EP0737791B1 - Rail system for mobile partition wall elements - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a travel rail arrangement with at least one guide section having travel rail for movable partition elements that with in the guide sections are provided with guide means at least one between at least two continuing rail branches switchable switch, which has a control device, the after moving a section of a partition element into one Rail branch the switchable switch to another rail branch toggles.

Such a rail arrangement is for example from DE-A-19 57 004 known, which represents the closest prior art, of which the Invention is based, and is used for a wide variety of applications movable partition elements used. In the assembly position, i.e. if the Partition is closed, the individual partition elements are along the Corresponding rail section arranged and at the end with each other coupled. To open the partition, the partition elements are in one remote magazine in which they are placed side by side with their broad sides 'Package form' can be arranged.

The object of the invention is the rail arrangement of the aforementioned Art to improve such that the retraction of the partition elements in the Parking magazine can be done more easily.

This object is achieved in that in the rail arrangement type mentioned a first guide section along one side and a second guide section along the other side of the running rail is provided, the first guide section into a by means of a first switchable switch first rail branch and into a preferably leading into a first parking magazine second branch of the rail is branched, while the second guide section is only continued in the first branch of the railroad to which a passive branch is connected by means of the first rail branch the first guide section into a preferably in the first parking magazine leading third rail branch and the second guide section into one fourth rail branch runs, and on the fourth rail branch one second switchable switch is connected, by means of which the second guide section in a fifth branch of the rail preferably leading into a second parking magazine and in a preferably also leading into the second parking magazine sixth rail branch is branched off.

With the help of the invention it is possible to have two different partition systems optionally in one and the same track arrangement independently of each other move to the desired closed position, but in two different positions To be able to store parking magazines. Furthermore, a particularly light and Safe change of direction of the partition elements from a longitudinal movement in achieve a transverse movement to drive into a parking magazine and then there to be packaged side by side. The takes over according to the invention automatically controlled switch the transition of the partition elements from one Main track on two leading into the magazine and preferably in parallel mutually extending rail branches. After running in a first Section, preferably a roller carriage, a partition element in the According to the invention, the first rail branch is the switch to a second Switched rail branch, so that a second section, preferably a second roller carriage, the partition element automatically and safely in the second rail branch is directed.

The control device preferably has detector means which determine a particular one Section of a partition element in each associated rail branch detect, and an actuating means, which is controlled by the detector means and switches the corresponding turnout accordingly. With further training, in which the partition element by means of roller carriages in the running rail are guided, the detector means preferably detect at least a part of the Roller carriage. If the rail is preferably designed as grooves Guide sections is formed and the roller carriage with in the guide sections guided guide rollers are provided, the detector means especially the lateral guide rollers of the roller carriages.

The detector means can preferably have a swivel tab on each rail branch have that of a passing partition element of a first position, in which it protrudes transversely into the rail branch, into a second Position is pivotable in which it is in the longitudinal direction of the rail branch extends. The swivel tabs are on the associated The rail branches are coupled to one another in such a way that those of a passing vehicle Partition element caused swiveling movement of one swivel bracket an opposite pivoting movement from the first to the second position triggers the other swivel bracket from the second to the first position. At A further development of this embodiment is the actuating device with the Swivel brackets coupled in such a way that they always have the associated switch switches to the continuing rail branch on which the associated one Swivel tab is pivoted into the first position. Such an execution is structurally particularly simple and therefore can be implemented with little effort. For Coupling could usefully be provided a linkage.

The switches preferably have a pivotable about a vertical axis mounted tongue for switching the switch between the rail branches on. The tongue should be placed in one of the guide sections and between the guide sections of the rail branches can be switched if the corresponding guide section for guiding the roller carriage in the Track arrangement is responsible.

Figur 1

eine schematische geschnittene Seitenansicht einer Fahrschienenanordnung mit einem Trennwandelement;

Figur 2

eine Draufsicht auf eine in Längsrichtung geschnittene Fahrschienenanordnung;

Figur 3

einen Querschnitt durch einen Teil einer Fahrschiene mit darin befindlichem Rollenwagen; und

Figur 4

eine Unteransicht auf eine in Längsrichtung geschnittene umschaltbare Weiche.

A preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:

Figure 1

a schematic sectional side view of a travel rail arrangement with a partition element;

Figure 2

a plan view of a longitudinally sectioned rail arrangement;

Figure 3

a cross section through part of a rail with roller carriage located therein; and

Figure 4

a bottom view of a switchable switch cut in the longitudinal direction.

In Figure 1, a partition element 1 is schematically shown, which is a partition element sheet 2, which usually consists of a metal frame and two on both sides of this attached cover plates. At the top 4 of the Partition element sheet 2 are attached to supporting bolts 6, which are still to follow Roller carriages 10 to be described in more detail are rotatably mounted. The roller carriage 10 run on the underside 20a forming treads also one closer to be described rail 20, which extends in the longitudinal direction Has center slot through which the support bolts 6 are passed, the formed by the underside 20a treads of the rail 20 on both sides of the Center slot are provided. Usually each partition element has two Roller carriage 10 each with a pivot pin 6 rotatably mounted thereon.

The running rail 20 consists of a hollow profile with a lower part 20a, which - like already mentioned - forms the treads for the roller carriage 10, and with an upper part 20b, which closes the travel rail 20 at the top, as in FIG. 1 is shown. In Figure 2, which is a plan view of the tread of the lower part 20a shows longitudinally cut track arrangement 20, the central slot 24 is closed recognize that the lower part 20a divided into two halves in the middle and through which the support pin 6 (see Figure 1) extends. Like Figure 3, in which the cross-sectional profile of the upper section of the running rail arrangement 20 (the lower part 20a is shown in FIG this figure omitted for clarity) with inserted Roller carriage 10 is shown in detail, can be seen, the track arrangement 20 delimited on both sides by side walls 20c and 20d. Further are on the inside of the upper part 20b of the rail assembly 20 on both sides Guide grooves 25 and 26 formed on the one hand by the side walls 20c and 20d and, on the other hand, hanging from the inside of the upper part 20b Ridges 25a and 26a are limited.

As can also be seen in FIG. 3, the roller carriage 10 has at least four Rollers 11, 12, 13 and 14 on the inside of the tread forming The lower part 20a of the travel rail arrangement 20 rests (see FIG. 1). Furthermore, 10 guide rollers are arranged on the top 10a of the roller carriage, whose axis of rotation is not horizontal, as in the case of rollers 11 to 14, but vertical runs so that the guide rollers 15 on the top 10a of the roller carriage 10th are stored horizontally. The roller carriages 10 are usually on the top 10a two guide rollers 15 lying one behind the other in the running direction are provided both together in one of the two on the upper part 20b of the rail arrangement 20 trained guide grooves 25, 26 engage. The one shown in Figure 3 Illustration grips the visible guide roller 15 (as well as one directly in line behind it) lying further guide roller) into the guide groove 25. The intervention of the Guide rollers 15 in one of the two guide grooves 25, 26 has the consequence that the Roller carriage 10 in the travel rail arrangement 20 along a predetermined Path are positively guided, as follows with reference to Figures 2 and 4 in individual is described.

In Figure 2 is now part of a preferred embodiment of the track arrangement 20 is shown schematically, which has a main rail, not shown connects two parking magazines, also not shown. In the not shown The main rail will be the partition elements in the direction of their narrow or Move the end faces and at a desired location in the operating position arranged to build a partition so that the narrow or end faces touch each of two adjacent partition elements. In the not shown Parking magazine, on the other hand, the partition elements next to each other, i.e. with their Broad sides opposite, stored or packaged. The Parking magazines each have two parallel side rails that run from the main rail branch, causing the partition elements to change in their Subject to movement direction, namely from a movement in Longitudinal movement in a transverse direction. Only in this way is it possible Partition wall elements in the above-mentioned manner in the parking magazines to be packaged side by side. While all in the main track Roller carriage 10 of a partition element 1 - usually each partition element 1 provided with two roller carriages 10, as shown in FIG. 1 - run, becomes the one when transporting the partition elements into the respective parking magazine Roller carriages on the one side rail and the other roller carriages on the transferred to other auxiliary rails, which creates the partition element in the parking magazine is movable in the direction transverse to its longitudinal extent.

The section of a travel rail arrangement 20 shown in FIG. 2 comprises a first straight section 31, with which the illustrated rail section to the Main rail mentioned above is connected. At this first straight Section 31 is followed by a first switchable switch 32 which bifurcates into a first branch 32 'and a second branch 32 ". In this switchable Switch 32 becomes the first guide groove 25 in a guide groove 25 'in the first branch in a guide groove 25 "in the second branch 32" and divided and accordingly alternatively switched. In contrast, that on the other side of the Center slot 24 extending second guide groove 26 only in the first branch 32 'of the switch 32 continued without a switchover to the second Branch 32 '' is provided.

The second branch 32 ″ of the first switchable switch 32 then follows another - here straight - rail section 34, which is like the second branch 32 '' only has the first guide groove 25 ''. In contrast, the first Branch 32 'of the first switch 32 is connected to a third rail section 33, that, like the first branch 32 'of the switch 32, is both the first guide groove 25 'and the second guide groove 26. At this third section of the rail 33 follows a passive switch 35, in the first Branch 35 'the second guide groove 26 and in its second branch 35' 'the first Guide groove 25 'is continued. Accordingly, the two guide grooves 25 ' and 26 on the first and second branches 35 'and 35' 'of the passive crossover 35 divided without a switch to the other branch consists.

Another is connected to the second branch 35 ″ of the passive switch 35 Rail section 36, which, like the branch 35 ″ of the passive switch 35 only has the first guide groove 25 '. At the first branch 35 'of the passive Switch 35 also connects to another rail section 37, which like the first branch 35 ′ of the passive switch 35 only has the second guide groove 26 contains. A second one is connected to this rail section 37 switchable switch 38, through which - the only remaining - second Guide groove 26 is divided into a guide groove 26 'in a second branch 38' and into a guide groove 26 "in a second branch 38", the second Guide groove 26 between the two branches 38 "and 38" is switchable. Accordingly, this refers to the second branch 38 ″ of the switchable one second switch 38 connecting further rail section 40 only the second guide groove 26 ''. The same also applies to the first Branch 38 'of the switchable second switch 38 connecting track section 39, which accordingly also only the second guide groove 26 ' having. A 90 ° curve section 41 is attached to this rail section section 39 connected, to which there is another - preferably straight - section of the rail 42 connects.

The rail sections 34 and 36 run parallel to each other in the direction I one first parking magazine, while the rail sections 40 and 42 also run parallel to each other, but in direction II of a second parking magazine.

4 shows the structure of the first switchable switch 32 in detail shown, Figure 4 is a plan view from below of the inside of the upper part 32b of the switch 32 shows. The switch 32 shown is divided into one rectilinearly continued first branch 32 'and a curved second branch 32 ". The housing of the switch 32 is laterally limited on the one hand by a first one Sidewall 32c formed by the entrance section 32x (shown in Figure 4 above) runs in a straight line and also laterally delimits the first branch 32 ', as well as one second side wall 32d, which, coming from the entrance section 32x, into one curved side wall 32d "which delimits the second branch 32". Further the housing of the switch 32 is still delimited by a side element 32e. This side element 32e has a first inner surface 32f, which in one Distance to the side wall 32d "whose course follows and thus the other side Limiting the second branch 32 ''. Furthermore, the side element 32e a second inner surface 32g which is parallel to the side wall 32c and in one Distance from this extends and thus the second branch 32 'on the output side limited. With this second inner surface 32g of the side element 32e and A wall is also aligned with the boundary wall 32d of the input section 32x 32d 'is provided, the first in the mouth region of the second branch 32' ' Branch 32 'laterally limited.

Furthermore, one from the input section 32x into the first branch 32 'is straight extending web 25a for delimiting the first guide groove 25 or 25 ' provided, this web 25a at a corresponding distance from the Side walls 32d and 32d 'and to the second inner surface 32g of the side element 32e is arranged. Furthermore, there is a further web in the second branch 32 ″ 25a "provided at a distance from the side wall 32d" and parallel to this and thus correspondingly curved and accordingly the guide groove 25 '' limited inward in the second branch 32 ''. Finally, there is another web 26a provided which is at a distance from the side wall 32c straight from the input section 32x in the first branch 32 '.

It is surely unnecessary to point out that the cross-sectional profile of the two branches 32 "and 32" and the input section 32x with the one in FIG. 3 shown cross-sectional profile of the rail arrangement 20 corresponds.

With the switch 32 shown in Figure 4, the first guide groove 25 can be With the help of a tongue 50 either on the first branch 32 'or the second branch Switch 32 ''. The tongue 50 can be pivoted about a pivot pin 51, whose axis is vertical or perpendicular to the course of the rail arrangement 20 or the switch 32 and thus to the direction of movement of the partition elements runs. The pivot pin 51 is at the imaginary intersection of the extensions the side wall 32d 'of the first branch 32' and the guide groove 25 '' delimiting curved web 25a. The tongue 50 thus opens depending on the pivot position, the guide groove 25 'of the first branch 32' or - as is shown in Figure 4 - the guide groove 25 "of the second branch 32" and connects this then with the corresponding guide groove 25 of the input section 32x. With the switch 32 shown, the guide groove 25 can accordingly at the entrance area 32x either on the first branch 32 'or the second branch 32' ' can be switched. In contrast, the second guide groove 26 can not switch, but is due to the previously described construction of Continued entry section 32x into the first branch 32 '; is accordingly a second guide groove in the second branch 32 ″ is not provided.

On the first guide groove 25 'of the first branch 32' is a first swivel tab 52 provided between a closed position in which it is extends at right angles into the guide groove 25 'and thus closes it (in FIG 4 shown in dashed lines), and an open position can be pivoted in the an extension of the side wall 32d 'towards the inner surface 32g of the Side part 32e forms, as can be seen in FIG. 4. Accordingly, the first is Swivel tab 52 between the side wall 32d 'and the side member 32e arranged adjacent to the inner surface 32g. Furthermore, is in the guide groove 25 "of the second branch 32" a second swivel bracket 54 is provided also between a closed position, in which - as FIG. 4 shows - extends transversely to the guide groove 25 '' and thus closes it, and one Open position is pivotable, in which it is aligned with the web 25a ", like in Figure 4 is indicated by dashed lines. From the closed position the swivel tabs are pivoted into the open position by the Guide rollers 15 of the roller carriage 10 entering the corresponding branch (see Figure 3).

The two swivel tabs 52, 54 - preferably by a mechanical Linkage - coupled in such a way that there is always a swivel bracket is in its closed position when the other swivel tab is is in its open position, and that a pivoting of one Swivel tab automatically from the closed to the open position Swiveling the other swivel tab from the open to the closed Position. The coupling of the two swivel brackets 52, 54 is shown in FIG. 4 indicated by a dashed line.

The - opposite - position of the swivel tabs 52, 54 is monitored by a Control device 56, which is an actuating device 58 for switching the Tongue 50 drives such that the tongue 50 guides the guide groove 25 of the input section 32x always connects to the guide groove of the branch in which the swivel tab is pivoted into its closed position. In the figure 4, the tongue 50 is switched to a position, for example, in which the guide groove 25 of the input section 32x with the guide groove 25 '' of the second branch 32 '' connects, with the second branch 32 '' associated pivot bracket 54 is pivoted into its pivot position. The Coupling the swivel tabs 52, 54 with the control device 56 and the Coupling of the actuator 58 with the tongue 50 are dashed in Figure 4 shown. The control device 56 and the actuating device 58 can be carried out electronically and electrically; but it is nevertheless, for example it is also conceivable to provide appropriate mechanics.

The previously described construction of the switch 32 has the consequence that after Retraction of a trolley 10 of a partition element 1 in one branch by pivoting the associated swivel tab from the closed to the open position, the tongue 50 is switched to the other branch, so that the following roller carriage 10 of the partition element 1 or the (first) Roller carriage 10 of a subsequent partition element 1 inevitably in the enters another branch. In the situation shown in Figure 4, this means that the roller carriage 10 with its guide rollers engaging in the guide groove 25 15 moves into the second branch 32 ″ and there the guide rollers 15 Swivel tab 54 from the closed position (shown) to the open position Swivel position, which due to the previously described coupling to one the swivel tab 52 in the first branch 32 'of the one shown (shown) Position pivoted to the closed position and the tongue 50 at first Branch 32 'is switched so that now the following roller carriage is necessarily guided into the first branch 32 '.

The second switchable switch 38 of the section shown in FIG Track arrangement 20 is the same with respect to second guide groove 26 Executed like the switch 32 shown in Figure 4 with respect to the first Guide groove 25th at the second switch 38, the second guide groove 26 in the same way and with the same mechanism either at first Branch 38 'or the second branch 38' 'switched as the first switch 32 the first guide groove 25 between the first branch, the second branch 32 "and toggles. However, the first switch is missing in the second switchable switch 38 Guide groove 25 entirely.

With the help of the above-described rail arrangement 20, it is now possible to two independent partition systems in different parking magazines method. The roller carriages are the partition elements of one Partition system in the guide rail assembly 20 so that their Only engage guide rollers in the first guide groove 25 - this is done a roller carriage 10 'schematically indicated in Figure 2 - while the Roller carriage of the partition elements of the other partition system in the Track assembly 20 are guided so that their guide roles are always only are in engagement with the second guide groove 26 - this is by a Roller carriage 10 '' indicated schematically in Figure 2.

The first switchable switch 32 is now switched so that the first Roller carriage of each retracting partition element of the first partition system in the first branch 32 'and after switching the Turnout 32 the subsequent second roller carriage is guided into the second branch 32 ″ becomes. After entering the second roller carriage in the second branch 32 " Switch 32 switched back again, so that the two roller carriages of the following Partition element in the same way in the branches 32 'and 32 " Turnout 32 are conducted. This will make the front roller carriage the Partition elements, correspondingly positively guided by those of the first branch 32 ' coming guide groove 25 ', in the rail section 36 and the following second roller carriage, correspondingly positively driven by the second Branch 32 "coming guide groove 25", passed into the rail section 34. In this way, a change in direction of movement from a longitudinal movement takes place in a transverse movement instead, so that the partition elements of the first Partition system in the parking magazine lying in direction I side by side can be packaged. The distance between appropriately corresponds the rail sections 34 and 36 essentially the - constant - Distance between the two roller carriages of each partition element. In the same The partition elements of the second partition system can also be used Using the second switchable switch 38 by changing the direction of movement move from a longitudinal to a transverse movement in a parking magazine in direction II will.

Even if the switchable switch with the one in FIG 4 shown construction in a travel rail arrangement 20 according to FIG. 2 has been described, so of course are other applications of the previous described switchable switch conceivable and advantageous.

Claims (10)

1. A rail system having at least one rail (20) comprising guide portions (25, 26) for mobile partition wall elements (1), which are provided with guide means (10, 15) guided in guide portions (25, 26), having at least one set of points (32, 38) which can be switched between at least two continuing rail branches, which comprises a control mechanism (52, 54, 56, 58), which after introducing a portion of a partition wall element (1) into the one rail branch switches the reversible points over to another rail branch,
   characterised in that

   a first guide portion (25) is provided along the one side and a second guide portion (26) is provided along the other side of the rail (20),

   by means of a first reversible set of points (32) the first guide portion (25) is branched into a first rail branch (32', 33) and into a second rail branch (32", 34) preferably leading into a first parking magazine, while the second guide portion (26) is continued only into the first rail branch (32', 33),

   connected to the first rail branch (32', 33) is a passive fork (35), by means of which the first guide portion (25') runs into a third rail branch (35", 36) preferably leading into the first parking magazine and the second guide portion (26) runs into a fourth rail branch (35', 37), and

   connected to the fourth rail branch (35', 37) is a second reversible set of points (38), by means of which the second guide portion (26) is branched into a fifth rail branch (38", 40) preferably leading into a second parking magazine and into a sixth rail branch (38', 39, 41, 42) preferably also leading into the second parking magazine.
2. A rail system according to Claim 1,
   characterised in that the control mechanism comprises detector means (52, 54, 56), which detect a determined section (10) of a partition wall element (1) in each associated rail branch, and an operating means (58) which is triggered by the detector means (52, 54, 56) and accordingly switches over the associated points.
3. A rail system according to Clain 2, in which the partition wall elements (1) are guided by means of trucks (10) in the rail (20),
   charactarised in that the detector means (52, 54, 56) detect at least a part (15) of the trucks (10).
4. A rail system according to Clain 3, in which the trucks (10) are provided with guide rollers (15) guided in the guide portions (25, 26),
   characterised in that the detector means (52, 54, 56) detect the guide rollers (15) of the trucks (10).
5. A rail system according to Claim 4,
   characterised in that the guide portions (25, 26) are constructed as grooves.
6. A rail system according to at least one of Claims 2 to 5,
   characterised in that the detector means (52, 54, 56) at each rail branch comprise a swivel plate (52, 54), which can be swivelled by a passing partition wall element (1) from a first position, in which it protrudes at right angles into the rail branch, into a second position, in which it extends in the longitudinal direction of the rail branch,
   and in that the swivel plates (52, 54) are coupled to one another at the associated rail branches in such a manner that the swivel movement of the one swivel plate, which is effected by a passing partition wall element (1), from the first into the second position triggers an opposed swivel movement of the other swivel plate from the second into the first position.
7. A rail system according to Claim 6,
   characterised in that the operating mechanism (58) is coupled with the swivel plate (52, 54) in such a manner that it always switches the points to that continuing rail branch at which the associated swivel plate is swivelled into the first position.
8. A rail system according to Claim 6 and/or 7,
   characterised in that a rod assembly is provided for coupling.
9. A rail system according to at least one of Claims 1 to 8,
   characterised in that the points (32) comprise a tongue (50) swivel-mounted around a vertical axis to switch over the points (32) between the rail branches (32', 32").
10. A rail system according to Claim 9,
    characterised in that the tongue (50) is disposed in one of the guide portions (25, 26) and can be switched between the corresponding guide portions (25', 25") of the rail branches (32', 32").

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