CN103850522A

CN103850522A - Handle assembly

Info

Publication number: CN103850522A
Application number: CN201310658639.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D·L·约翰逊
Original assignee: Grouphomesafe Ltd
Current assignee: Era Home Security Ltd
Priority date: 2012-12-06
Filing date: 2013-12-06
Publication date: 2014-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 2033-12-06
Also published as: GB201321448D0; GB2510471B; CN103850522B; GB2510471A

Abstract

A handle assembly for fitting to a door sash of a bi-fold door comprises a handle grip and a mounting for the handle grip and includes a spring mechanism whereby in use the handle grip is outwardly sprung on the mounting with respect to the door sash on which the assembly is fitted to provide clearance between the handle grip and door sash when the door is closed and to permit movement of the handle grip towards the door sash to reduce the clearance under pressure from an opposing door sash when the door is fully opened.

Description

Handleset

Technical field

The present invention relates to the Handleset for door, window or other similar closure member, more particularly using together with bi-directional folded door, and relate to the locking system and the bi-directional folded door that comprise described Handleset.

Background technology

In the time being designed for the handle of door, window or similar closure member, must consider the bottom side of handle grip be provided with handle or sash surface between space.Not enough space can make handle be difficult to operation, and can cause personal injury.

Special consideration is applicable to so-called bi-directional folded door, is sometimes referred to as double door, and this door generally includes the plural fan or the panel that link together, fan or panel can fold or launch to open completely, partly open or completely closed.This bi-directional folded door utilizes simple rail mechanism operation, and rail mechanism extends along the upper and lower sides edge of door.In recent years, this bi-directional folded door is day by day universal, especially can be opened to provide at door the family expenses room of not interrupting entering into space, garden from inside, room.

As known in the art, term " bi-directional folded door " or " double door " have been contained the door, the window etc. that comprise plural connection fan or panel (comprising the panel of Odd number and even number), and mention and should do respective explanations herein.This closure member is also called multidirectional folding door sometimes.

Due to the mechanical function of bi-directional folded door, the space in the time that door is opened completely between adjacent door leaf need to remain absolute minimum, maximizes and guarantees that door leaf can be located in parallel with each other in the time that door is opened completely thereby make door open aperture.Conversely, this has limited door handle with respect to the height in hand of the face that can assemble door.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide for door or similar item and be particularly useful for the Handleset of bi-directional folded, it has met the requirement of compactedness and these two opposition of easy operating.

According to the first scheme, therefore the present invention relates to the Handleset on the door leaf that is assembled to bi-directional folded door, described assembly comprises handle grip and the installed part for described handle grip, wherein said assembly also comprises spring mechanism, by spring mechanism, in use, described handle grip outwards ejects with respect to the described door leaf that is equipped with described assembly on described installed part, to provide the space between described handle grip and door leaf and allow that thereby described handle grip reduces described space in the time that described door is opened completely under the pressure of the door leaf from relative towards described door leaf motion in the time that described door be closed.

By the present invention, in the time that door is opened completely, make handle grip towards the door leaf motion that handle grip is installed by relative door leaf, make the adjacent door leaf can be relative to each other parallel, and in the time that door is closed, crosses Handleset and outwards eject and therefore revert to its home position comfortable dactylus space degree is provided along with the distance between adjacent door leaf increases enable pass simultaneously.

Relative door leaf is the adjacent fan that is connected with the fan that is equipped with Handleset and folds towards fan by Handleset in door opening procedure, in the time that door is opened completely, relative door leaf is extrusion handle grip part directly, or extrusion handle installed part, for example, extruding forms the end of main shaft or the cover for it of handle installed part or its part.No matter contact is directly or indirectly, effect is all the spring of compression spring mechanism and pushes the more approaching door leaf/panel that handle grip is installed of handle grip.

In the time that door is in a fully open position, preferably the major part of handle grip keeps spaced apart with the door panel of phase opposite house.For example, in typical bi-directional folded door is arranged, each fan comprise around the aluminum of glass panel (such as single, two or three glass panel), uPVC coating framework aluminum or wooden so that panel section is more very thin than framework around.In this respect, the major part of handle grip can occupy at least in part space in the boundary in space of relative fan and be spaced apart with its glass panel.

Preferably, by handle grip outwards being ejected such as coil or helical spring Compress Spring etc.

Conventionally, Handleset can comprise a pair of handle grip on the opposite side for being installed to same door leaf, such as in lever-lever locking mechanism.Preferably, two in a pair of handle grip are carried on common installed part.Installed part can for example comprise extension type main shaft, and assembly can comprise Compress Spring or a pair of Compress Spring, and Compress Spring is pushed extension type main shaft towards extended position.For allowing each handle can independent operation, main shaft can be Split type main shaft.

In an embodiment of this layout, extension type main shaft can be hollow substantially, there is flange in the sensing of ending at or the opposite end of closed-wall, and Compress Spring is contained in main shaft, make the end of spring in each end place extruding inner flange walls, thereby main shaft is pushed through to its extended position., Compress Spring is around main shaft and be trapped between flange and by flange and catch.

Will be appreciated that according to Handleset of the present invention be preferably included as in the time that bi-directional folded door is closed, association fan is fastened to around doorframe or the part of the door locking mechanism of track and/or adjacent fan.For example, handle grip can be used as the lever in Multi-point lockikng mechanism, such as launching in locked with bolts mechanism.Alternately, or in addition, handle grip can be controlled the retraction of the associated breech lock coordinating with the recess in the lateral edges of adjacent fan and stretch out.

Therefore, according to another program, the invention still further relates to the door locking system for bi-directional folded door, comprising: Handleset, it has handle grip and the installed part for handle grip; Spring mechanism, by spring mechanism, in use, described handle grip outwards ejects with respect to the described door leaf that is equipped with described assembly on described installed part, thereby to provide the space between described handle grip and door leaf and allow that described handle grip reduces described space in the time that described door is opened completely under the pressure of the door leaf from relative towards described door leaf motion in the time that described door is closed.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Now by accompanying drawing below only the mode by embodiment set forth the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates the standard gate Handleset being arranged on bi-directional folded door leaf;

Fig. 2 shows the Handleset of Fig. 1 in the situation that door leaf is opened; And

Fig. 3 shows according to door handle assemblies of the present invention.

Detailed Description Of The Invention

Figure 1 illustrates the standard gate Handleset 10 on the frame section 22a that is installed to bi-directional folded door leaf 20a.Assembly 10 is included in a pair of handle grip on the opposite end of main shaft installed part 14 12,12 '.Arrow has shown the dactylus space between handle grip 12 and the glass panel 24a of door leaf 20a.

Fig. 2 shows the bi-directional folded door leaf 20a of Fig. 1 in an open position, and the fan 20b adjoining is overlapping now.Because the dactylus space between handle grip 12 and glass panel 24 is invariable, thus handle grip 12 with adjoin the glass panel 24b that fan 20b and collide.Although it is substantially parallel to demonstrate the fan 20a, the 20b that adjoin, but handle grip 12 is pushed the synthesis pressure of glass panel 24b and is meaned, along with passage of time, the glass surface of panel 24b can be destroyed or be scratched, and the contact surface of handle grip 12 also can be damaged.In addition therefore the handle grip 12 that, is subject to stress on this open position can weaken whole assembly and need to change within the relatively short time period.Will be appreciated that if dactylus space is only bigger than illustrated, adjoining fan 20b will even can not arrive with respect to the fan parallel position of 20a.

View shown in Fig. 3 is corresponding to the view of Fig. 2, and except in this example, handle grip 112,112 ' is by spring-loaded according to the present invention.Particularly, handle grip 112,112 ' is carried on extension type main shaft installed part 114, and in the time of fan 20a (that is, Handleset has the outward appearance corresponding to Fig. 1) in the close position, main shaft installed part 114 is similar to main shaft installed part 14 in appearance.Fig. 3 shows and adjoins the frame section 22b that fans 20b, one end of frame section 22b extruding extension type main shaft installed part 114, force installed part 114 inwardly stretch and therefore make handle grip 112, the 112 ' more close glass panel 24a, to make on illustrated fully open position, handle grip does not contact with relative glass panel 24b, allows the fan 20a, the 20b that adjoin parallel.The disappearance of the contact between handle grip 112 and glass panel 24b means that Handleset 110 is not under any stress or pressure, between glass panel 24b, there is not any CONTACT WITH FRICTION yet, thereby contribute to reduce the consume to bi-directional folded door and parts thereof.

Can carry out various changes and improvements, and it should be understood that and the invention is not restricted to concrete mode described herein, scope of the present invention is determined by claim.

Claims

1. for being assembled to the Handleset of door leaf of bi-directional folded door, comprise handle grip and the installed part for described handle grip, wherein said assembly also comprises spring mechanism, by spring mechanism, in use, described handle grip outwards ejects with respect to the described door leaf that is equipped with described assembly on described installed part, to provide the space between described handle grip and door leaf and allow that thereby described handle grip reduces described space in the time that described door is opened completely under the pressure of the door leaf from relative towards described door leaf motion in the time that described door be closed.

2. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spring mechanism comprises Compress Spring.

3. as claim 1 or assembly claimed in claim 2, wherein said installed part comprises scalable main shaft.

4. assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein, in the time that described door is opened completely, the outer end of described scalable main shaft is reduced the length of described main shaft by relative door leaf contact.

5. assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said main shaft is hollow substantially, has roughly closed end, for the spring in compressing under is remained on wherein, for closed at door or described main shaft is pushed as lengthening and constructed while only partially opening.

6. as assembly in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, in use, in the time that door is opened completely, described handle grip is spaced apart with relative fan.

7. as assembly in any one of the preceding claims wherein, each fan of wherein said bi-directional folded door comprises the framework around glass panel, and wherein, by fixed wheel, wide so that its major part has occupied the space in the boundary of framework of relative fan to described handle grip, and also spaced apart with its panel.

8. as assembly in any one of the preceding claims wherein, comprise a pair of handle grip on the opposite side that is installed to same door leaf.

9. assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein, each handle grip of described a pair of handle grip can be independent of another handle grip operation by being installed on Split type main shaft.

10. door locking system, comprises one or more locking components and according to Handleset in any one of the preceding claims wherein.

11. locking systems as claimed in claim 10, wherein said one or more locking components comprise and launch bolt mechanism.

12. bi-directional folded door systems, comprise the Handleset described in any one in claim 1 to 9, or locking system described in claim 10 or 11.

13. as above with reference to the described Handleset of the Fig. 3 in accompanying drawing.