EP0807742B1 - Plastic profiled rail for a garage door operator - Google Patents

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EP0807742B1
EP0807742B1 EP97100078A EP97100078A EP0807742B1 EP 0807742 B1 EP0807742 B1 EP 0807742B1 EP 97100078 A EP97100078 A EP 97100078A EP 97100078 A EP97100078 A EP 97100078A EP 0807742 B1 EP0807742 B1 EP 0807742B1
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Bernhard Siegwart
Peter Grabandt
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/58Guiding devices
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05FDEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/665Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings
    • E05F15/668Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings
    • E05F15/681Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2800/00Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/106Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for garages

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  • the present invention relates to a guide rail for a garage door operator according to the generic term of the main claim (see e.g. DE-U-9403746).
  • the guide rail for the Garage door drive for assembly reasons only in the area of their two end faces on the garage ceiling attached.
  • directed towards the garage floor Force component acts particularly during operation another through the garage door Force component down.
  • this will made of aluminum or sheet metal.
  • guide rails However, metal are either expensive or have insufficient corrosion resistance.
  • metal guide rails ensure not always a quiet, quiet and vibration damping barrel.
  • the guide rail with those mentioned in the main claim Features have the advantage over this on being cheaper than a guide rail made of aluminum, for example.
  • Guide rails considerably easier than with guide rails made of sheet metal or aluminum.
  • guide rails with the features mentioned in the main claim allow a quiet, quiet and vibration-damping barrel of the garage door operator and also have good sliding properties, whereby lubrication is not required.
  • the invention is based on a drawing and a Embodiment explained in more detail.
  • Figure 1 shows a guide rail in cross section.
  • Figure 1 shows a guide rail made of plastic in cross section.
  • the guide rail shown has a mirror image with respect to the X axis Profile on, so that the clarity for the sake of using separate reference numerals for the mirror image in the device according to the invention existing designs waived has been.
  • Figure 1 shows a guide rail 1, the base 3 together with the legs 5 and the end legs 13 forms a C-profile in cross section.
  • the guide rail 1 is used as a mounting surface serving base 3 placed on the garage ceiling and fastened in the area of their end faces.
  • the legs 5 are at an angle of 90 ° to Base surface 3 vertically down and instruct their downward-facing end facing each other End leg 13 at an angle of Stand 90 ° to the legs 5.
  • a C-profile is formed, which is a lead room 17 partially included.
  • This leadership room 17 serves to accommodate a not shown here Carriage or sledge, which together with a chain or rope, also not shown here the power transmission from the drive motor to the garage door allowed.
  • the invention naturally includes also guide rails with profiles, in which the angles between the legs and the base, as well as between legs and end legs of Deviate 90 °.
  • the two legs 5 are each a preferably over the entire length of the Guide rail extending band-shaped stiffening element 9 assigned.
  • the side surfaces 9 'and 9 '' of the band-shaped stiffening element 9 at an angle of 90 ° to the base 3.
  • the band-shaped Stiffening element 9 is made of a hard, bend-resistant material, preferably Metal, a metal alloy, a carbon fiber or glass fiber reinforced material or the like.
  • the band-shaped stiffening element 9 stiffens the Plastic rail over its entire length and works against undesired bending.
  • the Height S of the band-shaped stiffening element corresponds the height H of the lead room 17.
  • the thickness D of the band-shaped stiffening element 9 preferably chosen so that a cut in the plastic of the guide rail is avoided.
  • the shape of the band-shaped Stiffening element of the band shape shown differ, but it is due to the desired Stiffening effect is advantageous, a height S of the band-shaped stiffening element to choose which is considerably larger than its thickness D is and preferably the height H of the lead room 17 corresponds.
  • the band-shaped stiffening element 9 is behind latches 27 and 29 of the webs 19 and 21 snapped.
  • the webs 19 and 21 are as projections or extensions of base 3 and End leg 13 executed.
  • the band-shaped Stiffening elements 9 of the guide rail 1 can also be assigned in a different way, for example by pushing into the appropriate guides or by extruding them at the preferably carried out production of the guide rail 1 can be extruded.
  • the distance A of the webs 19 and 21 corresponds to one another advantageously the height H of the guide interior 17, so that a band-shaped connecting element 9 of height S, i.e. a height that corresponds to the height H of the guide interior 17, can be snapped in or pushed in.
  • the Distance A of the webs 19 and 21 can, however, also be chosen smaller, so that a correspondingly less high band-shaped stiffening element 9 snapped or is inserted. In cases in which the band-shaped stiffening element 9 in Plastic of the guide rail, preferably in the Legs 5 is incorporated, of course the formation of webs 19 and 21 is dispensed with become.
  • the figure also shows that the legs 5 a facing away from the guide interior 17 Have bead 35.
  • the bead 35 is formed that the leg 5 is not straight after runs below, but has two paragraphs, so that an outwardly directed U-profile forms.
  • the band-shaped stiffening element 9, the Leg 5 is assigned from the outside, lies with his Inside 9 'not the entire leg 5, but only the bead 35. In the top and bottom Area between leg 5 and band-shaped Stiffening element 9 is therefore a cavity 10 formed.
  • the guide interior 17 points over its entire Length in the area of the inner thighs 5 'structures to accommodate power transmission devices, for example ribbons, chains or ropes on the power from the drive motor to the car or sledge and thus transfer the garage door.
  • These structures are spaced apart by parallel to and from the legs 5 arranged guide legs 55 and 57, one of which is 55 at base 3 at an angle of 90 ° and another 57 on the end leg 13 also at an angle of 90 ° is localized.
  • the trained as a U-profile Leg 5, areas of the base 3 and End leg 13, and the guide legs 55, 57 form a C-profile.
  • a channel 39 is arranged in its central region, which serves as a guide for limiting the end position.
  • the channel 39 can in particular be magnetic-inductive or mechanical switches to limit the running distance of carriages or sledges, and serve the cable routing.
  • the channel 39 is through the central area of the base 3, perpendicular to it downwardly arranged channel leg 45 and vertically to the channel legs 45 extending channel end legs 49 formed together in cross section have a C-profile.
  • the base 3 has 5 centerings in the region of the legs 59 on the intermeshing of serve several guide rails 1.

Abstract

The guide-rail (1) is secured to crossbeams under the garage roof. The guide-rail is a plastics profile with a C-shaped cross-section and incorporates lateral stiffening strips (9) at an angle of 90 degrees to the profile base (3). The plastics profile incorporates stiffening or strengthening preferably glass fibre or carbon fibre.

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Stand der TechnikState of the art

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Führungsschiene für einen Garagentorantrieb gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Hauptanspruches (siehe z.B. DE-U-9403746).The present invention relates to a guide rail for a garage door operator according to the generic term of the main claim (see e.g. DE-U-9403746).

Maschinell betriebene Garagentore sind bekannt. Diese weisen häufig einen an der Garagendecke befestigten Antriebsmotor, zwei lateral an der Garagendecke angeordnete Schienen zur Führung von beispielsweise Garagentorrollen sowie eine zentral an der Garagendecke angeordnete Führungsschiene für den Garagentorantrieb auf. Diese Führungsschiene dient der Aufnahme beispielsweise eines Wagens oder Schlittens und von Ketten oder Seilen, die die Kraftübertragung vom Antriebsmotor auf das Garagentor ermöglichen.Mechanically operated garage doors are known. These often have one attached to the garage ceiling Drive motor, two laterally on the garage ceiling arranged rails for guiding, for example Garage door rollers as well as one centrally the garage ceiling arranged guide rail for the garage door operator. This guide rail is used to hold a car or for example Sled and of chains or ropes that the Power transmission from the drive motor to the garage door enable.

Herkömmlicherweise wird die Führungsschiene für den Garagentorantrieb aus montagetechnischen Gründen nur im Bereich ihrer beiden Stirnseiten an der Garagendecke befestigt. Neben einer durch ihr Eigengewicht bedingten, zum Garagenboden gerichteten Kraftkomponente wirkt insbesondere während des Betriebes eine weitere, durch das Garagentor ausgeübte Kraftkomponente nach unten. Um ein Durchbiegen der Führungsschiene zu verhindern, wird diese aus Aluminium oder Blech hergestellt. Führungsschienen aus Metall sind jedoch entweder teuer oder weisen unzureichende Korrosionsbeständigkeit auf. Zudem gewährleisten Führungsschienen aus Metall nicht immer einen ruhigen, geräuscharmen und schwingungsdämpfenden Lauf.Conventionally, the guide rail for the Garage door drive for assembly reasons only in the area of their two end faces on the garage ceiling attached. In addition to their own weight conditional, directed towards the garage floor Force component acts particularly during operation another through the garage door Force component down. To deflect to prevent the guide rail, this will made of aluminum or sheet metal. guide rails However, metal are either expensive or have insufficient corrosion resistance. In addition, metal guide rails ensure not always a quiet, quiet and vibration damping barrel.

Vorteile der ErfindungAdvantages of the invention

Die Führungsschiene mit den im Hauptanspruch genannten Merkmalen weist demgegenüber den Vorteil auf, daß sie preisgünstiger als eine Führungsschiene aus beispielsweise Aluminium ist. Zudem ist die Farb- und Formgestaltung der erfindungsgemäßen Führungsschienen erheblich einfacher, als bei Führungsschienen aus Blech oder Aluminium. Führungsschienen mit den im Hauptanspruch genannten Merkmalen ermöglichen einen ruhigen, geräuscharmen und schwingungsdämpfenden Lauf des Garagentorantriebs und weisen zudem gute Gleiteigenschaften auf, wobei eine Schmierung nicht erforderlich ist.The guide rail with those mentioned in the main claim Features have the advantage over this on being cheaper than a guide rail made of aluminum, for example. In addition is the color and shape design of the invention Guide rails considerably easier than with guide rails made of sheet metal or aluminum. guide rails with the features mentioned in the main claim allow a quiet, quiet and vibration-damping barrel of the garage door operator and also have good sliding properties, whereby lubrication is not required.

Weitere vorteilhafte Merkmale der Erfindung sind den Unteransprüchen zu entnehmen. Further advantageous features of the invention are can be found in the subclaims.

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Die Erfindung wird anhand einer Zeichnung und eines Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert.The invention is based on a drawing and a Embodiment explained in more detail.

Die Figur 1 zeigt eine Führungsschiene im Querschnitt.Figure 1 shows a guide rail in cross section.

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Die Figur 1 zeigt eine Führungsschiene aus Kunststoff im Querschnitt. Die dargestellte Führungsschiene weist bezüglich der Achse X ein spiegelbildliches Profil auf, so daß der Übersichtlichkeit halber auf die Verwendung gesonderter Bezugszeichen für die in der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung spiegelbildlich vorhandenen Ausgestaltungen verzichtet wurde.Figure 1 shows a guide rail made of plastic in cross section. The guide rail shown has a mirror image with respect to the X axis Profile on, so that the clarity for the sake of using separate reference numerals for the mirror image in the device according to the invention existing designs waived has been.

Die Figur 1 zeigt eine Führungsschiene 1, deren Basis 3 zusammen mit den Schenkeln 5 und den Endschenkeln 13 im Querschnitt ein C-Profil bildet. Die Führungsschiene 1 wird mit ihrer als Montagefläche dienenden Basis 3 an die Garagendecke angelegt und im Bereich ihrer Stirnseiten befestigt. Die Schenkel 5 stehen in einem Winkel von 90° zur Basisfläche 3 senkrecht nach unten und weisen an ihrem deckenabwärts gerichteten Ende einander zugewandte Endschenkel 13 auf, die in einem Winkel von 90° zu den Schenkeln 5 stehen. Durch die Anordnung von Schenkeln 5 und Endschenkeln 13 zur Basisfläche 3 wird ein C-Profil gebildet, das einen Führungsraum 17 teilweise einschließt. Dieser Führungsraum 17 dient der Aufnahme eines hier nicht dargestellten Wagens oder Schlittens, der zusammen mit einer hier ebenfalls nicht dargestellten Kette oder Seil die Kraftübertragung vom Antriebsmotor auf das Garagentor erlaubt. Die Erfindung umfaßt selbstverständlich auch Führungsschienen mit Profilen, in denen die Winkel zwischen den Schenkeln und der Basis, sowie zwischen Schenkeln und Endschenkeln von 90° abweichen. Den beiden Schenkeln 5 ist jeweils ein sich vorzugsweise über die gesamte Länge der Führungsschiene erstreckendes bandförmiges Versteifungselement 9 zugeordnet. Die Seitenflächen 9' und 9'' des bandförmigen Versteifungselementes 9 stehen in einem Winkel von 90° zur Basis 3. Das bandförmige Versteifungselement 9 ist aus einem harten, biegungsfesten Material hergestellt, vorzugsweise Metall, einer Metallegierung, einem kohlefaser- oder glasfaserverstärktem Werkstoff oder ähnlichem. Das bandförmige Versteifungselement 9 versteift die Kunststoffschiene über ihre gesamte Länge und wirkt so einem unerwünschten Durchbiegen entgegen. Die Höhe S des bandförmigen Versteifungselementes entspricht der Höhe H des Führungsraums 17. Die Dicke D des bandförmigen Versteifungselementes 9 wird vorzugsweise so gewählt, daß ein Einschneiden in den Kunststoff der Führungsschiene vermieden wird. Selbstverständlich kann die Form des bandförmigen Versteifungselementes von der dargestellten Band-Form abweichen, wobei es jedoch aufgrund des erwünschten Versteifungseffektes vorteilhaft ist, eine Höhe S des bandförmigen Versteifungselementes zu wählen, die erheblich größer als dessen Dicke D ist und vorzugsweise der Höhe H des Führungsraums 17 entspricht. Das bandförmige Versteifungselement 9 ist hinter Rastnasen 27 und 29 der Stege 19 und 21 eingeschnappt. Die Stege 19 und 21 sind als Vorsprünge oder Verlängerungen der Basis 3 und der Endschenkel 13 ausgeführt. Sie sind vorzugsweise in einem Winkel von 90° zu den Schenkeln 5 angeordnet und weisen in eine dem Führungsraum 17 abgewandte Richtung. Selbstverständlich können die bandförmigen Versteifungselemente 9 der Führungsschiene 1 auch in anderer Art zugeordnet werden, beispielsweise durch Einschieben in entsprechende Führungen oder indem sie bei der vorzugsweise durch Extrudieren durchgeführten Herstellung der Führungsschiene 1 mit einextrudiert werden.Figure 1 shows a guide rail 1, the base 3 together with the legs 5 and the end legs 13 forms a C-profile in cross section. The guide rail 1 is used as a mounting surface serving base 3 placed on the garage ceiling and fastened in the area of their end faces. The legs 5 are at an angle of 90 ° to Base surface 3 vertically down and instruct their downward-facing end facing each other End leg 13 at an angle of Stand 90 ° to the legs 5. By the arrangement from legs 5 and end legs 13 to the base surface 3 a C-profile is formed, which is a lead room 17 partially included. This leadership room 17 serves to accommodate a not shown here Carriage or sledge, which together with a chain or rope, also not shown here the power transmission from the drive motor to the garage door allowed. The invention naturally includes also guide rails with profiles, in which the angles between the legs and the base, as well as between legs and end legs of Deviate 90 °. The two legs 5 are each a preferably over the entire length of the Guide rail extending band-shaped stiffening element 9 assigned. The side surfaces 9 'and 9 '' of the band-shaped stiffening element 9 at an angle of 90 ° to the base 3. The band-shaped Stiffening element 9 is made of a hard, bend-resistant material, preferably Metal, a metal alloy, a carbon fiber or glass fiber reinforced material or the like. The band-shaped stiffening element 9 stiffens the Plastic rail over its entire length and works against undesired bending. The Height S of the band-shaped stiffening element corresponds the height H of the lead room 17. The thickness D of the band-shaped stiffening element 9 preferably chosen so that a cut in the plastic of the guide rail is avoided. Of course, the shape of the band-shaped Stiffening element of the band shape shown differ, but it is due to the desired Stiffening effect is advantageous, a height S of the band-shaped stiffening element to choose which is considerably larger than its thickness D is and preferably the height H of the lead room 17 corresponds. The band-shaped stiffening element 9 is behind latches 27 and 29 of the webs 19 and 21 snapped. The webs 19 and 21 are as projections or extensions of base 3 and End leg 13 executed. They are preferably in arranged at an angle of 90 ° to the legs 5 and point into a space facing away from the guide space 17 Direction. Of course, the band-shaped Stiffening elements 9 of the guide rail 1 can also be assigned in a different way, for example by pushing into the appropriate guides or by extruding them at the preferably carried out production of the guide rail 1 can be extruded.

Der Abstand A der Stege 19 und 21 voneinander entspricht in vorteilhafter Weise der Höhe H des Führungsinnenraumes 17, so daß ein bandförmiges Verbindungselement 9 der Höhe S, also einer Höhe, die der Höhe H des Führungsinnenraums 17 entspricht, eingeschnappt oder eingeschoben werden kann. Der Abstand A der Stege 19 und 21 kann jedoch auch kleiner gewählt werden, so daß ein entsprechend weniger hohes bandförmiges Versteifungselement 9 eingeschnappt oder eingeschoben wird. In Fällen, in denen das bandförmige Versteifungselement 9 im Kunststoff der Führungsschiene, vorzugsweise in den Schenkeln 5 eingearbeitet ist, kann selbstverständlich auf die Ausbildung von Stegen 19 und 21 verzichtet werden.The distance A of the webs 19 and 21 corresponds to one another advantageously the height H of the guide interior 17, so that a band-shaped connecting element 9 of height S, i.e. a height that corresponds to the height H of the guide interior 17, can be snapped in or pushed in. The Distance A of the webs 19 and 21 can, however, also be chosen smaller, so that a correspondingly less high band-shaped stiffening element 9 snapped or is inserted. In cases in which the band-shaped stiffening element 9 in Plastic of the guide rail, preferably in the Legs 5 is incorporated, of course the formation of webs 19 and 21 is dispensed with become.

Der Figur läßt sich auch entnehmen, daß die Schenkel 5 einen dem Führungsinnenraum 17 abgewandten Wulst 35 aufweisen. Der Wulst 35 wird dadurch gebildet, daß der Schenkel 5 nicht geradlinig nach unten verläuft, sondern zwei Absätze aufweist, so daß sich ein nach außen gerichtetes U-Profil bildet. Das bandförmige Versteifungselement 9, das dem Schenkel 5 von außen zugeordnet ist, liegt mit seiner Innenseite 9' also nicht dem gesamten Schenkel 5, sondern nur dem Wulst 35 auf. Im oberen und unteren Bereich zwischen Schenkel 5 und bandförmigem Versteifungselement 9 wird daher jeweils ein Hohlraum 10 gebildet.The figure also shows that the legs 5 a facing away from the guide interior 17 Have bead 35. The bead 35 is formed that the leg 5 is not straight after runs below, but has two paragraphs, so that an outwardly directed U-profile forms. The band-shaped stiffening element 9, the Leg 5 is assigned from the outside, lies with his Inside 9 'not the entire leg 5, but only the bead 35. In the top and bottom Area between leg 5 and band-shaped Stiffening element 9 is therefore a cavity 10 formed.

Der Führungsinnenraum 17 weist über seine gesamte Länge im Bereich der Schenkelinnenseiten 5' Strukturen zur Aufnahme von Kraftübertragungsvorrichtungen, zum Beispiel Bändern, Ketten oder Seilen auf, die die Kraft vom Antriebsmotor auf den Wagen oder Schlitten und damit das Garagentor übertragen. Diese Strukturen werden durch parallel zu und beabstandet von den Schenkeln 5 angeordnete Führungsschenkel 55 und 57 ausgebildet, von denen einer 55 an der Basis 3 in einem Winkel von 90° und ein anderer 57 am Endschenkel 13 ebenfalls in einem Winkel von 90° lokalisiert ist. Der als U-Profil ausgebildete Schenkel 5, Bereiche der Basis 3 und des Endschenkels 13, sowie die Führungsschenkel 55, 57 bilden ein C-Profil.The guide interior 17 points over its entire Length in the area of the inner thighs 5 'structures to accommodate power transmission devices, for example ribbons, chains or ropes on the power from the drive motor to the car or sledge and thus transfer the garage door. These structures are spaced apart by parallel to and from the legs 5 arranged guide legs 55 and 57, one of which is 55 at base 3 at an angle of 90 ° and another 57 on the end leg 13 also at an angle of 90 ° is localized. The trained as a U-profile Leg 5, areas of the base 3 and End leg 13, and the guide legs 55, 57 form a C-profile.

Über die gesamte Länge der Führungsschiene ist in ihrem zentralen Bereich ein Kanal 39 angeordnet, der als Führung für eine Endlagenbegrenzung dient. Der Kanal 39 kann insbesondere magnetisch-induktive oder mechanische Schalter zum Begrenzen der Laufstrecke von Wagen oder Schlitten aufweisen, sowie der Kabelführung dienen. Der Kanal 39 wird durch den zentralen Bereich der Basis 3, senkrecht dazu nach unten angeordnete Kanalschenkel 45 und senkrecht zu den Kanalschenkeln 45 verlaufende Kanalendschenkel 49 gebildet, die zusammen im Querschnitt ein C-Profil aufweisen.Over the entire length of the guide rail is in a channel 39 is arranged in its central region, which serves as a guide for limiting the end position. The channel 39 can in particular be magnetic-inductive or mechanical switches to limit the running distance of carriages or sledges, and serve the cable routing. The channel 39 is through the central area of the base 3, perpendicular to it downwardly arranged channel leg 45 and vertically to the channel legs 45 extending channel end legs 49 formed together in cross section have a C-profile.

Die Basis 3 weist im Bereich der Schenkel 5 Zentrierungen 59 auf, die dem Ineinanderstecken von mehreren Führungsschienen 1 dienen.The base 3 has 5 centerings in the region of the legs 59 on the intermeshing of serve several guide rails 1.

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  1. A guide rail (1), in particular for a garage door drive, comprising a base (3), serving as a mounting surface, and two arms (5), each having a terminating arm (13), which form a C-section and partially surround a guide space (17), characterised in that the guide rail (1) is made of plastic and has at least one strip-type reinforcing member (9) extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail.
  2. A guide rail according to claim 1, characterised in that the plastic is preferably filled with glass fibres or carbon fibres.
  3. A guide rail according to either one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the inner surface (9') of the strip-type reinforcing member (9) is arranged at an angle, preferably an angle of 90°, to the base (3).
  4. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the inner surfaces (5') of the arms (5) are arranged at an angle of 90° to the base (3).
  5. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the inner surfaces (13') of the terminating arms (13) are arranged at an angle of 90° to the inner surface (5') of the arms (5) and point towards one another.
  6. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the at least one strip-type reinforcing member (9) is associated with an arm (5) of the guide rail (1).
  7. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that, on the outer surface (5") of at least one arm (5), the guide rail (1) has two flanges (19, 21) extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail at a mutual vertical distance A and forming a U-section together with the arms (5).
  8. A guide rail according to claim 7, characterised in that the inner surfaces (19'; 21') of the flanges (19, 21) are arranged at an angle of 90° to the outer surface (5") of the arms (5).
  9. A guide rail according to either one of claims 7 and 8, characterised in that the inner surfaces (19'; 21') of the flanges (19, 21) each have at least one detent (27, 29).
  10. A guide rail according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterised in that the vertical distance A between the flanges (19, 21) corresponds to the height H of the guide space (17).
  11. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the at least one strip-type reinforcing member (9) is snapped or pushed into the guide rail (1) or incorporated by extrusion during manufacture of the guide rail (1).
  12. A guide rail according to any one of claims 7 to 11, characterised in that the at least one strip-type reinforcing member (9) is snap-locked between the flanges (19, 21).
  13. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterised in that at least one arm (5) has an outward-facing elevation (35).
  14. A guide rail according to claim 13, characterised in that the inner surface (9') of the at least one strip-type reinforcing member (9) rests against the elevation (35).
  15. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterised in that the strip-type reinforcing member (9) comprises metal, a metal alloy, carbon fibres or glass fibres or contains them.
  16. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterised in that the guide space (17) has a channel (39) for a limit stop.
  17. A guide rail according to claim 16, characterised in that the channel (39) comprises a bottom surface (41) formed by the base (3), and two channel arms (45) arranged at an angle thereto, preferably an angle of 90°, and each having a terminating channel arm (49), and thus forms a C-section.
  18. A guide rail according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterised in that the inner surface (5') of the arm, regions of the base (3) and of the terminating arm (13), and two terminating guide arms (55, 57) form a C-section and have the function of receiving a force transmission device.
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