14), said bread being able to pivot the (24) between a closed position, in which it extends along the guide rails (13, 14) and, together with the crystals (17a, 17b, 17c) when they are in their closed arrangement, covers the entire width of the side of the balcony and therefore constitutes a displacement lock for the crystals, and an open position, in which it allows successive lateral displacements of the crystals towards the mentioned one end of the guide rails (13, 14) to pivot to an open position. 2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical axis of rotation of the panel (24) is located near the end of the panel that is closer to said end one of the guide rails (13, 14). 3. A device according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the panel (24) can be locked in its closed position. 4. A device according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the panel (24) is a glass panel. 5. A device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the panel (24) is a ventilation panel.