EP0478519B1 - A hinge for tilt-and-turn window fixtures - Google Patents

A hinge for tilt-and-turn window fixtures Download PDF

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EP0478519B1
EP0478519B1 EP91830391A EP91830391A EP0478519B1 EP 0478519 B1 EP0478519 B1 EP 0478519B1 EP 91830391 A EP91830391 A EP 91830391A EP 91830391 A EP91830391 A EP 91830391A EP 0478519 B1 EP0478519 B1 EP 0478519B1
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hinge
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Marco Lambertini
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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
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/48—Suspension arrangements for wings allowing alternative movements
    • E05D15/52—Suspension arrangements for wings allowing alternative movements for opening about a vertical as well as a horizontal axis
    • E05D15/5214—Corner supports
    • 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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  • the present invention relates to a hinge assembly for tilt-and-turn type fixtures.
  • hinge assembly In tilt-and-turn windows, i.e., windows featuring a sash hung on side and bottom combination hinges, the most delicate part of the construction is that of the actual hinge assembly which allows the sash to rotate about two mutually perpendicular axes.
  • the design of hinge assembly most widely fitted to fixtures of this type makes use of two components, one associated with the moving sash and the other with the fixed surround; the moving hinge component, i.e. the part associated with the sash, has a projecting lug or pivot at bottom, whilst the remaining component affords a cradle-like seating of ellipsoid geometry accommodating the pivot.
  • hinges betray many drawbacks: first, the fact that sockets must be cut in the metal sections used in construction of the window in order to house the fixing brackets of the hinge components; secondly, the fact that such hinges are not effraction-proof.
  • the pivot rests freely in its cradle, and can be unseated simply by lifting the sash from the exterior.
  • a further drawback besetting this type of hinge is that of its limited strength. This stems from the fact that the point of articulation between the two components coincides with the projecting end of the pivot afforded by the moving hinge component, which is thus exposed to potentially damaging stresses; likewise the seating of the fixed component, which undergoes stress centred essentially on one point.
  • Another type of assembly designed to overcome such drawbacks, comprises a double hinge consisting in two bracket elements associated with the sash and the surround, and a pivot embodied with two shanks set at right angles one to another.
  • the two shanks of the pivot are inserted into the bracket elements in conjunction with friction locking means, in such a manner that the sash can be rotated vertically about the one shank (turn) or horizontally about the other (tilt), according to the mode of use.
  • the friction locking means serve to restrain the open sash in a selected intermediate position, thereby countering the effect of wind or draught.
  • this type of hinge presents a number of drawbacks not least by reason of the fact that the friction lock requires a special type of construction to disallow its separation following continued movement of the sash.
  • Another drawback consists in the fact that newer sections used in construction incorporate a lip, serving to carry a seal, which projects vertically into the window light from the fixed surround and therefore dictates a more elevated position of the tilt pivot, with the result that the tilt manoeuvre to open the sash can occasion interference between the bottom edge of the sash and the lip, thereby restricting the hinge assembly operationally, or at all events limiting the tilt angle of the sash.
  • a further other type of assembly as proposed for instance in the Swiss Patent CH-A-563516, which corresponds to the preamble of claim 1, comprises a hinge with a vertical element encompassed by the fixed frame in which is pivoting a plate associated with a bracket element.
  • the bracket element permit the turning of the sash frame while the tilting is obtained by the sliding of two matching concave and convex arched profiles positioned in the bottom end of the vertical element and of the plate and however internally the plate.
  • the limiting of the pivoting movement during the tilting is realized by two crossing arms acting on the top of the fixed and the sash frame.
  • the left-hand and right-hand windows require different designed elements. Therefore this assembly is quite complicated and expensive.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above though the provision of a tilt-and-turn hinge that is both economical and practical, and safe and speedy in fitment and operation.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a hinge assembly of which the functional capacity, in terms of obtainable tilt angle, can be guaranteed without modification of the edge or lip profiles of the section used in construction of the fixture.
  • the stated objects are realized in a hinge for tilt-and-turn window fixtures as characterized in claim 1.
  • the vertically disposed plate 4 is concavely arched at both the bottom end 4a and the top end 4c, hence reversible for assembly purposes, and associated rigidly and at right angles with a bracket element denoted 5 designed for fitment to the sash 3, which carries the pin 16 of the bottom vertical hinge.
  • FIG. 4b denotes a socket located centrally in the plate, through which coupling means 6 are insertable to the end of linking the plate and the box element 1.
  • such coupling means 6 consist in a bolt 11 passing transversely through and screwed into the box element 1, which affords a corresponding through hole 12 set into each flank for this very purpose (see fig 1); the bolt 11 is designed to assume a stable position, on completion of the assembly operation (fig 3), in which the innermost screw end engages frontally in contact with the channel 14 of the fixed surround frame 2.
  • the box element 1 remains coupled to the plate 4 and secured to the fixed surround frame 2.
  • the same bolt 11 also serves as a pin by means of which to steady the plate 4 and limit its rotation; accordingly, the socket 4b exhibits a profile such as will allow the plate to rock between an at-rest or non-operative position (bold line of fig 2), in which the axes of the plate 4 and the box element 1 are mutually parallel, and an operative position (phantom line of fig 2) in which the plate 4 is angled in relation to the box element 1, in effect, when the sash 3 is tilted open.
  • the socket 4b will be of symmetrical geometry, for example presenting a substantially trilobed outline as in the example illustrated, so as to enable left or right hand fitment of the plate 4.
  • the bearing means 7 aforementioned which exhibit a convexly arched profile, are associated with the bottom end 1b of the box element 1 and positioned to interact with the corresponding concavely arched profile of the plate 4, in this instance the end denoted 4a, in such a way as to allow rotation of the plate back and forth between the operative and the non-operative position with the two matching arched profiles sliding in mutual contact.
  • bearing means 7 consist in an appendage 8 rigidly associated with and projecting at right angles from the bottom end 1b of the box element 1, of which the upwardly directed surface is profiled to match and breast with the surface afforded by the bottom end 4a of the plate 4; the downwardly directed side of the appendage affords a recess 9 positioned to accommodate a corresponding lip 10 of the fixed surround 2, against which the appendage is ultimately locked in place.
  • the final operation in assembly of the fixture is accomplished simply by inserting and securing the box elements 1 in the relative uprights of the fixed surround frame 2 and then positioning the plates 4, each with the bottom end 4a resting on the corresponding appendage 8, whereupon the respective bolts 11 can be inserted and tightened. It will be evident that tightening the bolt 11 also has the effect of securing the box element 1 in the channel 14 afforded by the section of the fixed surround frame 2, as aforementioned; finally, the sash frame 3 is fixed to the bracket element 5 by conventional means (not illustrated).
  • a hinge according to the invention is reflected above all in the notable simplicity of its assembly in association with the fixture, inasmuch as the component parts are essentially two only in number, i.e. the box element and the plate. Thanks to the particular geometry of the plate, moreover, the hinge affords considerable strength in everyday use, in both tilt and turn modes, as well as ensuring a smooth and faultless tilting movement of the sash by reason of the fit between the plate and the box element, whereby the axis of rotation of the sash is displaced almost to the farthest extremity of the sash frame 3, though without affecting the profile of the sections used in construction (see position of lip 10).
  • Last and not least of the advantages which derive from the hinge disclosed is that of the undoubted improvement in appearance of the fixture as a whole when compared with previous embodiments; in effect, the assembly of box element and plate is positioned substantatially in its entirety within the fixed surround frame and therefore requires no external modification of the fixture whatever.

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IT00366390A IT1242573B (it) 1990-09-25 1990-09-25 Cerniera per infissi apribili sia ad anta che a ribalta.
IT366390 1990-09-25

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ITBO20050727A1 (it) * 2005-11-30 2007-06-01 Gsg Internat Spa Cerniera per serramenti apribili ad anta ed a ribalta
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DE69102383T2 (de) 1994-09-29
DE69102383D1 (de) 1994-07-14
IT1242573B (it) 1994-05-16

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