CA2321067A1 - Closing device - Google Patents
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- CA2321067A1 CA2321067A1 CA002321067A CA2321067A CA2321067A1 CA 2321067 A1 CA2321067 A1 CA 2321067A1 CA 002321067 A CA002321067 A CA 002321067A CA 2321067 A CA2321067 A CA 2321067A CA 2321067 A1 CA2321067 A1 CA 2321067A1
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- 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
- E05F1/002—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass controlled by automatically acting means
- E05F1/008—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass controlled by automatically acting means by time control
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- 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
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- 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
- E05Y2900/148—Windows
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for automatically closing a window or the like. According to the invention, sensors (5) are provided between the window (1) and frame (2) for detecting the pivoting and tilting movements of the window. In addition, a device (3) which pulls the window shut can be switched on according to the type of opening of the window.
Description
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This invention involves a device to automatically close a window, door, or similar object, referred only to as a window below, according to the type referred to in the main claim. Ail types of automatic closing devices are known. For example, there are closing devices that are located between the door or window and the frame in such a way that opening and closing can be done only using a mainly electrical drive.
The connection between the frame and the window is rigid in this case and manual opening or closing is not possible. Also, automatic closing devices are known that, after manually opening the object and after a time predetermined by means of a variably adjustable timing device, automatically close the window. A known closing mechanism of this class (AT-B 369 098) can be taken off if necessary, for example if the window is to be cleaned. Between the window and the frame there is a tension means attached to these automatic closing devices that, after the unit is started, activates a mechanical spring mechanism and a time switch. The disadvantage to these closing devices is that a deactivation of the automatic mechanism is only possible by removing or unlatching the tension means.
Deactivating the automatic mechanism is necessary, for example if a window that is otherwise only tilted is to be swung open completely. The result is that the automatic mechanism in this case has to be manually activated or removed and may not be correctly re-installed due to the lack of knowledge of the user. Another disadvantage of the known closing devices is that the window cannot be freely opened by hand unhindered since the closing device is permanently attached between the window and its frame without the provision for opening the window manually.
In contrast, the automatic closing device according to the invention with the identifying features of claim 1 has the advantage in that it can be automatically activated or unlatched, depending on the way it is opened, namely swinging out or tilting up. The closing device recognizes the way the window is opened using sensors and switches on the closing device only if, for example, the window has been opened by tilting it.
If, on the other hand, it is swung out opened to the completely open position, the closing device is released and the window remains opened until it is manually closed. Thus, the invention solves not only the problem of a simple design and easy to use automatic closing mechanism, but also solves the dilemma in known automatic closing devices between automatic and manual operation. The automatic mechanism of the closing device turns on only if a predetermined way the window is opened requires it. Othenvise, the window can be opened freely by band despite the closing device.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, for a window that opens by tilting up, the closing device can be turned on by opening the window. Especially for windows that are tilted up, for example to ventilate a room, there is the danger that the window will be forgotten and no longer closed. The activated automatic mechanism of the device according to the invention prevents this.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the closing device can be turned on by opening the window for a window that opens by tilting up or for one that opens by swinging out. The device is set up here such that both ways of opening, tilting up and swinging out, activate the automatic closing device. Thus it is conceivable, depending on the way it is opened, to have the following device settings according to the invention:
a.) Semi-automatic:
When tilted up, the window is closed by means of the automatic mechanism after a preset time. When swung out, the automatic closing device is deactivated.
b.) Permanent off The closing device is deactivated when the window is opened tilted up as well as when swung out, c.) Permanent on:
MODIFIED SHEET
This invention involves a device to automatically close a window, door, or similar object, referred only to as a window below, according to the type referred to in the main claim. Ail types of automatic closing devices are known. For example, there are closing devices that are located between the door or window and the frame in such a way that opening and closing can be done only using a mainly electrical drive.
The connection between the frame and the window is rigid in this case and manual opening or closing is not possible. Also, automatic closing devices are known that, after manually opening the object and after a time predetermined by means of a variably adjustable timing device, automatically close the window. A known closing mechanism of this class (AT-B 369 098) can be taken off if necessary, for example if the window is to be cleaned. Between the window and the frame there is a tension means attached to these automatic closing devices that, after the unit is started, activates a mechanical spring mechanism and a time switch. The disadvantage to these closing devices is that a deactivation of the automatic mechanism is only possible by removing or unlatching the tension means.
Deactivating the automatic mechanism is necessary, for example if a window that is otherwise only tilted is to be swung open completely. The result is that the automatic mechanism in this case has to be manually activated or removed and may not be correctly re-installed due to the lack of knowledge of the user. Another disadvantage of the known closing devices is that the window cannot be freely opened by hand unhindered since the closing device is permanently attached between the window and its frame without the provision for opening the window manually.
In contrast, the automatic closing device according to the invention with the identifying features of claim 1 has the advantage in that it can be automatically activated or unlatched, depending on the way it is opened, namely swinging out or tilting up. The closing device recognizes the way the window is opened using sensors and switches on the closing device only if, for example, the window has been opened by tilting it.
If, on the other hand, it is swung out opened to the completely open position, the closing device is released and the window remains opened until it is manually closed. Thus, the invention solves not only the problem of a simple design and easy to use automatic closing mechanism, but also solves the dilemma in known automatic closing devices between automatic and manual operation. The automatic mechanism of the closing device turns on only if a predetermined way the window is opened requires it. Othenvise, the window can be opened freely by band despite the closing device.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, for a window that opens by tilting up, the closing device can be turned on by opening the window. Especially for windows that are tilted up, for example to ventilate a room, there is the danger that the window will be forgotten and no longer closed. The activated automatic mechanism of the device according to the invention prevents this.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the closing device can be turned on by opening the window for a window that opens by tilting up or for one that opens by swinging out. The device is set up here such that both ways of opening, tilting up and swinging out, activate the automatic closing device. Thus it is conceivable, depending on the way it is opened, to have the following device settings according to the invention:
a.) Semi-automatic:
When tilted up, the window is closed by means of the automatic mechanism after a preset time. When swung out, the automatic closing device is deactivated.
b.) Permanent off The closing device is deactivated when the window is opened tilted up as well as when swung out, c.) Permanent on:
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The window is closed using the closing device when the window is opened tilted up as welt as swung out.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the tension element consists of a draw cord. By opening the window, the draw cord is pulled out. At the same time, a drive device, for example a mechanical spring, is turned on after a time delay by means of a timing element. After a certain time has elapsed, the drive device starts and pulls the window shut using the draw cord. This is for the case where the way the window is opened initiates the automatic mechanism.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least two mechanical sensors are present, wherein one of the sensors is located at the corner of the window that pelts away from the frame for at least one opening type of the window. In this way, it is very simple for the sensors to record which way it is opened and activate or not activate the closing device according to the setting.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least two rods that rotate about the same axis and are spring-loaded, and which are connected to the closing device, serve as mechanical sensors. These sensors have sensor surfaces at their free end that protrude into the gap between the window and the frame. The pre-tensioned sensor surfaces deflect away from their initial position when the window is pulled away from the frame.
These types of mechanical sensors have the advantage in that they function independent of the power supply lines and can be manufactured cheaply and simply.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the rods of the sensors are designed to be telescoping and adjustable in length. In this way, a device according to the invention can also be used equally well in windows of different sizes.
Other advantages and advantageous embodiments of the invention can be found in the following description, the illustration and the claims.
An embodiment example of the subject of the invention is shown in the illustration and is described in more detail below. Shown are:
Fig. 1 a view from the top of a closing device according to the invention, Fig. 2 a simplified representation of a closing device according to the invention, attached to a window.
Fig. 1 shows a closing device according to the invention from the top. Two mechanical sensors 5 are attached to the closing device 3. The sensors consist of rods 6 that rotate about the same axis and are held by springs.
Attached to the ends of these rods are sensor surfaces ?. The rods 6 can be shifted lengthwise for the purpose of adjusting the device to various window sizes. The closing device 3 consists of a drive unit 8 and a draw cord, not shown in the illustration, which is fastened to the window at draw cord anchor 9 and to the frame. Also, various base settings of the device, such as "semi-automatic", permanent on" and "permanent off can be set at the closing device using the function selector switch 11.
Fig. 2 shows a simplified representation of a closing device according to the invention attached to a window. The device is attached to the frame 2 of a window 1 such that the sensor surfaces ? fastened to the rods 6 protrude into the gap between the window 1 and the frame 2. Whtn the window 1 is opened using the window handle 4, the sensor surfaces fastened to the spring-tensioned rods 6 describe a rotation, which then provides information to the closing device 3 as to the way in which the window 1 is opened. This either turns on or does not turn on the automatic closing device 3 accordingly.
MODIFIED SHEET
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the tension element consists of a draw cord. By opening the window, the draw cord is pulled out. At the same time, a drive device, for example a mechanical spring, is turned on after a time delay by means of a timing element. After a certain time has elapsed, the drive device starts and pulls the window shut using the draw cord. This is for the case where the way the window is opened initiates the automatic mechanism.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least two mechanical sensors are present, wherein one of the sensors is located at the corner of the window that pelts away from the frame for at least one opening type of the window. In this way, it is very simple for the sensors to record which way it is opened and activate or not activate the closing device according to the setting.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least two rods that rotate about the same axis and are spring-loaded, and which are connected to the closing device, serve as mechanical sensors. These sensors have sensor surfaces at their free end that protrude into the gap between the window and the frame. The pre-tensioned sensor surfaces deflect away from their initial position when the window is pulled away from the frame.
These types of mechanical sensors have the advantage in that they function independent of the power supply lines and can be manufactured cheaply and simply.
According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the rods of the sensors are designed to be telescoping and adjustable in length. In this way, a device according to the invention can also be used equally well in windows of different sizes.
Other advantages and advantageous embodiments of the invention can be found in the following description, the illustration and the claims.
An embodiment example of the subject of the invention is shown in the illustration and is described in more detail below. Shown are:
Fig. 1 a view from the top of a closing device according to the invention, Fig. 2 a simplified representation of a closing device according to the invention, attached to a window.
Fig. 1 shows a closing device according to the invention from the top. Two mechanical sensors 5 are attached to the closing device 3. The sensors consist of rods 6 that rotate about the same axis and are held by springs.
Attached to the ends of these rods are sensor surfaces ?. The rods 6 can be shifted lengthwise for the purpose of adjusting the device to various window sizes. The closing device 3 consists of a drive unit 8 and a draw cord, not shown in the illustration, which is fastened to the window at draw cord anchor 9 and to the frame. Also, various base settings of the device, such as "semi-automatic", permanent on" and "permanent off can be set at the closing device using the function selector switch 11.
Fig. 2 shows a simplified representation of a closing device according to the invention attached to a window. The device is attached to the frame 2 of a window 1 such that the sensor surfaces ? fastened to the rods 6 protrude into the gap between the window 1 and the frame 2. Whtn the window 1 is opened using the window handle 4, the sensor surfaces fastened to the spring-tensioned rods 6 describe a rotation, which then provides information to the closing device 3 as to the way in which the window 1 is opened. This either turns on or does not turn on the automatic closing device 3 accordingly.
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Reference List 1 Window Window frame Closing device Window handle Mechanicalsensor ø Rod Z Sensor surface $ Drive device Q Tension element anchor 11 Function selector switch MODIFIED SHEET
Claims (7)
1. An automatic closing device to close a window or similar item (door) that is mounted in a frame and can be tilted up or swung out - with a closing device (3) between the window (1) and the frame (2), with which the opened window can be automatically closed, if necessary with a time delay by means of a timing element, by means of a drive device (8) and a tension element (17), - with an activation device (26) for the tilting or swinging open of the window, characterized in that sensors (5) that detect the way in which the window is opened [are provided] between the window and the frame, and that in this way, the closing device is turned on depending on the way that the window is opened (tilting, swinging).
2. A device according to claim 1 characterized in that the closing device can be turned on for a window opened by tilting up by opening the window.
3. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the closing device can be tured on for a window that opens by tilting up and by swinging out by opening the window.
4. A device according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the tension element of the closing device consists of a draw cord (17).
5. A device according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least two mechanical sensors are present and that one of the sensors is located at a corner of the window that pulls away from the frame (2) when the window (1) is opened in at least one way.
6. A device according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least two rods (6) rotating about the same axis and spring-loaded, that are connected with the closing device, serve as mechanical sensors (5), said rods having sensor surfaces (7) at their free ends that protrude into the gap between the window and the frame.
7. A device according to claim 6, characterized in that the rods (6) are designed to be telescopic and adjustable in length.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19806436 | 1998-02-17 | ||
| DE19806436.5 | 1998-02-17 | ||
| PCT/DE1999/000444 WO1999042690A1 (en) | 1998-02-17 | 1999-02-17 | Closing device |
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| CA2321067A1 true CA2321067A1 (en) | 1999-08-26 |
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| CA002321067A Abandoned CA2321067A1 (en) | 1998-02-17 | 1999-02-17 | Closing device |
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| EP (1) | EP1056918A1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU3023399A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2321067A1 (en) |
| CZ (1) | CZ20002926A3 (en) |
| DE (2) | DE19980269D2 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1999042690A1 (en) |
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| DE10323686A1 (en) * | 2003-05-22 | 2004-12-09 | Ludger Lange | Ventilation control sensor for controlling opening and closing of windows and doors, has contact e.g. magnet that is provided in case which is installed on window or door |
| CN102678030A (en) * | 2012-05-16 | 2012-09-19 | 包德健 | Window capable of detecting soot |
| DE102014104282B3 (en) * | 2014-03-27 | 2015-02-05 | Dorma Deutschland Gmbh | Time switch device for a door drive or a door closer |
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| AT369098B (en) * | 1980-09-26 | 1982-12-10 | Maier Elmar Ing | LOCKING DEVICE FOR DOOR OR WINDOW LEAF |
| DE3915569A1 (en) * | 1989-05-12 | 1990-11-15 | Winkhaus Fa August | WINDOW SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING |
| DE19541198A1 (en) * | 1995-11-04 | 1997-05-07 | Bernhard Otto Herzog | Window or door closer with delay function |
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- 1999-02-17 AU AU30233/99A patent/AU3023399A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-02-17 EP EP99911600A patent/EP1056918A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-02-17 DE DE19980269T patent/DE19980269D2/en not_active Ceased
- 1999-02-17 CZ CZ20002926A patent/CZ20002926A3/en unknown
- 1999-02-17 DE DE19906756A patent/DE19906756A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-02-17 WO PCT/DE1999/000444 patent/WO1999042690A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-02-17 CA CA002321067A patent/CA2321067A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| EP1056918A1 (en) | 2000-12-06 |
| AU3023399A (en) | 1999-09-06 |
| WO1999042690A1 (en) | 1999-08-26 |
| DE19980269D2 (en) | 2001-01-18 |
| DE19906756A1 (en) | 1999-11-25 |
| CZ20002926A3 (en) | 2001-08-15 |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |