EP0769602A1 - Scharnier für Tür, Fenster oder dergleichen - Google Patents

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EP0769602A1
EP0769602A1 EP96440079A EP96440079A EP0769602A1 EP 0769602 A1 EP0769602 A1 EP 0769602A1 EP 96440079 A EP96440079 A EP 96440079A EP 96440079 A EP96440079 A EP 96440079A EP 0769602 A1 EP0769602 A1 EP 0769602A1
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Gérard Prevot
Richard Strassel
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/08—Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions
    • E05D7/081—Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions the pivot axis of the wing being situated near one edge of the wing, especially at the top and bottom, e.g. trunnions
    • 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 invention relates to a hinge for a door, window or the like, the opening of which is provided with a covering strip applied on the frame, this hinge comprising a fixed part mounted on said frame and provided with a pivot axis on which is engaged a movable part secured to the opening.
  • This hinge comprising a fixed part mounted on said frame and provided with a pivot axis on which is engaged a movable part secured to the opening.
  • hinges comprise a fixed part made integral with the frame of the door, window or the like, and a movable part which, for its part, is fixed to the leaf while being able to cooperate with said fixed part.
  • the hinge in question is, inevitably, attached to the frame, so that once the door is closed, there must be sufficient space between the edge defined by the latter and the door or window frame for the installation of this hinge.
  • this preserved space between the periphery of the opening and this supervision is not always sufficient for the installation of such hinges.
  • the lintel of the door or window may, in some cases, be located too close to the upper edge of the door and prevent it ci, to be lifted insufficiently for its bushings to disengage from the hinge axis.
  • both the mobile part and the fixed part comprise one or more sockets which are capable of being positioned in the same alignment allowing the engagement of an axis in their bore.
  • this hinge or the one described above are particularly unsightly because of their size. It is true that there are, in this connection, hinge fittings that are completely invisible, but which either are not suitable for doors or windows whose opening is partially overlapping the frame, or use systems with compass arms which are only suitable for small-sized sashes and which, moreover, prove to be particularly expensive.
  • document DE-U-92 07 834 discloses a pivoting or tilt-and-turn window the opening of which is partially overlapping the sleeping frame.
  • the opening comprises, at the upper and lower ends of the rear upright, more particularly on the side of the sleeping frame, recesses for housing and covering articulation fittings elements located on the internal face of the frame sleeping.
  • recesses coming, in these conditions, weaken the opening, one comes to have a covering in synthetic material.
  • the movable parts of the hinge fittings, whether the compass bearing or the angle support are, in this case, necessarily made integral in the rebate of the opening.
  • the present invention is intended to respond to all of the above drawbacks, this through a hinge for door, window or the like, of simple design which combines both robustness and aesthetics, knowing that these hinges want space-saving, while making easy the disassembly of the opening, but also the adjustment of its positioning relative to the frame.
  • the invention solves the problem and consists of a hinge for a door, window or the like, the opening of which is provided with a covering strip applied on the frame, this hinge comprising a fixed part mounted on said frame and provided with a pivot axis on which is engaged a movable part secured to the opening, said movable part comprising a sleeve capable of being inserted in a milling, in particular a bore, machined in the covering strip of the opening, so that the axis of the sleeve is coincident with the axis of rotation of the opening, at this socket being associated with fixing means on said covering strip.
  • the axis corresponding to the fixed part comprises, at one of its ends, an eyelet which is crossed by an axis maintained, at its ends, in yokes mounted on a fixing plate at even to be attached, on the wall, on the frame.
  • the bore corresponding to the eyelet is tapped, while on the axis on which this eyelet is mounted is engaged a threaded sleeve so that by rotation of the axis and therefore of the sleeve it results in the adjustment of the positioning of the pivot axis on which is intended to be engaged the movable part of the hinge.
  • the present invention relates to a hinge 1 for door, window or the like 2 whose opening 3 is more particularly provided with a covering strip 4 which, in the closed position of the door, window or the like 2, comes to bear against the frame 6.
  • a covering strip 4 which, in the closed position of the door, window or the like 2, comes to bear against the frame 6.
  • the covering strip 4 comes, the more frequently, applied against the internal face 5 of the frame 6, it is precisely because the opening 3 pivots, generally, towards the interior of the dwelling.
  • internal face in the following description, has the simple aim of facilitating the understanding of the latter.
  • the hinges, object of the invention are not limited to such an application and can find their usefulness as part of an opening with a horizontal pivot axis.
  • this hinge 1 has a fixed part 7 mounted on the frame 6 and a movable part 8 which is made integral with the opening 3. More specifically, the fixed part 7 has a pivot axis 9 which is, of course, positioned on the frame 6 so as to merge with the axis of rotation 10 of the opening 3.
  • the movable part 8 it is intended to be positioned on this pivot axis 9 and, for this purpose, it comprises a sleeve 11 which, advantageously, is inserted in a milling, more particularly a bore 12; 12A machined in the covering strip 4 of the opening 3 so that the axis of this sleeve 11 is, here again, coincident with the axis of rotation 10 of said opening 3.
  • this milling 12; 12A in the form of a bore, is machined, as appropriate, in the upper edge 14 and / or the lower edge 15 of the opening 3 and extends inside the covering strip 4 corresponding to said rear upright 13 of this opening 3.
  • this or these millings 12; 12A extend, in a way, inside the covering strip corresponding to the upright 13 or to the upper 16 or lower 17 cross member materializing the axis of rotation 10 of the opening 3 relative to the frame 6.
  • the socket 11 taking position in this milling 12; 12A are associated with means for fixing the movable part 18 on the covering strip 4 of the opening 3.
  • Such fixing means 18 preferably take the form of a square 19 resting on the edge 20 of the strip overlap 4, in the angle 21 defined by the latter at the height of the axis of rotation 10.
  • a wing 22 of this bracket 19 extends parallel to this axis of rotation 10, while another wing 23, disposed perpendicularly to the first, effectively receives the sleeve 11.
  • these wings 22, 23 are machined openings allowing the passage of fixing members, such as screws penetrating into the material constituting the covering strip 4.
  • the sleeve 11 is blind and comprises a screw guide 25 composed of two parallel wings 26, 27, more particularly visible in Figure 2, between which is inserted the fixing screw engaged from the outside, in the opening 22A that comprises the wing 22 extending parallel to the axis of said socket 11.
  • This screw guide 25, being located, in a way, at the right of the opening 22A of this wing 22 has the consequence of improving the stability and the mechanical strength of the connection thus provided by the screw engaged in the cover strip 4 at height where the latter is slightly weakened by the presence of the milling 12; 12A.
  • the fixed part 7 comprises a fixing plate 28 intended to be attached to the surface of the internal face 5 of the frame 6, in the extension of the socket 11 corresponding to the movable part 8 secured to the opening 3.
  • This fixing plate 28 is provided with two yokes 29, 30 able to maintain, at its ends, an axis 31 extending perpendicular to the axis of rotation 10 of the opening 3. On this axis 31, between the yokes 29, 30, is engaged an eyelet 32 secured to the pivot axis 9.
  • the pin 31 is retractably mounted in the bore 33 of the yokes 29, 30, while means of locking in translation 34 prevent its unexpected release once the opening 3 mounted on the frame 6.
  • the space 36 preserved between the yokes 29, 30 can be determined in a manner adjusted to the thickness 37 of the eyelet 32.
  • such a configuration does not allow adjustment of the opening by relative to the dormant.
  • one of the characteristics of the present invention consists, precisely, in that said hinge 1 comprises such adjustment means 38 making it possible to adjust the positioning of the door 3 with respect to the frame 6.
  • these adjustment means 38 consist of a threaded bore 39 arranged in the eyelet 32, while in this bore 39 is screwed a threaded sleeve 40 of length greater than the thickness 37 of this eyelet 32 and able to be inserted between the yokes 29, 30 which respect a spacing 36 accordingly.
  • said threaded sleeve 40 is capable of being crossed by the axis 31 while being made integral in rotation with the latter.
  • the axis 31 may be of polygonal shape while the sleeve 40 may itself have a through opening 41 of section adjusted to achieve the desired function, know the immobilization in rotation of one relative to the other.
  • the sleeve 40 may itself have a through opening 41 of section adjusted to achieve the desired function, know the immobilization in rotation of one relative to the other.
  • this axis 31 will preferably be obtained by means of a common tool, of the hexagonal wrench type screwdriver or the like, this axis 31 being configured, at at least one of its ends 42, so to be able to receive the tool concerned.
  • a cover 43 can come to cover all of these parts mounted on the fixing plate 28 corresponding to the fixed part 7 of the hinge 1.
  • the pivot axis 9 comprises, substantially at the level of its transition relative to the eyelet 32, a shoulder 44 on which rests, within the framework of the hinge 1 disposed at the bottom of the opening 3, the weight of the latter.
  • this shoulder 44 and the opening 3 very precisely, between this shoulder 44 and the wing 23 of the bracket 19 may be interposed one or more height adjustment washers.
  • one of the hinges preferably the hinge 1A located in the upper part of an opening 3 with vertical pivoting on a frame 6, comprises, in the bottom of the sleeve 11 intended to receive the pivot axis 9, a spring 43 tending to push said pivot axis 9 out of said socket 11.
  • a spring 43 aims to facilitate the mounting of the opening 3 on the frame 6 Indeed, it is easier to press on an organ to adjust its position in relation to another than to have to pull on this organ.

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EP96440079A 1995-10-19 1996-10-09 Scharnier für Tür, Fenster oder dergleichen Expired - Lifetime EP0769602B1 (de)

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FR9512477A FR2740167B1 (fr) 1995-10-19 1995-10-19 Paumelle pour porte, fenetre ou analogue
FR9512477 1995-10-19

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EP1134348A1 (de) * 2000-03-15 2001-09-19 FERCO INTERNATIONAL Ferrures et Serrures de Bâtiment, Société Anonyme Scharnierbeschlag für Türen, Fenster oder ähnliches des Drehkippbeschlagtyps

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FR2772823B1 (fr) 1997-12-18 2000-02-18 Ferco Int Usine Ferrures Ferrures d'articulation pour porte, fenetre ou analogue
FR2795124B1 (fr) 1999-06-21 2001-08-03 Ferco Int Usine Ferrures Ferrure d'articulation invisible pour porte ou fenetre a ouverture a la francaise ou similaire

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DE9000594U1 (de) * 1990-01-20 1990-03-01 Gretsch-Unitas GmbH Baubeschläge, 71254 Ditzingen Beschlag für einen wenigstens drehbaren Flügel eines Fensters, einer Tür od.dgl.
DE9207834U1 (de) * 1992-06-11 1992-10-22 Roto Frank AG, 7022 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Dreh- oder Dreh-Kipp-Fenster

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DE9000594U1 (de) * 1990-01-20 1990-03-01 Gretsch-Unitas GmbH Baubeschläge, 71254 Ditzingen Beschlag für einen wenigstens drehbaren Flügel eines Fensters, einer Tür od.dgl.
DE9207834U1 (de) * 1992-06-11 1992-10-22 Roto Frank AG, 7022 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Dreh- oder Dreh-Kipp-Fenster

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EP1134348A1 (de) * 2000-03-15 2001-09-19 FERCO INTERNATIONAL Ferrures et Serrures de Bâtiment, Société Anonyme Scharnierbeschlag für Türen, Fenster oder ähnliches des Drehkippbeschlagtyps
FR2806435A1 (fr) * 2000-03-15 2001-09-21 Ferco Int Usine Ferrures Ferrure d'articulation pour porte, fenetre de type oscillo-battante

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