EP0111019B1 - Mécanisme de maintien en position ouverte pour une vitrine réfrigérée - Google Patents
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- EP0111019B1 EP0111019B1 EP19820111346 EP82111346A EP0111019B1 EP 0111019 B1 EP0111019 B1 EP 0111019B1 EP 19820111346 EP19820111346 EP 19820111346 EP 82111346 A EP82111346 A EP 82111346A EP 0111019 B1 EP0111019 B1 EP 0111019B1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
- F25D23/028—Details
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- 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
- E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
- E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
- E05D11/105—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting perpendicularly to the pivot axis
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- 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
- E05D7/08—Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions
- E05D7/081—Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions the pivot axis of the wing being situated near one edge of the wing, especially at the top and bottom, e.g. trunnions
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
- E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furnitures, e.g. cabinets
- E05Y2900/202—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furnitures, e.g. cabinets for display cabinets
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
- F25D2323/024—Door hinges
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- the present invention relates to a door hold-open mechanism for a door hingedly mounted to a door frame for swinging movement between closed and opened positions, said door including means for urging said door toward the closed position, said mechanism comprising a plate affixed to said door and movable therewith, a spring mounted on said frame.
- a door hold-open mechanism of this type has been described in US ⁇ A3 131 421 in which a typical door construction for refrigerated display cabinets for retail sale of refrigerated and frozen food goods includes a hingedly mounted door having a plurality of spaced, insulating glass panels.
- door arrangements as described above are typically provided with a spring-loading arrangement so that each door of the display cabinet is self-closing.
- a door of the display cabinet there are certain times when it is desired for a door of the display cabinet to be maintained in an open position, such as during stocking of the cabinet or maintenance.
- one desirable feature for the door assemblies of the display cabinet is a so-called hold-open mechanism so that the door may be selectively maintained in an open position.
- One typical type of hold-open mechanism for display cabinet door assemblies includes a plate or other abutment member movably mounted on the door frame of the display cabinet.
- the hold-open plate is adapted to engage a portion of the hinged door when the door is in an open position and after the plate is suitably manipulated, thus acting to maintain the door in an open position. The door may then be closed again only by first manipulating the plate so that it is moved out of engagement with the door.
- hold-open mechanisms of this description relate to their non-yielding, positive engagement of the hinged door.
- the hold-open plate when the hold-open plate is in the hold-open position and positively engages the door, attempts to close the door or otherwise move it from the open position may cause damage to both the door, the hold-open mechanism and/or the door frame.
- damage to the door may include breakage of any glass panel and/or distortion of the door sufficient to require replacement.
- occurrences of this nature are extremely undesirable.
- a hold-open mechanism for a springloaded swinging door of a refrigerator display cabinet which may be easily used so as to maintain the door in an open position, yet which is releasable, i.e., may be overridden without causing damage, when the door is moved from the open position would be a desirable and practical improvement for refrigerated display cabinets having hingedly mounted door structures.
- a door hold-open mechanism which comprises a spring in engagement and disengagement with a stop plate of a swinging door is disclosed in FR-A-1 406 002.
- This known device is related to a door of a motor car which is provided with a pin being parallel to the pivot axis of the door and pivotably connected to the door. This pin is positioned within one U-shaped end of a blade spring of which the other end is pivotable about the pivot axis of the door. The bottom of the U-shaped end is engaged by said pivotable pin in the closed position of the door in which the free end of the blade spring abuts a stationary bar of the car.
- the pivotable pin In this closed position of the door, the pivotable pin is circumferentially engaged over more than 180° by the blade spring of which a portion of its free end forms a rib.
- the distance of this rib to the other portion of the spring is smaller than the diameter of the pivotable pin. Therefore, if the door is pivoted into the open position, the pin moves out from the bottom of the U-shaped end of the blade spring and expands the blade spring by a snap effect of it and moves into a space between the two portions of the spring in which a further curved portion of the free end of the spring engages the pin so that the door is flexibly retained in its open position. Therefore, the pivotable pin of the door is constantly and frictionally engaged by the two substantially parallel portions of the blade spring so that the lifetime of this spring is limited.
- the invention has the object to provide an improvement of a door hold-open mechanism as set forth above in such a manner that the nature of the pivotable mounting of the hold-open spring to the stop pin of the hinge plate permits the spring to be manually moved from a first inactive to a second hold-open position.
- a further object of the invention is that in the first position the spring does not reactively engage and retain the plate carried by the door, thus permitting the door to operate in a normal fashion.
- the spring In the second position, the spring is adapted to releasably engage and retain the plate so that the door is maintained in the open position, yet functions in a self-releasing fashion to automatically disengage when the door is moved from the open position with sufficient force.
- the invention is characterized by said spring having a first end portion mounted on said frame, a second end portion adapted to releasably engage said plate, and an intermediate portion which said plate is adapted to abut when said door is moved from said opened position toward said closed position for displacing said spring and urging the second end portion thereof out of engagement with said plate.
- the invention is further characterized in that said plate has a first shoulder and a second shoulder, and said second free end portion of said spring being adapted for releasable engagement with said first shoulder of said plate, and said second shoulder of said plate being adapted for abutting engagement with said intermediate portion of said spring when said door is moved from said opened position toward said closed position for displacing the spring and urging said second end portion of said spring out of engagement with said first shoulder of said plate.
- the hold-open mechanism of the present invention may be easily fabricated and adapted to hinged door assemblies having a variety of configurations.
- FIG. 1 there is illustrated a refrigerated display cabinet 10 such as the type found in supermarkets and the like for storage and display of refrigerated and frozen food items. While the hold-open mechanism of the present invention has been found to be particularly suited for use on display cabinets of this type, it will be appreciated that the invention is equally suited to a wide variety of applications.
- the display cabinet 10 typically includes a generally rectangular metal frame 12 including spaced upper and lower door frame members 14, and a plurality of laterally spaced, vertically extending frame columns or mullions 18.
- Door frame 12 supports one or more insulated glass doors 20 in side-by-side arrangement, each door 20 including a generally rectangular glass door frame 22 which supports a plurality of spaced, insulating glass panels 24.
- each glass door 20 is hingedly mounted for swinging movement with respect to door frame 12 by upper and lower hinge assemblies.
- the upper hinge assembly includes an upper hinge plate 26 which is adapted to be connected to a web portion 28 of upper frame member 14 by a mechanical fastener 30.
- An upper hinge pin 32 projecting upwardly of glass door frame 22 is adapted to fit within corresponding cut-out portions 27 and 29 in hinge plate 26 and web portion 28 for support of door 20.
- a hinge pin lock 34 is adapted to fit about upper hinge pin 32 for maintaining door 20 in position as is well known.
- Door 20 is further supported on door frame 12 by a lower hinge assembly which includes a lower hinge plate 36.
- Lower hinge plate 36 is adapted to be mounted on a web portion 38 of lower frame member 16 by a mechanical fastener 40.
- a lower hinge pin 42 extending downwardly from the door frame 22 is adapted to fit within one of cut-outs 44 defined by lower hinge plate 36.
- door 20 Installation of door 20 to door frame 12 is accomplished by respectively mounting upper and lower hinge plates 26 and 36 to upper and lower frame members 14 and 16.
- the upper and lower hinge plates shown in the drawing are of the type which may be shifted or adjusted with respect to the frame member upon which they are mounted so that the swinging axis of door 20 may be adjusted for proper alignment, although other door mounting arrangements may be used.
- door 20 may be lifted into door frame 12 such that upper hinge pin 32 fits into cut-outs 27 and 29 respectively defined by upper hinge plate 26 and web portion 28 of upper frame member 14.
- lower hinge pin 42 is raised sufficiently to clear lower hinge plate 36, and door 20 may be swung inwardly of the door frame 12.
- Hinge pin lock 34 may now be fitted about upper hinge pin 32 so that inadvertent lifting of the door out of the frame is prevented.
- door 20 incorporates a self-closing mechanism so that it is urged toward a closed position with respect to the door frame 12, and is urged into sealing engagement with the frame.
- a self-closing mechanism are well known.
- a self-closing action is typically provided by a spring-loading mechanism associated with one or both of upper and lower hinge pins 32 and 42.
- stop plate 46 is provided on door 20. As shown, stop plate 46 includes a cut-out 47 so that it fits about lower hinge pin 42, and is suitably affixed to door 20 by a mechanical fastener 48. The exact configuration and function of stop plate 46 will be further described.
- the hold-open mechanism of the present invention further includes a hold-open spring 50 movably mounted on a spring pin 52 projecting upwardly from lower hinge plate 36.
- Hold-open spring 50 is maintained in position on spring pin 52 by a spring guard 54 mounted on hinge plate 36 by mechanical fastener 58.
- Spring guard 54 includes an outwardly projecting finger portion 56 which is disposed generally adjacent to and above hold-open spring 50.
- hold-open spring 50 which may be suitably fabricated from heat treated spring steel or other suitably resilient material, has a generally hook-shaped configuration and includes several distinct portions. Specifically, spring 50 includes a mounting end portion 60 which is shaped so that it fits about spring pin 52. Spring 50 further includes a first leg 62, which includes an offset abutment portion 64, and a second leg 66 disposed at an angle to the first leg 62. The second leg 66 terminates in an offset free end portion 68 having a generally S-shaped configuration.
- spring 50 is preferably fabricated from a single piece of material, it will be appreciated that a similar member could be provided having the requisite resiliency such as by joining substantially rigid leg portions by a resilient interconnection.
- stop plate 46 affixed to door 20 includes a lobe portion 70 at one end thereof spaced from the swinging axis of the door.
- the lobe portion 70 defines a pair of shoulders 72 and 74 on opposite sides thereof.
- a cut-out portion 76 defined by the plate accommodates movement of the door without interference of the plate with other portions of the mechanism.
- Swinging movement of door 20 from the position illustrated in Figure 3 causes rotation of stop plate 46 therewith.
- shoulder 74 of the stop plate moves toward spring pin 52 on hinge plate 36.
- shoulder 74 engages and abuts spring pin 52.
- shoulder 74 actually abuts end portion 60 of hold-open spring 50 mounted on spring pin 52.
- This cooperative interengagement of the stop plate 46 with the spring pin 52 prevents further opening movement of the door 20.
- the position of hold-open spring 50 shown in Figure 3 is such that lobe portion 70 of the stop plate may clear the spring 50 without reactive engagement therewith, thus permitting the door to swing in a normal fashion.
- hold-open mechanism of the present invention provides this action in a simple and straightforward fashion.
- Stock personnel would first move door 20 toward its fully open position, as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.
- hold-open spring 50 may be easily manipulated so that it is moved from the position shown in Figure 3 to the right, as shown by the phantom arrow in Figure 4.
- the free end portion 68 of hold-open spring 50 is urged over lobe portion 70 of stop plate 46 such that free end portion 68 engages shoulder 72 of the stop plate 46.
- Figure 5 illustrates hold-open spring 50 after having been so moved with respect to spring pin 52 such that free end portion 68 of the spring is in engagement with shoulder 72 of the stop plate 46.
- hold-open spring In this position of the hold-open spring, its reactive engagement with stop plate 46 releasably retains the stop plate so that door 20 is releasably maintained in its open position. With the door 20 maintained in its opened position, stock personnel may easily stock the shelves of refrigerator display cabinet 10.
- the hold-open mechanism of the present invention provides for essentially automatic disengagement of stop plate 46 from hold-open spring 50 so that door 20 is again biased toward its closed position by the self-closing mechanism. Specifically, exertion of sufficient force on door 20, such as by manually pushing the door, results in stop plate 46 disengaging from hold-open spring 50. This action is accommodated by reactive engagement and abutment of the portion of lobe portion 70 which defines shoulder 74 with offset abutment portion 64 of spring 50. This engagement displaces the spring such that free end portion 68 is urged out of engagement with shoulder portion 72.
- the hold-open mechanism is provided in an extremely simple fashion.
- the self-releasing nature of the releasable engagement of stop plate 46 with hold-open spring 50 assures that inadvertent closing movement of door 20 while the hold-open mechanism is engaged will not result in damage to the mechanism of the door.
- the hold-open mechanism is designed to resist closing torque on the door on the order of 100 foot-pounds before disengagement of spring 50 and plate 46.
- a baising spring 77 is disposed in a captive fashion between spring guard 54 and hold-open spring 50. In this way, spring 50 is biased and urged from its first inactive position toward its second active position for reactive engagement with stop plate 46.
- Biasing spring 77 may comprise any suitable resilient material, with a small piece of elastomeric surgical tubing having proved durable and effective.
- FIG. 6-8 a further modified version of the hold-open mechanism of the present invention is shown.
- the arrangement shown in these figures is substantially the same as the hold-open mechanism illustrated in Figures 3-5.
- hold-open spring 50 of the mechanism is shown fixedly attached to spring pin 52 of lower hinge plate 36 by a pin 78 or other suitable mechanical fastener means.
- pin 78 prevents movement of spring 52 between a first inactive position and a second engaging, hold-open position, as previously described.
- This modification provides a slightly different working action for the hold-open mechanism.
- door 20 (shown in phantom) is in its closed positon.
- lobe portion 70 of stop plate 46 is moved toward free end portion 68 of hold-open spring 50.
- the configuration of end portion 68 causes it to engage and cam against lobe portion 70 of plate 46 so that the spring "rides up” lobe portion 70.
- Self-releasing disengagement of the hold-open mechanism of this embodiment is provided as described above. Exertion of sufficient force on door 20 results in free end portion 68 of hold-open spring 50 slipping off of and disengageing from shoulder 72 of stop plate 46. After stop plate 46 is disengaged from the hold-open spring 50, the self-closing action of door 20 again moves the door toward its closed position as the door swings closed in a normal fashion.
- a novel and simple hold-open mechanism is disclosed for hingedly mounted door arrangements which is particularly suited for use with self-closing doors of refrigerated display cabinets.
- the hold-open mechanism incorporating the present invention operates to permit closing of the door by overriding or self-release, thus preventing damage to the door or door frame even when the hold-open mechanism is engaged.
- the releasable hold-open mechanism may be configured for manual or automatic engagement or operation without detracting from its releasing characteristics.
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DE8282111346T DE3274134D1 (en) | 1982-12-07 | 1982-12-07 | Hold-open mechanism for refrigerated display cabinet |
EP19820111346 EP0111019B1 (fr) | 1982-12-07 | 1982-12-07 | Mécanisme de maintien en position ouverte pour une vitrine réfrigérée |
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