CN1278580A

CN1278580A - Sliding mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN1278580A
Application number: CN 00106788
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·伯格达尔; N·G·斯滕博格
Original assignee: Ido Kylpyhuone Oy
Current assignee: Ido Kylpyhuone Oy
Priority date: 1999-04-16
Filing date: 2000-04-17
Publication date: 2001-01-03
Also published as: FI990856A; EP1045100A2; NO20001963L; NO20001963D0; FI990856A0

Abstract

A sliding mechanism (7) for a sliding door, which sliding mechanism comprises sliding elements (7,14) arranged for movement along a sliding rail. In order to provide for user security and reliable function a sliding element (7,14) is provided with dismountable protective means (10,11,12,13) substantially enclosing the sliding element and slidingly engaging with the sliding rail.

Description

Slide mechanism

The present invention relates to a kind of sliding mechanical device that is used for sliding door etc., according to the preamble of claim 1, this sliding mechanical device comprises and is arranged to be used for the sliding members that moves along a sliding rail etc.

The sliding door of existing different patterns, or for example sliding wall and the therewith slide mechanism of use.Yet same problem takes place usually, and promptly sliding door falls down or derails from sliding rail easily, and this slide mechanism attracts dust and dirt, when operation this time these can cause certain danger and fault, and unhygienic at least and feel relatively poor.

If especially this sliding door supports thereon on the sliding members, the derailing of these sliding memberss may special hazard so because when door moves back and forth, door may be easy and sliding rail on be disengaged, thereby fall down and injure the user.

These problems are for shower facilities, and for example shower room etc. is more obvious.At first, these often are glass, so they are heavier relatively, secondly, from the angle of health, so special susceptible in moist space.

The objective of the invention is to obtain a kind of device, can avoid above-mentioned shortcoming making easy and favourable mode with a kind of by this device.And this can obtain by device according to the present invention, and its main feature provides in claim 1.

The present invention is based on this thought, and promptly this sliding mechanical device comprises a detachable protective device, disposes this guard block so that it plays two kinds of effects simultaneously; Protect sliding members by covering sliding members, therefore play an over cap, sliding members is remained on the appropriate location of sliding rail, so prevent being lifted away from of sliding members.Improved user's safety like this, the needs that alleviated cleaning simultaneously and safeguarded.

Usually supported at the edge thereon by sliding members, for example in the sliding door of the roller element upper support that sliding rail moves on along, it is favourable that protective device is provided on last sliding members.Guarantee that like this sliding door remains on the appropriate location and is not lifted away from sliding rail, wherein mainly need a lower slider element to lead or support.

This protective device is preferably formed by the parts of two basic symmetries, and comprises a cover and that is arranged to seal basically sliding members and be arranged to sliding members is locked in hook portions on the sliding rail slidably.These two parts can be installed on this sliding members usually or dismantle from it down from each side of sliding members, adopt this mode when sliding door itself is installed, can not cause extra step and so also can be easily near this sliding members, if wish like this.This protective device forms one and is used for the sheath or the shell of this sliding members, and can move with sliding members along sliding rail.

The present invention preferably is used in combination with shower facilities, shower room etc. for example, and wherein safety aspect is strengthened, and especially under the situation that sliding door is made by glass usually, glass makes that door is heavier relatively, and wherein the health aspect is clearly.Therefore it is enough, even the lower slider element only provides a guiding device, this guiding device can be agreed to the lower slider track of the base angle fringing of for example being located at shower facilities etc.

Lower slider element or director element preferably comprise one and are used for and will slide or director element is fixed on support section and on the sliding door and can easily be arranged to pin part with the engagement of lower slider track.

According to this structure of shower facilities, sliding door can further have been installed the second lower slider element of a guiding parts effect, for example according to the configuration of shower facilities, i.e. and Men sliding trace.

And the folding corner region that has been illustrated in sliding door provides one more effective according to sliding members of the present invention.

This sliding rail is metal or suitable material preferably, and it can bring suitable abrasion resistance and hardness to sliding rail.

This sliding members and protective device be plastics or suitable material preferably, and this makes their lighter and noiselessnesss.

By embodiment the present invention is more carefully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, accompanying drawing is as follows:

Fig. 1 illustrates the shower room that a present invention is suitable for;

Fig. 2 shows the sliding door of this shower room;

Fig. 3 illustrates this sliding door and how to install;

Fig. 4 illustrates according to sliding members of the present invention;

Fig. 5 illustrates in greater detail according to sliding members of the present invention;

Fig. 6 shows the sliding members that has the protective device of an assembling according to of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows the cross section according to director element of the present invention; With

Fig. 8 shows the phantom drawing according to director element of the present invention.

In Fig. 1, Reference numeral 1 indicates a shower room.This shower room 1 is installed in a jiao of moist space, and for example in the bathroom, and limit portion leans against the floor 2 in bathroom by a base angle fringing 4 and lean against on the wall 3, and this base angle fringing comprises a sliding rail.The top of shower room is configured to by last fringing that also comprises a sliding rail or horizontal stripe 5, and this fringing or horizontal stripe abut wall 3.In addition, this shower room 1 comprises a sliding door 6, this top edge is supported on the horizontal stripe 5 by two sliding memberss 7 (illustrating in greater detail in Fig. 2,3,4 and 5), and by sliding members 14 (in Fig. 2,7 and 8, being shown specifically) once along base angle fringing 4 guiding.

Fig. 2 shows has two sliding doors 6 of going up sliding members 7 and lower slider element 14.Last sliding members comprises roller element 9, and the lower slider element comprises a guiding device 16.Sliding members is positioned at the folding corner region of sliding door, lower edge thereon.

Mainly showing this sliding door 6 in Fig. 3 is how to install or be supported on the horizontal stripe 5, and horizontal stripe comprises a sliding rail.In fact this horizontal stripe is or to comprise the section bar of sliding rail effect together (not shown; With reference to following), sliding members 7 or roller element move along this section bar.Being used for the section bar of described purpose and the configuration of sliding members is in those skilled in the art's ken, does not therefore explain in detail in this article.

Fig. 4,5 and 6 closer is shown specifically sliding members or how roller element 7 disposes.This roller element 7 comprises one and is fixed on the turning of sliding door 6 and carries the support section 8 of a roller pair 9.That roller element is encapsulated into an easy-on and dismounting and comprise in the protective device 10 (device 10 of installation at first is shown in Fig. 6, secondly is

parts

11,11 dismounting or that open) of the parts 11 of two basic symmetries.Each parts comprises one and is used for

sealing roller element

7,8,9, promptly half protecting cover part 12 and of roller element in fact in this example is used for engaging with last sliding rail 5 so that roller element is locked in pin part 13 on the sliding rail slidably.This section bar or sliding rail formation one are used for the slip or the rolling track of roller element, the wherein hook portions of protective device and section bar or sliding rail engagement, thus this roller element can not be lifted away from.Therefore protective device formation one is used for the sheath or the shell of sliding members, can move with sliding members along sliding rail.

Fig. 7 and 8 shows the lower slider element 14 that forms a guiding device.This lower slider element is used for moving along the base angle fringing 4 that comprises a sliding rail.In fact, this base angle fringing is made by a section bar 17 or is comprised this section bar, and wherein this section bar plays a sliding rail.For this section bar and the sliding members of described purpose configuration is in those skilled in the art's ken, therefore do not explain in detail in this article, remove outside the shown section bar of example among Fig. 7.Lower slider element 14 comprises a support section 15 and a pin part 16, and this support portion fixes is on sliding door, and pin partly is used for being sliding engaged to base angle fringing 4, promptly with section bar 17 engagements that are installed on the base angle fringing 4.If desired, a corresponding guiding parts can be installed by the relative inferior horn place of this sliding door 6.

Top the present invention discloses in conjunction with specific shower facilities.Yet the present invention also can be suitable for other facility, such as the sliding door or the sliding wall of bathtub, lavatory, balcony etc.Sliding members and the layout of attached protective device can select as required.

Accompanying drawing and corresponding explanation thereof only are used for clearly demonstrating principle of the present invention.As for details, manufactured materials of the configuration of sliding rail, sliding members, protective device and above-mentioned article etc. for example, the present invention can change within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. sliding mechanical device that is used for sliding door (6) etc.; this sliding mechanical device comprises and is arranged to be used for the sliding members (7,14) that moves along a sliding rail (4,5) etc.; it is characterized in that; at least one sliding members (7) is provided with detachable protective device (10), and this device is arranged to surround basically this sliding members and is sliding engaged to sliding rail (5).

2. device according to claim 1; it is characterized in that; top edge at sliding door (6) is provided with two sliding memberss (7); lower limb at sliding door (6) is provided with a sliding members (14); this on two sliding members comprise and be arranged to the roller element (8,9) that moves along sliding rail on (5), and sliding members (7) comprises a protective device (10) on each.

3. device according to claim 2; it is characterized in that; this protective device (10) comprises the parts (11) of two basic symmetries; this two arrangements of components becomes from the opposite side of sliding members to be installed on the sliding members (7), and this protective device (10) comprises a cover (12) and that is arranged to seal basically this sliding members (7) and is arranged to sliding members is locked in hook portions (13) on the sliding rail (5) slidably.

4. device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, this sliding door is located at a shower facilities (1) for example on shower room etc., and this lower slider element (14) is provided with one and is arranged to the guiding device that engages with lower slider track (4).

5. device according to claim 4 is characterized in that down, and sliding members (14) comprises one and is used for fixing the pin part (16) that the support section (15) and on sliding door (6) engages with lower slider track (4).

6. device according to claim 4 is characterized in that, this second lower slider element provides one to be arranged to second guiding device that engages with the lower slider track.

7. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that this sliding members (7,14) is installed in the folding corner region of sliding door (6) basically.

8. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that, this sliding rail (4,5) is to be made by metal or corresponding material.

9. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that, this sliding members (7,14) and protective device are to be made by plastics or corresponding material basically.