EP0665356A1 - Improved security closure arrangement - Google Patents

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EP0665356A1
EP0665356A1 EP95500006A EP95500006A EP0665356A1 EP 0665356 A1 EP0665356 A1 EP 0665356A1 EP 95500006 A EP95500006 A EP 95500006A EP 95500006 A EP95500006 A EP 95500006A EP 0665356 A1 EP0665356 A1 EP 0665356A1
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door
safe
access opening
casing
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Victor Estepa Garcia
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
    • E05G1/00—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables
    • E05G1/02—Details
    • E05G1/026—Closures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D3/00—Hinges with pins
    • E05D3/02—Hinges with pins with one pin
    • E05D3/022—Hinges with pins with one pin allowing an additional lateral movement, e.g. for sealing
    • 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
    • E05D7/14—Hinges for safes
    • 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
    • E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furniture, e.g. cabinets

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  • the present invention relates to a security closure arrangement that has been specially designed for safes, but that is equally applicable to other practical applications in which a door or other closure closes an opening.
  • the invention encompasses a safe having said security closure arrangement.
  • a safe may be a fixed element, for example built into a wall, or an independent element, whose stability and resistance to theft is ensured by its own weight.
  • the safe has a basic structure defined by a casing, and an access opening in the casing provides access to the interior of the casing.
  • the opening in the casing is closable by a door that usually opens outwardly so as not to reduce the capacity of the safe.
  • the size of the casing is determined by the desired internal capacity of the safe, and both the casing and the door are constructed with sufficient robustness to provide the degree of security required.
  • the door of a safe is usually connected to its casing by hinge means comprising a hinge or a set of hinges, these generally connecting one of the side edges of the door to the adjacent part of the periphery of the opening although it is also known for the hinge means to be situated at the upper or lower edge of the door.
  • Locking of the door in a closed and locked state is commonly effected by bolt means comprising a bolt or a set of bolts worked by a locking mechanism, there being a multitude of known locking arrangements both regarding the number and arrangement of the bolts as well as the structure of the locking mechanism itself.
  • bolt means comprising a bolt or a set of bolts worked by a locking mechanism
  • the security lock proposed by the present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages; it is based on an entirely novel functional design which enjoys the dual benefits of structural simplicity and high security.
  • the present invention provides a safe comprising: a casing; means defining an access opening in the casing, said access opening having a periphery of a first width; a door capable of closing the access opening and having a width greater than the first width; and support means for movably supporting the door; wherein the support means includes means for tilting the door to open or close the access opening, and means for displacing the door to engage behind the periphery of the access opening.
  • the door is mounted on hinges and can be displaced sideways in its own plane with respect to the hinges, the door being slightly oversized with respect to the access opening in the direction of such displacement.
  • the door occupies the plane immediately inside the entrance of the safe.
  • the door when the door is displaced slightly towards the hinges, the door can freely pivot open and closed, whilst when it is displaced in the opposite direction when closed, all of its edge opposite the hinges engages behind the corresponding part of the periphery of the access opening and consequently prevents opening of the door. In a sense, therefore, the door itself acts as a very large and strong bolt.
  • crank or cam may be provided between the hinge or hinges and the door, in addition to guides to allow the displacement of the latter.
  • the crank or cam allows relative displacement in one or other direction between door and hinge, so that the door adopts locked or unlocked positions with respect to the periphery of the access opening.
  • the broadest aspect of the invention is not limited to movement solely in the plane of the door.
  • One component of the door's movement may be in a direction that does not lie in the plane of the door: for example, the door may move both forwards and sideways as it assumes the locked position.
  • Figure 1 is a partial schematic cross-sectional side elevation of a safe provided with the security closure arrangement of the present invention, the door of the safe having a horizontal pivot axis situated adjacent to its lower edge.
  • Figure 2 is a partial schematic cross-sectional plan view of another safe provided with the security closure arrangement of the present invention, the door of the safe having a vertical pivot axis situated adjacent to a side edge.
  • the security closure arrangement of the invention is applied to a safe provided with a body or casing 1 which, in the embodiments illustrated, is embedded in a wall 2, but which can also be an independent free-standing element.
  • the casing 1 has a front frame 3 forming an access opening 4 to the interior 5 of the safe, protected by a corresponding door 6, which in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1 tilts or hinges about a horizontal axle 7 and in the embodiment of Figure 2 tilts or hinges about a vertical axle 7'.
  • a hinge portion 8 is mounted in pivotal fashion upon the axle 7 or 7'.
  • the hinge portion 8 includes guides 9 such as holes which receive rods 10 attached to the internal face of the door 6, the guides 9 allowing the door 6 to be displaced in its own general plane parallel to the hinge portion 8, between two limit positions. In one limit position, represented by a broken line in the drawings, the door 6 can tip freely to open the safe, and in the other limit position, represented by a continuous line, the door 6 engages behind the frame 3 of the opening 4 to prevent the door 6 being opened.
  • crank mechanism comprising a crank 11 that passes through and pivots about the door 6.
  • crank 11 On its outer end, the crank 11 carries an operating wheel 12, whilst the inner end of the crank 11 is defined by a cranked arm 13 terminating in a journal 14 which is received in a bearing 15 forming part of the hinge portion 8.
  • the illustrated door driving mechanism is simply a preferred example of a solution, and in every case will be assisted by a closing or locking mechanism of a conventional type.
  • the door 6 rests with two or three of its edges against the frame 3.
  • the structure offers a maximum level of security, since the door 6 is prevented from tilting outwardly to open the safe whilst forcing the door inwardly (which would in any event be pointless since it would not open the door) can also be avoided by the use of appropriate internal buttresses.
  • axle 7' is situated very near to an edge of the access opening 4 whereas the axle 7 of Figure 1 is relatively central. This difference is due to the differing orientations of the respective axles 7 and 7'. Specifically, as the axle 7' is vertical, the weight of the door 6 does not influence its opening motion whereas, as the tilting axle 7 is horizontal, the weight of the door 6 causes the opening motion to be excessively abrupt. Accordingly, where the axle 7 is horizontal, it is preferred to position that axle relatively centrally so that the lower part of the door, together with the driving mechanism of the same, constitute a type of counterweight which balances and slows the motion of the door 6.
  • the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

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BR (1) BR9500502A (pt)
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ES2136479A1 (es) * 1995-03-23 1999-11-16 Patentes Fac Sa Cierre de seguridad para cajas de caudales y similares.
EP1072739A1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2001-01-31 Bolt Gestion y Patrimonio, S.L. Propelling and blocking device for the doors of safes
ES2169963A1 (es) * 1999-07-30 2002-07-16 Bolt Gestion Y Patrimonio S L Dispositivo de bloqueo para puertas de cajas fuertes
WO2004033835A1 (en) 2002-10-09 2004-04-22 Lokaway Pty. Ltd. Security door and frame construction
CN100434650C (zh) * 2005-12-27 2008-11-19 昆山申坤保险箱有限公司 防盗保险柜

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EP1899564A4 (en) 2005-07-07 2011-11-23 Lokaway Pty Ltd DOOR MOUNT FOR SAFE
WO2007033428A1 (en) 2005-09-22 2007-03-29 Lokaway Pty. Ltd. Safe construction for swing and slide door
CN102187044B (zh) 2008-09-03 2013-06-05 洛克威有限公司 保险箱

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US4070074A (en) * 1977-04-25 1978-01-24 Superior Steel Door & Trim Co., Inc. Tamper-proof cabinet
US4158337A (en) * 1976-10-11 1979-06-19 Abraham Bahry Safe
EP0246989A1 (fr) * 1986-05-22 1987-11-25 FELIX Père & Fils, Société Anonyme Portillon de sécurité notamment pour boîtes, cases et coffres

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US4158337A (en) * 1976-10-11 1979-06-19 Abraham Bahry Safe
US4070074A (en) * 1977-04-25 1978-01-24 Superior Steel Door & Trim Co., Inc. Tamper-proof cabinet
EP0246989A1 (fr) * 1986-05-22 1987-11-25 FELIX Père & Fils, Société Anonyme Portillon de sécurité notamment pour boîtes, cases et coffres

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2136479A1 (es) * 1995-03-23 1999-11-16 Patentes Fac Sa Cierre de seguridad para cajas de caudales y similares.
EP1072739A1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2001-01-31 Bolt Gestion y Patrimonio, S.L. Propelling and blocking device for the doors of safes
ES2169963A1 (es) * 1999-07-30 2002-07-16 Bolt Gestion Y Patrimonio S L Dispositivo de bloqueo para puertas de cajas fuertes
WO2004033835A1 (en) 2002-10-09 2004-04-22 Lokaway Pty. Ltd. Security door and frame construction
CN100434650C (zh) * 2005-12-27 2008-11-19 昆山申坤保险箱有限公司 防盗保险柜

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CO4370789A1 (es) 1996-10-07
BR9500502A (pt) 1995-10-17

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