EP0670408B1 - Deflector for the lower transom of a door frame, window frame or similar - Google Patents

Deflector for the lower transom of a door frame, window frame or similar Download PDF

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EP0670408B1
EP0670408B1 EP19950400310 EP95400310A EP0670408B1 EP 0670408 B1 EP0670408 B1 EP 0670408B1 EP 19950400310 EP19950400310 EP 19950400310 EP 95400310 A EP95400310 A EP 95400310A EP 0670408 B1 EP0670408 B1 EP 0670408B1
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Patrick Lahbib
Jean-François Blanpied
Francis Lasfargues
Noel Robert
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
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    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
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  • the present invention relates to a deflector, intended to be attached and fixed simply and securely to the crossmember lower part of the frame or frame of a door, window or the like, in particular to allow the evacuation of rainwater having generally infiltrated from the outside inwards of this frame.
  • Door, window or other frames consisting of a dormant in metal joinery, formed by the assembly of hollow profiles defining a support frame and / or opening joint, are not perfectly waterproof and, despite the care taken in their realization, are frequently the seat of water infiltration, especially water rain, hitting the door or window from the outside and dripping on it.
  • This water collects inside frame profiles which form a continuous structure and, by gravity, flows towards its lower crosspiece, from where it must then be evacuated.
  • the simplest solution for this is to plan one or more small openings in the constituent profile this crosspiece, allowing accumulated water to escape to outside before being collected in a groove, gutter or the like, integral or not with the profile, which channels it towards an appropriate evacuation.
  • the deflector considered capable of coming to mount against a discharge opening in the face exterior of the lower cross member of a chassis constituting the door, window or other frame, has a flat support, suitable to come to apply closely against this face to opening right.
  • This support includes fixing means on the cross member and a flexible strip, preferably from manufacturing with the support, having dimensions higher than the opening.
  • This strip is mounted at pivoting on the support vis-à-vis the cross so as to allow its outward movement relative to the face of the latter comprising the discharge opening by releasing it, so as to allow free flow to the outside of the water contained in the crosspiece, the support of the coverslip on the face of it avoiding any entry of water into the crosses from the outside.
  • the subject of the invention is a deflector which ensures more effective such a temporary shutter function of the water exhaust opening provided in the frame, for avoid infiltration and ingress of water in the opposite direction by this opening, while on the contrary allowing water accumulated in the lower cross member of the frame to escape towards the outside, when it collects in it from other parts of the chassis.
  • the invention also relates to a deflector designed in such a way so that it can permanently close the exhaust opening in the absence of water in the cross member, so that it protects this opening by preventing rain hitting the sash to enter the latter.
  • the flexible strip has on one of its short sides, a hinge of articulation on the support, this hinge being formed by a connecting tape, having a contour in a zig-zag whose one end is linked to the support and whose the other is joined to the coverslip.
  • the branches neighboring parallels of the ribbon are connected by bands perpendicular to their direction, also integral with the support and coverslip.
  • the opening evacuation in the lower cross member of the chassis present a rectangular profile
  • this cross member may include one or several neighboring openings, each of them being equipped a deflector according to the invention, the flexible strip having the same rectangular profile as the opening.
  • the flexible lamella comprises, along the periphery of its rectangular profile, a projecting area having a section, by a plane perpendicular to that of the lamella, substantially shaped triangular, the base of which is attached to the plane of the lamella and the vertex opposite this base comes to rest on the face of the cross, beyond the edges of the opening.
  • the support comprises two lateral support legs, on both sides of the lamella flexible, each provided perpendicular to its plane with a pin cylindrical, the surface of which is cut to form adjacent tabs separated by longitudinal slots formed from its end opposite the tab, from so as to present a faculty of elastic expansion, this pawn being able to enter a receiving hole provided in the external face of the crosspiece to allow the fixing of the support on it.
  • each cylindrical fixing pin is associated with a locking nail, suitable for engaging in the axis of this pin from the outside of the support by spreading the tabs under the crosspiece, this nail comprising a head which is applied against the corresponding support leg.
  • the support has a curved profile cover, hinged on this support around a flexible hinge extending parallel to a long side of the discharge opening above it, this cover being able be folded over the slat in front of the crosspiece.
  • the support comprises blocking means lateral sides of the cover on the support legs, making a snap on these sides on projecting lugs carried by these legs.
  • the frame of the frame consists of the assembly of metal profiles 4, suitably assembled along the sides of this chassis, which is immobilized by appropriate means, which do not directly matter to the invention on a structure of support, in particular a masonry element 5.
  • the lower profile 4 of the frame 1, more specifically shown, constitutes the lower cross member of the chassis and comprises usually a raised edge 6, provided towards the outside and which constitutes a rebate against which the leaf 3 applies when closing the window, with interpostion of a seal sealing (not shown).
  • the frame thus separates the region exterior 8 of the interior region 9 of a room or the like.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a deflector according to the invention, allowing in particular to close the opening 10 in such a way however, this closure does not preclude the evacuation of the water collected inside the frame 1, in the sleeper bass 4 of its chassis.
  • the deflector 11 essentially comprises a support 12 and a cover 13, capable to be folded forward on the support, to protect the latter and in particular the flexible closing strip 17 which it behaves.
  • the support 12 is in particular made up of two legs side 14 and 15, arranged on either side of the opening 10 formed in the cross member 4, these tabs coming to be applied to this on the outside of the frame 1.
  • the opening 10 has a rectangular profile, like the lamella 17, the dimensions of the latter being, both in width and in length, significantly greater than that of opening 10, but such that the coverslip fits exactly in the free zone 16 between lugs 14 and 15, as shown in the drawing.
  • the strip 17 is articulated on the support 12, of preferably along one of its short sides, in the example shown on lug 14, by means of a hinge 18, its other three sides being free so that the coverslip can debate in relation to the sleeper and in particular to deviate or approach the flat bearing face of the raised edge 6 of this crosspiece, comprising the opening 10 and against which it applies when it closes the latter.
  • the support 12 with the cover 13, the lugs 14 and 15, the lamella 17 and hinge 18 preferably came from manufacturing in one piece, in particular by molding a suitable plastic material, such as polyethylene or chloride polyvinyl, being however specified that the nature of this material is in itself indifferent to the specific characteristics of the invention, as far as the hinge can give the lamella sufficient deflection with respect to the cross 4 of the frame.
  • a suitable plastic material such as polyethylene or chloride polyvinyl
  • the flexible hinge 18 is advantageously constituted by a continuous bonding ribbon, folded back on itself to present branches 19 according to a zig-zag outline, the ribbon having one of its ends joined to the coverslip on its small side next to the hinge, the other being secured to the adjacent tab 14.
  • the hinge thus designed is reinforced by means of bands 20, extending perpendicular to the direction of the parallel branches of the ribbon in a zigzag shape.
  • the support 12 in particular at the level of its legs 14 and 15, is immobilized with respect to the cross-member 4, in particular the edge 6 thereof against which the deflector is applied.
  • the support comprises cylindrical pins 21, suitable for engaging in the holes provided in the sheet of the cross member, on both sides other of the opening 10, the surface of these pins being cut out to form adjacent tabs 22, separated from one to the other by slots made in each pawn from its end opposite to the tab to which it is fixed.
  • the cover 13 of the deflector finally has a curved wall 27, connected to the support 12 by a flexible hinge 28 which extends preferably parallel to the long sides of the strip 17 and is provided on legs 14 and 15.
  • these legs have lateral lugs projecting 29, adapted to cooperate with a spout 30 formed in the facing edges of the wall 27 of the cover 13, so as to allow, after folding this cover around the hinge 28, to snap onto the support 12, thus coming to cap freely the strip 17 and protecting the opening 10 vis-à-vis direct water runoff on the outer face of the opening when this is applied to the frame of the frame.
  • a very simple deflector is thus produced which has many advantages, particularly with regard to its ease of handling, as well as its simplicity and speed of installation on the lower cross member of the frame.
  • This device has great flexibility of operating, moving the flexible lamella releasing the opening for discharging the water out of the frame, being obtained for a minimum water column, while its return to position closing in case of external overpressure is immediately executed.
  • the set is particularly reliable, has a quite remarkable lifespan and allows positioning and secure immobilization against the crossmember, the deflector does not can be removed only at the cost of a special effort exerted on the head of the locking nails to remove these, before the support cannot be separated from the crosspiece itself.

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La présente invention est relative à un déflecteur, destiné à être rapporté et fixé de façon simple et sûre sur la traverse basse du châssis ou dormant d'une porte, fenêtre ou analogue, notamment pour permettre l'évacuation de l'eau de pluie s'étant généralement infiltrée par l'extérieur vers l'intérieur de ce châssis.The present invention relates to a deflector, intended to be attached and fixed simply and securely to the crossmember lower part of the frame or frame of a door, window or the like, in particular to allow the evacuation of rainwater having generally infiltrated from the outside inwards of this frame.

Les châssis de porte, fenêtre ou autre, constitués par un dormant en menuiserie métallique, formé par l'assemblage de profilés creux délimitant un cadre de support et/ou d'articulation de l'ouvrant, ne sont pas parfaitement étanches et, en dépit des soins apportés à leur réalisation, sont fréquemment le siège d'infiltrations d'eau, en particulier d'eau de pluie, venant frapper la porte ou fenêtre par l'extérieur et ruisselant sur celle-ci. Cette eau se recueille à l'intérieur des profilés du dormant qui forment une structure continue et, par gravité, s'écoule vers sa traverse inférieure, d'où il convient alors de l'évacuer.Door, window or other frames, consisting of a dormant in metal joinery, formed by the assembly of hollow profiles defining a support frame and / or opening joint, are not perfectly waterproof and, despite the care taken in their realization, are frequently the seat of water infiltration, especially water rain, hitting the door or window from the outside and dripping on it. This water collects inside frame profiles which form a continuous structure and, by gravity, flows towards its lower crosspiece, from where it must then be evacuated.

A cet effet, la solution la plus simple consiste à prévoir une ou plusieurs petites ouvertures dans le profilé constituant cette traverse, permettant à l'eau accumulée de s'échapper vers l'extérieur avant d'être recueillie dans une rainure, gouttière ou analogue, solidaire ou non du profilé, qui la canalise vers une évacuation appropriée.The simplest solution for this is to plan one or more small openings in the constituent profile this crosspiece, allowing accumulated water to escape to outside before being collected in a groove, gutter or the like, integral or not with the profile, which channels it towards an appropriate evacuation.

Or, il convient de fermer au moins temporairement cette ouverture d'évacuation, de manière à éviter des entrées d'eau par celle-ci, et notamment d'empêcher qu'une surpression extérieure, même momentanée, ne refoule l'eau dans la traverse basse du dormant au lieu de l'évacuer.However, it is advisable to close at least temporarily this drain opening, so as to avoid water ingress by it, and in particular to prevent an overpressure exterior, even momentary, does not force water back into the crosspiece low of the frame instead of evacuating it.

Il existe déjà dans la technique des réalisations diverses de déflecteurs visant à évacuer au mieux l'eau de ruissellement, en particulier en libérant à cet effet les ouvertures d'évacuation de la traverse basse du dormant, tout en les obturant chaque fois que nécessaire pour empêcher le refoulement de l'eau vers l'intérieur de cette traverse.Various techniques already exist in the art deflectors for the best drainage of runoff water, in particular by releasing the openings for this purpose for evacuating the lower cross member of the frame, while shutter whenever necessary to prevent backflow of water towards the inside of this crossing.

A titre indicatif, on peut plus particulièrement se référer, pour illustrer l'état de la technique en la matière, au brevet américain US-A-3 199 156. As an indication, one can more particularly refer, to illustrate the state of the art in this area, in the patent American US-A-3,199,156.

Dans ce document, le déflecteur considéré, apte à venir se monter contre une ouverture d'évacuation ménagée dans la face extérieure de la traverse basse d'un châssis constituant le dormant d'une porte, fenêtre ou autre, comporte un support plat, propre à venir s'appliquer étroitement contre cette face au droit de l'ouverture. Ce support comprend des moyens de fixation sur la traverse et une lamelle souple, de préférence venue de fabrication avec le support, présentant des dimensions supérieures à celles de l'ouverture. Cette lamelle est montée à pivotement sur le support vis-à-vis de la traverse de manière à permettre son débattement vers l'extérieur par rapport à la face de celle-ci comportant l'ouverture d'évacuation en la dégageant, de façon à autoriser le libre écoulement vers l'extérieur de l'eau contenue dans la traverse, l'appui de la lamelle sur la face de celle-ci évitant en revanche toute entrée d'eau dans la traverse de l'extérieur.In this document, the deflector considered, capable of coming to mount against a discharge opening in the face exterior of the lower cross member of a chassis constituting the door, window or other frame, has a flat support, suitable to come to apply closely against this face to opening right. This support includes fixing means on the cross member and a flexible strip, preferably from manufacturing with the support, having dimensions higher than the opening. This strip is mounted at pivoting on the support vis-à-vis the cross so as to allow its outward movement relative to the face of the latter comprising the discharge opening by releasing it, so as to allow free flow to the outside of the water contained in the crosspiece, the support of the coverslip on the face of it avoiding any entry of water into the crosses from the outside.

Cette solution donne cependant des résultats qui ne sont pas toujours satisfaisants, sa mise en oeuvre étant parfois délicate.This solution, however, gives results which are not always satisfactory, its implementation sometimes being delicate.

L'invention a pour objet un déflecteur qui assure de façon plus efficace une telle fonction d'obturation temporaire de l'ouverture d'échappement de l'eau prévue dans le dormant, pour éviter des infiltrations et entrées d'eau en sens inverse par cette ouverture, tout en permettant au contraire à l'eau accumulée dans la traverse basse du dormant de s'échapper vers l'extérieur, lorsqu'elle se recueille dans celle-ci en provenant des autres parties du châssis.The subject of the invention is a deflector which ensures more effective such a temporary shutter function of the water exhaust opening provided in the frame, for avoid infiltration and ingress of water in the opposite direction by this opening, while on the contrary allowing water accumulated in the lower cross member of the frame to escape towards the outside, when it collects in it from other parts of the chassis.

L'invention vise également un déflecteur conçu de telle sorte qu'il puisse fermer en permanence l'ouverture d'évacuation en l'absence d'eau dans la traverse, de telle sorte qu'il protège cette ouverture en empêchant la pluie frappant l'ouvrant de pénétrer dans cette dernière.The invention also relates to a deflector designed in such a way so that it can permanently close the exhaust opening in the absence of water in the cross member, so that it protects this opening by preventing rain hitting the sash to enter the latter.

Selon l'invention, la lamelle souple comporte sur un de ses petits côtés, une charnière d'articulation sur le support, cette charnière étant formée par un ruban de liaison, ayant un contour en zig-zag dont une extrémité est liée au support et dont l'autre est réunie à la lamelle. According to the invention, the flexible strip has on one of its short sides, a hinge of articulation on the support, this hinge being formed by a connecting tape, having a contour in a zig-zag whose one end is linked to the support and whose the other is joined to the coverslip.

Selon une caractéristique particulière, les branches parallèles voisines du ruban sont reliées par des bandes perpendiculaires à leur direction, solidaires également du support et de la lamelle.According to a particular characteristic, the branches neighboring parallels of the ribbon are connected by bands perpendicular to their direction, also integral with the support and coverslip.

Avantageusement mais de façon non exclusive, l'ouverture d'évacuation ménagée dans la traverse basse du châssis présente un profil rectangulaire, cette traverse pouvant comporter une ou plusieurs ouvertures voisines, chacune d'elles étant équipée d'un déflecteur conforme à l'invention, la lamelle souple ayant le même profil rectangulaire que l'ouverture.Advantageously but not exclusively, the opening evacuation in the lower cross member of the chassis present a rectangular profile, this cross member may include one or several neighboring openings, each of them being equipped a deflector according to the invention, the flexible strip having the same rectangular profile as the opening.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, la lamelle souple comporte, selon la périphérie de son profil rectangulaire, une zone en saillie présentant une section, par un plan perpendiculaire à celui de la lamelle, sensiblement de forme triangulaire, dont la base est accolée au plan de la lamelle et le sommet opposé à cette base vient en appui sur la face de la traverse, au-delà des bords de l'ouverture.In a preferred embodiment, the flexible lamella comprises, along the periphery of its rectangular profile, a projecting area having a section, by a plane perpendicular to that of the lamella, substantially shaped triangular, the base of which is attached to the plane of the lamella and the vertex opposite this base comes to rest on the face of the cross, beyond the edges of the opening.

Selon une autre caractéristique, le support comporte deux pattes d'appui latérales, de part et d'autre de la lamelle souple, munie chacune perpendiculairement à son plan d'un pion cylindrique dont la surface est découpée pour former des languettes adjacentes séparées par des fentes longitudinales ménagées à partir de son extrémité opposée à la patte, de manière à présenter une faculté d'expansion élastique, ce pion étant apte à pénétrer dans un trou de réception prévu dans la face extérieure de la traverse pour permettre de fixer le support sur celle-ci.According to another characteristic, the support comprises two lateral support legs, on both sides of the lamella flexible, each provided perpendicular to its plane with a pin cylindrical, the surface of which is cut to form adjacent tabs separated by longitudinal slots formed from its end opposite the tab, from so as to present a faculty of elastic expansion, this pawn being able to enter a receiving hole provided in the external face of the crosspiece to allow the fixing of the support on it.

Avantageusement, chaque pion cylindrique de fixation est associé à un clou de blocage, propre à s'engager dans l'axe de ce pion par l'extérieur du support en écartant les languettes sous la traverse, ce clou comportant une tête venant s'appliquer contre la patte d'appui correspondante.Advantageously, each cylindrical fixing pin is associated with a locking nail, suitable for engaging in the axis of this pin from the outside of the support by spreading the tabs under the crosspiece, this nail comprising a head which is applied against the corresponding support leg.

Selon une autre caractéristique également, le support comporte un capot à profil incurvé, articulé sur ce support autour d'une charnière souple s'étendant parallèlement à un grand côté de l'ouverture d'évacuation au-dessus de celle-ci, ce capot pouvant être rabattu par dessus la lamelle en avant de la traverse.According to another characteristic also, the support has a curved profile cover, hinged on this support around a flexible hinge extending parallel to a long side of the discharge opening above it, this cover being able be folded over the slat in front of the crosspiece.

De préférence, le support comporte des moyens de blocage des côtés latéraux du capot sur les pattes d'appui du support, réalisant un encliquetage de ces côtés sur des ergots en saillie portés par ces pattes.Preferably, the support comprises blocking means lateral sides of the cover on the support legs, making a snap on these sides on projecting lugs carried by these legs.

D'autres caractéristiques d'un dispositif déflecteur selon l'invention apparaítront encore à travers la description qui suit d'un exmeple de réalisation, donné à titre indicatif et non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • La Figure 1 est une vue en perspective partielle d'un châssis de fenêtre pivotante, destiné à recevoir un déflecteur selon l'invention.
  • La Figure 2 est une vue de face à échelle très sensiblement supérieure d'une partie de la traverse basse du châssis, munie d'un tel déflecteur.
  • Les Figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en coupe transversale du déflecteur représenté sur la Figure 2, illustrant les moyens de fixation de ce déflecteur sur la traverse, selon deux étapes successives de leur mise en oeuvre.
  • La Figure 5 est une vue en perspective du déflecteur mis en place sur la traverse, le châssis étant vu du côté opposé par rapport à celui qui porte le déflecteur.
  • La Figure 6 est une vue en coupe transversale à plus grande échelle de la lamelle souple du déflecteur, illustrant un détail de sa réalisation. Sur la Figure 1, la référence 1 désigne une partie du dormant fixe d'une fenêtre ou analogue, muni de charnières 2 pour l'articulation sur celui-ci d'un ouvrant 3.
Other characteristics of a deflector device according to the invention will become more apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment, given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a pivoting window frame, intended to receive a deflector according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front view on a very substantially larger scale of a part of the lower cross member of the chassis, provided with such a deflector.
  • Figures 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views of the deflector shown in Figure 2, illustrating the means of fixing this deflector on the cross member, according to two successive stages of their implementation.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of the deflector placed on the cross member, the chassis being seen from the opposite side with respect to that which carries the deflector.
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view on a larger scale of the flexible strip of the deflector, illustrating a detail of its embodiment. In FIG. 1, the reference 1 designates a part of the fixed frame of a window or the like, provided with hinges 2 for the articulation thereon of a leaf 3.

Le châssis du dormant est constitué par l'assemblage de profilés métalliques 4, convenablement assemblés selon les côtés de ce châssis, lequel est immobilisé par des moyens appropriés, qui n'importent pas directement à l'invention sur une structure de support, en particulier un élément de maçonnerie 5. The frame of the frame consists of the assembly of metal profiles 4, suitably assembled along the sides of this chassis, which is immobilized by appropriate means, which do not directly matter to the invention on a structure of support, in particular a masonry element 5.

Le profilé inférieur 4 du dormant 1, plus spécialement représenté, constitue la traverse basse du châssis et comporte usuellement un bord relevé 6, prévu vers l'extérieur et qui constitue une feuillure contre laquelle s'applique l'ouvrant 3 lors de la fermeture de la fenêtre, avec interpostion d'un joint d'étanchéité (non représenté). Le dormant sépare ainsi la région extérieure 8 de la région intérieure 9 d'un local ou autre.The lower profile 4 of the frame 1, more specifically shown, constitutes the lower cross member of the chassis and comprises usually a raised edge 6, provided towards the outside and which constitutes a rebate against which the leaf 3 applies when closing the window, with interpostion of a seal sealing (not shown). The frame thus separates the region exterior 8 of the interior region 9 of a room or the like.

En raison du ruissellement des eaux de pluie sur la façade externe de la fenêtre, il n'est pas possible d'empêcher certaines infiltrations de cette eau à l'intérieur du dormant, soit que les joints interposés entre le châssis et l'ouvrant soient défectueux, soit que l'assemblage des profilés de ce châssis ne soit pas suffisamment ajusté, en dépit de tout le soin qui peut être déployé lors de la fabrication du châssis.Due to rainwater runoff on the facade window, it is not possible to prevent certain infiltration of this water inside the frame, that the seals interposed between the frame and the sash are defective, either that the assembly of the profiles of this chassis is not sufficiently adjusted, despite all the care that can be deployed during the manufacture of the chassis.

Afin de permettre l'évacuation vers la région externe 8 de l'eau ayant pu ainsi s'accumuler à l'intérieur du dormant 1, entre celui-ci et l'ouvrant 3, on prévoit usuellement dans la face de la traverse 4 au voisinage de la région 7 où cette eau se recueille par gravité, notamment dans le bord 6 situé vers l'extérieur, au moins une petite ouverture 10, propre à permettre l'écoulement de l'eau, reprise par une rainure ou une gouttière appropriée.In order to allow evacuation to the external region 8 of the water having thus been able to accumulate inside the frame 1, between this and the opening 3, usually provided in the face of the crosses 4 in the vicinity of region 7 where this water collects by gravity, especially in the edge 6 located towards the outside, at minus a small opening 10, suitable for allowing the flow of water, taken up by a suitable groove or gutter.

Toutefois, pour les raisons déjà précisées, il convient de prévoir un dispositif tel que, en cas de surpression momentanée dans la région externe 8 vis-à-vis de la région interne 9, l'eau ne soit pas au contraire refoulée dans la traverse et empêchée de s'écouler. En outre, il convient que l'ouverture d'évacuation soit normalement fermée, également pour éviter des entrées d'eau inopportunes.However, for the reasons already stated, it is advisable to provide a device such that, in case of momentary overpressure in the external region 8 vis-à-vis the internal region 9, the water on the contrary is not pushed back into the crosspiece and prevented from to flow. In addition, the discharge opening should be normally closed, also to avoid water entry inappropriate.

La Figure 2 illustre un déflecteur conforme à l'invention, permettant notamment de fermer l'ouverture 10 de telle manière cependant que cette obturation ne s'oppose pas à l'évacuation de l'eau recueillie à l'intérieur du dormant 1, dans la traverse basse 4 de son châssis.FIG. 2 illustrates a deflector according to the invention, allowing in particular to close the opening 10 in such a way however, this closure does not preclude the evacuation of the water collected inside the frame 1, in the sleeper bass 4 of its chassis.

Comme on le voit sur cette Figure, le déflecteur 11 comporte essentiellement un support 12 et un capot 13, susceptible d'être rabattu vers l'avant sur le support, afin de protéger celui-ci et notamment la lamelle de fermeture souple 17 qu'il comporte.As seen in this figure, the deflector 11 essentially comprises a support 12 and a cover 13, capable to be folded forward on the support, to protect the latter and in particular the flexible closing strip 17 which it behaves.

Le support 12 est notamment constitué de deux pattes latérales 14 et 15, disposées de part et d'autre de l'ouverture 10 ménagée dans la traverse 4, ces pattes venant s'appliquer sur celle-ci du côté extérieur du dormant 1.The support 12 is in particular made up of two legs side 14 and 15, arranged on either side of the opening 10 formed in the cross member 4, these tabs coming to be applied to this on the outside of the frame 1.

Les pattes 14 et 15 délimitent entre elles, au droit de l'ouverture 10, une zone libre 16, à l'intérieur de laquelle est montée la lamelle 17, qui vient ainsi devant l'ouverture 10 en obturant celle-ci.Legs 14 and 15 delimit between them, the right to opening 10, a free zone 16, inside which is mounted the strip 17, which thus comes before the opening 10 in shuttering it.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté, l'ouverture 10 comporte un profil rectangulaire, de même que la lamelle 17, les dimensions de cette dernière étant, aussi bien en largeur qu'en longueur, notablement supérieures à celles de l'ouverture 10, mais telles que la lamelle se loge exactement dans la zone libre 16 entre les pattes 14 et 15, comme représenté sur le dessin.In the embodiment shown, the opening 10 has a rectangular profile, like the lamella 17, the dimensions of the latter being, both in width and in length, significantly greater than that of opening 10, but such that the coverslip fits exactly in the free zone 16 between lugs 14 and 15, as shown in the drawing.

La lamelle 17 est articulée sur le support 12, de préférence selon un de ses petits côtés, dans l'exemple représenté sur la patte 14, au moyen d'une charnière 18, ses trois autres côtés étant libres de telle sorte que la lamelle puisse se débattre par rapport à la traverse et en particulier s'écarter ou se rapprocher de la face plane d'appui du bord relevé 6 de cette traverse, comportant l'ouverture 10 et contre laquelle elle s'applique lorsqu'elle ferme cette dernière.The strip 17 is articulated on the support 12, of preferably along one of its short sides, in the example shown on lug 14, by means of a hinge 18, its other three sides being free so that the coverslip can debate in relation to the sleeper and in particular to deviate or approach the flat bearing face of the raised edge 6 of this crosspiece, comprising the opening 10 and against which it applies when it closes the latter.

Le support 12 avec le capot 13, les pattes 14 et 15, la lamelle 17 et la charnière 18 sont de préférence venus de fabrication en une seule pièce, notamment par moulage d'un matériau plastique approprié, du genre polyéthylène ou chlorure de polyvinyle, étant toutefois précisé que la nature de ce matériau est en elle-même indifférente aux caractéristiques spécifiques de l'invention, pour autant que la charnière puisse conférer à la lamelle une faculté suffisante de débattement par rapport à la traverse 4 du dormant.The support 12 with the cover 13, the lugs 14 and 15, the lamella 17 and hinge 18 preferably came from manufacturing in one piece, in particular by molding a suitable plastic material, such as polyethylene or chloride polyvinyl, being however specified that the nature of this material is in itself indifferent to the specific characteristics of the invention, as far as the hinge can give the lamella sufficient deflection with respect to the cross 4 of the frame.

La charnière souple 18 est avantageusement constituée par un ruban de liaison continu, replié sur lui-même pour présenter des branches 19 selon un contour en zig-zag, le ruban ayant une de ses extrémités réunie à la lamelle sur son petit côté voisin de la charnière, l'autre étant solidarisée de la patte 14 adjacente. De préférence, la charnière ainsi conçue est renforcée au moyen de bandes 20, s'étendant perpendiculairement à la direction des branches parallèles du ruban conformées en zig-zag.The flexible hinge 18 is advantageously constituted by a continuous bonding ribbon, folded back on itself to present branches 19 according to a zig-zag outline, the ribbon having one of its ends joined to the coverslip on its small side next to the hinge, the other being secured to the adjacent tab 14. Of preferably, the hinge thus designed is reinforced by means of bands 20, extending perpendicular to the direction of the parallel branches of the ribbon in a zigzag shape.

Le support 12, notamment au droit de ses pattes 14 et 15, est immobilisé vis-à-vis de la traverse 4, en particulier du bord 6 de celle-ci contre lequel s'applique le déflecteur. A cet effet, le support comporte des pions cylindriques 21, propres à s'engager dans des perçages prévus dans la tôle de la traverse, de part et d'autre de l'ouverture 10, la surface de ces pions étant découpée pour former des languettes adjacentes 22, séparées de l'une à l'autre par des fentes ménagées dans chaque pion à partir de son extrémité opposée à la patte à laquelle il est fixé.The support 12, in particular at the level of its legs 14 and 15, is immobilized with respect to the cross-member 4, in particular the edge 6 thereof against which the deflector is applied. To this end, the support comprises cylindrical pins 21, suitable for engaging in the holes provided in the sheet of the cross member, on both sides other of the opening 10, the surface of these pins being cut out to form adjacent tabs 22, separated from one to the other by slots made in each pawn from its end opposite to the tab to which it is fixed.

Le blocage en position définitive du support, une fois ses pions 21 mis en place dans le bord 6, est réalisé au moyen de clous 23, comportant chacun une tête 24 et une partie centrale 25, celle-ci étant solidarisée de la patte considérée (la patte 14 sur les vues en coupe des Figures 3 et 4) par des lèvres 26, aptes à se briser lorsqu'un effort est exercé sur la tête du pion pour l'engager à l'intérieur du pion associé, en repoussant les languettes 22 qui fléchissent vers l'extérieur grâce à l'élasticité que leur confèrent les fentes qui délimitent ces languettes, en immobilisant définitivement le déflecteur sur la traverse 4 du dormant 1. La mise en oeuvre de ces clous 23 est clairement illustrée sur ces Figures.The blocking in the final position of the support, once its pins 21 placed in edge 6, is made by means of nails 23, each comprising a head 24 and a central part 25, this being secured to the tab considered (tab 14 on the sectional views of Figures 3 and 4) by lips 26, adapted to break when an effort is exerted on the head of the pawn to engage it inside the associated counter, pushing back the tabs 22 which bend outwards thanks to the elasticity conferred on them by the slits which delimit these tabs, permanently immobilizing the deflector on the cross 4 of the frame 1. The implementation of these nails 23 is clearly illustrated in these Figures.

Le capot 13 du déflecteur comporte enfin une paroi incurvée 27, reliée au support 12 par une charnière souple 28 qui s'étend de préférence parallèlement aux grands côtés de la lamelle 17 et est prévue sur les pattes 14 et 15.The cover 13 of the deflector finally has a curved wall 27, connected to the support 12 by a flexible hinge 28 which extends preferably parallel to the long sides of the strip 17 and is provided on legs 14 and 15.

Avantageusement, ces pattes comportent des ergots latéraux en saillie 29, adaptés à coopérer avec un bec 30 ménagé dans les bords en regard de la paroi 27 du capot 13, de manière à permettre, après rabattement de ce capot autour de la charnière 28, de s'encliqueter sur le support 12, en venant ainsi coiffer librement la lamelle 17 et en protégeant l'ouverture 10 vis-à-vis des ruissellements d'eau directs sur la face externe de l'ouvrant lorsque celui-ci est appliqué sur le châssis du dormant.Advantageously, these legs have lateral lugs projecting 29, adapted to cooperate with a spout 30 formed in the facing edges of the wall 27 of the cover 13, so as to allow, after folding this cover around the hinge 28, to snap onto the support 12, thus coming to cap freely the strip 17 and protecting the opening 10 vis-à-vis direct water runoff on the outer face of the opening when this is applied to the frame of the frame.

On réalise ainsi un déflecteur de conception très simple qui présente de nombreux avantages, notamment en ce qui concerne sa facilité de manipulation, ainsi que sa simplicité et sa rapidité de mise en place sur la traverse basse du dormant.A very simple deflector is thus produced which has many advantages, particularly with regard to its ease of handling, as well as its simplicity and speed of installation on the lower cross member of the frame.

Ce dispositif comporte une grande souplesse de fonctionnement, le déplacement de la lamelle souple libérant l'ouverture d'évacuation de l'eau hors du dormant, étant obtenu pour une colonne d'eau minimale, tandis que son retour en position de fermeture en cas de surpression extérieure est immédiatement réalisé. L'ensemble est particulièrement fiable, comporte une durée de vie tout à fait notable et permet un positionnement et une immobilisation sûre contre la traverse, le déflecteur ne pouvant être retiré qu'au prix d'un effort spécial exercé sur la tête des clous de blocage pour éliminer ceux-ci, avant que le support ne puisse être lui-même séparé de la traverse.This device has great flexibility of operating, moving the flexible lamella releasing the opening for discharging the water out of the frame, being obtained for a minimum water column, while its return to position closing in case of external overpressure is immediately executed. The set is particularly reliable, has a quite remarkable lifespan and allows positioning and secure immobilization against the crossmember, the deflector does not can be removed only at the cost of a special effort exerted on the head of the locking nails to remove these, before the support cannot be separated from the crosspiece itself.

Bien entendu, il va de soi que l'invention ne se limite pas à l'exemple de réalisation plus spécialement décrit en référence aux dessins annexés ; elle en embrasse au contraire toutes les variantes dans le cadre des revendications annexées. Notamment, il est possible que, lors de la réalisation de l'ouverture 10 dans la traverse basse 4 du châssis, celle-ci présente de légères bavures ou excroissances de métal, le cas échéant des déformations locales telles que, lorsque la lamelle 17 est appliquée sur la face correspondante de la traverse comme indiqué plus haut, ces bavures ou déformations peuvent compromettre l'étanchéité recherchée.Of course, it goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the embodiment more specifically described with reference in the accompanying drawings; on the contrary, it embraces all variants within the scope of the appended claims. In particular, it is possible that, during the realization of the opening 10 in the lower cross member 4 of the chassis, the latter has slight burrs or metal growths, if local deformations, such as when the lamella 17 is applied to the corresponding face of the crosspiece as indicated above, these burrs or deformations can compromise the desired seal.

Pour pallier cet inconvénient, on peut de façon avantageuse donner à la lamelle 17 lors de sa fabrication par moulage avec le support 12 comme déjà décrit, une section particulière telle qu'illustrée sur la Figure 6, avec sur ses bords au voisinage de sa périphérie une zone en saillie, formant une protubérance de profil approximativement triangulaire 31, dont la base est solidaire du plan de la lamelle, tandis que son sommet opposé 32 est en relief par rapport à celui-ci, de manière à venir seul porter sur la face de la traverse lorsque la lamelle est appliquée sur celle-ci, en entourant l'ouverture 10 selon une ligne continue.To overcome this drawback, one can advantageously give to the strip 17 during its manufacture by molding with the support 12 as already described, a particular section such as illustrated in Figure 6, with its edges in the vicinity of its periphery a protruding area, forming a protuberance of approximately triangular profile 31, the base of which is integral with the plane of the strip, while its opposite top 32 is in relief with respect to it, so as to come alone wear on the face of the crosspiece when the coverslip is applied on it, surrounding the opening 10 along a line keep on going.

Cette disposition évite en particulier qu'une éventuelle bavure de métal ne soulève la lamelle, cette bavure étant en fait entourée extérieurement à l'ouverture 10 par la saillie 31, en contact par son sommet 32 avec la tôle, au-delà du contour de l'ouverture.This provision in particular prevents a possible metal burr does not lift the coverslip, this burr being in fact externally surrounded at the opening 10 by the projection 31, in contact by its apex 32 with the sheet, beyond the contour of the opening.

A noter de plus que, lorsque le profilé métallique qui constitue la traverse basse 4 est mouillé, peut se produire un phénomène de collage par suite de la tension superficielle de l'eau, qui a tendance à maintenir la lamelle 17 appliquée contre le métal, le débattement de cette lamelle libérant l'ouverture 10 pouvant être contrarié et n'intervenir que pour une colonne d'eau plus importante dans le profilé. La saillie 31 en assurant un contact linéaire par le sommet 32 sur la traverse, permet de rendre cet effet négligeable, la lamelle étant commandée pour une plus faible hauteur d'eau, en jouant ainsi son rôle de façon améliorée.Note further that when the metal profile which constitutes the lower cross member 4 is wet, may occur bonding phenomenon due to the surface tension of water, which tends to keep the coverslip 17 pressed against the metal, the movement of this strip releasing the opening 10 can be upset and only intervene for a water column more important in the profile. The projection 31 ensuring a linear contact through the apex 32 on the cross member, allows make this effect negligible, the strip being controlled for a lower water level, thus playing its role so improved.

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  1. Baffle, able to be mounted against a water drain hole (10) made in the outer face of the bottom cross-member (4) of a frame constituting the opening lining (1) of a door, window or other component, including a flat support (12) capable of being applied closely against this face in line with the hole, this support including means (23) for fixing to the cross-member and a flexible flap (17), preferably manufactured together with the support, and having dimensions greater than those of the hole, this flap being mounted so as to pivot on the support with respect to the cross-member so as to allow it to move outwards in relation to that face of the cross-member which includes the drain hole, leaving the latter clear so as to allow water contained in the cross-member to flow away freely towards the outside, the bearing of the flap on the face of the cross-member preventing, on the other hand, any ingress of water into the cross-member from outside, characterized in that the flexible flap includes, on one of its small sides, a hinge (18) for pivoting on the support (12), this hinge being formed by a linking strip, having a zig-zag contour one end of which is linked to the support (12) and the other of which is joined to the flap (17).
  2. Deflector according to Claim 1, characterized in that the adjacent parallel branches (19) of the strip are connected by bands (20) which are perpendicular to their direction and are also fastened to the support and to the flap.
  3. Deflector according to Claim 1, characterized in that the flexible flap (17) has a rectangular profile, intended to correspond to a rectangular profile presented by the drain hole (10) made in the bottom cross-member (4) of the frame.
  4. Baffle according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the flexible flap (17) includes, on the periphery of its rectangular profile, a projecting area (31) having a cross-section, through a plane perpendicular to that of the flap, of substantially triangular shape, the base of which adjoins the plane of the flap and the apex (32) opposite this base bears on the face of the cross-member (4), beyond the edges of the hole (10).
  5. Baffle according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the support (12) includes two lateral bearing tabs (14, 15) on either side of the flexible flap (17), each equipped perpendicularly to its plane with a cylindrical spigot (21) the surface of which is cut in order to form adjacent tongues (22) separated by longitudinal slits made from its end opposite the tab.
  6. Baffle according to Claim 5, characterized in that each cylindrical fixing spigot (21) is associated with a locking nail (23) suitable for being engaged along the axis of this spigot via the outside of the support, moving apart the tongues beneath the cross-member, this nail including a head (24) which is applied against the corresponding bearing tab (14, 15).
  7. Baffle according to either one of Claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the support (12) includes a cover (13) having a curved profile, pivoted in this support about a flexible hinge (28), extending so as to be parallel to a large side of the drain hole (10) above the latter, it being possible for this cover to be turned down over the flap in front of the cross-member.
  8. Baffle according to Claim 7, characterized in that the support (12) includes means (29, 30) for locking the lateral sides of the cover (13) onto the bearing tabs (14, 15) of the support, snap-fastening these sides onto projecting lugs carried by these tabs.
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